How to Play Neutral in Smash Ultimate

[@chrisb9377]

"Nick Jump" *Jumps* *Zero jumps and kicks him* "You see how i expected him to jump?"

[@ravendeafening192]

Chris B 😂

[@AdfasSSBM]

Now I understand how neutral works

[@freezeframeplease]

big brain moment

[@whathow3163]

WHAT how

[@pranksterkat6998]

Lmao

[@brainiclus]

Neutral as a concept can be misleading for newer players in fighting games in general. Neutral is a STATE or PHASE of the game. As zero explains, it's the phase where you figure out how you can start your offensive pressure, which is the ideal position for you, because that's the game you know how to play with your character/the one you can practice. Since neutral is a loose concept every time you play a new person, learning to take note of what they do on the spot is ideal, and the skill you want to develop. Most top players in any fighting game have their consistent ways of winning neutral, whether it be through their character, or their own prowess. Don't be frustrated when you lose, because there are certain play-styles perhaps that you may have never adapted to or have seen. Play to learn, not to win, because when you play to learn, you can win against a wider variety of people and understand why.

[@jester837]

Well said.

[@jester837]

I feel like many new players are just rushing through online battles and just care about getting elite without realizing there mistakes as to why they lose.

[@ok-sf2de]

Ty

[@tjimmy9373]

Sir this is a Wendy’s

[@aoe9015]

You sound like a guy with 1 million gsp

[@zorroknowsbetter]

*Guy walks into frame* "Wait hold on I'm Zero and I was the best player in the world in Smash 4"

[@trashaccount5122]

Lmao

[@Graudy]

XD

[@snafu4714]

Smash bros for the wii u

[@Ian-yi8qi]

SNAFU that’s Smash 4 -_-

[@scruffy1471]

Noah Cabello he's super arrogant

[@jen1447]

Cloud is my favourite Fire Emblem character

[@jen1447]

Im pretty sure you spelled Garfield Kart wrong

[@cristophersegura4970]

HE'S A POKEMON YOU FOOLS

[@nardo5960]

dont you mean temple run

[@tony-_-doge]

Na he is from mario Kart

[@Jose-zj2lj]

@Claudio Are you sure ? I thought it was from Golden Sun

[@pizzashark7067]

TL;DW: 1.) Don't worry about spacing, only nerds try to space. 2.) Dash dancing is okay, but rolling lets you move with invincibility. You should be rolling around most of the time. 3.) If your character has a strong projectile, don't use it. No one enjoys fighting a spammer. 4.) If your character has a counter, then you really shouldn't be using any other move(s). After all, counters beat other moves. 5.) Charge smash attacks whenever possible. Your opponents will eventually run into them. 6.) Finally, remember that the ledge gives you invincibility, so make sure to stay by the edge and avoid center stage whenever possible. Weaker players won't recognize this and will try to stay in the center of the stage, so don't be fooled.

[@grantgarbour]

I agree

[@thefellowspycrab8381]

Thank you for the advice, I’m now gonna apply this to my play style

[@LeckonErinal13]

This physically hurts me

[@florinmusician]

This hurts in me in every single way

[@lk7831]

LMAOOOOOO

[@w00lleymam0th9]

Zero: Just jump above me.... Okay, you see how you can just expect them to jump over you like that. Me: Understood. I'll just tell my opponent what to do and then hit them.

[@yunoblazing9989]

That's how I win local tournaments and get dramatic finishers.

[@williamjackson460]

He a cpu tho

[@blitzaeri]

william jackson someone is controlling the cpu cos u can do that in training mode

[@williamjackson460]

@@blitzaeri you can tell them to shield? How.

[@blitzaeri]

william jackson no like you can connect another controller and controll them that way

[@DvourZz]

Who is this no name? I'm only looking for advice from THE BEST smash 4 player

[@Leaner365]

Death 💀

[@infinightmoon6268]

His name literally means nothing to me.

[@PJ-kr9ku]

He is

[@PJ-kr9ku]

@TwisterSanity 😂😅 i took the joke literally lol Come at me thread. I am prepared.

[@PJ-kr9ku]

@Diarmid O'Connor okay um.

