Smash Ultimate: HOW TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE RECOVERY

[@randomawsome]

After hearing you say to use PK thunder with my eyes closed(even though I don’t use the PK boys), I now know I want you specifically to make more tutorials. That’s a level of depth to help with learning that most people don’t try to teach, and it’s great.

[@Sim_Pill]

This dude called em “Reps” lmao. “Yo bro you wanna come to my house and get some reps ins?” “Sure bro what muscle we doin?” “Naw man we doin B reverses”

[@greylepoard]

i mean reps is short for repetitions...which is what they are

[@ogbobbyjohnson3502]

Reps is short for repetitions you brainless muscle head. You can do reps for anything , writing , reading , excercise. Anything that can be repeated , can be repititious.

[@Sim_Pill]

Well duh reps is short for repetitions I just didn’t expect him to say that because I always think of reps as apart of lifting. I’m not saying that they can’t be called reps I just thought it was funny.

[@olafbujny7326]

@@ogbobbyjohnson3502 As a fellow OG, I am disappointed in your lack of perspective awareness. He was simply expressing the humor he finds in Jtails saying "reps" because of such a polar opposite community using the term, but it's too late to cover your boo boo, buddy ol' pal. We expect your OG license back by the end of February or we will get a warrant for your arrest.

[@youngwolf024]

Og Bobby Johnson what lifter bullies you in school?

[@noahjimenez5290]

dude, you actually give me homework I WANT to do!

[@gamermk2]

Noah Jimenez the cookies on your profile pic look so good

[@DreMurf313]

Hells Yeah!!!😄😄😄 Take Me To School Daddy!!!

[@AngelRomero-cu5es]

Take the children to SSU school

[@TheRealGigadead]

“I went really low and then I went lower and I still made it back and then I went lower and I still made it back and then I went lower and then I died” Best sentence I’ve heard in my life

[@andrewguarino6549]

What if instead of a hand cam you had that controller thing like ZeRo has on his stream? It shows all the buttons/sticks and shows when/where he presses them. Might look cooler/neater on the video. Idk how you could set it up though

[@wanderingrandomer]

I find ZeRo's set-up to be kinda hard to tell what buttons are being pushed when, because it all happens so fast. At least with handcam, you can actually see the movements of the hand, which is useful if you struggle with inputting consistently like I do.

[@icypengin3502]

i find with the handcam though the hands themselves block some of the inputs and can make it ambiguous and hard to see what he is actually doing though

[@andrewguarino6549]

Icy Pengin Yeah that’s another problem I have with hand cam.

[@severknight1143]

Slow youtube's speed? That Is a thing guys

[@andrewguarino6549]

Sever Knight11 Yeah but if the hands block the inputs, the speed isn’t the problem

[@acseattle1975]

You put a lot of thought into your videos, and you approach the game the same way I do in terms of testing. It's a refreshing mindset that allows one to learn better because you entertain the many possibilities that naturally come to mind, rather than people like Zero and Leffen who ramble. I appreciate the time and effort you put into this Jtails, keep it up!

[@JulesTrades]

Thank you so much Aaron! This means a lot to me :)

[@ahoynateo]

its more consistent to reverse up b by just holding the stick at an upwards angle in the direction you wana reverse it

[@amndrkwe]

Yeah but sometimes you may do a side b instead

[@Beckhamlee24]

I don’t watch your channel but you kinda ditched 300k people

[@Stryfe52]

@@Beckhamlee24 KZbin hard man

[@Stryfe52]

@Clayton Juelz what the fuck are these bots even advertising for? Nobody’s going to use that if they see some bot spamming it on KZbin

[@xyliahvortex661]

The timing of this video could not have been more perfect. Seriously, I was having a hard time with Ganondorf off stage and failed to recover multiple times because I couldn't B reverse or because I was too low.

[@sactergraw8166]

Ganon s recovery is really bad

[@notaweeb3500]

thehaxfactory I still see a bunch of Ganons near the 2.5-2.7 mil range

[@dat0ne821]

“Do PK Thunder with your’ eyes closed” **Does exactly what was told** By god, it changes everything...

[@oxcaxx]

Epic funny comment big haha

[@ignaciovelasco9452]

How the cast of smash behave off stage: Peach: press x Inkling : up b Pikachu : *( nervous diagonal up b noises)* Meta knight : spam all buttons Corrin : chilling in the wall Little mac : *vietnam thoughts*

[@mormaloid8603]

My man knows the game too well. Putting Zero Suit in the thumbnail like that.

