5 BAD HABITS That Make YOU Lose - How to Fix Them

[@Elephanthobo]

2:15 - Using DJ too early or without proper reason 3:26 - Always using directional air dodge same way 4:49 - You don't shield enough 8:13 - Knowing which moves KO at which %s (keep them fresh) 10:25 - Know your ledge options, Punish opponent options. Mix it Up!

[@Icaaa1]

thank you so much

[@joseramirez4536]

this isn't a problem as kirby/dedede main

[@HotBoii91]

Bro but samus has no kill moves what do I do

[@sunburn2224]

I don't double jump

[@sunburn2224]

I grab a lot I use need ok fire

[@thisisfyne]

JTails: _Know which moves KO at which %s_ Ganondorf mains: _My enemies spawn at kill %_

[@TheReZisTLust]

@NotGonnaTell MyName Terry: *Radicawl*

[@platforminmike124]

Let's-a-go!

[@StriderZessei]

**DORIYAH**

[@luhed]

Facing a good Ganon while being any light character is a nightmare

[@megnugget2631]

It's true. I fought a Ganondorf player as Rosalina and I was comboing them like crazy feeling really awesome with the character. And then he hit me with one charged for 1.5second F Smash at edge of stage and I died in one hit. The game was over from that point on and Luma renounced me as its mother, never to join the battle again.

[@StriderZessei]

Me, pre-watching: Pshh, there's nothing for me to learn here. After watching: Oh. Ooohhhh...

[@blitzbluex5154]

Me too but I was right this is like beginner stuff I'm a mid player

[@blitzbluex5154]

I didn't learn anything

[@StriderZessei]

@@blitzbluex5154 cool story bro, see you at EVO.

[@blitzbluex5154]

@@StriderZessei Yeah because I didn't learn anything from a basic youtube guide time for EVO totally dude

[@ReyaadGafur]

@@blitzbluex5154 cool story see you at frostbite

[@justice8718]

Jtails: For the love of god, stop dash dancing! You’re giving out plenty of openings to your opponent. Inking: But can you hit me?

[@etaquince5220]

Touché

[@tobyvision]

If Inkling's dash ever got changed so that it had a hurtbox, it would be my favorite update to this game.

[@justice8718]

@tobyvision Nah, because Inkling’s dash is more committal than Pichu and Olimar. It’s why Inkling and Joker still keep their hard to hit stuff when they increase the hurt boxes of Pichu and Olimar.

[@Gamesharkjr]

Its funny bc he forgot or doesn't know that all you have to do is pivot stop. And you can shield or use any directional smash, but sure if you just stop running of fucking course the shield aint gonna work, bc you're still moving.

[@Tuosev]

I literally beat an inkling in my tournament today because he constantly was dash dancing near the ledge. All I had to do as Ike was dash attack. And that sucked for him because Ike's dash attack is deadly.

[@peep9636]

I feel like these beginners heard a pro player say that shields got nerfed from smash 4 to this game and don’t use shield enough

[@dj-troost528]

yes because the first couple months every pro said it and no one used shields so people who are not that good just listen they cannot know they are wrong untill somoene like this tells them

[@planetary-rendez-vous]

@@dj-troost528 They're less good for real. I can't punish a mario Fsmash into my shield... How ridiculous. Smash safe on shield. But they're still an important part of the game so yeah.

[@LeighMcClurg]

New to the game and I don't shield mainly because I over use dodge and I'm always in the air. Realizing these are traits of a n00b. Most n00bs are likely the same as me. Most beginners are also not listening to pros.

[@g1sbi]

"You don't use shield" Mfw one of my main issues is using shield too much lmao

[@luhed]

If you practice spot dodging it would be less of an issue

[@solarflare3752]

I actually won a tournament without ever using shield because I never remember that it exists

[@andypang1677]

Pressing shield is muscle memory for me lol. If I use a laggy move or land on the floor, my left finger automatically presses it. This becomes a problem when my shield is the size of a peanut.

