Pikachu & Min Min Practice - ESAM VS. Fatality

[@-naikrem-2970]

Actually insane how well Fatality can recover as FALCON, against a character with such good edge guarding tools

[@LiteralmenteFadul]

I honestly thing fatality is the best player when recovering, its either him or dabuz IMO

[@mathunit1]

3:06 Unfortunately, not even Fatality can escape that ledge cheese. XD

[@gengarisnotinsmash...]

I mean, pika is low-key the best character in the game offstage. But fatality is a God at angling his up b

[@xfhEgo]

For those who don’t know, It’s just the yoshis story stage. The long walls on the side allows for wall jumping from way on the bottom and still recovering, that’s why this stage and the Pokémon kalos stage is a preferred choice among falcon mains

[@rookeyji5177]

@@gengarisnotinsmash... its not lowkey lol even ESAM and a lot of top layers agree pika has the best edgeguarding in the game by FAR

[@kosakukawajiri9232]

It makes me sad when I remember how bad pika demolishes falcon. Then i remember that pika does that to 90% of the cast and it doesn't feel as bad anymore

[@zachb8607]

You heard of someone named Yoshikage Kira have you seen him

[@kylelove4078]

Zaccc B Nah who that

[@cdose]

ARMAN ABADI ok

[@aabfnrjkfnvrofnfnrpldcbrko9027]

Hey uh your son is exploding again, mind checking it out

[@SmokesOnMe]

Honestly if pika didn't low profile as much he'd be a lot easier to challenge. game engine is broken

[@jonahsobczak831]

Fatality: SDs Esam: that was bs and I'll be a bro and give a homie stock Esam: SDs Fatality: YOU deserved ALL of that

[@kaska456]

I was glad he usually won by 2 stocks, kinda proved he didn't need the homie stock

[@benjaminma1788]

Esam makes up for playing pika by being a homie

[@ferruxx]

I mean fatality SDd cause of lag, esam went for a down air spike and missed so

[@Senayoshy]

Esam went for the spike and he paid the price for failing it, different to fatality who died because of the lag

[@roosterboots4684]

Fatality immediately SD'd after that too which was funny

[@xavmarz755]

Watching him getting zoned by min min gives me anxiety as a falcon main

[@Nobody-yj8yq]

Watching anyone fight min min gives me anxiety i hate fighting her so obnoxious 😭

[@XyzCloud]

Falcon regrets taking min mins shift so she could get into smash.

[@tenacity25]

imo people are underrating parries in that matchup (edit: for clarification, i mean any character vs. min min) (edit2: also, fun fact: Metaknight can just kinda tornado through Min Min's punches)

[@Nobody-yj8yq]

@@tenacity25 parries aren't that easy to consistently do but I can see what you mean

[@tenacity25]

@@Nobody-yj8yq Well yeah, it's just that if someone was pretty consistent with them they could butcher Min Min's neutral game. I'm not even consistent with it myself. I just don't really see people considering it.

[@sageeye1253]

Off-stage thunderjolt into down-air. I’m mad for you, that combo was gross

[@THEpicND]

He got him back with that knee

[@alexyanez8033]

That wasnt a combo. Just a string that puts you in a bad spot

[@tinytoasters3657]

Alex Yanez still got it tho lol

[@condor6327]

@@alexyanez8033 In that particular instance it was a true combo. Getting hit by the thunderjolt prevented Fatality from evading the spike

[@Evatyl]

@She Calls Daddy it was technically a kill confirm and many people count that as a combo.

[@maxaro5044]

Fatality and ESAM are playing together because there are no other pro players left

[@Max-qb5ui]

Only like two were outed

[@user-wl2xl5hm7k]

Max more

[@deedumeday518]

@@Max-qb5ui Only two? Better start checking twitter more often dude cause it's definitely not TWO.

[@ImEcchi]

Max, two were outed that were extremely famous. there was many players that were dropped from the scene. this shit is what I mean by if you aren’t popular or famous your issue means less.

