How to ACTUALLY GET BETTER At Smash Bros - Tips and Tricks to Practice and Improve!

[@corbintheintern6229]

Me: *Watches MkLeo's Ike* MkLeo: *spams Nair* Me: Easy enough. *loses*

[@happycamperds9917]

KZbinr: *jokes about how spammable a move is* Me: *spams that move online* Also Me: *Gets three stocked*

[@kameo3164]

Nah dude he wins because he does it c o m p e t i t i v e l y

[@majorclementine1412]

It's not spamming when you have a plan. His nair is a good move but he really doesn't randomly throw it out like it might seem

[@xavierbolduc0913]

Poptt1: Pick one or two caracter Little z: *_ThiS Is oNe oF My BeSt cAraCter_*

[@johnfortnitekennidy6900]

Electy - nice

[@biffwiff4180]

@@johnfortnitekennidy6900 no one asked

[@prcxiale1124]

@@biffwiff4180 NO ONE ASKED

[@biffwiff4180]

@@prcxiale1124 no one asked you dumbass bitch

[@Sol-hu6db]

biff wiff no one asked

[@TheJellitin]

Izaw's Art of Smash Ultimate: Training is a great video to help with the second step.

[@certifiedholsum8377]

“Only play with one character” Me, a Pokemon trainer main:

[@solowsmash710]

Me, a banjo main

[@MivaYT]

Me, a Bowser main

[@thanks721]

Me a main

[@trevorsreya8277]

Mii a Me Brawler main.

[@TimSylviaFilms]

Loved the Kobe clip. That dude only knew winning, it was cold blooded. I totally agree with the meditation bit. Takin that time really resets you and gives you a refined focus.

[@deadpooldaking5647]

Write down “hit by pk fire being spammed over and over” ... Accepts fate of pk fire

[@zauromoun]

Lol, yeah PK Fire is pretty rough, especially online There is an escape though! If you DI Upwards when hit (try to move up), you can sometimes jump after and get out of it! Then, there's a glimmer of hope. Nonetheless, good luck! Happy smashing!

[@AlphaUru]

Ik this is a year old, but i found just jumping over it a fairing the Ness works pretty well, especially if they spam over and over and are easy to read

[@gladsontarkeh6104]

Remember Kids, no Poppt Rocketing at home!

[@ItsViiiiiiii]

But it works so well online

[@gladsontarkeh6104]

@@ItsViiiiiiii But then what happens when you Poppt Rocket into the blastzone?

[@gladsontarkeh6104]

@ADAMK ANDERSON n i c e

[@sefilrot]

I broke the 69 likes

[@gladsontarkeh6104]

@@sefilrot i m p o s s i b l e

[@Splarff]

Poppt1, I've been looking for this video for about a week now. Thank you! I was even desperate enough to get training. I've felt pretty stuck, knowing I can improve but without much direction, or a plan. My plan begins now. Thank you!

[@ErnestJamez]

Just got done watching hopcat flex the brawn 💪🏽now over here watching poppt flex the brain 🧠 also great tips!

[@brutalrattle]

ErnestJamez so what does little z have? The spirit?

[@ErnestJamez]

Brutalrattle Yeah that’s perfect

[@HopCatSmash]

lmao me small brain ooga booga

[@ErnestJamez]

HopCat 😂 didn’t mean it like that hahaha

[@awVonk]

I have decided to pick little mac as my main. I dont care if hes not high tier. Hes fun

[@logynchild5251]

It's a cycle. Poppt1 shows Zero watching a replay of Frostbite, which Alpharad runs (I think), Alpharad watches Little Z, and Little Z and Poppt1 often collaborate. It's all come full circle. Next thing you know everyone's going to be doing Poppt wins. They should all do one big collab. It'd be absolutely ridiculously amazing.

[@happycamperds9917]

Imagine having combos to practice. This is brought to you by Plant Gang.

[@lumenessente]

Plant got mad combos

[@happycamperds9917]

Torinado90 True ones I mean. Bounced Ptooie to Dash attack is about it. Up-Tilt to Up-Tilt at 0%?

