Smash Ultimate: Art of Pikachu
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0:00 Intro
0:49 Art of Pikachu
2:02 Neutral / Thunder Jolt
4:17 Aerial pressure
5:58 Quick attack
8:29 Punish game
12:19 Lightning Loops
13:49 Up throw Thunder
14:57 Other moves
15:26 Edgeguarding
17:15 Ledge trapping - Hry
I find it weird how Pikachu is such a versatile character when in the anime all he ever does is Thunder Bolt, Iron Tail, and get knocked into walls.
Depending on who's playing him, that's all he does in smash too.
how good is my pikachu? i need as much feedback as i can czcams.com/video/wRilFz9Shqc/video.html
xBinari try making a discord account and checking on various servers for video reviews. Smashcords has links to every character server along with regional and coaching servers. The pika server should be able to help you.
Soumil Kushwaha Thanks
Anime? Pokémon is a game franchise primarily. And his move pool definitely consists of more than two moves.
Iâm expecting a separate guide for Party Hat Pikachu Izaw.
Libre for even more aggressive playstyles
how good is my pikachu? i need as much feedback as i can czcams.com/video/wRilFz9Shqc/video.html
*wizard hat
xBinari you need to work on your neutral. You rely too much on T-Jolt
Stuff148 Thanks
âPikachu Busted Iâm nice as hellâ
Smh
@@DevenThaDude-xb2tm proceeds to complain about other busted character used by a nice as hell player
Calm down ESAM
Ok ESAM
"Nigga go boxing ring"
2:02
Noutral.
8:29
Punioh game
It's *neutral* and *punish* game
@@trulythelongestnameinthisc8779 no shit
@@trulythelongestnameinthisc8779 its with the pokeball titles dumbass
@@trulythelongestnameinthisc8779 nah really đđâ
Had no idea how complicated this character was jesus christ
Iâll never know this feeling given pika was my main for the first 3 smash games.
@@eclipseumbreon955 ive always been a Marth guy so this is new to me
Nah! You just gotta hit training mode for a while and start applying what you've labbed and take it slow and persevere. Should you choose to pick up the character, you'll lose a lot at the beginning but stick with him and you'll be rewarded
This is what Iâve gathered from this one vid
Art of Pikachu Tips and Tricks
Pikachu Gameplay Styles:
⊠Hyper-Aggressive
⊠Defense Bait and Punish
Pros:
Mobile
Quick
Hard to hit
Amazing Recovery
Flexible Disadvantage State
Crazy Combo Game
Good Ledge Trapping
Can edgeguard in a multitude of ways
Has tons of options
Able to go deep offstage
Cons:
Light
Has no range
Whiffing is very bad
Good Matchups:
Characters with bad recoveries
Heavyweights
Bad Matchups:
Swordies
Neutral Game:
⊠Use Thunderjolt to condition opponent
⊠Controlling the pace of the game
â Defensive Thunderjolt
â Offensive Thunderjolt
â Landing Aerials
â Thunderjolt Follow-ups
⊠Quick Attack as Mix-up approach or attack
⊠Space with D-Tilt
⊠Mix-up with aerials
⊠Learn to pressure shield
Disadvantage:
ïżŒ
⊠Learn recovery angles
Highest Recovery:
1 -2 or 2 -1
Farthest Horizontal Recovery:
3 6 or -3 -6
Farthest Diagonal Recovery:
1/2 5
⊠Use Quick attack to get out of bad situations
⊠Use Quick attack as a 4th ledge get-up
⊠Throw Thunderjolts before landing
⊠Use Wall jumps on the ledge to mix-up
Skullbash/ Side B:
Secondary recovery option after losing all jumps
Used to stall landings
Trick: When the opponent is recovering low, jump off the stage and Skullbash towards the ledge while holding down to get a 2-frame
Trick 2: If someone is trying to 2-frame you, use Skullbash to stall and get below the stage, then use your double jump while the analog stick is in a neutral position, finally right after the jump, use Down-B. If executed correctly when under the opponent, the move they were trying to 2-frame with will be interrupted from Down-B, allowing you to safely recover with Quick Attack
Punish game:
Simple
D-Tilt is Pikachuâs main shield-poking tool
Shield-Poke Combos
D-Tilt Dash attack
D-Tilt Dashgrab
Combos:
U-Tilt U-Tilt U-air (any aerial)
D-Throw is combo throw
Landing F-air Grab
N-air:
Best combo starter from the air
Is used in the incredibly difficult âPika Loopsâ Combo
