______  _   _  ______  _____  _____
  /  ____|| | | ||  __  \|  ___||  __ \
  \_____ \| |_| ||  ____/|  ___||   __/
  |______/|_____||__|    |_____||_|_\
   ______  __  __   _____   ______  _   _
  /  ____||  \/  | /  _  \ /  ____|| |_| |
  \_____ \| |\/| |/  /_\  \\_____ \|  _  |
  |______/|_|  |_||__| |__||______/|_| |_|
   ____  ____  ___  ______
  | __ \| __ \/   \/  ____|
  | __ <|  __/| 0 |\_____ \ _
  |____/|_|_\ \___/|______/|_|
   ___  _   _  _____   _____   _____
  /  _|| |_| ||  ___| /  _  \ |  __ \
  | |_ |  _  ||  ___|/  /_\  \|  ___/
  \___||_| |_||_____||__| |__||__|
   __  __  ___ __  __ _____
  |  \/  |/   \\ \/ /|  ___|
  | |\/| || 0 | \  / |  ___|
  |_|  |_|\___/  \/  |_____|
   ____  _   _  _  _____  _____
  /  __|| | | || ||  _  \|  ___|
  | |_|\| |_| || || |_| ||  ___|
  \____/|_____||_||_____/|_____|

This FAQ was started on May 15, 2000.  Version 1.0 was finished on July 7,
2000.  Version1.1 finished July 16, 2000.  Version 1.2 finished July 18,
2000.  Version 1.3 finished September 17, 2000.  Version 1.4 finished
November 16, 2000.
V1.0 took so long due to finals, the arrival of Perfect Dark, and a week long
vacation.  Oh, and the fact that it gets monotonous doing the edge guard for
every single character…
By X1372  ([email protected])
Current Version: 1.4

Version 1.0 – Finally finished!

Version 1.1 – added some combos from e-mails and from message board help.
Made a few tiny proofreading corrections.

Version 1.2 – added some item combos and tricks from Pokeytax.

Version 1.3 – by popular demand (2 people) I am adding a section about stage
cheapness.  Also adding a few things from fellow GameFAQs writer EARTHSHAKER.
Since this was late, loads of combos are added.

Version 1.4 – added new stuff.  I also added a miscellaneous info section
because I felt like giving some info unrelated to combos that wouldn't make
it alone as a FAQ.

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1) Introduction
-------------------------

    This FAQ is about how to do all those super-cheap moves and combos that
are the greatest way ever to annoy the crap out of someone.  These include
Jigglypuff's 0 to 70 percent combo, complete with "instant death" finisher.
Also included are the Four Kirby Cheep Kills.  It also has some simple things
such as what to do to a Jigglypuff that missed its sleep attack and lies
helplessly on the platform, just waiting to get the crap beaten out of it.
This is the type of FAQ that will never really be finished, since new super
cheap combos are discovered every day, so if you have anything to add, e-mail
it to [email protected] and I will give you credit for your contribution.  I
will warn that some of these are extremely difficult to pull off, so good
luck!

    NOTE THAT I AM ASSUMING YOU ARE FACING SEMI-INTELLIGENT HUMANS, NOT
MORON COMPUTERS.  MOST OF THIS WORKS EITHER WAY, BUT AS YOSHI VS. COMPUTERS
YOU NEED DO NOTHING BUT STOMP AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.  YOU NEED NO GUIDE
FOR THAT.  THE AI IS WAY TOO EASY... ONE ON ONE, ANYWAY

    If you want to know my credentials for knowing things about each
character in this game, know that I beat the 1 player game stock 3 no
continues VERY HARD difficulty with EVERY character.  I have also played
against good people of every character or am good myself at them except for
Luigi.  I realize that the one about computers isn't that great, but oh well.

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2) LEGAL CRAP
-------------------------

    I, X1372 wrote this.  I don't mind you reading this, or sending me any
mail about it, but you may not copy this FAQ or any part of it, claim it as
your own, make money off it, et cetera.  If you really want to use this on
your web-site or something, ask.  I'm willing to give you permission if only
you ASK.  Any information I got from another FAQ or person I will tell about
where I put that move.  I reserve all rights to this FAQ.  I believe this
legal thing is done.

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3) Table of Contents
-------------------------

1) Intro
2) Legal Stuff
3) Table of Contents
This FAQ will have the moves in this order:
4) Item Cheapness
5) Character Cheapness (Starting with Luigi and going across)
6) All-purpose Cheapness
7) Edge Guarding
8) Stage Cheapness
9) Non-cheap Fun Stuff
10) Other Survival Tactics
11) Miscellaneous Information
And Finally
12) Credits

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4) Items
-------------------------

    Ahh, yes, the great items.  I personally don't use items often, but when
you use them they sure can make or break you.  Or they can be extremely cheap
so that you may just love them.  Whatever.  Thanks to Pokeytax, who really
helped with this section.  There are some simple things I forgot to add, and
some tricks I hadn't know.

RAY GUN MADNESS
    Once you get the timing down, just keep firing that dumb gun until
you're out of shots, then throw it at the unlucky opponent.  Computers love
this one.


FIRE FLOWER POWER
    If you can trap your opponent between a flower and a hard place (the
wall or the edge of a cliff) you can just keep burning them until the flower
dies.  A note from Pokeytax: If you think it's about to run out of power,
throw it.  You don't want them beating on you for your cheapness after it
runs out.

BAT
    Just use a smash attack while holding the bat.  Good players will easily
dodge it, though.  This is an instant kill, with one exception (that I
found).  Giant DK will still be able to return when hit.  I hit him about ten
times in a row before he finally was down.  I don't know about M. Mario.


SWORD IN A CORNER
    Trap your opponent in a corner with the beamsword.  Just keep attacking
until they are at a high damage, and then go for a smash to likely finish
them off.

FAN FUN
    Smash Attack someone while holding a fan.  Usually, an opponent will
block.  Then this will daze them by breaking their shield (if not, use normal
attacks until it shatters).  Drop the fan and choose an appropriate move.
(Jigglypuff will instantly die if you manage to break its shield)

SHELL SHOCK ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Reflecting shells with fox increases the damage they do.  Also, if a
thrown green shell is shot by a projectile roughly horizontally, it will go
back the way from which it was thrown (If an opponent throws it at you on the
right, and as Mario you shoot a fireball at it midair, it may turn around and
nail your opponent in the face!).

MAJOR POKEMON SUPPORT ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    "The Pokéhold: After you throw a Pokéball down, GRAB your opponent but
don't throw. (They can't escape from the pre-throw grab, I think, so don't
worry.) As the Pokémon emerges, throw your opponent into it! Even better,
hold your opponent over the Pokéball; if it's, say, Charizard, they're in for
some pain. This strategy makes Meowth the king of Pokémon, as you can mash
them deeper into the Pay Day field of attack. You can often do 75-200% with a
Meowth. The Pokéhold also lets you get other useful effects; projectile
Pokémon like Staryu, Onix, and Beedrill will get a free hit in addition to
their normal shots.  Don't forget normal tactics; knock or throw your
opponent into and through the field of effect (Charizard's flame, Onix's rock
slide, Koffing's gas). If the opponent is stunned by a Pokémon effect, go
inflict some pain. : )"  ~ Also, I've only seen it once, but it's hilarious
on Link's arena to see Meowth Play tug-o-war with a tornado for possession of
the opponent.  The opponent in question took over 700% damage from meowth's
coins and then the tornado won: They shot up like a rocket.

MORE BEAMSWORD FUN ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    "Don't be afraid to throw this. One of the most surprising things you
can do is chuck that precious, precious saber straight up or straight down at
your opponent. It has terrific range, impact, and damage as a missile, and
makes a ridiculously evil edge-guarding weapon. Nothing's better than a close
range lightsaber toss, watching your opponent blast off again, then grabbing
it again as it comes to rest and taunting."

VERY DEVIOUS FAN TRICK ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    "Obviously, you want to break your opponent's shield. But an advanced
player will avoid this at all costs.  Fortunately, the fan has a vacuum
effect as well. If you're playing as Luigi or Jigglypuff (or Fox, I guess)
then hit them with the standing 2% swipes until they come in within ''blast
radius.'' (Bother your friends with Scorpion's ''come 'ere!'' clip for Luigi,
or various comments about Jiggly's seductive geisha techniques.) Most players
can't go against their fan training and block quickly enough to stop Rest or
Flaming Coin Punch at that distance, and it's an easy way to connect with
devastating moves. You can also do smash hits as you'd do Jiggly's ''Pound
Dance''; first to one side, then the other, to do a bit of damage while you
hope for a shield break. As an added bonus, if you throw the fan and connect,
your opponent will pop straight up the air, which has obvious advantages for
Pikachu, Jigglypuff, or Fox and is overall useful."

