Urshifu counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Urshifu
#0892 Urshifu
FightingDark
USAGE 12.3% #16
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 130
DEF 100
SPA 63
SPD 60
SPE 97
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fairy
2×
FightingFlying
½×
RockGhost
¼×
Dark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Wicked Blow 100.0% Close Combat 99.8% Sucker Punch 99.0% Detect 44.4% Poison Jab 29.9% U-turn 9.5% Protect 8.0% Iron Head 7.7%
Items
Choice Band 45.7% Focus Sash 44.9% Life Orb 5.3% Black Glasses 1.9% Choice Scarf 1.7% Iron Ball 0.2% Dread Plate 0.1% Assault Vest 0.1%
Tera Types
Dark 77.0% Poison 12.5% Grass 4.2% Stellar 2.6% Fire 2.5% Ghost 0.7% Steel 0.4% Fighting 0.0%
Common Teammates
Flutter Mane45.9%Farigiraf44.7%Ogerpon-Wellspring42.1%Raging Bolt39.8%Tornadus38.5%Landorus35.6%Indeedee-F34.1%Torkoal28.4%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
FightingWater SOFT CHECK
43.171
38
37.9% dies 7.38%
02
Raging Bolt
Raging Bolt
ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK
24.569
36
36.0% dies 9.68%
03
Landorus
Landorus
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
21.985
34
34.0% dies 10.10%
04
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
68.678
29
29.3% dies 5.49%
05
Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy SOFT CHECK
28.578
27
27.4% dies 8.34%
06
Rillaboom
Rillaboom
Grass SOFT CHECK
27.51
27
27.1% dies 8.48%

Ranked #16 with 12.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.