At higher percents combos into U-Smash or D-Smash to kill
B-air:
Combos into self at low percents to drag opponents offstage
Can combo into Thunder if the opponentâs recovery direction is read
Can be used to stage spike opponents
Has a landing hitbox
Very good out of shield option
Trick: Walk off the ledge and B-air, which forces the opponent to tech or lose a stock
D-Throw:
Blue Glow shows DI direction
Best combo throw
Used in the Pika Loops Combo
U-air:
Has a strong hit for juggling
Has a weak hit for combos
Trick: It is possible to edgeguard using a falling U-air into Down-B (Thunder) for an offstage spike
⊠Final Challenge 1: Thunder Kill Confirm
(Only do when highly skilled as Pikachu)
Is a frame-perfect trick
U-Throw Down-B
⊠Final Challenge 2: Pika Loops Combo
Very Precise N-air loop that deals a lot of damage
D-throw S-Hop N-air
Dash Attack:
Kills at high percents
Can catch landings easily
VERY unsafe on shield
U-Smash:
Use out of shield if the opponent is in range
Use for Tech-Chasing
Has a super bad sour spot behind Pikachu during the moveâs active frames
F-Smash:
Can do the same things U-Smash can do
Does not have a bad sour spot like U-Smash
Pulls Pikachu back on start-up
Lingers for 15 frames or 0.25 seconds
Running around and spamming this move is a strategy used in top tier play
Has a VERY long hitbox
Can be unpunishable in some match-ups
F-Tilt:
Can kill at the ledge at high percents
Can setup tech situations
Can 2-frame if done downwards at the ledge
U-Throw
Kills at high percents
How Pikachu gets kills:
Pikachu mostly get kills offstage
He rarely kills onstage
Moves to use for Edgeguards:
Offstage Down-B (Thunder)
Neutral-B (Thunderjolt)
U-air (only below the ledge)
N-air
D-air
F-air
B-air (only below the ledge)
F-Tilt (Facing downwards at the ledge)
F-Smash (When used at the ledge against horizontal recoveries)
B-Throw and F-Throw:
Used for positioning the opponent in front or behind Pikachu
Kill at VERY high percents
D-air:
Spikes at the first few frames of the move
Has a landing hitbox
D-Smash:
Little utility
Can be used against rolls from the ledge
U-Tilt:
Used in the Pika Loops Combo
Combos into self at low percents
Jab:
Used for Jab Locks when the opponent fails to tech
Can be used as an interrupter
Edgeguard Trick: If your edgeguard fails and you think youâll get reversed on, it is never a bad idea recovering to the other side of the stage
Ledge Trap Trick 1: Use F-air if the opponent does a jump get-up from the ledge, or a neutral get-up from the ledge, if the opponent does a roll get-up and you are using F-air, you have enough time to react and get a grab
Ledge Trap Trick 2: F-Smash covers all ledge get-up options except a roll, unless it is spaced properly, but doing this makes it so it wonât cover a jump get-up from the ledge
Ledge Trap Trick 3: Using a jumping Neutral-B onstage behind the ledge can force the opponent to press a button at a specific timing, which allows for 3 types of punishes, for a roll get-up, do an out of shield B-air, for a neutral get-up, do a grab and follow up with whatever you want, for a jump get-up, use an U-air to possibly start an aerial combo
Ledge Trap Trick 4: If the opponent does a jump get-up and you fail to read it, use Quick Attack to predict where they land and then punish them
Pikachuâs Extra Mobility Moves
Can crawl
Can walljump
End of Notes
This is really useful, thanks!
Nice cheat sheet. Love it and thanks!
Dam
This was actually really cool,thanks
One thing, his two worst matchups, neither is a swordy, tho they do have slight disjoints (cough gnw nair), but their key assets are difficulty of edgeguarding and absorbers.
Step 1: t-jolt
Step 2: shield- poke bair
Step 3: double uair offstage
Step 4: PIKA!!!!
Quick note on thunderjolt:
While it is true that if you buffer the tjolt while fullhopping you get to double jump after the tjolt and even confirm with aerials off of it, its actually faster and safer for pikachu to to not buffer the tjolt this way, and instead time it so that the tjolt animation ends just as you hit the ground after fullhop.