[@loaf7095]

Andy Pang I do that too lol and people just grab me but I want to shield there more than anything else in my life for some reason

[@loaf7095]

Zachariah Groseclose I used to play ice climbers (who get away with shielding becuase grabs don’t really work on them) so now it’s just a bad habit on my other characters lol

[@nameausstehend]

You're just one of the best Smash Content Creators when it comes to explaining mechanics in a helpful way. Thanks for this video, it's really helpful and I would love some more content like this (a video on how to predict and cover different options with your character would be rad) :)

[@extremegamer7890]

Tim Lehmann yeah, i go to either him or BananaBoySSB

[@Somethingbloody]

I also feel like Izaw's vids are the cleanest and most comprehensive instructionals, especially because I play Link and hadn't played a Smash game in a long time before getting into Ultimate.

[@OldManTastic]

You've taught me how to stay patient and how to capitalize an overly aggressive players. I think you should have added how some lower-level players always give up stage position by trying to camp in the corner

[@xMrxsunshinex]

You sound like you're tired of repeating yourself haha

[@doctorshakey8072]

Ya lol you can hear it in his voice.

[@RogueCheepSheep]

And also accusing the viewers of those faults lol

[@JulesTrades]

YES LMAO! 95% of all matches I play on twitch or online elite smash/tournament is all these habits!

[@xMrxsunshinex]

@@JulesTrades well youre doing a great thing and a lot of us recognize you for it haha keep up the the good work

[@JulesThePsion]

That's what most teachers end up sounding like, though. It just means he's a teacher. They repeat themselves for a living.

[@scottharris6116]

Now that you’ve mentioned the jump after being hit thing, I can’t stop seeing other people do it online. It’s really been a big help

[@JulesTrades]

YESSS GOOD! Punish them for it now

[@ElementShoota]

I have a bad habit of constantly whiffing grabs

[@bonniejunk]

yeah, for some reason in my head a grab isn't as punishable as an attack (even though it obviously is)

[@FTFNAFPW]

@@Timdeuces lol you can fix that by playing on quickplay

[@nickieb2636]

I know my #1 worst habbit, it's landing in front of my shielded enemy... They grab me so many times!!!

[@TheDapperWaffle]

Instead of attacking someones shield, you can land quick and grab them in their shield.

[@shocollo4388]

If you shorthop towards the enemy and they block, that means they're expecting an aerial attack which they will punish. what you do is don't attack at all and fastfall to the ground, then grab them. Even if they realize your trick, they'll still get grabbed- grab works on shield and normal opponents, of course.

[@nickieb2636]

@@TheDapperWaffle kind of like using their poison against them! Nice, thank you

[@itsmagicbro1551]

The Dapper Waffle I use this, but eventually they catch on and I get punished. What can I do to not get punished for that?

[@OrionSeas]

@@itsmagicbro1551 Mix up what you do. Once they start to catch on to you punishing their choice, start doing something different. So if they're punishing your empty hop, start landing with an aerial.

[@Derekuko]

Wait, people actually dash dance in Ultimate unironically? Lmao I just meme it sometimes

[@JulesTrades]

all the damn time

[@Gamesharkjr]

Yeah but imo dash dancing only works well for the faster characters. As for the shield frames delay just pivot then use it so you wont have the delay, same with dash dancing into any smash

[@phoenixfelix7081]

I just do it to do it. For me, it's neither ironic nor unironic.

[@Htiy]

@@JulesTrades me, an inkling main: 👁👅👁

[@seanmcroberts2381]

Been playing Smash for fun for about 2 weeks now and i've been learning heaps. This video was actually dope and i'm gonna try to improve on all of these over time so thanks man. Also I still need to stop mashing a bit XD

[@ebreggie8783]

More habits that I notice when I fight people. 1. Using spot dodge to cover potential punishes 100% of the time 2. Rolling, of course 3. Attacking out of disadvantage, or generally mashing A all the time. 4. Shielding TOO much, where it's predictable 5. Jumping too much.

[@user-we9pt4xg4j]

I fought a Link that literally only used spot dodges in place of shielding and rolls or jumps for that matter. I lost before I caught on and he didn't want a rematch. I just know he won't get far with that bad habit.

