Pac-Man's Dash Attack is Too Good

[Darklink401]

I've only been playing Pac-Man for like half a day. And what have I noticed?

Pac-Man's Dash. A three-hit move that moves him forward quite a bit, having nice knockback on the last hit.

So what makes this an amazing dash attack?

After it is performed, it's got pretty much NO endlag.

What does this mean?

It means Pac is broke, is what it means XDD

No seriously, let's analyze options (all of these need to be performed right after a dash attack to be fully effective. Don't wait, cuz Pac-Man sure doesn't have to.)

OPTIONS:

Dash attack -> shield

Dash attack -> spotdodge

Dash attack -> roll

On shielding opponents:

Dash attack -> Fire Hydrant (As Dash attack will place you right next to your shielding opponent, almost on top of him, if you fire hydrant and they drop their shield to grab you, fire hydrant will nail them. Will also make you stand on the fire hydrant, to avoid any getup attack, and can also avoid you getting grabbed in case the fire hydrant didn't nail your opponent)

Dash attack -> grab (possibly the easiest way to grab someone with PacMan is to ram at someone's shield, then grab them right after the dash. PacMan's closerange grab is actually really fast.)

And my favorite:

Dash Attack -> UpB (The upB will actually bounce the opponent out of their shield, damaging them. They will also rise higher than you, so you have time to land and either airchase or juggle.)

On spotdodging/rolling opponents

Dash attack -> UpB (this is an eject button. They can't punish you after the missed dash if you nope away)

Dash attack -> another dash attack (if they roll away after your dash attack, don't fret. You can start a new one almost immediately after. Your opponent can only hope to either roll again to the corner, where you got him trapped, or roll behind you, in which case you can actually dash back and do a dash attack, again, almost immediately after the current one finishes)



Bonus:

Dash Attack -> dtilt looks like he does a 4th 'woka' Can trick your opponent as well.


There's honestly limitless options, as we can do anything we want after the dash attack, it can be a very adaptable thing to have.

 

[DrakeRowan]

You'd be surprised at how punishable PacMan's Dash Attack is. I've had people grab me out immediately after the 1st or 2nd chomp, and that's not even when they perfect shield.

 

[Darklink401]

You'd be surprised at how punishable PacMan's Dash Attack is. I've had people grab me out immediately after the 1st or 2nd chomp, and that's not even when they perfect shield.

Is it?

I've been using it effectively with the techniques I mentioned XD

At the very least, it's not punishable during the last one.

 

[Firedemon0]

Is it?

I've been using it effectively with the techniques I mentioned XD

At the very least, it's not punishable during the last one.

It is very punishable. However it is an effective mindgame tool. Because of the fast end lag, you can dash attack away and punish their chase. I made a video showing the various options out of dash attack in the advanced tech thread.

 

[DtJ Composer]

If you shield it, you can grab between the hits. It's not the biggest punish but it's easy to beat

 

[HotNTasty]

In addition the the aforementioned grab, if the opponent has a disjointed hitbox they can attack you mid dash attack.

 

[LanceStern]

I've had dash attack punished so much... do not abuse it

 

[~ Valkyrie ~]

It's a neat move - but use it for mindgames to maximize it's potential. My favorite thing is to throw a weak fruit, grab a shielding opponent and then munch on them when they attempt to recover. Easy to punish if you throw it around however, like people say above.

 

[Antonykun]

Im pretty sure you have trouble punishing that. dash attack because you are a Villager player and your first instinct is to grab oos with that horrible grab.

 

[ChivalRuse]

Considering how quickly you can act out of shield in this game, it is not safe. If you cross somebody up with dash attack, they can simply dash grab you from behind out of shield.

 

[Cyberguy64]

A trick I like is that if you hold the opposite direction once the attack ends, you start dashing immediately that way. Seems like you could pull some great mind trickery with that.

 

[Nomein]

I wouldn't really say so. It's not too difficult to dodge and from there you can punish fairly well.