STAR ROD ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    "Extremely underrated, the Star Rod is a good projectile weapon for
those in need (*cough* Jigglypuff), a terrific smasher, and perhaps THE best
throwing item. Why? It sends opponents horizontally and down in a Deflector
Beam arc when thrown, which is VERY effective. Hit someone coming back, even
a Kirby and especially a Link, and they're toast. Plus it does plenty of
damage and adds to your attack range."

LUIGI! ~ Submitted by Eah53
    "Get your apponet between you and a shell(not very far apart) Then dash
at them and press A to do the RUN N' PUNCH you should hit them 2/3 times
befor you get to the shell then they will go flying depending on their
damage"

SUPERCHEAP RED SHELL ~ Submitted by azdbackfan
    "Was glancing through item section and thought of probably the second
cheapest cheap item move there is (second only to the fire-flower-against-
the-wall trick).  This works especially well in the second Mario Brothers
stage (with the old music), but has been found to work occasionally
elsewhere.
    A red turtle shell can mean instant death if it can trap an enemy in a
tight area and knock him off the level.  For a never fail (and I mean NEVER,
it's been pulled on me a few times too...) trick, use the red turtle shell in
the Mario Brothers stage in that corner in the bottom left, underneath the
Piranha Plant that precariously pops periodically out of that precisely-
placed pipe. (aren't aliterations great?)
    If you hit them with it so it knocks them to the left, the turtle shell
will keep hitting the opponent until he eventually meets his doom at the
stage's edge on the left.  THERE IS NO ESCAPE!  Because of the platform
overhead, it is impossible to jump over the shell, and since the stage is not
mysteriously floating in the air, there isn't even a need to edge guard
because the opponent can not come back.
    DANGER:  Do NOT jump down into that area...sometimes the turtle shell
that you threw will come back and hit YOU, performing the same #@%#&@% trick
you just did to your opponent.  Unfortunately, with two other people still
around, it is easy to get knocked down there by them (or knock THEM down)"  ~
sounds right, I got trapped by something like that before, but I did not test
this.
    Though you can be trapped by this, it generally is escapable.  If you
hold Z to get up when you hit the ground and block the shell, you can jump
over it or roll past it.  However, when you can't see yourself off the side
of the screen, this can be very difficult. ~ tzwizard

SURPRISE BAT SMASH ~ Submitted by [email protected]
    "I found a way to use the bats one hit kill, when kirby, pick up a bat,
then suck someone in. Press down or B to spit em out, then quickly turn
around and do the instakill with the bat, Not many people expect it." ~ Don't
try this more than once…

GENERAL ITEM GUARDING AND ATTACK ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    "if you have an item you're willing to sacrifice, throw it at him. if
he's good he's bound to shield and it may push him back or not. either way
make a dodge for the item and tap r very quickly to grab. if they started to
roll behind you then pick up the item and use it. if they were grabbed, throw
them quickly, preferably to the closest ledge or towards a tornado. a quick
and effective way to clear the area when there's only one guy near it. the
other is very devious. most people forget that simply tapping r will drop an
item behind you. many people will try to roll or get behind you for different
reasons just tap r or throw the item at a wall behind you. either way, it'll
flip a bit and then hit the person. you can then throw them towards the wall,
pick up the item, and then hit them with it again for a nice 3 hit combo.
works well on the right side of hyrule castle."

YES, THE FAN CAN BE CHEAP ~ Submitted by [email protected]
    "If you found a fan and you got it, try this combo on your friends and
it will them for sure kill them even if they have 0% damage if you do this
right. First, it is pretty simple how do you do this. Get next to the
opponent and quickly use a smash attack with the fan if they did not shield
and if they did shield, that's still fine. Once you do that, it will send
them flying the other way so you have to quickly use another smash attack hit
with the fan on the other way to send them flying back where they was and hit
them again with the smash attack again. Keep doing this until you think it is
the level where you can finish them off like at level 121%. Once you use the
last smash attack with the fan, quickly use another smash attack on the other
side to send then away like Up&A. Since I use Fox a lot, I would use the flip
kick on the opponent to send them flying over the horizon with his fighter
stance." ~ This is hard to do, but WOW is it good.

-HELP-
    I don't use items often.  If you have some cool item combos, send 'em
in.  I'd really like some help for this section.

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5) Characters
-------------------------

    Well, everyone has his or her favorite, but if fair play isn't you
favorite idea, then this section may change your mind somewhat.  A seventy
percent combo might just change your mind about mocking out Jigglypuff.  Of
course, King of Cheap Kirby may fit the bill as well.  My names for moves are
under each character.  I will use this format:

Name
B move
U&B move
D&B move
My ranking NOTE** This is my ratings as of when I started this.  My choices
have greatly fluctuated since then, so These really mean nothing.  For
example, my current favorite is Jigglypuff. (On November 15, 2000)

WHATEVER THE NAME OF THE COMBO IS
    Explanation of combo

FAVE FINISHER
    Explain finisher  (Finishers are to mock opponent on his final life-
many are suicidal, like Jigglypuff & Pikachu)

    Note that there is no all-purpose combo.  Most combos are made up,
situation specific, use what ever you think up combos.  Therefore, most of
the combos shown are meant to work anywhere, but you may be able to make them
different, better, easier, whatever by using your surroundings.  Juggling can
be helped or hindered by platforms over your head, walls are great ways to
rack up damage, and pits you must jump over are great for super send downs.
Et cetera.


Luigi
B: Fireball
U&B: Flamin' Coin Punch, Ping Punch
D&B: Tornado
#ABSOLUTE LAST- I hate this guy, but I know he –anyone- can be good in the
right hands.

COMBO FINISHER
    If there's anything I like about this guy, this would be it.  After
anything that puts you both on the ground together, use Up and B (you must be
right next to them) to get the flames and pain.  A good thing to use to both
be together is a downward drill kick (Down and A) to start it off.  Thanks to
a reminder from Pokeytax, if you "cancel" the drill kick it works much
better.

LUIGI DOOM COMBO ~ Submitted by "Efrain Reyes" on the GameFAQs message boards
    Shoot a fireball from the right distance, and you can use a up and A
smash attack.  Now use a tornado.  Follow up with a jumping drill kick, and
either another tornado (in an attempt to continue the combo) or a flamin'
coin punch.

GOOD LUIGI JUGGLE~DEATH ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Single jump, up+A, double jump (or not, if you're already close enough),
up+B. Against moderately damaged opponents with the right timing, this is
hard to escape (i.e. I think it's impossible but don't know for sure) and
often results in a quick Star Finish (for heaven's sakes, it's got a HEAD
START, as you're already in the air). Follow the up+A with a mashed-or-not
down+B if you don't trust your Coin Punch skills.  Of course, you have to
connect with the kick first. But if you're a Luigi player you're used to that
story. : )

"NOT-VERY-ULTIMATE-OR-CHEAP-OR-INESCAPABLE COMBO" ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    "Down+A drill, up+A smash, jump and up+A (quickly >_<), down+A drill,
up+B. If only the drill came out faster, it'd be perfect. As is, it can still
strike fear into lazy opponents. Luigi's power makes this instant kill
territory."  This DOES work, on at least a computer, and WOW, Luigi DOES have
a good combo!

LUIGI JUGGLE ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    Jump and use the up and A.  Repeat without landing.  Now use a tornado.
Simple but somewhat effective.  At marginally high damage, this can actually
kill an opponent!

COMBO STARTER ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    If your opponent is above you on a platform and a relatively low damage,
jump and use up and A midair.  You will then land on the platform and have an
easy setup for other combos.

-PLEASE HELP-
    Sorry, but I just can't play as this character.  I actually almost lost
to a computer while trying to find some combos.  I also know no good Luigi
players, so if you know of any combos, send 'em to the address shown above.
Yes, he is VERY different from Mario, in my opinion.

FAVE FINISHER
    Not much here, I like to try to (on opponent's last life, not mine) use
U&B while touching them to send them as a fireball in the distance (looks
best from midair, so you fall to your death too)

Mario
B: Fireball
7U&B: Coin Punch
D&B: Tornado
#1 TIE

TORNADO WHIRL
    Get someone (particularly Yoshi) in a Tornado.  Jump and do tornado
again.  Repeat until opponent quits or goes too high.

TORNADO COINS
    Use a Tornado, then a Coin punch.  Easy to do and so painful.  tzwizard
recommends that you start this with a drill kick for more damage.

