Ursaluna
Fast
Charge
PvE Analysis
Ursaluna has grown quite a bit since it was a cute and cuddly Teddiursa. Unfortunately its utility hasn't improved much for Pokemon Go; a combination of poor moves (mostly its Fast Moves), and subpar stats compared to existing meta Pokemon makes Ursaluna mostly a dex filler. A weakness to common Fighting-type damage doesn't make it very valuable for gym defense either.Â
Best PvE Offensive Moveset
Tackle or Rock Smash + High Horsepower* | Best |
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- Tackle benefits from STAB and is better for neutral fights. However it can't benefit from a Super Effective multiplier.Â
- Rock Smash is a poor move, but synergizes better with Ursaluna's Ground-type role.Â
- High Horsepower* is a move limited to Community Day events and Elite TMs, and is required for optimal performance.
- Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Swift, Trailblaze, and Aerial Ace are all not good for Ursaluna to use on offense.
Best PvE Defensive Moveset
Rock Smash + Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Aerial Ace, or Trailblaze | Best |
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- Rock Smash is better for defense thanks to its much stronger base power.
- Tackle is quite weak for defense.Â
- Fire Punch is great for taking down Grass Types that could prey on Ursaluna
- Thunder Punch can blast Water Types that would hit Ursaluna's Ground typing
- Ice Punch doesn't really have much direct counter-coverage, but it's note-worthy for taking down the powerful Dragon Types that are very common for gym clearing due to their high power and outstanding neutral coverage.
- Aerial Ace hits common Fighting Types that would counter Ursaluna while also taking down Grass Type counters.
- Trailblaze is nice, but it falls behind the other options.
- High Horsepower* hits hard, but Ursaluna probably won't get to it.
- Swift is too weak to be genuinely worth considering on Defense,
PvP Analysis
Tackle + Swift and High Horsepower* |
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Tackle is now a decently viable move thanks to an energy buff from the Season of Light update. It benefits from STAB and offers average damage output and energy generation. Rock Smash is a very bad move for PvP despite its useful typing.
Ursaluna has a wide and relatively customizable Charged movepool. The combination of the low-cost Swift and high damage High Horsepower is often the most common. Both moves benefit from STAB and have good coverage together. However, players have the option to be creative when using Ursaluna to target specific enemies. Thunder Punch is useful for hitting Gyarados, a common Pokemon in Master League Premier, for instance, while Ice Punch smashes Dragons. Trailblaze can turn Ursaluna into a sweeping threat through its Attack boosts. Fire Punch sees the least use out of its cheap Charged Attack options due to the lack of good targets. Return is an extremely potent nuke, but Ursaluna lacks a good cheap coverage option to pair it with.
Great League | 1 / 5 |
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Ursaluna's performance is lackluster in PvP due to multiple common weaknesses, unimpressive bulk, and a much needed improvement to its moveset. Prior to its release, one of the best scenarios for Ursaluna was to obtain Shadow Claw as a Fast Move option. Unfortunately, Tackle and Rock Smash simply don't cut it for Ursaluna, with most matchups against the meta ended up as losses. | |
Ultra League | 2 / 5 |
Additional stats from Ultra League helps to lift Ursaluna up a bit, though its main drawbacks are still present. The benefit of Normal typing is more evident in Ultra League with more common Ghost-types, but Ursaluna leans towards niche more than meta. | |
Master League | 3.5 / 5 |
Ursaluna possesses legendary-tier stats, but its somewhat unimpressive moveset leaves it trailing behind compared to actual Legendary Pokemon or Rhyperior. One of Ursaluna's biggest issues is its inability to reliably deal with Steel-type Pokemon despite being a Ground-type, as High Horsepower is unreliable when combined with Tackle's average energy generation. Ursaluna's impressive coverage options and surprising bulk makes it more of a wildcard option than an actual metagame threat. Thanks to its impressive stats and wide Charged Attack movepool, Ursaluna is one good Fast Attack update away from being a Master League menace. |