Smash Ultimate - 6 Tips to Become a Pro Player

Taken from my live stream. 6 Tips if you follow and put in the time you can be come a Pro Smash Ultimate Player. This advice applies to any competitive game, fighting game Overwatch, whatever.
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1. Play online/offline to learn match ups
2. Put time in training mode for movement, combos, recovery.
3. Watch Pros play your main.
4. Watch your own replays and figure out your mistakes.
5. Soak info from high level player streams, youtubes, tournaments.
6. Go to events and ask for friendlies or money matches, ask for tips after you lose.
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[@randomawsome]

1. Learn matchups and play online 2. Training mode, train everything 3. Watch better players with your character 4. Watch your games and see where you went wrong 5. Keep getting more information about the game from a good and reputable source 6. Money matches or just games with better players. Try to get better players to play you if you can, and see what you did wrong and what they thought you did wrong.

[@kurag5198]

1. Main little Mac 2. Get underestimated by literally 70% the people you face 3. Win That’s how my experience is going right now

[@Foughtimor]

I feel this just defeated the purpose of this video... Now I’m not going to watch it

[@randomawsome]

40. More I’d still watch it. This is a generalization of what he said, he puts more detail into it and it’s helpful to listen to what he says to do in these points.

[@alphamad0216]

@@kurag5198 yeah I have an Elite Lil Mac for this very reason LMFAO

[@yasuo9769]

@@alphamad0216 Don't rely too much on Little Mac to win matches.

[@666blaziken]

In other words, it takes tears of research to be the best player.

[@Gquain]

Most of the time when I am playing with others, I find out that they have behavioural patterns. When you are so into the game, you come to understand the difference between guessing, assuming and knowing. When your behavioural pattern is so dominant that it starts to predate your gameplay, your rival will KNOW your playstyle. Always rolling away from an aerial attack, always ground smash when edge-guarding etc. Try to change your behavioural pattern in a way to move your rival's expectations from knowing -> assuming -> guessing. Mix up your arsenal, don't play with your bag of tricks wide open. Don't be afraid to trust your guts when you attempt things that you never did before or even never assumed to be a thing. Invent your character. Reinvent the wheel.

[@pesky2119]

Brb imma win a major

[@dende_ult714]

Let's meet there bro

[@zillo8485]

Omw to meet u in grands. :)

[@xAbsynthex]

You ever get Elite with the entire roster just to flex on peasants?

[@MetroidJr1220]

Let's all git gud in this new year! *raises glass*

[@ryuji-kun3403]

Cheers! UWU

[@scoop92]

My greninja this year and many more years it will improve even better than last. I will become one of the best greninjas if not the best

[@cable_yours_truly]

Gummy_Worm_King I will be the best Peach/palutena you will ever see

[@DREAMSQU33ZE]

YES!!!! 🍷

[@xtodt]

cheers mate

[@Hunter-ew2ve]

Examples of me putting Jtails' tips into action: 1. I play Snake against a King K Rool. Noticed he was using the cannonball a lot, so I tested to see if I could crawl under it and I can, but his crown would always hit me. Noted. 2. In training mode I practice basic tec such as B reverse grenades, and trying to put c4 on the ledge (still working on this one) 3. Definitely learned the gist of how to play Snake from watching Vex, and of course JTAIL'S TUTORIAL THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH 4. I haven't saved any replays yet, but that's a good idea to see what bad habits you have 5. I watch pro players all the time on twitch. This also helps with tip number 1 to learn matchups. 6. Asking questions in smashboards forums or in pro players' twitch chats

[@TheUltimateRey]

I recommend watching Ally and some of his tournament matches using snake, he's amazing lol

[@Hunter-ew2ve]

Rey Chavarria Jr. I saw a couple! Yeah he’s amazing

[@themblan]

Training Mode needs improvement. I wish you could record moves and then play them back.

[@bleuemoone8710]

themblan I’ll take what I can get it is still so much better than past games

[@halowaffles]

True, but the addition of switching on stale moves in practice properly reflects percentage damage in an actual fight so that's a huge improvement. Also the trajectory lines from big hits help practice character spacing

[@TheKnicks2012]

I’m probably never going to be good enough to actually be a threat to competitive players but I mainly want to be the best out of my friends. Smash is my favorite series ever so I really enjoy watching the pros and learning the technical aspects of it. I’ve learned a lot from watching you and Zero over the years so thanks for all the help. Hope to see you win big in the tourneys!

[@Leoink1]

Dude anybody can do it, I've just entered the competitive scene at some locals, first smash game in 5 years, and I'm taking the " local ranked people" to last stock high % sometimes win them, I can't say I'm better than them but after only 3 weeks of smashing I can't complain.

