Pika Q&A/FAQ Thread: Ask a Quick Question, Get a Quick Answer!

[Luckay4Lyphe]

And they can get caught in this at any percent?

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Normal CG %s are the best since the diminishing moves will keep it longer, but i suspect that if you grab him no later than like 25% he will go for a few grabs.

 

[RogueThunder]

If upsmash cancels jumps, can you upsmash out of a QAC? (I'm away from my wii and won't be able to check for a while)

 

[Stealth Raptor]

you can after you land, but jumping from QAC is not a grounded jump but a second jump, so you cant cancel into usmash

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Yeah, the QAC jump is your double jump, not your ground jump. Therefore, you can't U-smash.

That would be sexy if you could though OMG.

 

[Luckay4Lyphe]

You can still nair out of it. If the qac hits them, nair is a true combo.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Only at like 150% Lucky, and you have to hit them at the end of QA. It really isn't that applicable.

 

[RogueThunder]

Ah, that makes sense. That would have been sick though! Oh well. Thanks guys

 

[global-wolf]

What do you use to SH uair? I do it by holding up slightly and then pressing X and A quickly, but sometimes it comes out as a full hop, a nair, or an usmash.

 

[KayLo!]

If you get a full hop, you're holding X too long.
If you get a nair, you're not tilting the control stick far enough and/or letting it go before you jump.
If you get a usmash, you're smashing up on the control stick & probably doing it too soon (so you cancel your jump squat frames into a usmash).

Personally, I lightly tap L (mine is set to jump) or X + hit up on the c-stick.

 

[global-wolf]

Yeah, I know why it comes out as the wrong thing, but I have trouble doing it right anyways. I'm trying to find an easier method for me.

Thanks

 

[KayLo!]

If you don't need both of your shoulder buttons, setting one to jump helps a lot with rising aerials/jolts.

Helps even more if you can take the springs out. =X

 

[Luckay4Lyphe]

kaylo be moddin controllers

(I actually want to try that)

 

[Ussi]

How do you make your fore fingers able to press buttons fast? I can only SH with my thumb...

*lightbulb* I'll set R to attack and not use the A button

 

[Stealth Raptor]

takes tech skill yooooooo i have a little trouble doing sh uair because if you buffer a uair you full hop, but now i have it down better

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Ussi, you just have to practice

I don't get why people have the shoulder buttons for anything but shield and jump anyway @_@

 

[Yikarur]

If you get a usmash, you're smashing up on the control stick & probably doing it too soon (so you cancel your jump squat frames into a usmash).

you'll always upsmash if you press A while holding up in the jump squat, doesn't matter if you've had "smashed" the Controlstick. The best method is the buffered upair by holding the controlstick between "to high" (so you upsmash) and too low (so you nair).
I can do the buffered upair consistantly, it's so awesome (with diddy at least =P)
just timing it right is ok but buffered upair is always at least one frame faster.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

It is fun to try and find that spot on your controller that you can do that.

 

[Roller]

I can do the buffered upair consistantly, it's so awesome (with diddy at least =P)

Congrats.

 

[SAX]

Is there a thread for Pikachu's Chaingrab % limits on characters?

If there is, a link there would be very helpful =]

 

[PZ]

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=225783

 

[SAX]

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=225783

Thank you!

EDIT: Also, Who works the best with pikachu in doubles? I mean obviously MK, just because he is MK. But anyone else specifically?

 

[Stealth Raptor]

ZSS and Game and Watch are other really good teammates

 

[Syko_Lemming]

And Snake. Uptilt > thunder, dthrow > thunder, anything > thunder

 

[Stealth Raptor]

i like cypher to thunder myself

 

[Leaf.]

I teamed with a Snake static for a while and we did fairly well despite not a lot of out-of-tourney practice.

 

[HotWings]

Hey, im trying to figure out the counterpick for all characters so im going to all the Q&A threads of all the characters and posting this. I would like for you to give me your characters worst MU and worst stage so it saves me a lot of time researching it myself and testing stuff.

I would really appreciate it if you all helped me out.

Hope to get some answers pretty soon.

 

[Syko_Lemming]

Olimar is the worst character, Brinstar is the worst stage. But we almost always ban brinstar, and after that... I would say probably yoshi's island. But that's personal.

EDIT: And by personal I mean I hate it cause it changes QAC, and if someone starts camping under the platform, it's insanely hard to get them out.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Olimar is worst I agree, Brinstar is also the worst. Since in most MUs that will be auto-ban (or auto-ban anyway since CP + MK is a common strategy) the next worst level is probably...lylat. Yoshis is actually really good for recovery and CGs on the edges and shtuff. It is my Snake CP :3

 

[Luckay4Lyphe]

I don't think lylat is as bad as castile siege, but lylat is still somewhat difficult.

 

[Leaf.]

Castle isn't that bad.

Lylat...pretty bad.
I'm kinda starting to prefer BF over it. And I've never done that in my life.

 

[Abel1994]

SO im looking for a secondary :D (mains pit)

And pikachu looks so hax out that I want him to be my secondary :D
Hope ill be good like this dude I saw on youtube named ESAM or somthing lol

 

[Leaf.]

Here we go again?

Directory plug goes here
Feel free to ask anything the stuff in the above thread doesn't answer for you!

 

[Abel1994]

Here we go again?

Directory plug goes here
Feel free to ask anything the stuff in the above thread doesn't answer for you!

Thanks leaf :D

 

[Luckay4Lyphe]

SO im looking for a secondary :D (mains pit)

And pikachu looks so hax out that I want him to be my secondary :D
Hope ill be good like this dude I saw on youtube named ESAM or somthing lol

I heard that dude ESAM likes to sd

 

[SAX]

I heard that dude ESAM likes to sd

^^^^This made me laugh out loud. Haha!!!

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

/wrists

I was just giving sympathy to Ally, I didn't wanna beat him twice in the same day, that is demoralizing

 

[Luckay4Lyphe]

Indeed. Esam, how do you buffer a run out of a dthrow, do you just jam the control stick once and then proceed to buffer the FH uair? I'm so bent on mastering this after you pulled it off on slik on the projector.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Yeah basically. The uair is the harder part, not the dash buffer. If you go up too much it'll u-smash, and if you don't do it enough you will nair.

 

[Metatitan]

Were the charged up smashes at the end of chaingrabs you did simply misimputed buffered Uair's?