Falco Matchup ?

[Maruhai]

Hey, I'm an aspiring Cpt Falcon main and I've been training against a lot of players and different characters, some are harder than others, but I usually can get the hang of playing against any character once I put enough effort into it.

One character I cannot win against tho is Falco, I just don't understand how to do it. His lasers cripple my movements, and if I get close he usually just shield, shines once I throw out a move, and the just pillars me until I can reach a platform/edge.

I know it's easy to edgeguard a Falco and I can get it somewhat consistently, but the hard part is getting him in an edgeguard situation, more often than not I'm the one being edgeguarded ...

Any help on how to beat Falco's neutral game ? Thanks.

 

[KingKirb]

Hey, when you understand how to do it, let me know xD

I usually get wrecked. If you can dash dance and catch him messing up, combos can keep going pretty well on him


Also, I like to take him to Yoshi's story if I think I'm going to lose. Stomp into knee kills at like 50 percent.

 

[Bu$]

Falco is one of the hardest matchups imo. One thing to note that with falco you need to try and stay within his "danger zone". This is the area in which you are too close for him to shoot a laser because of lag and your various movement options and you're too far away for him to hit you with his moves. This is wayyyy easier said than done but that's how you get in on falco.

Falco has the best neutral game in the game imo so beating it isn't easy. You just have to get super comfortable with moving around him as close as you can without getting hit. little tips.
You can nair over low lasers so get stuff started or you can raptor boost under high lasers.

 

[Red Rice]

Many people, not just Falcon mains, have trouble against Falco's at first. The lasers and pressure lock you down if you don't know how to deal with it.

In regards to the lasers, what Bu$ said, you can nair over them. Recognize the patterns of how Falco is lasering and you get weave around them. Having platforms are also useful. Against pressure, if the Falco is doing it correctly, your best option is to buffer a roll (by holding c-stick in either direction, you'll roll in the first frame possible). If you see that the Falco does an early aerial on your shield, you can shield grab - but don't count on getting shield grabs all the time, especially against higher level Falcos.

In order to get Falco off-stage, you have to get nairs, uairs, and grabs. Those leads to tech chases and knees and etc.. The more you play, the more you'll recognize certain situations and pick up on people's habits. One of the reason I love playing Falcon against people worse than me (I swear I'm not trying to be condescending) is because their patterns are much more recognizable. Once you catch onto people's habits, Falcon looks like the best character in the game because you get tech chase stomps, and drop zones and everything a Falcon loves to do

 

[ShoutoutJFK]

Obviously getting around the neutral game is really tough, but if you are able to do it, definitely incorporate up-angled ftilt into your punish game. I typically use it after an upthrow at those mid to high percents before fsmash becomes an option and it has decent enough knockback to get falco off the stage.

 

[Nicco]

Spoiler: Original post

Wall of text incoming! I use the word dodge alot. By that I mean evade through dashes/wavedashes, not spotdodge! Spotdodge with Falcon sux!

Spoiler: Kikkoman's recipe for salty Falco

Spoiler: Some tips on tech chasing I wrote in a different thread

Spoiler: Trigger trick