SSBM/Captain Falcon/Matchups

Summaries

Character Strategy pages generally have at least some basic counterplay.

Bowser

	Bowser
	(Unknown)

Falcon excels at comboing larger characters and Bowser is no exception. While he can easily and consistently edge guard Falcon like nearly every character in the cast, Falcon's uThrow is weight independent, meaning that it has just as much recovery vs Bowser as vs Jigglypuff. This means it can start Falcon's devastating j.8A/uAir loops, eventually giving an edge guard or just a straight j.6A/fAir kill. Just be careful hitting his shield as Bowser has an invincible reversal OOS that is among the best in the game.

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Captain Falcon

	Captain Falcon
	(Unknown)

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Donkey Kong

	Donkey Kong
	(Unknown)

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Dr. Mario

	Dr. Mario
	(Unknown)

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Falco

	Falco
	(Unknown)

* This is Falcon's infamously worst match up and for good reason. Falco lasers, while not nullifying, heavily mitigate Falcon's major advantage in his superior mobility. In general, you need to move in and out of lasers, avoid losing what mobility superiority you can maintain by moving well out of laser stun, and killing the bird whenever you get a chance, usually off a stomp, grab, or stray aerial knockdown.

Neutral

Please refer to these two resources for an initial overview of the matchup. https://cookbook.gg/Captain%20Falcon/recipes/60f73184affbe20015983373/section/Basics

https://youtu.be/iZ0AUGEniL4

Key points are to jump over aerials that aren't high enough with SH j.5A/nAir or j.2A/dAir as they bring your body upwards. This takes a little bit of time to get to maximum height, which is important as you won't always have enough time to jump over a laser, even if the following one isn't high enough to normally hit you doing this

Don't be afraid to use platforms whenever you're in a bad position. It is difficult for him to chase you on them as, without lasers locking down your movement, you are much faster than him and deadly off an air-to-air stray hit after knockdown %.

Be cognizant of when you shield. Shielding at a bad time can effectively be checkmate as you give up your one major advantage, your speed. Don't let him stop you from moving or even slow you down without earning it

Being able to dash after laser stun is vital. Practice doing it as quickly as possible!

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Fox

	Fox
	(Unknown)

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Ganondorf

	Ganondorf
	(Unknown)

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Ice Climbers

	Ice Climbers
	(Unknown)

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Jigglypuff

	Jigglypuff
	(Unknown)

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Kirby

	Kirby
	(Unknown)

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Link

	Link
	(Unknown)

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Luigi

	Luigi
	(Unknown)

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Mario

	Mario
	(Unknown)

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Marth

	Marth
	(Unknown)

Neutral

https://youtu.be/LK_Dd91Nks8 Falcon Marth in 2 Minutes

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Mewtwo

	Mewtwo
	(Unknown)

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Mr. Game and Watch

	Mr. Game and Watch
	(Unknown)

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Ness

	Ness
	(Unknown)

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Peach

	Peach
	(Unknown)

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Pichu

	Pichu
	(Unknown)

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Pikachu

	Pikachu
	(Unknown)

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Roy

	Roy
	(Unknown)

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Samus

	Samus
	(Unknown)

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Sheik

	Sheik
	(Unknown)

While historically frustrating at times due to Sheik's superior frame data and consistency, Falcon's explosive combo game and superior mobility, both on the ground and in the air, can allow him to dance around her normals and blow her up for calling out his movement incorrectly. Sheik has massive anti-air tilts, creating do not fly zones, so being comfortable whiff punishing using dash grab and crouch cancel to discourage overly eager Sheik mains is vital to unlocking Falcon's heavily aerial based standard gameplan

Neutral

https://youtu.be/p9J9h36_OSc Falcon Sheik in 2.5 Minutes

Using CC and dash dance grab is vital to punishing tilts as they can be extremely difficult to aerial around

Sheik's SH is too high, meaning it is vulnerable to being blown up by a j.8A/uAir or j.5A/nAir if predicted by you

If she refuses to jump or press, run up grab is a huge combo starter for you

Don't forget to place an increased emphasis on preventing grounded approaches when walling. She cannot approach rapidly in the air due to her limited aerial mobility and poor SH. This means that moves that specialize more in covering the ground, such as a low j.4A/bAir, j.2A/dAir, or j.6A/fAir are far more effective than normal as they'd often usually risk being jumped over by the opponent. Additionally, her dash dance is limited, making it more difficult for her to whiff punish these than other characters. That said, she has answers, such as dash block, run up cc, or run t.6A/8A fTilt/uTilt keep those in mind