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double laser from ledge as a fox player my go-to option when falcos are on ledge is full hopping constantly trying to hard read this option with a high back air because they do it so much
Thank you so much for this video. I just went and played friendlies with mang0 and won 23 games in a row. Just last week I went 0-2 at levo. You truly can win against falco every time
The ultimate power you feel in your body when you powershield a falco's first lazer. You strike fear into their hearts and you can see it in their gameplay. Its an experience.
The funny thing is it's usually the easiest one to powershield too, since it's full stage length and you know exactly when it's coming. Hitting the first few can sometimes make them give up on lasering entirely for a stock or two haha
Bruh one time I accidentally powershielded a Falco players first 2 lasers in our first match and he just immediately left. Little did he know Im actually fucking trash at dealing with laser spam LOL
@@SSB_Seal Right?? Even easier if you hold A at the start and then do the Z shield trick. I get it almost everytime now and feel so cool even though it’s so easy haha
Just a warning: DK can not powershield Falco lasers under normal circumstances. You'll need to use Z-Powershields (hold a, then press Z and L/R at the same time) to powershield lasers.
@@omarg2079 just dash back or crouch before shielding, you’ll need to do a normal shield so make sure you press L or R quick enough so as not to get a light shield. You can also replace the springs on the shoulder buttons to make doing this easier.
It's like Kira played me for 300 hours and made a guide designed specifically to destroy me even more than it already happens. I've never felt more called out in my life, but I'm glad you're back to making melee content my man 👍
I played a 10 game gf against a falco and every time I came down from the respawn platform he would full hop double jump. I caught on after one game and punished it every time. He never stopped doing it despite always getting hit. I was so mad that despite him being so predictable, it was still a last stock game 10 set. I probably have habits that got me punished every time that I don't realize.
Great video! This added a few little tips to the mountain of what I've learned in the Falco vs Sheik matchup by playing netplay every day. I personally like runoff rising nair best for covering side b since it can be used to cover sweetspot as well as above ledge. Also sitting on the side platform and charging needles like you mentioned is so broken, mid level falcos who rely entirely on lasers have literally no idea what to do when you show that you can easily out-camp them. One thing you didn't go over was double laser from ledge, which I find is even more common than side b, but is even worse/easier to punish. I have spent entire sessions trying to stop falcos from doing it every single time by just running up to ledge, crouching, and spamming dsmash/dtilt/nair as they jump up. Then if they start dairing from ledge I just wavedash back grab or nair oos it lol. Falco has such a great ledgedash and it saddens me to see so many of them forgo it entirely to rely on cheesy mixups like double laser/aerial/side b instead
As someone who has started trying to pick up Falco, just to play for fun, this is also a good tutorial on what to avoid being ingrained into your gameplay.
I'm a Falco main, and this video actually illustrated a lot of flaws in my gameplay that I need to work on. Maybe I'll finally start winning some friendlies! Thanks Kira!
"Oh boy I can't wait to see how I can start beating falcos with my yoshi!" "Shield is an amazing option against falco for a ton of reasons. Shield is a frame one jump cancellable move" fuck.
The same thing applies with Yoshi. Still invincible, still jc-able, and you can abuse the armor on double jump to punish their aerials with a Nair. (Not to mention that its just cooler when Yoshi does it)
@@ToThePowerOfX Yoshi can jump out of his pre-shield animation, which includes the projectile powershield window. It actually makes him really good against approaching laser.
Slippi is the shit. And I am expecting whenever the ranked ladder comes out that it will be insanely fun and competitive at all elo levels. Even my room mate who doesn't wave dash or l cancel or any advanced tech(hell he even misses most actual techs) still has fun playing online slippi once in a while
This video is responsible for one of the most drastic changes in my play style since I've played melee. It's actually insane how much better I am against Falco's now because I've started implementing this game plan. Not just falco's either but overall my approach to fighting any character has improved so much, game plans really do work. Unbelievably useful video for anyone looking to improve, thank you so much.
I'm not one to usually comment, but I just need to say that this guide is impeccable!! So in-depth and detailed. Perfect timing too because there are a few Falcos I play on unranked and was getting tired of them yesterday. Thanks again for the help!!!
Dude the tech option and side b shit is so true, i could make a 20 minute montage of all the times ive rested falcos rolling in or side B'ing onto stage, then again my dumbass throws out pound too much, sometimes when every other option is better even, we all got work to do on our melee play
@@OGKidMelee For marth, you really need to capitalize on making him make mistakes, and punishing as much as possible. Most marths are going to mix in wavedashes and dash dancing. There probably going to down tilt or grab after, and then get you up above him so he can bully you. It's hard, but It can be avoided. Gl on the grind :)
@@palebee_7689 Hehe thanks my friend plays luigi and he cant seem to not down smash so l grab and get him off the stage so l can take a stock thanks for the ideas
Most falcos will up throw you, me who solely forward throws as falco and wondered why nobody ever saw it coming and they just eat a dair>shine free combo after
because melee ledge is a safer place than ult. ledge, in ult. if you ledge regrab its not invincible and you can only ledge regrab 6 time in a row, melee lets you refresh ledge invincibility and regrab it an infinit amount of time.
you should actually watch the video and analyze how each Falco plays similar and try to change up your playstyle so you can practice your mixups and approaches. It could be helpful for Falcos too.
Just reading the title makes me think of something I'd hear a shady man say to me at the crossroads in exchange for my soul, but it turns out, I just gotta avoid lasers. Huh.
As a trash falco player this video is very accurate. Do you have any advice for the ditto or what to do as falco instead of the options you listed? Mixing in dash dancing with lasers and making approaches more unpredictable is what comes to mind but things like the predictable wake-up or tech options I'm not so sure of.
if you're thinking about getting into falco - don't unless you're willing to put in the tons of extra work to succeed with falco, you'll be forever punished for the smallest mistakes. Falco has to work harder to succeed than any other top-tier character.
I just started playing melee earlier this week. there was this hella flashy falco he was wavedashing all around the stage shining and all, but he was hella predictable all he did was laser, dash attack/dash Dair or some other attack. I played marth and I basically just stood there pressing down B or shield into grab whenever he got close and I won.
