How to Adapt (And Make it Natural) - Smash Ultimate

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Top, mid, and low level players all share the ability to adapt. However, some are better at it than others, and for many it comes quite naturally. Find out how you can up your adapting game with this video!
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[@supercroc8172]

“You can go into training mode and discover what’s good about your character.” *shows little Mac using air moves*

[@JonahDeroy]

N O T H I N G

[@Terrabyte13]

God i fugging died at that part

[@5nc299]

tHaT wAs ThE jOkE

[@ZYBERPUNKZ]

BLASPHEMY

[@SoldierD-]

I’m pretty sure ive learned more About the game since you started uploading than the three years I played smash 4. Bless your soul fellow yoshi main

[@ryanc.7252]

He got his first sponsorship he’s gonna go full time now

[@lgschaef]

This aged poorly

[@Council-of-skeletons]

Oh no, not it no pls no not RAID SHADOW LEGENDS

[@ashtongarcia6894]

Ha

[@thesacredsword7230]

That aged really poorly

[@datboi_gee]

Also regarding your last sentiment, it's actually not about keeping track of all behavior in a match. The best players don't do that. Instead the best players develop shortcuts through time spent in game. For example, anyone who's good at a match-up will know what tools the opponent has in neutral. The opponent COULD throw out some random bad option, but statistically when playing to the character's known strengths they're likely going to lead in with one of two options. Obviously this is because not all tools are worth using in all scenarios -- all scenarios have specific tools that are advantageous to use. Knowing this, the top player doesn't have to keep their eye on what the opponent is doing nearly as much as keeping in mind what this character generally does, and maybe a couple of mix-up options. Then it's down to player psychology. Understanding general player habits and getting in their head results in reads far more than keeping track of every variable throughout a given match. Spend time with characters. Understand how people play. Understand WHY they play the way that they play. Understand when they do what they do. Then TRY to guess right when the time and opportunity is right. This is general adaptation. Responding to a dynamic threat on the basis of identifying likely options, observed over a large window of time. In other words, because there's always an "optimal way to play", you'll be able to spot patterns in options chosen per scenario. Just with statistical analysis alone you're going to get a feel for what can come next based on what is advantageous for that particular character. This is the first half of the equation: understanding the character. Once you understand the character, you understand what CAN possibly happen in any given scenario. And over long enough periods of analysis you'll begin to gather a significant understanding of what will PROBABLY happen next just by observing over-all character tech and human nature. But the second half is understanding the player specifically. People have different methods of doing this and this comment has already gone on FAR too long so I won't get into this too heavy. Besides, most of the time, for the average player, this won't even matter. I will say this though: through understanding what type of person you're playing and what habits they have, you narrow the possibilities in any given moment further. By understanding the character, you narrow possibilities down from say 10 to say 3. And through understanding your opponent you narrow that down from 3 to 1. It doesn't always work. But that's the human element here.

[@Dekutard]

Gerald Wiseman thanks for writing this

[@ambroiseN]

really good piece of writing here. thanks !

[@davidlavy4888]

This is great I agree with all of this. This is the kind of stuff that makes a player better than casuals. If you know this stuff and the other player doesn't then they're pretty much gonna lose

[@_hexes_]

BananaBoy's probably one of if not the only Smash KZbinr(s) who focuses on how to improve as a player at the most fundamental level. Having videos on tech and characters and in-game know-how is certainly necessary, but I'm glad someone out there is sharing knowledge on literally the whole philosophy and mentality behind Smash

[@umarmustafa6178]

How to Choose a Secondary How to Recover How to Play under Pressure these are some other ideas i kinda want to see turn into videos

[@markcarls1896]

My main is Robin, but I picked up Inkling as my secondary after doing squad strike with random characters until I said "You know what? This character is both good and fits my play style!" (Also I love Splatoon. That also helps)

[@mastercatz8801]

I just play any character that feels pretty fine, which ended up being a lot ;-; help i main ganon wolf and hero

[@kalani2738]

he already has a how to recover video

[@markcarls1896]

@@kalani2738 Someone already mentioned he has a recovery video.

