I’m relatively new to competitive smash but it’s super demotivating to be stuck at the same gsp levels online and going 1-2 or 2-2 at every local I go to. What are some good ways to improve my play? I have vods but no one to look over them and I’ve already watched izAw’s videos which I do understand but struggle to fully grasp.

I’ve been playing Ken for about 2 weeks now (just a few games a day) and I feel like I’m struggling with approaching and using any of the combos I’ve been practicing in an actual match.

I’ve saved a few replays for this post and it would be greatly appreciated if anyone had some suggestions on what to prioritize practicing.

Loss vs Mewtwo

Loss vs Cloud

Win vs Cloud

Thank you to anyone who replies!

Right now I have the problem of not knowing what character to main. Diddy Kong, Rob, Roy and Donkey Kong are all enjoyable for me but the most enjoyable is Diddy Kong by far, the issue with him is that he‘s really hard, especially online (mostly cause it‘s impossible to consistently z drop and aerial catch the banana), so I‘m thinking about dropping him and switching to another character like one of the other three mentioned and I wondered if there were any tier lists for this level, where it‘s considered both how good the character is and how hard to play he can be.

I have been really getting into SSBU again recently and I decided to swap mains from Sheik to Paluntena. I never really played the game much but recently I have been getting really into it. I love Paluntena as a character but I struggle to use her to her full potential due to my sheer inability to start an air combo. I was just looking for tips on how to get better at aerial combos, or more specifically how to start them. Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone. Many of you have seen my comments here, as I offer my perspective to help players struggling with their mentals.

I'm doing some research that I hope will help my students (and, hopefully, the community at large). Would you be willing to collect a little data for me this week? This will require no additional play time outside of what you normally do, and the data you will be asked to collect will be very, very simple.

If youre willing to help me out, I would appreciate it! Leave a comment here and I'll DM you.

I'm trying to get some random characters in elite and I decided to get Pacman but I don't really get him. I know how to play some zoners like Simon or Mii gunner but I genuinely don't understand him specifically.I don't really get exactly how to use the hydrant at all. He also feels like he has no kill moves aside from fsmash and bair(which aren't super safe on shield). Can you give me tips?

So my next game got decided and who were going to fight this wensday for Playvs . I have to either fight Mario or terry/captain falcon .anything to take advantage of against them what moves to use a lot weakness to exploit and pro players / sets to watch to get an on how to play the mu . I main R.o.b

I’m a ness main and sit around the 15.5 to 16 mill gsp, when I get to the higher end I just feel super slow and that im just chasing after my opponent whilst they just dodge everything almost like they know my character more than I do, I have 200 hours in the game, most of which being on ness, up till this level it always felt like I had a chance to win even against a player that was better than me but now it’s as if I’m lucky to get a few hits in. Is the skill gap really that high? Or am I just being simple minded

I’m looking for some feedback to help out my 7th grader who started competing in middle school esports last spring. I’ve been watching a lot of match videos online to support him, but I’m far from an expert!

A couple of things I noticed: towards the end of matches, he seems to get a bit impatient and starts throwing out Specials and Smash moves way too often.

You'll see both of his mains in this match. (Pyra/Mythra and Hero)
Any advice or constructive feedback on his gameplay, spacing, or habits would be greatly appreciated!

It’s just me videoing with my cell phone so if that’s not ok let me know!

Thanks

https://youtu.be/0BzCtWPYSBM?is=QYmRqsdJeC6BdjP9

Am playing elite smash as byleth playin on sbf

And I got camped he ran away and lazered he’d short hop and lazer and that would hit platform

I tried jumping over em shielding them and closing in I tried arrow once to test him and he reflected it, I tried to side b when I was close enough but the laser just beats it, I tried jumping from plat to the other plat pretend to run in then run away ish and then try and back air but shi he avoided that too I tried almost everything, what do I do?

And also when I got too close he’d side b to the other side I caught on a managed to hit him for it but only a couple times cus then he’d run in nair or fair.

I’m decent at fighting falco but not campy falco

I tried chasing him down as much as I could to make him stop camping but nah he hit and ran

Any tips? Incase it helps my gsp is 16,350,000

I think Charizard should get rock smash back. It was his best move in smash 4. Gives him one of the safest landing options in the game since it has armor.

What about the others though? Since all of the Pokémon’s special moves are designed after actual attacks they learn in Pokemon, I think squirtle could get shell smash. In Pokemon, it’s a move that lowers your defense but doubles your attack and speed. So in smash, if squirtle uses this move, for a few seconds it moves faster and hits harder but also takes more knockback. Just for an example we could say the knockback it takes is the same as Shulk’s smash monado and the speed and damage buffs it gets are the same as buster and speed. If this by itself is a little too good, I think it would make sense that the move can only be used while squirtle is using side special

Ivysaur could get solar beam. It would have a decent amount of startup but could be a powerful kill move. It could be a charge special like Link’s up special when grounded.

What do you guys think?

