Pikachu Bair question

[God_Mains_Pichu]

I can't figure out how Pikachu's Bair fits into a competative level game. I'm sure it does, but it seems like it's too slow with only moderate damage and minimal knockback. The benefit of little to no knockback would normally be the potential for comboing, but there is too much delay afterwards to follow up with any attacks. QAC into it works some of the time, but all three of Pikachu's other airials seem like better choices.

Am I doing something wrong? How can I work Bair into my gameplay? Should I just avoid it?

thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Spyckie]

bair is a great attack full hopped because there's no lag at the end. One of the things I use it for is if the opponent is on the ledge trying to get back up; shield, wait for the ledge hop and bair- it will eat through most of his moves and give good damage. To me, its the best anti-air attack, slightly better than upair because it catches people, requires less timing, and does more damage; I would use it against people above me coming down for an attack.

Remember to full hop it because that way there's no lag. Also, don't use it out of QAC - there's lots of lag with it from QAC.

It also has some major priority, so sometimes I'll just throw it out whenever...

 

[iankobe]

Umm. Its a move only when you need to build up damage. Try using it out of shield. Even though we prefer Nair out of shield but try mixing it up.

 

[Warriors]

Umm. Its a move only when you need to build up damage. Try using it out of shield. Even though we prefer Nair out of shield but try mixing it up.

I totally agree. If your opponent is behind you, use your bair, your nair will have a hard time reaching
try not to fastfall while using it

 

[Mysta]

It also has great priority

 

[Popertop]

i think it eats through shields decently enough.
against a shielding opponent on a platform?

 

[iankobe]

Bair acts kinda like Metaknight's whorenado too.

After the attack (if hits) your opponent most likely can't hurt you.

 

[Nodrak]

minimal knockback.

Minimal knockback means it's good for combos. Besides it's a slow attack, gives you an extra second to think about what to do next and adds to an opponents frustration (they don't like getting hit more then once, even if it's what an attack does).

 

[TehBo49]

Bair is good at wearing down shields. I find that a full hopped bair to d-smash ***** shields. It's also a good move to use to be less predictable & mix things up.