[@Stuwartdhdzzszs]

Yes me two! I just want to beat my friends lol

[@doomslayer8431]

Same

[@RibiRoo]

Thank you, Jtails. I really appreciate this video, and you taking your time to teach.

[@daigoro1218]

i love how jtails talks, man. he talks very slowly and clear so we can understand him and is straight to the point. big fan, jtails!

[@kyuuki_kitsune]

Never thought I'd see a Smash teacher of Izaw's caliber, but you're right there with him. You make great content Jtails, keep it up, and thanks!

[@mochamcx]

I still SUCK at smash, but one thing that has helped me noticeably improve is playing a different fighting game. Doing so really made my inputs more precise and helped me forget my bad habits in smash.

[@YangyChaddyDad]

Yeah I had this happen with rivals of aether, tho they're similar

[@zmp-1785]

Was searching for specific things to get better however this was just insanely honest and to be real the only way to get better. Going to locals is huge and getting involved. Good video man,

[@JulesTrades]

Thank you!! This is one of my favorite videos I've made actually. I'm glad you appreciated it :)

[@hip1910]

dude I gotta say I love your videos you are so down to earth and supportive keep up the good work because it's hard to find great youtubers that make great videos like this so thanks man

[@mitthrawnuruodo1730]

Happy New Years!!! One of my resolutions is to become better at smashing!

[@dinnertime4446]

we get it Jtails, you got all your characters in elite smash, quit flexing

[@brosephproseph1741]

That's the bare minimum for a pro

[@dinnertime4446]

@@brosephproseph1741 im a pro but i only got elite smash for 18 characters

[@brosephproseph1741]

@@dinnertime4446 I didn't realize that You needed to unlock characters for elite smash. I thought we were talking about unlocking characters in general lol. My mistake

[@dinnertime4446]

@@brosephproseph1741 no problem

[@masterwings50]

DinnerTime are they all in elite smash now??? The thresholds increases exponentially

[@HK_Sage]

Thanks man! Sincerely, this way helpful. I do some of these but it was helpful to learn other things.

[@GarrettRomain]

You're a great guy! Super kind.

[@IllusionGamingIG]

Always here for a like. I love how transparent you are. You care about everyone because we are all smash players

[@CereDulce37]

Happy New years Jtails!

[@JulesTrades]

Happy New Year!!

[@spliffaminal]

Thanks Jtails- I just got smash about a month ago and my game has gotten so much better! I haven’t played smash since melee so the learning curve was quite steep -_-‘

[@kyle7056]

Love the vids!!

[@Dreaminscaped]

Hey man loving your videos super educational! Think you could make one on how to pick a main? I've been struggling not sure if I'm the only one thanks again!

[@kizunagames]

I appreciate your content bud. Yours were some of the first videos I found when I was getting into competitive Smash 4 and I've stuck with you since. You've helped me improve so much! I look forward to seeing if you do a tutorial video for Ridley or Kirby. I'm interested in seeing your take on those ( revised Kirby for Ultimate obviously. )

[@KidNovaDaHitMaker]

Hey JTails Sensei...^_^ I haven't commented in a while and wanted to let you know I still support and watch all of your videos. Hopefully soon we can get some more games in. Keep up the great work man.

[@mxm_prime2191]

Valuable tips

[@Darkchickenlord10]

Dang whoever asked this question must be a legend Kapp In all honesty thanks for uploading this, it rlly helps lol (im darkchicken from stream who asked this question yesterday btw)

[@ShadowStirke42]

Great video

[@crashbandicoot5446]

Since ive barley been playing online I've been learning the stratigies

[@ValzhINC]

Hey Jtails, could you make a video of controller options? That'd help me a lot!

[@user-nd8tt7gz5m]

Nice video!

[@sir.hopper]

This might sound counterintuitive, but something that really helped me was playing an online match with some friends... with some MASSIVE lag happening during the match. I'm talking Microsoft Powerpoint levels of slow. However since I was forced to watch myself play basically frame by frame, I quickly began to notice small problems with the timing of my attacks, not to mention it also helped me when I was trying to reflect attacks with Mewtwo's Confusion. It also cut me off from using certain attacks so frequently, because in slow motion you are FORCED to painstakingly watch each and every one of those attacks slooowly fail back to back and it becomes so grating to look at, so you learn real quick that you shouldn't waste more time trying the same faulty tactic again, so I ended up trying different attacks and noted where the hit boxes were going. So ever since I've been playing some battles on Special Smash in slow motion and paying very close attention to the subtleties of the animations of both mine and my opponents' characters. Then when I jump into regular-speed Smash, I still feel like I'm viewing the game in slow motion, despite the faster pace, and I was able to better time my attacks. I can't really describe how surreal the experience is other than it's what I imagine being super stoned might feel like. It was a surreal experience to say the least. But I do try to jump back into slow motion games every now and then just to see how I'm playing and seeing if I'm still repeating attacks consistently.

