5 Beginner/Mid-Level Habits - Smash Ultimate 

Bold of you to assume I can think fast enough to plan my next move

Here's a low level habit. Not recovering after being knocked offstage

>Played smash for years I have no idea what your talking about.

Top comments. 1%: sensible advice 9999999%: My opponent can't read me if even I don't know what I'm going to do next

So basically: Be erratic and learn to edgeguard

How to git good (based on what the people I play against on-line do): 1)Choose character with projectiles 2) *B*

"All ledge options are reactable" Yeah, unless you have shit reaction time like I do.

"go for a ridiculous edge guard that's obviously not going to work" ... but I want to

Sounds too complex, gonna stick to spamming Wolf's blaster

Yo can I not just walk up slowly and down smash?

So, don't be a video game boss with move patterns. Gotcha.

0:15 that marth was gonna get destroyed by that ganon

some day I will ascend from plebhood and you will have the credit for it

*Backs up and smash attacks*

Some super basic tips that I've learned along the way... Aerials: Press Jump Button (Default X & Y) and Attack Button (Default A) to do a short hop aerial. Additionally pressing a direction will change the aerial attack type/direction. Experiment with this to get a feel for these types of attacks. Shields: Super important. Default button L or R. Use it constantly. It should be your go to button after most actions. You will start to pick up when to use it and when not to quickly as you play. Dodgeing: Default Shield button (L or R) + a Direction. Use this when you anticipate an attack or grab is coming so you can avoid the attack and potentially punish the miss. Note you can do an dodge in the air aswell by pressing shield or shield + Direction. Grabing: Default button Z. Use this when an opponent is shielding. Once grabbed press Z to strike them rappidly while you have them in place. Press a direction yo throw them. You can hold an opponent longer the higher % they are. Tilt attack vs Smash attack. In control settings switch your C-stick to tilt attacks. This will make your life much easier. Titlt attacks are fast attacks that can KO at high %. Smash attacks are slow attacks that can KO at moderate % depending on your character and opponents character. Experiment with both tilts and smashes to know how and when to use them. It's important to note that most smash attacks can be punished if you miss or your opponent fully blocks the attack. Most Titlt attacks when used properly wont be punishable even if you miss or are blocked. Last thing. Watch pros play the character you play. Watching what abilities they use and when, will help you figure out that characters optimal strengths and their weaknesses. But most importantly. Have fun and don't get discouraged. Try and friend online opponents that are good sports and are near your skill level. Setting up arenas is a great way to hone your skills quickly with frequent matches and a more positive match atmosphere. Hope this is helpful to someone. :)

My biggest mistake is being born

broke: smash tutorial woke: vocaloid song recommendation every video

are you assuming i have the mental capability to actually plan what i'm doing

The ledge pressure video would be crazy helpful. People like me who don’t have smash experience and just got into it for ultimate struggle with learning the ledge and getting back from it. Seeing a high level player talk about it would be beyond helpful and would improve mine, and others gameplay

So to summarize. Being predictable allows good players to predict your next move. 👌😅

Turns out I've been playing Smash for years and I'm not even at beginner level...

I’ll just keep planting and watering my sapling..

You assume that I even use the shield to begin with.

dont do the same move after shield game and watch: hmmhhhmh

Hey BananaBoy I just wanna say your content is very well made and helpful. Keep making video man

This is literally one of the most useful Smash channels on RU-vid. You make the videos both enjoyable and understandable. Thank you

"As good as this options are, they are all beatable" *game and watch's up b intensifies*

Im so excited to play this game online. I never played any smash with real people (except my brothers)

Please do “Frostbite was pretty cool, i guess”

Ah, the heart of every fighting game. Be unpredictable, relentless, and be able to adapt.

This video makes me realize how bad I am at this game. In fact, I barley ever remember to use my shield at all.

Thank you for posting this man! I have a smash tournament at my school coming up soon and I can learn a lot from this video!