[@lumenessente]

DekuShrub 99 you have tons of things off of landing up air that lead into some pretty solid strings

[@raulitobush15]

@@happycamperds9917 it seems that you don't know how to play piranha plant then cuz he has a lot of combos bro

[@happycamperds9917]

Raul Boesch Well then name a true combo for me. I’d like to get better.

[@pinkzki6473]

I have a hard time thinking while I play, like I just react. So thinking about how I’m going to acknowledge my bad habits while playing or thinking about the little things seems hard for me.

[@jackmullenbach6351]

Hey poppt, just a bit of constructive criticism. I believe that this video will be very relevant, even in years to come. I feel like the information in this video is extremely valuable but one thing I would change is the organization/ structure of the video. Title slides are very good at giving structure to a pile of info. So title one: pick one or two characters. Title two: get comfortable with movement. And so on. I believe that this way of formatting would make all the information in this video easier to gulp down. This comment will probably drown but I hope you see it. 👍

[@andersonlarios7257]

All your videos on improvement are amazing! Possibly the best out there! Thank you for doing the Lord's work, on KZbin and on your regular job as well! Much appreciated!

[@tydr0]

It’s 2021 and I’m taking this more serious than ever. I learned the taking notes from your recent practice vids

[@Pro-kesh]

The note taking from a beginner’s perspective sounds really similar to what Ei-Chan does in the tennis anime Baby Steps. Very interesting!

[@ethans536]

Wow I have never been this early on a vid in my life... just figured I'd say thanks. You're vids have helped me get decently better at smash. Keep it up ;)

[@jackgamesjack_yt_6267]

bro i had this "sheet" of goddamn childhood memory making me think i was great at brawl and could beat level 9 cpus, just went back at brawl and i suck so much wasnt good then nor now

[@santiagoaramburu7802]

Loved the video! Well I love all of your videos but I think this one was perfect for me. I feel this tips are not necessarily for beginners but more for advanced players. I don't consider myself to be good and I have a lot to improve but I'm not bad. One great tip I would recommend for everyone and specially for beginners is: play against people better than you. And don't get mad if you lose. They are gonna beat you and do things you wouldn't even know we're possible, but that's going to make you have to adapt and improve extremely fast. You'll learn movement, punishes, off stage, and different mechanics without even realising and printing them onto your muscle memory! Anyways great video!

[@AphidKirby]

Your voice was so engaging throughout the whole video i was enthralled!!! I feel like I really learned a lot

[@elementaldrk]

Poppt you're a real one for this. great tips, I'm definitely going to give it a shot

[@allenturner7052]

thanks for the tips Poppt1. this information is very useful stuff that i havent even thought about. ill be using your advice in the future! also the part about meditation is a great point; meditation can be really helpful for anything, really.

[@evnctr6235]

Poppt you're my new favorite youtuber I love your positive energy and videos like this show you want the best for the smash community.

[@jonathanm7550]

Such an underrated channel. Love your videos man

[@nathanlabrin2392]

Thank you for this video I feel like I’ve been stuck lately in my gameplay now I’m playing with a guy who has played against m2k, zero and void and I’m learning so much from him and you poppt1 keep up the good content

[@togumicai]

Yessss more Poppt1 guides

[@tylerbrown9631]

Poppt1, I don't know how many other people are looking for information like this, but I'd love a video breaking down the advantages and disadvantages of the different tournament stages, and why certain characters do better on specific ones.

[@larry8673]

love that you included Kobe in this, RIP. And great vid as usual!

[@JustValiant-]

This was a great video thank you Poppt1!

[@trippi_3999]

Thanks Poppit I like really needed to hear this

[@jwhalstrom75]

This is great advice for learning new things in general!

