Help with ZSS vs Captain Falcon matchup

[Welperino]

Hey guys, I'm having trouble against my friend that plays Captain Falcon. The issues I have is that I have trouble avoiding getting dash grabbed into down-throw into knee, or any kind of combo that starts with a dash grab. And I also have trouble landing safely against him once I get knocked into the air.

I can typically air dodge the knee but I'm not sure where to go after that. I do land a fair amount of my own grabs into down throws, but I have trouble connecting with anything other than maybe a forward air to follow up the down throw which he usually dodges.

So my questions are how should I approach the ZSS vs Captain Falcon match up? How do you avoid getting dash grabbed by him or what is a good response to that kind of play? When I do land a grab down-throw, what is the best way to capitalize off of it? Also, what moves should I look to use to punish Captain Falcon if he whiffs or makes mistakes? Thanks for any help you guys can provide!

 

[dawgbowl]

If he's not short hopping and just running at you either:
}} Z + Down throw + Fwd air/Uair pending on how he DIs. (Your throw range kills his, remember that)
}} Spot dodge/Up Tilt.
}} Paralyzer (weak) to either freeze him or if he shields, run up and grab him/run behind him grab him.
}} Short hop straight up and throw out a SH FF Nair.
}} Downsmash can also catch up if you can time it right, but the other options above are a little safer I think.

If he's short hopping just expect knees and shield grab/up-tilt.

This feels like a great matchup for ZSS, one of the few characters I've had almost no issues in for glory.

Spacing with fwd+b is good too if he's doing a lot of hopping around.

He's also really heavy which ZSS loves, Up+B out of down smash is a fantastic option. If you are feeling saucy, hop up and Up+B him out of a down throw. Most of the hits connect on him because he's so heavy and he's dead at 90% or so.

Hope that helps ya out.

 

[Welperino]

I will try out what you mentioned and let you know the results! The one thing is that I have never been able to land an Up+B after I down throw him, he either air dodges or DIs away from it. Is there a particular technique I need to do to land the hits?

 

[Zero Suit Roxas]

I prefer using Boost Kick (up + b) after I bury them with Flip Jump (down + b without kicking).

I always enjoy using a ton of Flip Jumps against fast characters like Captain Falcon because it helps me avoid their attacks, recover from a huge hit, punish, and bury. Sometimes I get in some nice combos with it.