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How to edgeguard well with Bowser Jr?
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guedes the brawler
Smash Lord
if the opponent isn't good, just a simple fair or bair, or evne hair, will do the trick. try to practice your zoning so that you attack from the safest distance possible.
You can pursue people off-stage with side-B, since you can jump out of it. REMEMBER THIS.
try paying attention on how they react when you do it, see if they can't be baited for an airdodge and a heavier punish.
cannonball is interesting from far away for some characters that can't afford to airdodge and lose momentum, they will either take the hit and die, or use their recovery too early and be helpless.
mechakoopas being tossed is also great, practice with it. just dropping one to block low recoveries can work... and with practice, you cna do it with the cannonball's drop-off. (they will NEVEr see it coming. seriously)
Abandon ship can also work wonders. you can bait them with the ship and make them eat the explosion, or the hammer... there are many setups. people recovering high are very susceptible to upsmash, especially out of shield if they try to cover their recover with an attack. D-tilt can help you too since it eats airdodge thanks to lasting long.
oh, appparently, Down smash, and a down-angled Forward smash, can both do wonders... people recovering high to land on the actuall stage can eat any of the smashes, out of shield mostly.
You can pursue people off-stage with side-B, since you can jump out of it. REMEMBER THIS.
try paying attention on how they react when you do it, see if they can't be baited for an airdodge and a heavier punish.
cannonball is interesting from far away for some characters that can't afford to airdodge and lose momentum, they will either take the hit and die, or use their recovery too early and be helpless.
mechakoopas being tossed is also great, practice with it. just dropping one to block low recoveries can work... and with practice, you cna do it with the cannonball's drop-off. (they will NEVEr see it coming. seriously)
Abandon ship can also work wonders. you can bait them with the ship and make them eat the explosion, or the hammer... there are many setups. people recovering high are very susceptible to upsmash, especially out of shield if they try to cover their recover with an attack. D-tilt can help you too since it eats airdodge thanks to lasting long.
oh, appparently, Down smash, and a down-angled Forward smash, can both do wonders... people recovering high to land on the actuall stage can eat any of the smashes, out of shield mostly.
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Vonn Hennings
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I found a fairly easy way of ledge guarding is jump off the stage, right above the ledge and use an up-special. The clown car will fall and explode on their head. Unless the opponent quick falls and recovers again.
If they're about to grab on the ledge, down tilt will usually knock them away.
Duck SMASH!
Smash Journeyman
Catch opponents with your Dair, but maneuver yourself so that you don't get them with the final hit. They will be knocked downwards and likely unable to recover.
This applies to all multi hit moves, including Pikachu's Bair, as demonstrated by ESAM vs Nakat.
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Also, don't be afraid of going really far offstage to aerial someone. Fair and Bair are your best bets, but Uair is also a good choice if they're coming from high.
The farther you go and closer towards the blast zones, the more likely you will be rewarded with an offstage kill. Just go for it unless you're fighting someone like Meta Knight or Villager.
Between your midair jump, side b + JC, and up B, you are very likely to make it back.
This applies to all multi hit moves, including Pikachu's Bair, as demonstrated by ESAM vs Nakat.
Source:
The farther you go and closer towards the blast zones, the more likely you will be rewarded with an offstage kill. Just go for it unless you're fighting someone like Meta Knight or Villager.
Between your midair jump, side b + JC, and up B, you are very likely to make it back.
krazyzyko
Smash Champion
You can punish edge roll with down smash.
Edge attack with F smash and normal getup with a Ftilt. If they LIFT then fair them.
If they are going for the sweet spot then run off bair or Nair. Edge trump > edge hop Nair. Trump > d smash of they go for the ledge again. You can also time a spinout under the edge to stage spike.
Edge attack with F smash and normal getup with a Ftilt. If they LIFT then fair them.
If they are going for the sweet spot then run off bair or Nair. Edge trump > edge hop Nair. Trump > d smash of they go for the ledge again. You can also time a spinout under the edge to stage spike.
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V1cegrip
Banned via Warnings
fair and nair (nair has good range and speed) are your best bet offstage. kart spinout can be be used cause even if you miss you can side B back to the stage after the spinout. Up b explosion and mechakoopa drop/mechakoopa throw are also good situational dependent options. Or you can let them get back to the ledge and cover their getup/jump getup with usmash.