[@BeretBay]

Ouch

[@Pheonixmaster1]

15:49 This Fatality laugh needs to become a new meme LOL

[@veravera6571]

whats up guys Im pheonixmaster1 and welcome back to some more having good taste in content creators

[@npclucario7005]

Thanks for the f2p guides for resonance battles my guy, your guides helped me figure out how to do them in my own now, I really appreciate all the effort you put in to help people through difficult battles and help them get better!

[@diamonddustin7664]

Bruh! That weak knee into knee was so sick 15:52 Fatality is a god

[@AMSantosMusic]

I love when Fatality does that

[@ajax4709]

I did that today. Feels awesome

[@apes4days254]

That's just him laughing home fry

[@nicholasthesilly]

The great thing was that the weak knee was just to delete t-jolt, then the hitbox was extended and ESAM just jumped into it... that's why Griff cracked the f up there

[@cerdi_99]

@@nicholasthesilly actually the t-jolt was obliterated by the strong knee, which is why the game froze for a moment (or maybe a lagspike lol)

[@zekeinator4178]

I'm always impressed by fatalitys ability to recover

[@zinnydin2345]

Esam makes Fatality feel how Fatality makes heavies in pools feel

[@ceeb830]

It’s the food chain

[@lambchu6459]

Impressive. Especially because i think friendlies ESAM is a lot harder than tourny ESAM.

[@itzcryptecz1261]

Damn, that was uncalled for.

[@nemisisarcher8213]

Haha sure seems that way though lol

[@Fuckjaredmilton]

Plz dont roast this man like that omg

[@partyhorse796]

I’d have to disagree. Esam didn’t get nearly as many combos as he does in tourney. He’s a lot more daring too and impulsive in friendlies because they aren’t as important as tourneys; defensive Esam is a lot harder which is what we see in tourney.

[@kylecardoso1]

Party Horse first time i’ve ever heard someone say esam plays defensive in tourneys. guy throws games doing crazy stuff more than anyone i’ve ever seen. swear the guy hates winning🤣

[@aayushb2520]

gonna see some big things from griffin when offline tourney’s are back :))

[@xrpmxwix7932]

Yup!

[@ashenx2619]

Maybe top 50

[@bilbobaginutopi2284]

@@ashenx2619 wait he ain't top 50? Hes so good tho

[@winsonzhu4427]

@@bilbobaginutopi2284 There are a bunch of players who were top 50 season 1 but not 2, another example being tsu. It's probably because coming from being a smash 4 top player is a pretty big advantage in terms of experience, but the mains in question (Falcon and Lucario respectively) have some flaws that competitors in general got better at taking advantage of over time. There's also the rise of more and more skilled players who have a very real chance of taking a pools set and Fatality's own lack of willingness to grind as much as he does now.

[@willmack5532]

This is edge guarding at it's finest. It's awesome to see them under the stage like that, definitely more than they needed to be. It was the perfect mix of trying to win and just trying stuff.

[@ShawFujikawa]

The amount of effort it must take to consistently recover against ESAM’s Pika as Falcon must be crazy lol. I hope the challenge feels good. c:

[@drwolfsage1245]

-Buddy: tells a joke -me: doesn’t get the joke -me (20 min. Later): 15:49

[@GawainSSB]

15:40 LMAO the hitstop on that clank

[@kiLLkerL]

The buffs are awesome but when you see how busted some of these top tiers are you just feel cheated lol

[@TyphonCH]

Pikachu's recovery needs nerfs

[@tobyvision]

Pikachu's X-factor is that tiny hurtbox. It invalidates half of a lot of characters kit.

[@largenaq2935]

Ty S Pikachu has historically had a top recovery in every single smash game, to the point where it really wouldn’t feel like Pikachu if they nerfed his recovery.

[@willo90li]

Min-Min: Has good edge-guard tools Esam: yes yes Yes Yes...YES!!!

[@Nutcase238]

15:42 I've played smash for ten years. That was the most rachet thing I have ever seen.

[@nathanlevesque7812]

I think you mean beautiful

[@johnmarkson1990]

@@nathanlevesque7812 memes aside that was complete and utter trash lmfao.

