Super Smash Bros. Brawl General Discussion

[wu tang goku]

Originally Posted by marlousmiracle

PIkachu sucked, i couldnt control her. she was pretty slow from my point of view

In the first one? Pikachu kicked arse in the first one. Tis a pity that the quick attack did no damage...

[marlousmiracle]

Originally Posted by Master T

In the first one? Pikachu kicked arse in the first one. Tis a pity that the quick attack did no damage...

yeah in the first one

[wu tang goku]

Originally Posted by marlousmiracle

yeah in the first one

Refer to my previous post.

[Jax-Oh1]

Pika's Thunder was it's true gem

[marlousmiracle]

Originally Posted by Jax-Oh1

Pika's Thunder was it's true gem

nah you can easily avoid that

[Bear]

Originally posted by marlousmiracle
nah you can easily avoid that

Not true. You can't avoid it allthe time. If you use it correctly, you can hit almost EVERY time. For example. Say Someone is jumping above you, very slow like. If you catch them during the jump, and line it up right. You will hit. Another example, If your openent is on the ground. You can rush over to them, and use it. Hit. Those are only two.....And the first one, if done right, is extremely hard to dodge. =P I rest my case.

[marlousmiracle]

Originally Posted by blood alchemist

Not true. You can't avoid it allthe time. If you use it correctly, you can hit almost EVERY time. For example. Say Someone is jumping above you, very slow like. If you catch them during the jump, and line it up right. You will hit. Another example, If your openent is on the ground. You can rush over to them, and use it. Hit. Those are only two.....And the first one, if done right, is extremely hard to dodge. =P I rest my case.

Timing eh.... hmm i just use the roll dodge

[dEaTh_bY_pWnInG]

Originally Posted by marlousmiracle

Timing eh.... hmm i just use the roll dodge

Ok, roll dodge to the other side of Pikachu and... oh ya, that's right, thunder hits from both sides doesn't it? Ok well then you roll to the other side and... oops, your pwned.

Also, not everybody plays at the same speed. If you're not fast enough, then you wont have a chance to dodge roll. See, you're forgetting that not everybody plays at the same skill level.

[marlousmiracle]

Originally Posted by dEaTh_bY_pWnInG

Ok, roll dodge to the other side of Pikachu and... oh ya, that's right, thunder hits from both sides doesn't it? Ok well then you roll to the other side and... oops, your pwned

Roll dodge away from Pikachu

[Jax-Oh1]

I still can't dodge roll.....

[wu tang goku]

Then you fail.

[chad]

to dodge roll you hold the shield button, say L or R then press left or right if done coreclty [it's pretty easy to do] you roll away....also when in the air press L or R and press left or right, you'll dodge in the air...now the dodge roll, on the fourside level, me and my friend take our battle to the UFO when it appears now using dodge roll on that makes the battle way cool cause it's slippery and then you're dodging quickly

[Maelstrom]

Pikachu's down-b (Thunder move, whatever you want to call it) isn't exactly what you'd call a spectacular attack. The main problem involved with it is that it has far too much lag involved--a time period where you're completely unable to do anything, meaning that you're highly vulnerable.

The only real safe way to use it is as a combo finisher when the opponent is extremely far above you, where if you miss, you'll be less likely to be punished for it. For example, if you nail an opponent w/an up-smash and he gets knocked far up enough so that he's in the 'magnifying glass,' you can use the down-b as a finisher and get the vertical KO.

Using the down-b as a standard attack when the opponent is anywhere but in the situation described above is just plain stupid. On the ground, your opponent can shield, wavedash back, dash away, possiby spot-dodge, roll away, and then take his merry time to take advantage of Pikachu's lag. In the air, opponents can DI (hold control stick left or right to drift away), or airdodge.

Down-b isn't that great a move, and should be reserved as a combo finisher. If you use it any other way, you risked getting punished.

[Square Ninja]

The risk involved in Pikachu's Thunder makes it very satisfying to use.

[marlousmiracle]

I think we already know that( talking about post # 493)