[@hvfg6303]

I’m pretty new, so I used to think just recently that “neutral” had to do with neutral moves (like nair and jab). lmaooooooooo

[@mokuuu]

down air?

[@Carlama]

Hi Ronnie

[@mania_1018]

@@mokuuu neutral, as in moves that use the A button, as opposed to "special" moves that use B

[@Name-oe9ez]

@@mokuuu It is called D-air

[@cashmoney3801]

@@Name-oe9ez or dair or nair or fair or uair

[@wawacat6568]

"Wait okay just jump above me now" *jumps* "See how I expected him to jump!" how to be a smash pro player

[@bigrig5552]

Playing neutral has ALWAYS been my weakness in Smash! Thank you!

[@mokuuu]

*has a shine as profile picture*

[@blueflame204]

Im the complete opposite lol. I play nuetral really well but am terrible at closing out stocks/games

[@androy5188]

I'm bad at neutral and closing stocks.

[@bigrig5552]

@@mokuuu LOOL I honestly forgot. The Melee player's curse I suppose

[@gbird.]

I’m the opposite

[@Lusiggy]

Imagine being so good CPU characters jump when you ask them to

[@gallo123]

Guys I know this may sound crazy but perhaps this stranger could be the best player in the world in the previous Smash game, Smash bros for the wii u?

[@Tranair]

naaaaaahhhhhh

[@riggedgame1189]

Nah, he can't be. If he was TRULY the best, he wouldn't be giving away his secrets.

[@soultheconfusing9563]

Nooooooooooo you serious? 😱😱😱

[@ayindephulgence4950]

I don’t know.... he could be

[@riggedgame1189]

@@ayindephulgence4950 Are you sure? Why would he give away his secrets? If he truly was, wouldn't he want to stay at the top?

[@aaronlad7697]

Remember kids, always use Lucina and ONLY use down b

[@jakobmartins5027]

Wonder Lamb that’s a weird way to say Corrin

[@aaronlad7697]

:/

[@sungue7284]

my online experience so far lmfao

[@riggedgame1189]

7.8/10 Too much Lucina, not enough down b

[@jewcecookie8595]

Always use peach and only use neutral B

[@mintchocolate7866]

So neutral game is like 4D Rock Paper Scissors and you have to mix up your rocks, papers and scissors.

[@akerguido9399]

And also sometimes rock works against paper, scissors against rock and paper against scissors.

[@walk2run165]

Essentially it’s all risk reward so yes

[@slenderjow647]

Who is this guy and why should I trust him? Was he even good in the past game???

[@smashanddash268]

SlenderJow it’s zero, and he was the best player in the world in smash 4

[@oldyelv9110]

I wouldn’t trust him. He wasn’t the best player in the last game, smash brothers for Wii U. The melee pros are really good at this game though, so take their word as gospel

[@Ludvix]

SlenderJow underrated comment

[@VelvetAura]

Yelvtal to be fair I'd rather play more with their playstyle than the Smash 4 playstyle

[@asura5819]

@@Ludvix oh hey a youtuber

[@Mattroid99]

How to play neutral Step 1: pick King K Rool Step 2: spam dash attack

[@jakobmartins5027]

Mattroid Whenever in a bad situation (shouldn’t be possible with K Rool) just down smash and win

[@Ludvix]

This man speaks truth.

[@thejewishman5777]

*SHIELD GRAB BOIS*

[@ttripathy5664]

Ludvix stop commenting and make some content thanks daddy

[@MelonLordMagzy]

yes do this, i like free gsp you should also spam forward b with ridley while you're at it

[@isaachaahr8691]

"But now they know of our plans" "That is our plan. Now that they know our plan they will plan around our plan and we will plan around the plan that they are planning around our plan!" Your brilliance knows no bounds." Hellsing Ultimate Abridged episode 3

[@illshlapu]

Love the psychology behind it all

[@SeniorCharry]

My friend plays Young Link, and all he does is throw projectiles and then when I get close he does an up smash. After awhile I figure out ways to beat his strategy and he loses because he doesn't adapt to my strategies. It kind of sucks because he never gets better which makes him stop playing games like Tekken 7, Dragon Ball Fighterz, and now Smash Ultimate.

