Looking for some jiggs advice

[EXOgreyfox]

I feel like iv been playing pretty bad lately.. here's a recent tournament video any advice?

 

[drakeirving]

I don't think you played particularly poorly here, but there were some matchup-specific problems (besides it being in ROB's favor in general imo). Mainly it was just being too aggressive and linear in your approach; you can't really do that with ROB because his arsenal will always outrange you. If you aren't weaving to space and bait options, you aren't going to be taking full advantage of Jiggs' aerial game, and a character with great aerial range like ROB is just going to highlight that. A lot of your damage was just ROB stuff that punished your approach.

Second, you basically ignored the gyro the whole time, which is not the way to go. Gyro can be fussy to pick up grounded at times but if you can take control of the gyro it greatly hinders ROB's options for keeping you away in the air and gives you that power instead. It keeps them guessing on when you're going to zoom in, and since he only has aerials and lasers to keep you out in the air (which aren't fast enough to catch a well-timed gyro throw) he has to land and rely on shield a lot more. Meanwhile, a thrown gyro (not z-dropped, for some reason) and Pound instabreaks his shield.

Game 2 a commentator pointed out that ROB almost ran out of gas. Not sure if you were trying to capitalize when you got hit by the upair but that should've been the intention at that point since he was overextending. Also about those upairs, I'm pretty sure you can single jump and airdodge off the ledge if you're expecting it and just bair them as you descend since they're vulnerable from the side as long as you can get down there. Would like to test.

 

[EXOgreyfox]

for sure man i'll keep that in mind next time. will def mix up my approaches too

 

[OmegaStriker]

Yeah, I agree. You were playing really well in this fight. But you need to remember that Jigglypuff is a character who's supposed to punish mistakes and be leery of making her own mistakes. Against R.O.B., you need to watch out for his nair; move's really good for covering all around him in the air and it autocancels. I like how you used rest to bait out his tech. Jigglypuff may not have projectiles, but she benefits very well from playing patient and making the opponent try to approach her. What I could recommend is using the C-Stick for your aerials. Jigglypuff's air speed is the second best in the game (she's only beaten in that regard by Yoshi) so you can jump backwards and keep your momentum while throwing attacks in the direction of the opponent. Like drakeirving said, that Gyro will be the source of a lot of grief in that matchup, so if it's sitting on the ground, land on it with the attack button. Anyway, good stuff and I hope this helps!

 

[EXOgreyfox]

thanks man will def try to use the c stick more