Its a little weird to explain, but try it yourself and you will see what I mean. pikachu can actually get to the opponent noticebly faster this way because pikas ground speed is much higher than his air speed. On top of that, since you are on the ground earlier, you have quicker access to all your ground moves including shield making it easier to throw tjolts and even confirm off them at midranges instead of only far distances.
both methods are used and the buffered method is useful as a mixup because it can confirm into landing nair, which confirms into grab, uptilt and especially downsmash and upsmash.
Really good in depth video though, youve made a pika main really happy!
Edit: I should also add its faster to spam consecutive tjolts with the non buffered method
N8 This is good to know, thank you for the heads up! (4 months later haha) Any advice for landing uair bridges without getting the landing lag on the fast fall parts?
Arroyo1291 did u watch esams up air guide
@@FapasaurusRexx yeah you gotta wait a little before you do the fast fall. Input the second upair as early as possible and just wait a little bit before you fast fall so that you don't suffer landing lag.
@@proballa27 Thank you mate, will apply this in the lab!
I keep having trouble with dashing after the tjolt. Whenever I try to use tjolt and dash after it I always end up using forward special (Forward B) instead and if I don't accidentally use forward special I still cannot pick up enough speed to chase the tjolt. Any tips or Ideas?
I've always wanted to get good with Pikachu. This is just what I needed.
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Holly shit! An âart ofâ video one week after the other one?!? Are you full time now?!? I donât think I can take this!
Are you referencing the Toon Link vid?
bruinsgirl33 yeah! Usually we gotta wait a month. I think this is the first time Iâve seen only a week between them.
Yes I believe he is full time now
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Bien hay costeño
This game has been out for a year and Iâm just now finding out about the blue DI indicator đź thanks for the knowledge Izaw!
Same. They really thought of everything with this game.
Did I miss that? When do they talk about this / what is this?
Raven Hedded 11:57
@@Fenyll_Fur that's wild. Not sure if I'll be able to use that in match though. Its so faint. But good info.
@@ravenhedden875 the only time I've seen it is with strong stunt attacks like corrin's neutral B
damn this game is hard :D
Alternative Title: Art of Being Nice Af
My gosh. Pikachu has like a million options for every single scenario. Versatility really is a trademark characteristic of a top tier.
NICE AS HELLLL!!!!
As a Pikachu main, the character's versatility rocks, as for my brain's speed in knowing how best to utilise said versatility... Nope :(
mAcroFaze Only more fun that thereâs so many options available.
you should watch Esam play, he's really good
@@danger_1189 already do haha! Subscribed. He's amazing! Only Pika with consistent upair strings.
BUSTED
I love your reviews man! I feel like you should do an âArtâ video on some more obscure characters such as Duck Hunt ,shulk, or greninja . I feel like those are characters with large amounts of potential
It seems like Izaw will release art of... videos on any character no matter the popularity. He did make one on toon link.
Its based in the community. Get more people to back up your ideas and cash and you can get your video selected. Check description.
Chaddyâs Creations There are like 78 high level Greninja players lol
_Who would win?_
A High School Student that has an overpowered stand *OR* an electric rodent?
@@basyderg GO!
BUSTA WOLF
CRACKSHOOT
The real question is... ARE YOU OKAY?
Pretty sure we've seen a dude with an overpowered stand get wrecked by a non-electric rodent before lol
aka Art of ESAM and Art of Lightning Loops
So true.
Art of ESAM would be a tutorial on how to be cocky & get fat.
@@LuisGonzalez0505 The art of being bald
how good is my pikachu? i need as much feedback as i can czcams.com/video/wRilFz9Shqc/video.html
xBinari coach me plz
An Art of Sheik would be amazing ngl, there aren't that many guides on CZcams for the character
KakarotLink MajoraLink100 upvote
He's working on that one
and she's hard as hell too
HECK YESSS!!! ive been wanting this for so long haha! Thanks again as always Izaw!
Wow great timing on this video, I just finished your art of smash series and been looking at pikachu as a main.
Finally- the Pika counterplay I needed to get past Losers Round 2 of my local
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First
"Art of Young Link" next, maybe ?? đ
Hey I think you could make an interesting video about simon an richter. Idk Iâve been dabbling with them and found the spacing really fun and intimidating.
