Capcom vs SNK 2/Chun-Li

Introduction

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Matchups

Story

Chun-Li is an Interpol officer in the narcotics division from China. She's a highly trained martial artist, and is notable for being the female protagonist of the Street Fighter series and the first female fighting game character ever, debuting in the original Street Fighter II: World Warrior. Her father taught her martial arts at a young age, as he was also a highly trained martial artist and Interpol officer. One day, he disappeared, which launched Chun-Li into a passion for law. She became a detective at 18 before joining Interpol, becoming the main head of their Shadaloo investigations. She learned from her old teacher, Gen, that her father had been dealing with M. Bison before his disappearance. She confronted M. Bison, asking him what had happened to her father. Bison laughs, and quickly defeats her in combat. He says that if they ever fight again, he will kill her just like he killed her father, and he escapes away. Chun-Li is still hunting Bison to this day.

Gameplay

Chun-Li is a solid and neutral focused character. Her buttons make for great pokes and space controlling tools, and her high walkspeed and fast jumps let her position wherever she wants to. Buttons like 2MK, 2MP, 5MP, 5HP, and 2HK can keep the opponent out and give her a chance to confirm into her powerful super, Houyokusen. Her super is key to her gameplan, as it gives her massive damage and a very strong mixup afterwards. She also has a useful fireball for zoning, and her signature Lightning Legs for combos and pressure.

Chun-Li isn't without weaknesses. Her health is quite low, meaning that a few good hits spells the end of the round for her. This is exacerbated by her weak defense, as she has no meterless reversal and no safe super to reversal with. She has stellar jabs for mashing, but this is a risk still. She also struggles to get any meaningful meterless damage, as her specials aren't very combo friendly, and even when she can combo into them, none of her specials give her a knockdown.

Regardless, she's a powerful high tier character, especially in C-Groove. She likely has the best level 2 combo in the game, with massive damage and a powerful mixup afterwards that allows her to take rounds off any solid poke with meter. If you don't mind the weak meterless damage and below average defense, Chun-Li is a solid pick.

Groove Selection

Best - C: C-Groove is easily Chun-Li's best Groove. Her level 2 combos with Houyokusen are likely the best C-Groove level 2 combos in the game, with massive damage potential and the chance for a mixup afterwards that leads into even worse situations for the opponent. C-Chun-Li can easily steamroll rounds away with meter. Roll Cancels aren't entirely important to her, but RC Legs are fairly strong, and rolls give her a powerful neutral tool and escape option. Alpha Counter and airblock aid her defense a lot as well, making her overall a lot more well rounded.

Useful - K/N/S: K-Chun-Li loses rolls for access to JD's, and Rage level 3 Houyokusen. One good JD with Rage can lead into massive damage and a mixup, and her neutral is still just as scary. Hop and run make her even more mobile as well, but the damage potential with Rage doesn't match up to the more consistent level 2 damage with C-Groove. N-Groove gets access to run, hop, and roll, alongside counter rolls which are useful escape tools. You can also basically always threaten a hitconfirm or whiff punish into level 1 Houyokusen, which isn't as high damage but is still a threat nonetheless. Lower damage ceiling and lack of any other really powerful tools holds N-Chun-Li back a bit compared to other Grooves however. S-Chun-Li is actually quite fitting, as Chun-Li can charge without much worry and infinite level 1 Houyokusen is very scary overall as every mixup afterwards leads into another super. S-Chun-Li has a great comeback factor, but has to deal with the weak mechanics of S-Groove.

Worst - A/P: A-Chun-Li is a much weaker version of C-Chun-Li. While A-Groove is still powerful, and her Custom Combo is no joke, her poking threat becomes much worse as she would always rather whiff punish into Houyokusen than use a Custom Combo. Everything else A-Groove has, C-Groove also has, and C-Groove has airblock as well. P-Groove is weak for a similar reason, as Chun-Li basically never has a super to make her pokes or punishes actually threatening. A good parry vs a P-Chun-Li with full bar will hurt, but it'll hurt less than a K-Groove JD with Rage, and hurt a lot less than a C-Groove level 2 combo.

Chun-Li is a neutral monster who can turn any poke into big damage and a scary mixup with her Houyokusen super. She has long reach, great mobility, and suprisingly solid mixups. She pays for this with weak meterless punishes and low health. Chun-Li is best in C-Groove. Difficulty: Medium Tier: A
Pros	Cons
Buttons: Most of Chun-Li's buttons are long reaching and fast, with great ability to stuff the opponents movement or their buttons Super: Chun-Li's Houyokusen is a fast and high damage super than can be super jump cancelled, which allows her to end in an air combo and a standing mixup for massive damage sequences Mixup: She has surprisingly good mixups, between a good low confirm, great crossup, a command normal that can ambiguously crossup, and a damaging throw with a great knockdown Neutral: Between her amazing buttons, unique fireball that recovers very fast, and situational but solid anti-airs, Chun-Li can wall opponents out for entire rounds	Meterless: Without meter, Chun-Li gets very little reward from her hits, making her very reliant on having a super stored for future use Defense: While she has a stellar 2 frame 2LP, she can't do it on wakeup. Chun-Li has no meterless reversal, and she would rather save the meter to whiff punish with, leading her to often hold pressure on a knockdown Low Health: Chun-Li has lower health than average, meaning a few good hits can take her out quickly

