Iceclimbers Chaingrab Tips by Demna
*NOTE: THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO KNOW THE BASICS OF THE CHAINGRAB BUT HAVE TROUBLE CHAINGRABING SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
*NOTE: These tips aren't for everyone. I'm offering my opinion on different chaingrabs that work easily on specific character.
*NOTE: To understand this further more, you should know the weight criteria of every charater.
http://super-smash-bros.wikia.com/wiki/Weight#SSBB_Weight_Ranking - this should help you out.
Ideal Chaingrab:- The chaingrab that you mostly want to master is D-throw to D-throw (double down throw). Because unlike the B-throw, it is tripless. And unlike the F-throw, D-throw offers a better IASA frames. After you reach the end of the stage, make sure you have Nana holding the enemy so you can use Nana to B-Throw to Popo. You need to make a soft turn with Popo, where you don't have to tap the analog stick, you can move it slightly to make this work, and regrab with Popo. This help reverse the direction of the chaingrab without the appearance of the chances of tripping and to continue your chain grab in the opposite direction. Perfecting this Chaingrab means that you perfected the Ideal Chaingrab that can't be mashed out of.
The easiest characters to perform the double D-throw on are:
If the double down throw isn't your style, you can always use a double F-throw which isnt as good, but works efficiently.
However, if you find this Chaingrab hard to master and want alternative chaingrabs to learn here's a few that I recommend. Although I highly recommend getting used to the double D-throw ASAP.
This is how I'd chaingrab different characters If I can't learn the ideal chaingrab:
Down-Throw to Forward-Throw:-
- or hobbled
Back-Throw to Forward-Throw:-
The easiest way to achieve this chain grab is by pressing Back+Z together to regrab with Nana. Do not press Z before you press Back even by a less than half a second because it will allow Nana to grab before the opponent is thrown.
Back-Throw to Forward-Throw:-
*NOTE: this is not as the BT to FT listed above. The characters that will be included are heavier than the characters above. Once you've gotten a grab on your opponent, Press back on the analog stick and then Immediately press Z. Do not press them together, make sure to press back before you press Z.
- Sopo
*NOTE: If you find this mechanic difficult, you can Down-Throw to Forward-Through. However, you need to regrab your Down-Throw in a faster manner since the characters are lighter than the character listed below the "Down-Throw to Forward-Throw" criteria.
Back-Throw to Down-Throw:
some people might prefer this over the BT to FT, but it works best against Metaknight since it's harder to regrab him from Nana's Forward Throw.
Hobbling:-
Hobbling is basically footstooling an opponent after a BackThrow from Popo and hitting the opponent with an icecube (B), the opponent will get up in his place without taking any action. You can regrab your opponent and repeat the process.
(Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxNXaNU4JTQ Time - 12:03 to 12:35)
Try not to start hobbling until you get the opponent to mid percentages.
- Or Down-Throw to Forward-throw
* EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: Please note that it takes longer for Popo to regrab than Nana. Popo's grab is 5 frames longer than Nana (1/12 of a second delay) . For example, let's say it takes Nana 1.1 seconds to regrab Lucario off of Popo's Down-Throw, then Popo will take 1.183 seconds to regrab Lucario off of Nana's Down-Throw. This also includes Forward-Throws and Back-Throws, Nana always regrabs faster than Popo does. This information has helped me a lot in understanding chaingrabs and in creating complex chaingrabs once I got the basics down.
Tell me what your opinion is on your easier version of chaingrabbing and we could discuss about it.
Reading these tips alone won't help, you need to go and practice as much as possible, practice makes perfect.
Good luck!
Hope it helped