[@funderf5353]

I tried to move the cursor at 7:23 to unsleep. Oh my god

[@mute8375]

Please do a video on edge guarding and making it back to the ledge when going off stage.

[@matthewerickson9219]

I'm convinced fatality is jtails alter ego. The yami to his yugi

[@diegolol8523]

bruh whomst tf plays bowser jr

[@chrishansen9852]

Diego Lol it goes one of two ways 1. BE SCARED- If they’re still playing a koopa kid that means they’re insanely good. They WILL fuck you 2. Idek. He just jumps around like an idiot throwing out aerials and cannonballs. Not even sure if he’s trying to hit me... oh and there he just suicided wtf

[@blueye95]

stuck at 2.3-2.4 mil gsp rn. mostly stuck at what to do when someone is in my face hitting my shield but with a move/spacing where shield grab is too slow as palutena (my guess rn is sh nair and sh dair, dash/roll away or emtpy hop). Biggest issue is spacing, being pixels away from hitting feels bad

[@pelagiusseptim3454]

how do you practise punishing ledge options in training mode with a cpu

[@DerrylHopkins]

Play Kirby and the pain will teach you.

[@sniddler9114]

Kirby: Has several jumps, good kill power, small hit box, good mobility, moves that can be spammed, free special move swapping, generally better and more balanced than anyone else, designed specifically to help players with no experience stand a chance in the game This loser: KiRBy iS PaIN

[@nathanielbird9552]

@@sniddler9114 Ducks: Quack Cows: Moo Mario: Wahoo Sniddler: Triggered

[@Retr0_ADHD]

*Laughs in playing Kirby for 3 years*

[@anthonygonzalez12]

From my competitive gaming experience in cards and video games, the most important things in any competitive hobby are... 1-Understanding and time spent on your character. 2-"Neutral" game 3-Understanding of matchups and how to utilize your tools to nullify advantages. Being that smash is my next project,am I on the right track?

[@erikfrettlohr399]

Mixing things up and having confidence but not losing that drive to learn always helps me in this game. Sometimes i’ll take a couple minutes to try another character out whenever I feel like i’m hitting a wall and forming bad habits. But definitely if you’re able to avoid that, just keep trying to be creative with your approaches, offensive defensive options.

[@Aubree_Campbell]

I don’t have super smash bro’s ultimate yet but I have a friend that knows about it a lot but we’re also in quarantine

[@KDR710]

Happy New Year

[@muckbanger1810]

Jtails I always save replays of my losses but I never seem to learn anything from them, any advice?

[@Blue77ewolf]

Hey Jtails. Can you do a Greninja Tutorial? Hes underrated and I want to get good with him

[@pimproj]

FUCK NO!!! do a joker one

[@bulletzzz3]

I’m having a character crisis :( I need help if anyone wouldn’t mind helping. Daisy, Pauletena, zss, Lucian and Roy. Which one should I main?

[@claudevalentine8657]

I tried copying Glutonny with his Mario combo but I can't seem to do it. Pro players must be mashing and rapidly tapping buttons almost perfectly, I don't think just anyone can do it.

[@Route_2_V11]

7. Have fun, because smash is a great game!

[@luck0717]

I love Toon Link, but I find that I do terrible at him online. I'm good at versing with people in person, and I understand him okay, I'm just wondering what to practice. How much do lessons cost? I would like to be really good with him, but I'm finding it difficult to learn since there aren't any guides on him (in ultimate).

[@realpika8424]

3:18, Shield is still frame 1.

[@mennomaman3399]

6:30 I'd like to add that it's pretty important to ask focused questions if you can, rather than a general "Any advice? what did I do wrong". It's much easier to answer a concise question like "I couldnt get off the ledge at all, how do I deal with that?" Dabuz was interviewed a little while ago where he also talked about this.

[@phia7286]

>tfw life advice is also in the smash tutorial

[@darksparkzx9078]

How do you beat a good ROB player with Ness?

[@HaxHaunter]

i need help with number 6, because here in Panama the Smash Ultimate scene is not that big right now and there is no way i can meet up with any high tier player over here to get better with them, so who do i speak for that? so far the only Latinos i know that are top tier players are ZeRo and MKLeo but that's about it.

