The Captain Falcon Q&A Thread

[MEOW1337KITTEH]

I don't have access to any way to check is this is inescapable. Could you check if a flubbed Fair > Rising Uair would work off stage? As in I full hop, do the knee and sourspot, then double jump and uair.

 

[Psychoace]

9/10 It will hit.

 

[PJGLZ]

falcon dittos anyone?

 

[Pktck]

Hey, with grab and releasing Wario, why not just him him with forward smash, then the knee for the kill? Both do more damage than the other moves (up B, u air, etc). I fail to see why Ally, or anyone for that matter, would want to do anything else.

 

[Yung Mei]

do we have a grab release on mario by chance?

 

[lordhelmet]

do we have a grab release on mario by chance?

Uair

10uairs

 

[AndGravy]

What's the timing for wario's grab release>fsmash anyway? I seem to do it too soon or too late, but I keep missing the timing.

 

[lordhelmet]

Angle it up and you won't miss

 

[Pktck]

Anyone use Falcon's OOS up b? I've had a hard time finding opportunities to use it, and when I do, I usually miss for some reason. When do you use this move?

 

[Psychoace]

jab jab up b. I can normally get away with up oos stuff when platforms are involved. it ***** bowser hard lol

 

[NeoBatou]

Angle it up and you won't miss

Practice makes perfect.
When you get the hang of it, it becomes easier to do.
Go to training mode and knee away.

Anyone use Falcon's OOS up b? I've had a hard time finding opportunities to use it, and when I do, I usually miss for some reason. When do you use this move?

Exactly.
You know when diddy kong throws a banana at you? Power shield it then upB if they get to do too many running attacks a lot. 3/4s of the time you'll land it if your close enough. But after one or two they'll more than likely get the message and stop doing it.

 

[Captain Cruz]

Guys, ive been playing brawl for over 2 years now, mained falcon like a year ago.

do you guys have any tips how i can improve my game with falcon anymore?
i can do some of the advanced stuff, and play some of the mind games.
but are there anymore things or combo's/tips.

thx in advance.

Jr

 

[Psychoace]

Read up on the grab releases and stuff if you haven't. I think we have room to improve our metagame, we just need to find it. I think it'll probably be in our platform cancel stuff and falcon kick cancel stuff.

 

[Zeallyx]

Read up on the grab releases and stuff if you haven't. I think we have room to improve our metagame, we just need to find it. I think it'll probably be in our platform cancel stuff and falcon kick cancel stuff.

You are on the right track, grasshopper

 

[Psychoace]

man i've been on that fk cancel ish since day one lol. fools need to pivot grab more too.

 

[Zeallyx]

man i've been on that fk cancel ish since day one lol. fools need to pivot grab more too.

10/10 would read again

 

[Pktck]

If you do an aerial as soon as possible after inputting a short hop, how many frames do you short hop before you start actually doing your aerial? Is it immediate?

 

[teluoborg]

Yes it's immediate.

 

[Pktck]

Yes it's immediate.

Thank you!

 

[KMFBrawler]

man i've been on that fk cancel ish since day one lol. fools need to pivot grab more too.

Gotta love pivot grabs

 

[Labernash]

Out of Dash Dancing, how do I stop in place and NOT skid, which makes me DA instead of jabbing like I want to?

I've done it on accident before, and I see all the good Faclons do it.

 

[teluoborg]

Don't tilt the analog stick fully and then return it to neutral. Timing is fast and hard but not impossible.

Dash Dance Cancel grab could actually be useful but I can't use it outside of practice mode :/

Dash dance grab is cool too.

 

[janne_837]

I just got destroyed from a Robot in a mid tiers event. Can you guys give me sone general tipps about the match up?

 

[Labernash]

Thanks Telu!!

 

[PZ]

I just got destroyed from a Robot in a mid tiers event. Can you guys give me sone general tipps about the match up?

Don't move around so much and be patient. When the time comes you can aerial **** him since all his aerials are too slow to hit falcon on the right percent low-mid or something like that. You can be aggressive against him if you want but it is not as effective as being patient.

Limit his options when recovering and read into any habit he has when he is recovering. Fun fact he can't airdodge when up bin so you CAN stomp or knee him out of it with timing/reading. Jab cancel alot!!!!! IT IS TOO EFFECTIVE LOL. FH nair combos are amazing. He has quick grab so make sure you don't get too close with your aerials.

 

[Lof]

Is it possible to land two up B's with falcon before your enemy hits the ground?

 

[lordhelmet]

Is it possible to land two up B's with falcon before your enemy hits the ground?

I suppose you could at mid-percents, depending on how they DI. I wouldn't count on it though, Falcon Dive has terrible cooldown lag.

 

[Psychoace]

Does anyone know of any good setups to pratfall someone from a platform when they're shielding? Ike is really good at it, and I was wondering if this could help our platform game out more.

 

[lordhelmet]

Pretty sure SHFF uair is the best choice. Doesn't push them as far as Knee or something, but that's slow and easily punishable.

Utilt could work too. Uair is just by fair the best option.

 

[Psychoace]

Alright I figured, bair isn't very safe is it? We can get some good follow ups on this stuff with falcon kick, raptor boost, etc.

 

[PZ]

Alright I figured, bair isn't very safe is it? We can get some good follow ups on this stuff with falcon kick, raptor boost, etc.

O YEA!!! RAPTOR BOOST!!! The only times i have been punished using bair was by D3 and those were perfect shields<.<

 

[lordhelmet]

Bair's perfectly safe except on PS :/

 

[teluoborg]

Yeah Uair, Bair and Utilt work good to shield push someone on a platform.
Usmash works too but it's harder to use.
Or you can also B up after a SH Uair.

 

[Psychoace]

hmm I'm know for my up smashes but I never thought to try it in a shield push. Dash dance upsmash to shield push awww yeahh

 

[teluoborg]

Well the main reason you don't Usmash someone who's on a platform is that the first hit pops them up so the second hit doesn't connect.
That problem is solved if the opponent shields, and the second hit has very good shield push (useful on the ledge too).

 

[Psychoace]

Good point. I've recently fallen in love with nair and dash attack lately, we'll see how it goes in the future lol.

Do we have any accurate percents anywhere for dair to knee anymore?

 

[King Omega]

What are Falcon's followups to forcing a ledge tumble? Just jabs and normal

Spoiler

boring

stuff?

 

[lordhelmet]

What are Falcon's followups to forcing a ledge tumble? Just jabs and normal

Spoiler

boring

stuff?

I'd stick with jabs but you can practice FH Nair I bet.

You could probably uair/bair bounce too but I wouldn't count on it.

Knee will work on fatties. Knee (shield) -> Ledge Tumble -> Knee

 

[Yung Mei]

on fatties, you could probably do AutoCanceled dAir->uAir, depending on percents

 

[Eternal phoenix Fire]

on fatties, you could probably do AutoCanceled dAir->uAir, depending on percents

I found that you can also Auto cancel DAair>Fair between 60-70%. Uair is safer but the knee just looks so good.