Shiri, I agreed with nearly everything you said, but I want to point out a couple of things.
If Link is on a platform, he can also use the Hylian Shield to negate eggs, but he still has to be wary of the explosions sometimes. If Yoshi insists on using eggs here, he should focus on the upper or lower corners of the shield (not body shots) in order to try for shield stabs with the explosions of the eggs.
Truth be told, the Hylian Shield normally doesn't even cross most Link players' minds. It's more of a chance/for the lulz kind of thing. But if you ARE going to aim at the bottom or above it, go for the head shot. Just in case Link decides to crouch, that Hylian Shield will block it.
Link closes this space very well with short hop forward aerials, up tilts, reverse up tilts, sparingly used forward tilts, and jab swings make it very difficult for Yoshi to land closer egg tosses and grabs.
Just wanted to point out that the ftilt is usually saved as a KO move rather than as a combo move. I know you said sparingly, but I felt it needed to be made clear.
Gale boomerang can see some use here against bad spotdodges and airdodges. The small vertical knockback presents nominal options for Link to take advantage of, usually leading to double forward air slaps or that nasty nasty down aerial.
If you're referring to that small knockback when the boomerang hits at close range, instead of doing those moves, a Link will jab while they are on the ground. They'll try for a jab lock, but most players can't actually perform jab locks, so they jab once (making the opponent go into a "forced get up" position) and then proceed to execute a fully charged smash.
Close range, no lie, Link is a ho. Link wants to use downsmash here liberally and one can expect lots of jabs and up tilts.
Again, dsmash is usually saved for KOs, even though it is used every so often.
When Yoshi puts his shield up, Link has a few options at his disposal, not to shift momentum to his favor, but to position Yoshi where he'd like for a range reset. If Link wants Yoshi back into medium range, he can down air, neutral air, or back air Yoshi's shield.
He would probably shield grab, more likely, than perform an aerial. Or he'd bombard the shield with retreating projectiles so he gets back to midrange, where he is at his best.
If he wants to send Yoshi a little further, he can forward smash the shield with both hits to send Yoshi a ways away.
While in theory, this is true, and sounds fine on paper, the ending lag on the second swipe of the fsmash is pretty punishable. Link players are very cautious about using the second swipe, don't expect it every time.
I just want to remind you that you are forgetting Link's grabs! Most people tend to think that because of the lag when it misses, it's far too risky and therefore is almost never used. This is wrong. Skilled Link players never miss grabs, or at least land them often, and they really help Link's game.
OK, this I'll have to disagree with. The only time that Yoshi should be using his u-air in this match-up is for when he KOs Link. Link CAN'T be juggled by it because his fast-fall speed is too great and he'll most likely retaliate with a d-air, which is hard to fight against unless you have PERFECT timing with your u-air. It is just not worth it.
The dair is very risky to retaliate with, the truth of the matter is most Link players when falling won't use it because of the landing lag. They'll probably throw a bomb down, and use a fast fall nair, or just fast fall and airdodge.
Link actually doesn't have much killing power outside of his f-smash, f-tilt, d-air, and d-smash. All of them are easily avoidable if Yoshi sticks to the air.
You are forgetting the spin attack, utilt, and the fair. But like you said, if Yoshi sticks to the air, he should be fine.
Link whiffed an up-B? Half-charge your f-smash.
Link whiffed his d-air? ALMOST FULLY charge an f-smash. What moves does Yoshi have that Link can easily punish?
Both true, but...
Managed to shield the first hit of Link's f-smash? Dodge the second one and Yoshi Bomb.
The second slash comes out rarely because of the ending lag it has. Usually it'll just be the first slash.
for killing did u for get up smash and i think ive been kill with with u tilt and up air a few times, still that is 5 while yoshi has 4
Uair kills sometimes, not too often. It's not a commonly used move. Usmash is capable of killing, but utilt is much better than usmash for KO's primarily because of 2 reasons:
-utilt has more knockback
-usmash is used as a damage racker, not a KO move
-bombs - can glide toss them, can lead to grab combos, are strong
Sorry about being nitpicky, but technically it's called bombsliding. Link cannot glide toss in the traditional sense.
also his projectiles can be use in all ranges. also link can out spam yoshi
It's not easy to spam/camp with Link as you might think. He has to spam projectiles while consisently moving. Also, they can't be used in ALL ranges. A common misnomer is just that, but the fact is, Link cannot play long distance. Mid and short range are fine, but he is, in no way, a long ranged character.
egg bombing link, he can't even throw an arrow
and by the time he charges arrow you've hit him with 2 eggs so basically he can't hit you with arrow
and he can't curve the arrow so how exactly is an arrow going to cancel egg?
now eggs can be curved(not literally but you know what i mean) unlike arrow
Now I'm not saying it'll definitely work, but have you heard of the Double/Triple Draw? It creates a literal wall of arrows, which could definitely block the egg. Again, I'm not saying it'll block the egg for sure, I've never even tried it out against the egg, I'm just saying this wall could potentially block it.
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Wow, lots of discussion. o_0 Very nice.