[@chiefsosa8450]

Sorry but you're friends sounds anoying to play with, spammers in a fighting game is what broke many friendships especially those who didn't change it up

[@Speedrunnez]

@@chiefsosa8450 You're losing IRL friendships over games? That doesn't sound right to me, seems more like the fact you're not picking the right friends if your friendship is THAT weak!

[@soultheconfusing9563]

All my friend does in smash ultimate is forward smash, up smash etc and he spams it like crazy like i am going to fall for it. He will use wolf and spam forward smash and then he is going to start telling me he knows some combos with wolf 😂😂.

[@jacobkn4812]

Tell your friend that they need to be able to adapt and be willing to improve if they want to start winning

[@soultheconfusing9563]

@@jacobkn4812 you talking to me or the other guy

[@nikesss.v7373]

ZeRo.... I can’t believe how much you have grown. Good to ya man, you deserve it

[@iamjasonvo]

ah another video from my favorite best smash 4 player in the world

[@geico105]

*Smash 64 FD theme* I see you’re a man of class ZeRo 😎

[@ballisticboo7808]

That is the best FD theme

[@dario110011]

@@ballisticboo7808 Personally, Brawl's Final Destination theme fits the epic mood so well for me. I get so hype when playing ahaha.

[@LukeIsNotLuke]

I literally learned to play neutral by myself. When I played with Lucas, I would space out with F-Airs, or use PK Fire to zone/push back, or when playing Roy, I would always try to get the outermost of the strong hitbox.

[@1calv]

Great tutorial! Were you any good at smash 4?

[@natekite7532]

Yeah this guy should tell us how good he was at the previous game, smash for Wii U

[@mr.universe1991]

are you being satire?

[@SFraxure]

@@mr.universe1991 I am the satire

[@MultiKingDeDeDe]

@@SFraxure Stupid Lizard

[@allangao4162]

@@mr.universe1991 nice grAmmEr

[@Devari_Cogison]

One of my favorite things to do as samus. Charge the projectile until it has only a few frames left to charge, then cancel it via blocking, dodging, etc. When hiting the projectile again it will play a frame or 2 of the charging animation. This can trick people ez.

[@jcpenny9165]

Unknown_ User yeah true

[@pactnicely8347]

That last tip was the greatest most helpful piece of advice. Being mindful of your OWN gameplay and how each action has a reaction. And playing off that. So smart.

[@Pretzel_Waifu]

Thank you ZeRo, very cool!

[@00nyoom]

Can you make a video on recoveries or what to do instead of "Panic attacking"

[@chknrsandTBBTROX73]

is this a UTube Save your second jump and get gud

[@dddmemaybe]

just say nobody panic and ur gud 2 g0 pr0 br0

[@00nyoom]

These are very strange replies

[@donovanmahan2901]

Recover lower. You will get spiked less. For best results, know how to tech stage spikes

[@selassieaspen9940]

Panicking?

[@indigo9997]

Who was that thicc man behind zero

[@finnnicholas6166]

Vex mcthickboi

[@I_can_do_20_push-ups]

Vex, hero to Smash Bros.

[@agonyguy96]

Vanessa

[@mokuuu]

Vex is toxic

[@Tranair]

Vex, a pro smash player that's been doing a 24 hr, 12 shift stream for the past 7 days.

[@erikkreem3584]

Great video. Gets at the heart of what Smash is all about - not just technical perfection, but reading, analysis and unpredictability.

[@MissAshley42]

I watch these videos, and I understand the words, but I know the moment I try to play with all of this stuff consciously in mind I'll just be paralyzed with indecision.

[@davidlavy4888]

This is actually a good guide for people trying to get better. Making these reads and testing to see if they'll work with your opponents play style and adapting from there is super key and it really is the difference between a 4/10 player and a 8/10 player

[@bobroctopus2210]

Sucks about the person who made this though. (I do not hate zero, what he did was wrong but that does not make him a bad person, and I wish him the best of luck)

[@BusterFiddlewig]

I have never really understood what neutral was exactly. This was VERY informative. Thank-you!

