Pivot Grabs Causing Attacks Instead

[MockRock]

Hey people,

I'm noticing that my pivot grab always seems to result in me doing a tilt attack, not a grab. Is there some trick to this that I'm not getting?

 

[AreJay25]

You have to press the grab button as you simultaneously pivot. If you do it late, it always comes out as a tilt.

 

[MockRock]

Huh... that's strange. In any case, thanks for the help, it's been a little while since I've played a Smash game and was ready to start pulling my hair out. Guess I just need to work on my timing some more.

 

[Vaughngief]

Like it was said before, it's all about the timing. I found setting my left trigger to grab to help a lot. Maybe it'd help you some?

 

[TheConfuZzledDude]

You've got to pivot just after you grab, not before, otherwise it becomes a tilt. If you do it at the same time, you'll probably end up attacking more often than not

 

[KCB: Cloth]

You've got to pivot just after you grab, not before, otherwise it becomes a tilt. If you do it at the same time, you'll probably end up attacking more often than not

If you grab before you pivot you won't pivot..

@ MockRock

If you don't let go of the stick it will register as holding down and thus result in an attack on pressing z.

For a pivot grab to work you'll need to pivot -> and then grab. You cannot be holding down the stick anymore on pressing z.
Just practice on timing. You'll get it down.

For practicing these characters are good:



Have a nice day

 

[CobaltJustice]

Glad I checked this out, I've been having the same problem lately. I think I just hit grab too late.

 

[Nintendrone]

You might be tilting the stick too far up or down. If your character's F-tilt can be angled up or down, then having the stick too far in those directions will cause an angled tilt, because Grab is coded as Shield+Attack.