[@pikachuukiller3469]

I'm having trouble finding my brand new GameCube Controller's proper controls. I tried many different button layouts and I still can't seem to find anything suitable.

[@Pal0maSama]

pikachuukiller Look up Zero's controller layout video

[@shilohcash]

Also stop changing setting stick to one so you will have muscle memory

[@YangyChaddyDad]

I recommend tilt stick, everything else is fine but I like having a shoulder button be jump and a bumper button be attack

[@eugenecaudill5361]

@@YangyChaddyDad I tried running a shoulder button for jump but it made getting off short jumps impossible.

[@eugenecaudill5361]

I'm having the same problem. So far I'm liking the c stick as tilt attack, L bumper attack, R bumper special and b jump. I smash by combining atk/special, and I grab by shield/atk. It makes it easier for me since I have issues with my joints and I can't manage fast movements easily, so having each control spaced out so I don't have to use the same fingers for multiple inputs makes mistakes less likely for me.

[@jermm5302]

Happy 2019!

[@HalozillaEX]

I feel like im one of those players who plateaus super early and never really gets very far. I never went higher than like 50+% win rate in both smash 4 3Ds and wii u. I also have no one to play with and get salty pretty easily. I’m kind of at a loss for what I should do.

[@scottsplaythroughs1706]

remember when this was elite smash? same

[@JOHNPT10]

Do someone knows where can i find out about local matches in my area??? Welp 😩

[@JulesTrades]

whatever is a major city in your state/country. try to find a facebook group for it regarding smash. that's the best way.

[@SandsBros]

Elite smash with 2.5m gsp residentsleeper

[@Stuwartdhdzzszs]

Can i get a pro when i start with ultimate?

[@TheGamingRecruit]

Playing with better players helped me only a lot

[@darkcreatures]

Learn tendencies: Check. Every person i have fought today is a teabagging spammer lmao

[@speedrunpieface7517]

Good things I use ness and pichu

[@jensendrake7083]

What do you think is the best way to get into local tournaments near me? I’ve always wanted to get into a tournament and tried looking up sites into getting into the tournament scene and how should I attend my first tournament?

[@shilohcash]

I want to go to one for fun one day i trouble have looking for one to.

[@BasedChadman]

Check Facebook groups for local events, find out who hosts Ultimate at their facility (typically game lounges, arcades, novelty shops, etc).

[@JulesTrades]

check facebook smash groups for your city or major cities in your state.

[@chrishansen9852]

Jensen Drake I was lucky. My city had two very active smash communities. At least 2 tournaments a month. They all thought they were hot shit until I showed up and ass raped everyone because I could spot dodge like a god... Man I wish I was still good

[@majestra6740]

Its also important to have only 1 Main. And thats very hard, I dont know who I want to play. After 1 month I have no more fun only playing 1 Charakter every day. So I had 5 Mains and dont get better. What I need to do?

[@JulesTrades]

I don't think you should only have 1 main in this game. previous smash games yes, but I think 2-3 main characters is optimal in order to counterpick match ups. But yeah you need to start narrowing down that 5 to 3. then start just focusing on those characters.

[@DudeCalledDibs]

You are my favorite smash channel/player to watch. You're very helpful, respectful, and seem kind. So, thank you jtails.

[@koozeyyy]

Do a Mewtwo tutorial!

[@hisdudeness1835]

I still can't decide who to main

[@JulesTrades]

lol same

[@EggmanlandResident]

Heh, why am I not surprised that all characters are under Elite Smash for you? So far I've only gotten 3 into Elite.

[@chocobovonhauske8518]

Use inkling

[@roseblossomgaming]

Jtails what are the best spirits in world of light

[@JulesTrades]

I'm not sure Daisy, tonight is actually the very first night I'm playing WOL with friends.

[@brosephproseph1741]

@@JulesTrades Are you implying that you are doing multiplayer mode in WOL? If so, how did you do that?

[@BBCjer]

@@brosephproseph1741 hes not

[@user-fi3or2ee7k]

Should I main.. *The Walking Plant!?*

[@nicholasblutreich9544]

Before I watch this if this is stuff I know already I’m gonna feel so bad. :(

[@BasedChadman]

Knowledge and application are always two separate things. Perhaps you know what to do, but you aren't making the time to do it right. I've given up on competitive Smash because it takes a lot of work to truly be a good player, but if you put the time and effort in, it will show.

