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Q: What are Palutena's Default Specials?
Neutral: Auto-reticle
Side: Reflect
Up: Warp
Down: Counter
Q: Are Palutena's specials unlocked from the beginning of the game?
Yes they are. However, you can still pick up duplicates of them.
Q: How much does Lightweight reduce Palutena's weight by?
It doesn't actually make her lighter. However, she will take 1.2x more damage from attacks, which makes her easier to KO.
Q: What is Palutena's best moveset?
There isn't one. Because all of her moves are so different from the rest, it's impossible to say that there is a clear "best moveset". You will have to use player discretion to create the moveset that works best for you.
Q: What are her options for each special move?
Her options for Neutral Special are:
1. Autoreticle, which is sort of like a delayed laser. Palutena will raise her staff and a reticle will appear. Three shots will be fired from her staff and will pass through the reticle.
2. Explosive Flame, which is a ranged projectile. The projectile looks like it's about the size of Wario at full charge. This move is B-reversable.
3. Heavenly Light, which has a large area of effect doing no knockback. The range appears to be almost infinite vertically above Palutena, and about the distance between the lower Battlefield platforms. The maximum damage this move can do is 36%.
Her options for Side Special are:
1. Reflect, which fires a barrier from her hand in front of her. The barrier up for the full duration of the move, though there are no damage multipliers on it. Her hand also as a 5% hitbox on it on startup as well as a windbox.
2. Angelic Missile, which fires Palutena forward like Skull Bash or Green Missile. The move cannot be charged.
3. Super Speed, which has Palutena dashing forward at fast speeds. After startup, the move is jump-cancelable.
Her options for Up Special are:
1. Warp, which is exactly like Mewtwo's Teleport from Melee.
2. Jump Glide, which has Palutena jump high and then slowly descend. She can move around while descending. Using an aerial out of Jump Glide will put you in special fall.
3. Rocket Jump, which is similar to Dedede's Super Dedede Jump. An aerial Rocket Jump can spike if the explosion hits the opponent.
Her options for Down Special are:
1. Counter, which counters moves with a 1.3x damage modifier with a minimum output of 10%.
2. Lightweight, which makes Palutena run faster than Sonic and increases her jump height substantially at the cost of taking 1.2x damage from all attacks.
3. Celestial Firework, which fires a ranged projectile in front of Palutena that sends the foe upwards. This move has invincibility frames for most of the move.
Q: When Palutena players say something like 2323, what does that mean?
They are referring to the special moves they are using. The first number refers to the neutral special, the second connects to the side special, the third correlates to the up special and the fourth number is the down special. In this case, that Palutena player's moveset would be Explosive Flame, Super Speed, Jump Glide and Celestial Firework.
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Q: What are Palutena's Default Specials?
Neutral: Auto-reticle
Side: Reflect
Up: Warp
Down: Counter
Q: Are Palutena's specials unlocked from the beginning of the game?
Yes they are. However, you can still pick up duplicates of them.
Q: How much does Lightweight reduce Palutena's weight by?
It doesn't actually make her lighter. However, she will take 1.2x more damage from attacks, which makes her easier to KO.
Q: What is Palutena's best moveset?
There isn't one. Because all of her moves are so different from the rest, it's impossible to say that there is a clear "best moveset". You will have to use player discretion to create the moveset that works best for you.
Q: What are her options for each special move?
Her options for Neutral Special are:
1. Autoreticle, which is sort of like a delayed laser. Palutena will raise her staff and a reticle will appear. Three shots will be fired from her staff and will pass through the reticle.
2. Explosive Flame, which is a ranged projectile. The projectile looks like it's about the size of Wario at full charge. This move is B-reversable.
3. Heavenly Light, which has a large area of effect doing no knockback. The range appears to be almost infinite vertically above Palutena, and about the distance between the lower Battlefield platforms. The maximum damage this move can do is 36%.
Her options for Side Special are:
1. Reflect, which fires a barrier from her hand in front of her. The barrier up for the full duration of the move, though there are no damage multipliers on it. Her hand also as a 5% hitbox on it on startup as well as a windbox.
2. Angelic Missile, which fires Palutena forward like Skull Bash or Green Missile. The move cannot be charged.
3. Super Speed, which has Palutena dashing forward at fast speeds. After startup, the move is jump-cancelable.
Her options for Up Special are:
1. Warp, which is exactly like Mewtwo's Teleport from Melee.
2. Jump Glide, which has Palutena jump high and then slowly descend. She can move around while descending. Using an aerial out of Jump Glide will put you in special fall.
3. Rocket Jump, which is similar to Dedede's Super Dedede Jump. An aerial Rocket Jump can spike if the explosion hits the opponent.
Her options for Down Special are:
1. Counter, which counters moves with a 1.3x damage modifier with a minimum output of 10%.
2. Lightweight, which makes Palutena run faster than Sonic and increases her jump height substantially at the cost of taking 1.2x damage from all attacks.
3. Celestial Firework, which fires a ranged projectile in front of Palutena that sends the foe upwards. This move has invincibility frames for most of the move.
Q: When Palutena players say something like 2323, what does that mean?
They are referring to the special moves they are using. The first number refers to the neutral special, the second connects to the side special, the third correlates to the up special and the fourth number is the down special. In this case, that Palutena player's moveset would be Explosive Flame, Super Speed, Jump Glide and Celestial Firework.
If you have any ideas on other questions, send them my way.
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