[@enderblaze9491]

I used to main Kirby but now I main the only character more powerful than it SANS

[@theboys4555]

Hey man thanks for these videos because it delves deep into the mentality of smash. My friends and people I play that are casual come to me asking, "how can I get better" and it's hard for me to explain that there is more to it than just running up to a character and hitting them with whatever move you feel so I've been recommending them to you cause the videos like these hit it right on the nail and they even help me to improve too. So thanks and keep making quality content! 👌👌

[@rouge-ish324]

The Boys "now everybody say it with me: dont take risks, risks are risky."

[@jordanpham6870]

I watched this in science class and my teacher didn't even question me

[@ModdedMarionette]

From what I can see, turning a positive situation to a positive situation is basically doing whatever you can to keep your existing positive situation.

[@OniiChanPls]

"Well that's the key" *starts crying*

[@grantm.5975]

Thanks, I needed this as a Fox main Keep up the good work!

[@zeng58]

Thank you as an inkling player I’m learning to adapt the last few minutes gave me huge hopes props

[@loganjohnson4730]

thanks banana boy you are my true mentor

[@tfthief4931]

It's also important to note that people turn most parts of the game into subconscious action. You need to practice your technical skill so that you can do all of these adaptations with less thought. A good flag for whether someone is a low skill player or a high skill player is how much they look at their own character. Low level players will focus on their character a lot to more, because they need the visual feedback to know they didn't mess up their button presses

[@starxfait]

I remember I watched this vid a year ago and didnt realize how much it helped me

[@MultiKingKazuma]

I feel like you can show these situations in real matches via online smash I know its not reliable but at least it gives example of what not to do and do it live and explain it LIVE lol. you're awesome man keep at it you inspired me to get back into competitive through your vids

[@WhatareusernamesAnyways]

oh my god i was thinking about the outro song last night but i did not know the name. you are my savior😳

[@SherrylCursed]

I just love the fact that your pfp is the most basic picture of yoshi

[@jorgecanon5164]

So we gon just ignore the “nautral” in the thumbnail

[@caiolima6747]

One of the best smash contents on KZbin. Congrats! And thank you :)

[@louisalzate6185]

that feeling when your fans give you your video ideas

[@markscott873]

positive correlation

[@pelican7235]

Can you start making a series where you do individual character guides? I would really like to know how to play specific characters.

[@JonahDeroy]

That's not really how thing, except for Yoshi knowledge in bits and pieces through how videos. Just go look at Izaw.

[@GodzillaGamerITA]

Here is one. How to play king dedede: spam side b and neutral b on quickplay online and have lag so it makes it unplayable for the opponent. Now you know how to be a pro dedede

[@trashbomb]

Godzilla Gamer I can’t figure out if this is satire or shade against dedede and it makes me angry

[@GodzillaGamerITA]

@@trashbomb I'm not hating on him but on Wi-Fi it works.

[@trashbomb]

Godzilla Gamer ohhh that makes sense

[@feels_marc9617]

Thanks for making these videos my man super helpful!

[@hurt4322]

You are good at drawing dabs

[@bonghornleghorn761]

That sideye Marss give Leo at 3:19 tho

[@Modren]

This video is incredibly imporTTTant viewing.

[@Somefrickface]

I know it's a gaming tournament but now I can't think of CEO after this year without thinking of All Elite Wrestling

[@PurpleFreezerPage]

The thumbnail is nice

[@SSBBcore]

How a great time in Japan! Best wishes from Osaka! 🗾🐙

[@jo_nm9484]

What would happen if Yoshi's up b was modified so if you hold b for more than 3/4s of a second, instead of throwing an egg, you grow wings and fly directly up for about the height of Mario's up special?

[@rouge-ish324]

Ban Y E E T os 5cool, but he loses long range eggs

[@lucklessclover6862]

I 👏 NEEDED 👏 THIS!

[@miniyodadude6604]

The basic idea is that general knowledge about what the opponent can do to you and how to punish it should be muscle memory while you focus more on picking up on patterns. If you dont know how to get past a wolf spamming laser, then there is an inherent problem in your game knowledge, you shouldnt have to adapt to wolf laser, you should adapt to when wolf uses laser

[@isaihgloria7346]

This dude just said “get good” and put an ad he fooled us all.

[@sirpufflington8116]

1:46 and that kids, is why you should play Ganondorf! Just turn off your brain and win!

[@Stathio]

You're not very good against Ganondorf, are you?