[@sixtyfour4947]

Thanks for making this, definitely need some help when it comes to bad habits.

[@ollie-d]

I appreciate this video a lot. I've played melee for so long and have been trying to get into ultimate, but always get bodied by my friends and at locals because I try to play this game like it's melee. I know I need to get rid of this mentality, but I've never seen a video that explained precisely why I should stop. Thanks a lot, your content is great and I'm glad you've had so much success with your private lessons!

[@JulesTrades]

Thank you so much! I hope that you can overcome some of your old habits and kick some butt! I have part 2 and 3 of this series as well that might help you out :)

[@alfredojimenez7041]

Jtails, thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge. Rememeber that even if something looks obvious it might not look obvious from inexperienced player. In my particular case i didn't shield enough until you mentioned it and even gave some good ideas like baiting and then punish OOS. I'll try to implement this in my gameplay to become a good habit, thanks a lot!!! Really appreciate it!!!

[@bridger9957]

I love hearing you break down how you're reading people online; it would also be awesome to see how you break down a professional set!

[@Finkster5]

I'm sure you're right about all this but the main reason I stopped shielding so much is bc people online would *constantly* grab me whenever I did it. I play heavies so I was like, "okay, so I can take a hit, but getting grabbed just leads into worse things so stop shielding"

[@JulesThePsion]

Oh my gosh, only 4 points in and I'm already noticing I make ALL these mistakes. I always dash around while waiting for an opponent's projectile, press the shield button and STILL get hit even though I was positive I pressed the shield button in time. It makes so much sense now. THANK YOU!

[@skylo706]

A thing I see a lot in a online matches is that people don't use their shield effectively. They do shield, BUT they let go of it too early (I see them do this way too often). For example, if I use Lucina and use my side-B, they will most likely block the first 2 - 3 hits, but then they just for whatever reason drop their shield and get hit. Remember: "If in doubt, leave shield out"

[@kekyoinconsumeroftheforeig1746]

A mistake I always used to make is getting so fixed on a certain move and attempting to use it throughout the whole match. It wasn't natural

[@Shiyulerche]

I'm surprised to see the advice to not use dash dancing that much, but I'm glad to see it here! In all kinds of guides, even for beginners, I see dash dancing promoted as the best way of movement. So I have been trying to do it, but at the same time, I always felt that I have no idea what I'm even doing there. I will gladly throw this out of the window now, at least until I have gotten way better at the game :D

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

As a Sheik main, the only kill set ups I worry about are Bouncing Fish (off stage), F-Smash (at ledge), Up air (around 150-190%), and Stage gimping with back air at around 40%. Thank you for the Lesson, really, I appreciate this. I never put any thought into what percent kills “X” character with what move. With Sheik, it matters a whole lot.

[@peep9636]

Tiny T.W.I.M if you main sheik than u already know how to play joker

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

Dkillex I like Joker, Have Joker, but never played him. I LOVE how Sheik can combo off of a stray hit and carry you around stage. I love how it feels like I’m never at a dis advantage, even when I’m down a stock or knocked off stage. I somehow struck magic with Sheik. I might try Joker for a week or 2 thanks to you. Hopefully I can get that same feeling.

[@peep9636]

Understandable also is this combo with sheik true needles into up smash

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

Dkillex I’ve never tried it. I have gotten needles into Forward air... I’ll have to lab needle combos if they give Sheik a chance at connecting up Smash; her strongest attack.

[@KingRobRool]

I didn't actually know moves stale and I've played ultimate for like 700 hours.... always something to learn I guess! Thanks!

[@CrinklyYT]

Robert Allen you can use that to your advantage, for example ladder combos

[@colinhoeg4728]

Knowing the stale spots in your main(s) attacks are good for combos too! I main wolf. Dair to Fspecial for wolf is a great combo. Average damage% is around 50 to 60 on the sweet spot. But if they're higher and I hit them on the stale dair hitbox, it goes up by about 10% to 15% for true combo.

[@Prakooponzius164]

Same!

