Deciding on character choice for tourney.

[ZaZzz]

Hey all. Lately, I've been playing a pretty mean Ganon, and before that I had been main-ing Olimar. My play with both is up to scratch, so what I'm more worried about is who will be able to get me further in a tourney. I don't play against many MKs or Falco's, hence me worrying about trying to go Ganon vs any at tourney level play. I figure a faster, more unpredictable character along the lines of Olimar would be more suited for it.

Beyond that, I'm also fuzzy on how to deal with a character pick that counters Ganon. IE, if I'm up against a MK, will my Olimar have a fighting chance? Should I stick with Ganon? I'm still clueless about what I should do if I'm playing my Ganon and I go up against a Lucas. Stay Ganon, go Oli? Any help with matchups or anything would be appreciated.

 

[crap monkey]

I'm having the same problem as you. Ganon is my current main but I'm worrying that my first tourney run will be a short one thanks to my choice. I finally decided that fast characters are the way to go. Before maining Ganon I was playing as MetaKnight and Snake (coincidence that they ended up being top tier, I'm not one of those people who chooses a character based on tiers, it just so happened that my two beloved characters ended up being so ****ing awesome) so at least I played them for a good while and still play them occasionally. So I suggest trying to supplement your Ganon with an Olimar like you want to do. Fast, hard to hit and unpredictable.

 

[:034:]

I'll give you a handy list.

You MUST switch when facing these characters:
- Ice Climbers
- Falco
- Meta Knight
- Wario

Switching is highly adviced against:
- Snake
- King Dedede
- R.O.B.
- Diddy Kong
- Lucario
- Wolf
- Ike
- Olimar
- Pikachu
- Toon Link

No need to switch if you think you're up to it: (they will still be tough battles, and there's no shame in switching)
- Bowser
- Donkey Kong
- Fox
- Peach
- Pit
- Zelda
- Samus
- Sheik
- Zero Suit Samus
- Sonic
- Link
- Lucas

No need to switch:
- Mario
- Luigi
- Ness
- Kirby
- Captain Falcon
- Jigglypuff
- Pokémon Trainer (except for Charizard)


Of course, you can give a bit of leeway to this if you want. I'm very confident in the R.O.B. match-up, so I'd pick Ganondorf against him. Do whatever you feel is necessary.

As for other mains/secondaries, I suggest picking a main among the Top/Upper regions and a secondary for counterpicks. Or just two characters you like that are coincidentally good.

Characters I'd recommend as main:
- Snake
- Meta Knight
- Game & Watch
- King Dedede
- Falco
- R.O.B.
- Marth

And secondaries:
- Pikachu
- Wolf
- Toon Link
- Olimar
- Donkey Kong
- Wario
- Diddy Kong

Know that you'll have to learn those characters to the best of your ability. It's not easy mode where you just throw out moves and they ****.

 

[Meian]

Thx for the list FD, pretty good info to keep in mind for myself as well.

Only person you listed that I also play though is Wario ;;

I think in terms of who I do best with "overall" (not including Ganondorf) tends to follow this list for me:

Ness/Wario/Mario/Lucas

Although my Wario is pretty alright I am not sure if he is quite tourny ready. Your list may have me practice him a bit more if my other characters aren't that viable tourny-wise. Wish I could say I have a main but lack of tournies in Georgia that isn't Melee makes me just have a variety to choose from.

Nevertheless, good to see some of those characters that I can use Ganondorf against. Olimar and Diddy Kong will be a complete pain though. Could never figure a good way around grab spam on Olimar and still practicing against my friend's pro Diddy Kong.

 

[Sgt. Baker]

I've grown quite fond and adpt at using the more heavier characters. I just picked up DK and Dedede but they are quickly becoming two of my favorites, I'm going to keep them in mind for the next tourney I go to. I'm still proud at maining Ganon because he's just always a pleasure to beat people with. Ike is another guy I switch in too. I use my Bowser as a tester agaisnt people, I use him first to see which of my heavyweights I should use next. It may seem a little weird but that's how I play lol. I've tried other heavyweights (Snake, R.O.B., Yoshi, Wario, Samus) but I just don't like them as much- I'm more of an in-your-face player than a projectile user.

 

[:034:]

I've tried other heavyweights (Snake, R.O.B., Yoshi, Wario, Samus) but I just don't like them as much- I'm more of an in-your-face player than a projectile user.

Huh? That seems to fit in my opinion.

 

[mariofanpm12]

Personally, I'd advise you to use Olimar.

However, Ganondorf would be a nice choice because the more Ganons there are, the higher his chances of placing better.

 

[Griffard]

I'm using Ganon at a tourney on Saturday, so this information is quite helpful. Thanks very much. I guess I'll just counter pick R.O.B., Falco, Marth, or Mario based on who I'm playing.

 

[Sgt. Baker]

Huh? That seems to fit in my opinion.

Haha whoops, that doesn't make any sense at all now that I see it

I've tried Wario and I liked him a whole lot but as I got better with my other guys it seems like he just started to fall behind. Oh well, I use the top tier characters (Dedede, DK) for those harder bouts.