NEW! What to do when you get grabbed

[GimR]

SPAM down on the C-stick!!!!

Jabbing doesn't work and that seems to be what most players do

Here's why spamming down on the C-stick works:


One of Nana's main things about her AI is that she has to follow Popo. So if you spam down on the c-stick it covers all options when following Popo:

-If the opponent doesn't throw you, Nana will hit them with D-Smash no matter what because it comes out in 4(maybe 3) frames and covers both sides of her because she wraps the hammer around her body. so it doesn't matter what side of the opponent Nana is on they will get hit

-if they do throw you Nana will jump and then cancel her jump with a d-air and hit your opponent

-if Nana gets grabbed Popo will hit your opponent with D-smash


it's the best option, start doing it

 

[ch33s3]

People weren't doing this already?

 

[falln]

more importantly, people try to grab popo when nana's right there?
wait whattttttt?

 

[T3h Albino]

I guess some people didn't know this.
Good **** GIMR

 

[Smoom77]

Would that still work with like when Snake buffers his b-throw? Is it fast enough?

 

[Hylian]

Um, jabbing does work and gets you a free grab. I almost always get a free grab whenever someone grabs me. Just jab to grab.

This is good to know though.

 

[Rubberbandman]

My Nana isn't smart enough for this.

 

[J4pu]

Um, jabbing does work and gets you a free grab. I almost always get a free grab whenever someone grabs me. Just jab to grab.

This is good to know though.

this was the kind of thing i was expecting from this thread, how to turn their grab into your grab
does having nana use blizzard turn into a reliable grab opportunity?

 

[GimR]

Um, jabbing does work and gets you a free grab. I almost always get a free grab whenever someone grabs me. Just jab to grab.

This is good to know though.

that's not a free grab, it's escapable. Popo's 30 frames of breaking animation is longer then your opponents lag when jabbed. It is a good mindgame though

PLUS down on the C-stick is safer and more reliable

 

[FrozenHobo]

People weren't doing this already?

srsly

10srsly

 

[lain]

The jab to grab isn't exactly guaranteed, but it definitely CAN work.

I'll try the dsmash thing. I'm pretty sure it'll make Nana dash attack too which is (in my opinion) the most helpful option.

 

[Funen1]

It really does seem to cover a lot of options. I guess the only obvious loophole I see in this is if Nana's in the air, close enough to you for the input to work, but far enough for D-air to miss. However, I don't know specifics regarding D-air's range compared to where she's synched for it to work - it might go either way. I suppose characters with throws that move them somewhere (read: Pika's B-throw) can also escape the effect, though a dash attack might work as Nana could end up dashing to catch up to the B-thrown Popo.

 

[Prawn]

I had always just spammed buttons LOL

will try to improve my game in experiementing with the jab/dsmash options

 

[J4pu]

what about side B?
if nana is in the air she will fall towards where you are telling her (which is the opponent i hope) if she's on the ground she can do it towards the opponent, it hits multiple times with minimal knockback which allows you to recover from being released and then grab (or smash) them yourself.

I realize it's DI-able etc. but it seems to me that at best it puts you in an advantageous position and at worst you end up in a neutralish position with your IC's already desynced.

 

[Rubberbandman]

I've been trying D-Smash, and it helps out a lot.
But if Nana is in only walking distance away from you, she may D-smash slightly out of range, making it a wasted effort.

 

[IxxI]

I've been doing DSmash a lot actually, this is a nice explanation though.

 

[00-Zero]

I've been trying this and it works to some extent, but their pummel always seems to keep nana from doing anything. Sometimes I use squall and that works and usually gets me a grab on the first or second hit of it.

 

[Masterchef1123]

I'm confused are you referring to a game cube controller how do you do this with a wii and nun-chuck controller?

 

[Rubberbandman]

Down Smashing?
Down + A (Nunchuck) or Down + 1 (Wiimote). Just spam them like crazy.