Hay Izaw! Is ESAM taking notes from you or mostly helping?
Izaw please make "art of donkey Kong"
You know, it's been so long since I played Pikachu - I mastered his tech back in Smash 4 - but watching this again... It makes me feel nostalgic. It made me feel like I almost never left Pikachu. Thank you for taking me back to my roots, Izaw. I fondly miss Pikachu, you know.
**Ehem**
"Lightning Loops"
**Drops mic**
Itâs not lightning loops
@@coreyswenson6027 what else is it then?
@@Thomalski Pikachu has Nair loops, Pichu has lightining loops.
@@Seth-lr1ll I'm pretty sure the community calls both of them lightning loops.
@@Thomalski No they don't, just people who don't know they have different names
Wow. Iâm a beginner Smash Ultimate player who only plays Pikachu. This video completely blew my mind! đ€Ż Iâm definitely going to be referencing this video often as I practice fundamentals and practice fighting with my friends (including Luigi, Banjo and Kazooie, and Joker mains).
This is amazing! My friends have told me that Pikachu is an S-tier character, but I had no idea Pikachu could be *this* broken! Thank you so much for this video! đ
DUDE WTF IM A PIKA MAIN AND I WAS LITERALLY WONDERING A FEW DAYS AGO âMan I wish there was an art of Pikachuâ YOU ARE THE BEST DUDE OMLLLLL
I hate you
Yeah I really could've used this earlier but all of this I've learned from analyzing ESAM and labbing.
Literally just bair
@@doooouge1136 begging for attention in a youtube comment section
Steve Rogers wasn't my intent. Not one of those ppl that are like, "OMG THANKS FOR ALL THE LIKES. I've never gotten so many before!"
2:05 As a Donkey Kong main, the clip and him talking about TJolt actually gave me a wave of repulsion from thinking about the matchup.
That move is so dumb.
The pokeballs as letters that are not "O" are triggering me
Lol
This is a great put together video of how to play pikachu and deal with a myriad of offense/defence from your opponent. Thanks Izaw!
I've been waiting for this one for so long. Thank you!
Amazing video as always! Can't wait for your Art of Cloud and Pokémon Trainer videos!
I NEVER KNEW ABOUT THAT BLUE GLOW!! Thanks so much Izaw!
12:20 I was hoping for a reference of that kind.
Thanks Izaw. This helped my Pikachu reach elite smash. There was some things I didn't know about. After 25 hours of playtime with Pikachu. Would of took me much less time if I saw this earlier.
God damn izaw is really pumping these out
Best Pikachu guide that I've ever seen. Thanks a bunch mate!
I've been playing a year.. And I just noticed the red direction arrow indicating where he's going to go...
One of my favorite characters fully explained beautifully. Thanks again, Izaw.
Same
Oh yeah, it's all becoming clearer~
But seriously, thanks for this! I think I know a lot about Pikachu but maybe this'll teach something new~
Really great guide. Very thorough. Thanks
that tech from light into a thunder spike is ridiculous :0
Going deep off ledge with pikachu is exhilarating but scary. Misinputs kill, bad timing kills, over extending obviously kills
*Screams in Back Air and Esam*
Will you do an Art of Fox one day?
Top tier content btw.
Love your vids! Still waiting for Art of Cloud
This video makes me so happy. Pikachu is one of my favorites and Id love to try and master him
Yeah, and i tested his/her damage output for each move
Nobody:
Not a soul:
Not an animal or man:
Esam: *PIKACHU BUSTED*
Would love an Art of Young Link and Kirby. I know you will get to them all. Can not wait.
Been watching since I discovered a fellow Link player. I was worried about the BoTW changes but I am happy it worked out. We still have his two younger brothers for the classic feel
I just started playing Pikachu for fun and so ofc, I came to this channel for advice, and jeez does Pikachu have so many options
Can you do an updated "Art of Sheik" for smash ultimate? I really enjoy your content!
Really nice video, if you ever make a follow up can you talk more about pikachus cross ups?
Izaw casually pulling out Esam's "the new shit". Great guide!
Young Link please. These guides are incredible, keep up the great work!
Iâve heard of the blue glow but seeing that thereâs none with no DI, meaning that it really is JUST for DI is kind of insane to me.
How anyone can see that and react in real time is beyond me.