[@lasiace]

I have no idea if others have this issue as well, but I actually have a kinda bad habit of always releasing shield to use an out-of-shield option, even if I dont need to. It's most noticable when I release shield to do a grab and then lose to something that should have been slower than my grab, since I exited shield first. It's lost me quite a few games over time, haha. I still do it even now. I'm happy that not all of these bad habits apply to me though, it gives me some sense of validation that I'm at least doing something right. I'll still definitely need to work on the ones that do apply, though.

[@peep9636]

Lasiace it’s probably because you feel overwhelmed in that position so be a Little more patient and sometime the best option is not trying to punish your opponent

[@lasiace]

@@peep9636 Honestly I don't think that's it. I already play somewhat patiently and spend too *much* time waiting and shielding sometimes, haha. I just need to remember the button exists is all, and get rid of the existing muscle memory. That's what I think anyway.

[@IamSimplyYOSH]

Take a shot everytime he says "Guys"

[@SyndreXC]

For me, the airdodge, shield, and ledge options are most important to know. Like you said, and it pains me, but people on elite love to just drool on their a buttons. I hardly EVER see people shield in neutral or shield and play a little defensively out of their disadvantage. Same thing goes for people who spam airdodge out of combos or jump from ledge. Online, its extremely hard to punish sometimes due to latency. However, in a normal setting it would be called out immediately. Thanks for pointing stuff like this out! Tl;dr: if you see someone repeating options, form a plan around it, its simple! If you find yourself getting punished for the same thing once or twice in a row, try something else!

[@larose_76_]

Oof, I shield TOO much lol. And I'm always jumping in neutral. I barely touch the ground😂

[@felipenavarro5340]

That means you're free because the ground is advantage

[@TheReZisTLust]

@@felipenavarro5340 specially for the top 5 speedster lol

[@iamLucid]

You hella helpful

[@doomslayer8431]

You play smash? Dang

[@UniversalGalaxy2]

Yoo

[@seansagley6103]

I didn't know lucid played smash who u play?

[@SuccessfulMentality94]

Agree with everything you said except a little of the bit about “knowing what your kill moves are”. I do think it’s important but on for a certain range of damage percentage. Considering that most of the time you won’t get a kill at early percent and are almost guaranteed a kill at any hit around higher percentages like 170+ (rough estimate), you can get by with not focusing so much on those kill moves in certain situations. It’s definitely a good thing to know about, but i don’t think its necessarily a thing to here “I need to focus on doing this immediately” when fighting

[@SuperDarwinFAN]

As a jigs main, walking is a blessing. Bad players always roll and you can just use sing to catch their end lag. Its magical.

[@JulesTrades]

yesss see! you get it :)

[@chuysanchez8211]

Normal service providers: I don't have any customers. I am pretty much unemployed. JTails (and pretty much any youtuber would give a similar response): I am completely full on one-to-one lessons. But I have classes available on Mondays.

[@matthewcuster1107]

Ayy I didn’t notice but congrats on getting 100k subs even tho u already hit 109. Been a fan since you were really small. Great things are coming your way man!

[@peep9636]

Most players don’t utilize walking enough there always running

[@etaquince5220]

True

[@blitzbluex5154]

Most people don't utilize the word " they're "

[@davidrivero4991]

Not much usefulness except maybe style or mindgames. Also kind of hard to do

[@levibest2409]

I don’t even know HOW to walk \(◡̈)/

[@user-we9pt4xg4j]

Why walk? They can easily see you coming right at them unless you walk and do up special

[@kobotics227]

Jtails: Most characters dont get anything out of their grab Me: the only characters that dont get anything off of grab are like jigglypuff, cloud and maybe little mac

[@PVKindred]

“This game is not melee unfortunately”... Truer words were never spoken

[@SaiyanMLK]

Can you explain how to beat agressive players?

[@BrotherPachy]

Try conditioning them

[@okami7847]

You have to play more confidently, its something people don't talk about too much but if you're feeling overwhelmed then you are playing right into your opponents hand. Be more confident and dont hesitate, you'll make mistakes but will also improve upon them.

[@lysanderxx1664]

One of his Elite Smash videos within the past month or two has a lot of info on this. He's fighting a super aggressive Dark Pit who comes really close to winning once, but seeing that habit, Jtails plays patiently and punishes the aggression. I don't remember which Elite Smash video it was, but I'm sure you can find it.