[@confusedtruffle8555]

I think you should do another one of these (if you ever return) but with Bowser. He is basic like mario but I feel like Bowser neutral is really difficult to perfect but easy to demonstrate in terms of jumps, movements, aerials, and callouts. Hope you're staying safe man, society may never change, but we as people can.

[@linkonedgell894]

Neutral at it's most basic is when neither player has an advantageous position over the enemy and both are trying to get one

[@UtsuNOvo]

I really appreciate how straight to the point zero is. No intros, no fillers, love it

[@twentyfive7585]

How does he talk to the CPU

[@Lil_mar00]

lmao

[@NamiseSports]

Even CPUS obey the best Smash 4 player

[@MrJavilink]

Its another hooman

[@stevennacar4972]

ZeRo I’m a new smash player. thank you for this! I had no idea how important neutral game is. Hell I didn’t even know that existed! Please please keep making more guides like this. This is awesome!

[@XinXAMVs]

Can you do a mewtwo guide & high level play video next please

[@Mike_S707]

He can show you how to lose to Pikachu with Mewtwo

[@skulphire3679]

Armada will release a mewtwo guide soon.

[@kyurei4478]

@@Mike_S707 Funny because Esam always says that he struggles a lot and doesn't like to play against Mewtwo.

[@laminat3450]

Please I would love this

[@IamIK3]

extra life imo that matchup is a lot more even than you might think. If the Mewtwo plays more defensive/reactive, his tail attacks (side tilt, down tilt, up tilt, up air, b-air) shut down a lot of their approach options. It’s only when the Mewtwo plays like they want every moment to be highlight reel material and they rush in a lot that Pikachu/Pichu shut them tf down.

[@whitekj03]

Understanding Neutral and how to condition opponents so you can take advantage of them is probably THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of Smash. The neutral game in Smash is extremely free and non-linear, but this same basic methodology can be applied to any fighting game (or even any PvP game). Thanks for the video Zero.

[@nowaymask]

Thanks for teaching me many things! Fav smash youtuber Dont tell ninkendo pls

[@retriax]

👀

[@ttripathy5664]

Technically he’s not a youtuber he’s the number one sm4sh player in the world who was signed under TSM and is now signed under tempo

[@jet4132]

Not Weegee?

[@agustinavilez1150]

I'm telling Luvdix and PapaJonhs

[@prinstyrio0]

Really nice guide. From how I understood it (going for a different approach of explaining it) is that it's essentially "reactive counters" or "thought counters" that's all about your micro mechanical skills coming to life. You adapt to continuously counter the other player's moves before they even make a move as well as make sure they can't counter you. It's a basic philosophy I've tried teaching my friends several times playing say a MOBA or MMO PvP, even if a MOBA has waaaaaaay less options to play differently than a fighter game, but playing against casuals it works well. The idea is the same though that if you learn to read your enemy's playstyle and know how characters are generally played, you can adapt with whichever character you have (even if it's UP and countered) by adapting and throwing the enemy off guard. It's kinda psychological gameplay which can only come from playing a lot, it's really hard to truly teach it to someone other than plant a seed in people's mind and then they can develop it by being aware of it, until it's how they think during their gameplay. I never thought of calling it "neutral" in this scenario, which makes sense given in that moment you're both on neutral grounds. Whatever you're doing at that time (jumping, dashing, etc) is a prelude to someone actually landing a hit, and it's the mind game of how to land a hit which is the idea, and mastering this mind game of trying to predict the enemy and do the opposite in how you play is the key to winning neutral play. Then also by adding the fact you can try get into the other player's mind by deliberately playing a certain way, only to bait a certain playstyle out of them so you can gain from it is something on the next level of advancement that's pretty darn amazing when you think about it. You can take this into some other games in multiplayer even if they play differently (although fighter games I believe it has the biggest and most important impact) and once you understand the concept, it's how you can get really good when playing against players. This is also why playing against players is so much more fun than AI, cause each player is a unique individual and the strategy is to get into their mind, but AI often just play like the other AI, they don't plan ahead nor can you throw them off based on their reaction or planning, they'll react based on concrete facts and data which no player can. Which is why playing against AI, even for practicing, can give you bad habits since you may lose this mind game mentality that's very important to succeed in PvP.

[@agonyguy96]

Yes. More of this.

[@adoggo470]

yes.

[@juanlayrisse9895]

yes.

[@Miguel-bd6xq]

yes.

[@williamjackson460]

*yes!*

[@Fain255]

I just got this on my recommendations. Looks like YT is promoting ZeRo again, nice!

[@Ludvix]

Well One time i thought idk how to play spacies ment spacing out in neutral.

[@KailebM]

I just left my house for a day and came back to this video on loop lol I must have been watching ads for atleast 24 hours XD

[@romahnae]

must be cool to be friends with the best player in the world. "yo, bro.. i suck" "don't worry.. i gotchu, dude" "😭 sobs, sobs.. i'm bout to shoot up the ranks.. sobs"

[@joshuakawase3360]

Super helpful! I’m just getting started in this, so I appreciated the strategy tips

[@comettitun8087]

Your doing great with this videos on helping players who want to improve ZeRo! Keep up the good work!

[@mugongaiaphage7764]

Honestly I think you are one of the best teachers of complex stuff like this. Please keep doing videos like these!

[@Nessboy12]

to quote izaw, "Nobody can teach you how to properly play the neutral game." So I'd say this isn't a tutorial on neutral as much as informing new people about neutral and what it is.

[@superduperskata]

If only he knew... What video did he say that?

[@Nessboy12]

@@superduperskata Art of smash 4: Master. Something along those lines. There he discussed neutral game, objectives, offense/defense, and consistency.

[@superduperskata]

@@Nessboy12 Thanks bro

[@gamingmilk829]

He's right tho, you can be taught how to learn neutral, but they cant teach you how to play it

[@superduperskata]

@@gamingmilk829 Let's hope you'll change your mind in the following weeks

[@k-dawgHI]

It’s crazy how these KZbin videos have helped me more than proGuides

[@matthewgriever2289]

I would prefer to take advice from the BEST smash 4 player for the wii u. How do I find that person?

[@kazbeard]

Wrong place dude, keep searching...

[@enmanuelmena1250]

You’ll find him

[@elzilcho222]

I would LOVE to see M2K do a tutorial over the same thing. I'm sure it would be wildly different

[@mondosworld5093]

I’ve been looking for a video like this, I’ve played traditional fighting games before but I’ve been struggling with neutral in this game.

[@RoryCMahan]

The way you can break high level play down into simple philosophies and lessons is impressive. Sign of a true master.

[@scarf5811]

I watch so many Videos about neutral and how to play, but when I play I'm not thinking of what I do and what my oppenent does. I simply just do things without being aware of them. I really try to predict something or dont be predicteble, but most of the time its to fast paced and I don't really know how to overcome this unawareness...

[@JoroTheSpaz]

Roman Kress TAE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. Maybe you’e not comfortable with the game or controls. Get used to just playing the game first maybe? That or you’re too used to playing a certain way and you have habits which makes you do things without thinking.

[@AskWaffles]

that's called autopiloting, and it's typically a pretty bad habit. You might want to save replays and watch what you do and analyze what you did wrong and what you should have done, when youre not in a pressured environment, and try to apply it to your future games. And while youre doing that, try to apply that same analysis skills midgame, and try to think things like "why am i getting grabbed all the time? maybe i should try spot dodging" or something like that

[@nitenite8946]

I suffered from the same thing for SOOOO long. The only things that broke mgs out of the habit were: 1. Playing more. 2. Playing different characters. 3. Slowing it down in practice sessions. Those three things made me stop autopiloting and actually think more deeply about what I was doing and why I was doing it. Hope that helps.

[@xXEniteXx]

@@nitenite8946 I agree fellow Nite

[@gamingmilk829]

Try speaking out loud as you play. Say your opponent's habits, say what you're going to do, why you're going to do it, etc. It forces you to stay off of autopilot

[@Mi4Slayer]

"Smash is a very mental game" Yes it is. In both definitions, and I love it.

[@RabbitFootfgc]

Can we have a Lucario review? I'd be nice to see how much has he changed and what are your opinions on him

[@Miguel-bd6xq]

Lucario Review! 👏👏

[@jman1293]

He says he’s top tier in his tier list.

[@speedy_magee]

ZeRo you are KILLING it with the daily content, really helpful stuff. Great work!

[@dragonsinygo4387]

Miss you man

[@Ren-rq1yx]

Thanks for the swag tactics my guy I'm new to the Smash scene and I'm having a lot of fun.

[@ryanmackin7510]

Teach us to play like zero, not like -1

[@AliVe1234]

What about -8 ?

[@diesikk855]

Not like leffen huehehehe

[@alphajnitro0072]

@@AliVe1234 No one guesses negative 8

[@kenonerboy]

*Minus is actually a good player*

[@kenonerboy]

@@AliVe1234 stay off r34

[@uffevonlauterbach]

I've learned a lot from this. I'll have to train and try to perfect my neutral game.

[@MikeDaddy]

Jump or run instead of dodging, makes you way better

[@shotarcherz1690]

2:49 “SAMON” 😂

[@JMartini810]

I'm not mad I'm just disappointed... still I love you Zero I hope you're in a good mind set right now good luck and good bye

[@ianslee4765]

And then Roy laughs at your "keep away" tactic.

[@rohanjagtap3960]

So basically I was playing the game wrong the whole time

[@captainrogers2790]

Yeah me too lol

[@gamerdogdude8523]

Bro this was amazing probably the best smash vid I needed

[@TheBobertosShow]

I miss him :(

[@joe-tf5ik]

One of the best players in the world teaching noobs... Your a real one ZeRo, thx very much for these tutorials, I'mma practice the sh*t out of them

[@IAMTHESLIME_]

can we talk about zero in smash cypher

[@ivankastle8092]

Great guide! It really helped me understand better all the concepts underneath neutral to improve my game and think more about my moves. I would like to see some tips on how to deal with zoning playstyles with characters with little or no projectiles. It's one of my biggest weaknesses in this game. When facing good zoning players (good Lucas, Samus, any Link, etc), I constantly find myself suffering from projectiles and when I finally manage to get close, I get grabbed or smashed away and my opponent gets enough time to run away and continue the zoning process.

[@francisamarante4054]

Quick(out of context)question. Does a lan adapter improve lag online?

[@chiefsosa8450]

I bought one today went from 18k gsp to 200k the game plays so much better with it

[@francisamarante4054]

@@chiefsosa8450 thanks for the feedback bro. Am currently at 1.3mil gsp idk how with all the lag and delay input ive been having

[@angsleeper6588]

@@francisamarante4054 it really doesnt help much unless your opponent is using LAN too

[@francisamarante4054]

@@angsleeper6588 got you now it makes sense. Thanks for the feedback buddy. They should really promote them

[@sayahhx8300]

I bought one. And it helps tremendously. I hated playing online. But it smooths it out. There's some matches where they're clean and some a bit delayed but not like how it was before where you move every 5 seconds lol

[@pouletbasquaise4209]

The moment u talked about thinking of the consequences of how you play made me get the whole thing, thanks man

[@strmthmll]

This might be a stupid question, but how is he controlling the cpu?

[@CD_3074]

There's a guy to the right of him who you can see the arm of with a controller and he's controlling it as you can set the CPU to control in training mode (which means you can use another controller to control it).

[@Odima16]

He's just that good

[@ghosttiger38]

This is why I watch zero: he teaches me stuff I didn't even know!

[@Shogann2683]

oh wow he stopped doing the flex

[@reti5828]

Its because he is in a stream

[@djkade6595]

I learn more about these games from this dude spilling his brain than I have from years of getting destroyed by the locals

[@neoblade6958]

What rules do most people play on Elite Smash? I just unlocked it but am struggling to find a game

[@trashaccount5122]

3 Stocks, 7min

[@neoblade6958]

@@trashaccount5122 thank you :), I've been playing 3 stock 6 minutes

[@pokeness686]

Hazards off also, of course. Try not to put stages in your random stage selection that are jank

[@gamingmilk829]

3 stock, 7 min, Omega or Battlefield and obviously items off

[@trxyjxzy1075]

These guys are trolling you want to set it to 3 stock 300% stamina mode with all items and stages 👍

[@Roamstrong]

Playing neutral in fighting games has the same principles as combat sports - which has the same principles as all other sports. There is a likely move to be made, and you have the option to select countermoves. How fast you can predict and respond correctly to your opponent is what separates the amateurs from the pros. It's kinda cool to see how it's all connected. Musashi-style: from one thing, know ten thousand things.