MARIO SPIKE! ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Mario's tornado makes him go a bit higher if you repeatedly press B.
So, if you're above the cliff and above your opponent when it ends, it sends
them straight down (I think Spike is another word known for what I call super
send down, and it does have a nice ring to it…). This is extremely difficult.

MARIO MASSACRE ~ Submitted by "Efrain Reyes" on the GameFAQs message boards
    With Mario, do a tornado attack on the ground but do not press B more
than once.  Jump and hit them with a drill kick.  Do another tornado on them.
Jump and use the Coin Punch.  You'll likely land first.  Go where they are
about to land and use another tornado.  When they're going to come down
again, use the upwards smash attack.  This is a nice one- up until the third
tornado, it's very easy to pull off (has not been tested on humans yet)


MARIO MASSIVE COMBO ~ Submitted by "pokimon86" on the GameFAQs message boards
    From below the opponent, or in a way that most of the start will hit:
"Jump up and press DOWN + A to do a Drill Kick. This should do 24% damage if
timed correctly. As the Drill Kick is ending, quickly do a Mario Tornado. It
should end up doing a 21 Hit Combo and 37% damage if done correctly. When the
other fighter is in the air, jump and press UP + A to do a Flip Kick for 11%.
Jump again while you are in the air and do another Flip Kick for 9%. The
other fighter should start to fall and when they are next to you, do an
Uppercut. Time this right to do 15% damage."  The damages might not be
exactly how it will happen, but the combo is a good one.

STOP A CHARGER ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    If an opponent charges at you, use a tornado attack.  Most of the time,
they'll run right into it, and you can then use it to set up a combo like the
tornado whirl or tornado coins above.

COMBO STARTER ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    If your opponent is above you on a platform and a relatively low damage,
jump and use up and A midair.  You will then land on the platform and have an
easy setup for other combos.

FAVE FINISHER
    Sorry, he has no cool looking finisher.  Taunt after sending them into
the sky, it looks cool enough.  -----Pokeytax and his Mario Spike have taken
this vacant spot!

Donkey Kong
B: Super Punch
U&B: Monkey-go-round, Spinning Kong, Tornado… a hundred other dopey names
D&B: Ground Pound
#5 TIE

SUPER SEND DOWNS
    DK has two moves that send the opponent straight down, preferably off
the cliff.  One is to hit down and A while midair.  This ensures that the
opponent will go straight down, fast, and will have to be lucky or at a low
percentage to live if he is above the cliff.  Hitting Forward and A while
midair will send them down at an angle forward, or backwards if hit at the
end of the move.  This version starts by attacking opponents in front of DK.

DROP DOWN
    Grab your opponent near an edge, and then while holding them, fall off
of it.  You die, but so do they (Experienced players easily escape, but this
is great in time battles against novices- or stock, with over 200% damage on
you)

DK COMBO STARTER ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Down and A midair super send down followed by the Z-cancel trick stars
combos with DK.  I recommend you continue with a throw.

GROUND POUND HAS A USE! ~ Submitted by "Articuno64" on the GameFAQs message
boards
    "I don't know if anyone has posted this cheap trick yet, but it is a
great one. To do it, you must be DK on the Mushroom Kingdom stage. It also
works better for 1 on 1 battles so that no one can interfere. Try to lure
your opponent underneath the long platforms at the sides of the level. Then
repeatedly slam the ground. They will keep bouncing off the ground and roof.
You can get opponents up to 999% damage that way. Once they get to 999%
damage, a simple slap will knock them out of the level."  ~ Note that this
works very well on computers, but it IS escapable by humans.  Even so, it's
still hard to escape!

"CONNECTING WITH THE GIANT PUNCH" ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    "If your opponent is in the 30-70% range, try attacking them while
they're standing with DK's air forward+A from above to stun, then letting
loose a charged Giant Punch. 2 hit combo, 52%. : )"

HARD TO PULL OFF DK COMBO ~ Submitted by "Efrain Reyes" on GameFAQs message
boards
    Start with the down and B pound the ground.  Follow up with a up and A
midair hit or a forward and A send them down.  If you sent them up,
immediately send them down with forward and A.  Do another ground pound, then
jump and up and A, then down and A them into the ground.  Finish with a
charged Giant Punch.

FAVE FINISHER
    Either Super send down (I prefer the angled one).

Link
B: Boomerang
U&B: SpinSlash, Spinjump
D&B: Bomb
#7 (Favorite to play as, but needs jumps to be good)

YOU RANG?
    Throw the boomerang above, below, or at faraway opponents by smashing
forward and B and aiming the direction after the smash and B.  You wouldn't
believe how often you hit.  If they get close, finish this "combo" with a
SpinSlash.  --- Finish it with a throw if they're close, better idea from
Pokeytax.

"BOMB, BOOM, GRAB& BANG!" ~ Submitted by Earthshaker
    "A very stupid name, I know.  Take out a bomb, and hit someone with it.
Then, throw a LIGHT boomerrang don't make it go to far.)  Also, with this
boomerrang, make SURE it doesn't connect with the opponent.  While the
boomerrang is still in the air, hookshot the person (if you can).  Hold them
as long as you can to let the boomerrang thwap them, than release!  Instant
25-35% damage, not to mention the hookshot could murder someone *_*.   Taunt
to add insult to heavy injury ^_^"

BOMBS INFORMATION ~ Submitted by [email protected]
    "It is actually possible to aim Link's bombs.  Once he's holding one,
Smash a direction and he'll throw it that way.  Horizontally, it also goes
twice as far!  Once you get good at the timing this move can stop people
getting back on the platform.  One word of warning: experienced players will
discover that you can ALWAYS Up+B after being hit by a bomb, so this move can
actually save enemy Pikachus from death.  Now that I think of it, this could
be helpful for getting teammates back on the level."

""Kamikazie bomber from the 24th galaxy" (don't ask)" ~ Submitted by
[email protected]
    If you ready a bomb and run at an opponent, smash-throw the bomb.  If it
hits them, they take damage.  If you get caught in the blast, you take
damage, but they take more.  Repeat.

FAVE FINISHER
    Use Down and A (midair) to Slash downward off the cliff for their final
hit.

Samus
B: Charge Ball
U&B: Screw Attack
D&B: Bomb
#5 TIE

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER
    If on level ground and against anyone BUT Fox or Ness, fire a Charge
Ball at the opponent.  Immediately press R to throw them if they block.
Either way, you win.

SUPER SEND DOWN
    Like DK's Down and A, Samus can send the opponent straight down as well.

DOWN AND UP
    Use the super send down while they are on the ground at a low percent,
then Upward smash to do a flame-thrower attack or just use a screw attack.  -
--If you use the flame-thrower, you can jump and add a backwards kick or any
other midair attack (thanks Pokeytax).

FIRE FIRE FIRE!!! ~ Submitted by Earthshaker
    "Use Up+A smash attack (the machine gun) at mild damage (30%-50%) when
next to someone.  They'll get caught in the flames, do it again :-).  Finish
with a screw attack, or another flame attack (forward and A in the air, this
time.)  If you decide to do the forward and A flame attack, then choose
another random attack for a finisher, as the other person will be right next
to you still :X"  ~ Note that this does not work on Kirby, Jigglypuff,
Pikachu, or Ness because they are too short.

POWERFUL SAMUS COMBO ~ Submitted by Quixim

    "Down and A in the air, than upward flamethrower, follow up with dril
kick and screw attack. land first and blast them with a pre-charged shot. of
you have none, smash them or do it again."

AND AGAIN – Looking over my e-mail, I received this hours earlier ~ Submitted
by [email protected]
    "First charge up your gun. Then use your Super Send Down (Down+A midair)
on a low percentage character.Now use your flame attack(up+A)then jump up and
use your UP+A attack.While your falling use your charge gun to blow them away
before they counter attack or you can use your super send down.This is a
REALLY HARD combo to use so be sure to practice with it."

ANOTHER SAMUS COMBO ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    Fire a small, not completely charged shot at an opponent who hasn't
taken a lot of damage.  Continue by using the downwards smash.  If they
bounce low, use a forwards smash or throw, and if they bounce high, start
some midair attacks.

YET ANOTHER SIMPLE POWERFUL SAMUS COMBO ~ Submitted by Flamer
    Charge up your shot.  On an opponent who has taken medium-heavy damage,
use the flame-thrower upwards smash attack and follow it up with the shot.
If they've taken enough damage (varies character to character) they will be
hit by the shot before they can jump or land and roll away.

FAVE FINISHER
    Super Send Down works for me.  For a change of pace, against anyone but
fox shoot a fully charged shot point blank from way off the platform.  Try it
on a Fox, and well…he may come back, and you may be very, very high.

