Summary D:
Even 50:50
Diddy Kong Frame data: (Credit to Illinialex)
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Summary
Diddy is a very momentum-based character, he's either controlling the match or being controlled. Diddys are very annoying and use bananas to set up grabs, dash attacks to utilt and basically combos. You want to avoid bananas as much as you can because of this. Bombs are great in this matchup as they break through nanas. If you get a hold of one of Diddy's nanas you can either throw it away (so that he has to get another one) or Jump cancel throw it at him and follow up with a nair or UpSmash (killing %s or low % when u can still regen your upsmash with 10 more attacks). OoS shield nair is great for catching nanas, diddy will also get hit if he attempts to dash attack. ADZair is also a great move in this matchup as it outranges most of diddy's moves ( if not all) and can catch bananas in the process.
If you hit diddy while he's recovering with his upB, he will be stunned for a while (watch out for the barrels). You can use bananas, bombs and boomerang for this. Also, if ever a Diddy is forced to recover from below the stage its an easy tether-hog, you can also dair without much risk if he's directly below you and charging his upB. Be careful of diddy's monkey flip kick as it can go through arrows and boomerang. Ban Luigi's Mansion if it's legal, diddy is too gay there and Toon Link sucks in that stage. Rainbow Cruise is a very solid stage to take a Diddy to. But stages dont matter much in this matchup. Last but not least, you might want to learn to pickup bananas by cancelling ur dash and pressing A or insta AD catch (when theyre on the floor) to an instathrow. This'll make his bananas less annoying and limit his stage control a little more.
Moves that are very helpful in this matchup:
Bombs, Zair, Bair, Nair, UpSmash, Dash cancel Item pickup, insta AD catch, insta item throw, Arrows, Boomerang.
Moves to watch out for the most:
Bananas, Monkey Flip Kick, Grabs, Dash Attack, Fair, Bair, Fsmash, Dsmash.