Official Pikachu Stage Discussion - Rainbow Cruise

[K 2]

I heard DK does really well here. He has three spikes, the lava helps his recovery, and the blastzone compliment his powerful smashes. Down B also covers most of the bottom platform.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Pros
Short blast zones everywhere for easy kills off the top and sides
Pikachu can go under brinstar to get away from pressure
The little connectly thingy and balls will make your hitbox last longer
Little ball things can refresh moves (uair through them)
Lava comboes = sex
Cons
Short Blast zones + lightweight = dead pika
Lava can hinder gimps with uair
F-throw CG are elminated for the most part
QAC not as effective here because of slopes and the smallness of the stage
Platforms are weird
Overall
Mediocre stage for pikachu. Be very wary of the blast zones, for you WILL die early. However, get your opponent in u-tilt or u-smash thunder and you will love everything. It really depends on the character you are fighting.
Characters to avoid: DK, ZSS, Snake, Ike, Kirby. If you are fighting DK, BAN THIS LEVEL NO MATTER WHAT. This is more important than banning BF. This was my CP that worked on everybody but one person in yesterday's tournament. If you pick up DK, go here every time, its sexy

 

[gallax]

well if im fighting a DK i would be more liable to ban luigis mansion. at least you can tjolt the **** out of DK here.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Brinstar is DK's best level. Trust me, ban this against DK. You can destroy the house if you want on luigi's and then fight him on open ground. Here...you just get *****.

 

[gallax]

ok. so brinstar=fin amazin DK. what about lucas and ness? close in and they can pkfire us to death. then with the powerful throws and good airiel game. i don think i would want to fight them here.

i would like to fight ROB here though.

 

[Ussi]

Despite Brinstar being amazing for DK, I STILL LOST to a Snake here with DK. Fricking C4 is just too much here.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

I beat a mod on AiB here pika snake.

 

[neji32]

dont fight gnw here, his usmash will **** and his fair can kill on either side around 40-50

 

[Ussi]

How about, don't use as a CP, but know how to fight on here type of stage. (Or use a 2ndary [DK and Snake are both good here])

 

[neji32]

Yea, its nothing to wanna cp anyone on but not bad enough to ban.

 

[K 2]

G&W dies at like 115% from the lava. There are better G&W stages, if you're looking for short ceilings and sides.

 

[Ussi]

G&W still does well. Some people can't see him sometimes cause he blends in so nicely xD

 

[KayLo!]

Thank you, K 2! <3

Wow, I didn't know you could go through the bottom of this stage, lol. That really shows how little I know about it.....

Do you guys think it's better to leave the stage whole or try to break it apart for the extra ledges & space?

 

[Zylar]

That's a good question Kaylo.

I rarely play here, and that QA through the floor is new news to be as well.

It's really a pain when the lava rises and you get at the center last.

 

[iSpiN]

Sorry, I consider this stage worse than LM :/

I beat a mod on AiB here pika snake.

Who was it?

 

[K 2]

I usually leave the stage whole while I'm fighting, but if I can (my opponent is respawning, or he is sent really far away), I just jab the middle section to try to break it up. The problem is that it comes back together really quickly. I wouldn't go out of my way to break apart the stage (unlike on LM, in which it is VITAL to bring down at least half the house), but if I can, I prefer to have the extra space to camp/QAC.

 

[M15t3R E]

I've never intentionally fought here, and I do not ever plan to. The critically low ceiling compounded with short left and right blast zones make pikachu's light weight even more a negative factor than usual.
Pikachu's t-jolt gets stopped by the egg-like things on the floor and the platforms can help many characters more than it helps Pikachu.

Pikachu's thunder CAN **** here due to the low ceiling. I would recommend breaking up the stage when you can to give yourself more playing room *unless* you're fighting a campy player.

All in all, this stage isn't god awful but don't CP it.

 

[iSpiN]

I would rather discuss Delfino Plaza, Halberd, Norfair, and Distant Planet(i REALLY want to discuss this one).

But this thread has been a great help. Keep up the god work. :D

 

[gallax]

dont waste your time breaking it up as it will get itself back together too soon.

 

[Stealth Raptor]

dont worry we will get around to those in due time.

 

[gallax]

im putting in a request for distant planet.

 

[iSpiN]

im putting in a request for distant planet.

Thank you <3

 

[KayLo!]

Gotcha.

This was helpful. I never liked playing on Brinstar, but I wasn't sure if I just wasn't doing it right or if it really wasn't a good stage for Pika.

I still can't believe someone actually CP'd it on me, though, lol.

 

[K 2]

Yeah, sorry I'm so behind on stage discussions. I've been so busy lately. I had to stay up to 1:30 in the morning trying to finish my homework. I'll get caught up soon.

I want to do norfair next. We can do distant planet after that.

 

[gallax]

norfair...NORFAR...NORFAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok. norfair sounds kool. i love all the edges and the QA mindgames there.

 

[KurashiDragon]

Final Destination is a great place to set up thunder. You can spam it all you want without much trouble (Depending on the amount of players or what items may be on the stage.)

Pretty good discussion. Good for the pika newbs. Do Norfair next.

 

[KayLo!]

Yesssss!!! Norfair is my magic juju stage..... I always do so well there.

 

[gallax]

Final Destination is a great place to set up thunder. You can spam it all you want without much trouble (Depending on the amount of players or what items may be on the stage.)

Pretty good discussion. Good for the pika newbs. Do Norfair next.

lol. i dont know if you are trying to say if you are a noob or if the discussion was good for noobs or both!!

and spamming thunder on FD can be punished if you do not wave bounce it.

 

[K 2]

Imagine Anther and his ledgecamping...on Norfair. Lolz, he would be so broken.

 

[K 2]

I think this is one of ROB's worst stages. You might CP this against ROB. The tight spaces gives him no room to camp.

 

[KurashiDragon]

Jolts and bolts are affected negatively on this stage.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

NOOOOO ROB OWNS ME HERE. At least online...

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

You should do the more common stages, or stages that are allowed everywhere such as Delfino, Halberd, and Castle siege before wild cards like norfair and distant planet. No tournament host has distant planet as on their CP list, regardless of what the SBR say.

 

[K 2]

I try to switch between wild card stages and "official" stages since it adds variety. When we do regular stages, the discussion turns out rather bland and boring. The wild cards keep the stage discussions interesting.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

That's true i guess.

 

[Ussi]

You'd CP Rob here... if you were DK or Snake.

 

[gallax]

hehe. do not fight ROB here. his dsmash is outrageous here. plus his nair is way more effective with the plats being the way the are.

 

[gallax]

castle siege is sucha a weird level for pika imo. the third transformaion is great. but i just cant stand the second stage. the first one is alright.

 

[iSpiN]

Can this stage help fight MK/Marth here?

 

[iSpiN]

You're forced to kill from the sides due to the high ceiling so Fsmash/Nair becomes your best friend. If you screw up QAC you will get a little wet...just a little. Sides are great places for Dsmash though. Um, ban this again Falco and Wolf. Great for Snake and maybe DK if you can camp him. QAC'ing across the stage is fun. Mr. Blue croc bites(don't trust that adorable face). Possible good stage against Marth if you can camp him (unsure how that would go). Ban against Falco.

Overall 3/10 or 4/10 since it forces Pikachu to lose half of his main killing attacks.