Recent content by Ethan Weegee

PK Fire is very linear, and you can play around it if you aren't comfortable calling it out. It shoots straight forward on the ground, so jumping, shielding, or rolling will cause the move to miss. If you are close when you jump, you should be able to land a punish. In the air, he instead shoots...

Okay, now you just need to react to it. At close range, that's unfeasible.

Banjo can zone us pretty well and escape disadvantage for free. Reading and reacting to it is already hard enough if you aren't in shield; if you are, but aren't close when he stops, he's unpunishable. She doesn't have to approach to see this scenario. Even if she does, she'll be relying on...

I personally disagree, we definitely lose to Pac-Man, YL, Zelda, Mario, and Banjo.

Hammer can be used to two frame, reading ledge options, and shield break.

Stone is pretty reactable and punishable if you miss. In my opinion, that's his worst move. Down air is useful in some combos we have, which is more mileage than stone gets us on average.

Amiibo are sadly very linear. They're CPU fighters, but have set priority on different moves. As a result, you can't teach them anything a normal CPU doesn't already know. And no, you can't use Amiibo in online tourneys, unless stated otherwise. (There was a doubles tourney where you partnered...

Have you tried empty hopping in front of him and grabbing? Failing that, maybe keep your distance and wait for Bowser to do something. He can't stay in shield forever, he might just whiff a laggy move.

Was this post really necessary? Although, to play devil's advocate, you can't really roll to avoid PK Fire.

It isn't, because multiple characters can trip with down tilt. You still have to get in with the move, trip, and then follow up. Contrast this with Hero's forward smash - if even the least skilled player uses it enough, they'll likely get at least one hit, which means they could get a critical...

Is this an actual reason that Sakurai has said? Is there a source?

"Don't get hit." is actually sound advice. As Jigglypuff, you'll have an easier time juggling him with aerials. That being said, respect his options, because it only takes a few good punishes for him to kill you.

This doesn't explain Lucas. Even then, my point wasn't to complain about it, but to bring up that critical hits aren't magically unique to Dragon Quest.

By this logic, why don't Ness and Lucas have random critical hits?

DK's dash attack has a great combination of properties that make it good to punish in shield, more so if you're Luigi. Simply shield his dash, punish with Luigi's up-special, and reap the rewards.