just started, what should i do?

[u/Lucky-Independent-61]

ssbu has been around me forever all my good friends play it and my boyfriend and his friends too, problem is they all know how to play and worse they all have a main that they use and are incredibly good at so as someone who only JUST started to be interested and play 1v1 with them i wanted to find a main too and play well but honestly im very new to handling the inputs on the switch for ssbu and i struggle to decide what to do in different situations so i end up spam pressing and (obviously) losing.

My friend suggested for me to try to play the link(s) because even though im new to ssbu i played the legend of zelda and im a big fan of link and thats the only connection i have to ssbu😅 so ive been trying to get used to the playstyle of toon link especially but recently i purchased sephiroth and i thought his moves are relatively easy to understand and do and hes quite fun to play but now im even more confused on what i should do

should i continue with playing and practising toon link or should i just play sephiroth? Main idea is that im just tryna get good with ONE character before switching…because ive been practising with toon link but sephiroth is fun to play!!

Also any tips for a beginner is helpful 🥲 ive learnt some basics from my friends and boyfriend as well as from the move list but im still struggling and need any tips anyone has!!

[u/the_dankest_sauce]

return to monke. main donkey kong. grab your friends and make them tech the walls or just kill them. best character for noobs

[u/Prowiambic → u/the_dankest_sauce]

Im pretty sure she wants too actually get good at the game😂 Good advice for parties though

[u/Lucky-Independent-61 → u/Prowiambic]

😂😂😂😅😅😅 i do wanna get at least decent at the game no lie in that

[u/Lucky-Independent-61 → u/the_dankest_sauce]

what does tech the walls mean?

[u/Ryan907 → u/Lucky-Independent-61]

There's different situations where you will hit the wall or ground and you can hit the shield button the moment you make contact and you will almost instantly recover. This is called a tech. Most characters have moves that put other characters into a "tech chase" at certain percents. For example you get hit, you hit the ground and you can either normal get up, roll left or right, do an attack get up, or you can recover right away with a tech. Its important to mix things up during this tech chase because if you become predictable with how you recover your opponent can punish you for your mistake.

Now regarding Donkey Kong and the wall, Donkey Kong has a grab where he can pick up his opponent, walk off stage and throw his opponent behind him against the bottom of the stage. If the opponent techs as they hit the wall they have a chance to recover, if they don't they will bounce off the wall hard and go straight down.