veti
Supreme Overlord
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Surging Strikes
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Ice Punch
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========
Urshifu-R is a top tier Choice Scarf user in SS OU thanks to its good damage output, spammable STAB moves, and U-turn. Choice Scarf patches up Urshifu-R's middling Speed tier, making it blow past the entire unboosted metagame, although Urshifu-R is the second slowest common Choice Scarf user, being outsped by Blacephalon and Kartana and only outspeeding Tapu Lele. Additionally, Speed boosting Pokemon like Scale Shot Garchomp, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Volcarona and priority users like Rillaboom can prove troublesome for Urshifu-R's Speed control capabilities. What Urshifu-R lacks in Speed it makes up for in its role compression, with it being able to check Weavile and provide excellent pivot support for teammates that gain opportunities to wallbreak or set up against bulky Water-types. Ice Punch is Urshifu-R's best option against Dragapult and Dragonite, two Pokemon that it would otherwise struggle with due to its STAB moves being ineffective and diminish its effectiveness as a Choice Scarf user by extension. Outside of its role against offensive teams, Urshifu-R is still able to make progress against bulky teams with support from Future Sight or Knock Off and entry hazards, however it lacks some of the sheer effectiveness of Protective Pads and Choice Band sets of slicing through bulkier teams due to it having to lock into a move without a damage boost or protection from contact effects, making other wallbreakers a neccesary addition.
Team Options
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Future Sight Slowbro is an excellent partner as its Future Sight and Teleport pivoting allows Urshifu-R to make progress against teams with walls like Toxapex, Buzzwole, and Tapu Fini while having safe entry from Teleport. Tapu Lele, Offensive Zapdos, and Tapu Koko all appreciate Urshifu-R pivoting out of the physically defensive Water-types that check it, such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini, and Slowbro to fire off their powerful attacks with safe entry. Tapu Lele in particular is one of the tier's best wallbreakers, patching up Choice Scarf Urshifu-R's weakness to bulky teams that can easily take its hits, while Urshifu-R provides a short term check to Steel- and Dark-types like Melmetal, Heatran, Weavile, and Tyranitar that can take advantage of Tapu Lele locked into a Psychic move. While Choice Scarf Urshifu-R is good speed control, Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Kartana can both outspeed it and deal heavy damage, and it fails to revenge kill some threats such as Rillaboom and boosted Garchomp. This makes Zapdos especially noteworthy for its ability to act as an excellent answer to Kartana, Garchomp, and Rillaboom while forming a VoltTurn core with Urshifu-R. Tyranitar and Heatran love Urshifu-R's pivoting to gain entry on Pokemon like Toxapex, Dragapult, and Zapdos, additionally Slowbro for Tyranitar, and they are some of the best Blacephalon checks in the tier. Urshifu-R can be worn down by Rocky Helmet chip due to its reliance on contact moves, especially Surging Strikes. Pokemon with Knock Off that can target Rocky Helmet users like Toxapex, Buzzwole, and Skarmory such as Weavile are greatly appreciated as they make Urshifu-R's attacks much more spammable without the threat of massive chip damage. Weavile can also revenge kill Swords Dance Garchomp, offensively check Dragapult, and wear down bulky Water-types that Urshifu-R struggles with like Toxapex, Rotom-W, Tapu Fini as well as Psychic-types like Slowbro, Mew, and Reuniclus.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/slowpoke-fan.617219/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pulsar512b.469728/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Surging Strikes
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Ice Punch
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========
Urshifu-R is a top tier Choice Scarf user in SS OU thanks to its good damage output, spammable STAB moves, and U-turn. Choice Scarf patches up Urshifu-R's middling Speed tier, making it blow past the entire unboosted metagame, although Urshifu-R is the second slowest common Choice Scarf user, being outsped by Blacephalon and Kartana and only outspeeding Tapu Lele. Additionally, Speed boosting Pokemon like Scale Shot Garchomp, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Volcarona and priority users like Rillaboom can prove troublesome for Urshifu-R's Speed control capabilities. What Urshifu-R lacks in Speed it makes up for in its role compression, with it being able to check Weavile and provide excellent pivot support for teammates that gain opportunities to wallbreak or set up against bulky Water-types. Ice Punch is Urshifu-R's best option against Dragapult and Dragonite, two Pokemon that it would otherwise struggle with due to its STAB moves being ineffective and diminish its effectiveness as a Choice Scarf user by extension. Outside of its role against offensive teams, Urshifu-R is still able to make progress against bulky teams with support from Future Sight or Knock Off and entry hazards, however it lacks some of the sheer effectiveness of Protective Pads and Choice Band sets of slicing through bulkier teams due to it having to lock into a move without a damage boost or protection from contact effects, making other wallbreakers a neccesary addition.
Team Options
========
Future Sight Slowbro is an excellent partner as its Future Sight and Teleport pivoting allows Urshifu-R to make progress against teams with walls like Toxapex, Buzzwole, and Tapu Fini while having safe entry from Teleport. Tapu Lele, Offensive Zapdos, and Tapu Koko all appreciate Urshifu-R pivoting out of the physically defensive Water-types that check it, such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini, and Slowbro to fire off their powerful attacks with safe entry. Tapu Lele in particular is one of the tier's best wallbreakers, patching up Choice Scarf Urshifu-R's weakness to bulky teams that can easily take its hits, while Urshifu-R provides a short term check to Steel- and Dark-types like Melmetal, Heatran, Weavile, and Tyranitar that can take advantage of Tapu Lele locked into a Psychic move. While Choice Scarf Urshifu-R is good speed control, Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Kartana can both outspeed it and deal heavy damage, and it fails to revenge kill some threats such as Rillaboom and boosted Garchomp. This makes Zapdos especially noteworthy for its ability to act as an excellent answer to Kartana, Garchomp, and Rillaboom while forming a VoltTurn core with Urshifu-R. Tyranitar and Heatran love Urshifu-R's pivoting to gain entry on Pokemon like Toxapex, Dragapult, and Zapdos, additionally Slowbro for Tyranitar, and they are some of the best Blacephalon checks in the tier. Urshifu-R can be worn down by Rocky Helmet chip due to its reliance on contact moves, especially Surging Strikes. Pokemon with Knock Off that can target Rocky Helmet users like Toxapex, Buzzwole, and Skarmory such as Weavile are greatly appreciated as they make Urshifu-R's attacks much more spammable without the threat of massive chip damage. Weavile can also revenge kill Swords Dance Garchomp, offensively check Dragapult, and wear down bulky Water-types that Urshifu-R struggles with like Toxapex, Rotom-W, Tapu Fini as well as Psychic-types like Slowbro, Mew, and Reuniclus.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/slowpoke-fan.617219/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pulsar512b.469728/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
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