[@dende_ult714]

I will become a top player and then i will develop the video game industry(Esports) because i believe it can be as big as the traditional sport industry

[@GabzAugustoBR]

TRAIN GUYS, STOP BEING LAZY AND JUST GO TO TRAINING MODE

[@colinhoeg4728]

Huge tip is if you end up playing the CPU consistently, dont go into autopilot or fall into patterns. Thats mistake number one. Change up play styles change the CPU opponents mix up stages. Practice your combos on a moving/fighting opponent. I'm not online yet due to internet issues. But to back up what I'm saying I have 2 friends in elite smash with their mains and I have yet to lose against them. And I play CPU most of the time cause I work too much to make it to locals. Refine your play styles for only a couple of characters and stick with them. Shoot to perfect everything about your mains.

[@andrewtran5485]

hi jtails, i love your content. Its very informational, but I just have a suggestion of instead leaving the video on the character selection. maybe leave on some gameplays that you have recorded or something moving.

[@LadderFromMGS3]

This feels like a get rich quick scheme... :thinking:

[@ampgod_]

@fandiproductions I didn’t know andrew had a yt channel

[@jacobjung5194]

hi Jtails, I played against you once in Elite Smash and I got destroyed by your Richter. I haven't been able to recover the replay because the software updated. Would you be willing to play me again sometime? I know you make competitive guides for every character and I'd like to see if I can improve my Kirby in Ultimate :D

[@tobimakkura]

I literally do all this and still suck...

[@tomc.5704]

Get better at one thing at a time, it'll take a lot of time and effort to become a top player

[@ericandre5060]

I may as well just spend money on actually learning how to fight better

[@mitchsbtrippin4939]

Its near impossible to watch Dark Samuses and get better cuz rarely people (that are really good) wanna be her.

[@jg8404]

All of my friends suck at smash so I only play online

[@andrewulrich5570]

When you mean a underused character so you can’t find any good high level gameplay

[@colinhoeg4728]

Also I don't really believe in matchups that much. For example- If you go against someone using ike and you have pichu, obviously they beat you in the range game. And someone would consider that a bad matchup. When really all you need to learn is to time closing the gap when an opening occurs. If they beat you its not because it was a bad matchup. Its probably because theyre better with their character than you are with yours. Understand your main(s) inside and out. Know their weak points and work around them. Dont let the opponent expose you.

[@tkgrant7]

Rule #1 of Smash: Don’t get hit.

[@deltahalo3498]

Jtails but what if you can’t play online

[@JulesTrades]

I recommend finding friends to play offline! If you can't play online, you could also practice vs different levels of computers.

[@deltahalo3498]

K but jtails does practicing against cpus get you good ?

[@JulesTrades]

@@deltahalo3498 not as good as pro level, but it's better than nothing. If you can't play online.. then you need to find people offline to play. If you can't do that, then all you can really do is cpus. It still helps a little bit.

[@deltahalo3498]

K I’m not gonna fight cpus anymore and gonna fight my sister from time to time but I will spend my time in training mode

[@deltahalo3498]

I do go only but I prefer offline because my WiFi is not bad but it’s a bit laggy but I look at pros play the game in tournaments and it helps me

[@milesdeane5741]

Hi

[@otterb]

t h a n k y o u f o r t h e f o l l o w

[@rodneyberrien9759]

How is this guy in elite smash with 2,000,000 gsp?!

[@JulesTrades]

look at the date of the video. elite smash is based on how many people are currently playing smash. It's at 10 Million now.

[@crashbandicoot5446]

Im actually really good not as good as the people in leagues but im good

[@soulsage1984]

I agree with most that you say but money matching top players won't help the player. Let's be real honest. Top players want "scrubs" or lesser skilled players to money match them so they can make a profit. If you're a lesser skilled player, you'll have more success in viewing those top players habits or find a online player you know that's really good with a certain character and befriend them and learn the matchup. It's a more efficient and smarter way to get better than Jtails advice just to "shill the scrubs."

[@NintodoMan64]

Don’t forget to PLAY WITH lower tier players. Remember where you came from and general life avise-don’t do what you don’t want done to you.

[@CeeWorld69]

#1 Watch Zero #2 The End

[@tylerjensen6940]

7. Make a youtube channel to make yourself known to go against high level players

[@JulesTrades]

I've actually just been competing for the past 10 years so I'm friends with most of the high level players anyway. The KZbin channel had nothing to do with it. I'm a competitor first, a youtuber second.

[@tylerjensen6940]

Interesting

[@greenshark45]

If you play to win, you're not in the right mindset

[@JulesTrades]

It depends what your goals are, if you're just trying to have fun that's fine too, this video likely isn't meant for you.

[@Vinnay46]

I feel like this will make you a pretty good player. Not quite pro though.

[@xtodt]

Would you money match me for 5 bucks ?