[@JulesTrades]

;)

[@harryk.4386]

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[@robertoarbizu]

Automatic like and click just for that!

[@timcgrant]

I'm just getting in SSBU with the intent to at least be somewhat competitive, and your videos are super helpful. Watching other tutorials and analysis videos are nice, but your videos have been way more helpful for me. I practice the movement tutorials for 5-10 minutes before I ever queue for online play. Keep up the good work.

[@FourthPiece]

This video has really opened my eyes. Practicing my recovery has helped me immensely with edge guarding. I even kind of adapted your practice regimen to help with a really bad habit that I've had ever since I was an 8 year old kid playing Melee. I used to burn my second jump way too early so of course this means I could never get the courage/confidence to go in deep to edge guard. So In addition to what you went over in this video, I've been practicing running straight off a ledge without jumping, fairing, and then jumping back up to the ledge. I can't stop saying how much this has helped. Thanks so much!

[@a2rhombus2]

This is the most helpful one I've seen so far. I have a bad habit of directional air dodging towards the stage as part of my recovery. Good to see there are other ways to get back.

[@robertpowell9982]

This was actually a great idea. Most of the time people don't really do any tutorials on improving recovery as it's usually assumed players already know their respective characters enough to not need it. And the only exceptions being special recoveries like Link's bombs or Wario's bike etc; since most other characters don't have recoveries like them. While this is definitely for those players new to the game and want to improve on a competitive level, it's still a good piece of information.

[@carelessrex]

I feel very confident with my recovery but watched anyway. Glad I did. I learned quite a bit. This even helps when trying to ledge guard as you understand better what options your opponents have. Loved the extended recovery part.

[@LadyPicaro]

I watched this to improve my Bayo recovery and thank you! Your tips combined with jump canceling really helps me rule the skies.

[@JulesTrades]

Awesome! I'm happy you're watching it at this point in the game's lifespan :) happy to hear that I could help

[@ShreddedNemo]

Yo!!! Don't even have a switch yet, getting one soon, first game will be ssbu and thanks to you I find great videos. Thanks! Keep up the great work man.

[@Cyberghost2461]

Man, just started getting into more smash (last one I owned was Melee) you have the most in depth, new-player friendly stuff I've seen for almost any game. Well done. New sub for sho! Also..Happy New Year!. Looking forward to more guides. Havent really picked a main yet but Im really enjoying Zelda and Ganondorf.

[@michaeltucci3038]

This is the recovery video I've been looking for. Thanks for the tutorial. much appreciated

[@Yipper64]

More "how to practice" videos please!

[@Pal0maSama]

Could you do a tutorial on DI and SDI?

[@VictorColli]

Beefy Smash Doods have a comprehensive tutorial on that

[@Known_as_The_Ghost]

@@VictorColli kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYSZe32QdpuJpq8&ab_channel=BeefySmashDoods This Is what he's talking about.

[@enochfeng3233]

you don't need a tutorial on SDI, you just do it

[@RawmGarcia]

“With your eyes closed” and the calm music later great video bro

[@daniela7281]

Honestly I've improved so much because of your guides, thank you JTails, you're an awesome teacher

[@Keanucreams]

Just got my Ness to 1.5 million GSP thanks so much for these videos! Love your channel very informative.

[@requiem9167]

Nice video dude, I'd love to see more videos detailing the most optimal ways to practice specific fundamental skills.

[@TanookiToadTeam]

I had no idea that directional air dodges had so much end lag! This was super helpful. The extended recovery is another option I am very excited to try out. Thanks Jtails! :)

[@RisingMooon]

these tutorials are probably the best ive seen for smash

[@justok3702]

Mains little Mac “Find the range for your hero so you don’t die” Cries inside

[@AngelRomero-cu5es]

*laughs in 2019 beep boop*

[@7ccs350]

*laughs in 2020 beep boop*

[@Ninjaananas]

*laughs in beepboop 20 20*

[@Akyure]

*Laughs in 2020 beep boop (and frying pan)*

[@mapleoruby8159]

Just to let you know that reverse up-B are way easier with diagonal-up-B than pressing up-B and then mashing the stick on the other direction.

[@thadavid]

i think diagonal up B is the only way it works properly

[@Zye1984]

Yeah I was told NOT to do it like he's explaining, some up b's are a bit too sensitive for that. *Cough* Belmont boys *cough*

[@johnz1582]

What is a reverse up b.

[@lightanddarkful]

@@johnz1582 right

[@kyo45]

I'm new to smash and i've watched quite a few videos but this is the first I heard of B reverse. These videos are great and I feel like im learning a lot, thanks!!