Captain Falcon
B: Falcon Punch
U&B: Flamin' Flip
D&B: Falcon Kick
#6

SUPER SEND DOWN
    Like that of Samus and DK, down and A while midair sends an opponent
straight down.

DOUBLE THROW
    Against an opponent who has taken minimal damage, you may be able to
"throw" them twice without using a wall.  If you grab them, do not hit
backwards.  Just throw normally.  Then you can run forward and use your
Flamin' Flip, which works like a throw, to get them again.

POWER JUGGLES ~ Submitted by Earthshaker
    Use Falcon's up and A smash attack at low percentages.  Repeat.  If
possible, repeat again.  Now Up and B sends them far away.

UP, UP, AND AWAY!
    Depending on the opponent, you may need different amounts of damage on
them to start this combo.  For example, On DK, you need around 40%, and on
Jigglypuff, you can do it without hurting them beforehand.  However you
start, hit the opponent with an upwards Smash attack.  Quickly jump and use
the up and A midair kick.  Jump again and use another up and A kick.  Use the
up and B, and you can get a quick and easy 65% on the opponent.  Not bad at
all.  Note: if using it on a heavy opponent on lower damage, you may be able
to pull off the upwards smash attack more than once.  A double upwards smash
attack to start this consistently got Yoshi to 93% damage from 0%.

ANOTHER FALCON COMBO ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    "do this on one side of a long platform. do his backward throw towards
the middle of the platform when on one side. then charge towards them and ram
them before they hit the ground. continue with upward a smash (you may need
to run a bit forward). jump up and do up and a flip kick. finally wait for
the opponent to fall and do a flamin flip."

FAVE FINISHER
    I really like the super send downs, don't I?  Falcon Punch midair would
also be cool.

Ness
B: PK Fire
U&B: PK Thunder
D&B: Absorber, PSI magnet, PK shield, whatever you want to call it.
#3

SUPER SEND DOWN
    See the others with the same name, down and A while midair, but this is
extremely quick and easy to survive (PK Thunder!)

BURN BURN BURN
    Use PK Fire again and again, until escaped or you decide to try to bat
the opponent out of the arena.  Not hard to escape at all, as you can easily
hit Z as you land and roll away.

BOUNCE ~ Submitted by "Sunflash" on the GameFAQs message boards
    "Get above the opponent when they're at low percentage, use his heel
stomp –((not part of quote (super send down) part of quote))- to smash them
into the ground. When they bounce, do it again. Repeat. They can get out of
it if they roll right as they hit the ground, but you almost always get at
least three hits out of it."
    Note: If you see this coming and get hit by the first one, you can tap Z
and a direction when you hit the ground to avoid getting hit more than once
(info from tzwizard)


NESS TRICK ~ Submitted by Eah53
    (Start around 60%)  Hit an opponent with Ness' light up and A hit.  Jump
up and do a down and A Super send down, and do it again when they're on the
ground.  This can then be followed into a bounce combo.

REFLECTOR ~ Submitted by Eah53
    Don't know how I forgot this trick, but here it is.  Ness' bat can be
used as a reflector of sorts.  If you hit an oncoming projectile with it, it
will be reflected back.  [email protected] said that Ness's bat does
increase damage as much as Fox's reflector, and I have confirmed it.

NESS KNOCKOUT ~ Submitted by "Atremis251" on the GameFAQs message boards
    If you throw the opponent off at around 50%, shoot a PK fire at them and
grab them again when they come back. Throw them off again.  If you can hit
them with a PK thunder when they are using their double jump to get back, you
can almost guarantee that they won't make it back on the platform.  The PK
thunder part is especially damaging to Yoshi, DK, Link, Falcon, and
Jigglypuff whose up and B moves get little vertical distance (or none).  Even
if it won't make sure they're dead, it stuns them so you can go finish them
off yourself.

QUICK DAMAGE ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    Charge at an opponent who hasn't taken much damage.  When they land,
they will generally roll forwards or backwards to avoid getting charged
again.  If they roll forwards, use PK fire and continue comboing them.  If
they roll behind you, the downwards yo-yo smash attack can easily hit them.
Either way, you get a pretty good amount of damage.

TRICK THAT WORKS ALMOST EVERY TIME ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    "the final thing is ness's pk fire, quick trick. pk fire, they'll pop up
and get damaged, then they'll put up their shield to block, grab them and
throw them. nice damage and comboing potential if you have a partner." ~ And
it works almost every time, even without a partner


FAVE FINISHER
    Super Send Down or PK thunder yourself (Ness's triple jump) into the
opponent.  Either way, ouch.

Yoshi
B: Eat 'em
U&B: Egg
D&B: Stomp, Hip Drop
#1 TIE

EGGS 'R US
    Throw eggs at opponents off the cliff.  Miss, no big deal, Hit… ouch.

SUPER SEND DOWN
    Yoshi's is different.  Forward and A will send a midair opponent
straight down from right in front of him, not below like the others.

IDIOT IN THE EGG
    Use the Eat 'em attack near an edge and stupid players will fall to
their doom.  Though few people realize it, you can control the horizontal
movement of the egg while in midair.

TAP DANCING
    Use down and A while midair above an opponent.  52 possible percent is
nothing to laugh about. (Unless you do it to the opponent)  You can then
continue with a weak up and A hit, followed by the up and A Smash to Send
them into the stratosphere (or deeper into space depending where you are)

BIIIIIIIG OUCH
    Dave likes Yoshi too and really likes this one.  Use the Tap dance move
(down and A while midair) while above your very unlucky opponent.  Then, as
you both hit the ground, do a light up and A move (NOT SMASH MOVE).  Now,
after knocking them into the air, use an up and A Smash to send them flying.
Even if most of the kicks miss in the tap dance, this easily gets a nice 40
percent added onto the opponent, as well as killing someone easily if they
start around 80%.  ---However, since it can be escaped sometimes, instead of
the upward smash do a jumping up and A or backwards and A to have higher odds
of doing damage (thanks Pokeytax!)

RUN RUN RUN
    Run and running attack your opponent.  As they hit the ground, do it
again and again.  If they hit Z to get up, use a normal A attack to kick
them, then Run Attack them again.  Repeat until you reach the edge of the
area. (This works wonderfully on the Great Fox)

"YOSHI'S ULTIMATE CHEAP COMBO" ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Start with a midair down and A.  Then do a light Up and A on the ground.
Jump up and do the down and A midair tap dance AGAIN.  Repeat the light up
and A.  Add the finisher of your choice and you can do over 100% damage with
this!  The problem is that it's really hard to do and can be escaped pretty
easily by humans.  Works wonders on computers though, but not light
characters.

FAVE FINISHER
    I've ALWAYS loved Yoshi's Super send down. (What do you expect, I
usually play in Saffron, with those little holes…)

Kirby
B: Swallow
U&B: Final Cutter, Flyin' Sword
D&B: Rock
#5 Tie (Just use in hammer match though)

THE FOUR CHEEPS
    I group these together because they are very well known to me.  This way
they're also easy to reference.  These are all pretty much instant kills.
ONE: Down and A while midair over the edge to drill someone down.  Kirby can
then easily get back up.
TWO: Up and B near the edge when someone is in front of you will send them up
with you.  You will then send them straight down with the downward part of
the sword attack, and hopefully straight down the cliff (works if you catch
them midair too)
THREE: (SUCIDAL) Tired of edge guarders at that 100 percent level?  Don't
worry anymore about that.  When not using a power, hit B to suck someone in
while off the cliff.  Fall.  If you are at 150 percent, and your opponent is
at 0, then you effectively gained a life on him anyway, unless you're the
Houdini of Kirby survival.
FOUR: (SUICIDAL) The least used (by humans, but by that crappy Kirby team on
Very Hard Vs. Link…) you can use Kirby's throw to drag both of you down the
cliff.  This MUST be done at the very edge of the area, facing away from the
edge.  Like #3, if you are at a high percent and your opponent just wants to
get over with your kill, you can really change his tune.  Use the throw that
you do NOT hit backwards.  It works well with the block with Z and press A to
grab them when they hit your shield.  If you press towards the cliff while in
the air from the high "jump" with the throw, you will have a better chance
with this.

SMASH SMASH SMASH! ~ Submitted online by "Sunflash" on GameFAQs message board
    "When opponent is at 0% start doing his Forward + A Smash OVER AND OVER,
it's hard to get out of even with rolling."

QUICK KIRBY COMBO ~ Submitted online by "Sunflash" on GameFAQs message board
    "Drill kick followed by up + A smash. Enough said."

