Surging Strikes (move)

Surging Strikes すいりゅうれんだ Stream Strikes

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  25 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII

Surging Strikes (Japanese: すいりゅうれんだ Stream Strikes) is a damage-dealing Water-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Rapid Strike Style Urshifu.

Effect

Surging Strikes inflicts damage, hitting its target three times per use. Each strike will always result in a critical hit unless the target has Battle Armor or Shell Armor.

Description

Games Description SwShLA The user, having mastered the Water style, strikes the target with a flowing motion three times in a row. This attack always results in a critical hit. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	1, Evo.SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Preparing	Rapid Strike Style Urshifu
The user, having mastered the Water style, strikes the target with a flowing motion three times in a row.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Urshifu	A burst of blue energy briefly appears around Rapid Strike Style Urshifu. It then strikes the opponent with a rapid series of punches and kicks.
Danika's Urshifu	Trial on a Golden Scale!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 水流連打 Séuilàuh Lìhndá Mandarin 水流連打 / 水流连打 Shuǐliú Liándǎ Czech Prudké Údery French Torrent de Coups German Trefferschwall Italian Idroraffica Korean 수류연타 Suryu Yeonta Brazilian Portuguese Golpes Torrenciais Russian Пульсирующие Удары Pul'siruyushchiye Udary Spanish Azote Torrencial

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