Shielding when I want to grab

[paxinchristo]

So I have this problem every now and then and it's really annoying. Often times after I jump and land on a platform (there might be an aerial or two thrown in as well), I try to grab my opponent by pressing Z, but end up shielding instead. This is really bad as it usually happens right when I need to get a crucial grab. Can anyone help me figure this out?

 

[shairn]

You tried to grab before you could actually do an action. Grab is treated by the game as a simultaneous input of shield + attack, and if you press grab a few frames before you can act and you keep it held down until you can act (Realistically this happens if you press grab 1-3 frames before you can act) your character will shield, because shield is triggered by a held input but attack isn't.

 

[TreK]

You can solve this by holding down shield and mashing attack instead of pressing Z by the way.

 

[paxinchristo]

Ahh I see. Thanks for the tips guys!

 

[Kati]

I'm not 100% sure but I find that jc grabbing helps avoid this issue that plagues smash as a whole.

 

[shairn]

I'm not 100% sure but I find that jc grabbing helps avoid this issue that plagues smash as a whole.

You can't jump before your FAF, so you might as well just grab normally and save at least a frame.