Hello, Kirby boards. I am not really a Kirby user myself (I rarely use him) but, I do have a friend who has him as a main, and I'm here on his behalf, since he doesn't know English.
I pity my friend's Kirby, but I know he could improve. I just need to know on what he could improve on. I notice he uses the F-Smash often when he doesn't need to (like most n00b Kirby players). He's not awful though, he's certainly decent among sub-par players.
Here's a video I recorded so you can see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa7NILTmYrI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBWb6xeYQz0&feature=related
Watch either or both of those. I recommend watching both so you can get a general analysis of his flaws so I can tell him what to work on.
Just started watching the first, I'll see what I can see.
Game 1: The thing that stuck out most to me here is how liberally he was just throwing moves around. Not just Fsmash, but hammers, jabs, final cutter, and aerials. So many of his moves just don't connect and don't seem to have a reason why they were used.
The second thing was his use of Kirby's throws, or more specifically, his lack thereof. Especially on large, heavy opponents like Bowser, Kirby should be using low% fthrow combos whenever possible, and using Dthrow quite often. Just the % damage from the use of Dthrow alone justifies it's use, seeing as how Bowser is so easy to grab. The followups work well too, since he's so big and easy to juggle.
Final note on Game 1 was his kills. He appeared to just sling around Fsmash hoping for a big KO. I can tell you from experience, that only works on Wifi. He should be more open to using offstage aerials to deny recovery as opposed to just trying to knock such a heavy character offscreen.
Now to watch Game 2.
Again, he seemed to just be constantly DI-ing toward you while slinging attacks around. He should play more patiently and wait for a good setup before moving in, especially in ground battles vs Yoshi, who punishes with grabs easily.
I also saw him use Bair just once that whole game. Kirby's Bair is a great spacing tool and overall attack. It shouldn't be his only move, but against Yoshi and Bowser of all characters, what his playstyle needs is more
cowbell back air.
And once again, no throws. Maybe not so much vs Yoshi, but overall Kirby can really benefit from throwing an enemy into the air, where he can set up Utilts and short-hop aerials.
My recommendation: Work on spacing and movement, don't use an attack unless you can convince yourself that it will connect. Kirby was punished way too many times from missed opportunities. Feel free to use throws more often when your opponent just runs right in, the payoff is well worth it. And lastly, go for more subtle gimps to kill characters with bad recovery, Fsmash should not be your go-to kill move.
Hope that helps, and have a nice day.
vs. Jtails 
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