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[_Kadaj_]

You can dtilt while crawling no clue on the other two

 

[AtneyB]

Tell me more Kadaj

 

[Neo X]

You can dtilt while crawling no clue on the other two

Wait, are you gonna start playing as pikachu now??

 

[Luckay4Lyphe]

What do you mean by cross-ups ESAM?

 

[windrixx]

So start the fair right after the SH, or at the peak of the jump?

and a cross-up just gets you behind them, where your utilt does more damage.

 

[Ussi]

utilt just hits sooner... i would think.

You FF whenever you are high enough that right before you land you have a hitbox of fair out. Timing is completely up to you depending on where and which hit of fair you are aiming for.

First hit prevents SDI which generally the best option

 

[KayLo!]

where your utilt comes out faster*

Damage is based on how close they are to Pika, not what side they're on.

EDIT: Crazy. Got ninja'd.

 

[Syko_Lemming]

They could probably react to it. Shield drop + dash grab takes 16 frames, and that's if you buffer which is hard to do during shield drop. 16 frames is .266 seconds which is about average reaction time. That's pretty easy to react to, IMO. Realistically, it's gonna take a little more than 16 frames so it's gonna be even easier to react. I'm not gonna say never try to punish ftilt with dash grab, cause they won't always be prepared for it, but once they know you try to punish between hits, they're gonna hit you on reaction every time.

My reaction time is over .300 ):

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

First hit of fair isn't SDIable???

:O

 

[Yikarur]

of course it is, perhaps he means that if you only hit with the first hit your opponent isn't really able to SDI out of it.

 

[Ussi]

of course it is, perhaps he means that if you only hit with the first hit your opponent isn't really able to SDI out of it.

This, i am speaking in the realms of humanity...

at best.. 2nd hit you can SDI out of (Mr. Doom status)

 

[AtneyB]

Tell me more Kadaj

Or someone else...

 

[Yikarur]

Or someone else...

about what? o:

 

[AtneyB]

Is there a way to Ftilt/Utilt/Dtilt while holding an item?

You can dtilt while crawling no clue on the other two

The items' thing

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Just d-tilt while crawling...

 

[AtneyB]

What the... ty xD

Edit : F or U tilts are achievable too or... ? (can't try myself)

 

[Yikarur]

you can only dtilt while crawling, u and ftilt are not possible while holding an item.

 

[Flutter NiTE]

What character would you say would be the best for our bad matchups? like, i'm looking for a secondary to help against some of the, worser matchups that Pikachu has. (not playing MK...)

 

[Ussi]

believe it came down to DK..

Pika doesn't really have any hard bad MUs besides maybe luke, so you don't really need a 2ndary.. Better of learning the MU as Pika

 

[Yikarur]

since when is Lucario hard? o:

 

[Ussi]

If you can't consistently kill Luke by 120% then you're in for a rough time... given Pika's kill ability and weight

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Lucario and Olimar are the 2 hardest MU for Pikachu (Every Pikachu has had trouble with Olimar). Olimar beats DK, as does Diddy (Another hard MU) but wario goes even with him. If you want to trump all of Pikachu's bad MU (I only think there are 4, but obv people think Marth, G&W, and IC are bad for Pika) there is only one option, Metaknight.

 

[Ussi]

for Luke and Olimar there is Marth..

but Diddy > Marth

 

[_Kadaj_]

Nah Neo X I don't play pika lol

I like watching good pikas play though.

also Ussi what is this Diddy> Marth?!?! >:0

 

[Ussi]

Guess its still a debate between Marth mains, but quite a few claim 4:6 in Diddy's favor from what I've lurked and read

 

[_Kadaj_]

Bleh I think it's about even

 

[Ussi]

Well, staying on topic, i would say Its better as a Pika main to learn the Diddy MU than pick up a 2ndary for him. Its like getting a 2nd for MK when you go 4:6 with MK... Better off learning your main's disadvantage than a 2ndary's even.

Marth has the advantage on olimar and luke, right? (minor is better than even)

 

[_Kadaj_]

Yeah he beats both of them pretty solidly

Also you guys don't think Pika is 55:45 Mk o_0

 

[Ussi]

45:55 wouldnt be a good example to use

It is 55:45 MK

 

[_Kadaj_]

oh ok lol

and yeah it wouldn't make sense for a 2nd with a 4:6 ratio

 

[Ussi]

going 4:6 to 55:45+ is a fair reason to use a 2ndary, but going 4:6 to 5:5 is not is what i was going for.

The only other reason to use a 2ndary would be MU exp

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Pika MK is even :3

 

[_Kadaj_]

Pika MK is even :3

But seriously care to explain? it can be over aim if you don't want to here.

I think Fox vs MK is even as well

 

[Stealth Raptor]

i can see 55:45, but i wouldnt ever see it as even

 

[Ussi]

eh.. 55:45 and 50:50 are pretty close as it is..

and ESAM can pretty much beat every MK there is, or get really close to it.

 

[Stealth Raptor]

matchups do change depending on the level that is being played. for the most part, the higher the level of play the more neutral the matchups become

 

[_Kadaj_]

Stealth Raptor used Knowledge!

It's super effective!!!

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

BLech I've described it so manyt imes

SUMMARY TIME

Pika can't really get edgeguarded (maybe a few %, but that is it)
Pika has CG into fleedle deedle (d-throw uair footstool)
Approaching is RPS for both players with our dair, grab, t-jolt, and fair compared to his f-tilt, d-tilt, and fair.
Pika kills earlier
We can't mess with MKs recovery too much (maybe a T-jolt or a single thunder bolt)

 

[Ussi]

tornado > tjolt approach (long range tjolt isn't exactly an approach...)

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

I'm talking about close range, like we anticipate F-tilt and FH t-jolt. It will hit the F-tilt probably.