Best Doubles Team?

[Chef Besh]

What team comp do you think is the best? My opinion would be double Snake. So much field pressure. Thoughts?

 

[2 C H i L L E D]

Meta Knight & Fox.

Edit: or just Double MK..

 

[Sizzlorr217]

How about two Giga Bowser?
Much field pressure... right?

 

[PastLink]

Mario+ anybody= tricky team cape tricks + bolstered recovery. me and my friend have done it on accident in a match, but when i jump and attack at mario with usually fair or bair. (keep in mind i'm using tink in this match) and i suddenly get a big boost upwards (along with the usual reversal that comes with the cape) it's tricky, we haven't been able to do it on purpose but it definately has it's merits.

mario+ ike: cape shenanigans combined with QD shenanigans that can be turned around if missed? fire ball pressure followed up with ike fair? the phrase you're looking for is "too good"

 

[Professor Pro]

Double Snake wouldn't be the best team lol, Snake is amazing doubles though.

Snake + MK I think would be a SUPER solid team, especially because you can get a cheap kill at 0% if you stick a C4 on Metaknight, he does a U-Throw, and then you blow it up.
If MK is at a high percent like 130% he can just do that to trade stock with the other person.

Plus MK is a super solid character across the board and so is Snake in doubles.

 

[Renji64]

King D3 and Marth is my favorite.

 

[Solharath]

Sonic helps everything.

 

[Vashimus]

I remember Umbreon saying Marth was bad in doubles, I can't remember his reasoning though.

Can't go wrong with double Fox though, right? :D

 

[The_Altrox]

I know in Brawl, Metaknight being paired with Snake, Wario, Diddy (and of course, another Metaknight) were great teams.

Personally, I love mixing and matching to see what works best. For example, I like Ivysaur, but I try to play him conservatively w/ less razor leaves/seed bombs so I don't hurt my partner. Likewise, I like Ganondorf, but in teams, I feel like I'd drag my partner down with my **** recovery. As for Bowser, dude is great, but he's so big and takes up half the stage, increasing the chance of killing my partner.

I feel that teams favor the small and fast. Fox and Wolf look like they'd be great on teams by the looks of things. Metaknight too. Snake also has a niche, being heavy and a good trapsetter.

 

[1MachGO]

G&W and any character with an energy projectile.

Samus and Puff are awesome in Melee. They are probably still really good. Samus and Kirby probably have quite a bit of potential too

 

[Chesstiger2612]

I would go for one characer who could do like everything in doubles (Fox, Wario, MK, Mario) and other that fits with the specific overall char (there are more options on this side) like Snake+MK as mentioned above etc.

 

[splat]

I know many people don't care much for Brawl, but I loved the Lucas/Pikachu combination Mekos & ESAM played in Brawl.
How would that combination (or Ness/Pikachu) fare in a PM double?

 

[Abeebo]

MK + Samus. Excellent upclose and long range pressure, and both can easily stay out of eachother's way with Samus' crawling and MK's jumps. Samus' new kill moves compliment MK's rushing/grab game easily.

Too slow? Samus can always go Zero Suit. NOW you're in trouble.

 

[Hungry Headcrab]

Bowser + Ganon is fun. I can just go crazy, and if I hit Bowser it doesn't matter because he's a tank. You get a lot of horrifying and powerful stage coverage as well, and Bowser up-b is actually somewhat useful in saving Ganon when he can't recover.

Alternatively, Samus + Ganon is silly. Just let Ganon go nuts and Samus will shoot junk from the sides.

 

[Nausicaa]

Lucas and Luigi
Pikachu and Peach
Yoshi and Wolf
Wario and Fox
Mario and Falcon
Sonic and Metaknight
Falco and Kirby
Pit and DK
Snake and Mewtwo
Just some that I like off the top of my head.

 

[Vashimus]

Samus makes a great stock tank because of her survivability and good camping, allowing partners like spacies, Lucas, Meta Knight etc. to just go nuts.

 

[Nausicaa]

Luigi, Wario, and Peach can work for that stock-tank and survival too, but they can ALSO go nuts, if the Lucas, Metaknight, or spacies need to sit back for a time period/match-up.

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[Pixxler]

Ganondorf + Bowser = Ultimate EVIL Team

 

[Marthmario]

Toon Link and Link.
Let the projectiles fly.

