Edge-Jolting (It's a move name)

[dan smith]

Does anybody have advice on how to Edge-Jolt. (that thing where you shoot the Thunder Jolt and it hits the edge...and then get's stuck there.)

I just want to help out a friend of mine who plays the Chu's and I always thought this technique seemed cool.

Anybody know what I'm talking about? It makes a really annoying noise...you can't miss it...

[demoncaterpie]

Me too. Being able to keep thunder jolt on the edge of the stage would be awesome. You know what? I bet every Pika player would like to know that trick.

In all honesty, it's just not possible, from my standpoint. Their may be certain glitches I'm not aware of.

You may be stating the question wrong. Do you mean how do you edge guard with thunder jolt?

[dan smith]

No...I'm talking about the difficult thing where you get the jolt stuck to the edge of the stage. Is that not actively pursued as a technique?

I have seen vids of Japanese players do all sorts of improbable and difficult tricks, in tourneys! I am sure it's possible! I will try and figure it out...

Thanks anyways!

[pictish freak]

I did some looking into this after I found it on jungle japes. Edge spark is the popular name, I believe. Or maybe Ledge spark.

Regardless, it's humanly impossible to pull off with great consistancy. You must SH it and I don't even know if it works on a lot of stages. I know for a fact it works on Japes and battlefield, at least.

Pichu can stand on the spot and do it, the big problem is spacing, and it being near impossible to get the spacing easily. It is infact so hard it takes too long to use it effectively as it takes multiple attempts to get it right on.

Now we look at Pikachu. Not only does he need the PERFECT spacing, but to fire it at JUST the right time in a shorthop. I'm sorry, not gonna happen.

What'd this be useful for? Well, it'd probably effect the recoverer the same way a normal jolt would, setting up perfectly for an F-smash or U-smash.

But lets weigh this up; I could learn how to space and time it all perfectly.... or I could edgehog, roll on and do whatever I want. Edgehog to reverse tail spike, or plain leap off the stage with a D-air. All just a little easier, I'd say.

Long story short - Not worth the effort for the reward, when easier options that are more effect are readily available.

Sorry, I think the edge spark is kick *** coolness wise. It's just impractical.

[demoncaterpie]

Originally posted by pictish freak
I did some looking into this after I found it on jungle japes. Edge spark is the popular name, I believe. Or maybe Ledge spark.

Regardless, it's humanly impossible to pull off with great consistancy. You must SH it and I don't even know if it works on a lot of stages. I know for a fact it works on Japes and battlefield, at least.

Pichu can stand on the spot and do it, the big problem is spacing, and it being near impossible to get the spacing easily. It is infact so hard it takes too long to use it effectively as it takes multiple attempts to get it right on.

Now we look at Pikachu. Not only does he need the PERFECT spacing, but to fire it at JUST the right time in a shorthop. I'm sorry, not gonna happen.

What'd this be useful for? Well, it'd probably effect the recoverer the same way a normal jolt would, setting up perfectly for an F-smash or U-smash.

But lets weigh this up; I could learn how to space and time it all perfectly.... or I could edgehog, roll on and do whatever I want. Edgehog to reverse tail spike, or plain leap off the stage with a D-air. All just a little easier, I'd say.

Long story short - Not worth the effort for the reward, when easier options that are more effect are readily available.

Sorry, I think the edge spark is kick *** coolness wise. It's just impractical.

I agree with Pictish. Edge-hogging is more practical and useful (and almost always works:D )

[Melee Warrioir]

wow never heard of it. can u give specific directions on how to preform this maneuver? do u fire the jolt while on stage or off stage? things like that. but if what everyone said was true, i would use edgeguard/hog. but i still would love to master this just for the fun of it; it definatly sounds awesome.

[pictish freak]

The point is you can't practically master it.

To see what it is, go to Pichu's BtT, the platform on the far left. Go right up to the edge and start firing jolt. With the right spacing, the jolt'll buzz on the spot on the edge of the platform.

Now take Pika to Jungle japes, player one slot, start short hopping and firing jolt. Get it PERFECT and you'll hit the edge of the platform you're standing on and the jolt'll do the buzz.

