Sheild instead of grab

[Ignatious]

I main Olimar, so I grab into combos a lot. A LOT. This, however works against me some of the time because instead of grabbing, I just sheild and get grabbed myself. Is there anyway to make sure that when you want to grab, you actually do it instead of sheilding?

 

[miCKi]

ehh,... press the grab button instead of shield grabbing?
or dodge or spot dodge

 

[Ignatious]

I do it's just the grab button executes a sheild. =/

 

[SipherothXIII]

huh? Are you shielding and pressing A to grab? If so, just press the grab button.

I do it's just the grab button executes a sheild. =/

Maybe your control settings are wrong? maybe your grab button is set to shield instead of grab?

 

[miCKi]

ahh I get you so in that case hold the direction u want to throw and keep tapping A or w/e ur attack button is when u press grab. so then if it does shield u'll shield grab.

 

[Sosuke]

L + A
R + A
done

 

[Keblerelf]

it is probably because the animation of your last move didn't end yet. You are just pressing 'z' or w/e grab button you have too early.

 

[popsofctown]

Keblerelf is right, but i can give you a more technical version: there is a bug or some sort in the buffering system of brawl. Even though several moves can be buffered slightly before we actually do them (and we buffer moves all the time, without noticing) the grab button's buffering is messed up. The grab button input is a simulation of Sheild+attack input. Because of some issue with the buffering, the attack bit gets dropped, and if you buffer a grab, you get shield instead.
L+A, i think works better. However, if you tap the grab button when you are actually able to do stuff, you'll do a grab fine. (you can also accidentally shield if you hold the button down too long i think.)

 

[Dynomite]

it is probably because the animation of your last move didn't end yet. You are just pressing 'z' or w/e grab button you have too early.

happones to me alot with marth, i try to grab and the move i did just before is still goin on by a few frames so i hit 'z' so i tab z again and again hoping to grab but it keeps sheilding me. i say just hit Z once and if u shield roll and try to trap again cuz if u try again ur either gona get ur shield up again or ur gona wait and get hit before u do ur grab. i feel ya when shield pops up instead of grab its just >_<

 

[AmigoOne]

Here's a common answer

DONT GET GRABBED

Anybody else see anything yet?

 

[ArcPoint]

Keblerelf is right, but i can give you a more technical version: there is a bug or some sort in the buffering system of brawl. Even though several moves can be buffered slightly before we actually do them (and we buffer moves all the time, without noticing) the grab button's buffering is messed up. The grab button input is a simulation of Sheild+attack input. Because of some issue with the buffering, the attack bit gets dropped, and if you buffer a grab, you get shield instead.
L+A, i think works better. However, if you tap the grab button when you are actually able to do stuff, you'll do a grab fine. (you can also accidentally shield if you hold the button down too long i think.)

Wow, I never knew that, it certainly explains a lot. But yeah, in general Shield + A is a better way to grab.

 

[miCKi]

Here's a common answer

DONT GET GRABBED

Anybody else see anything yet?

Did you read or just reply lol its not about getting grabbed really. Mostly about doing a shield instead of grabbing cuz of the grab button bugg lol.

 

[Crizthakidd]

the buffering shield system in this game is too dumb. if ur attack animation is still going on youll shield once its over. also holidng Z makes the shield come too