Need help vs. Yoshi

[Probalo]

How do I handle Yoshi? I have a hard time approaching him, because of his ridiculous dash attack and eggs.

 

[Zinfu]

if he's dash attacking you either fair or bair are good options. Eggs are stupid however they are thrown at such weird angles that you can just get around them. What you need to worry about more so than anything else is his stupid 3 frame nair with good hitboxes. However Fair is a fantastic tool vs Yoshi and I recommend it as it out ranges and out prioritizes his nair. As long as your spacing is on point for fair you wont be hit by most anything he throws at you. Get banana in hand, shield eggs and approach in between shields. when you get close enough and he throws an egg hit him with your banana, even if he's in the air you can hit him with a fair and retreat. You can win a lot of approaches vs Yoshi just by holding a banana. Patience is another big thing don't worry if you don't kill him fast if you get him in a combo get your percentage in back out and do it all over again, win from neutral. When he's at ~120% hit him with a hoo-haa or a read into forward smash. Do not fight Yoshi off stage much, he will win most of those trades. Play your Ground game just stick to the fundamentals and you will beat Yoshi.

 

[tru.]

It depends on what character you're using, of course. Slower and more powerful characters have less of a chance of hitting Yoshi, I would think, because he has insanely quick but powerful moves. I would probably stick to a quicker character like Sheik, Diddy Kong, or Sonic (if you are using Diddy Kong, use Zinfu's strategy stated above).

Regardless of character, always be wary of Yoshi's capabilities. Sheik is my main, but I do use Yoshi fairly consistently, and I hit many opponents with Yoshi, because they come rushing towards me, and I dash into them to set up a Meteor Smash or kill strike. Using projectiles will help rack up some damage on Yoshi. Since his only projectile is an egg throw (which many players are not accurate with), he will have no choice but to come towards you. Play it safe and shield his attacks, because most of them end up leaving him vulnerable, then strike.

 

[Empty Number]

Tip: His Egg Dash can be shield grabbed. Use this to your advantage.

Also, learn his roll-distance to help you punish it better. His roll is very slow, so if you can accurately predict where he will be, you usually will have time to get there.