Check Out Charizard's Sliding Rock Smash With 'My Smash Corner'

[The Derrit]

Earlier this evening, Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS YouTube channel My Smash Corner released a video showing off a neat little technique for Charizard. Charizard's Rock Smash special attack is incredibly powerful and has several awesome properties including super armor, but because of its slow start-up and mediocre range, its uses are somewhat limited.

Unless...
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However, Rock Smash can be jump-canceled to add forward momentum to the attack, allowing it to cover more ground and create new punish opportunities. Opponents will think twice before using their get-up attack now! Watch the video below for more info.

Charizard's Sliding Rock Smash
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[EdgeTheLucas]

Charizard used Rock Slide!

It's super effective!

It sorta looks like Charizard's wavedashing while using it, too, so it looks really cool.

 

[Satan-]

Inb4thisgetspatchedout

But seriously, nice to see some new techs for my secondary. I'll try incorporating this into my tech chases and game play.

 

[Jackson]

Nice, I like this.

 

[Gatoray]

At least we get SOME cool AT's...

*desperately knocks on wood*

 

[Toph_87]

Thank you for this post. Just decided recently to main Charizard. Hope this helps.

 

[Ryu_Ken]

This tech probably can be applied to some of the other characters. Mainly the ones that don't have their mometum halted when doing down B. Who would be these characters? We gotta do testing to find out.

 

[[NameGoesHere]]

Love this guys channel has some pretty informative videos.

 

[AirFair]

Bruh this is the rockdash
charizards new wavedash lmao

 

[mario123007]

Not a Charizard pro but still cool

 

[ECHOnce]

Inb4thisgetspatchedout

Satan calls it. Sh****t

 

[Deleted member]

This is neat. I will have to try Charizard next.

 

[King Radical]

This tech probably can be applied to some of the other characters. Mainly the ones that don't have their mometum halted when doing down B. Who would be these characters? We gotta do testing to find out.

I just opened up my 3DS and got the hang of doing it with charizard real quick then tested it out with Ike's counter since that stops momentum as well and I think it seems to work. Far less noticeably but he does slide forward while countering slightly. Doubt that would be all that useful really but it does seem to work for other momentum cancelling down Bs as you suggested.

 

[-LzR-]

As a Charizard user who loves to use a little too much Rock Smash, this is awesome!

 

[Aurane]

This isn't Rock Smash. This is Rock Slide. K.K. Slider be jelly.

 

[ShadowGanon]

Patch in 3... 2... 1...

 

[ATH_]

Well, this definitely makes him better, but I wanna know about how effective this is at a comp level.

 

[The Real Gamer]

PLZ DONT PATCH PLZ DONT PATCH PLZ DONT PATCH

 

[TrogdorTheBurninator]

I love this guy's videos because...

=>Youtube Settings (Gear Icon)
=>Speed
=>0.5

AND...
Smash Bros tips by Walter White Jr.

 

[Custom]

TOO COMPETITIVE MUST PATCH

 

[ndayday]

REAL charizard mains only need one move, and it sure as hell isn't this one. useless.

 

[link2702]

Sakurai: "oh you found a new technique that adds mores options for a character and makes a normally risky unsafe move, a *LITTLE* less risky? TIME TO PATCH IT OUT!"

 

[KVLTofMetal]

Rockdashing ftw.
Now to see if this translates to Wiichuck,,,,

 

[Li'l Devi']

Imma see if you can b-reverse with it later. Seems like a nice fake-out if you can.
Oh, and I guess If you don't like the idea of losing a shoulder button, but don't really mind losing c-stick for smash attacks, you could tap-jump to b-stick with the same results probably.

 

[Custom]

THE CASUAL COMMUNITY IS IN UPROAR

 

[LimitCrown]

This will probably be eventually patched. Actually, this just seems to be caused by the fact that you can jump out of shield. It doesn't seem to be anything too amazing.

 

[Opana]

What makes this news any different from any other character specific AT news? I could understand if this was at least for more than 1 character, but I feel like this was kinda forced up on the front here.

Either way though, it is a cool channel.

 

[Deleted member]

ima main chairmander now because of dis!!!!1

 

[HyruleSmasher]

hmm amazing charizard learned HM rock smash

 

[Ryu Myuutsu]

So rocks are Charizard's best friends in Smash yet in the Pokemon universe they are his kryptonite.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Intersting tech.... too bad I don't main Zard ^_^

 

[Gidy]

I wouldn't mind if this gets patched, but goddamn he better get some buffs. Flare Blitz nerf wasn't necessary

 

[MarioMeteor]

God dammit. As if I needed something else to deal with fighting those damn Charizards. Although the ones that just spam Flare Blitz are great for my win rate.

 

[Snagrio]

Rock Smashing Pikachu while wearing his birthday hate, the monster.

 

[Darklink401]

This is actually really easy to do.

 

[Radical Larry]

This tactic may be useful for momentum forward, but...
There's no way in hell you can tell me that this is a truly viable technique for Charizard. It's even easier to dodge by rolling behind Charizard, and you can still roll backward a great distance and not get hit.

Might as well just do the regular Rock Smash, because I only see this as a gimmick that's only useful for low end edge-guarding and being punished.

This just doesn't help by much at all. In fact, this most likely just hurts Charizard if you can read him and dodge correctly (or Counter). Sure, the attack has Super Armor, but only at the start up, and at the same time, the attack is slow, and if you use SRS (Sliding Rock Smash abbreviation), you'll just end up finding yourself behind the opponent and countered like all hell.

Not trying to bash on anything, this is just my take and opinion on this new gimmick.

 

[Darklink401]

This tactic may be useful for momentum forward, but...
There's no way in hell you can tell me that this is a truly viable technique for Charizard. It's even easier to dodge by rolling behind Charizard, and you can still roll backward a great distance and not get hit.

Might as well just do the regular Rock Smash, because I only see this as a gimmick that's only useful for low end edge-guarding and being punished.

This just doesn't help by much at all. In fact, this most likely just hurts Charizard if you can read him and dodge correctly (or Counter). Sure, the attack has Super Armor, but only at the start up, and at the same time, the attack is slow, and if you use SRS (Sliding Rock Smash abbreviation), you'll just end up finding yourself behind the opponent and countered like all hell.

Not trying to bash on anything, this is just my take and opinion on this new gimmick.

It's literally a moving rock smash.

If your opponent is good enough to punish you, you'd be screwed with the regular one too.

But people expect the regular one.

This could definitely be used as a mix up or chase, since it buffers the attack DURING the slide.

Also the pebbles that fly off usually deal with rolls.

 

[SmashBro99]

inb4 patch

 

[Pryze]

Inb4thisgetspatchedout

But seriously, nice to see some new techs for my secondary. I'll try incorporating this into my tech chases and game play.

It might not. Afterall, Ness' double-PK Thunder remained after the patch.

 

[Modular Zeal]

It might not. Afterall, Ness' double-PK Thunder remained after the patch.

Double PK thunder?
please tell.....