[@zangetsu5549]

@@johnmarkson1990 the fuck that was so good

[@condor6327]

@@johnmarkson1990 You're trippin hard; the stars were aligned for Fatality's weak knee hitbox to be extended by canceling the thunderjolt---allowing for that sweet strong knee followup. That was a chef's kiss moment lol

[@fffinisher6298]

Hey griff I’m a falcon main and I just made it to elite smash. You’ve inspired me to compete and ive learned a lot of falcon’s kit from you 😎

[@lambchu6459]

Comment on his twitch if you want a surething response

[@fffinisher6298]

Lamb kk epic

[@strifeup2]

Nice man. I'm a falcon main as well and I've come so close. Like 6.9m but haven't gotten in yet. Certainly a journey.

[@ajax4709]

Joe W You got it man. Although it’s a little discouraging when it keeps rising lol. You’ll get it. I just got it.

[@Atomicwaffle50]

@@strifeup2 yall suck play me (I'm just teasing)

[@sikone831]

Esam was kinda being too aggressive sometimes and got hit cuz he tried to beat out falcons moves..i know its friendlies so he dont care how he plays

[@J1mE94]

Esam is always super aggressive. He has admitted himself it’s something he needs to work on

[@JustArcher19]

The amount of time that these two spend fighting off stage is crazy

[@TitoSQL]

This was super fun to watch! Really amazing performances by both players!

[@maq1998]

I have faith in Falcon once again! His kit feels so good now: we just need his dash fixed and we'll be looking at a potential top tier.

[@mathunit1]

Fuck buffing him into top tier where people always constantly bitch about those characters.

[@savaget-rex5583]

I enjoy you're Captain Falcon lessons in one of your videos. It's actually helping me improve and learn better on how to play falcon!

[@LiteralmenteFadul]

Holy shit this matchup looks possible now I wanna cry

[@wasabisniffles]

I'm so glad fatality has been popping off on making vids recently. I love this man's attitude and he's really helping fill a certain....content void let's say

[@josephprice6690]

Just realized we never gonna get the nairo vs fatality ft10 ganon ditto runback pepehands

[@eagerinspirit]

LMAOOO THIS IS SO DIRTY

[@ThehatedPOOPTATO]

Nairos love for kids made this impossible:(

[@shun2293]

24:31 damn that taunt after pika splatter was just perfect lol

[@juiceplunger1255]

Omg I haven’t really seen ESAM use pikachu but seeing this is like wow. His edge guards are terrifying

[@cheesypig8843]

Chicken Curry I’m assuming you’re joking cause Pika is literally what esam is known for.

[@RofICopters]

He's only been playing Pikachu for like 15 years...

[@adrenaline3105]

Years of research

[@sableyesgemeyes7918]

hitting the sweet spot on the Tjolt then following up with another knee has to be one best plays I ever seen 15:46

[@StephenSiu]

uno what's kinda heartwarming about this. That even Fatality - the king of captain falcon - feels the same despair and depression when fighting a pikachu player. It makes me feel a bit better about getting absolutely wrecked. And it makes Griffin seem a lot more human.

[@VexumixD]

I just wanted to say that your mentality gave me a big mentality boost in non-smash related games. I mostly play League of Legends and your mentality of playing a character that can get easily shit on by other characters but having a blank expression and just trying to learn is really mature and helps. I know it sounds silly but you're the reason why I think that even though hard matchups are obviously hard, they're not impossible, so thank you for that. I hope you win an ultimate major :)

[@GamingAiyu]

the off-stage interaction at 13:34 is a god their level of calm from both players. incredible.

[@gasquakestudios]

Hey Fatality, I love your laugh! Can’t wait to see how you do after quarantine with these new buffs

[@allegedlygaming9120]

I swear something just clicks with fatality mid set. Improvise, adapt, overcome

[@bruh7679]

For real though, the first min min and first pika match made it seem impossible and then immediately after he just started breezing through it

[@inarencommander4663]

Get that PGR Fatality! (When offline tourneys start again.)

[@bennolanman]

Dude that first set against his Pika was inspiring! I’m sure your results will begin to sky rocket with these buffs

[@BeretBay]

I missed this stream. _Legendary bruh moments._

[@DipsticksOfficial]

15:46 the most genuine laugh I've ever seen from you. What an interaction lol

[@BeneathWalls]

22:20 That mix up was GODLIKE!!!