[@sirpufflington8116]

Stathio no that’s literally how you play Ganon

[@JonahDeroy]

@@sirpufflington8116 Go watch Smokk vs Ally.

[@ekene4886]

@@sirpufflington8116 u struggle to beat ganondorf?

[@sirpufflington8116]

Cl4ssic not really, but turning off your brain is actually a good strategy for new Ganon mains

[@amonke2761]

(And Make It Natural)

[@mr_j_official]

You should visit Uprising in Korea this weekend!

[@betanick14]

Okay how do you adapt to or get around someone spamming projectiles who is also really good at adapting? I am fairly good at adapting and I play Sonic so my speed combined with certain techniques I can use with my special attacks can allow me to get around these projectiles and even attack but that doesn't mean it's not still difficult I just feel like whatever I'm doing there could probably be a better way of going about it

[@witmilk6527]

Gargantuan amounts of brain power *wrinkly brain*

[@-clven-402]

I can’t even predict what I’m going to do..

[@leafostuff]

What weeb Song we will hear today

[@spook1733]

Did anyone else notice he misspelled during??? "buring"

[@boofy5424]

I have a problem that when i try to do a certin move and miss and then I keep trying the same thing and i get predictable

[@daxmasterix]

Nice! I can finally make it Nautral!

[@sp4de_btd899]

"nautral" now no one will be woooshed

[@andrewennis2760]

RIP Cavemen :(

[@realkingofantarctica]

Don't adapt to your opponent, make your opponent adapt to you, and then destroy them once they think they've got you figured out, only for them to realise your "strategy" was a setup.

[@quotastrider801]

4:15 TF2 fans: Random crits are fair and balanced (Context for non TF2 players; this is a sarcastic meme comment that someone says when killed in casual mode TF2 by a random crit that does triple the damage due to rng. Sound familiar?)

[@wabuukekcroc8842]

Visor Kid I can visualize dying to crits

[@Tundric_Schwolf]

(Actually some high level rcould do the same Option 3 times in a row, since Mindgames, just to Keep in mind)

[@SailorWhyachi]

I just commented on this last video. Thanks

[@crampeddust3978]

My best friend always punishes me because I never mix up so he reads me very easily so I’m here to learn lol

[@certifiedgarbage3295]

Cavemen don’t live in an Amazon anymore 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈

[@aperson5182]

0:46 that’s gonna age well

[@williamjackson460]

I need to wrinkle my brain

[@SoulSina11]

Great video How do you adapt to lag lol (I have fiber; other people have crappy internet)

[@07THEFREAK]

I’m struggelin with down smashing my opponents out stage, I litterly miss any chance...😂

[@Latino_Burrito]

Mind showing me where you got that background for your pc?

[@papijr408]

How can I stop my fox from turning into DK when fighting Ivysaur?

[@qraeh]

Hey what wallpaper is that at 5:50?

[@jayjayjaythebrand]

Can someone please tell me how to get that animated background at 5:50?

[@focusprx]

7:12 ok champ

[@mastercatz8801]

I play any character that feels pretty fine, which ended up being a lot ;-; help i main Ganon, Wolf, and Hero. (Hero is a perfectly fine character, juat get good)

[@mastercatz8801]

:)

[@cappsbriley]

There's tons of videos on how to "do stuff" in this game, but no other youtuber has actually made good content on how to actually "PLAY the game".

[@alexxclare4451]

Can someone tell me the song in the intro

[@DiegoG2004]

4:16 Dodge the Smash so he won't be able to roll that crit?

[@loganjohnson9205]

How do I get in when someone spams ranged and punishes my response (everytime regardless of what it is)

[@nokcha985]

Everytime I see one of your videos, I'm just blown away by your intro

[@notjack6373]

same

[@aze480]

same

[@Connor_Kirkpatrick]

same

[@happycamperds9917]

I’m blown away by the outro. Wait...

[@doorknob5223]

In case anyone is wondering how effective adapting is for a low-level player: I just tried it recently, just by noticing what the opponent did after reaching the ledge, and I almost instantly felt more confident and turned a close game into an easy sweep.