@@Un1234l With some moves it is pretty much impossible but the hit stun on pikachu d-throw is long enough it is fairly easy to react to. The usefulness varies depending on the move.
Oh no.
Whyâve you done this Izaw?
Yeah why? YOUâRE NOT SUPPOSED TO REVEAL THE EFAM SECRETS!
What? People have to make money on CZcams somehow.
@@meemameemer5015 haha it's g dude they're just joking
I'll sure need to rewatch this video a lot
Stokeddddd!! Canât wait to go home and train!
Man bruther can you drop a date for Ice Climbers 3? I've been dying to see the next one. I love ur tutorials, they are so handy!
Glad to be a part of this ^-^
Great Job on this video!!
I am 36 Y.O. I got like 15 years that I don't use any console, last year I'd buy the Nintendo Switch, and couple days ago did buy Samsh Brothers, and finally today I going to have a couple hours to play, I feel happy to be able to play again but things has been changed a lot since the last time that I played, wish me luck...
Good luck
This is top tier vid by every means I can come up with I appreciate you đ
The whole time i just kept imagining the ai thinking "Ow, shock, ow, ow, what do I even do?"
Fantastic as always. Do you plan on doing one for the Belmonts?
dang dude, another one?!?! good stuff đ
yooo, thanks. I need to learn pikachu to counterpick my friend who plays joker now. pika is probably the first top tier that im legitimately going to learn
Wow. I just started to pick up Pika again. Perfect timing.
I've been debating whether to play Pikachu or Joker, and this video was uploaded on my birthday, so I must play Pikachu now
If you guys still have a hard time with nair loops and up throw thunder ESAM has a in-depth guide on each of them is his channel
Yo izaw, this is a good video. Keep it up
I was waiting for a "Weaknesses" section. But then I remembered we're talking about Pikachu.
Art of getting mad over Samsora not playing friendlies with you
Awesome work! Would really love to see what you could do with young link! I donât know if thatâs something youâve done already or not but I couldnât even imagine how godly you would make him lookđ
Esam wants to know your location.
For shaking your hand
OMG OMG I never comment on youtube videos in general but thank you sooooo much for making an art of video for my main!! Pika BUSTED
Crawl back to your hole. The sun shines to brightly in CZcams comments.
This is all well and good when the enemy is NOT MOVING. A seasoned fighter would make this harder than what is shown.
All & All this video is well organized, I learned a lot and enjoyed watching it.
issac intro golden.
all you up and coming pikachu's dont forget to grind ssb and melee pika, and brawl pika. there's a lot of fun tech and the character is never hopeless like some may say. âąÂ°~°âą
Thank you i know who to main now
i can relate to the sponsor at the beginning. i love playing overwatch on my turned off xbox 360
Full potential pikachu is going to be a monster.
Yes⊠he/she is a Pocket Monster
@@eurybiaball63 cooking
What a pleasant surprise. I may not play pika but I watch regardless for the quality!
I never knew about the blue glow that shows DI that's useful omg
Never stop making these.
This is cool and all...
But did you know that pikachu libre is a girl?1?1!
You can tell by the shape of the tail!!
Smash memes are stupid and annoying as fuck.
Oliver Xu lol
Oliver Xu itâs not a meme tho. Female pikachus have heart shaped tails, Libre has it. Itâs a fact.
@@PSNMyfoot Facts can be memes too. :P
Great video and thanks a lot !!!
This guy is on a roll!
Pikachu busted
ESAM, ESAM IS THIS YOU?
no but seriously, this was a really good guide. thanks, Izaw :)
Search the comments for ESAM! I know he's here somewhere!
He's a pretty rare Pokemon to find in the comments.
I just picked up Pikachu! THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!
Havnt picked up pikachu since I ticked off all my friends withers the infinant in brawl. Might have to pick him back up, he just looks too darn fun.
This literally gives me like endless hours of training to do now lol
why are your tutorials so good
did not expect it this week
this is epic tho
I really like these art of videos if you could do an art of warrior thatâd be awesome
This guide's amazing
Lets go DM
Pikachu?
Busted.
Wow. This came out 3 days after my bday and I just found out about this video. Thanks Izaw.
Wow, this comment was posted 4 months before my birthday! Just found out about this comment. Thanks Alexfang!
There's an odd little thing that people don't expect where, if you down smash, and the opponent is hanging off a ledge, the very last hit lands, but none of the others