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Advice on beating Sheik w/ZSS or Pika?

andrebound

Smash Cadet
Joined
Apr 15, 2015
Messages
32
Location
Australia, Adelaide
I have trouble beating Sheik. Her moves are so quick and have a lot of priority even with my ZSS and Pikachu. Everytime I dodge an aerial, I get frame trapped and hit anyway, her attacks always end up having more priority even if I use a fast fall fair or anything and sometimes we trade hits but the Sheik can recover and hit me soon after anyway. I need help with this matchup please. Sheik just seems too ridiculously good.
 

keikashi12

Smash Cadet
Joined
Jan 28, 2015
Messages
36
Location
kingsbay, Georgia
NNID
keikashi12
Pikachu is actually a viable character to go against sheik. There's not too much disadvantage. In my opinion, most people that get frame Trapped by sheik are trying to roll too much or air dodge everything. Sheik is fast but I wouldn't say she has priority over characters because she's a short ranged fighter and sometimes if not often her attacks get beaten out. Anywho what I recommend with pikachu against sheik is to sit in your shield and play off of your shield more often. But don't become a sitting duck to sheik or you're going to feel overwhelmed when she starts ****ting on you lol. Learn how to be defensive but know when to launch your offense in the same token. Learn what you can approach with using pikachu cause if I'm correct he doesn't have much of an approach game (don't really play pikachu) and here's some good advice for any matchup that will help you. As you play you have to analyze what your opponent is capable of and utilize the things that he let's you get away with. Half the battle is knowing what your opponent can do and reacting accordingly. With sheik don't be afraid to take damage because she is going to combo the dog crap out of you (no getting around it lol) and what I mean by that is trying to dodge every single blow she throws out because you feel overwhelmed. more than likely that's how you're getting frame trapped. You have to learn to di properly and learn what sheik follow ups are (or watch to see how they follow up their combos and watch for bread and butters.) Pikachus also pretty small so use that to your advantage. Some attacks can sorta whiff over pikachu and sometimes you can take advantage of that. I hope this helps. And this is coming from a sheik main for quite some while. Do note that i am no expert, but I've faced a couple of good pikachus and small characters that give me a hard time sometimes so I hope my info is accurate and this helps. If you have any specific questions feel free to ask me or go over to some of the tourney players on the boards such as tristan_win, _tree, absol and even lof false.
 

Illuminose

Smash Ace
Joined
Mar 6, 2015
Messages
671
Spacing nairs and fairs with Pikachu can do well to stuff some of and limit Sheik's approaches. Pikachu can also take advantage of its small size in order to potentially dodge many aerial approaches.
 
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