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Urishifu is a Fighting-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Eighth generation games, Pokémon Sword and Shield. It evolves from Kubfu when shown the scroll in one of the Towers of Two Fists. Urshifu is the game mascot of The Isle of Armor.

It has one of two different secondary types: Dark or Water. Its secondary type is permanent and is determined by the Tower in which Kubfu is trained; the Tower of Darkness or Tower of Waters, respectively. Starting in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Urshifu evolves when exposed to the Scroll of Darkness or the Scroll of Waters.

  • In its Single Strike Style, it is Fighting/Dark-type.
  • In its Rapid Strike Style, it is Fighting/Water-type.

Urshifu has two Gigantamax forms, one for each Style. Either form needs Max Honey to be added to the Max Soup to obtain the Giganatamax Factor.

Physiology and Behavior[]

Appearances[]

Main Pokémon games[]

Other Pokémon games[]

In the anime[]

In the manga[]

Origin[]

In-game Information[]

Pokédex Entries[]

Single Strike[]

Title Entry
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword This form of Urshifu is a strong believer in the one-hit KO. Its strategy is to leap in close to foes and land a devastating blow with a hardened fist.
Pokémon Shield Inhabiting the mountains of a distant region, this Pokémon races across sheer cliffs, training its legs and refining its moves.

Rapid Strike[]

Title Entry
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword It's believed that this Pokémon modeled its fighting style on the flow of a river — sometimes rapid, sometimes calm.
Pokémon Shield 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.

Gigantamax Single Strike[]

Title Entry
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword People call it the embodiment of rage. It's said that this Pokémon's terrifying expression and shout will rid the world of malevolence.
Pokémon Shield The energy released by this Pokémon's fists forms shock waves that can blow away Dynamax Pokémon in just one hit.

Gigantamax Rapid Strike[]

Title Entry
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword As it waits for the right moment to unleash its Gigantamax power, this Pokémon maintains a perfect one-legged stance. It won't even twitch.
Pokémon Shield All it takes is a glare from this Pokémon to take the lives of those with evil in their hearts — or so they say.

Game Locations[]

Title Location(s)
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword
Evolve Kubfu
Pokémon Shield
Evolve Kubfu
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet
Evolve Kubfu
Pokémon Violet
Evolve Kubfu

Evolution[]

Urshifu (Single Strike Style)[]

Kubfu
Interact with Scroll of Darkness
Urshifu

Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)[]

Kubfu
Interact with Scroll of Waters
Urshifu


Form Change[]

Gigantamax (Single Strike Style)[]

Urshifu (Single Strike Style)
Dynamax
with Gigantamax Factor
Urshifu (Single Strike Style)
Gigantamax Form

Gigantamax (Rapid Strike Style)[]

Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)
Dynamax
with Gigantamax Factor
Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)
Gigantamax Form

Base Stats[]

Single Strike[]

Base Stats
HP 100
Attack 130
Defense 100
Sp. Attack 63
Sp. Defense 60
Speed 97
Total 550

Rapid Strike[]

Base Stats
HP 100
Attack 130
Defense 100
Sp. Attack 63
Sp. Defense 60
Speed 97
Total 550


Moveset[]

Main article: Urshifu/moveset

Gallery[]

  Main article: Urshifu/gallery

Renders[]

Renders
Sword Shield


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Scarlet Violet


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Renders
Sword Shield


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Scarlet Violet


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Trivia[]

  • Urshifu is the only Legendary Pokémon that has a Gigantamax form, and consequently the only Legendary Pokémon that can use a G-Max Move.
    • It is also the only Pokémon with more than one Gigantamax form, and consequently the only Pokémon with more than one G-Max Move.
  • Urshifu is tied with Ogerpon for the lowest non-increasable base stat total of all fully evolved Legendary Pokemon at only 550. Zygarde and Terapagos have alternate forms with lower base stat totals, but these can be increased by switching to their other forms.