The build
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Unseen Fist
Tera type
Ghost
Nature · EVs
Jolly · 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moves
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Urshifu @ Focus Sash Ability: Unseen Fist Tera Type: Ghost EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Wicked Blow - Close Combat - Sucker Punch - Detect
Overview
Single-Strike Urshifu's Wicked Blow always crits — bypassing defensive boosts and Reflect, which is huge in VGC where screens are common. Unseen Fist makes contact moves bypass Protect, so opponents can't safely Detect against you. Focus Sash + Sucker Punch lets you guarantee 2 KOs even if you're at 1 HP. Tera Ghost makes you immune to Fighting and Normal, escaping Mach Punch revenge from Iron Hands.
Move analysis
Wicked Blow is the spam button — 75 BP × 1.5 STAB × 1.5 crit = 169 effective BP that ignores Reflect and stat boosts. Close Combat for non-Sash KO on bulky Steels. Sucker Punch as priority KO finisher. Detect (not Protect) for one safe turn that can't be Imprison'd.
Team partners
Amoonguss (Rage Powder protects Urshifu from priority), Indeedee-F (Follow Me on Urshifu in OHKO range), Hatterene (Magic Bounce + Trick Room), Pelipper (Rain for Rapid Strike variants).
What beats Urshifu
Iron Hands (Drain Punch heals, Wild Charge hits), Talonflame (Gale Wings priority), Iron Valiant (Moonblast 2HKO), Tera Fairy on bulky pivots flips the matchup.
How to use the build
Open our damage calculator and plug in the EV spread above to see what Urshifu OHKOs and 2HKOs against the current OU/VGC meta. Drop Urshifu into the team builder to check defensive coverage gaps when paired with your other 5 slots.
Other Fighting/Dark options
If you want to run a different Fighting-type, browse our competitive builds hub. For more on Tera mechanics, see the damage calculator's Tera explainer and our guide on type matchups.