Go to battlefield and practise quick attack angles. You will obviously need it for recovering, but it is also useful for approaching, getting out of tight spots and chipping damage. If you have trouble controlling quick attack, try practising controlling
's hydro pump. It's slower so it allows more time for the inputs I mention below. Once you are comfortable with controlling hydro pump, speed up the inputs you practised with hydro pump when you use quick attack.
Here's an input for quick attack:
+
+
+
=
Let's break this down. When you input
+
, pikachu will make a noise and crouch before he moves into the air. Before pikachu moves up, you need to input
for it to come out as your first direction. As pikachu moves in
, input
, your second direction.
Make sure that you don't alter your first direction if you wish to move
then another direction, or it will come out as one direction.
If you have are recovering and need a moment to figure out what directions are needed to get back to the stage, hit yourself with thunder. Don't use this all the time though, as opponents will punish you for it.