Urshifu (Pokémon)

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Urshifu Wushu Pokémon ウーラオス Wulaosu #892 Single Strike Style Rapid Strike Style Gigantamax Urshifu (Single Strike Style) Gigantamax Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style) Gigantamax Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style) Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types Fighting Dark Single Strike Style Fighting Water Rapid Strike Style Unknown Unknown Gigantamax Urshifu (Single Strike Style) Unknown Unknown Gigantamax Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Ability Unseen Fist Cacophony Rapid Strike Style Cacophony Gigantamax Urshifu (Single Strike Style) Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Rapid Strike Style Cacophony Gigantamax Urshifu (Single Strike Style)
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 3 (1.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 120 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 6'03" 1.9 m Single Strike Style 6'03" 1.9 m Rapid Strike Style 95'02"+ 29.0+ m Gigantamax Urshifu (Single Strike Style) 85'04"+ 26.0+ m Gigantamax Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)	Weight 231.5 lbs. 105.0 kg Single Strike Style 231.5 lbs. 105.0 kg Rapid Strike Style ??? lbs. ??? kg Gigantamax Urshifu (Single Strike Style) ??? lbs. ??? kg Gigantamax Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV Unknown	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Single Strike Style 0 HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Rapid Strike Style 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gigantamax Urshifu (Single Strike Style) 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gigantamax Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style) 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F892.png Rapid Strike Style
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Urshifu (Japanese: ウーラオス Wulaosu) is a Fighting-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Kubfu when shown the scroll in one of the Towers of Two Fists.

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.

• 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.

Urshifu is the game mascot of The Isle of Armor, appearing on the boxarts of the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass.

Biology

Urshifu is a large, bipedal Pokémon resembling a humanoid black bear with a wushu motif. It has a muscular build with long legs and long arms with large paws and claws for striking. Its body and head are covered in gray, black, and white fur, minus the yellow muzzle. The front of Urshifu's pelt slightly resembles a traditional frog buttoned/braid buttoned hanging off ends on both front and back. The fur on Urshifu's head is spikier and flares into a flowing white and black headband. The backs of Urshifu's hands, its knuckles, and the tops of its feet are also white-colored.

Appearance-wise, the fur on top of Single Strike Style Urshifu's head and on its legs flows up, while its headband flares upward and backward. Meanwhile, the fur on top of Rapid Strike Style Urshifu's head and on its legs flows down, while its headband flares forward and outward. The two styles also have different default poses: Single Strike Style Urshifu has its front fist raised, back fist lowered, and both feet planted, while Rapid Strike Style Urshifu has its back fist raised, front fist lowered, and front foot lifted off the ground. Otherwise, the two forms appear nearly identical.

Urshifu's style and personality are determined by how it trained as a Kubfu and the scroll it reads from either of Towers of Two Fists. Urshifu are known to enjoy eating honey, particularly Max Honey. It lives in the mountains of a distant region. Urshifu trains its legs and moves by racing across sheer cliffs.

Single Strike Style Urshifu prefers battling without holding back. It strongly believes in using the One-hit KO strategy. If enraged, it will mercilessly attack the opponent until utterly crushed. Its movements are direct and involve rushing in a straight line. When it is a certain distance away from an opponent, it quickly leaps in to unleash a powerful blow.

Rapid Strike Style Urshifu prefers calmly observing the opponent and their strength while dodging. Urshifu strongly believes in defeating its opponents with many rapid blows nonstop like a flowing river. It uses flowing movements to ward off an opponent's attack before overwhelming them with rapid strikes.^[1] It is believed Urshifu modeled this style after the flows of a rapid, yet sometimes calm river.

When Urshifu Gigantamaxes, the patterns on its fur become significantly accentuated, its headband lengthens, and its eyes and mouth take on a white glow. In general, parts of its fur that used to be grey are now white, and parts that used to be black are now its signature color (red for Gigantamax Single Strike Style and blue for Gigantamax Rapid Strike Style). In addition, Gigantamax Single Strike Style Urshifu's leg fur and headband become spikier, while for Gigantamax Rapid Strike Style Urshifu they become rounder and less spiky.

