The Snake FAQ/Q&A Thread

[colddegree]

How do i edgeguard a pika whos planking with up b repeatedly?

 

[Navn]

Have you tried Nikita? Other solutions are stripping grenades above him or just timing an edgehog. I don't think Pika can plank very well, but what do i know. I haven't played against a planking one.

 

[colddegree]

hmm kk, well i almost got him with a c4 lolol but yea ill just keep at it with nades and motars

 

[DZhou]

How do u instant-throw grenades/what custom button setting do u need? I remember seeing a video of it somewhere but i can't find it now.

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

Pretty much all you have to do is airdodge next to an item, then have a throw input very shortly after the air dodge input. So pretty much you do this for best results.

Airdodge -> C-stick

That is pretty much all you have to do.

 

[DZhou]

Isn't there a special way to do it on the ground?

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

Isn't there a special way to do it on the ground?

Not that I know of.

 

[Today]

I remember seeing people throw it on the ground and then airdodge grab it. They also jump off the stage and throw it quickly from there. As for videos I don't know any but you could probably watch some regular videos of Snake players.

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

I remember seeing people throw it on the ground and then airdodge grab it. They also jump off the stage and throw it quickly from there. As for videos I don't know any but you could probably watch some regular videos of Snake players.

This reminds me. You know how sometimes you can run offstage with a grenade, then chuck it backwards so it travels low to the ground? Well, I remember doing this, and instantly grabbing the ledge after throwing. Sort of like hugging, but with a grenade throw done ahead of it. For some reason, I cannot duplicate this again. Anyone know the specific actions for it?

 

[Sinz]

Run off stage, once your in the air hit the c-stick back?

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

Run off stage, once your in the air hit the c-stick back?

Yeah, that results in throwing the grenade, not grabbing the ledge directly afterwards.

 

[So Fatal]

best thing to do vs ZSS?

 

[DaomarIsBear]

What color Wario are you gentlemen in most fear of?

 

[llamapaste]

The color that we are most in fear of.

 

[6Mizu]

best thing to do vs ZSS?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPuAz2bRWzs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xhJvsFPpTU&feature=related

Hope that helps.

What color Wario are you gentlemen in most fear of?

We're afraid of...

 

[Sinz]

Personally, Wahrio scares me the most.

 

[jpak]

Anyway to DI out of Marth's sword dance? Also nades, and c4s that hit myself affect stale right?

 

[Shinjin]

Sort of a random question, but say you drop a C4 and explode it. Now, when you drop a second C4, is that one automatically staled? Or say you use 9 other attacks before exploding the second C4, is the C4 at full power again?

haha hope that makes sense, guess what I'm asking is whether it's the dropping or the exploding of the C4 that stales!

 

[Sinz]

Anyway to DI out of Marth's sword dance? Also nades, and c4s that hit myself affect stale right?

its all about SDI. If you see it coming drop a nade and shield (: If you shield the whole thing unshield and ftilt him (:

Yeah, nades and C4 affect stale moves.

Sort of a random question, but say you drop a C4 and explode it. Now, when you drop a second C4, is that one automatically staled? Or say you use 9 other attacks before exploding the second C4, is the C4 at full power again?

haha hope that makes sense, guess what I'm asking is whether it's the dropping or the exploding of the C4 that stales!

If that C4 hit a grenade or a person(not the shield.) then yes it is staled. If it just missed the person than wallah no stale. If it hit then sweet. Your opponent just took some damage and staled C4

 

[jpak]

Could someone exlpain the term tehcing please?
I've read many things about "teching"
Teching after G&W's dthrow.
Teching towards the stage after getting spiked on yoshi's island, and DI'ing towards the stage after grab released on the edge of FD the n teching the ledge.
What does teching mean and how is it done?
I've read you press dodge before you hit the object, what does that do?
Even read teching blast zones but they arent sure if this exists?

