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

[[FBC] ESAM]

***** the only thing you bring places is cake you fruity *******.

 

[Nordal]

Cake is awesome though. Therefore, I bring awesome.

I'm still intent on learning the blackout cake btw. I just need to save some money to actually buy the stuff to make it with.

 

[Pikabunz]

You guys are starting to derail this into a social thread. More Q&A please.

 

[infiniteV115]

How do I ESAM?

 

[Nordal]

First you put the ESAM on your ESAM, then you ESAM until you ESAM, then finally you ESAM down to the ESAM to get some ESAM from the ESAM.

Okay I'll move it to the social from now on. I'm done.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

How do I ESAM?

You put your right thumb in, you take your right thumb out, you put your right thumb in and you tap it all-about.

You do the fleedle deedle and you turn yourself around.

That's what it's all about.




I can't believe that worked so well...

 

[GreenAce]

That was pretty corny. Stay free.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

The GreenBCKAH from out of left field holy crap O.o

 

[GreenAce]

Some times the og pika's got check **** out.

 

[Alphicans]

A week from today I am going to a regional and will likely have to go up against Felix and some other diddies, and I really don't have much exp in the pika vs diddy m/u specifically (I know it quite well as my other characters). I think from my knowledge of other characters I'll be able to figure it out, but what are some strategies/character specific tricks I can implement vs diddy?

 

[Ussi]

Learn the timing to pika's super glide toss

 

[Syko_Lemming]

So I was thinking about lucas and his recovery from thunder, and I thought "hey. jump cancelled PSI magnet into PSI magnet.". But it didn't work. Neither does sidestepping or rolling into another PSI magnet, as far as I can tell.

But that got me thinking. Is there any other way to abuse recovery?

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

uair footstool bodied Lucas. If he is too far out there, time thunder.

 

[Syko_Lemming]

Haha, I meant recovery as in health recovery. That is a good idea thoough.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Oh, THAT kind of recovery.

The best thing to do is thunder wall like me and mekos do. You should watch our videos against non-GW teams. It's really free, Lucas heals, I'm safe, and they can't really approach THROUGH the wall.

 

[Stealth Raptor]

same strats me and my lucas buddy use in two thousand eight. such good times, the only time i ever liked teams D:

 

[Alphicans]

So what exactly is the timing for pika's "super glide toss?" I was having troubles with it, but then I started setting up buffer windows for myself and found myself getting it pretty much every time. So is the timing just pretty much inputting the throw and roll on the same frame?

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Practically instant. I think it is like the first 3 frames of roll or some crap. Just do it really really really really fast and you should get it. If you are just throwing it you are throwing it too early. If you are barely glidetossing you are doing it too slow.

 

[Cassio]

iirc its only 1 frame. However its the very first frame so thats fortunate.

I also wouldnt go pika vs diddy. Unless you know the MU really well its pretty bad imo, and by really well I mean it requires lab work.

For ideas on things that dont work, you can watch videos of me playing some pretty good diddys:
http://www.smashboards.com/showpost.php?p=14167227&postcount=1203
and read ESAMs critique a few posts later and here:
http://www.smashboards.com/showpost.php?p=14144531&postcount=1853

Also apparently we can upsmash his sideB oos on hit, though you may want to practice it.

 

[Pikabunz]

Learn the banana lock! That's how we win the match up.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

I need to learn your set-up, prime. I always just try to footstool start it even though there are clearly better set-ups.

 

[Knight of the wind Ethil]

So question this is a kind of casual question but how should I play pikachu in a free for all match?

 

[Ussi]

PIKA!

Spamming Strategical thunder works at kill stealing and securing smashballs.

 

[Psychoace]

Do you think you could infinitely QA in place on the ground? Would that be useful in anyway?

 

[Phoenix Lord']

If where you are is where you're trying to go, then sure, why not?

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

On a serious note...no. QAing in place is pretty pointless. The hitbox is small, you can be hit in between, it isn't safe on shield, and you could be doing plenty of better things.

 

[Stealth Raptor]

the answer to your question tho is yes you can, its just pointless as esam says

 

[Phoenix Lord']

I was pretty serious too.

 

[Cassio]

Gonna have to disagree. QA in place is one of several essential mix-ups if you dont want to get hit everytime you QA to someone, which every pikachu but Anther was bad at.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

HE said repeatedly in the same place. It's pretty bad.

 

[Syko_Lemming]

Where is the video where Kprime demonstrates the single naner lock on diddy? I am having monkey problems.

:tide nvm, found it

 

[Psychoace]

Alright. Guess it's better to do the trixie stuff on platforms anyway.

 

[infiniteV115]

If you're playing against casuals, ****ING DSMASH
AND SPOTDODGE-->DSMASH
AND ROLL-->DSMASH
AND FAIR-->DSMASH
AND FOLLOW UP EVERY DSMASH WITH A THUNDER
And jab anyone that's close to the edge.

 

[Ussi]

I saw dsmash > thunder work in tourney.. The guy was being coached but still died to dsmash > thunder twice. Roller and I laughed so much watching Phoenix that set

Plus some casuals know how to get out just cause they deal with it so much.

 

[Phoenix Lord']

dsmash > thunder is a legit kill setup, no amount of coaching can save someone from it. I can't think of any other reason why it would've worked so much otherwise. None whatsoever.

 

[Nicholas1024]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp_HbvklfPE

4:02.

Honestly, D-smash to thunder shouldn't work against a skilled opponent, but occasionally people just don't DI in time, particularly if they're not experienced in the matchup. (And on wifi, D-smash to thunder is the best kill combo in the game.)

 

[Roller]

As I always say...


It always works sometimes.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

I did it to M2K like 2 weeks ago @_@

 

[Gunnermaniac]

General tips for pika vs sonic? I'm going to be MMing a sonic or 2 this weekend.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Pika vs Sonic is a really weird MU. Respect his spinning, don't really try to mess with it unless you are going to shoot a thunder jolt/have enough time to put up a thunder wall. YOu will, more than likely, lose the exchange if you try to mess with it. Be sure to capitalize on EVERYTHING he does near you that isn't a spin because that is when you should be getting all of your damage.