ZSS v Falcon
Darky-Sama v Lordhelmet
Darky and I did a lot of test matches and this is what I came up with:
PS: We are pretty even in CF dittoes, but Darky is better overall at Brawl than I am
Overall Summary IMO:
65-35
ZSS is overall superior to Falcon in just about every way. I found that Falcon's strategy of psuedo-ing opponents in the air does NOT work against ZSS, she can vB out of anything you do. I also found that gimping ZSS was near impossible for me, ZSS has too many options and air maneuverability. ZSS beats your ground game with projectiles, better priority, and a superior jab.
However, ZSS isn't too good at killing and she is (fairly) easy to KO. CF's "combos" aren't completely useless and are still viable.
Random Dos and Do Nots
- Try to get close, use f-tilt, d-tilt, u-tilt, and jabs for spacing.
- Use airial approaches, n-air seems to work decent.
- Don't do a running approach, you will get down smashed.
- Don't try to do crazy gimps; you will die.
- Don't use FK or RB very often, only use it when you know it will work.
Stage Summary IMO:
Final Destination: I didn't find this stage terrible for CF, but I would recommend striking this stage first. 70-30
Battlefield Not a very good stage, don't know how to explain it though... 70-30
Smashville: Not bad, pretty even IMO. 65-35
Yoshi's Island: I don't like this stage, but it comes down to personal preference. 65-35
Pokemon Stadium: Falcon's best neutral for the match-up, I would try to get this stage first round. 60-40
Battleship Halberd: Not a bad stage, a good CP if you are familiar with this stage. 60-40
Brinstar: Uhh, kinda awkward for CF, you can't autocancel and ZSS seems to gain off of the uneven-ness. 70-30
Castle Siege: The stage I did best on, I really like this stage for this matchup. 55-45
Delfino Plaza: Another good one, similiar to Halberd. CP if you are really good here. 60-40
Frigate Orpheon: Kinda a "meh" stage. 65-35
Jungle Japes: Not a good idea, not the worst CP you can pick... but I wouldn't reccommend it. 70-30
Lylat Cruise: Another "meh" stage, nothing too much here. 65-35
Norfair: I did terrible on this stage, I love Norfair but ZSS just has way more options on this stage than you do. 70-30
Pictochat: Not a bad stage for CF. 65-35
Rainbow Cruise: NO! For God's sake, do not CP RC, you will get ***** HARD. Do yourself a favor and ban this stage from your set. 75-25
I will edit this, so don't think I'm not going to fix and change and add shtuff