[@michaelmccarty1327]

I know it's been said before, but DANG! Fatality knows how to use Falcon's recovery better than most people know how to use Meta Knight's!

[@Doberbull]

Imagine a character that loses to Min Min off stage and their name isn’t Ganondorf☠️

[@aidanfinley8214]

Little Mac?

[@batatino8805]

Dk?

[@woopboop1481]

Anyone with a bad recovery?

[@DavionLane]

Ganon nigga dk omg

[@macaron3141592653]

Min Min makes me want to die. Her edgeguarding is beyond what human society is capable of responding too.

[@beans4269]

I wouldnt say its worse the Pikachu tho

[@macaron3141592653]

@@beans4269 No I think it is. Pikachu's options are either higher risk or less dangerous, and way harder to do.

[@elbucho8867]

Just be Samus and morph ball around

[@ergot4716]

macaron3141592653 as a pika main they don’t have higher risk, but you have to read their recovery options with stuff. min min can just use her arms to edgeguard and dick on people.

[@tobyvision]

@@ergot4716 I mean, at least Pikachu has to leave the ground. Min Min's is the lowest risk edge guarding in series history.

[@jyrrin]

21:35 LOL i love how these two actually know what's going on in each other's mind just by their play styles

[@mzisaperson7925]

I can’t believe I missed this my 2 favorite ult streamers doing a bo5 against each other

[@bournechupacabra]

Love how deep these two go off stage. Hype

[@luansomething380]

The way fatality recovers with Captain made me subscribe.

[@cozenveil]

Maaaan, Fatality is boutta run over every remaining pro, lol.

[@dingo9696]

Looks like he just got run over lol

[@lilacrain3283]

J M he won both sets lmao what are you talking about

[@dingo9696]

@@lilacrain3283you missed the leo set where he was getting destroyed by a secondary?

[@diversionuk4001]

Bro, the content is incredible, but PLEASE give us 1080p

[@ghost_dog97]

That entire offstage sequence at 17:15 was insane

[@Snowballsage]

6:25 nothing more satisfying than watching captain falcon catch jumps

[@felixLucretius]

Pikachu screen KOing and then sliding down to reveal Falcon taunting with this back to the screen is fucking *art*

[@tazo8658]

Man, your recovery tech with Falcon is out of this world!

[@MatchstickDaddy]

That laugh at 15:50 made me spill my cereal

[@TheDylicious77]

The way Fatality maneuvers falcon’s UpB blows me away

[@PizzaVeet]

Loved watching these two. Such aggressive players. They had an entire fight *underneath* the stage lol.

[@Gronk543Gaming]

11:45 bruh that was sick

[@svm693]

LETS GOOOO

[@Joe-zn5je]

This is prob one of the most professional looking youtube account lmao

[@RunawayWindmill]

9:21 9:35 Instant Karma, my favorite type of pasta. xD

[@Fr3ak_MM8BDM]

15:48 You can HEAR the euphoria in his laughter.

[@captainsun4188]

Fue un buen entrenamiento, el matchap de el capitán vs Pikachu es difícil pero no imposible

[@ianmullmusic]

ESAM’s Pikachu: *breathes* Fatality: WHYYY

[@TheGoatHimseIf]

That up smash into falcon kick at the end gotta be true

[@D_N3214]

Only thing we need now is Kirby eating ramen bowls in the video

[@vitaming582]

The Falcon Pikachu MU seems better thanks to Raptor Boost but it still looks really hard for Falcon. Pikachu has combos for days and just so many edge guarding tools.

[@shanetobin3609]

I love the nods after he does something sick

[@moonshine1282]

My boy is back. Good to see u making these moves

[@joshniles5540]

Idk why but watching the min min matchup is like watching a samurai trying to beat the shit out of a cave man(falcon). Fair. And the Pikachu vs falcon is like the roadrunner vs the coyote.

