YOSHI
So I have started to use Yoshi as my main. I actually have been using him as my secondary for the longest time.
I had been using Lucas for a while now since the games came out. I used him in a couple tournies and have not done too well. I noticed there were tons of other Lucas's and I realized Lucas has alot more weaknesses compared to Yoshi.
I have liked Yoshi because he is a great smasher. His attacks (if connected) always do decent damage. Plus he is so hard to knock out of the stage it makes for a great fighter. The one bad thing is his recovery. I have had countless deaths with him just dieing because of an ill timed recovery. Though with the improvement onto his Egg Throw which gives him a slight boost and the ability to attack while using the Flutter Jump. I also like the fact of manipulating the Egg throw.
Now some people will say Yoshi is no match for the other big names in brawl. (Ice Climbers, 3Ds, Wario, Falco) In reality Yoshi is skilled to go against a wider variety of fighters.
I would say his weakness are in Bowser, Toon Link, and the fast variety of people. Yoshi can fight anyone he wants to because his speed and agility is perfect for a 1v1 battles. Though with someone who can match his ability in speed such as Pikachu and Toon Link and Kirby he can find a bit of a road block. He just HAS to continue trying to pummel his foes with his smash attacks. The good thing about Yoshi's weakness is that the ones he has trouble with are light so with enough attacks they can be dealt away with. The bad thing about it is they are hard to hit and have their own variety of moves that can knock Yoshi out.
You most likely are thinking "If you say light characters are what Yoshi has a problem with the why is Bowser there?"
Bowser for some reason gives Yoshi ****. A good handled Bowser is a Yoshi main's worst nightmare. Bowser is very heavy and his attacks are powerful plus the fact Yoshi is vunerable after some of his attacks give Bowser the chance to land one of his smashes which send even Yoshi flying.
IF YOU GO AGAINST BOWSER NEVER NEVER NEVER LET UP ON HIM!!!
Bowser's weakness is to go against him full speed and non-stop attacking. Though if you continue this you will realize that Bowser can go toe-to-toe with Yoshi. The one thing Bowser does not have that Yoshi has is the Egg Throw. That Egg throw can save you in a battle against Bowser. The Egg Throw allows you to stay away from Bowser and still do damage. Be careful using this however because he will come after you. If you are on high health I extremely advice to use the Egg Throw strategy.
Now I have been training with Yoshi for a while and I found he has tons of strengths. But after I competed in Katsucon with Lucas I found out that there were many Lucas's with all there different styles.
No one seems to be using Yoshi as a main. OR so I have seen or more likely to say or so I have YET to see. I am not gonna put Yoshi's weaknesses on here due to the fact it might discourage people from using him. Now if you Main Yoshi pm me or just ask me and I can most likely help ya out.
Yoshi is my main now and is most likely staying it for quite a while since I have seen how well he can actually do. I want to help all the other Yoshi mains out there because I want to see more Yoshi in the tournaments because well I just LOVE Yoshi to death.
Yoshi has deadly combos if used correctly. Yoshi if used in the hands of a good player can be a great threat in tournament play. Though if you are a novice and thinking of entering a tournament with Yoshi do not! It will not work well in your favor. Yoshi you actually have to train over and over with to get him down enough to win.
So until my next character update this is:
~Bandit
Not amused.