In Sword & Shield, Urshifu is a Legendary Pokemon rated C-Tier. At 550 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Base 130 Attack stands out.

What is Urshifu weak to?

In Sword & Shield, Urshifu's biggest threats include Mimikyu (Fairy), Conkeldurr (Fighting), and Talonflame (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Mimikyu is the most dangerous since Fairy moves deal 4x damage.

What is the best ability for Urshifu?

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

What role does Urshifu play in battle?

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.

What counters Urshifu?

In Sword & Shield, the best way to handle Urshifu: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Urshifu - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

CTier

97Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

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

Attack130

Defense100

Sp. Atk63

Sp. Def60

Speed97

Total550

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.9 m

Weight105.0 kg

Base XP275

Abilities

Unseen Fist

Contact moves can strike through Protect/Detect.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It’s believed that this Pokémon modeled its fighting style on the flow of a river—sometimes rapid, sometimes calm.

Urshifu Weakness

Urshifu is weak to Fairy, Fighting, and Flying. Watch out for Fairy attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Psychic-type moves entirely. Urshifu's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Urshifu Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fairy
2x (Weak)	Fighting, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Rock, Ghost
0.25x (Resist)	Dark
0x (Immune)	Psychic

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

2xWeak

½xResist

¼xResist

0xImmune

STAB (7)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Urshifu in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Celesteela can KO Urshifu with Air Slash (105-123%). Clefable threatens a KO with Moonblast (175-206%). Cobalion's Close Combat also KOs at 90-106%.

Celesteela SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves Flamethrower Air Slash Leech Seed AutotomizeSetup Damage vs Urshifu Flamethrower 42-49% Air Slash 2x 105-123%KO View Celesteela builds →
Clefable Fairy	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves MoonblastSTAB Soft Boiled Calm Mind Knock Off Damage vs Urshifu Moonblast 4x 175-206%KO Knock Off 2-3% View Clefable builds →
Cobalion SteelFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Swords Dance Iron Head Stealth Rock Damage vs Urshifu Close Combat 2x 90-106%KO View Cobalion builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemWeakness Policy NatureBold Moves Air Slash TailwindUtility Ancient Power Heat Wave Damage vs Urshifu Air Slash 2x 97-114%KO Heat Wave 41-48% View Togekiss builds →
Machamp Fighting	C
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Dynamic Punch Rock Slide Knock Off Damage vs Urshifu Bullet Punch 14-17% Rock Slide 13-16% Knock Off 6-7% View Machamp builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Urshifu is an unusual case. This Fighting/Dark type doesn't evolve and can't breed despite having 550 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#891KubfuDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Sword & Shield Urshifu Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Dynamic Punch and Close Combat bring the raw damage. But Urshifu also picks up coverage across 11 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Lv 1

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Rock Smash

C4010015Fighting

Lv 1

Sucker Punch+1

B701005Dark

Lv 1

Wicked Blow

—801005Dark

Lv 12

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 16

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 20

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Lv 24

Brick Break

B7510015Fighting

Lv 28

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Lv 32

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

Lv 36

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

Lv 40

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

Lv 44

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 48

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

Lv 52

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM Moves

TM78

Acrobatics

C5510015Flying

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR56

Aura Sphere

C80—20Fighting

TM37

Beat Up

D—10010Dark

TR99

Body Press

B8010010Fighting

TR01

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM43

Brick Break

B7510015Fighting

TR48

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TR53

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

TR32

Crunch

B8010015Dark

TR58

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TR93

Darkest Lariat

B8510010Dark

TM15

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM63

Drain Punch

B7510010Fighting

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM03

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TR64

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TR13

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

TR81

Foul Play

B9510015Dark

TM09

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM04

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TR74

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

TR07

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TM75

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM01

Mega Kick

C120755Normal

Mega Punch

C808520Normal

TM57

Payback

C5010010Dark

TR57

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM79

Retaliate

C701005Normal

TM42

Revenge-4

C6010010Fighting

TR21

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM22

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM26

Scary Face

——10010Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM85

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR75

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR39

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TR95

Throat Chop

B8010015Dark

TM05

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

TM56

U-turn

C7010020Bug

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

TR69

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Urshifu doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Coaching

D——10Fighting

Tutor

Lash Out

B751005Dark

Reminder Moves

Rem

Wicked Blow

—801005Dark

How to Get Urshifu in Sword & Shield

How to Obtain Urshifu in Sword & Shield

Step 1Obtain Kubfu
Scroll of Waters
Step 2Urshifu ✓

Urshifu Guide

In Sword & Shield, Urshifu is a Legendary Pokemon rated C-Tier. At 550 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Base 130 Attack stands out.
In Sword & Shield, Urshifu's biggest threats include Mimikyu (Fairy), Conkeldurr (Fighting), and Talonflame (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Mimikyu is the most dangerous since Fairy moves deal 4x damage.
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.
In Sword & Shield, the best way to handle Urshifu: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

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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