 

[turtletank]

Captain Falcon and Fox. No need to explain myself.

 

[Ginge]

Kirby + Metaknight till the patch nerfs that copy ability

 

[Mono.]

Roy + Mewtwo team is so good they cause the game to not work.

 

[Generically Epic]

Falco+Mario. If you go off the stage, someone is going to get your ass.

 

[arcticfox8]

I think Sheik is good in teams but I'm probably hella wrong.

 

[Thane of Blue Flames]

I love doubles play more than singles to be honest.

I've actually been toying with the idea of an Ike + Charizard team. They're both large characters with high KO potential and big swingy hit-boxes but what makes this combo work better than something like Ike/Ike or Ike/Ganon is that Charizard can take to the air, allowing for more breathing room while still having a lot of stage presence and KO power. Charizard also has better combos/juggles while Ike has a better grab game for team combos and repositions, plus QD shenanigans for quick escapes, assists and mix-ups. Either can also be a stock tank in a pinch due to excellent recoveries

Plus, this'll be the closest I ever get to playing a Dragonlord in Smash. (My tag in P:M matches is Haar.)

 

[Strong Badam]

DK is bad in teams unless you're against very specific team compositions. I prefer using Ike or Wario like 3/4ths of the time. I sometimes even pick Mario.

 

[Thane of Blue Flames]

Limited experience here, admittedly, but Mario + Peach is utter domination. Fireballs everywhere on the ground and a Peach in the sky. GG. My partner and I had three matches in a row where we didn't lose a stock.

 

[foxygrandpa]

I've had a lot of success with pit meta, fox meta, fox peach, and pit peach. It seems to me like metaknight is an extremely solid teams character. Another team that I found good was fox link. Fox can close of kills while link causes commotion, stage control, and raises percents.

 

[#HBC | Joker]

Samus makes a great stock tank because of her survivability and good camping, allowing partners like spacies, Lucas, Meta Knight etc. to just go nuts.

The problem with samus, if you play a conservative, campy stock tank style, is that you your teammate gets abused by two opponents, and falls apart quicker. You need to be relatively aggressive, and play around your teammate. There's a reason that there's only like, 2 good samus players in Melee who do well in doubles.

 

[Mr.Random]

Double Fox only, no items, Final Destination

 

[Nausicaa]

The only way characters like DK/Char/slow but kill if they have room/can't really help the team characters actually work optimally in doubles (better than other options) is if the teammate fits a moldy criteria. As in, they can't be singled out easily and crushed, they can't be avoided easily, and they aren't very stream-lined in what they do.
Characters like Peach, Lucas, Metaknight, Pit, Mario, they all kind of fit that mold.

 

[allthetriumph]

MK and Sonic
MK and Samus

 

[Pixxler]

Zelda and Link <3 Power of love xD

 

[Juushichi]

Puff / Wario seems like it's a pretty good team, but longevity (Puff wise) may become an issue. They are absolutely annoying to deal with in tandem though.

 

[Strong Badam]

kirbysaur looks potentially broke lol

 

[NeonApophis]

Lucas and Lucas / Fox / Meta Knight / Peach / Jigglypuff
Fox and Fox / MK / Peach / Jigglypuff
Peach and Peach

 

[Sixth-Sense]

its strange how nobody has mentioned Ganon and pika, they are an incredible combination since they compliment each other so well

i mean ganon has poor recovery and isn't too fast, but has that amazing kill power with every attack not to mention range
then theres pika, doesn't have that many one hit KO's nor range but he has a great recovery, fast attacks, and thanks to speed and size he also has the ability to be anywhere in the stage

you guys should see the combination with Axe and Kage, its devastating

 

[Deleted member]

I remember Umbreon saying Marth was bad in doubles, I can't remember his reasoning though.

http://smashboards.com/threads/official-ask-dr-peepee-about-cactuars-stuff-thread.118998/page-357

 

[Quag]

I really like Zelda/Pika or Marth/Pika. Zelda helps Pikachu with his range and KOing problems through fireball support and aerials while Marth helps a whole lot with range and has given me so many combos that I didn't even know about. They also are good characters for Pikachu to fall back on while Pikachu helps with their close range and other weaknesses they may have. Just keep Zelda/Marth a little aggressive and your set.

 

[Rat]

Ness + Ness
Ness + ZSS
ZSS + GW
Snake + MK
Ivysaur + Kirby