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Pokkén Tournament |OT| King of Iron Tail Tournament

Zipzo

Banned
I wish I wasn't completely broke so I could buy this because all the footage I'm seeing of Braixen makes her look super fun to play XD

Depends on what you find fun...

Braixen isn't nearly as fun to actually fight as she is to play, and even then playing as her requires a certain type of person.
 
Depends on what you find fun...

Braixen isn't nearly as fun to actually fight as she is to play, and even then playing as her requires a certain type of person.

I'm probably one of those rare types who's equally happy on either side of this kind of equation. Against projectile barrage players as a close-range fighter I enjoy puzzling out my way through the oncoming onslaught... it takes me back to my shootemup/bullet-hell days (plus I used to play Senko no Ronde and Psychic Force 2012) and I have patience to spare :3
On the keep-away side, I have friends tell me they're always surprised at how I can turn just about any character into a keep-away playstyle so... yeah. I think I'd be good as Braixen too :D
Hard to say without actual hands-on of course though :p
 
i swear people are having to much fun with the avatars

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Who else is using the Reshiram/Cresselia support set regularly? I like to use Cress on the first round, recover HP and boost synergy at the first opportunity, and regardless of what happens in the first round, I switch to Reshiram and deploy it in duel phase, preferably when the opponent is either in the middle of an attack or airborne, which leaves them a sitting duck and knocks off a big chunk of their HP instantly. Reshiram is also fantastic for forcing an opponent to waste their synergy burst on either defending or getting knocked back, because blocking is literally the only option in duel phase against that attack.

I don't think this is true. I set the training dummy to block after getting up from a knockdown by changing the reaction settings and used a very active move to try and hit them as they're getting up and they didn't get hit and were still able to block.

Interesting, but probably because the training AI has perfect input 'reflexes'. In my experience I can't get a block up in time in the tiny amount of time before my opponent attacks again, and it's the same with every AI I've fought.
 

Amani

Member
So I sacked up and tried some online. Anyone got any tips on dealing with Pikachu? I was fine with Machamp, but I'm having some trouble beating that Thunder lock down with Garde and Gengar.
 
Is this game good? Worth buying for someone with a backlog who like sighting games?

What is a sighting game?

Who else is using the Reshiram/Cresselia support set regularly? I like to use Cress on the first round, recover HP and boost synergy at the first opportunity, and regardless of what happens in the first round, I switch to Reshiram and deploy it in duel phase, preferably when the opponent is either in the middle of an attack or airborne, which leaves them a sitting duck and knocks off a big chunk of their HP instantly. Reshiram is also fantastic for forcing an opponent to waste their synergy burst on either defending or getting knocked back, because blocking is literally the only option in duel phase against that attack.

I just got that today, I'm really happy to use it. Reshiram is a great tool because even if they block it, it puts their block straight into the red. I only wish you could kill with it.
 

dity

Member
I'm getting better at using Brax's moves and I'm starting to win more matches online, but I get pretty stuck on Blaziken and Mewtwo players. For Blaziken I get hit with the same kick move over and over, and for Mewtwo I get hit with his beam over and over (some people spam it).

What are peoples' strategies against those two?
 
Pokken pad is coming Tuesday. Can't wait to break that bad boy in. Finally unlocked mewtwo. Now to practice combos then jump online with blaziken
 

bman94

Member
Damn, I've had the game since Saturday and already have 10 hours and 40 minutes into it. And that's not counting my roommate's time he spent on his profile. This game is damn addicting.
 
Finally cracked this bad boy open after buying it Friday before work.

Cool game! Definitely something new (for me at least). Started with Blaziken because he looks cool and kicks the shit out of faces.
 
This game's turning out to be one of Wii U's best (and there are many)! I thought the local 2-screen multiplayer worked great even at 30 fps.
 
I'm getting better at using Brax's moves and I'm starting to win more matches online, but I get pretty stuck on Blaziken and Mewtwo players. For Blaziken I get hit with the same kick move over and over, and for Mewtwo I get hit with his beam over and over (some people spam it).

What are peoples' strategies against those two?
in field phase for the beam try to either dash left or right and try to avoid it it also has a long cool down time so if u want to just get in dash and shield and homing attack if your opponent is really trigger happy since the move has a long cool down

in duel mode just shield and dash u could try to jump and air dash but its so big 9 out of ten ure just gonna end up eating it since braxien has a really weak jump

as for blaziken (i dont know the kick move you are talking about is it duel more or field phase)
if its that linkable kick my best advice is try to bait it
also air dash into the air strong move is a pretty nifty tool that gets a lot of use out of me

So I sacked up and tried some online. Anyone got any tips on dealing with Pikachu? I was fine with Machamp, but I'm having some trouble beating that Thunder lock down with Garde and Gengar.

i find that with thunder there is a bit of time albeit short to dodge
i think if you re finding your opponent thunder spamming to always keep moving
 

?oe?oe

Member
I played the demo. The demo was super easy, but I'm not sure about it. I liked the way Gengar played. Pikachu seems real easy and effective to use. Hmmm.
 

dity

Member
in field phase for the beam try to either dash left or right and try to avoid it it also has a long cool down time so if u want to just get in dash and shield and homing attack if your opponent is really trigger happy since the move has a long cool down

in duel mode just shield and dash u could try to jump and air dash but its so big 9 out of ten ure just gonna end up eating it since braxien has a really weak jump

as for blaziken (i dont know the kick move you are talking about is it duel more or field phase)
if its that linkable kick my best advice is try to bait it
also air dash into the air strong move is a pretty nifty tool that gets a lot of use out of me

From my experience there's not much cool down time for Mewtwo's beam attack. He can summon it like 1 second later, pretty crazy IMO.

As for Blaziken, it's during duel mode. Basically pins me against the wall. Not sure which kind of kick, I think it's a kick that keeps me off the ground.
 
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