[@peep9636]

Malik if there aggressive let them come to you and wait to punish there option they are giving you the advantage after all

[@JulesTrades]

you have to "project" while you're fighting them. meaning you have to think about where they will be 2 seconds from now. and generally playing more defensively against aggressive players does the trick.

[@joshuatica6666]

Not using my DJ after I get hit off stage, was a hard habit to break. It took me 3-4 days almost a week to break this habit. But after breaking this habit, I’ve been having such an easier time getting back on stage and surviving longer.

[@Descro382]

Mix it up. Mix up everything. Approaches Attacks Recoveries Combos Dodges Punishes (Anything else) I mean the goal is to be unpredictable right? Relying on one thing in any situation is punishable to someone who can notice it. If there's a pattern, it can be disrupted

[@Descro382]

@Jeremy Dixon it did for me 😂😂

[@Chadmiral]

When I use Little Mac,I always walk forward and F-Tilt,it works most of the time because people think I'm gonna rush forward and dash attack.

[@andrewstreat]

What do you mean moves get weak if you use them mutiple times in a stock. For example if I use upsmash at 40% does that make my upsmash weaker then it normally would at 120% because i used that option earlier?

[@Joe-qb6un]

It’s called staling. The game stores the last nine moves you used and if for example your fsmash is on that list then it does a little less percent and knock back.

[@JazzEKeez]

#6 Rolling in when pushed into the corner.

[@dr3wchen631]

Pac-Man!c Bayes pros do it all the time also. It just should never be a panic option done without thought. That’s how you get hard punished for it

[@JazzEKeez]

@@dr3wchen631 should have specified, *always* rolling in/teching in when in the corner is the bad habit.

[@cheshirerc]

Most helpful video for me I have found. Watched all your videos and still losing virtually every game, this is my first Smash game, so frustrating as I am a competent gamer in most all other games and in this everything I use never makes contact. I can see the moment in each game when my opponent notices this, as my movement betrays my lack of bite. Please help us ObiWan, a fifty year old man this year can take only so many beatings from nine year old girls.

[@ethanbusse5723]

there must be some key detail you’re missing if you have a decent reaction time/ control over your character and you still lose every time

[@caiolima6747]

Hey, Jtails, I just wanted to express my gratitude for these videos. As a beginner myself, I learn a whole lot about the structure of the fight and how to play in general. I would like to suggest, though: why don't play against a CPU at lvl 9 on Training Mode just for a bit and pause to explain how even the CPU has "bad habbits" that can be exploited? Idk, sounds to me a good ideia. Either way, thanks for these guides!

[@MeowModeFGC]

Caio Lima even if the CPU had bad habits, you can't really read what will happen next because a CPU doesn't have the mind of a human and CPU's from what I hear do lots of things humans can't do

[@raincastmusic]

As a Greninja main i think this helped me a lot

[@CLSharpman5000]

What's that song around 6 minutes in? It sounds so familiar.

[@JulesTrades]

It's from Dragonball FighterZ! West City I think?

[@davidgeldner2167]

GO JTAILS! You’ve made a fan out of me

[@jessiem.8301]

This is probably a dumb question, but let's say you do stale your moves out, what actually resets your moves to go back to the original damage that they are meant to do. Like for example, is it on your next stock that resets this, or maybe your opponents next stock, like what are a list of things that can reset your moves damage count to its original amount?

[@JulesTrades]

yeah when you lose a stock and respawn then your moves all become fresh. The list holds 10 moves, so if you use 10 other moves, your stale moved will then become fresh.

[@bloq1005]

Do moves stale if they don’t connect?

[@quintongareau-hames7903]

No

[@chazzer6787]

No

[@kcbsuiejd]

Is it worth to spam moves you dont use otherwise while the opponent is down? If I understand correctly, there is a limited ammount of stale moves, so it should be possible to overwrite the list with useless moves, right?

