What Are Some Good OU Counters to Single Strike Urshifu?

I am.just curious because my team gets wrecked by this thing because of Unseen Fist, so I can’t stall it to death. Currently I am using a Choice Scarf Galarian Rapidash, but I feel that there are better options that has a greater utility. Also, while I am at it, could you list good counters for Rapid Strike as well? Thanks in advance!

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Single Strike Counters

Clefable

OU Staple. Resists both of Urshifu’s STABs, has access to recovery in Wish, and can attack back with Moonblast.

Comfey

It’s certainly underrated, but it has access to priority recovery in Triage Draining Kiss, which will go before Urshifu gets to attack. It doesn’t match up against the rest of the meta-game very well, though.

Talonflame

Priority STAB Brave Bird. Even if you don’t have your Gale Wings due to prior chip damage, you still have the natural speed available to outspeed Urshifu, unless Urshifu has a Choice Scarf (which is very uncommon anyways).

Magearna

Bulky fairy type that is also immune to Poison Jab. If Urshifu goes for a Wicked Blow, then it’s basically a single free turn of setup for Magearna (mostly to use Shift Gear).

other Urshifu-Single-Strike

Most Single-Strike Urshifu tend to run Adamant for the extra power, so if you are willing to give up a little power, you can use Jolly to guarantee outspeed them. Choice Scarf is probably sacrificing too much power for Urshifu to be usable. Dark Fighting also 4x resists Dark, so it’s a Wicked Blow switch in if you feel risky.

Rapid Strike Counters

Rapid Strike Urshifu is a little more unpredictable, so it’s hard to say if there is a designated counter.

Amoonguss

Bulky Grass type that can handle both of Urshifu’s dual STAB and fires back with Spore and Giga Drain.

Tangrowth

Tangrowth has much higher defense, so it can make up for not resisting the fighting STAB. Basically does the same thing as Amoonguss with Sleep Powder and Giga Drain. It also gets Regenerator like Amoonguss.

Hope this helped!

This Pokemon doesn’t have hard counters that you can simply switch to when it comes into play. However it has a lot of key weaknesses which are very common in OU, so you can try them. Note that usually it is best to sack a weaker Pokemon to switch into these, because they are themselves frail, getting OHKOed or 2HKOed in most cases.

This is easier to counter. Bulky Water and Grass types are aplenty now.