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I didn't think you were trying to be snarky, I was trying to clarify while I was slightly frustrated at an answer that would otherwise be extremely obvious lolDepends on the tech, like there are so many different ones. In general, L-cancelling is clicking the trigger right before hitting the ground. Practice with Link's down aerial, since it's most noticeable. Wavedashing is air dodging diagonally towards the ground in the direction you want to go in after a jump. Here's a good overview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vckV2MJgBzo
And I wasn't trying to be snarky, most people ask how do I use this in a match consistently.
I really annoys me how that .gif has been the go-to image for demonstrating wavedashing for as long as it has (and is still often used), and yet the wavedashes aren't even executed properly. This one is better:Gltiches, some, yeah, I guess, but glitches that make the game more fun.
I'd recommend checking out the Wiki. Good articles there.
You have a good point. If you want to see a quick visual demonstration of the constituent parts of the wavedash, then something like this clip from The Smash Bros. is good (and better than the first .gif). The first part of M2K's wavedash tutorial also does that pretty well, with some extra explanation.Truth be told, you can't see the air dodge into the ground so it just looks like the characters slide. It obviously is a terrible, shame of a wavedash, but at least you can see the mechanics behind it.