How often should you meteor smash?

[criel]

Hello,

Still trying to work on my game and still can't seem to figure out how to effectively meteor smash people. I guess just more and more playing would make it easier but not everyone can meteor smash, right? DDD, for example, can't correct? Everytime I try to with him the enemy flies up in the air and doesn't shoot down like some characters can do(Diddy for example).

Just trying to learn the ropes here, sorry for a novice question

 

[Ussi]

Dair is the most common meteor smash. aerial.. Then you some fairs and specials.



Meteor smashes arent easy to get off. But they happen, some more tHan others

Focus on recovering and spacing first

 

[Twinkles]

First know what characters can meteor smash and you also have to know if the character has any conditions for meteor smashing (Luigi's down-air, for example, needs to hit with a certain hitbox to meteor smash while Wolf's down-air, as one giant hitbox, just needs to hit to meteor smash).

There isn't a huge necessity to using meteor smashes at all so you probably would be better off practicing other things (Ussi said spacing and recovering, that is good)

That said, meteor smashes can drastically change a match under the right conditions, so it might be a good idea to practice them occasionally.

 

[Supreme Dirt]

Meteor Smash Wolf a lot.

 

[Anthon1996]

I only meteor smash if I feel like getting some style points.

Only meteor smash if you want to look sexy. Missing one will make spectators facepalm, so work on your aiming and timing.

 

[FIREL]

^ This....

 

[Sush1]

DDD can meteor smash with UpB

 

[Beninator]

Practice with Ganondorf's Down Air.

 

[Le vieux lapin]

DDD can meteor smash with UpB

you're learnin fast kid. Even I forgot that one.

 

[-LzR-]

Meteormashing is awesome if you can land it. It's not that hard or anything. You just need a good read and that's most of the time a stock gone.

 

[DVDV28]

One of the main things to remember is the limitations of your character's recovery. Characters like Marth and DK don't meteor smash as you'd expect them to as the end lag on Dair etc. can often mean that you don't get back up (or at least it did for me while I was starting out). Learn what you can get away with while training alone. Once you've done that, chuck in a computer and learn to read approaches. Once you've got the hang of their 2D style, move onto people and learn to read adaptions.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Some meteor smashes are better than others. Study each one to learn which ones are reliable KO moves.