Gigantamax Single Strike Style Urshifu has been called "the very embodiment of rage" and "a divine emissary that banishes evil spirits with its fury." It is believed that Gigantamax Single Strike Style Urshifu can rid the world of its malevolence through its terrifying expression and shouting. The shockwaves released from its fists can blow away any Dynamaxed Pokémon with just one hit.

Gigantamax Rapid Strike Style Urshifu maintains a perfect one-legged stance in a calm manner while in its Gigantamax form. It can maintain it to the point of not twitching. Opponents who face it may either feel greatly agitated or experience a sense of relief as if freed from evil spirits.^[2] It is believed that Gigantamax Rapid Strike Style Urshifu could supposedly destroy those with evil in their hearts by simply glaring at them.

Urshifu is the only known Pokémon capable of using the moves Wicked Blow and Surging Strikes along with the exclusive G-Max Moves G-Max One Blow and G-Max Rapid Flow.

In the anime

Major appearances

Tsurugi's Single Strike Style Urshifu debuted in JN071.

Asahi's Rapid Strike Style Urshifu debuted in JN080.

Minor appearances

In the TCG

Main article: Urshifu (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Base stats

Both forms of Urshifu have the same base stats.

Type effectiveness

Single Strike Style

Rapid Strike Style

Learnset

By leveling up

Single Strike Style

Rapid Strike Style

By TM/TR

Single Strike Style

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM00 TM00 Mega Punch Normal Physical 08080 085}}85% 20 TM01 TM01 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120120 075}}75% 5 TM03 TM03 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM04 TM04 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM05 TM05 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM26 TM26 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM37 TM37 Beat Up Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM42 TM42 Revenge Fighting Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM43 TM43 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM57 TM57 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM59 TM59 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM63 TM63 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM75 TM75 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM78 TM78 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM79 TM79 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5 TM85 TM85 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM94 TM94 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR07 TR07 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR13 TR13 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR21 TR21 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR32 TR32 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR37 TR37 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR39 TR39 Superpower Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR48 TR48 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR53 TR53 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR56 TR56 Aura Sphere Fighting Special 08080 00—}}—% 20 TR57 TR57 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TR58 TR58 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR64 TR64 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TR69 TR69 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TR74 TR74 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR81 TR81 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TR85 TR85 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR93 TR93 Darkest Lariat Dark Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TR95 TR95 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR99 TR99 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Urshifu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Urshifu

Rapid Strike Style

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM00 TM00 Mega Punch Normal Physical 08080 085}}85% 20 TM01 TM01 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120120 075}}75% 5 TM03 TM03 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM04 TM04 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM05 TM05 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM26 TM26 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM36 TM36 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM42 TM42 Revenge Fighting Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM43 TM43 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM45 TM45 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM55 TM55 Brine Water Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM63 TM63 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM75 TM75 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM78 TM78 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM79 TM79 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5 TM94 TM94 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR07 TR07 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR13 TR13 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR16 TR16 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR21 TR21 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR37 TR37 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR39 TR39 Superpower Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR48 TR48 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR53 TR53 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR56 TR56 Aura Sphere Fighting Special 08080 00—}}—% 20 TR57 TR57 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TR64 TR64 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TR69 TR69 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TR74 TR74 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR84 TR84 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR85 TR85 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR98 TR98 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TR99 TR99 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Urshifu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Urshifu

By breeding

By tutoring

Single Strike Style

Rapid Strike Style

By a prior evolution

Evolution

Unevolved Kubfu  Fighting	Interact with Scroll of Darkness →	First evolution Urshifu Single Strike Style  Fighting  Dark
	Interact with Scroll of Waters →	First evolution Urshifu Rapid Strike Style  Fighting  Water

Sprites

For other sprites and images, please see Urshifu images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

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.
  • It is also the only Pokémon with a Gigantamax Form whose Shiny form is unavailable, not counting Melmetal, as Melmetal has been made legitimately available in Shiny form, albeit without the Gigantamax Factor, which it cannot gain from Max Soup.