[@itzyagameace1038]

Me: *Mains Pichu* Also me: Pichu Grab = Good and Lightning = Kill Move. Pichu Up Throw combos into Lightning = Easy Kill confirm. *Galaxy Brain* Jk I actually want to improve my Pichu and Steve gameplay

[@Rose_flowerrs]

i was actually listening to this while playing a match online and you were right about watching their habits half way through i got it down and was able to find ways to beat it

[@vitalsmash956]

You really inspire me to get better at smash poppt 😁

[@rejectedpixie]

Great advice

[@joshrauch9744]

Second time going through this series. Ages like a fine wine

[@samskovran9945]

Now I can actually play the game. Thanks!

[@pokemonfan6406]

Thanks this really helper out alot

[@davidgajda4416]

Hey Poppt. Do you think you could make a video with a hand cam? I want to see what it looks like when you play to help improve my play. Anyways great job with the videos.

[@nagidora9334]

Love these, rhx

[@charlieguillemette533]

Good vid man

[@justscrollingby8384]

I am glad I am not the only person that practices against CPUs I like to practice teching edge guarding combos out of shield options movement a lot of fundamentals. I have seen improvement in game but make sure not to make it a habit to play computers they do not play like human beings!!!! I also love watching armada as well great mentality tips

[@chaichanijackson279]

You cant practice out of Shield Option

[@sheagordon6592]

THE SERIES IS BACK BOI

[@Fighter939]

Thank you for the video wish you keep doing video like this, please make more videos like this

[@Banjo362]

You know what music helps me play Smash to mostly relaxing ethereal or sacred music like Enya or catholic gregorian chants and byzantine music of the orthodox it really helps me focus. I also like celtic music like enya which is very soothing and relaxing it helps me focus I listen to traditional music.

[@AidanHeil]

Dude, I would literally pay actual money to have Jordan coach me.

[@krzydino846]

Love you poppit made it in a minute

[@dylanbaird5826]

I have a big problem, especially online, with not being able to catch people who roll all over the place, i know the simple answer is to overshoot and aim for where they’re going to be, but it seems to be that i’m always too late and i get punished, i also seem to get reads but mess up my punish online and get destroyed for it

[@BeynT.]

Don’t try to punish with like a f smash but try it with a long lasting move or just do nothing and get stage center it works very well. But if they are very predictable you can try punishing very hard.

[@sillyseed7497]

Ok I'll try it!

[@Unfunny1018]

this actually helped

[@julo_ghost]

What can I do to get better if I don't have friends that good as me at Smash?

[@mayo9738]

I have a Kobe mii brawler to show respect to him, I made it like a week after he died, he is one of the greatest role models of my life.

[@matthieug2942]

Thank you !

[@augustusamato2375]

Hey poppt1 when ur talking about practicing (such as short hop-back air with peac), what mode are you on? what stage, cpu mode etc. i find it difficult to get the correct cpu mode to practice what im looking to do. Also, any chance you get awestin, bestness, or gackt with some content? I consider you up there with them in terms of ness creativity and meta formation. Cheers man, love the content.

[@andrewjwk7]

We talkin bout PRACTICE? Legendary interview by AI

[@alexisbarreto4165]

I can’t believe I didn’t get a notification for this

[@emmayeetusowo4545]

This is really helpful gamers

[@Drawyourheart]

09:28 leffen vs m2k is just the exemple of it, m2k mad analyse leffen before the matchs cuz leffen basic challenge he

[@ZacMuffin]

Are you ok

[@Drawyourheart]

@@ZacMuffin Pretty fine, but why do you ask?

[@lilacrain3283]

Zac BUSTER WOLF

[@danield8632]

@@Drawyourheart the spelling

[@philyoung9980]

This is good

[@BekcDev]

Poppt says I could shield that or out space that. Me as a Kirby main. Vietnam flashback to shield pokes and minuscule ariels.

[@lmao2302]

Low profile it.

