squirtle = snake's bane?

[Luigi Smash Master]

this guy seems to by my toughest opponent. all the aerials he pulls seems to override mine, and it is hard to land most of my attacks. does anyone have a good strategy to combat a good squirtle?

 

[Da N]

no, sadly

Im on the same boat as you, i can't get any aerials off hes too fast to easily cook and throw greanades. My best bet were my tilts, after all they kill him at nearly 100%

 

[Sinz]

You use your down throw more. His movements are easier to track. Make sure to make good use of your dtilt as well, and lay proxy mines.

 

[abit_rusty]

Funny/useful tid bit: If you jump on him while he's doing his shell slide move (I don't know what it's called, it's the side-B), he'll flip on his back and be fully immobile for a full charged fsmash. Hilarity ensues.

In any event, don't try to clash aerials. Nade countering should work well to stop his aerial assault, once he hesitates, move in with a dash attack and/or mortar slide. Lightweight = shrug him off with tilts.

 

[Luigi Smash Master]

thanks for the advice. one more question. once the squirtle gets me into high damage, what is the most effective way to get back on stage? cyphering high and dropping c4 and grenades works for most characters just fine, since its easy to hit a bigger target, but he is just so small and mobile in the air. bairs work sometimes, but when it gets repetitive its very easy to airdodge and punish the long landing lag.

 

[Sinz]

Coming above the stage and doing an Nair because of its range and priority.