Best way to punish Roll spammers?

[Jab187]

So I have no problem dealing with roll spammers with my other main, DK, thanks to Down B.

Palutena however, I just cant punish roll spam even when I know its coming.

I have tried Down Smash and that never works.

I have had some success with Short Hop Down Air but even that doesn't always work and gets blocked a lot.

Any advice for handling this?

Edit: Forgot to mention Forward Tilt is ok for this but that doesn't work if the opponent is behind you.

 

[MysteriousSilver]

Jab or Dash attack depending on distance. You can use ftilt or nair if you find the timing difficult. Just know where the roll is going to end up.

 

[xnine]

Jab is probably your best option if they are close to you. Just have to make sure not to tilt it.

 

[Yoshi Kirishima]

if they are rolling behind you to get to u

then short hop more so u can punish it with a fair (and keep center stage)


if they are running away from you, punish with grab and dash attack

 

[RavensArk]

I find that u-tilt is the best way to punish rolling.

 

[xnine]

I find that u-tilt is the best way to punish rolling.

Isn't that dangerous? They would have to be almost right next to you for that to work right?

 

[RavensArk]

Isn't that dangerous? They would have to be almost right next to you for that to work right?

Ah my fault for not mentioning that u-tilt is the best punish if they roll TOWARDS you. If they roll in the opposite direction from you then dash attack/grab is the way to go. Punishing rolls isn't that hard for me. Though I can see it being hard when some one full out spams it.

 

[Genoblob]

I generally go for jab or d-tilt. You'll get more out of jab though because you can combo off of it.

 

[TastyCarcass]

Best way is D-Smash. Other than that, pick stages with lots of platforms

 

[Masque]

Best way is D-Smash. Other than that, pick stages with lots of platforms

If Dsmash weren't so slow, I would agree with you.

 

[Jab187]

Yeah Down smash is really unreliable for this.

Thanks guys I will try Up Tilt for forward rolls, Down Tilt and Jab.

 

[TastyCarcass]

Her dSmash is just as slow as her tilts.
It's either use a slow ass move or
https://youtu.be/IuXOkGvZNaI?t=20s

 

[soru]

Not really. Dsmash comes out on frame 17 while UTilt comes out on frame 10 and dtilt on frame 14. Morever they both have much less recovery than dsmash, so they are much safer options. Dsmash is much more rewarding, but it's very risky.

 

[JayWon]

you need to master turning around jabbing

 

[Jab187]

you need to master turning around jabbing

Yeah this sounds like a good idea lol.

 

[E.Lopez]

you need to master turning around jabbing

I'll have to see if this is something I can actually pull off quickly.

 

[JayWon]

I'll have to see if this is something I can actually pull off quickly.

Yeah this sounds like a good idea lol.

quick example I just made:
https://vine.co/v/OLVIMBVP1Uz

Follow me on Instagram @p1katena for fun Palutena/Pikachu plays if you guys want ~ at least check it out

 

[TastyCarcass]

So I have no problem dealing with roll spammers with my other main, DK, thanks to Down B.

That doesn't work for me vs Diddy. If I land it, he can come back and hit me before I finish the move

 

[Jab187]

quick example I just made:


Follow me on Instagram @p1katena for fun Palutena/Pikachu plays if you guys want ~ at least check it out

Thanks for the example im going to practise that.