Physical
Wallbreaker
BTier
97Speed · Above Avg

Urshifu Best Moveset

130 Attack at 97 Speed on Fighting/Dark (Single Strike) with AbilityUnseen Fist allowing contact moves to bypass Protect. Held ItemChoice Band with NatureJolly fires devastating physical Fighting and Dark TermStab that ignores Protect entirely. MoveWicked Blow always crits. The moveset punches through defensive plays that stop everything else. S-Tier because Unseen Fist bypasses the game's primary defensive option.

SABCDEFSSSword & Shield / BDSPVIIISS/BDSPPEAKScarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AIXSV/LZACURRENT
★Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPS

Single Strike form with Unseen Fist bypassing Protect in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield). Wicked Blow always landed a critical hit. Banned from standard play for ignoring defensive mechanics.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 1
Wicked Blow
Dark75COMMONCoverage
Lv 48
Close Combat
Fighting120COMMONSTAB
Lv 1
Sucker Punch
Dark70COMMONCoverage
TM56
U-turn
Bug70RARECoverage
TM63
Drain Punch
Fighting75RARESTAB
Lv 32
Bulk Up
Fighting—RARESTAB
Urshifu Sword & Shield MovesUrshifu BDSP Moves

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Unseen Fist
Item
Choice BandPOWER
Best Nature for Urshifu
Jolly+SPE

Urshifu best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Wicked Blow
  • Close CombatSTAB
  • Sucker Punch
  • U Turn

Recommended Teammates

Calyrex-Shadow
Calyrex-ShadowDecent
Xerneas
XerneasDecent
→Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AS

Two gens in the restricted format in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet). Wicked Blow through Protect was still the most punishing physical move in the game. Critical hits ignored Defense boosts too.

Terastallization became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 1
Wicked Blow
Dark75COMMONCoverage
Lv 1
Wicked Blow
Dark75COMMONCoverage
Lv 48
Close Combat
Fighting120COMMONSTAB
Lv 48
Close Combat
Fighting120COMMONSTAB
Lv 1
Sucker Punch
Dark70COMMONCoverage
Lv 1
Sucker Punch
Dark70COMMONCoverage
TM60
U-turn
Bug70RARECoverage
TM60
U-turn
Bug70RARECoverage
Lv 36
Iron Head
Steel80RARECoverage
Lv 36
Iron Head
Steel80RARECoverage
Urshifu Scarlet & Violet MovesUrshifu Legends Z-A Moves
Experimental
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Unseen Fist
Item
Choice BandPOWER
Best Nature for Urshifu
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Wicked Blow
  • Wicked Blow
  • Close CombatSTAB
  • Close CombatSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Koraidon
KoraidonDecent
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-PrimalDecent
Zacian-Crowned
Zacian-CrownedDecent

Urshifu Weakness

Urshifu is weak to Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. With 7 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Urshifu's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Urshifu Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Water, Ice, Bug, Rock, Dark, Steel

What is Urshifu Weak Against

Avg
5Weak
7Resist
0Immune
Score-3
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricGrassFlyingPsychicFairy
½xResist
FireWaterIceBugRockDarkSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None

What is Urshifu Strong Against

7Strong
0Resisted
0Immune
Score+7
2xStrong
NormalFireIceGroundRockDarkSteel
½xResisted
None
0xImmune
None

Best Pokemon Against Urshifu

Dragapult's Draco Meteor hits Urshifu for 78-92%.

Evolution

Urshifu is the evolved form of Kubfu, reached using a Scroll Of Waters. A Fighting/Water type at 550 stats that still can't breed. HP grew the most through evolution (+40 over Kubfu), and Urshifu peaks at 550 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Kubfu
#891Kubfu
Use Scroll Of Waters
Urshifu
#892Urshifu
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Kubfu
Fighting
Urshifu
FightingDark
HP
60
100+40
ATK
90
130+40
DEF
60
100+40
SP.ATK
53
63+10
SP.DEF
50
60+10
SPE
72
97+25
BST
385C-Tier
550B-Tier+165
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

How to Get Urshifu

How to Obtain Urshifu in SV

  1. Kubfu
    Step 1Obtain Kubfu
  2. Urshifu
    Step 2Urshifu ✓

Base Stats

Attack and HP carry most of Urshifu's stat budget. Sp. Def's the obvious dump stat. Near-impossible to catch and yields 3 Attack EVs. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats
High
HP100
B
Attack130
A
Defense100
B
Sp. Atk63
C
Sp. Def60
C
Speed97
B
Total550
Details
Catch Rate
Legendary3 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.9 m
6'03"Average
Weight105.0 kg
231.5 lbsHeavy
Base XP275
Elite Yield
Abilities
Unseen Fist
Contact moves can strike through Protect/Detect.
EV Yield
HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe
Strong Attack training target
Pokedex Entry

This form of Urshifu is a strong believer in defeating foes by raining many blows down on them. Its strikes are nonstop, flowing like a river.

Pokemon Shield

Urshifu Guide

  • Urshifu is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 550 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Base 130 Attack stands out.

  • Urshifu's biggest threats include Manectric (Electric), Rillaboom (Grass), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Psychic and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Unseen Fist is the go-to ability for Urshifu. It contact moves can strike through Protect/Detect. It's Urshifu's only ability.

  • Base 97 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Urshifu is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

  • The core moveset is Wickedblow, Wickedblow, Close Combat, and Close Combat. Wickedblow leads at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

First obtainable in Sword & Shield, Urshifu has been featured in 2 titles across 3 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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