[@UltimateTS64]

I'm probably wrong but don't moves only stale if you hit it multiple times in a row? Like you talked about the up smash kill percents, but wouldn't you be okay if you just didn't try it multiple times in a row?

[@crowned571]

yes ur right

[@thevioletbee5879]

I have the bad habits of spamming smash attacks, never shielding, dodging, or grabbing, never knowing how to properly utilize any specials, not knowing how to combo, and never back-airing. Maybe a few more.

[@JulesTrades]

then it sounds like you know what you need to work on :)

[@kalif2164]

Jtails: Except for Mario, and Donkey Kong, most characters don't get much off of grabs. Luigi: Am I a joke to you?

[@Dekuhero17]

This video was great and very informative!! Great content bro!!

[@mateox1364]

I'm digging that Makoto theme from Third Strike in the background.👌

[@claytonmessinger6794]

Is the BG music in this video the West City theme from DBZ fighters?

[@JulesTrades]

Yes it is! I loved dbfz!

[@danield7336]

Jtails what do you think about spot dodge. I am a Player who don`t use spot dodge. But than I often get grabbed. What can I make against grabbing? Roll, spot dodge or what?

[@JulesTrades]

I think that spot dodging is a really dangerous habit to have. I don't use it much because especially in previous games, good players will punish you hard. However I will use it from time to time when I know someone will try to grab me. I still try not to rely on it because I don't want it to be habit. If someone is dashing up to grab you, you have a few options. Spot dodge, jab/attack them before they grab, since they're not gonna shield, short hop back, short hop in place,

[@danield7336]

@@JulesTrades thank you for your answer. I think these options are way much better as a spot dodge in these situations. I wish you a great day.

[@PjBarnessutv]

The fact your attacks get weaker and weaker and weaker, literally just blew my whole mind.

[@hivesteel]

Sorry to be pedantic, but its good to be precise with all the tech words. It was really confusing for me at first. You can't cancel your dash with shield, you can cancel *running* with shield. Like you explain, that's why dash dancing is bad.

[@YangyChaddyDad]

I know what you mean but I don't think running is actually the term for running. Pretty sure it's just called initial dash and dash

[@smashguy7986]

In case anyone was curious about the music from the beginning, Street Fighter 3 Third Strike: Makoto's stage

[@BloodSavedMe]

Ok I'm confused because I am now aware I have good habits because I don't dash dance a lot unless baiting grab. I thought these things I am doing (which what I doing you said are good) were bad. I seem to get hit all the time. Do I need to improve reaction time? I'm a slow methodical player

[@JulesTrades]

getting hit all the time? It sounds like maybe shielding more would help you out? I'll be making another video that will explain more things to fix. I'd have to see your gameplay to figure out exactly what the issue might be. You can play slow, and reaction time doesn't matter as much. but you have to be ready to block things, anticipating might need work.

[@BloodSavedMe]

Another video would be dope. I tend to get hit when standing or walking nonstop making me feel like it's my reaction time.

[@dopamine7344]

i totally expected this video to have like duhhhhhhh you airdodge a lot and uhhhh too many smash attacks but no these were actually really good tips, thank you

[@Scorpio3002]

I would LOVE to see a video about grabs; getting them and avoiding them. This is probably the biggest gap in my game: it rarely even OCCURS to me to go for a grab, and when it does, I can't get one to save my life (which sucks, because I play NESS, the backthrow GOD). Meanwhile I'm using my shield as a security blanket and my opponent is throwing me around stage like... something that gets thrown... a lot... I need better similes...

[@Mepphy99]

1-2) more than second Jump i spam airdodge but yeah Will mix that up 3) sometimes shielding a lot Is a problem too tho What you are doing againist a Ganondorf or a captain Falcon Who can punish you for shielding too much... But dashdancing as an offensive option Is bad yeah 4) oh yeah fortunately i know all of those 5) already do this

[@crisneros]

I notice against a lot of players that air dodge whenever I get near them and gives me a free punish. Also trying to space aerials better

[@178laaleros]

Nice video dude I like how you keep it simple and help out in a peaceful manner other smash players talk in some werid language I cant understand

[@Joe-qb6un]

Which terms are u confused on?

