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Dealing with pressure as Falco

Snotbubbler

Smash Rookie
Joined
Feb 21, 2015
Messages
8
So my friend plays Marth, and I noticed that the only area where he consistently beats me is when i'm in my shield and he's pressuring me. When I get under pressure I usually make bad decisions, such as just jumping away or just doing something stupid out of shield. I feel like all he does when I'm shielding is just U-Tilt / F-Tilt and sometimes F-Smashes.
Also, when I'm being cornered I either like to roll away or just jump of really high to escape the pressure.
What should a Falco do to get better in these situations? Does one simply get better at handling pressure through game experience? Or are there ways to handle this that I am not familiar with?
 

BO/\K

Smash Apprentice
Joined
Mar 7, 2014
Messages
76
Location
Seattle, WA
Is he in range of your moves? Falco's no fox but shine /asap nair or bair oos is still okay.
 

TheCandyman

Smash Apprentice
Joined
Dec 15, 2014
Messages
140
3DS FC
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WD OoS my friend. It'll save your life.
A lot of what Marth can do is unsafe on sheild and can be dealt with an easy Shine OoS or WD OoS. WD to punish F-Smash incredibly easily then you can pillar. Shine when he's spacing incorrectly and if he's using aerials on sheild a grab or Shine will work. Remember. Falco and Fox have the best OoS move in the game, shine. Make use of it
 

SuperShus

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Wait until after you're out of shield stun (full shield for less shield stun frames)
1)press y
2)press down b first frame in the air
3)combo
4)kill
 

TheCandyman

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Wait until after you're out of shield stun (full shield for less shield stun frames)
1)press y
2)press down b first frame in the air
3)combo
4)kill
You could also buffer a jump using C-Stick up in sheild then spam down b
 

1000g2g3g4g800999

Smash Journeyman
Joined
Jul 21, 2012
Messages
368
Location
Earth
You can also spotdodge and punish fsmash. If the fsmash is a tipper you're taking massive shieldstun and knockback. Try to just hit utilt when the hitboxes aren't inbetween you and Marth, or shield DI in and hit it (assuming he isn't just using this to anti-air, if he is change fastfall timing/don't do it at all, or simply don't go into the air).
 
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