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Yeah that's how it works, although depending on where you live there might be some people who would be willing to train with you. Who knows? You might be 10 minutes away from a godlike Falcon player. I thought there was a thread that helped people find other players nearby to play against, but I might be wrong. If I am can someone please correct me?
hold shield after inputting the jabs, and press A as soon as the shield appears. With practice you'll manage to make the shield appear for the shortest time.
There's no magic trick, just practice until you get the timing right.
I'd say Villager, simply because that thing has more projectiles and approach denial tools than you can shake a stick at. Since Falcon only has like 4 good approach options, it means shutting down even one makes Falcon much more predictable. Also Falcon can get gimped pretty hard with that bowling ball, fricking thing pisses me off every time I see a Villager drop one into the abyss. The Lucas MU is still unexplored, Mario's fireball isn't a strong enough projectile to camp out Falcon, and Falcon can go toe-to-toe with ZSS in melee.Which of these characters is the worst MU for Falcon?
Easiest advice: Don't rely on dash attacks for approaches, they leave you open for attack. I've learned from experience that dash attack is the most predictable approach in the game. Try mixing it up with a short hop -> B-air or short hop -> Nair. Dash grabs are good on shield but try to mix it up to keep your friend guessing.
You can try:
Use up air to get them away from you, your legs are way longer than Jigglypuff's.
I normally pick Final Destination, but do note that Falcon's up smash hits through the platforms on battlefield. Basically, if you can use the platforms that a stage has to help you recover or combo, play those, and if you can't, ban them so your opponent won't either.
You can use Falcon kick, but you have to be very careful. It has good range, speed, and priority, but can be shielded or dodged and punished. It is very effective and does 13-15 damage per hit, but if you spam it, you will get majorly punished.
Platforms. Falcon does really good with Platforms, so think BF, T&C, etc. Lets you set up air string well, and take more advantage of Falcon's amazing air game.
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use your air speed, bair and uair to cover as much as you can. Falcon's really bad at landing but at least he does it pretty quick with his fast falling. Mixing up with an aerial Falcon Kick against more offensive opponents every once in a while can do pretty good.
2 things you can do: a) Fast fall and recover low if your opponent is covering up. B) Land with an aerial. I really like using Bair or first hit Nair since it has little to no landing lag. Uair isn't bad especially if your opponent is tall.
Yes. In addition to its benefits to recovery, B reversing Falcon Dive also gives you more freedom in landing the move's grab box on someone.
Well for casual play how falcon/shiek play shouldn't matter. If it's purely for fun, just play whoever you feel like. Shiek isn't really casual friendly tbh, Falcon is. He is alot easier to use and imo alot more hype. I mean, KNEES and FALCON PUNCHES are so fun to hit on friends.
I had no trouble doing this on the 3ds version, or on the Wii U gamepad, but now that I switched to the GameCube Controller I find it a lot harder to pull off.
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