[@the_neto06]

hey, it's that mother 3 thing that keeps appearing everywhere! **throws it aggressively**

[@notlucas6859]

@@the_neto06blawg

[@nathanieltpa1837]

9:18 “don’t be insecure ur hot lol” low key solid advice. and great video

[@jackpoling5981]

At 2:04 it showed Moses splitting the sea.

[@YourHomieHenry]

I love how transparent the smash community is with sharing tips and tech. It's very refreshing.

[@griffo7893]

Did you pick up Luigi after or before playing elegant?

[@peep9636]

PersonaFan25 did you play hero before or after getting twacked at zero

[@despa2336]

@@peep9636 twacked

[@funkytime69]

@@peep9636 twacked

[@jhlc1235]

@@peep9636 twacked

[@erlouispayton8646]

Dkillex twacked

[@psh00ter47]

You spelt Natural wrong in the thumbnail lol. "Nautral"

I’m pretty sure he meant natural

[@reeceulf]

@ Holy Fuck

[@bigswordsman7330]

papa logan Really? I didn’t know that!

[@shariar1853]

papa logan *brilliant*

[@volant8734]

@ no shit *Sherlock*

[@squeegeeweegee6011]

1:02 "buring a match" (no shade but it was just funny)

[@IamTheArchive]

Before I played Luigi because of alpharad

[@em_loses56]

And the thumbnail says "nautral"

[@jooouwu]

Noo i wanted to say that

[@samusaran9024]

BannaBoy: "I have sex daily" BannaBoy: "Dyslexia... *UFCK!!*

[@BananaBoySSB]

I don't think English is the language for me

[@JumbledVideos]

Are you studying elegant since he beat you? I noticed there was a lot of footage or him

[@JonahDeroy]

...his Luigi dying as the last clip may point to that.

[@Dolankong]

This is something I’ve been waiting for for a while, thanks for the amazing vid as always dude!

[@joelz1260]

So to be good at adapting all I need is a *BIG* *BRAIN?*

[@JonahDeroy]

Nah... A wrinkly brain.

[@comettitun8087]

you need to be able to identify patterns in your opponent and find solutions to what they are doing

[@kirbthelegend1617]

comett itun it’s a joke

[@QuiteDan]

just big brain energy

[@illegalmemedealer3549]

🅱️ig 🅱️raiiiin!

[@chancecperez]

Y'all noticed how Banana Boy talked a lot about luigi and showed us a bunch of luigi clips after losing to elegant?

[@erlouispayton8646]

That’s 30% of the comments. I think people have noticed

[@Cobyba]

"Discover what's good about each fighter yourself" (Shows little Mac aerials)

[@ezrarosenfeld5363]

BURING a match

[@Spencer-sn8cz]

Hey BananaBoy! I just wanted to let you know your videos like this make me really happy. Learning to adapt, to me, seems like the stage in which mediocre players plateu and drop smash. Your videos are fun to watch and never seem to give off any negative vibes despite this one holding the truth of hard work at the end. You're advice feels to come so softly and nicely that it encourages me to keep getting better. This video is most likely a saviour for some. Just wanted to let you know that you are a great member of the smash community. Thank you for being so cool and for helping others

[@BuletProofProduntioz]

This is definitely a video I'm keeping in the records. I have a friend that I beat very seldom and it is frustrating. I do the training process: run through training mode, understand my character's frame's and options to the best of my ability and then take it to lvl 9s then take it online then take it to him. He adapts so well it makes it difficult for me to adapt but this definitely helps give me an idea of how I should start thinking in battle.

[@nickTriesHisBest]

Great and relevant video as always. As far as the "cool piece of advice that solves all your smash problems", you actually said it perfectly. Play people who challenge you. If you continue to play against people below you or people you know you can win against you will never need to learn how to adapt and then you'll be braindead during an actual competitive match

[@andy-opia4306]

8:27 When I watch a combo tutorial:

[@freeloguy3387]

I think a good first step to learning to adapt is doing it in small amounts. Its extremely hard to think ingame, but if you start out with just thinking to adapt on ledges, itll become second nature in 1 week. Then do tech rolls, air callouts, projectile conditioning, etc and eventually itll be easy to do

[@Arkausey]

Basically, play the game. A lot. And against better or same level players.

[@kennethtysiac3788]

Bro, ur advice is honestly godlike. These videos have without a doubt made me a better player and now I’m thinking abt actually going to tournaments.

