Swallow combos work pretty well.

[Frey]

I was playing this really good olimar online, and I found a good technique for racking up a good 30 or 40% if you can do it right.

Basically, Swallow them if they to close in, and then its random about what they do, but a good amount of aggressive guys will try to dair you so judging by that, the best bet would be...

Swallow==>spit==>short hop==>uair

Usually this will get 30-40 on said guy, which is a godsend since most of us are defensive.

 

[PinkPwnageFrenzy]

Yeah, I was training against a Meta Knight lvl 9, and he kept jumping me. I then remembered I could swallow him. Basically, use it on overly aggressive people, and it's simply amazing. Sometimes it's really tricky to follow up though.

Funny, because I was gonna come on and post something about swallowing and combos, but you beat me to it. XD

 

[Vayseth]

On the edge of a map: Back throw, swallow, fast fall. BEST COMBO IN DA GAME.

 

[Rainbow TroUt]

On the edge of a map: Back throw, swallow, fast fall. BEST COMBO IN DA GAME.

Agreed. I love it

 

[strike42]

the combo that i like to do is

suck to spit to fair.

it works most of the time

 

[strike42]

sorry for the doubble post. stupid computer

 

[PinkPwnageFrenzy]

Look out! A double post!
Yeah, that's been happening to me a little the past few minutes, it didn't load, right?

Anyway, spit -> fair is pretty good, that's actually my preferred method of swallow combo. It all depends on what your opponent does. You could probably follow up with a utilt or ftilt if they decide to come back to the ground quickly. Or maybe start charging your Jet Hammer.

 

[Strong Badam]

Swallow doesn't exist.

However I find Inhale very useful in these situations.

~Strong Bad

 

[really_calm]

that's a good point

this technique should be renamed to inhale or vacuum mouthing (jk that's bad)

 

[Niblet]

I definitely think inhale is underrated. It annoys the heck out of my friend when he tries to near me.

 

[Lovage 805]

Swallow is VERY underrated. Swallow -> bair is very effective and works at all percents. (yes, I know its possible to get out of this, it's brawl, combos dont exist)

 

[MLG Mune]

yea new dodge system = no combos.

 

[Frey]

yea new dodge system = no combos.

not combos in the official terms, more like follow throughs.

 

[Samus-T]

wouldnt necessarily work on floatier characters though =/

 

[Waddle]

If your opponent is smart, they wont get hit after the Inhale. As long as they DI they wont get hit by anything, or better yet, if they air dodge you miss horribly.

 

[kainsword]

If your opponent is smart, they wont get hit after the Inhale. As long as they DI they wont get hit by anything, or better yet, if they air dodge you miss horribly.

Brining up the possibility of perfect dodging is a worst-case scenario for a Dedede player, but that kind of perfection in evasion is extremely rare and limited to talented players only. Chances are most of the Dededes here haven't played established professionals, so these kind of situations and bringing this sort of thing up is really... out of the question.

It's like going to a Fox combo thread and saying that most of the combos wouldn't work because an opponent with good DI and dodging abilities would mean no hits would connect. In fact, this is exactly what you did, but on a Dedede thread.

We all understand that certain godlike players exist, *cough*M2K, Ken, Silent Wolf, Eggz, etc.*cough*. But chances are, most new players like the ones on these boards won't be fighting Brawl geniuses, yet.

 

[NESSBOUNDER]

Um...when discussing combos and tactics for any competitive fighting game, you ALWAYS assume the opponent has a skill level of over 9000. Strategies that rely on an opponent being a mediocre player are next to worthless.

 

[Frey]

Thats what im assuming ness, this guy was not a crappy player, and was great, you just need to guess how they will react when they come out.

 

[NESSBOUNDER]

So it's basically like an aerial tech chase then.

Something else worth considering: how about falling Nair to swallow at low %? Swallow is a long-ranged grab that can be held. I'd imagine it'd be a good follow up from a lagless aerial.

Also: spitting out the opponent pops them into the air above Dedede and they usually end up going towards him, right? How about Swallow to up B? If they try to attack right away, they'll hit the super armor and be vulnerable as you come down.

I'm sure you could also spit out the opponent, then start charging the jet hammer for some mind games.

 

[PinkPwnageFrenzy]

Depending on if they DI towards you or not, you could......suck them up again! It's quite underrated, and I never used it until recently, but I'm not forgetting about it again.

 

[VenomInk]

It's illogical to even attempt a swallow combo against anyone with any smash experience at all...theyre SUPER easy to counter

 

[cloudz]

It's illogical to even attempt a swallow combo against anyone with any smash experience at all...theyre SUPER easy to counter

i disagree, thats where learning to read peopls DI comes in. do that and then determine what attack you will use, chances are they will di away if they aretowards the middle of the stage and towards if they are at the edge of the stage!