The PokéLab: Pikachu Research Thread (QA frame data added: 1/26/11)

[Pikabunz]

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{colsp=6} Pikachu
| Hitbox | FAF | Base Damage | Shield Advantage | Notes
Jab | 2-3 | 22 | 2 | -12 | 10% Trip Rate. Rapid Jab hits every 5 frames.
Dash Attack | 5-16 |50 | 7 | -35 | ---
Ftilt | 5-10 | 30 | 10/9/8 | -14 | Can be angled. Does more damage the higher the angle.
Utilt | 7-13 | 24 | 7/6/5 | -7/-7/-8 | Does more damage closer to Pika.
Dtilt | 7-9 | 19 | 7 | -2 | 30% Trip Rate
Fsmash | 15-22 | 50 | 20/17/14 | -26 | Electric . Does more damage closer to Pika.
Usmash | 9-16 | 44 | 14/13 | -22/-23 | Does more damage closer to Pika.
Dsmash | 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15-16, 18-19, 21-22, 24 | 55 | 2+2+2+2+2+2+3 | -25 | Electric. 30% Trip Rate (last hit). Hits 7 times.

{colsp=6} Pikachu
| Hitbox | FAF | Base Damage | Shield Advantage | Notes
Jab | 2-3 | 22 | 2 | -12 | 10% Trip Rate. Rapid Jab hits every 5 frames.
Dash Attack | 5-16 |50 | 7 | -35 | ---
Ftilt | 5-10 | 30 | 10/9/8 | -14 | Can be angled. Does more damage the higher the angle.
Utilt | 7-13 | 24 | 7/6/5 | -7/-7/-8 | Does more damage closer to Pika.
Dtilt | 7-9 | 19 | 7 | -2 | 30% Trip Rate
Fsmash | 15-22 | 50 | 20/17/14 | -26 | Electric . Does more damage closer to Pika.
Usmash | 9-16 | 44 | 14/13 | -22/-23 | Does more damage closer to Pika.
Dsmash | 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15-16, 18-19, 21-22, 24 | 55 | 2+2+2+2+2+2+3 | -25 | Electric. 30% Trip Rate (last hit). Hits 7 times.

{colsp=6} Pikachu
| Hitbox | FAF | Base Damage | Shield Advantage | Notes
Jab | 2-3 | 22 | 2 | -12 | 10% Trip Rate. Rapid Jab hits every 5 frames.
Dash Attack | 5-16 |50 | 7 | -35 | ---
Ftilt | 5-10 | 30 | 10/9/8 | -14 | Can be angled. Does more damage the higher the angle.
Utilt | 7-13 | 24 | 7/6/5 | -7/-7/-8 | Does more damage closer to Pika.
Dtilt | 7-9 | 19 | 7 | -2 | 30% Trip Rate
Fsmash | 15-22 | 50 | 20/17/14 | -26 | Electric . Does more damage closer to Pika.
Usmash | 9-16 | 44 | 14/13 | -22/-23 | Does more damage closer to Pika.
Dsmash | 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15-16, 18-19, 21-22, 24 | 55 | 2+2+2+2+2+2+3 | -25 | Electric. 30% Trip Rate (last hit). Hits 7 times.

 

[Stealth Raptor]

LOL that looks super sexy

 

[KayLo!]

Oh, so only mods can table?! Because I tried before, and it didn't work.

Looks good, tho!

EDIT: Nvm, got it working. I'll convert the OP......... eventually.

 

[Pikabunz]

So I found out that a buffered dash upsmash can be a useful follow up after a dthrow on Falco. Since they'll be expecting a nair or a normal usmash, they'll be DI'ing up/away from you. If you do a buffered dash before the usmash, Pikachu will dash behind them and hit them with usmash which will make them DI towards you instead possibly putting them in position for a free thunder. This also does slightly more knockback, so it will kill on a stage like Halberd if they don't DI towards you, which they won't.

I was gonna test this some more, but my Wii died.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

I love you so much Prime <3

 

[Pikabunz]

<3

The buffered dash upsmash is done exactly like how the dthrow dash upsmash D3 has on Lucario. So it's a little difficult to do. Just a little.

During the buffer frames you input dash>jump>upsmash.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

It's like when you **** up the fleedle deedle, you do that.

 

[Stealth Raptor]

damn definitely gonna have to look into this. NOW can we look back into the matchup?

 

[Roller]

It's like when you **** up the fleedle deedle, you do that.

This was exactly how I read Prime's post.

 

[Cassio]

Does this work on DDD and snake too? That would liek, break those MUs, lol.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

You never had time to U-smash snake if he is spamming nades. You will both blow up.

 

[Cassio]

He still gets hit by it. Its always odd though, that cg is weird bc you have more room at certain percents and staleness.

 

[EthereaL]

Hm.

10chars

 

[Captain L]

so Brick stayed over at my house last night, and let's just say.... We've revolutionized 2v2 pikachu techniques. Through quite a bit of trial and error, we stumbled upon a little trick that literally lets double pika teams live forever. It's called the LAB technique (L and Brick technique) and we're going to be displaying it on a tournament livestream later today.

watch for the link