the Street Fighter 6 character nobody plays

Today we're doing online qualifier matches with Dhalsim! This is by far the least popular character in SF6, so I wanted to get to the bottom of why! Let's hop online and see what rank we end up in!
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[@TheVeryHungrySingularity]

"Why are you panicinOH GOD SHE GOT IN" Dhalsim in a nutshell

[@rogueishcharm]

As a JP player, I relate to the experience of realizing that I'm teaching someone the character over the course of a set and they beat all my gimmicks by the end.

[@FlynnRausch]

Match 1 you feel like a puppetmaster as they eat a steady diet of your gimmick of choice. Match 3 Round 3 feels like their fist is always where your face is just about to be X_X

[@FloatingActor]

Don't do cmd grab then :)

[@Inojin67]

always fun playing new challenger giefs and seeing how many command grabs you can get in a row before they figure it out lol

[@buildyalegacy8511]

@isaacclarke7983they all play the same, they spam projectiles and that dumbass command grab, then DI soon as you get close

[@thesmilingvagrants]

Win game 1, lose game 2 then play a different character game 3

[@platinopiano]

Dhalsim main here. I love this character so much. He feels so much more complete in SF6 than he did in SF5 and I'm having a blast. But yes, he is very very difficult. Easier than he was in 5 tho due to simplified teleport input

[@SvenS2]

Luckily pretty much all returning characters feel complete, with a healthy amount of options ❤ I'm learning Cammy right now and my match up VS Sim has been pretty bad. Wanna do a few matches sometimes?

[@Brian-rt5bb]

the only reason I started playing him was because they simplified the tiger knee teleport because I watched the best players in the world fuck that motion up mid-match and lose rounds for it and I know I couldn't take it

[@SatisfactoryBro]

Yeeee, I became a Dhalsim main in the last season, and god it was so amusing to trick folks with setplay, but i always felt like it was more business than pleasure, y’know? But that’s because of the game SFV was, so with SFVI being more fast paced because of the mechanics presented, i genuinely stopped minding the TK Tele being changed.

[@Draggzilla]

​@@SatisfactoryBrosf6 definitely slower than 5 but alright

[@frankaxe6700]

Good for you

[@chkmte1304]

"I should be able to keep Marisa at arms reach" This man's a comedian

[@ComputerFace24]

That diamond 1 Ryu "StackBradford" was a ultimate grand master akuma in SFV. Dude is goated with the sauce.

[@darienb1127]

There's a phrase about fighting games that goes "rushdowns have to do multiple addition and subtraction problems, but Grapplers have to do long division once. (Okay, well it's actually Potemkin instead of grapplers but it still applies.) What I would like to add is that most Zoners throw out math problems, then force you to solve them. But Dlahsim... Dlashim requires you to know geometry and solve it in a split second.

[@gigachad1457]

This is the funniest way I’ve ever heard someone describe the complexity vs severity of knowledge checks.

[@SushiBandit28]

I’m a Sim main and I’m honestly surprised you picked him up that well in such a short time. Major props doing placement matches with him

[@thatlonzoguy]

He has good fundamentals

[@reynauldwhistles2338]

​@@thatlonzoguy and I know street is very diferent to anime figthers but croft is an axl main in strive so that might help him a little since dhalsim looks like someone that zones better whit normals than special moves.

[@DuBLD33]

@@reynauldwhistles2338 he can zone with normals but is high-risk. You can get command grabbed from full-screen for example. All of his limbs are acceptable hurt-boxes and if you're against a masher more-often than not if you try to zone with a normal your arm is just going to get hit for your efforts. His normals are low-reward/high-risk, and his specials are also low-reward/high risk lol, since they're so slow

[@trapsnake6]

Dhalsim has always been a knowledge check character. He takes a ton of patience, a high attention span, lots of labbing, and good reactions. For many people, he isn't viable but for the ones that put in the time he is like nuclear Gandhi that no one has the answers for.

[@GreenShellShock]

I'd personally love to see more Sim here. Him and Lily are the characters I'm the most interested in and I see no one playing them compared to everyone else

[@StevenoftheDead]

Because Lily is lame as balls

[@YouGuessIGuess]

I've played since SF2 but never gave Dhalsim much of shot. Finally tried him in 6 and man...I've been depriving myself. What an interesting character. It's one thing to fight him but another thing entirely to play him.

[@frcShoryuken]

ST Sim is soooo much fun. Growing up and generally staying as a shoto main in my later years, I picked Dhalsim on a whim when they did HD remix and have been playing him almost nonstop ever since

[@BigMcStronghuge]

You were using the P teleport a lot, and everybody was holding back because you were testing their blocking with the pokes. When they step back, they get behind you on the P teleport. Gotta switch it up with the K teleport every once in a while. Also mix up Yoga Fires and Yoga Arches. EX Yoga Arch is a good control tool with its three ranges and the bouncing

[@Gamersgoinblind]

One of the meanest things I found with Dhalsim was from his head drill, he can cancel it into air fireball or teleport which can trip up come people

[@thisismybassgun]

Watching Crimson do that was like, "Oh, I have to play this character"

[@phactss]

New tech !! Im using this later

[@frcShoryuken]

Oh shit, thanks for the tip. Def implementing that immediately

[@ubeemac7094]

If you cancel into an ex air fireball you can do another aerial move after. That can be head drill, and yes you can do another ex comet after. So, quadruple overhead into teleport is a thing.

[@frcShoryuken]

@@ubeemac7094 I was wondering about that. Hell yeah, glad it works

[@zakuzakku_]

If you continue to play Dhalsim here's some tips. Cr. MP and St. LK are cancellable so you can counter DI in neutral. Yoga comet is really good in neutral, and if you EX it you can TP afterwards. Drill can be good, you just have to aim it right. Hit the shin or feet and you're good.

[@pierreaoun9600]

Yeah I could have learned all of this in like 5 mins by playing the game

[@jamesw5713]

I didn't know any of it so good tips.

[@agavenectar4936]

I've played street fighter all my life and finally maining chun for the first time ever despite that. I loved Dhalshim back in ST, SF4, and SF5. I haven't experimented much with him in SF6 due to intense focus on chun, but I appreciate you leaving this here. This is super useful to know ahead of time if I pick Sim as my alt.

[@jamesw5713]

How do you counter DI with a cancellable normal?

[@power50001562]

​@@jamesw5713if your normal hits the armour of their DI then cancel it into your own DI

[@sctkarter1111]

He’s been my favorite character for like the longest time lol i didn’t even realize no one else plays him

[@bw4708]

Thank you for making this video! I’ve been maining dhalsim and loving it but it’s been hard to find good guides or anything for him because nobody is playing him! I definitely need to make more use of teleport and levitate after watching this! SF6 is my first ever fighting game and he’s my first character so I’m losing like 9 games out of 10 but having fun doing it 😆

[@sudsysoapy]

I was having a similar problem as far as guides and stuff. I found a really good channel called GenoMingo and he has some great dhalsim tech videos and just recently uploaded a really awesome guide!

[@bw4708]

@@sudsysoapy thanks, I appreciate the recommendation! I’ll check him out!

[@arpadszabo661]

I did his combo trial, labbed with him for hours, went to ranked, had no idea what to do when someone is actually fighting back and i can’t even get out of silver with him even though i have multiple characters in plat. I won’t give up though because he is very fun, but really hard to play.

[@xG40x]

Stuck in bronze with all these modern Kens lol

[@cleyra8550]

Try watching people who play em, Broski is a good one. Could help you find answers to in-match problems

[@basilvitamin8878]

Fellow Dhalsim main here, my best advice is to wait for jumps a lot. Most people get too impatient vs him and kill themselves getting hit by your back MP or HP

[@LeonJohnson-yi3hg]

@@xG40x kens cool

[@kylegray370]

I can teach you Sim. I'm only plat 3 but I'm diamond with Manon and think he's my next to take jewelry shopping. Search for dads clan and ask to join

[@gatsuyatsu]

I do 😢 he’s fun, but needs some love. No longer the default zoner pick, his defensive options suck as well

[@paower213]

ngl, I'm struggling with him. Hard to adjust to the new mechanics as Sim. Just so many ways for an opponent to get in. 'Couple tweaks can really help him out with regard to his normals, though. That said, it's cool to see all the new moves they jammed into his kit from past games.

[@prophecy0731]

Huh? Get your perfect parry game up

[@Boney4000]

Out of curiosity whats your tier list of zoners in the current roster? No hate here, genuinely curious

[@skubadoobie]

@@Boney4000guile, jp, dhalsim

[@Boney4000]

@@skubadoobie this is very solid, I would change the order to JP, dhalsim, guile. When someone knows how to use JP, its just disgusting

[@JAMEXXORZ]

Dude, I finished his combo trials and they were MANIACAL

[@auralxtc]

These videos have been awesome. Hope you do a similar one like this with the other characters. Cool that you came out Plat5 straight away! Shows your game knowledge is based, even if you aren’t 100% with the character. Super entertaining!

[@irishsoxfan34]

The top key in all fighting games to win is patience, execution, and spacing. Dhalsim seems to do be the character that those fundamentals are far more strict than most of the other fighters.

[@Amino2121333]

Ngl had me laughing hard when you hit the slide pose along with dhalsim 😂

[@Joyfk]

Sim is going to be top tier like he was in 5, top players just haven't labbed the sauce yet, or if they have then they are waiting to show it in tournament

[@clarencepearson392]

Jmcrofts: barely anybody plays dhalsim Me who runs into him constantly every time I play

[@thespookyest]

I just want Vega back

[@beau1654]

Ew, why? Leave Shadaloo in 5

[@thespookyest]

@@beau1654 I like his mask

[@BushSage]

​@@beau1654 i dont really care about the lore, vega is sick

[@justinbarton717]

All 10 Vega fans are crying rn

[@beau1654]

@@thespookyest I can dig that lol

[@thefitgurutv]

“Any old scrub can beat a Diamond one.” Lol, not even sir; not even

[@od1401]

It's so funny seeing you and comparing your grace in defeat vs darksydephil who just sits there mashing and raging lol

[@JustAnotherMike_]

I'd love to see you play more Dhalsim

[@Mr.Jones_YT]

Yo I’m rolling off that Slide pose you did against that Diamond Ryu 😂😂😂! Priceless and you killed this video! A+ ✅

[@duke3250]

My pc stopped turning on about a week ago and i'm really craving some sf6. This was great to watch. Thanks for the Dhalsim pointers.

[@JPWestmas]

Yes! You make Dhalsim look fun to play. A lot of the characters are fun to play fortunately!

[@LeonJohnson-yi3hg]

Ken

[@merikijiya13]

“The neutral jump and now I’m cooked!” Your commentary is hilarious 🤣

[@wiiu923]

“In the background. Making the feet clap” juri mains sweating nervously rn 💀

[@Haduken42]

Dhalsim is, was and always will be my main 🧘‍♂️ 🔥

[@mrcuddles2199]

“I can’t let you get close” Sim is Chael Sonnens kinda guy 🤗

[@ClayAdams]

Damn, back in the day when we were stacking quarters on the arcade at the neighborhood food mart, everybody was playing Dhalsim

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

Dhalsim: Without enlightenment, you are lost in darkness.

[@CosmicRPG]

Crofts: Dhalsim is the least playable character in SF6 Mistah Crimson: I main Dhalsim and win Headstomper with only him.

[@smoothsavage2870]

I was gonna say something similar, but realized that he was talking about Dhalsim's online representation/presence.

[@HtBCutman]

How many Dhalsims showed up at Headstomper in total?

[@karisasani7006]

4:22 the way he was shocked that his opponent perfect blocked that I mean it makes sense

[@damiens4601]

"Anyone can beat a diamond 1" Me who tries to get in gold :'(

[@DaNumba1Rapper]

Didnt play SF5 but used to main him extensively in SF4, and some of the changes they made here really hurt. Teleport doesn't seem like it's invincible on wakeup anymore? I've gotten hit out of it a couple times when "Reversal" popped up on the screen. I'm positive I did not fudge up the input. Also, they changed his aerial HP so it's no longer an instant overhead when you hop backwards to get some breathing room. The loss of the aerial headbutt from HP also means you can't combo after a teleport as close to the ground as you could, and the biggest one is the loss of his U2. It was essentially a half screen grab that was awesome, especially after a teleport . The SA2 is meh. Even if you combo into it, it's just so limited in its practicality. And why did they change the input for Yoga Mummy? It was down HP in the air for literal decades....

[@DCBiscuit]

Gotta use that Drive, Crofts.

[@jaysboredman]

His D.lp in air cancels into stance, fireball, and teleport. hit around chest and above you teleport always at the perfect height to land a hp to be plus enough to connect hk or hp.

[@Sestze]

If the second ryu is actually StackBradford he's a UGM? Warlord? Akuma/Ken from SFV, trusting the rankings in the first week or two is a terrible idea for assuming relative skill level. You can see it in some of the stuff he does. Ducks your SA1 and throw punishes it. Jab checks raw teleport. Walks under teleport -> j. hp to attempt to whiff punish your landing frames with st. lp.

[@MrShinTensei]

His jump is what makes me avoid him. Very unique character tho

[@Eastsid3]

It takes getting used to, but he has the teleport to help compensate.

[@justkoz2]

To be fair that last ryu was Stack Bradford; he was godlike with akuma in sf5 :)

[@setxjrichie9745]

teleporting with aerial light punch is how you make much safer blockstrings, but SP is way more swag

[@merikijiya13]

“I’ve been downloaded, 401k.” 😂😂😂 Imma start saying that whenever I’m getting destroyed.

[@vvatchout1]

Since the release of this game, I have not seen a single dalsim online. I guess I'll pick him myself then lmao

[@SHCVoodoo]

QUIT WARPING IN FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY

[@Kingbroly11]

Did anyone notice that Ryu became a Diamond 2 Ryu after game 2?

[@Zondeln]

This was really fun to watch, I'd love to see more Sim content

[@timothymoore8549]

We should all know that dhalsim will never be low

[@BAM.33]

9:47 "any scrub can beat a diamond one Ryu." > doesn't realize It's stackbradford

[@localazumarill5042]

JM: “Any old scrub can beat a Diamond 1” Me, a gold 3: 😢

[@SvenS2]

I recently got destroyed by one. You can't imagine the pop off when I finally got a round

[@Arcbuddha]

I watched F.Champ play Sim and his was pretty nuts with the zoning.

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

More Dhalsim!

[@ThomasInPrint]

I want to see way more Dhalsim!

[@PepinoTheGreat]

new main found! Ryu's are invalidating your Teleport approach just by walking back negating the auto-correct. Also I feel you gotta teleport *out* of corners more often, honestly great skills considering this is a day 1 Sim.

[@ToruKurosawa]

I would be interested but I thinkthe rushdown tactics in this game are strong and lots of people play that strategy... this makes it tough going for a Dhalsim main.. unless you are really strong with him. I think no-one wants to get bodied continuously by ken, Luke or Ryu.

[@kentang1528]

Dhalsim is a strong character in each and very Street Fighter iteration . It is just that he needs a huge amount of skill and excellent understanding of the game and matchups. He is also a high learning curve character which is why most people do not want to invest their time putting up with. The dedication and commitment to being at least decently good in this character is a lot of hard work and grind. His movement mobility is also slow and hard to control which players also need to adapt. Which is why he is the most difficult character to use in every Street Fighter game

[@javianbrown8627]

i do want to learn him eventually, just because of this one good player i fought in ranked.

[@zacharypilot2865]

I would definitely check in for some sim play!

[@dubiousAutomaton]

Been maining Sim since day one and I've only seen one other online. I hope the play rate stays low though. People tell me he's a menace to fight against. :)

[@jayjay-cl1eo]

The only time i saw a dhalsim was when i played as him trying everyone out

[@helverus]

That diamond 1 Ryu was simply Stack Bradford, one of the best Akumas in SFV lol

[@kiphoneycutt612]

I know, that making a special DI for Daslim would be impractical or unfair However, if his DI used his stretchy limbs and was a back dash that left a limb/hit box in place.

[@deadmanstoolbox]

You had all the right ideas, just needed the right anti airs and to rotate to K teleports

[@EastLaneDonte]

@jmcrofts I think if you play arcade mode and play against Dahlsim i think the computer will show you some nice techniques to add to make you even better (you are already really good btw i just noticed you don't use some moves that'll make you harder to deal with like upward yoga fire + teleport for cross up etc)

[@lorddeathfetus9528]

I need Q/G. Need me a big command grab combo world buff man. So far have platinum Big lady, Ken and Dee Jay. This game is so accessible and fun.

[@SuperLemonfish]

lily? i sleep. Dhalsim? real shit!

[@idnyftw]

Dhalsim fan since the SF2, but had to focus on Sagat because, yeah, dude is challenging. SF6 Dhalsim has so many QOL improvements so I'm not too sad about Sagat's absence as much as I thought I would be...

[@vapersmith7859]

jmcrofts actually rooting for a true underdog like Dhalsim? I have a LOT of respect for that!

[@donavanandrews8012]

Dhalsim was at his best in sf4 i fell when it came to movement in six it seems he slowed down especially on the teleports. He seems more like a set up zoner character in 6 yoga comet, yoga fire, yoga teleport both ground and air and yoga float are breed and butter besides yoga blast for anti air or yoga uppercut.

[@konodeamerika]

I main him. Struggled at first but now I already got to gold and feel like I'm improving little by little. He's great , but it's hard to handle aggro

[@Couldntpossiblybeme]

Brother got so downloaded that Ryu got a retirement plan

[@Drumtariano]

he's just harder JP imo, plus Drive Impact and Drive Rush make getting in on zoners easier than ever. Look at 1:24 how you throw out crouching HP when she's too far away and minus from the fireball for anything to connect from her end as a punish, but because she got to press L1, Dhalsim's keep-away fails and would've led to losing the round if Marisa remembered how to convert into a super combo there

[@GenoMingo]

As I’ve been dropping tech, I’m going to say Sim definitely isn’t low tier. You might have to work a little harder, but he’s strong, for sure.

[@setxjrichie9745]

I feel so justified in searching google about how I suck so bad with this character to see jm having the exact same issues as me lol

[@werewolf74]

Dhalsim cant be fireball trapped so just be patient vs shoto. you got to save that good anti air. and never underestimate mummy or drill spear feet at point blank if they are on your nuts. dont go so high up minihop to drill almost instant. mini hop , dive. or throw yoga fire and then hop dive. very hard to deal with. I don't have SF6 but he's all still very much the same stuff. Unless you start being (can get) air parried .... like you can just chill. like you siad be patient. 14:20 that was somitaniously brutal and ugly and beautiful. gnarly gritty ass ryu combo.

[@bibigreen6533]

That mudamudamuda super is siiiick

[@ClintonChelak]

The character is methodical and technical, yes, but I think a part of people not playing Sim is that he isn't aging well. No, I don't mean because of his white beard. Few new players want to dedicate their life to solo main weirdly-stereotyped stretchy Indian man. On a similar note, I think they should introduce a Bollywood-style action indian dude. A mustacheoed terror that can launch you across the room with his pinky.

[@Inojin67]

yeah even in a game full of absurd caricatures, Dhalsim stands out

[@jumugama]

As a Jamie Player I've faced 3 Dhalsim players who knew how to keep me from drinking and closing in. I love Dhalsim as a character and will always fear a good Dhalsim player

[@moyza_]

Yeah... I remember back in the day when a lot of people didn't care about playing Dhalsim in SFA3 and how so many people was like "V-ISM is pretty useless". So I'll just wait.

[@thefitgurutv]

The problem with Dhalsim (my main) is that players are overly confident against him and play sooo relaxed (no one fears him); and then he matches up terribly against Ryu, Honda, and Blanka.

[@PotbellyPunch]

you need the perfect spacing for kick drill its actually really good for tick throwing if you just tap their feet and punch drill you can teleport after

[@Firedragon220716]

I fought a few Dalsim they usually spammed with him but there is one that keep grabbing me which I give props to

[@MrShinTensei]

Dhalsims that use the teleport are really crazy

[@letmefeelthevibes]

Big up to Mister Crimson.

[@andross2k]

Dhalsim was the first character I ever played back in the 90s when I was like 6... I've always had a soft spot for him. Right now I'm only playing Blanka but I have been having some fun on dhalsim on the side because I wish I was good enough to play him!

[@ezjaz5305]

Dhalsim is 200% not being played which is the justification for a ton of people's tier lists lol

[@christop3]

was rip on diamond 1 ryu because he figured out how to shimmy your main offense which was teleport. You basically lost from the 3rd round onward because of that one crucial factor lol. Every teleport overhead whiffed just about.

[@elliotjones1405]

Drill can be up to +5 if you space it correctly

[@Dannyphantom22325]

As a dhalsim main he is a great character you just have to commit to him (I’ve been playing sim since street fighter 4)

[@tob_mb3736]

Dhalsim main here. We're suffering out here bro...

[@axeldeparolis1876]

How does ranking in this game work? My first ever placement matches I had a better win rate out of 10 and still I got ranked gold

[@itsu450]

Really enjoyed the Dhalsim play, if you're liking the character I'd love to see more JMSim

[@christiangudmundsson8390]

Yes please, I think Dhalsim is the most fun character to watch. Meanwhile I couldn't even do the first basic combo trial for him (some of the rest though).

[@aaron8977]

When I was like 6 my brothers would never let me play Dhalsim in SF 2 cause it was the only character I could beat them with. Now I’m just trash with everyone so it doesn’t matter

[@antonsimmons8519]

I might pick up Ballswim for the first time since SF2turbo lol

[@236Doodad]

Serious question. Why not parry fireballs instead of blocking them?