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How to Evolve Kubfu into Urshifu in Pokémon GO: Choose Single or Rapid Strike

Set Kubfu as your buddy and defeat 30 Dark- or Water-type Pokémon in raids or Max Battles to choose Urshifu’s style. Either evolution costs 200 Kubfu Candy.
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To evolve Kubfu in Pokémon GO, make it your buddy, defeat 30 Pokémon of the type for your chosen style in raids or Max Battles, then spend 200 Kubfu Candy. Defeat Dark-type Pokémon for Single Strike Style or Water-type Pokémon for Rapid Strike Style. Kubfu does not need to land the defeats itself.

What you need to evolve Kubfu

  • 200 Kubfu Candy for either evolution route.
  • Kubfu set as your buddy while you complete the qualifying battles.
  • Thirty defeated Pokémon of the type matching your chosen style, in raids or Max Battles.

These requirements come from Pokémon GO’s official Final Strike: GO Battle Week announcement. Check Kubfu’s in-game summary for its current eligibility and candy total, because game mechanics may change.

How to complete the evolution

  1. Set Kubfu as your buddy.
  2. For Single Strike Style, defeat 30 Dark-type Pokémon in raids or Max Battles. For Rapid Strike Style, defeat 30 Water-type Pokémon in those battle modes.
  3. Once you have the required battle progress and 200 Kubfu Candy, open Kubfu’s summary and tap Evolve.

Kubfu only needs to be your buddy during the qualifying battles; it does not have to defeat the Pokémon. The Pokémon GO Help Center’s evolution guide describes the summary-screen flow and notes that the candy requirement is shown there.

Which Urshifu style should you choose?

Style Battle progress Urshifu’s types Choose it if
Single Strike Defeat 30 Dark-type Pokémon in raids or Max Battles with Kubfu as your buddy Fighting/Dark You want the Dark typing and can make progress against Dark-type raid or Max Battle opponents.
Rapid Strike Defeat 30 Water-type Pokémon in raids or Max Battles with Kubfu as your buddy Fighting/Water You want the Water typing and can make progress against Water-type raid or Max Battle opponents.

The type combinations are identified in the official Pokémon Sword and Shield Urshifu reference. Pokémon GO’s own announcement specifies the separate evolution requirements.

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