Is Urshifu Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Kubfu has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Kubfu has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Kubfu trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Kubfu trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Kubfu trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Ryme's team hits Kubfu's weaknesses hard.
Tulip's team hits Kubfu's weaknesses hard.
Kubfu trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Kubfu trades roughly evenly with Rika's team.
Kubfu trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Larry's team hits Kubfu's weaknesses hard.
Hassel's team hits Kubfu's weaknesses hard.
Kubfu trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Urshifu cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Urshifu in Scarlet & Violet
How to Obtain Urshifu in SV
Step 1Obtain Kubfu
Step 2Urshifu ✓
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Bug, Rock, Dark, Steel |
What is Urshifu Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Urshifu
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Bellibolt Electric | C | |
 Squawkabilly Normal | C | |
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
Raichu Electric | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Flamigo Fighting | C | |
 Scyther Bug | B | |
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Raichu Electric | C | |
 Florges Fairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Florges builds →Moonblast 2x100-118%KO Petal Dance 2x83-99% | ||
 Bombirdier Dark | C | |
 Slowpoke WaterPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x92-109%KO Psybeam 2x77-91% | ||
 Gogoat Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Gogoat builds →Seed Bomb 2x53-63% Aerial Ace 2x27-33% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
 Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x103-121%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x92-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x68-81% | ||
 Eelektross Electric | C | |
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x97-115%KO Psybeam 2x80-95% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x108-127%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x97-114%KO | ||
Eelektross Electric | C | |
Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x103-122%KO Psybeam 2x84-99% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x106-125%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x94-111%KO Thunderbolt 2x71-83% | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Hatterene builds →Psychic 2x114-134%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x101-120%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Flamigo Fighting | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 2x137-161%KO Extrasensory 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x122-144%KO Moonblast 2x64-76% | ||
 Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Rillaboom builds →Wood Hammer 2x91-107%KO Acrobatics 2x28-33% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 2x139-164%KO Extrasensory 2x93-110%KO | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x125-147%KO Moonblast 2x66-77% | ||
Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Rillaboom builds →Wood Hammer 2x93-109%KO Acrobatics 2x28-33% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
In Scarlet & Violet, Dragapult's Draco Meteor hits Urshifu for 78-92%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Dragapult builds →U Turn8-9% Draco Meteor78-92% Shadow Ball48-57% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVesselofruin ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Ting-Lu builds →Earthquake23-27% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Alomomola builds →Flip Turn5-6% Scald6-7% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Blissey builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Urshifu View Incineroar builds →Knock Off11-12% Flare Blitz19-23% | ||
Urshifu Evolutions
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
Breeding
SV 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.
Best Build
Urshifu best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Wicked Blow
- Wicked Blow
- Close Combat
- Close Combat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Dynamic Punch and Close Combat bring the raw damage. But Urshifu also picks up coverage across 13 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
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.
Urshifu Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Urshifu is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 550 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Wickedblow with Choice Band is the standard set.
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.
For Scarlet & Violet, 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShDebutGigantamax
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves