Smash Ultimate: HOW TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE RECOVERY

This a tutorial for Smash Ultimate and how to improve your recovery. This movement tutorial will teach you everything you need practice in order to better your recovery with characters in Smash Ultimate. This guide covers air dodge frame data, different Up B, extended recovery, Knowing your maximum ranges. I'll be also making general guides along with character guides on this channel.
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[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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*

[@dat0ne821]

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

[@oxcaxx]

Epic funny comment big haha

[@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.

[@michaeltucci3038]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@requiem9167]

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

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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! :)

[@kiddymax7789]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@daniela7281]

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

[@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.

[@Yipper64]

More "how to practice" videos please!

[@diosama4512]

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

[@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.

[@keeysOST]

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

[@Keanucreams]

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

[@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!

[@serza7254]

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

[@jfrost1]

Thanks for the knowledge!

[@RisingMooon]

these tutorials are probably the best ive seen for smash

[@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.

[@mxm_prime2191]

The video we didn't know we needed ^^

[@pogokes8215]

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

[@RawmGarcia]

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

[@lysanderxx1664]

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

[@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

[@davidtapia4458]

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

[@christianolivera3286]

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

[@wyvern274]

Thanks for making these videos jtails

[@rexyoung4613]

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

[@DreMurf313]

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

[@JulesTrades]

happy to hear! thank you for the comment :)

[@Azarios]

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

[@joshburgoon1626]

Really interesting! Thanks man!

[@shadowX50]

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

[@IllusionGamingIG]

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

[@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.

[@ericsmith9948]

Dude, thank you for this video

[@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

[@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.

[@Cananalope]

Please keep going these tutorials

[@zombiemouse]

I learned something today!

[@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)*

[@gilberto1359]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@gibsmailmeier4327]

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

[@cat-ux4oh]

Good video

[@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.

[@EchoF0xtrot]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@GranSabioRey]

THAAAAANKS for this video 😭😭😭

[@GuardianArk15]

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

[@blueboi6435]

This man is genius

[@andresperez6829]

Please jtails make a tutorial teaching us how to make reverse serial attacks. I still having troubles with thoses. Thanks for all your teachings im subscribing

[@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!!

[@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

[@AngryLink]

Great video, I had a question on the extended recovery for Chrom and Little Mac. Are you saying that other characters can't use the horizontal air dodge to get the extended recovery too? What makes that method specific to Chrom/Mac?

[@hanianjarwala9984]

Thanks for the tips JTails! Just curious, do competitive players regularly recover via teching off the floor when they land on the stage? It's so hard to remember to do things like that and and fast fall and short hop and short hop fast fall nair etc etc. The game has such simple button mashing but damn there's so many subtle things you can do that its hard to keep track of all of it in the middle of a fast paced battle ;(

[@TheUltimateRey]

Super like for the X6 music lol

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@toruu748]

Could you Please please make a tutorial/ guide vid for marth and lucina please and thank you (Im decently ok with lucina but i really want to main and master her.. Love your tutorial vid btw💙😊💙)

[@DodgeThatAttack]

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

[@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.

[@Pal0maSama]

Could you do a tutorial on DI and SDI?

[@VictorColli]

Beefy Smash Doods have a comprehensive tutorial on that

[@knownas2017]

@@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

[@nintendope8837]

When you want to hear your video but the intro already broke your eardrums

[@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.

[@thorinhannahs4614]

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

[@JulesTrades]

you have great taste! :p

[@aireaper777]

Thank you so much!! Oh and you forgot grab recovery

[@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!

[@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. 💪👍

[@xera5196]

Do you think you could do a video on evading attacks then punishing effectively. Maybe what I am saying is essentially just the "nuetral". I'm pretty new to this game and tend to struggle with how to attack.

[@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.

[@HyperManic1000]

Sheesh, we gonna need to do something about that intro bro

[@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

[@iwantparts]

That Megaman X OST 💯👌🏾

[@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.

[@ulkimion]

I'm normally pretty good at this, but now i'm having trouble with mewtwo's teleport. Between the loss of the magnet hands, and the fact that i changed my controller, i end up just a little bit below the ledge, or just above it when i'm recovering horizontally. Also, i have to get used to using teleport from a fastfall and from the start of his double jump. Those things really do change how i have to do it.

[@sebastianalvarez3100]

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

[@JulesTrades]

yessss

[@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.

[@HaxHaunter]

i got a question about the Extended Recovery Jtails: what if i use a forward diagonal airdodge instead of side airdodge so i can gain a bit more height to move more horizontaly and get back from the stage if im a bit lower than what it is shown in the video? will i move more horizontally? will i move less? is it better or worse than straight side airdodge?