[@NVS_Snake]

What I do is sometimes mix stuff up. I usually don’t rewatch my replays but I see 👀 what my opponent does a lot, then O try to punish them for it. But I swap the punish so they don’t always jump OR dodge. Sometimes I wait for them to react. People don’t use walk or stop enough, do it in order to throe the opponent off. Theyll be like “? Why did he slow down????” Then YOU SURPRISE THEM! Get into their head by tainting mid combo even. I dont do this but if your sure you can trick them. Do it. Captain Falcon side taint looks like Falcon Punch, use it as a bait. Don’t do the same thing the whole game. Change it up a bit. If your being campy. Randomly be Aggresive. If you always go for spikes off stage all the time, go for aerials offstage now. They might make a mistake that you should take advantage of. (Sometimes, not always, do get countered or gimped because of it) and one important rule for me. You can in fact throw some dumb plays. It confuses them. Little Mac and Chroms are braindead. They can flick the C stick all day long

[@valorousflame9889]

Poppt1: "you cant just read the textbook once" Me who aces tests without even reading the textbook: "Hehehehehehe"

[@rat2782]

This video is so good that the comments are useful

[@slade_pikachu]

So I've been playing Pit since Brawl and I didn't get interested in the competitive scene until the end of Sm4sh. I haven't really watched my replays then and fell against a wall and wasn't getting better. When I got Ultimate and found a co-main, Incineroar, I got more into it and went on to follow/subscribe to pro players/finding specific content to work on/trying to get better. I believe that I got better over the months but have rebuilt that wall I had a few years ago. There aren't that many pro Pit/Incineroar players out there other than Kiraflax, RaZe, and Lucky for Pit/Magister for Incineroar (last I heard, he doesn't compete anymore). I can't really rely on the internet to find stuff, since I haven't found what I'm looking for. Even though I still have never have gone to a local, I still want to get better. I wanted to go to one this summer, but since the virus is out and about, I can't really do that until we know that it's all settled down and out of quarantine. I've broken some habits and made new ones that I want to break. I've went through a lot of Discord servers and I couldn't get what I wanted from them and didn't really learn anything. I've trained a bit and found out different things, but I don't really have that person to just spar off with, no one to help me improve. I've been getting mixed advice for Pit, since no one plays the character and all the mu's I see have it so their character wins. I don't really know what to do at this point. I've just been playing here and there with qp/CPUs, but that doesn't seem anywhere near fun and meaningful. And when I get along the lines of "it comes with experience," it always irks me. I don't know what to do know. :/ tl;dr, I've been playing this game for a bit and have gotten stuck for some time now. I'm wishy-washy trying to find a good place to practice and get help.

[@muitertje9197]

Damn, Poppt1 Mega Big Brain™

[@gabby8599]

Poppt de best

[@dustyacer]

One thing about watching when top players use certain moves, it's not able killing with warios bair, its why tweek thinks samsora is gonna jump, u could look back to see how he conditioned samsora or maybe all peaches do such things. Like mkleo's like wasn't just spam air, but spamming nair with a purpose and thought in mind, whether it be a bait, conditioning or just if the opp is stupid enough to get hit by it. Look at what he has achieved with that, maybe next time he comes down with a tomahawk.

[@michaelbryan9892]

I read when you reach a certain gsp you will get in the elite smash

[@modelbubbles1182]

I think it was Armada who in the middle of a melee set meditated and reverse 4-0’ed someone in grand finals

[@WoahItsGurenge]

This video is so useful!! Thank you for the tips and advice Poppt!! Also let's hit 50K subscribers before the end of the week! :)

[@lumenessente]

The problem with sticking with just my main is I can’t find practice buddies for my Isabelle

[@Blyeth-go4wr]

My friends: how did you get so good at smash? me: by watching videos of poppt1, kameme, spargo, and kola. but mostly poppt1.

[@michaelbryan9892]

I usually play mk and Tekken,street fighter. But. I was playing smash with my son last night I enjoyed it

[@mms7328]

Poppt: "Watch a top player of your character" Byleth mains: *Crys in edge of dawn*

[@danielbencich1777]

Can you please make how to be a hype ness guide

[@dylandesai3454]

00:08 yeah, Poppt1 plays basketball

[@lynepavelescu6737]

Didn't know poppt1 had a beard

[@Gryphon-mh7no]

Poppt1 do you have any tips for lucina im trying to main her

[@Dan-hn8op]

I actually have that Chess/Checkers/ChineseCheckers box in the back!

