uair question

[h1roshi]

ok..i know that pikas uair has the ability to spike...but is there something specific you have to do...like...i use the uair a lot on my frineds falco but a lot of times he just gets sent up and back to the board...or maybe a little bit farther away from the stage...but he never really gets spiked dat much by it...am i doin' sumthing wrong??...peace

-hiroshi

 

[DaFlameking]

to do a tail spike with up air, pikachu has to be under the opponent because it does sorta like a 360 degree attack. Its about measuring and timing.

I practiced in training mode with 0 to death tail spiking and it works after a few attempts.

 

[NeeQueoHH]

wat do u do specifically in training mode? lyk i cud easily jus bthrow, fall off, 2nd jump, and tailspike, but thats bcus i no the cpus gunna jump once it's thrown off. playing in real matchs, the people i play all ready know not to jump right away, and i miss the spike. im just tryna find out other ways to practice the uairs

 

[metroid1117]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0fKZ7SGx83U

As quoted by N64, who starred in the above video (he posted as MentalFly):
"... the uair has an interesting hitbox. It's best to experiment on your own and get a good feel for what part of the tail, and in what part of its swing, will send the opponent in the desired direction, but here are its general properties:

(I'll use a 0'[behind pika] to 180'[infront of pika] scale, with approximations, to represent the tail's position.)

0'-60' = Pops them up and slightly back.
61'-90' = Reverse spike.
91'-120' = Forward spike.
120'-180' = Pops them behind you and slightly up.

As far as how the part of the tail affects the knockback on the opponent, I'm not quite as sure. It seems that it at least slightly changes the trajectory and overall knockback, increasing the farther our it hits."

I wouldn't have known that if it weren't for him.

 

[SheerMadness]

Yah hiroshi we'll definately do some Pika dittos. And I don't really like this 360 degrees scale. Simpley put, all you have to do is be infront of and a bit below the opponent to tail spike.

 

[sweetooth]

thanks metroid. but im still experimenting with using these. but typically i can spike about 75% of the time

 

[h1roshi]

thanks sheer..i really needed to kno dat...now i have to actually try doin it consistently....and i really wanna ditto u dis saturday...peace

-hiroshi

 

[sweetooth]

yea, thats generally how it is. but those backwards spike can come in handy as well

 

[h1roshi]

^^ so true...i reversed spiked my friend while he did a phantasm back to the stage at the last second....while i was off the stage...it was nastinest....peace

-hiroshi

 

[DiSCO]

Sorry to necro an old(er) thread, but...any other advice anyone can give on uair?
The hit box is so strange. I always think I'm about to get the spike in the direction I need it and then they almost always fly in the opposite direction.

Any tips on practicing it, etc?

 

[T Bird]

Just practice on a fox a bunch. A comp. He's real easy to hit with it. This won't help you land it on a person but it will teach you where to hit the opponent with it so you can later practice it on a person. And if you tail spike the wrong way every time, just always face the other direction