Help with fthrow>uair

[Rollo]

I've seen this infamous combo a number of times on Gonzo's combo vid, and have tried many times to use the moves listed earlier. Unfortunately, I am only able to pull this off once, and then the second time my opponnet moves far enough horizontally to completely evade the attack. Any advice? (BTW, this is my first post, and I would appreciate any other tips you have for maining everyone's favorite puffball.) Thanks in advance.

 

[GeorgeTHPS]

If it's against a space animal, your combo should be F-Throw > U-Air > F-Throw > U-Air > F-Smash.

Most other characters: F-Throw > U-Air > U-Smash/F-Smash

 

[Rollo]

Thanks, that should help. So it only works for certain characters? I'm guessing it's also effective against larger characters since it was so effective against D3 in the vid.

 

[GeorgeTHPS]

A lot of characters like Donkey Kong, Sonic, and others can simply up+B to avoid being grabbed a second time, but that doesn't mean you might not be able to catch them by surprise for the second grab occasionally.

 

[jtowns]

key is low %'s too. a lot of heavier/bigger characters it's nice to have fthrow + hammer + uair

 

[SpikeSpiegel19]

u can also use this combo instead if u'd like against lighter characters,
its one i've been using more often against snake b/c it opens some options to approach, Upthrow, upair (timing is critical, to early and ull hit ur opponent to far / to late and u wont hit), forward tilt aimed with a high angle, from there u can use tackle or a neutral air. Hope this helps

~Gonzo~

 

[Tangy]

It's all based on percentage. The F-throw combos start when the opponent is at 0 or low percent damage.

 

[SpikeSpiegel19]

10 or under is more or less what u got to work w/ thats my experience anyway

 

[Kasai]

Also, if you have problems just working with the button combos, the easiest way that I've found to do is just hold forward and hit up on the C-Stick. Seems to work well enough and you don't lose the momentum and are able to get the 2nd grab better.

 

[SpikeSpiegel19]

Also, if you have problems just working with the button combos, the easiest way that I've found to do is just hold forward and hit up on the C-Stick. Seems to work well enough and you don't lose the momentum and are able to get the 2nd grab better.

Thats been my experience as well, also mixing in a neutral B is not a bad idea after the upair that way u can do 10% more damage on top of the combo

 

[Kasai]

Yeah, depending on the damage of the person you're fighting, sometimes you won't be able to get the fsmash in and it's safer to just inhale them for the extra damage/possible power.

To the OP:
It's also important to remember to only go for the 2nd grab on a few characters, the space animals and maybe captain falcon...I'm sure a few more, possibly bowser but not 100% sure.