It's not practical for reasons I meantioned earlier.

[Melee Warrioir]

yea i see why but hey if your in control of the match give a show to the audience :D
hey congrats on ur 500th post woohooooooooo! :chuckle:

[demoncaterpie]

Originally posted by Melee Warrioir
yea i see why but hey if your in control of the match give a show to the audience :D
hey congrats on ur 500th post woohooooooooo! :chuckle:

Double congrats

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Also, I would like to annouce that I'm going to make my own Fan Fiction based on Smash Bros. Melee. I know that its been done countless times but you wont be dissapointed. It will be good.

Sorry if i got off topic but hey...

First post in weeks...

Darn DS...

[Alucard258]

Although this trick can be done pretty easily, its not useful at all. Once they hit the spark it dissapears. I agree with everyone else, edgehogging is MUCH better.

[demoncaterpie]

Originally posted by Alucard258
Although this trick can be done pretty easily, its not useful at all. Once they hit the spark it dissapears. I agree with everyone else, edgehogging is MUCH better.

Case closed.

[Pyrogamer]

i can do it every time

[vidjogamer]

i can too

[Melee Warrioir]

yea if u position yourself correctly and keep hitting B. then yea everyone can do it all the time.

[Pichu Paizano]

Does anyone have a link or the name of a vid that shows it being done. I have DC++ if anyone got it from there....

[demoncaterpie]

Originally posted by Pichu Paizano
Does anyone have a link or the name of a vid that shows it being done. I have DC++ if anyone got it from there....

I personally don't know, and I don't think it matters because whether the move can be done or not, it really isn't useful for high level play.

[Archel]

Can someone explain in detail how to perform the edge jolt thing? I would like to try it out just to see how it looks.

[Eric the Lone]

You jolt the edge and the jolt just sticks there, causing the opponent to get hit when they try to sweetspot the edge. This would be useful if it was easy to do, but it isn't. :[

[demoncaterpie]

Everyone, please, just forget the move even exists. Even if you've mastered it, it does nothing for your game play. Their are much better ways to edge-guard.

[ArC_man]

Would the jolt stick there permanently if no one touched it? Does the jolt disappear if you hang on the ledge? Sry i dont have my cube to try it on >_>.

If so, i can think of plenty of things to do with this :p

[Electricmouse]

I just did it for the first time today and it seems really cool. But I don't think it would be useful in a actual match.

Arc_man, the jolt disappears after a little while like a normal thunder-jolt. It does disappear though if people hit but I don't know if it does if you hang on the ledge yourself. I don't see why it would.

[Varuna]

How long Approximatly does this last? would it jolt your opponent only if he tries to sweet spot the edge? If the Jolt stays there Is there any way that you can continue to do this; If so in theory could you "Stack" the jolts on top of one another?

Im just Curious even if it is for just how cool it looks.

[Electricmouse]

Well it looks really cool. When I did it my opponent did hit the edge-jolt. It lasts as long as a normal jolt lasts. I don't know about the stacking thing since I wasn't paying attention to it I was just amazed that I did it in the first place.

[ArC_man]

mmm, i got to try it out today... I inched across the length of FD twice shooting jolt after jolt (w/ pichu) and none of em stuck, lol >_>, ill prolly do what pictish posted when i get more time.

[demoncaterpie]

Guys, seriously, don't bother. As I've said before their are many other techniques you could use besides this that work much better.

Besides, an infinite thunder jolt may sound cool, but that's all it is, cool. A glitch that's nice to look at but not recommended for tournament play.

If you must play with glithces, find one that actually does something useful.

[Electricmouse]

I know its not a useful technique but just a glitch that won't work in tournament play. Besides I even said so myself in a previous post that it won't work in a actual match but we keep talking about it because its fun to do. Not every glitch has to be useful in order to be fun.

[SmashnTendo]

OK, let's just say this to end this. this seems like a move that is interesting enough to master but,like pictish freak said, it is humanly impossible to do consistently. And yes, it also seems fun to do but it is useless compared to the other things you can do with Pikachu with ease.

[Phatgamer1]

I assume then that Pichu can do this as well? Would it be the same things that Pichu has to do that Pikachu has to do?