How to do Aerial Force Palm

[Hakkat]

I can't do it, don't know why...how do I usmash into it? Doesnt work for me either =/

 

[Strong Badam]

jump

press sideb

 

[Hakkat]

I do...

Do I have to be REALLY close? Does that mean it can only be used out of Usmash on heavy characters and fast fallers?

 

[Kally Wally]

You do have to be very close, and precise. A good rule of thumb is the your opponent should be basically intersecting Lucario's palm, during the first quarter second (maybe half second?) of the move. Treat it like a normal grab, in that sense. A good way to practice is to go into training mode, set the dummy opponent to "jump" in the pause menu, and try snatching them out of the air. Start with large characters like Bowser, and once you've got that down, move on to smaller and smaller characters until you feel confident.

As for Usmashing into it, I can't really comment. I don't use that particular tactic often.

 

[Hakkat]

You do have to be very close, and precise. A good rule of thumb is the your opponent should be basically intersecting Lucario's palm, during the first quarter second (maybe half second?) of the move. Treat it like a normal grab, in that sense. A good way to practice is to go into training mode, set the dummy opponent to "jump" in the pause menu, and try snatching them out of the air. Start with large characters like Bowser, and once you've got that down, move on to smaller and smaller characters until you feel confident.

As for Usmashing into it, I can't really comment. I don't use that particular tactic often.

Thanks, that was REALLY good answer and I liked your post.

 

[AlfaStryke]

I typically do a dash attack into a USmash jump cancel at the last hit then side B, you should have an aura charge, so I would down B then Aura cancel into a jab reset, to grab and throw off the edge.

 

[Bakasama]

You can dash attack cancel USmash up+B (aura cancel) side b and with good timing have the opponent within you from the up+b attack, if you're looking for something like that.

 

[ViewtifulHoe242]

up thow-> aerial force palm is amazing if your close to the edge and facing the center of the stage

 

[Shadowtheoriginalone]

I would just like to put in my 2 cents, as I dabbed into Lucario.

If you're talking about the combo like in the demonstration vid back in 2.6, you can still do that. The key is between the ftilt and usmash. You are supposed to rapidly cancel your ftilt into usmash as soon as possible. It results in the ftilt pushing your opponent away but the usmash pulls them back in for the multihits, dragging them closer than normal.

But keep in mind that the opponent can DI/SDI (which CPUs WILL do). So it's on most cases better to jump-cancel and follow them for a Side-B or another follow-up. Also the combo string in the video is really only viable at very very low percents, like 0%-10%. Hope this all helps.