[@themaskedlucas]

So would it be a good strategy to bait your opponent to attack and use counter when they do?

[@JoroTheSpaz]

Da Masked Lucas TAKE THIS INFORMATION WITH A GRAIN OF SALT SINCE I’M A SCRUB. Counter is risky, but I guess you could use it after baiting them to attack. But like ZeRo said in the video, there is no one unbeatable strategy. After you’ve countered, where do you go from there? If the bait fails, what can you do next? There is no one way to answer that. You can manipulate and bait your opponent, but you also have to play around them rather than forcing something onto them constantly. Always adapt to them, as they will also adapt to you.

[@duskcus]

The reason u dont see this in pro play is cus high risk low reward

[@inari3217]

Unless they're at high percentage (and a counter will net you a kill) counter will just deal a regular ammount of damage and knock them really far away, which doesn't really put you at an advantage so i wouldnt really call it a good neutral tool

[@WhatIsMyPorpoise]

Thats why dashdancing is a thing. Every time he dashes towards you is a threat of an attack. React with a counter and the opponent will grab you(and combo you). Of course, not everyone is good and so, to new players, counter looks op.

[@WhatIsMyPorpoise]

It really just depends on how you set the situation

[@TheHegetzu]

So basicly, neutral is based on "Improvise, adapt, overcome"

[@wahaib7029]

Luv you ZeRo I hope i get one of your switches i got hope

[@Joe-oq5kd]

Most of the time I've asked how to play neutral, I haven't gotten the best answers. This helps a lot!

[@axzblade]

Idc if he did what he said he still my hero and I do want him to recover from this and be a better person and I believe he can

[@andrevanderlinden8722]

Lol if you don’t care you are really messed up......

[@axzblade]

@@andrevanderlinden8722 lol that’s not what I meant oof yea that was pretty messed up now that I think about it

[@lchulo4nyc]

Man, im new to Smash but watching all these videos are not only helpful but also makes me feel so intimidated lol.

[@caithsith]

Gracias por el tutorial! hora de estudiar :D

[@josephorona8394]

Heeey tioo Saludos Eres el SR. Final Fantasy cierto ? Jeje

[@umbruh949]

Awesome video on neutral! Covered the fundamentals really well. If you take requests I would highly appreciate a video on how to avoid: getting camped, projectile spammed and juggled. Since im coming from melee into ultimate I noticed alot more passive play that I am unsure of the counterplay of. I know the concept of camping is in melee with ledgestalling but you can counter that quite easily.

[@hydraay1113]

I pray for u to come back I miss your content so much 🥺😔

[@bones2829]

He probably will not

[@tenlox26]

Thanks for the info, Zero! I will put this to good use.

[@MrTatsumora]

Who's here after the Smash cypher of 2018?

[@ClaudiosCollection]

Zero's Twitch stream on the left monitor. Zero's KZbin channel on the right monitor. VICTORY!

[@Smash-ov4cz]

ZEROOOO COME BACK PLS I MISS YOU BRO

[@BedrockBlocker]

Dude your cannel is GROWING you'll hit 500k easy this year.

[@gmkt851]

This is a very good guide, but it is just a very basic version. Neutral is a very complex thing that can't be explained in one video. This is very good for people just trying to get in the competitive scene tho.

[@UltimateTS64]

I like how you broke this down, very helpful and easy to understand

[@eyanla2]

Hey ZeRo good video, (first time of me commenting) i just finished fighting in super smash brothers 3ds for glory i won some they won some don't think he was you tho lol. He had your name.

[@TheSwooj]

eyanla2 Yea there would be billions of people with the ame zero

[@stuff2z]

TheMightySwooj especially because no one is playing smash 3ds anymore.

[@TheSwooj]

da noony Oh that too I just realized he said smash 3DS ha

[@spenyw]

At around 15:00 you talk about countering based on playstyle... can you do a video breaking that down more? Would like to know what some good options are for countering aggressive and defensive play styles. Good video!