Zero to Hero Week 5

Surviving

The Grab Game (On Floaties) Footsies

Last Week’s Recap

Surviving Smart Decision Making Minimizing Losses

Defensive Play

Typically, bad players will not pressure or

punish you for small mistakes.

Usually, your defensive game will be underdeveloped if you don’t play good players

Developing the Defensive Game

What are you willing to give your opponent?

Decisions…

Armada’s Peach in PAL version

Ask yourself the following:

What % are you? What are your opponent’s (characters)

tools/goals? Take Stock? Rack up percent?

Stuck in a Bad Spot?

What to do?

Stuck in Shield- You are at 112%- Fox is at 0%

What can kill you?How do you get out?

Alternate Questions1. What if you were at 40%?

2. What if Fox was at 120%?

Acknowledge that you got hit, but realize you

still have some decision making

Ask yourself the following:1. What did you get hit by?2. What % are you?3. What is your stage position?

And if you get hit?

When you get hit…

Can you CC? Sheik’s weak hits, tilts, jabs, Falcon’s Nair, Fox’s Nair

Can you SDI? How can they follow up?

(How do I minimize the next hit or the next, next hit?)

Be Aware!

At high level, the decision tree for Falcon is straight-forward.

Identify the following:

1. What makes it hard for him to follow up?

2. An escape

Ways to get Out

Teching to Ledge1. This ends Waveshine

combos from Fox2. Here s2j stomps Hax

but gets 0 extra direct follow ups

Learn this!

SDI

SDI is one of the most important techniques for surviving

1. Fox’s Up Air2. Fox’s Drill3. Nair4. IC’s Blizzard

Platforms

Android is getting chain grabbed, but now in this position he can use the platform as a potential mix up to escape

Walls (PS)

DI down and away to tech into the wall

When you get hit by

a low move, you can Amsah Tech

(Hold c stick down, DI down and in)

Amsah Tech

Game Sense

Game Sense

In minimizing the punishment, we aim to

Not lose our stock Minimize % Minimize Edgeguarding possibilities

The End Outcome

Shroomed is in a position that if he gets hit, he won’t get edgeguarded

Don’t Panic when you get hit What are your opponent’s goals Try to minimize the damage Find an escape

Recap

Stop getting caught on platform There are other options than off the ledge FAIR Learn to stay grounded Stick to the game plan

Atrioc’s Recap