CHEEP #3.5 ~ Submitted by Earthshaker
    If you jump off ONCE and use cheep #3, and at the correct time spit them
out, you can sometimes float back up and survive.  Don't count on this when
facing a pikachu or another kirby.

NOT-QUITE FINAL CUTTER ~ Submitted by Greg R.
    "Stand on the main platform and make sure your opponets are near the
Poke-Building. You can do a whole lotta of Final Cutters! The Beam will hit
them, and they will fly into the wall. If you do it before they fall, you can
get up to 15 combos with this!"  ~ also, it works extremely well on
computers, but I am yet to try it on humans…

"KIRBY'S ULTIMATE CHEAP COMBO" ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Let me just say this- this is second (IMO) to the Jigglypuff version
only because I have an easier time with Jiggly's.  You start with a drill
kick into them at whatever percent.  This drill kick should not hit the
ground, so start it slightly above the opponent to make sure they don't
bounce to the side.  Then, quickly give them the up and A nudge.  Repeat the
nudge until they would go too high from the next.  Jump and do a forward and
A drill to them.  If done correctly, they will fall with you and you will hit
the ground at the same time.  If not, the kick will send them in front of
you, ending the combo.  From there, there are three ways to finish it.  The
first is to use a Smash attack.  The second is to use a running attack.  And
the third and best is to use a charged up DK giant punch on them.  I
succeeded with this once, getting over 100% damage.  Looks like Pokeytax made
the cheap that much cheaper!

…AND A LITTLE MORE ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Well, if you can't pull off the one above, there are lesser versions.
Pokeytax mentioned that if you drill kick to up and a light tap, you can then
catch them and steal a power.  Also, If instead of copying you start tapping
A rapidly to get his flurry punch, it can combo, which is insulting because
it's not a very good move.  Note that if you Z-cancel when using the drill
kick or start it so that it ends above the ground they work that much better,
and so does the Kirby ultimate cheap combo too.

STOLEN POWER MOVE COMBOS ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Like Link, Kirby can throw a boomerang, grab the opponent, and wait for
the boomerang to hit them.  He can also go straight from a drill kick to a PK
fire.  The Puff Punch makes his juggling get a lot better.  On a side note,
his Falcon punch, pikachu thunder shock, and PK fire are amazingly cute.

COPY NOTE ~ By Pokeytax
    "spitting normally does 10% to the spittee and 17% to anyone hit. If you
spit a Yoshi at someone, 10%/25%. If you spit a DK, 10%/30%(!). Bigger impact
too."  ~ in other words, the bigger the person you spit, the farther the one
you spit them into will go and the more damage that they will take.

EXTRA NOTE ON WHEN HOLDING SOMEONE IN YOUR MOUTH ~ By "Efrain Reyes" on the
GameFAQs message boards.
    "Do NOT tap down after you suck up the guy, because you will take his B
move (just like when you press B) instead of falling faster. Believe me, my
brother has some experience on this."  ~ also, when in the mouth, YOU control
what happens.  If you rapidly press left, you'll move Kirby slightly to the
left.  If you're on a platform you can fall through and press down, you fall
through it.  If you tap down twice while midair, you'll fall faster.  That
knowledge can be very useful.

KIRBY B-MOVE (HOPEFULLY!) FINAL NOTE
    If an opponent is kirby, and they take a power from a non-kirby player,
you can suck them in and take the power from them.  Not only do you get it,
but they lose it!  "Efrain Reyes" on the GameFAQs message boards noted also
that when playing in a team battle without team attack on, when you and one
of your opponents are kirby, you can get your own teammate's power by taking
it from the other kirby if he steals it.

SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE
    Steal a copy of Ness's PK FIRE.  Use it on an opponent.  As the flames
are dying, use a final cutter.  This combo got an opponent from 0 to 38%!

SURVIVE A BAT ATTACK! ~ Submitted by Perfect Light
    "Most people think you can't escape the Home Run Bat. But I've found a
way and I've pulled it off. It's a piece of cake. You must be playing as
Kirby, or it won't work. When your opponent hits you with the bat, before you
go flying off the stage, but after they hit you, use your Rock move. Do it
before you fly away from the stage. If you do happen to do it off the stage,
turn back and try to fly back up. I surprised my friends with it and you can
surprise yours. Maybe I shouldn't have told you that...Oh well! Have fun!"  ~
I was unable to pull this off myself, but the idea should work… using the
stone does kill your momentum…

FAVE FINISHER
    Use any of the Four Cheeps.  For this, Try 2 so that you fly down off
the cliff, dragging your opponent with you.

Fox
B: Laser
U&B: Flamin' Fox
D&B: Reflector
#2 TIE (also non-hammer item match player)



This is an awesome trick found in a Fox FAQ.  Many thanks to PentaroX.  He
let me use it.  Boy did I.
"FOX SPIKE"
    Use the reflector just right and you can send an opponent straight down
with it.  And to think I thought Fox was the worst at one point (He now holds
my highest esteem)

FOX SURPRISE ~ Submitted by "Sunflash" on the GameFAQs message boards
    "The greatest move I discovered with fox... Rush at them to attack, but
instead of just running through them and hitting A, SLIDE the control stick
quickly UP and hit A. You can do his VERY powerful UP+A Smash while running!
Well, you stop running when you perform it, but it caught my friends by
surprise."

FOX DRILL KICK? ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    If you do use Fox's down and A drill kick, immediately Z-cancel it when
you hit the ground and do the reflector.  Using the reflector at that point
generates more damage and prevents them from nailing you after the drill kick
(which will happen if you don't Z-cancel!).  More often than not, though,
it's better to just use this to start a combo.

LIGHT JUGGLE COMBO ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    "Light down+a followed by light up+a, then aerial up+a double flip kick,
and then firefox them." ~ Don't try the firefox against a human unless you
feel really, really lucky.

GOOD FOX COMBO ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Start by using a drill kick (with a z-cancel) into an opponent at
generally low damage.  This will set up a perfect lead-in for a light up and
A attack.  Follow it with a light down and A.  They will be a little bit in
front of you, allowing you to do a finisher or a quick forwards hop and
repeat the combo.  I have no idea how long you can do this for if they don't
escape, but Pokeytax said that he got the damage up to over 100% with this
hard-to-pull-off combo.

QUICK JUGGLE ~ Submitted by Pokeytax
    Drill kick them down and Z-cancel, then use a light up and A.  Jump and
repeat.  Another good combo that can last quite a while if properly executed
[sadly, I need to work on my Z-canceling skills. :)]

FAVE FINISHER
    Don't try it on Pikachu, but Pentaro's Fox Spike works wonders.

Pikachu
B: Thunder hop, thunder ball
U&B: Teleport, Quick attack
D&B: Thunder
#4

OH THE PAIN
    OK, this a combo is a stretch, but the forward and A in midair is
practically impossible to counter and can do 21 percent.  You may be able to
follow it up with another, or a different move.  My friend Dave who us the
master of Pikachu uses this a lot, and so does the computer.

KEEPING THOSE KILLS
    You sent the opponent flying.  They came back.  They are trying to get
back on.  Don't let them.  Use the Smash attack (I call it the PikaSpit) and
since it lasts so long, with good timing, they're as good as dead.

FRIGHTNING LIGHTNING
Anyone up very high may die from the Thunder move if hit correctly.  Tack
this on to any combo that sends an opponent up (ends with smash up and A or
something) for extra damage and or kills.

QUICK COMBINATION OF TACTICS… ~ Submitted by adzbackfan
    This combo can work wonders.  For best results, start below an opponent
standing on the ground.  Start with a forward and A midair drill.  Follow up,
upon landing, with a upwards smash attack.  If they don't go too high, repeat
until they do.  Then use a Thunder.  Depending on how high you get them, you
may be able to continue juggling and/or thundering.

PURE EVIL ~ From far too many experiences against DAVE.
    This isn't a combo, but it is exactly what its name is.  From a little
bit away from an opponent who is standing, use the B button move (preferably
so it starts going a bit midair but hits the ground quickly thereafter).  Run
at them while following it.  It will cause the opponent to do one of 4
things.  If they (1) block, you can easily throw them.  If they (2) jump, you
can jump and use forwards and A to drill them.  If they (3) let it hit them,
you can easily throw them.  If they (4) use an attack to block it, throw
them.  For a Fox, if you know they'll reflect it, do it and jump, allowing
you to easily get a few drill hits and start a combo, and if they're Ness,
run at them and throw if they absorb it.

