Pika Q&A/FAQ Thread: Ask a Quick Question, Get a Quick Answer!

[KayLo!]

Goggles > Bandana > Naked > Hat.

 

[Evil-Guy]

If marth hits pikachus electric moves does the electric travel up the sword and hit marth?

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

No. Marth's sword is a disjointed hitbox. If you hit it, it won't hit marth. Pikachu's F-smash is also a Disjoint, so lets say their F-smashes hit each other, neither will get hit.

 

[global-wolf]

If he asks another question like that don't reply... he knows the answer -_-"

 

[Scabe]

How do you fight against Snake with Pikachu? Is it really an even matchup?

 

[Leaf.]

How do you fight against Snake with Pikachu? Is it really an even matchup?

Grabs. We have a wicked chaingrab on him. F-throw goes 14 times, d-throw goes 8 times from high 20s.

Edit: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=225783
It's from 27% on D-throw.

 

[mangan]

I'm a Falco main (or have been) and have been shopping around for a new character to play. Really digging Pikachu so far. Any thing that might be hard to get used to, coming from a Falco background?

 

[KayLo!]

Any thing that might be hard to get used to, coming from a Falco background?

Lack of range/safety on shield.

 

[mangan]

Lack of range/safety on shield.

Wow, that WAS fast!

Yeah, the range makes me nervous, but Pika's recovery sure looks a lot stronger than Phantasm/Firebird

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Our D-tilt is relatively safe on shield.

Something that may be difficult to get used to is the cooldown on our projectile. It obviously doesn't disappear when we land, so you have to use it carefully.

 

[Nicholas1024]

@Scabe
A brief summary...
Attack from the air and camp with T-jolts. His tilts will murder you on the ground, but his air game is bad. Get him offstage and edgeguard him with thunder. Also, as leaf said, grabs are awesome in this match.

 

[tibs7]

scabe I play Attila's snake sometimes
with pika and yeah juggling and baiting AD is what pika has over snake. Never ever mispace a tjolt coz like PSing them really helps snake move in with his tilts. Edgeguarding is quite good since thunders hitbox is so high <3.
I wouldn't really bother trying to insta-throw his nades back coz pikas throw is terrible >.>
so yeah, cross ups, grabs -> offstage is what you want to do. if he's in the air **** him with juggles . Hope this helps.

 

[Scabe]

Thanks guys

 

[tibs7]

i was watching K Prime vs nike today and a few time Prime would dthrow -> upsmash on marth at ~30%. is this legit or just bad DI?

 

[Pikabunz]

Not legit, Marth can jump out.

 

[global-wolf]

Is there a thread with the distances Pikachu can do a uncharged skull bash or diagonal down quick attack and snap to the ledge?

 

[Pikabunz]

Nope, not that I know of.

 

[Gah777]

Do you guys have a thread that includes pikas quick attack hurtbox "transformation"? Like what frame it happens on and how long it lasts?

 

[The Truth!]

I have a video with the distance for a 45 degree angle on QA to ledge.

 

[Pikabunz]

Do you guys have a thread that includes pikas quick attack hurtbox "transformation"? Like what frame it happens on and how long it lasts?

No, I'll look into doing that though.

I have a video with the distance for a 45 degree angle on QA to ledge.

Can't you QA to the ledge from any angle and distance?

 

[The Truth!]

Is it any angle and distance? Its at least more then 45.

I said 45 because I only did the max distance for 45 degrees. I was showcasing something else so I didnt bother with others.

 

[bigman40]

I've done it on Delfino angled under the stage. You can do it, but it's a lot harder.

 

[*Cam*]

So I was watching one of ESAM's matches, and I couldn't help but notice how he makes really good use of his short hopped autocanceled dairs. I've managed to do them into dsmash and grabs mostly. Can you do them into usmashes?

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Yes you can, grab come out on the same frame.

 

[KayLo!]

So I was watching one of ESAM's matches, and I couldn't help but notice how he makes really good use of his short hopped autocanceled dairs. I've managed to do them into dsmash and grabs mostly. Can you do them into usmashes?

You hit the ground without lag, so you can do anything out of them.

 

[saviorslegacy]

I saw a video once where Pikachu used his thunder on a waking opponent from the ground it hit them like 3 times!!! I was curious if anyone could give me the link to the video.

 

[KayLo!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=530U-ZMz0Xk

Only works on Lucario iirc.

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Lucario gets hit by 3, some characters get hit by 2, most get hit by one. It would be better on all but lucario (who can still SDI it) to charge F-smash.

 

[saviorslegacy]

Thanks for the link and info.

 

[Pikabunz]

Lucario gets hit up to 4 times.

 

[Nicholas1024]

Has anyone actually pulled that off in a tourney match? Because that would be awesome.

 

[King~]

Theroy-craft question

how do you handle or think you should handle a space animal(more particularliy wolf, occasionally falco) who plays you like your playing ice climbers

i came up against this, this past weekend and i had not had experience with this yet. and since its my only experience. i dont wanna visualize/think wrong when im practicing.

just want some ideas or some knowledge of someons whos been in this situation so im prepared for it next time.

 

[KayLo!]

By "plays you like you're playing ICs", do you mean extremely campy/won't come close?

 

[King~]

i mean picking battlefield, hoping from one platform to another spacing bair, using refelctor apon landing, if he lands on the ground. or the once a stock risk of landing with spaced bair into f-smash.

im mosrtly refering to wolf since his airspeed is stupid, but im sure there are some falcos who do this aswell(i dont really think fox can =/)

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Pikachu is fast on the ground. Get under him. Predict shines/no shines. When no shine, FH bair. Or use T-jolts to pressure space, forcing him to less areas, then hitting him/pressuring him to mess up.

 

[King~]

see this is what i thought to, i'd wait towards the middle and try to pressure him off the platforms with thunderjolts, or up airs/fairs/nairs

like i was doing this while waiting for the drop down bair, so i could punish or grab this worked to and extent but i dint give me the edge i was looking for.

perhaps ill just play it till time next time, and not let wolf get the chance for tech chases

 

[[FBC] ESAM]

Wolf doesn't have anything for under him. His dair sucks, and his bair is still predictable.

 

[BlueZebra]

A friend of mine told me he saw Anther use both of his Quick Attacks(QA1&QA2) in the same direction while midair. Is this actually possible and if so, how do you do it?

 

[Nicholas1024]

Do you mean the exact same direction? Because you can do it in pretty similar directions with no problem(a bit less than a 45 degree difference between QA's)

 

[BlueZebra]

Do you mean the exact same direction? Because you can do it in pretty similar directions with no problem(a bit less than a 45 degree difference between QA's)

The exact same direction.