[@comettitun8087]

people should go to tournaments regardless of their skill level

[@kennethtysiac3788]

comett itun Oh yea totally, but personally I didn’t rly think I was good enough/ have enough confidence to go to one. Videos like these made me a better player while simultaneously making me more confident.

[@Lentiii]

That’s great dude, just a word of advice that may or may not be obvious to you, but you will lose. A lot. Do not let it make you stop going, learn and analyse. Friendlies aren’t even adequate practice for tournaments, only tournaments are adequate practice for tournaments. Good luck man. I believe in you.

[@kennethtysiac3788]

Lenti and also thx man! Rly appreciate the support!😁

[@UltimateTS64]

I agree, ever since his how to approach video, that alone made me so much better. Then there was how to land, mentality in Smash, and what to do at your first tournament videos that helped out a lot too. Honestly almost all his videos have been the most helpful and fun tip videos to watch

[@tasium5296]

Making Monday great

[@gangganggang2219]

Your videos always make me feel so positive about playing smash and improving competitively! Thanks for all your work on these

[@researchinbreeder]

Older video, but how to Power-Level your adaptation (for teching patterns): Step 1: Pick Ganondorf. Step 2: Land Flame Choke, preferably near center stage. Step 3: Since you can't do anything off a pure reaction, you'll need to adapt to read their option. Step 4: Try to regrab with Flame Choke off their selection. Step 5: Repeat 2-4 until either they reach 100+%, or they choose to lie on the ground. Step 6a: If they are at kill%, read their option with a Smash attack or an aerial to seal the stock. Then start at 2. Step 6b: If they're choosing to lie on the ground without selecting an option, punish with Dair into whatever you can get away with at their current %, then start at 2. Step 7 (optional): If in person or on a voice call, start verbally calling their option and/or counting Flame Chokes. Step 8: Profit!

[@thecrazedpotatoman]

2:33 *laughs in uptilt*

[@zademoabi2039]

Honestly, I think that CPU training works decently for adaptation. Before quarentine, I lost to a pika player at my local. After a few months of just offline games and no humans, I decided to go online. I found that Pika player in an arena, lost the first three games. But then, I started to understand his dash attack patterns. I understood when he was desperate for the kill. I won the next 5 games. CPU training doesn’t teach you how to adapt, but it gives you the mind space to think purely about your opponent. I thought it was an interesting anecdote.

[@ByoKora775]

Couldn't you just call it muscle memory and matchup knowledge and improving on mistakes you make and reading your opponents mistakes or just keeping an eye on everything going on in the match just some suggestions

[@julo_ghost]

BananaBoySSB: Go watch top players of your character Me who plays Mii swordfighter: -____-

[@christopherrivett5183]

Just found your channel tonight. Excellent content man. Both entertaining and informative.

[@nonii8526]

Thank you SO muchhhh

[@coolguy69verycool]

Learning situations to adapt to can help a lot and help you see them more often. Just play more and better players isn't very good advice. To learn situation having a name for them will help a lot to see them more often. Here are some easy ones to look for: how do they get out of the corner? (Jump, roll, attack) how do they tech? (Neutral, tech out, tech in), how do they burn up my invincibility from the angel platform? (Run to the corner, double jump over, go to a platform) There are lots of different situations but if you begin to quantify them and know how you want to punish the options in these situations it's much easier to adapt.

[@manongraymond5481]

I played competitive Pokemon right before playing competitive smash. And it helps a lot as Pokemon is a game of prediction and timed attacks. So thinking about your opponent's move in smash becomes simpler than before.

[@billnyetherussianspy3857]

Christ, 64k already! I remember when you had less than 1000

[@buslgal3385]

Thanks for this video! I was feeling very clouded during fights and now I know how to deal with it. Thank you

[@dittodude9514]

im 12 and allowed to play in tournaments next year and while i may have trouble with these things thanks to you and other peoples videos im learning but most of my attacks and combos are simply based on range and knockback so i just keep stringing things and it works

[@APFreakwiz]

Me: How am I to learn when no one is playing against my character??? Them: cause no plays mega man NUB!

[@xale8702]

To add on what I find works a lot: be aware of what options the character has and think of what would YOU do in that situation. This is how I get a lot of reads