A CHEAP WAY TO START OFF A MATCH
    If you are pikachu in a match where both the second-player and fourth-
player controllers are used, be one of them.  In Saffron, you always start
out facing each other.  What's so great about that?  Well, as a pikachu, you
can grab right as you start!  As far as I've seen, NOTHING can be done to
stop that.  Being on the receiving end of this many times- @*&$#^%#@*&%#(@^!

PIKA CHOICE ~ submitted by tzwizard
After an "aerial drill onto a platform then do: light and smash up+a, light
and smash down+a, light forward+a, or throw. works wonders and gets a lotta
damage." ~ Don't forget to finish it with a thunder if you use the smash
attack upwards and they go really high!

FAVE FINISHER
    Dave (My friend who I almost exclusively play against, and the only one
who usually beats me) loves to use this one.  Use Thunder midair, off the
cliff, so that it hits you and the opponent with the blue part and sends the
opponent flying.  I have no idea how he does it so well, but man is it
humiliating.

Jigglypuff
B: Puff Punch
U&B: Sing
D&B: Sleep/rest
#2

JIGGLYPUFF ULTIMATE CHEAP COMBO ~ Name had to be changed due to new combos
    This was the only reason that Jigglypuff made my top 4 players (at the
point when I first wrote the FAQ). (Even cheap Kirby only got the honorary
"Match with Hammers" spot.)  I shouldn't tell how to do this, my former best
secret, but… here goes.  Start out by throwing your opponent straight up.
They MUST start at a percentage BELOW 30, and some must be lower than that.
Jump and hit Up and A to start juggling.  Now you have two choices:
ONE: Keep jumping and juggling, as this can get 60 percent damage with almost
no chance of escape.
TWO: Go for the ultimate (and not Pikachu-teleport-proof) combo.  Drill kick
(Down and A) the opponent after the first juggle.  As they bounce off the
ground (They can't hit Z to escape a drill like that) Finish them off with
the Sleep move.  You're incapacitated for 5 seconds, but they are either dead
or really far off, cursing about how that was the cheapest 70 percent they
have ever seen in their entire life…good for you.  NOTE THAT THIS COMBO WILL
NOT WORK ON A KIRBY OR ANOTHER JIGGLYPUFF BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO LIGHT.
PIKACHU AND YOSHI CAN SOMETIMES ESCAPE THE LAST HIT WITH THEIR JUMPS.

QUICK NAP
    Of course, you need a combo for those over 30 percent.  Just drill (down
and A) into them and either throw (if they block) or sleep.  After a while,
you can tell when they're going to get hit by sleep or not by how they land.
Then, when that time comes, use sleep!

UP, UP, AND MORE UP (NOT-SO-LITTLE TAPS)
    Get the opposing player in the air.  Use up and A Smash again and again
to get more and more damage.  Use forward or backward and A smashes to finish
this combo off.

LULLABY
    You can try to incapacitate an opponent with Sing, then start a combo,
but only against a person who has never played before, as anyone who knows
the game will dodge.  Also, the opponent wakes up almost immediately after
the song ends.  I don't recommend this, but some people may like it.

JIGGLY-PUFF-PUFF-PUFF!
    If you connect with the puff punch while on the ground, immediately turn
around and use the move again.  A combo can sometimes be started by spinning
and puffing.

SPECIAL EDGE GUARDING ~ Submitted by Rendar5
    Against anyone but Yoshi or another Jigglypuff, figure out where they're
going to land from their up and B move, and go there (block if necessary).
Then use the sing move.  They will be helpless, and therefore will be
effected by it.  You can then do with them what you like.  Maybe, say, sleep?
You only have a half of a second to choose, though.

NON-REST INSTANT KILLS ~ Submitted by Rendar5
    When your opponent has a somewhat high damage count, Drill kick then
upward smash.  The higher you are when you do this, the more likely it will
be that they die.  Also, downward smash attack works near the edge almost as
well as rest, and doesn't have that terrible wait afterward.

BLOCKED OR DODGED DRILL KICK? ~ Submitted by Rendar5
    "If they have their shields up as you drill kick them, you cannot start
a combo. Only one move is good with the spacing when you land since the
opponent can block your next move, or attack you between moves. Throw them.
You'll be surprised how this can easily become a staple Jiggly combo. If they
dodge, get your shield up as soon as you land. With good reflexes, you can
see if they're going to attack (counter) or gonna start the fight again after
you're setup. If they're countering, with your shield up you have two
options. Absorb the blow, let the shield down and attack, or roll away from
opponent and hit them after their attack misses."

JIGGLY AS A GROUND PLAYER ~ Submitted by Rendar5
    "Don't underestimate Jiggly's ability as a ground-based fighter. With
little delay time on some moves, she, like Fox, is good at performing the
second attack. Absorb the blow with the shield, then move in. Also, she is
light on her feet and can quick roll (tap Z, then side; perform roll before
shield appears to be quicker about it, but it won't protect you from a hit as
you recover) and attack. Down smash at your advancing opponent as this has
more range than they're expecting." – Just don't overuse the ground fighting.

ONE-TIME JIGGLY TRICK ~ Submitted by [email protected]
    "Sing in midair!  In a small level like DK's, this can be devastating.
When two other players are duking it out, jump above them and Sing.  She will
gracefully float down and send them both to sleep, then you can Sleep, or
smash, or whatever."  ~ Try it again, and they'll jump at you and destroy
you- you can't fall asleep in midair.

TAP, TAP, TAP... PING!
    Jump and do a downward and A drill kick on an opponent who is at less
than 50% damage (lower damage is better in most cases).  Follow it with a
light up and A.  Repeat the light up and A, moving slightly forward between
each, until it looks like the opponent will go too high for you to hit them
again (you'll figure out exactly when that is… somewhere between 60% and 80%
on average) and jump and do a midair sleep move.  It's absolutely
DEVASTATING!  This can be as good as the first Jigglypuff combo on the list,
and it can work on everyone!

FAVE FINISHER
    One of the really cool, really tough finishers is right here.  Sleep
midair over a cliff.  Learn the timing and this one's awesome.

-HELP THIS SECTION GROW-
    Many combos, cheap things, and finishers exist aside from the ones shown
here.  This is probably the best place for people to help, since there are
probably infinite combos (ok, maybe just hundreds) just waiting to be
discovered.  Send any you find in to [email protected] to have them added.

-------------------------
6) All Purpose Cheapness
-------------------------

    These are the cheap moves that can be used by every character (unless
specified otherwise).  This isn't too big of a section, but I'm not sure how
many tricks every single character can use. … OK, there's quite a few, many
of which are why say, Fox doesn't have many cheap moves by him- he's good at
say, little taps, which more than compensates…and an expert at using the
walls and juggles.

CORNER
    Any character can use his or her A attack over and over in a corner to
rack up tons of damage to their trapped opponent.  It works especially well
with Link, C. Falcon, and Kirby, is pretty easy with Fox and Pikachu, and is
rather difficult for all other characters.  This is sometimes known as the
"Infinite Combo" but is usually possible to escape when you get to 300%.

COUNTER THE CORNER TRICK~ Submitted by tzwizard
    When you see someone setting you up for the aforementioned combo by
light tapping you into a wall, there is a way that sometimes counters it.
Start simply tapping A yourself.  Often, you can have the moves counter and
push your opponent back, giving you time to jump out of there and escape the
terrible fate of the most unfair way of taking damage in the game.  Sometimes
it doesn't work on pikachu's little head-butt because he's too short though…

WHEN OPPONENT IS DAZED
    NOTE: all of the strong attacks assume that the opponent is between you
and the closest edge of the platform unless specified otherwise.
    There are many different options you have when your opponent is dazed.
Here are generally the best ones for each character:
LUIGI: Ping Punch the opponent at high or low damage.
MARIO: Try to start a Tornado Whirl or if the opponent has taken serious
damage, Use the game's most powerful upwards smash attack.
DK: Take the time to charge up that super punch, then let 'em have it!
LINK: Smash Attack the opponent away from you, preferably off the cliff.
SAMUS: Charge up the Super Charge Ball.  Fire the Super Charge Ball.  Hit the
opponent with the charge ball.  Laugh as the opponent goes flying or follow
and attack more.
C.FALCON: Falconnnnn Punch!
NESS: If you're feeling gutsy in a big arena, try to PK thunder yourself into
the opponent.  If not, bat or throw them.
YOSHI:  Either try the RUN RUN RUN combo above or Smash attack or Downward
Smash Attack or Stomp (The one way they can't block it on the ground) the
opponent.
KIRBY: If near the edge, try CHEEP #2.  If not, try stealing a power,
Downward Smashing, Rocking, or whatever you feel like doing to the opponent.
Use a move stolen from Samus, Falcon, or DK if you have it.
FOX: Either Downward Smash them away or Upward smash followed by Up and A
midair juggling.
PIKACHU: Ah, choices, choices.  There's Smash Attack, Thunder, or throw
(backward, while facing away from the nearest edge).  Choose any of these.
JIGGLYPUFF: At a very low percentage, try to start the ULTIMATE CHEAP COMBO.
If not, just use SLEEP on them.