What I find really funny with low level players: They forget three things: the grab, the shield, and the Up-B Recovery

Thanks so much for helping me get better at this great game.

This video was actually super helpful and well edited, thanks for the info dude!

I've been playing Smash in a serious manner since about a year before 4 was released, and I still learned a couple things from this video, namely spacing. Glad I watched this, so now I have a better idea of what to look out for what I'm doing wrong. Thanks man

What about not using the shield I know that used to my habit when i first started playing smash

I need help with: *Anything that's required to play smash effectively and well.*

Thanks for not stretching out the video as long as possible and making a nice, informational video

This video was great! Thanks. I need to find more stuff for beginning players. It was nice to actually feel like I have some things I can go and use.

I can tell this will help me, thank you

Love this video. Subbed.

Wow guilty of all of these except not applying ledge pressure. Trying to break these habits now! Thanks for the video.

My friend introduced me to your videos and I've never been able to understand Smash videos better than I have yours. Even IzAw doesn't top this. Thanks for taking time to teach. 😄

Pro Smash players literally sound like they're speaking a different language.

Don’t be like LowTierGod (watch toxic salty compilations of him)

Your video was very helpful. My problem is that I was used to the Melee gimmicks, so Ultimate changed a bunch of things and it’s hard getting rid of old habits. I KNOW I have some of these issues (ledge guarding is my weakness) and I know what I have to do, but either I’m very stubborn or I forget about them. Thanks a lot for this video man. Helps a lot

This channel is great, keep up the content my dude

I easily fall under the “not nearly confident enough” category when it comes to offstage play. I may technically be the one with the advantage in that state, but you won’t fall to your death if you whiff something in neutral. So as stupid as it is, I usually just wait for the opponent to recover and hope I’ll be able to knock them off the stage again.

Wy don't more people watch these videos? The quality is amazing. I was surprised when I saw that he didn't have like 100K subs or higher. He deserves it.

watched this all the way through and was blessed with some gothic and loneliness at the end. Good taste in music my dude

Congrats to 100k Banana boy ❤️❤️

"Nobody plays the game perfectly" *MkLeo enters the chat*

Rolling towards an opponent is a habit i can't get out of

I like your stuff dude I subscribed and you totally described me at 2:00 lol every single launch is me immediately reacting like a moth to a lightbulb to chase after them and attempt a meteor smash with samus like every single time hahaha

Just when you started talking about spacing I realized I have actually become really good at it. Never noticed until now, thanks.

You’re the best smash RU-vidr!!

Every habit you explained I would say, “pshhh no I don’t do that” then you name another thing beginners do, and I realized oh shoot that’s me...

congrats on your first 1 mil video!

Bananaboy: "Nobody plays perfectly" MkLeo: "Step aside mere mortals"

"Doing the same thing out of a combo" DOWNLOAD COMPLETE

*When both players in a 1 v 1 can both read each others moves*

thank you for properly explaining spacing, I was confused with it and didn't know what people meant when people said "the key to cloud is neutral and spacing"

Zero's ledge trapping video is actually really solid. Depending on the character matchup, many characters can potentially answer all 5 get up options from the right position.

nah i'll just dress up as ZeRo and pretend to be him instead

@BananaBoySSB So i need help with something related to this. I've been trying to get better at reading my opponent's tactics as i play, instead of focusing on my character (which is actually Yoshi, if that helps at all). It's been working to some degree. Im still new at it but Ive been able to do things like punish a fox that constantly goes for up tilt setups at low percent and side B approaches off the ledge when he's at disadvantage. My problem arises when I figure out what my opponent does. It's almost like my brain pinpoints a habit they have and then clicks into "Oh that's what I gotta do to punish this guy" mode. Take the up tilting fox, for example. He is constantly trying to get me in the air and get under me. I fell for it twice or so before i started preemptively nairing when he approached or down b if i was already in the air. Works great for the first stock or two, maybe the first match. But then my opponent adapts to my adaptation and I end up kind of lost and start reverting to bad habits of pressing too many buttons and throwing out unsafe options. That's not to say i can't re-adapt. But it takes me longer than i feel like it should and i lose sets because of it....so i guess my question to you is, what is your mentality in games in regards to reading your opponent? How do you tell when they've changed their playstyle to adapt to yours and that you need to approach the fight differently? Is there a way to predict your opponent changing their playstyle before they do so? Kind of a loaded question but I figured I'd ask another Yoshi main so that i might understand it better.

