MEOW1337KITTEH
Smash Lord
Pikachu
Matchup: 60:40 (+1)
Basic Info:
Pikachu is very fast, but suffers in range. Pikachu can use QAC to move around quickly to try and resolve this, but Pika can still get zoned out. Pika can camp with thunderjolts, but not as effectively as would be ideal. Pikachu has a chain grab that works on a large amount of the cast, especially the fast fallers. Pika, however is let down by its low weight, which can only be marginally corrected with sideB
Videos:
Strategy:
Matchup: 60:40 (+1)
Basic Info:
Pikachu is very fast, but suffers in range. Pikachu can use QAC to move around quickly to try and resolve this, but Pika can still get zoned out. Pika can camp with thunderjolts, but not as effectively as would be ideal. Pikachu has a chain grab that works on a large amount of the cast, especially the fast fallers. Pika, however is let down by its low weight, which can only be marginally corrected with sideB
Videos:
Strategy:
- We can bucket his thunder and his jolts. Air jolts and thunder lead to a very powerful bucket. Grounded jolts are still strong. We can also get multiple stacks out of a single thunder.
- His aerials are faster, but ours have longer range. His nair and uair are very good at hitting us if we over commit. To solve this, don't over commit. Understand that we out range quite easily and his jolts are unsafe at a distance.
- Pikachu can dthrow>nair us until 50%, and getting the grab is relatively easy for Pikachu. This is VERY bad, try to avoid this.
- Our grab game is very effective against pikachu. Dthrow is very strong here.
- We can kill Pikachu at ridiculously low percentages, but due to Pika's QAC, landing the smashes is must more difficult than it seems.
- Pikachu's QAC allows it to run around us until it has an opportune time to go in and use it's very fast aerials to hit (and possibly combo) us.
Stages:
Assuming the stagelist from Unity 2.1
Strikes
1. Final Destination
2. Pokemon Stadium 1
3. Smashville
Runner-Up - Castle Seige
Counter Pick
1. Brinstar / Rainbow Cruise
2. Frigate Orpheon
Runner-Up - Delphino Plaza
Ban
1. Final Destination
Runner-Up - Pokemon Stadium
Assuming the stagelist from Unity 2.1
Strikes
1. Final Destination
2. Pokemon Stadium 1
3. Smashville
Runner-Up - Castle Seige
Counter Pick
1. Brinstar / Rainbow Cruise
2. Frigate Orpheon
Runner-Up - Delphino Plaza
Ban
1. Final Destination
Runner-Up - Pokemon Stadium