[@TheUltimateScottz]

I know dash dancing can be punished very easily, but what about on inkling? I think dash dancing is pivotal in neutral for them because of their ambiguous dashing animation and it's very important for mixups

[@JulesTrades]

I should have added it's really good on inkling, but that's the one exception. sometimes though even still people use it as a be all end all, when it isn't. like instead of good fundamentals. but yeah inkling has the best dash free,

[@phy_]

Great video man!

[@Somik38]

Number 4 was so helpful but the other I got already but 4 is going to be helpful.

[@nessfinesse3195]

Hey there, I found you

[@Somik38]

NessFinesse hi

[@jthmsquee13]

My problem with ledge get ups, I switch it up, but still get punished no matter what I choose. How do i improve this? Does anyone know a good video/ training i can watch/try out to improve this?.

[@n00bJesus]

I was practicing while listening, and noticed 4 ads to skip. 4 ads in a 12 min video seems like a lot? But I don’t blame you, make the KZbin revenue. This vid has good advice for beginner/intermediate players for sure.

[@noahjimenez5290]

Ah for me the bane of my gameplay is almost no grabbing! Idk how you’re supposed to do it but I can never successfully grab. I space too much and never land close enough to grab or they’ll hit me or dodge before I can. I wish I could grab more because I’ve mastered pressuring my appointment to shield a lot (I main ROB.) so I needa figure that out. Anyone know what I could do?

[@ElementUser]

You have to know what range and situations your opponent likes shielding at. If you're using your specials at long range they will likely shield. You have to mix up your special usage at medium to short range sometimes by combining them with movements so they know that they are vulnerable to your specials at this range too. Then when they shield in these situations is when you can go for a grab. Also doing aerials on them will likely make them shield or get out of your aerial range

[@noahjimenez5290]

ElementUser yeah that sounds about right! I don’t really do specials in short range but definitely use my ariels. But when I come down on them they usually sidestep or a I do a dash grab and miss and get punished. Maybe I should fast fall without the nair or fair? But yeah I will definitely try my laser and gyro at shorter range! Thanks!

[@ElementUser]

@@noahjimenez5290 there is a particular range of distance where a projectile character's options are a little ambiguous, especially when mixed in with ambiguously intentioned movement. Players can perform movement patterns like B-reverse specials or a short hop into a special, but drifting back slightly after the jump instead of drifting 100% towards the opponent with the special, and so forth.

[@63skarduken]

I believe staling only counts on your last 9 landed attacks. So moves that do little damage that are fast can be used to reset scaling like ness down tilt or sheiks pummel

[@JulesTrades]

correct, the queue of stale moves holds 10 moves in total.

[@awkwardartemis4508]

Thank you for sharing this, I enjoy your content. 😊 I'm hoping to kick booty at my next local but I know I have bad habits.

[@NordicVigilante]

Did you kick the booty??

[@awkwardartemis4508]

@@NordicVigilante I have been kicking an abundance of booty compared to a few months ago!! I have made top 8 in my local like twice now wooooo.

[@megnugget2631]

My worst habit is losing my spirit. Not even being salty. Smash just makes me feel like the biggest idiot on Earth. It's weird that I feel great in other games, but feel like a worthless piece of shit in Smash, a party Nintendo game.

[@chadbradthadanddad]

Yo I feel the exact same way. It looks so fun to be decent at and I’ve played many fighting games but I just suck ass at smash. Seems like a 10 year old can pull off anything I do better. It’s rare for me to even be able to pressure my opponents cuz it seems like any option I go for they have perfect spacing and the perfect move and I just get wrecked over and over

[@megnugget2631]

@@chadbradthadanddad Yeah, I've done some cool things in the game but only on the rare occasions I have confidence in myself. Otherwise I'm just a tryhard with no payoff.

[@tannerwharton4670]

I got a ton better since i started using sheild. I was getting sheilded and punished so often i realized how sharp the perfect sheild really is

[@JulesTrades]

Awesome! Yesss more of that and you'll notice a correlation of you winning more too :p

[@markduccini]

I remember when I first watched this vid and you mentioned to stop dash dancing. I got sad 😭 🤣

[@Gariel2007]

Does that damage and push-back reduction reset after a time or after landing a different move?

