Yoshi (SSBB): Difference between revisions

Yoshi has received noticeable direct buffs, especially to his [[grab]] game: due to his introduced [[air release|aerial grab releasing]] option on a sizeable portion of the cast and his new effective pivot grab. In addition, his [[pummel]] is much quicker in exchange for inflicting less damage, and his [[forward throw|forward]] and [[back throw]]s have been re-purposed as KO throws at higher precentages and as both serviceable combo starters at lower precents due to the removal of [[DI]] against non-[[tumbling]] attacks, whereas [[down throw]] has became a more superior [[combo]] starter, even in spite of the drastic changes to [[hitstun]]. Aside from the improvements to his grab game, the remainder of his moveset has also received comparative improvements: his [[forward tilt]] and [[up tilt]] have been given more amounts of range, with the former having its combo potential improved, and the latter now being able to hit grounded opponents more consistently. His [[down tilt]] no longer deals set knockback and now launches at the [[sakurai angle]], making it more effective at [[edgeguarding]], although it has gained a sourspot located at the hilt of Yoshi's tail. Finally, [[dash attack]] and his [[smash attack]]s (excluding down smash) have also gained additional [[intangibility]] on Yoshi's nose during the periods where the hitboxes are active,  

 

His mobility has been heavily increased, especially in the air, once again having the fastest [[air speed]] in ''Brawl''. This is further supplemented by ''Brawl''{{'}}s slower and more defensive gameplay, which improves Yoshi's approach. His most overwhelming flaw, his [[recovery]], has also been heavily addressed: his [[jump]]ing height has been increased, especially his [[double jump]], wihich is now the absolute highest in the entire game in terms of height. In addition, [[Egg Throw]] now causes Yoshi to temporarily stall in the air and perform a slightly acquired jump-boost, which combined with its larger [[edge sweetspot]]s, alleviates one of Yoshi's core flaws since previous game. The aforementioned introduction of [[jab lock]]ing improves the utility of his jab's first hitbox and neutral air's stale hitboxes, leading into more reliable follow-ups. Down tilt has also received 30% chance of [[tripping]], leading into additional amount of situational follow-ups. Finally, the introduction of [[hitstun canceling]] makes him invulnerable to combos, whereas it does not compromise his own combo game by a considerable degree, and the introduction of [[momentum canceling]] further enhances his great survivability, especially with [[Egg Roll]].

Arguably Yoshi's most detrimental nerf, however, is to his formally abysmal [[shielding]] game. His shield is significantly worse, going from being unorthodox, yet still useful in ''Melee'' to being almost being unusable compared to the rest of the cast in ''Brawl''. He still lacks the ability to jump [[out of shield]] and has lost all his advanced techniques out of shield, such as [[parrying]], which is an exacerbated problem in the influence to ''Brawl''{{'}}s defensive play, where a character's out-of-shield game has much more prominence. This is made worse by the fact that Yoshi now suffers from the same amount of [[shieldstun]] as the rest of the cast. His [[shield grab]], while improved from ''Melee'', is still among the slowest in the game and is extremely situational at best. The only positives his shield provides are the fact it still cannot be [[shield stab]]bed and that he possesses one of the best [[spot dodge]]s in the game, which has had its [[invincibility]] increased from ''Melee''. This causes him to have the worst defensive game in ''Brawl'', with terrible out-of-shield options and the loss of all his advanced techniques.

Overall, Yoshi fares considerably worse than in ''Melee''.

*{{buff|If Yoshi attacks during his double jump, the momentum will not halt, unless he performs his [[special move]]s, like [[Egg Throw]], increasing his recovery's safety, and this means once he performs an aerial attack during his midair jump's delay, he will perform a "rising aerial attack," drastically improving his aerial game, at the same rate of {{SSBB|Ness}} and {{SSBB|Lucas}}.}}