[@Pavel7918]

Poppt I see a private video on this playlist. I want to watch it :/

[@nougat7253]

all my goodness, a few days ago I started to meditate

[@Clairavoya]

but what if you can look at information and just retain it? because I have the ability to do that, so I actually can look at a textbook and have a good chance at remembering it, anyway besides the point I guess, the other stuff you said is true, practicing and remembering certain skills

[@Egerotti11034]

Please buddies. Counter is not an offensive option

[@lmao2302]

Or a good option.

[@Egerotti11034]

@@lmao2302 yeah it's great but for example countering after dash attacking?it's bad

[@lmao2302]

@@Egerotti11034 Counter only has one purpose. Countering a recovery, and only good counter can do that right.

[@bonezxz]

I’m really bad at smash bro’s lol somehow I have 6,000,000 GSP with Piranha Plant just it’s mostly just me spamming down B and ptooie lol. This might help but u know I’m not getting into Elite Smash anytime soon. But still, Ur vids are great!

[@Fizzy.]

RIP Kobe ):

[@jabbadiz3924]

I just figured out if u run away from a bot vilager, they spam rocket, thats pretty good when im maining joker.

[@tomasribbeck]

Me, tries to start learning new mechanics and improve on one character to get better at it Me: realice he's main is pkmn trainer but now he is going to go better at one character only Me again: OK ivysaur, charizard, good bye!

[@Coach_Ax]

RIP Kobe ❤️

[@cobrazz1853]

Poppt1 I really need help with chosing one or two characters I like playing like 20 characters

[@liamc2100]

Smash is the first console game ive getton into so im just shit at physically moving my hands even though I know what to do a lot of the time. rip

[@JEANS__]

there’s no armarda vid in the description

[@Adam-to5xu]

Notification squad......

[@jacobbuchner4165]

There’s a problem with looking at vods for me... I can only watch one person... and honestly it’s really hard to follow their control of the character

[@jacobcorn7758]

I main mii gunner and I secondary hero my hero is at 6.6 million gsp but these characters both suck against reflectors what do I do.

[@Khonic23]

My best advice would be mind games, bait and punish reflector ... for a while My secondary was Samus... but matchups like fox, wolf, ness, Lucas, a few others were way too frustrating. Personally I’d pick up a sword character if I were you (not hero he’s too slow) or if you’re really set on them, then like I said use mind games to your advantage, and don’t rely on the projectiles focus more on ariels

[@julo_ghost]

What can I do Poppt1 if I can't choose my Main? :( I love too many characters!

[@ipsum2224]

Choose the one you’ll have the most fun practicing. If you end up needing to switch later, it is what it is, but for getting started focus on a character you’ll want to keep playing. Ultimate is hella balanced, and at anything lower than top level, it’s worth it to play who you’ll stick with.

[@GAVINthePG]

I actually play more than 2 characters, I learned the game before then obviously, but, I actually play 4. They all kind of have the same playstyle. So I’m fine with it, they each are good with matchups other don’t do well with, if your wondering, I play Puff, IC’s, Joker, and Ridley, I’m a low tier (besides Joker) hero.

[@jessiezavala3270]

🤘🤘

[@Maiq-TheLiar]

so the final tip is to have something like the Elegant shake

[@braineatrtv707]

What helps me in a smash match is always thinking "I am at 1 stock they are at 3, I need to pull this back." But I mean, that's just me...

[@imthatgayguy]

BrainEatr The Gluttonous for me, i play better at equal game cus i'm calmer and make better decisions, being 1 - 3 hinders me

[@braineatrtv707]

@@imthatgayguy Makes sense

[@AWanderingSwordsman]

Uh...I just read the textbook. Typically aced all the tests too. The textbook is surprisingly good in most cases.