IF JIGGLYPUFF IS TAKING A NAP…
    Jigglypuff is sleeping.  Let's not disturb it.  If Jigglypuff is near
the edge and misses a sleep attack, slowly walk into it.  You will push it,
eventually off the edge.  You won't get a kill, but its death, potentially at
0%, is good enough.  After the fact, the Jigglypuff will be much less likely
to use SLEEP on you again for a while, fearing suffering this fate again…
Note that if you try this on a dazed person, they will immediately wake up as
they start falling.  I had a friend get 12% damage on my Jigglypuff and kill
me twice.  Not good.  If the Jigglypuff is not near the edge, treat the sleep
like as if they are dazed and use the appropriate move.

LITTLE TINY TAPS
    When an opponent is at a low percent damage, you can hold Up (not enough
to jump) and press A to do a light upwards hit.  This can be repeated until
the opponent has a lot of damage.  I have a friend who does this incessantly
with Fox, and I did it with link and nailed an opponent.  I don't think it
works with Samus or Falcon, because the way their kicks are.  With Fox on his
stage, at the "fin" you can slowly move forward while doing this and get an
opponent to well over 70% without fear of retaliation…until the combo ends.
Note that with some characters (Fox, Link, maybe others) you must move
forward slightly between kicks, but these tiny touches can be devastating.

JUGGLES!
    The favorite word of a Fox or Jigglypuff.  The nightmare of all Yoshis
stupid enough to waste that double jump.  Yes, every character can juggle.
And juggling is a great way to get lots of damage.  The best jugglers in my
opinion are:
JIGGLYPUFF- Jump, juggle, repeat
FOX- Up and A midair counters nearly all and keeps them up
PIKACHU- Be sure to tack on a thunder after any combo
FALCON- Speed keeps 'em OFF their toes
NESS- Upward Yo-yo at a low percent, up and A while midair works.
LINK- Possibly best little tapper, plus the upward sword strike (midair)
DK- Low percent CLAP (Smash up and A)
MARIO- Tornadoes, anyone?
YOSHI- That upward tail swipe (U&A midair) is effective
KIRBY- Not all that good, but can rock escape
LUIGI- Ugh.  Not too bad, but not too good.
SAMUS- Can't juggle well, but can't BE juggled well.

MASSES OF PROJECTILES
    If you have a projectile with your character, by all means USE IT!
Projectiles should be used as screens for other attacks, for annoyances, to
keep someone away from you…USE THEM!  You can be really cheap by trapping
opponents with these!  The best (IMO) are in this order:
YOSHI EGG- one of the most powerful, great for edge guarding, it can go far
or short…If it took less time to throw, it'd be perfect
MARIO FIREBALL- Fire these again and again as fast as you can.  Great screen
for getting back on, starting other attacks…not too powerful though.  Ties
the egg for most annoying.
SAMUS CHARGE SHOT- Enough said.  It takes #3 because it's so easy to dodge,
though so powerful.  Really fun to be Fox or Ness against someone who abuses
this.
LINK BOOMERANG- Everyone who knows me as Link knows I over-abuse this move.
Duh.  It goes really far (smash direction and B doubles distance) AND comes
back.  The key to hitting people with it?  Throw it again and again, at
people, above people, below people- you'd be surprised how often it connects.
Another trick with it is to jump over it as it comes back. (After pressing B
press up or down to set a trajectory)
FOX LASER- rapid fire, but weak.
PK FIRE- Short range, but stuns
PK THUNDER- Long range but leaves you vulnerable.
LINK BOMB- Way overrated, the bomb is useful to link almost only when he has
thrown the boomerang or needs vertical throwing.  Not THAT bad though.
SAMUS BOMB- Weak, drops underneath, but can be useful…if used better than I
can use it.
PIKACHU THUNDER BALL/HOP- Slow, weak, not all that good, but useful in some
situations.  Like one that I mentioned in his section…
KIRBY SWORD SHOT- Waste of time, too slow, not very good
LUIGI FIREBALL- Belongs to Luigi.  Enough said.  Actually, I think it sucks
even without the crap character.
YOSHI KICK-UP STARS- If you use the Stomp for this, there's something wrong
with you.  Really, really weak, just meant to sometimes save the stomping
Yoshi from extreme pain.
    Of course, most of these have the potential to be cheap if overused, and
that goes generally from top to bottom in order of potential for cheapness.
    From tzwizard- use projectiles around people to make them block (or
reflect as fox) and you can usually get a good hit in on them or a throw
before they can escape.

THE WALLS HAVE IT!
    If you have access to a wall, use it.  Throw opponents off it again and
again.  Smash them into it again and again.  Beat the crap out of them with
the wall.  In Saffron, you may get a little help from Pokemon as well.  The
walls are key in Saffron, Hyrule, & Sector Z.  If you get them, show no
mercy.  Unless your opponent is me, that is.  Then show lots of mercy.
Please. ;)
    I discovered something new with this.  If you use a hold down and press
A against a wall while using Luigi, DK, Ness, or Pikachu, you can have them
bounce off of it and you do the same move again and again to rack up damage.
This is like the infinite combos but harder to do and they only last to
around 100%.  All but Ness's.  Ness's combo is EXACTLY like an infinite
combo, and the only one you don't have to be a little bit farther back from
to pull off.  The other characters' light down hits won't work with this.

DRILL KICKS ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    Use these a lot.  At low damage, they can start combos (make sure you z-
cancel to make sure you don't get stuck on the ground) and at high damage
they can be used as effective super send downs.  Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Kirby,
Fox, and Jigglypuff all have drills, but Fox's is generally less useful and
Kirby's generally more useful than the others.

-HELP THIS SECTION GROW-
    If you have any cheap moves or combos that work with many characters,
tell me what they are and I'll add them if they work.

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7) EDGE GUARDING
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HOW TO EDGE GUARD
    If your opponent is coming back from off the cliff, there is a multitude
of different ways to hit him, and keep him from returning.  This does not
include throwing, shooting, using, etc. with items.  I will not cover how to
get on while you are off, because it usually means just hoping the opponent
misses with one of these, or that you get through them with minimal damage.
I will give a general tip, but not for escaping each character specifically.
*Note that Edge guarding to me means keeping them off, not letting them get
back on and wailing on them before they can do anything.  That works, but I
prefer to, as they say in MK, "FINISH HIM!"  There are also other ways to do
these, but these are the ways I use.  Anyone can mail me tips on this, if you
think there's something better.

LICKING A LUIGI
    These can prevent Luigi from having a ghost of a chance to survive.

-LUIGI STOPPING LUIGI
    Fireballs.  If he comes above, try the up and A midair or on the ground
attack, or forward and A while midair.  If from below, downward smash, but
with this match-up, you don't want to attack from above the cliff.

-MARIO STOPPING LUIGI
    Same as Luigi stopping Luigi, but fireballs go at angles so try those if
he's coming from below.

-DK STOPPING LUIGI
    Try to jump out and use Forward and A or downward and a to send him
down.  Beware the Flamin' coin punch.  Downward smash lasts a while, so try
that if he comes from below.  If using midair forward and A, you need not go
out over the cliff yourself.

-LINK STOPPING LUIGI
    Boomerangs when he's far away.  SpinSlash when he's above you.  Smash
when he's coming at your level, and try a bomb downward from midair if he
comes from below.

-SAMUS STOPPING LUIGI
    Charge ball if he's far, Bombs if he's low, screw attack if he's high,
and Samus' extremely quick Smash if he comes at your level.

-FALCON STOPPING LUIGI
    If you think you can time it, Falcon Punch.  Flamin' Flip keeps them
away from above, and if they come low or your range, you can always try his
super send down finisher and get back up.

-NESS STOPPING LUIGI
    PK thunder if he's far away, any A attack midair if he's high, bat if on
cliff to attack, Super Send Down while midair is especially effective, since
you can PK thunder yourself back up.

-YOSHI STOPPING LUIGI
    From far or above the method is simple: EGGS.  From same level or below,
either Smash or tail swipe (Downward smash) respectively or try the Super
send down.

-KIRBY STOPPING LUIGI
    Cheep #1.  Of course, #2 also works, or any midair attack at all since
Kirby can get back from it.  If you stole a projectile, this may be a good
time to use it.

