Close Quarters

[Α∨ery]

i have been playing falco for a while now and my biggest problem seems to be when I am in close quarters. I can't seem to figure out what to do when I'm not close enough to shine and too close to approach. I used to just roll away, but I don't like doing that as it got predictable. Now I seem to just get destroyed in that range though.

 

[Epic563]

I have this same problem as well. I think a lot of new Falco's struggle with this.

 

[krazyzyko]

SH bair > auto cancel or SH fair while fading back to wall them out. And use your tilts bro.
Oh and WD OoS is better than rolling on those situations.

 

[PlamZ]

You can fall-back nair to keep them at bay and regain a bit of stage. You can also tomahawk jump to bait them to shield. You can then react accordingly.

 

[USAvery]

What is a tomahawk jump?

 

[PlamZ]

What is a tomahawk jump?

An empty jump that is fastfalled as soon as possible to make the enemy thinks you were doing an aerial attack.

 

[USAvery]

An empty jump that is fastfalled as soon as possible to make the enemy thinks you were doing an aerial attack.

Oh okay. Thanks man

 

[1000g2g3g4g800999]

You can also walk or pivot into a range you're more comfortable in, or try to block and punish opponent's attacks if you so desire.
If they're doing anything but CC, jab can be useful. The most proactive and generally best stuff is in krazyzyko's post.

Depending on what you mean by "too close to approach" you might want to try crossing them up completely, and then instead of shine you can WD away, shield, bair, dash, or utilt (try to do the most rewarding you know you can get away with). A properly spaced fsmash can also be annoyingly effective, but it can be reacted to, and if they expect it it probably won't work as well (or are moving horizontally when you tried to space it if it wasn't accounting for the movement).

 

[Cthulhu's Underling]

I think the previous posts covered it well. Maybe you could try throwing in a grab once in a while. Or even surprise them with an up-smash, at higher percents. Close quarters blows when you're Falco; I hate it.

 

[OninO]

Don't underestimate cross ups. Not every aerial has to be fast falled on shield into shine, cross ups are a super powerful tool against every character.