[@zacharyfreiberg8849]

The early air dodge also works well with Link's bomb recovery. If you double jump as you drop bomb it's easier to set up bomb launch.

[@Freeeze_]

i didnt see anyone talk about this but reversing your up b can also be done by inputting the 45 degree angle „behind“ you and up while pressing special. i almost never mess that up and find this pretty consistent

[@pRODIGAL_sKEPTIC]

If you read the title & say "nah, I'm ok, I recover just fine"... you're probably going to miss something you could've learned. Even long-time players probably can learn some nuance here. 💪👍

[@purefracture2044]

Hey jtails, great video! I did a video on recovery recently and after watching your video I realized I didn’t mention a lot of things. I even learned a few new things like with the extended recovery. It’s definitely something I’m going to incorporate in my gameplay thanks for the great content!

[@dgeci]

Damn F... GOOD ! Stuff I didnt see ANYWHERE ELSE ! It makes all the difference to recover ! I kept fallin and fallin. Why this game does not propose a TRUE tutorial?? So much pieces are hidden for a new comer like me. Thanks a lot! You are as good as ZeRo or IsawSmash.

[@DreMurf313]

dude? YOU ARE THE MAN!!! 👍👍👍 THX 4 THE TUTORIAL IN RECOVERY BASICS👏👏👏

[@JulesTrades]

happy to hear! thank you for the comment :)

[@1Shayz1]

That note at the end about waiting a bit before you airdodge is probably the biggest thing I learned from this video I keep spamming air dodge as soon as I get flown off the stage and wondering why I'm dying

[@Jefstito]

Yesterday, I face a Lucina player that was very good at neutral. We played seven times and I beat him 5 times because he almost always recovered by jumping at the level. Once I caught that, I just forward smash him everytime and cheese him out of his stocks at low percents.

[@DanielKimdanielkim90]

This video was really well done! Been following you since Smash for Wii U. This has been one of your best videos. Very helpful and insightful.

[@keeysOST]

Thanks to your videos my gameplay has improved A LOT AND I have become really comfortable with my character's movement

[@diosama4512]

Thanks for this much needed video, I’m new to smash and practicing recovery is definitely something I overlooked.

[@rexyoung4613]

Thank you so much! Not understanding the mechanics of air dodging lag was soooooo frustrating.

[@lysanderxx1664]

Awesome tutorial for beginners! I'll definitely recommend any new to Smash to your series

[@davidtapia4458]

Not only was your video so interesting it was a good learning lesson

[@gibsmailmeier4327]

The moment you started talking about reps like this is a bodybuilding video I had to subscribe

[@jy6839]

Great video. Your content is excellent and I'm a new subscriber. Please consider doing a video on full recovery, including avoidance of edge guard and options at the ledge. I think that would be a valuable resource for the community. Thanks again.

[@bleuemoone8710]

Can you do a zss guide or maybe greninja haven't seen much content on YT for those two

[@GarrettCarpenter]

maybe you have seen this but just in case you haven't here's a pretty good guide on zss already on youtube. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIGmd4NrYrN3nqM

[@gilberto1359]

Such an incredible video. You forgot walljumps though which I think improves a couple of character’s recoveries.

[@AshMomo]

Even if I know the stuff you tell us I still watch the videos cause I put notifications on haha

[@kiddymax7789]

Thank you so much for videos like these! They are really helpful and so easy to understand!!

[@hobbitrash7815]

I was hoping for an explanation on how to use palutena’s up b off stage without gliding off the ledge and flying 132mph diagonally downwards from stage

[@sebastianalvarez3100]

isn’t that song at 12:33 from Megan x6? Commander Yammak stage I believe

[@JulesTrades]

yessss

[@3lectronX]

You can also hold towards the corner to B reverse.

[@noturavgdude8262]

That mvc3 training room... That music and nova's YOU LIKE THAT YOU LIKE THAT YOU LIKE THAT When I practiced him

[@JulesTrades]

hahhaha oh god don't remind me!!

[@shadowX50]

since i am trying to main chrom, that last bit helped a lot. thanks.

[@xNaru]

Hey Jtails, it's been a while! This is really great content! It really helps me up my game! Keep up the great work!

[@GuardianArk15]

Another tip for reverse up and down b. Deep diagonal angles work.

[@RobertWhittaker1]

Another great video, as a totally new player I was wondering how people could get so far off the edge, just more stuff for me to practice.

