How do you train when you play this game as PT?
My problem is that I've had this game for some time, and though I do know what each pokemon's attack does, I'm having trouble actually using them. Do you guys have any tips on how to actually train so that I can adapt to the timing of the attacks and their hit boxes? I understand that each pokemon has its strengths and weaknesses, and if it's at all possible this early in the game, does anyone know what each pokemon is good against?
From my experience, i would say that for:
Racking up Damage: ivysaur and charizard -if flamethrower and rock smash don't hit use it to set them up because they'll think that's all you know how to do . although, charizard is a big target so you must learn how to short hop dodge like nuts against fast aggressive players. nAir is perfect for those types
Knock-outs: Charizard - by far has the easiest KO moves to pull off and has a lot more KO than the rest of em. Also, he can screw people over using his flamethrower as an edgeguard. use his downA for knockback and to keep them at a good distance. when they come charging at you, quickly grab them and blow fire on their face (down grab) then go knock them far away with your fair. Ivy does pretty good damage with his up B and side smash but those are his only two knockout moves and he has a ton of lag so...focus more on him when you practice
Strategy: by far it's squirtle, he can be played overly aggressive or be defensive and tricky, and he doesn't telegraph his moves. Get the timing down to use his Upsmash when people climb back on from the ledge. He's great to play off the ledge and can screw ppl over with his fairs and bairs so you might want to play a little more adventurously even though you may die a lot at first (you'll get better i swear because you'll get used to each character's limits and know when to get back to the ledge). watch out for his up B though cuz i think it sucks as a recovery. it doesn't go as far as you think and if you're facing the wrong the direction somehow and you don't realize it among all the chaos you're causing, it's pretty hard to DI back towards the ledge.
Also, i must note Ivy can be well rounded, but shines best at racking up damage/strategy but...he lacks a lot of agility, recovery is easily guarded against, easy to juggle, and a decent sized target. it's when players get too caught up in trying to knock you off that you can catch them off guard. Ivysaur, i find, is a double-edged sword for punishment: if you miss a move (since most of his moves are focused in one direction and have a recovery lag) or get blocked after a hard hit, you will get punished guaranteed. However, when they begin to underestimate you and not pay attention to defense as much, they can easily find themselves missing a couple of stock.
Ivy's Fair (don't get blocked though...you'll most likely be in shield grabbing range if it misses and you have to land) and forward tilt are greatttttt for catching people off guard..also if you use the razor leaf so much, it'll make ppl wanna get closer to you and that's when you hit neutral B and do the bullet seed (don't spam bullet seed!! sometimes they forget you even have it because they're too focused on what they're trying to do...don't even accidentally hit neutralB and remind them you have it - only use it when you think you got a good shot)
As for practice, if you can't beat Nasty's (level 9's), then i wouldn't try practicing against better human opponents. you need to go at your own pace - aiming high is great but everyone needs a place to start. i would say it's more about finding out your own way of playing and devising plans to take down the computer which will help you when you get to fight real people because you must be able to quickly adapt to the situation. if you always go up against different people, you have no basis to build upon because each opponent differs in the way they play so you'll grow slower and have nothing to get used to.
when i don't play online, I pick a level 9 cpu that i think most people would play as competitively and try to get used to how the computer uses that character. ALSO, have the computer be the character that you're trying to get better at because it may use some combos that you may have never thought of. Then make challenges for yourself, like you need to win with at least 2 stock left or something. This'll force you to get better.
All of this has worked for me so far and are my observations...just thought I'd share my 2 cents. Sorry for the long post and if anything was old news.