Origin

Urshifu may be based on an Asian black bear and a wushu fighter. Rapid Strike Style's Water typing may be a reference to the "flow like water" quote by famous actor and martial artist Bruce Lee.

Single Strike Style may have been based on a mixture of Tiger style and Leopard style, styles based on precise, strong and direct strikes which can give meaning to Single Strike's unique move, Wicked Blow; which always lands in a critical hit and described to be a singular, strong punch and references both Leopard style's way of looking to take down opponents as swiftly as it can and Tiger style's direct attack with overwhelming strength and power.

Rapid Strike Style may have been based on a mixture of Crane style and Seven Star Mantis style, styles based around flowing movements, balance, dodging, deflecting, and tactile overwhelming blows, just like Rapid Strike and its signature move, Surging Strikes; which is given a further nod to the movements given and flowing, flurrying strikes delivered in the Japanese name: Streaming Strikes.

Their Gigantamax forms may be inspired by fierce deities, transformed Buddhas with terrifying appearances yet noble hearts, that judge and punish the spirits of the dead, and additionally, quell evil. Alternatively, they might have been influenced by Nio, Agyō and Ungyō, a pair of viciously powerful Buddhist deities that ward off evil spirits and protect good spirits, as Urshifu is also capable of doing both. Typically, statues depicting Agyō will have its mouth open as a sign of violent aggression, as Rapid Strike Style attacks its foes relentlessly, while Ungyō keeps it mouth closed to represent latent strength, as Single Strike Style confidently delivers a single punch to a weak point. Additionally, the statues are often colored red and blue, though the color is not a prominent trait of either, as they can be each be red or blue, and sometimes both.

Name origin

Urshifu may be a combination of ursus (Latin for bear) and shifu (Chinese for master).

Wulaosu may be a combination of wushu (Chinese martial arts), 老師 / 老师 lǎoshī (Chinese for teacher), and possibly ウラー urā (hurrah, battle cry) and 押忍 osu (interjection used in Japanese martial arts).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ウーラオス Wulaosu From wushu, 老師 / 老师 lǎoshī, and possibly ウラー urā and 押忍 osu French Shifours From shifu and ours Spanish Urshifu Same as English name German Wulaosu Same as Japanese name Italian Urshifu Same as English name Korean 우라오스 Uraoseu Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 武道熊師 / 武道熊师 Wǔdàoxióngshī From 武道 wǔdào, 熊 xióng, and 師 / 师 shī Cantonese Chinese 武道熊師 Móuhdouhhùhngsī From 武道 móuhdouh, 熊 hùhng, and 師 sī

More languages Russian Уршифу Urshifu From English name Thai วูลาโอส Wulaot Transcription of Japanese name

Single Strike Style

Language Title Japanese いちげきのかた Single Strike Form Chinese Cantonese 一擊流 Yātgīk Làuh Mandarin 一擊流 / 一击流 Yījí Liú French Style Poing Final German Fokussierten Stil Italian Stile Singolcolpo Korean 일격의 태세 Ilgyeog-ui Taese Brazilian Portuguese Estilo Golpe Decisivo Russian Стиль одиночного удара Stil' odinochnogo udara * Однократный удар Odnokratnyy udar * Spanish Estilo Brusco Thai รูปแบบจู่โจมครั้งเดียว

Rapid Strike Style

Language Title Japanese れんげきのかた Continuous Strike Form Chinese Cantonese 連擊流 Lìhngīk Làuh Mandarin 連擊流 / 连击流 Liánjí Liú French Style Mille Poings German Fließenden Stil Italian Stile Pluricolpo Korean 연격의 태세 Yeongyeog-ui Taese Brazilian Portuguese Estilo Golpe Fluido Russian Стиль серийного удара Stil' seriynogo udara * Молниеносные удары Molniyenosnyye udary * Spanish Estilo Fluido Thai รูปแบบจู่โจมต่อเนื่อง

Related articles

• Legendary Pokémon
• Gigantamax
• List of Pokémon with form differences
• The Isle of Armor
• Myths and legends involving Legendary Pokémon

Notes

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See also: Mythical Pokémon

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