[@danthegooner4652]

My jump won't jump my character will just fall is it because u can't jump after your up b

[@christianolivera3286]

Good teacher bro keep up the good work. looking forwards to more tutorial videos

[@pogokes8215]

Great video. Love me some jtails. Been watching since the smash 4 sonic guide.

[@thorinhannahs4614]

Great video with useful information and routines but damn that megaman x music is what got me!!!!

[@JulesTrades]

you have great taste! :p

[@hellofreeze3772]

I have a feeling that the floaties have more endlag on airdodges because it's more of a distance thing than time. I think there's still a time where endlag ends because otherwise windboxes could keep them up forever. but idk

[@ericsmith9948]

Dude, thank you for this video

[@skyrius5568]

I find that characters with teleporting up B's, like Palutena, Mewtwo, Zelda, etc are the hardest for me to get consistently if I'm not pressing a cardinal or intercardinal direction on the joystick (where the little dents are) since you get very little info about where your trajectory is going until you, uh, finish teleporting and that's too late. Or rather, it's hard to tell what exactly happened differently when I think I made the same input twice (and I know I went roughly the same depth down before jumping) but one time you make it and the second you don't rip

[@BeatDropperPS3]

Awesome video would be cool if you had the input display on screen. Would be easier for newer players to see them. Other than that it’s a great video thank you.

[@serza7254]

This helped me so much! Thankyou for this man!😊👍🏻

[@jfrost1]

Thanks for the knowledge!

[@mBluett]

Been playing since 64 and I didn't know you could angle Mario's up B

[@DodgeThatAttack]

I noticed the diagonal up air dodge actually let you act SLIGHTLY higher than sideways or up air dodge

[@EchoF0xtrot]

any chance you're working on a ganondorf video? im trying to improve and your videos are really helping :)

[@Azarios]

You're amazing. Keep up the great work! Hope I'll get to play with you one day!

[@immortallix]

I'm a simple man, I see my wife, I click

[@JulesTrades]

best comment lol

[@solarwolf1336]

Jtails - Best comment, but no heart? ;3;

[@nickrouse8426]

WaDi???

[@robertoarbizu]

Excuse me?! 🥴 she cheating on you bro!

[@kyurei4478]

Very interesting. Maybe you should have talked about teleport recoveries which is a special case too because in my opinion it can be difficult to use sometimes if you want to grab the ledge horizontally or diagonally for exemple. You have to be very precise to don't reappear too high or too low.

[@princesscool69]

when you brought up recovery exploits you should have mentioned something like how inkling can get horizontal movement from the paint roller and an extra jump since u can exit it with jump but doesnt have it count towards your 2 jumps that you would normally get. example: use paint roller off stage. jump to exit then jump and jump again and B+^ and you still have air dodge left over if you need it. zero i think it was talked about it in a video he recently did on inkling. its honestly mental how much distance and play you have off stage by using that method

[@JulesTrades]

yeah definitely. I'll touch upon it in my Inkling specific video but this is meant more as a general guide overall.

[@prot07ype87]

I think I missed something when you mentioned about characters ending up facing the wrong way when recovering. In order to prevent that, do I have to do a directional airdodge first, then jump towards the stage?

[@TDot_SSB]

Prot07ype no, you just need to reverse your up b by flicking the control stick the opposite way as soon as you up b.

[@exantan4053]

But directional airdodge then jumping is optional.

[@mxm_prime2191]

The video we didn't know we needed ^^

[@RingLight1]

Not only would doing pkthunder with your eyes closed help you perfect the rhythm, you'll also be able to do it from off screen where you really don't have any visual on it anyway and being able to do that sure has save me a stock on more than one occasion

[@RedMooseJesus]

I play a poor recovery character (incineroar) and my biggest question that I cant seem to find an answer to is how many actions I can input during recovery before I cant move anymore? I know you can upB, air dodge, and do a single jump, can you do more? For example can I add a sideB in there? Or what if I wanna spike someone who is trying to recover, if I jump off the map, and spike them with a d-air, can I still air dodge, jump, and upB?

[@JulesTrades]

Hi. You can go into training mode and test out for yourself and see how many actions you can perform if you can't find an answer. but to give you an answer anyway, figure out which moves put you into a "freefall state" which for incineroar none of them do. You can only do one air dodge, one up b, one side b, one jump before you touch the ground again. So yeah if you spike someone you can still jump, air dodge, side b and up b.

[@RedMooseJesus]

@@JulesTrades I appreciate the answer! I actually dont have the game, I play it a lot with a group of friends so I cant practice on my own like i'd prefer, its always just straight into matches :p Does taking damage reset your options at all? Like if you jump, and upB and then get hit before ever touching the stage, can you jump and upB again?