[@euthymicdream]

soo, TIL that falcon up smash does 33 uncharged wow

[@LoloVRT]

only when they get hit by the tipper (where his feet are)

[@euthymicdream]

@@LoloVRT wut he has a freaking tipper??? bruhh

[@shrek3747]

The minute 19 offstage game was insane lol

[@joelcardin7219]

Fatality really shouldn't mash directional airdodge when he's being sent to the edge of the blastzone. Would have lived at 11:48 but since directional airdodges shift your hurtboxes backwards for two frames it just barely pushed him in.

[@Handsy_McGee]

It's also actually a really good recovery tool when he's high up like that though.

[@RichardBlaziken]

Fatality is finally getting the rewards he deserves. Such intense, hype games!

[@brennanfields1380]

I can’t wait for fatality to make a top 8, it’s gonna be so hype

[@B0bB0b1nski]

You dropped this king: 👑. Winning that matchups against ESAM, you’re going places in offline.

[@ninoctali]

Holly shit Fatality’s back in business

[@DekuDude]

Well done, man! Thumbs up!

[@Twyzan]

Those pikachu games were insane, I don't think I've ever seen people spend that much time offstage.

[@MatthewIng97]

I love how falcon flailed in the air at 20:21 😂😂

[@benrowinsky1057]

*Spoilers on the outcome for anyone who hasn’t finished the video* That was an epic set, and I’m super stoked that you won. Even if it’s just online ESAM, you still showed you’re an amazing player, I hope you do this kinda stuff all the time from now on, and I especially can’t wait to see how you’ll dominate once offline tourneys come back

[@ims0cialstoic]

I like the battle of the buffs first to 10 because you can actually learn things from them and gain more matchup knowled5

[@Xerion1]

It's good to see Fatality win against some of his demons because of outstanding Falcon play and da buffs. Believe in the buffs. 🙌🏾

[@Uppercut92]

It saddens me how escapable Falcons combos are compared to pikachu’s

[@Freakybananayo]

Griffin definitely seems a lot happier and more confident in this game with these buffs

[@theimpersonator7086]

Poor Gannon. He is one of the few characters that have not even got touched in the patches. Besides being the target of a absolute slaughter in Brawl nerfs, whenever he had a good move like Brawl Dair, that also got nerfed. Gannon would ether need a redesign more loyal to his series or undo these nerfs to be at least decent.

[@Juan-zs6jt]

Lets see, trash mobility, bad frame data, trash recovery, no way to force approaches, no way to deal with projectiles or disjoints. It is a perfect recipe for a garbage tier character, no buffs are gonna fix that.

[@alongwistfulsquiggle8440]

I always wanted his side-B to not put him in freefall. It would make him more threatening offstage and give him an okay recovery. It would also help his weight matter more. It won't happen, but it would be a significant improvement.

[@kylesantos5536]

FATALITY will def be PGR now. It’s WiFi or whatever but still, those buffs made him schmoove against ESAM

[@themondegod4014]

3:49 lmao that laugh waas so contagious

[@ricardopillay5771]

Fatality's ability to adapt is amazing.

[@gatolf2]

Fatality’s ability to recover as falcon against a character like pikachu is insane and made me feel tense the entire set lol. Nice

[@rickyruiz2135]

I love how esam is actually enjoying the friendly and fatality is going serious mode instantly

[@zackscarvey7621]

It is so sick to see one of my favorite streamers and dedicated soloists take down Pikachu ❤️ WP

[@OGDannyD]

This whole video was so hype

[@somedumb4450]

Man I can’t think, here’s a like while I figure out what drinks I was drinking

[@paulgrewal587]

Dude wow, just wow. You’re unreal man.

[@thefufster]

19:35 Fatality: *snorts* Also Fatality: *proceeds to 0-death ESAM* Did you just do some sort of invisible crack? Like what the fuck happened???

[@inarencommander4663]

As soon as I saw that back air in game 3, I knew what would happen because I watch some of ESAM's videos.

[@marcusmeng9427]

This was as good as when he went against MKLeo's Byleth! great to see some pros go at it on stream for the fans!

[@ikkenhissatsu8564]

Plays the craziest/risky offstage game I've ever seen against one of the best Pikachu's in the world. "Yeah, probably -1 now" I hate the sound effect of Pikachu's bair.

[@extrovertedking25]

Both matches were amazing

[@Mavkor]

that tjolt clank into weak knee into knee was funny af