 

[Tech-Nelium the Shark]

teching is when you catch yourself on a surface whether it is the ground, wall or underneath the stage. You do it by pressing shield within a certain number of frames of hitting the surface. I believe green marks signals when you are able to tech. To tech GnW dthrow just hold shield during the throw animation i believe so you can roll away but watch out cause they can predict this and chase you with another smash. Teching a spike refers to when after a spike you DI towards the stage and tech the stage canceling out the spike and gaining an advantage. Here is a video of it being done and anyone who know the specific frames to tech please post it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVJP-_-db6s

 

[jpak]

Do i press shield before it hits, or the exact time I the surface?

 

[jpak]

Do i press shield before it hits, or the exact time I hit the surface?

 

[Shinjin]

Awesome, thanks man!

 

[Tech-Nelium the Shark]

Before. To practice with snake make a dome shape high on the large stage place in stage builder and if you can c4 jump. Once you hit 150 it becomes easier and just get easier as you get more damage cause all you have to do is press shield right after you hit down B. Anytime you are in a tumbling animation you can tech a surface. It take practice but it is worth it because you can then survive past 150 if you cant get to the stage and so you dont die from the c4.

 

[jpak]

Thanks a lot, will practice that soon.

 

[Teff]

How do you punish rolls with Snake? My friends keeps beating me because he always rolls behind me when I ftilt or something and Snake has no moves that hit on both sides of him.

Edit: Thanks for the help guys.

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

How do you punish rolls with Snake? My friends keeps beating me because he always rolls behind me when I ftilt or something and Snake has no moves that hit on both sides of him.

Try jabbing first if they are rolling behind an attack. As the jab finishes and they have already started rolling, just Ftilt behind you. Or do a BPG (boost pivot grab).

 

[Tech-Nelium the Shark]

learn to turn around fast and ftilt or predict the roll and punish with a down air or back air. My friend used to do the same thing but once he gets punished like that a few times they will be a bit more wary about roll spamming cause nobody wants to eat 20%. Brawl is about predicting your opponent and out-spacing them.

 

[So Fatal]

god I hate ZSS, need moar strats vs her! xD

 

[jpak]

When I jab someone and hits three times, does that count as three move in stale counter? What about hitting the sheild? And when I c4 myself, or nade myself?

 

[Yumewomiteru]

Yes, they all count towards your stale move meter, Another thing is that when nades blow up next to each other or a C4 blows up a nade it also counts. Although I hear that it's a bit more complicated than other char's stale move counters, though not sure of the details myself.

 

[Sinz]

Yes, they all count towards your stale move meter, Another thing is that when nades blow up next to each other or a C4 blows up a nade it also counts. Although I hear that it's a bit more complicated than other char's stale move counters, though not sure of the details myself.

except a move hitting a shield. that doesn't count.

 

[jpak]

Thanks. Another question, I seem to always get caught in Falco's jab and eat up quitet abit of damage, is the best way to get out to just di away from the jab?

 

[Yumewomiteru]

yeah, sdi away, and if he's still jabbing ftilt him, but falco has quite a bit of followups from jab, so pay major attention to those.

 

[Yumewomiteru]

god I hate ZSS, need moar strats vs her! xD

Have you try crouching and going prone against her? In my experience I find that you can dodge alot of attacks by crouching and making it harder for her to space against you.

 

[.decoy]

does crouch go under side b and/or neutral b? not that it really matters as you can powershield instantly from crouch, but just curious since that would make life easier.

 

[Yumewomiteru]

You can duck under her neutral b, i think you may be able to duck under the inner hitbox of her side-b, but they usually space better, and you can just dtilt it if they do mess up the spacing and outprioritize it.

Crouching also gets you under her grab and mess up her bair spacing. (and maybe dash attack?)

 

[Sake-Hato]

imo camp camp camp vs zss and i also think that your ftilt can clash with her side b also...its better to Ps but just saying clash would be legit because you can dash attack before shes inputs a move ...And box acutely is a legit gimp

 

[Today]

A ZSS wants to get into your range and you want to keep her out.
Tilts, dashes, pivot grabs help a lot.

Also, it's also good to spot dodge her side b. It has lag which gives you time to do something about it if she misses.