Pokémon Parents Oceania
Cards/Single Strike Urshifu
Single Strike Urshifu card from the Chilling Reign set
Illustration by Mitsuhiro Arita. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Stage 1 Pokémon

Single Strike Urshifu

Rotated Out

A powerful Stage 1 Darkness Pokemon that grows stronger when damaged and can remove Stadium effects.

Darkness140 HPStage 1Intermediate to play

What this card does

It uses Field Crush to discard an opponent's Stadium card for 50 damage.

It uses Fists of Strife to deal 100 plus extra damage if it already has damage counters on it.

Signature attack

Fists of Strife

If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage. (100+ damage)

Fists of Strife is the key attack because it rewards taking hits. The more damage this Pokemon has, the harder it hits back with a massive bonus.

Attacks

DC
Field Crush50

If your opponent has a Stadium in play, discard it.

DDC
Fists of Strife100+

If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits aggressive decks that want to deal quick damage and disrupt the opponent's field effects.

Strengths
  • High damage potential
  • Stadium removal
  • Stage 1 evolution
Watch out for
  • Weak to Grass types
  • Requires energy investment
  • Needs damage to maximize power
Pro tip

Keep this Pokemon damaged to ensure Fists of Strife deals its maximum possible damage.

From the Pokédex

Urshifu is known for its rapid strikes and uses a single fist to deliver powerful blows.

Note for the parent

Watch for the Stadium effect in play as it changes how Field Crush works.

Free, for parents

Join our parents' Discord

Swap tips, lifts to events, deck help and encouragement with other parents across Oceania. It is a parents-led community, so children take part through a parent.

Parents-led and moderated. See how we keep it safe.