Best Urshifu (Rapid Strike) counters

The best Urshifu (Rapid Strike) counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Mega Alakazam, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mewtwo, and Mega Latios. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 2 - 5 Trainers to defeat Urshifu (Rapid Strike) in a 5-Star Raid.

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Mega Rayquaza

Air Slash / Dragon Ascent

Shadow Mewtwo

Psycho Cut / Psystrike

Rayquaza

Air Slash / Dragon Ascent

Mega Alakazam

Psycho Cut / Future Sight

Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam

Mewtwo

Psycho Cut / Psystrike

Mega Latios

Zen Headbutt / Psychic

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	52.79	1957.8	7	292s	109.6
2.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	45.56	1048.3	14	344s	85.8
3.	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	40.89	1187.8	12	380s	80.8
4.	Mega Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Future Sight	40.80	880.1	17	385s	75.8
5.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	33.77	1680.0	8	454s	74.5
6.	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	37.69	1032.5	14	413s	73.6
7.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	35.23	1248.6	12	438s	72.5
8.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Dazzling Gleam	35.14	1244.0	12	439s	72.3
9.	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	39.66	754.3	19	399s	71.9
10.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	33.25	1200.0	12	464s	68.7
11.	Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw	Psychic *	33.14	1196.9	12	466s	68.4
12.	Galarian Articuno	Psycho Cut	Brave Bird	32.69	1225.6	12	472s	68.0
13.	Xurkitree	Spark	Power Whip	39.47	581.0	25	406s	67.9
14.	Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail	Fly	35.44	867.6	17	441s	67.6
15.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	38.06	650.1	23	418s	67.5
16.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	34.73	926.5	16	449s	67.4
17.	Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory	Aeroblast *	30.09	1593.3	9	508s	67.2
18.	Mega Salamence	Dragon Tail	Fly	31.44	1301.1	11	489s	66.8
19.	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	35.53	804.1	18	441s	66.7
20.	Tapu Lele	Confusion	Nature's Madness *	32.82	1086.7	13	471s	66.6
21.	Decidueye	Leafage	Frenzy Plant *	31.94	1177.3	12	483s	66.2
22.	Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	39.58	508.3	29	409s	66.2
23.	Shadow Luxray	Spark	Wild Charge	39.44	509.4	29	410s	66.1
24.	Mega Manectric	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	37.38	594.3	25	427s	65.3
25.	Shadow Magnezone	Spark	Wild Charge	40.63	422.6	35	405s	65.1
26.	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	30.45	1295.6	11	505s	65.0
27.	Shadow Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Psychic *	37.46	561.6	26	428s	64.7
28.	Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	33.93	817.6	18	461s	64.5
29.	Lunala	Confusion	Psychic	28.11	1609.1	9	543s	63.8
30.	Shadow Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	32.91	830.6	18	474s	63.2

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Group size

You need at least 2 Trainers to defeat a Urshifu (Rapid Strike) in a 5-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 2 Trainers
Optimal group size: 3 - 5 Trainers
Very easy with: 6+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 2 Trainers

Urshifu (Rapid Strike) CP range from Raids

Urshifu (Rapid Strike) can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1975 CP to 2060 CP, with no weather boost
From 2469 CP to 2576 CP with Cloudy and Rain weather boost

Urshifu (Rapid Strike) weaknesses

Urshifu (Rapid Strike) type chart

When fighting Urshifu (Rapid Strike), keep in mind the that Fighting and Water-type Pokémon are weak to Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, and Psychic-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dark, Fire, Ice, Rock, Steel, and Water-type moves.

Weaknesses

Electric160.0%
Fairy160.0%
Flying160.0%
Grass160.0%
Psychic160.0%

Resistances

Bug62.5%
Dark62.5%
Fire62.5%
Ice62.5%
Rock62.5%
Steel62.5%
Water62.5%

More information

Urshifu (Rapid Strike) takes increased damage from Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, and Psychic type moves.
Urshifu (Rapid Strike) takes reduced damage from Bug, Dark, Fire, Ice, Rock, Steel, and Water type moves.
Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Urshifu (Rapid Strike)

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Psychic	130.0%	Windy
Electric	84.0%	Rain
Grass	74.0%	Sunny
Flying	72.0%	Windy
Fairy	18.0%	Cloudy
Ghost	12.0%	Fog
Dragon	8.0%	Windy
Ground	2.0%	Sunny

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Urshifu (Rapid Strike) in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Urshifu (Rapid Strike) down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Urshifu (Rapid Strike) counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.