[@battledroid8999]

If I'm not mistaken, don't the attacks you used get resetted to full damage again after you use 10 other attacks or so? I remember seeing somewhere that the game keeps track of your last 10 moves.

[@JulesTrades]

correct!

[@blissgen963]

absolute madness. cheers

[@noxielefay9153]

I can't shield because my "friend" always run in real fast and hit me with that busted ridiculous 6 frames bowser sideB, any tips?

[@JulesTrades]

yeah if you know he's gonna run at you and grab, you can jump OUT of your shield. just hold shield and when he's close, press jump with X, full hop and then he'll miss and punish him.

[@seancruz5863]

I can never make contact for combos. Idk what my problem is. Opponent always goes around it somehow. Or can’t aim lol

[@therockazoid]

My man just asked for $140 to play Smash for 90 mins. What has life become?

[@JulesTrades]

no.. just $35

[@therockazoid]

@@JulesTrades is bad at math. Yeah, from 4 people.

[@michealblizz5072]

The Rockazoid and? He gotta make money somehow lol

[@omaisho]

@@therockazoid One person isn't buying four different sessions though, now are they?

[@therockazoid]

@@omaisho is confused. No but he's still asking for $140 total for the session. Surely a one on one is more expensive than the $35.

[@EternalBeautyTV]

Had no idea about the dash dancing great video!

[@DiverseStyle]

On the subject of burning your double jump, I need to clear up something for sure : does double jumping as soon as you’re launched horizontally actually help you move farther away from the blast zone so you survive better ?

[@JulesTrades]

No absolutely not.

[@Masterahsoka]

Its all good tips. Thabk you

[@sadied0g]

can you make a general guide on how to approach (intelligently)? Always do better when I never approach, because I approach like an idiot, but have a lot more fun approaching more often

[@douglasdiggins8296]

The double jump in the blastzone is a mistake I didnt even realize I did. In the back of my brain I think its going to save me from dying......

[@hajama119]

The DJ tip really helped, thx! :D

[@carlosalmansa3148]

Hey! Loved this video, specially kill percentages and ledge options... Got one question. Is it worth getting a gamecube controller for smash? (Currently playing with pro controller)

[@DannyFong]

It's only worth playing what you're comfortable on and having enough buttons to do all the things you want to. A pro controller is great. A gamecube controller is often preferred because some people have been playing smash since Melee and it's nice to have your controller stay the same. Don't get a new controller, just practice playing the game with what you have.

[@JulesTrades]

pro controller is totally fine. Zackray is one of the best in the world and wins with pro controller.

[@chong221]

Hey Jtails, can you make a video on top level player mind tricks. I know it’s a super deep topic that is hard to understand. But if you give a few examples i think it could really help on how to understand how top players, even at locals use small unique mind tricks on their opponents.

[@GooseyQ]

All this information is stressful to learn. How can anyone remember all of this & execute them successfully? It sucks losing all the time & never getting better after hours of playing the game & losing. Is it really possible to just play the game only for hours on end in hopes to get better? I just need some hope that its possible.

[@raymondtittmann1352]

how do u use a nuetral air dodge

[@JulesTrades]

press your shield button while in the air, but don't press/hold any direction while you do this.

[@WaltzTheOji]

Good stuff. I was just telling a friend last night about the dash dancing problem

[@bigd4465]

I actually noticed how much I actually don't shield before I saw this video Dxxx, so now I feel a tad worse about myself

[@bneisasmiler4942]

1. Mix it up. 2. Mix it up. 3. Mix it up. 4. Mix it up. 5. Mix it up!

[@yomommamonkey]

Dang, really good advice. I’m trash at this game lolol

[@JJXo-or5qg]

This should be a treat

[@za_beasto]

"Most characters don't get anything off of their grabs"... Okay, this is just flat-out wrong. Ness, Lucas, Palu, Ganon/Bowser command grabs, Snake, ect. For anyone interested there is a really good ProGuides video that goes over the downsides of excessive shielding.