Good video! You explained things in an easy to understand way

I just found this channel and I love it. I'm trying to go from "better than my friends" to actually good at this game, and your content has been helpful since I don't really know anyone who's serious about it. Also, you have the exact same voice as 8BitMusicTheory

Has anyone else lose a layer of skin while practicing

great informative video, but consider lowering the volume of the music at the end

omg this has literally the most helpful Smash video I’ve ever seen. Good video.

Great video and filled with awesome information! Ty

2:55 It's a lot harder than you think to get precisely that close or notice that someone is precisely that close, let alone react within milliseconds to such a quick and tiny detail, let alone ALSO predict what an opponent will probably do next. In general, I think you underestimate the actual difficulty of "simple" things like rolling, spacing, and shield grabbing, and combos, even with what you call "noob misakes". Watching this video just makes me feel like I'm at a level even lower than whatever it is you call a newbie.

Bless you for thinking I've got the hang shielding already.

Thanks for the vid. I believe i’m more of an intermediate player now, but it always helps to be aware of bad habits

Good vid! now I know to keep track of similar situations.

5 Habits for REAL NOOBS 1. Always Dash Attack 2. Always rely on special attacks 3. Forget to jump and just press up B 4. Don't or forget to use sheild 5. Never change their gameplay (Tbh the video is for habits of amateurs)

SOUND LEVELS. That end screen music assaulted my ears, bruh.

This video was awesome and earned you my sub. Thank you

Super epic sword character tip (marth, roy,) if someone shields your side-b, and if they dont expect it, you can use the down input version of dancing blade. the down version (or green, i guess) can apply more pressure and if your opponent parries the final hit of side-b (which some people will) the multiple hits of the finisher will hit them anyway, as they only parried the first hit. And if they do shield, it can often shield poke, which is pretty good.

please do a video on how to ledge guard (when they are recovering to the ledge and when they are getting off the ledge... i have problems punishing ledge options)

Its yo boy, *BANANA BOY*

Love the vid, great sense of humor

Actually a really good and informative video. Good job

*spam roll and projectiles online* EZ

At first When I found this channel I was confused and didn’t know who you were. I’ve watched tourtememts with u and watched some of your other videos and now u are the best lol thxs

thank you very much for making this. as a mid-high tier player, I also see a lot of people online making these mistakes. even I make unfortunately have terrible edge guard pressure. i do it but terribly, I usually win 5/6 online plays and almost 9/10 friendly battles with my buddies. I was wondering if you could make an off the ledge pressure video...im not confident when it comes to jumping down off the edge and recovering back up, id love to learn how though. i think that's the one thing that separating me from truly making it to pro

Thanks I actually needed this

2:01 My piranha plant is somehow nearly in elite smash even though I am constantly on the ledge from being thrown off but somehow keep winning. Its so silly

I’ve been playing since brawl, and I still have the habits

I just started playing ultimate competitively after having it since release. This video helped a lot

This was a really helpful video!

So what you're saying is that I should throw out Bowser forward smash attacks in neutral and instead of always landing with down air, I also and with down special?

To be unpredictable, I have started randomly mashing buttons.

Thanks for the tips man!

Wonderful video!

I've been watching your videos for a while and I want to get competitive but I feel like I'm garbage and I have literally no chance of doing that have you been in my place of so what did you do?

Why practice neural when you can spam Wizard’s Foot and Smash attacks

This was actually very simple and helpful. Appreciated.

Thanks for making this video, I never really thought about this but now I will do better