[@JulesTrades]

Yeah if you get hit, you get another up b and air dodge.

[@RedMooseJesus]

@@JulesTrades awesome I really appreciate the info thank you! 😁

[@hashiramasenju3246]

Potentially important to mention with incineroar, while his upB is one of the more unique options (only a few are like it and do not put you in your "helpless" freefall state) because of how far down his upB sends you after, you should almost always still treat it like its your last resort for recovering. Which is how most characters work anyways. If you want to try it up high and offstage you could surprise your opponent and hit them for a lot of knockback, but most places offstage, that will kill you when you could have lived.

[@ComptonUnhh]

You dont need to B reverse your up B, if you're facing the wrong way just hold diagonal up toward stage and hit B and you will automatically change your direction, only thing is you wont get the extra height from holding back for example

[@blueboi6435]

This man is genius

[@davidtapia4458]

Yeah do your backup B forward B that's what the training stage is for the practice practice and practice for rookies and veterans of the Super Smash Brothers universe

[@herbiecongram6798]

Just wondering why you didn't talk about tether recoveries? I'm a Richter main and would love to learn any tether recovery tricks you might know of.

[@wyvern274]

Thanks for making these videos jtails

[@TheUltimateRey]

Super like for the X6 music lol

[@Zanroff]

The directional airdodge is based on the distance traveled, it seems. Jigglypuff and fox recovered at the same point on the grid. Fox hit that point faster because he falls faster.

[@joshburgoon1626]

Really interesting! Thanks man!

[@kevinmitchell6775]

Could you do a video on how to get out of ledge traps and what to look for when you need to get up from the ledge. Love the vids btw. Super helpful

[@kuratakurapika]

Quick question from a beginner: How does one deal with a DAIR (spike) from opponent when recovering? For example, Samus' DAIR against Link. It seems like my UP Special 360 loses every time.

[@shinelokabrenna]

I've gotten into the bad habit of using the analog stick to jump- I've done it for years now and I can't break the habit. Anyways I often find that sometimes when I'm thrown off the stage, I try to jump and nothing happens and then I fall too low. Its VERY annoying, and I know I'm not the only one this has happened to.

[@gamrage]

@Jtails is there a way of practicing techs offstage? Learning how to practice timing and anticipating the attacks when by yourself seems to be fine onstage but what about offstage?

[@Cananalope]

Please keep going these tutorials

[@ness7657]

Thank you for this guide, cause whenever I go online with Ness I always mess it up for some reason, but when I am offline it works perfectly fine, idk if it is cause of lag, but it's happened in matches without lag.

[@Torrontegui]

B-reversing it's actually easier. Instead of pressing Up+B and immediately pressing the opposite direction just move the stick towards between Up and Back+B. The stick should go diagonally.

[@okwakizashi1483]

Are you the reason I saw a Ness player at a local tournament recover whilst staring down his opponent and his team? He major got in their heads and he would do it every time I thought it was sorcery :O

[@JulesTrades]

guily! ;)

[@DragonKirby]

Wait,so in this video,that means that instead of holding up right and recover right on the left side (like how it works in smash four) I have to b reverse so that i actually go right instead of left,but why not have it so that if you point up right facing left make you upB right instead of left,sometimes it works,but when online it barely works

[@shivdmanwii]

1 small issue i have is how you kept saying b-reverse up b when it is mostly a turn around up b most characters do. The difference is quite important because reversing your momentum right before using up b can actually get you killed with some characters if you use a b-reverse instead of a turn around up b. Other than that this is a great video and normally what i mostly tell people when they first learn smash because the most important thing in this game is to not die and knowing the limits of your recovery is extremely important for that as well as how it allows you to escape a lot of % from people edgeguarding you because you know exactly what you can weave around while still safely making it back to the stage.

[@21020605]

Great video. Been looking for a youtuber to teach me this stuff I’ve always been a casual player but would like to get better at smash ultimate. Do the 6 different up-B motions apply to ganondorf too?

[@JulesTrades]

yes they do!

[@Sheikah_Architect]

Can you talk about knowing when recoveries are possible? A lot of times I get knocked off stage and I don't know when I can react, for a while my character will be unresponsive and it takes a few seconds before they can use their jump or up-special.

[@koxsuper5]

That's based off of your percent. The higher the more hitstun you'll be in

[@koxsuper5]

It's more of a feel thing than a hard number. Granted you can calculate how long youll be in hitstun however it wouldn't be worth the time