Hey guys, how ya doin'? I'm a long time lurker and rarely post but I've noticed something about Watch this time around and I gotta speak up.
I'm sure we've all noticed a few of the nerfs Watch has taken this time around. I played Watch quite a bit in Brawl so I went straight for him this time around. It's not that bad racking damage, but its harder to punish and get kill moves this time. But I've noticed a property of his upSmash that may help a few of us out.
Now, I've never seen this happen in Melee, Brawl, or PM so I can't imagine this is common knowledge at this point. I've googled it, etc and I can't find info on this so hopefully its new for you guys.
What I've found is that Watch can take attacks during the start up of his upSmash and it won't stop him. And I'm not talking about super armor or clashing/overpowering enemy moves. Right before you take an attack, immediately upSmash and the attack will hit, small clash-like circles will appear, and Watch will continue the upSmash as if nothing happened. You take no damage doing it. The effect takes place before the upSmash hitbox comes out, from what I've seen. Like when he rocks backwards.
I've tested this only a bit and I've been able to block Marth's fair, dair, and sideB with it. I've also blocked ZSS's dair and Lucario's Extremespeed hitbox, although he moves too fast to be hit by the Smash if you block on that one.
This post is getting a bit long, but tell me what you guys think. Hopefully its new and helpful but definitely let me know if this is common knowledge already.
I'm sure we've all noticed a few of the nerfs Watch has taken this time around. I played Watch quite a bit in Brawl so I went straight for him this time around. It's not that bad racking damage, but its harder to punish and get kill moves this time. But I've noticed a property of his upSmash that may help a few of us out.
Now, I've never seen this happen in Melee, Brawl, or PM so I can't imagine this is common knowledge at this point. I've googled it, etc and I can't find info on this so hopefully its new for you guys.
What I've found is that Watch can take attacks during the start up of his upSmash and it won't stop him. And I'm not talking about super armor or clashing/overpowering enemy moves. Right before you take an attack, immediately upSmash and the attack will hit, small clash-like circles will appear, and Watch will continue the upSmash as if nothing happened. You take no damage doing it. The effect takes place before the upSmash hitbox comes out, from what I've seen. Like when he rocks backwards.
I've tested this only a bit and I've been able to block Marth's fair, dair, and sideB with it. I've also blocked ZSS's dair and Lucario's Extremespeed hitbox, although he moves too fast to be hit by the Smash if you block on that one.
This post is getting a bit long, but tell me what you guys think. Hopefully its new and helpful but definitely let me know if this is common knowledge already.