Pikabunz
Smash Hero
How to Buffer Dthrow Chaingrab
Frames 1-48: Dthrow Duration Frames - The duration frames of Dthrow. Dthrow last 48 frames with frame 49 being the IASA frame. When you buffer grab correctly, your grab will always come out on frame 49. Not much else to say here.
Frames 38-48: Dthrow Buffer Window - This is the buffering window of Dthrow and it lasts 11 frames. This is where the magic happens. Only during this window is when you must press and release the grab button (Z) in order for the buffered grab to work.
For example, you press Z on frame 40 and release the button on frame 47. Since frames 40 and 47 are within the buffering frames it will give you a buffered grab. Take note of the gif above and use that as a visual cue. When Pika is about to land after the booty slam is when you should start pressing the Z button.
The following are the wrong ways of doing it and what will happen if done in that way.
- Pressing Z before the buffer window and releasing in the window will result in Pika doing nothing at all. This means that you're pressing Z too early. An example would be if you pressed Z on frame 37 and release on 45.
- Pressing Z in the buffer window and releasing after the window will result in Pika shielding. This means you're releasing Z too late. An example would be if you press Z on frame 38 and released on frame 50.
Remember, the buffer window is only 11 frames. A single frame is 1/60th of a second. That means the buffer window is only a little under 0.2 seconds. So you must be really quick when pressing and releasing the Z button.
Frames 1-6: Grab Frames - This is simply the grab frames. Pika grabs on frame 6 and in some cases frame 7. You can dthrow immediately after landing the grab. You don't have to dthrow right away, You can hold them for a bit to retain your focus for timing the buffered grab, but don't hold them for too long or they will break out.
One last thing I should say is to NEVER PUMMEL DURING THE CHAINGRAB! Pummeling will refresh your dthrow's strength making the chaingrab end at a lower percent. You must keep your dthrow stale if you want to chaingrab to the highest percent.
For information on who the dthrow chaingrab works on and what percents they go up to, visit this thread.
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=225783