Players to Watch

Name	Country	Groove	Accounts	Notes
S-Zawa	Japan	C-Groove	Twitter: @Cvs2Fukuoka	Not only is his Chun fundamentally world class, but he pulls off level 2 combos you'd find in combo videos with consistency. Sample Match
Kiku	Japan	C-Groove	N/A	Plays a near perfect Chun. When he has a groove going it's impossible to stop his Chun from wreaking havoc. Rollin'pic 2023 champion. Sample Match
Daidouraku	Japan	N/A-Groove	Twitter: @DAIDOURAKU	Plays a more hit and run play style with Chun. Very skilled in both N-Groove and A-Groove. N-Groove Sample Match A-Groove Sample Match
Tsugunosuke	Japan	N-Groove	N/A	A more fundamental based Chun despite having more offensive friendly tools. Gets the job done nonetheless. Sample Match
Pinokio	Japan	K-Groove	N/A	A very aggressive Chun play style. Uses runstop pressure very effectively and is just hard to stop up close. Sample Match

Normal Moves

Far Normals

5LP

Far Jab
Far Light Punch
5LP / Far LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	200	2	RF/SP/SU	Mid	Mid	2	4	9	15	+4	+4	None
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5MP

Far Strong
Far Medium Punch
5MP / Far MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	800	8	SP/SU	Mid	High	5	8	13	26	+1	+1	None
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5HP

Far Fierce
Far Heavy Punch
5HP / Far HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1100	11	None	Mid	High	11	8	21	40	-3	-3	None
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5LK

Far Short
Far Light Kick
5LK / Far LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	300	3	SP/SU	Mid	High	5	4	13	22	-2	-2	None
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5MK

Far Forward
Far Medium Kick
5MK / Far MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	800	8	SU	Mid	High	6	6	19	31	-3	-3	None
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5HK

Far Roundhouse
Far Heavy Kick
5HK / Far HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1100	11	None	Mid	High	11	3	25	39	-4	-4	None
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clLP

Close Jab
Close Light Punch
cl.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	200	2	RF/SP/SU	Mid	High	2	4	9	15	+4	+4	None
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clMP

Close Strong
Close Medium Punch
cl.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	500+500	5+5	SP/SU	Mid	High	4	2(16)2	22	46	-2	-2	None
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clHP

Close Fierce
Close Heavy Punch
cl.HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	1000	10	SP/SU	Mid	High	3	8	20	31	-2	-2	None
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clLK

Close Short
Close Light Kick
cl.LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	400	4	SP/SU	Mid	Mid	3	5	9	17	+3	+3	None
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clMK

Close Forward
Close Medium Kick
cl.MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	900	9	SP/SU	Mid	High	9	7	14	30	+2	+2	None
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clHK

Close Roundhouse
Close Heavy Kick
cl.HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	1200	12	SJ/SP/SU	Mid	High	4	9	22	35	-5	-5	None
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2LP

Crouch Jab
Crouching Light Punch
2LP / cr.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	400	4	SP/SU	Mid	Mid	2	4	7	13	+6	+6	None
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2MP

Crouch Strong
Crouching Medium Punch
2MP / cr.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	800	8	SP/SU	Low	Low	4	9	17	30	-1	-1	None
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2HP

Crouch Fierce
Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP / cr.HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1200	12	SU	Mid	Low	7	11	20	38	-7	-7	None
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2LK

Crouch Short
Crouching Light Kick
2LK / cr.LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	300	3	SP/SU	Low	Low	4	4	11	19	+2	+2	None
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2MK

Crouch Forward
Crouching Medium Kick
2MK / cr.MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	700	7	None	Low	Low	8	4	14	26	+2	+2	None
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2HK

Crouch Roundhouse
Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK / cr.HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1000	10	SU	Low	Low	7	8	27	42	DWN	-11	None
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j.LP

Jump Jab
Jumping Light Punch
j.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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j.MP

Jump Strong
Jumping Medium Punch
j.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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j.HP

Jump Fierce
Jumping Heavy Punch
j.HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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j.LK

Jump Short
Jumping Light Kick
j.LK

Neutral Jump

Diagonal Jump

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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j.MK

Jump Forward
Jumping Medium Kick
j.MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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j.HK

Jump Roundhouse
Jumping Heavy Kick
j.HK

First Hit

Second Hit

Neutral Jump

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Command Normals

X

Generic Command
Generic Name
Generic Input

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Throws

X

Generic Throw Name
Punch Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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X

Generic Throw Name
Kick Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Colors