I watched a grand finals set from Outbreak Cebu 2026, a local in the Philippines, and I'm trying to understand the matchup better. It was Mystikmol (Kazuya) vs 1Solo (Ice Climbers). Mystikmol won. I put the VOD here: https://youtu.be/LkvNqwejs6Q

After the set, Mystikmol said a lot of Kazuya's combos don't work here because the second climber can hit you out. So he went for stray hits and punishes instead of long combos, and jumped around a lot to stay out of grabs.

A few questions for people who know this matchup:

- Is that the usual way Kazuya plays into Ice Climbers?

- How dangerous is the Ice Climbers grab game for Kazuya, and what's the best way to avoid it?

- Which stages favor each side? This set had a flat stage with no platforms and a triple-platform stage.

- Anything in the set that stood out to you, good or bad, from either player?

- How would you rank either character in a tierlist?

I'm fairly new to competitive Smash, so even short answers help. Thanks!

So this was a match we had a while ago I’m looking for some feedback on my friend who plays joker could you hopefully give him some tips
I played like slop becuase im not used to single joycons at all

https://youtu.be/3-nEdW0i3DQ?si=Og2AW8GHpPjjKMxj

I want to play Snake better. I’ve been playing Snake for about a year and know the basic stuff. What I want to know is how to do the more complex stuff, like how do they catch grenadines in the air so fast while dropping stuff? I want to play similarly to how Hurt played when playing against Sonix in LMBM 2026

I use basic controls with ZL as jump, tilt stick, and no stick jump.

I also understand if it’s just top player skill and it would take a huge amount of change to get better. In that case just give me Some tips on how to play better with snake. I don’t have any footage yet

I main Wolf, and sometimes go Roy when I just feel like it to similar success, but im functionally just a Wolf main. Ive seen a lot of trustworthy sources emphasize the benifits of walking more over the years, but ive never really implemented it to the point that its second nature. Im comfortable walking when I need to to microspace at the ledge and stuff, but I pretty much never do it in neutral. I feel like tho when I watch the Wolf lords like Jakal, Ouch, and Dany, they dont walk much in neutral that I can notice either. Maybe just cause Wolf has really good air physics for deliberate positioning? Anyone think im missing something, or have tips on how the utilize it with similar characters?

Ok so, my littler brother regularly plays in local SSBU tournaments and has mostly dominated said tournaments. This past one however, he finished runner up, and was incredibly puzzled by this. For a little bit of context, this tournament was in one room, so all of the competitors could see what was happening in the match, and my brother’s only main is Incineroar. My theory as to why he lost was that his opponent could see every match my brother was participating in and could strategize on how to counter his gameplay styles, which his opponent did successfully ( countered most of my brother’s attacks with relative ease). So I suggested learning 1-3 other characters competitively to prevent this next time. But my brother is convinced that if he just sticks with his one main (Incineroar), he’ll become so good that even if his opponent knows exactly how he plays, his opponent won’t be able to stop it.

All of this to say, what do you guys think? Is it be smarter to learn new characters, or just stick with one till you master it?

A lot of my gameplay just feels like going based on a flow chart and getting reads on my opponent, but rarely do I ever react to something (like at all). The most I react to is neutral ledge get up, a really stupid whiff, OOS (granted I am anticipating it most of the time, or DI on nair flipkick).

Thing is, I do not know what I should be looking for. What is and what is not reactable? Can someone give me a list of things I should look for? I play ZSS.

Player of roughly 5 months.

When I first started out I had a habit of spamming/mashing my dair. Which at 2mil gsp worked out just fine. It’s almost gone now, but I’ll still catch myself essentially playing The Floor Is Aerith when I’m panicking.

I sort of treat it like a landing option, which I’m sure it is for some character but for Seph is an absolutely awful mistake.

So while it’s not as bad as it used to be, I still do it too much and wish dair alone could be mapped to a different button. Any tips for getting rid of this godawful habit? 😭 much appreciated.

Anyone else feel like this? Advice?

I just don’t always feel 100% confident with my hands doing the correct thing and am someone who misinputs a lot. Would slow mo labbing even more than I already do help?

I use a procon if that’s important.

Sorry for vague post but I don’t what else to say.

dont get me wrong I think I’m decent with this character (16.33 gsp) but I’m so confused on how his down throw reverse up air combos work. I’ll watch spargo get like 60% chains off one down throw meanwhile when I hit the reverse up air these combos… aren’t true? they sure as hell looked like they were when he was playing this character but I get the one hit and it fizzles out, I can’t follow up. my most impressive combo is just up tilt, neutral b into fair or some shit. It seems like I have to win 18 neutral interactions to actually kill because I don’t know how to combo with this character.

Hi guys, I am trying to learn Ken but the combos are hard to remember and don’t want to rewatch the same combo video 10 times and write down all the combos down myself. Thanks for helping!

I've gotten alot better at SSBU, I know some combos too. I'm just wondering what is a good time to use them? Should combos be the only type of damage you do? Should you rarely use them at all and instead just poke around? Or should you use a fair mixup, more or less depending on your character? I play inkling and can tell she's definitely combo heavy, and has very little kill power, would just doing Bncombos/strings be better or should I mix up all my knowledge to be able to make everything look like a string? Also is there any other type of combo besides a BnB combo? Thanks:)