Official Character Matchup Index

[KoRoBeNiKi]

As requested by a user............Lets make this similar to a melee or brawl Matchup index

Lets start with someone easy: image courtesy of Smashwiki

Pikachu Matchups:
First Week: Captain Falcon

 

[craiigg]

i dont understand...

 

[Daedatheus]

Let's start with the first one on the list, then, Captain Falcon.

Number all of those characters in the list and edit the thread title to show who is currently being discussed!! Then put a summary of the matchup in the OP.

If I wasn't so busy right now I'd type more about the actual matchup.

 

[Sargon]

what? i did'nt got that ... :S

 

[KoRoBeNiKi]

discuss the Pikachu vs falcon matchup......this post later for next matchup

 

[Daedatheus]

Lol, it's pikachu!

Falcon can't approach from above, but that goes for pretty much all the capn's matchups. Pika is fast but Falcon is faster. Uairs out of shield work against grabby Falcons who poke your shield. Watch the dashdance, it's means either nothing or that he's coming for you.

Don't up+b into the ledge unless you have to or if Falcon is not at the edge, go far behind Falcon otherwise. You will get spiked if Falcon is waiting there.

Offstage, Falcon gets hardcore gimped basically every time, whether by a pika fsmash at the ledge to stop a jump or an up+b (which even catches Falcons recovering from below the edge) or bairs and uairs far off the stage, where Falcon really has no options (Just don't jump into the Falcon punch plz). Even Down+B can catch a recovering Falcon.

Best edgeguarder in the game against one of the worst recoverers.

Pika can shave stocks off falcon super-quick this way and it's hard to be combo'd consistently by Falcon because Pika is light and has the up+b escape. Contrarywise, Falcon is heavy and can be juggled a lot by Pika's superior aerials.

If a Falcon is about to hit you offstage with a Bair, your aerials will trade hits but put you at huge disadvantage. Up+B will get you hit if the Falcon is already there.
So, if the Falcon is crazy enough to jump out at you, get back to the stage before him. Be wary of getting mindgamed - Falcon bair-ing to bait Pika's up+b might get you back and laggy onstage ready to be bthrowed.

I'm not sure about a specific number ratio. Obviously in pika's favour by a good deal.

 

[Zantetsu]

Pikachu is cute

 

[NixxxoN]

Hard matchup if you're falcon, you have to be a combo machine to effectively kill a good pikachu, and do fast combos to avoid pika's up+b escaping.
In the other hand if you're pikachu, all you have to do is throw falcon off the stage and falcon is pretty much dead if you can edgeguard well

 

[Surri-Sama]

Falcon actually imo is one of the better match-ups vs Pikachu

He can combo pikachu in most situations to high %'s
If Pikachu happens to get out of a combo at middle or lower %'s ..Grab-->FP kills him

Mind you pikachu has the advantage obviously, with all of his combos, gimps and priority ...but i think its like 60-40 or 65-35

 

[AvengerAngel]

WTF?!

Grab + FPunch doesn't connect on light weights o_o

 

[Surri-Sama]

WTF?!

Grab + FPunch doesn't connect on light weights o_o

:O ive seen it donezor!

Uair FP works too :o

 

[AvengerAngel]

Meh, I don't know if Uair > FPunch works on the american version, but it probably does. It's just harder to connect than it is in the japanese version.
I'm sure though that grab and FPunch don't connect, at least in the american version. Of course it could work if lag/delay help you out or if your opponent doesn't react quickly enough, but I'm quite sure it is not a combo according to the combo meter

 

[Surri-Sama]

Meh, I don't know if Uair > FPunch works on the american version, but it probably does. It's just harder to connect than it is in the japanese version.
I'm sure though that grab and FPunch don't connect, at least in the american version. Of course it could work if lag/delay help you out or if your opponent doesn't react quickly enough, but I'm quite sure it is not a combo according to the combo meter

Combo meter lies, no wall combos!

 

[AvengerAngel]

Wall combos don exits, YOU NUB
YOUR OPPONENT CAN WALL TECH OUT OF THEM >:/

 

[Surri-Sama]

Wall combos don exits, YOU NUB
YOUR OPPONENT CAN WALL TECH OUT OF THEM >:/

ahaha gg

10laughs

 

[KoRoBeNiKi]

As Surri says: Falcon only needs one good combo to take off one of Pikachu's lives
As others say: Pikachu is broken, Pikachu has better approach, Pikachu has an overpowered recovery, Falcon's suck

I think this should also discuss how characters do stage wise:
I believe falcon's only moderately good stage vs Pikachu is Hyrule
Peach's Castle is a counter for Pikachu do to no grab able edges and the odd platforms prevent many gimp combos.
Dreamland is known as a Pikachu counter (also Falcon can't run)
Congo Jungle might be the second best for Falcon (due to Falcon's recovery being less predictable and small left/right stage boundaries)
Saffron City 3rd best maybe (a lot of room, multiple areas for Falcon to spike)
I am not including the other ones since they are either banned or just never played
PC: 75-25 Pikachu
DL 70-30 Pikachu
SC 60-40 Pikachu
CJ 60-40 Pikachu
HC: 55-45 Pikachu
so averaged 64-36 Pikachu?

 

[Superstar]

Peach's Castle is a counter for Pikachu do to no grab able edges and the odd platforms prevent many gimp combos.

Good for Pika or good for Falcon? Sounds so vague, but as far as I know, grabable edges help Falcon more. he needs the option WAY more than Pika. Unless he dies whether or not its there, in which case Pika would have more use.

Speaking of which, I have the initials CF, so everything I say about Falcon is automatically true no matter what anyone says. Therefore, pink costume gives a 50% combo boost and Captain Falcon has the advantage on everyone in the cast except Isai.