-FOX STOPPING LUIGI
    One word when he's far: Laser.  Fox can also jump pretty far to try to
"FOX SPIKE" him.  If he comes from above, try starting a juggle.

-PIKACHU STOPPING LUIGI
    Below: Thunder ball or bounce.  Above: thunder or any midair A attack
(say, forward and A thunder drill?).  Forward: Simply use Pikachu's long
length, long lasting Smash attack.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING LUIGI
    Fly out and hit him with any A attack.  BEWARE OF HIS FLAMIN'COIN PUNCH!

-LUIGI SURVIVAL
    If at around ground level, shoot a few fireballs.  These may prevent the
opponent from hitting you, but aren't very good.  Sorry, you have little
chance against a good edge guarder, but you may be able to use the Flamin'
coin punch to take them down (or is it up?) with you.  Of course, you're
Luigi, so you have little chance (YES, I AM BIASED AGAINST LUIGI!)

MASTERING A MARIO
    This guy's nearly the same as Luigi, but can't use the Flamin' coin
punch to get even.  He has one chance though… and it's better than that
punch.

-LUIGI STOPPING MARIO
    Fireballs.  If he comes above, try the up and A midair or on the ground
attack, or forward and A while midair.  If from below, downward smash, but
with this match-up, you don't want to attack from above the cliff.

-MARIO STOPPING MARIO
    Same as Luigi stopping Luigi, but fireballs go at angles so try those if
he's coming from below.

-DK STOPPING MARIO
    Try to jump out and use Forward and A or downward and a to send him
down. Downward smash lasts a while, so try that if he comes from below.  If
using midair forward and A, you need not go out over the cliff yourself.

-LINK STOPPING MARIO
    Boomerangs when he's far away.  SpinSlash when he's above you.  Smash
when he's coming at your level, and try a bomb downward from midair if he
comes from below.

-SAMUS STOPPING MARIO
    Charge ball if he's far, Bombs if he's low, screw attack if he's high,
and Samus' extremely quick Smash if he comes at your level.

-FALCON STOPPING MARIO
    If you think you can time it, Falcon Punch.  Flamin' Flip keeps them
away from above, and if they come low or your range, you can always try his
super send down finisher and get back up.


-YOSHI STOPPING MARIO
    From far or above the method is simple: EGGS.  From same level or below,
either Smash or tail swipe (Downward smash) respectively or try the Super
send down.

-KIRBY STOPPING MARIO
    Cheep #1.  Of course, #2 also works, or any midair attack at all since
Kirby can get back from it.  If you stole a projectile, this may be a good
time to use it.

-FOX STOPPING MARIO
    One word when he's far: Laser.  Fox can also jump pretty far to try to
"FOX SPIKE" him.  If he comes from above, try starting a juggle.

-PIKACHU STOPPING MARIO
    Below: Thunder ball or bounce.  Above: thunder or any midair A attack.
Forward: Simply use Pikachu's long length, long lasting Smash attack.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING MARIO
    Fly out and hit him with any A attack.  Be careful not to go too far,
you aren't Kirby.

-MARIO SURVIVAL
    Come in high, whenever possible.  Use a screen of fireballs always.  If
forced to come from below, try to jump so you grab onto the edge.

DESTROYING A DK
    This old ape isn't too good at returning, and his Spinning Kong or
Tornado is weak and easy to hit.  This should not be too hard to kill, but to
escape; there's the problem.

-LUIGI STOPPOING DK
    Fireballs when he's far and he may not get a chance to use the tornado.
If he comes high, watch a downward smash (if he hasn't tornadoed) and try a
Flame Coin Punch or forward and A midair.  If he's low, downward smash, and
at your level, normal smash.

-MARIO STOPPING DK
    Fireballs when low, then Smash Downward attack.  Medium, smash forward,
and when he's high try an upward smash, THE most powerful upward smash.

-DK STOPPING DK
    This would be a great time to get an easy Super Punch in.  Almost all of
DK's power hits will stop the tornado, and if he's high jump and Forward and
A for the best results.

-LINK STOPPING DK
    Boomerang far, smash attack when he's at your level or low, jump and
SpinSlash if he comes from above.

-SAMUS STOPPING DK
    Fire the shot at him if you can.  If not, get above him and do the Super
Smash Down.  If he come high, screw attack or Upward smash flame-thrower.

-FALCON STOPPING DK
    Punch shouldn't be too hard to time for low or medium height.  If not,
try the Smash attack.  Flamin' Flip if he comes high should fry this ape.

-NESS STOPPING DK
    PK Fire should stop him dead in his tracks.  If he's low, you may try
the smash attack bat.  If high, jump and any A attack, or you could try the
Super Smash Down.

-YOSHI STOPPING DK
    Egg (edge) guard well.  Downward Smash, or tail swipes work good when
he's low, Smash when medium, eggs everywhere else.  Super Smash down can work
if he's in his tornado.

-KIRBY STOPPING DK
    Downward Smash if he's low.  Use a stolen move if possible (say his own
punch?) if he's even, or Try a #2.  #2 works if he's high as well.

-FOX STOPPING DK
    Laser when far.  Down smash when low.  Perfect "Fox Spike" candidate.
When high, start a juggle.

-PIKACHU STOPPING DK
    Jump out there and Forward and A to him!  If he's too high, Thunder will
bring him down, and then thunder drill (aforementioned move) repeatedly.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING DK
    Down smash when low.  Drill-Sleep combo when medium.  When high, start
your juggling!

-DK SURVIVAL
    Not good.  If you can use a Super Smash Down to drag them with you, or
Super punch as you fall (especially in Samus' world!)  Hope the opponent
misses, and try to come low and grab the edge or very high, not at the
opponent's level!

LAYING IT TO LINK
    Uh-oh.  Oh no.  Here it comes.  Death to the green guy.  He can't jump
worth beans.  He can hardly even attack whoever threw him off.  This section
shouldn't be necessary, but I am covering everyone.  The SpinSlash just isn't
good enough to save our valiant hero (This is THE reason he isn't my main
character- must…get…on…platform…)

-LUIGI STOPPING LINK
    If you get him off, he won't get high.  Therefore, Smash attack down or
sideways to get rid of him.

-MARIO STOPPING LINK
    Fireballs should stop him.  Smash forward or low if they don't

-DK STOPPING LINK
    Super punch, downward smash, either super smash down, it just doesn't
matter.

-LINK STOPPING LINK
    Aww, let him live.  YEAH RIGHT.  Bombs, Smash attack, your own
SpinSlash- Just don't fall off yourself!

-SAMUS STOPPING LINK
    Bombs, Shot if he's high enough, Super Smash down… seems a bit too easy.

-FALCON STOPPING LINK
    Super Smash Down, Downward Smash, normal Smash- seems like a broken
record

-NESS STOPPING LINK
    Super Smash Down, Bat, Yo-yo…yawn.

-YOSHI STOPPING LINK
    Sniff…beating on another non-Luigi green guy!  Eggs, Down smash, and
normal smash will do.

-KIRBY STOPPING LINK
    #1, #2, Rock, Downward Smash, the works.  Like he has a chance.

-FOX STOPPING LINK
    Good Fox Spike candidate (where would I be without PentaroX?) or easy to
downward smash.

-PIKACHU STOPPING LINK
    Enough already!  Forward smash, midair forward drill…I feel sorry for
Link.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING LINK
    Finally, the last one!  Down smash, forward smash, it just doesn't
matter.  Poor green guy (I feel sorry for someone who can't jump, still
tries, and always gets knocked away…).

-LINK SURVIVAL
    Just go quickly and quietly.  Really, though, just SpinSlash and hope
for the best.  Pray Giant DK doesn't throw you off- he can actually kill you
at 0% that way. (Hint hint-STAY AWAY FROM HIM)

SCREWING SAMUS
    This is one of THE most difficult things - keeping a good Samus down.
When Samus Jumps, Drops bombs, and screw attacks, it often seems impossible
to edge guard.  Here are my attempts.

-LUIGI STOPPING SAMUS
    Fireball if far, Attempt Ping punch if high, Downward smash if low,
Smash if at your level.

-MARIO STOPPING SAMUS
    Fireballs low, Upward smash high, Smash at your level, et cetera.

-DK STOPPING SAMUS
    Either Super Smash Down works, but beware of the screw attack.  A better
strategy is to try that forward if she's high (YES, SAMUS IS A WOMAN) and
Super Charged punch if she's low or at your level.

-LINK STOPPING SAMUS
    Smash attack at the edge, throw boomerangs when far, SpinSlash her if
she comes from above… Seems a bit repetitive.

-SAMUS STOPPING SAMUS
    Charge ball if far, Well-timed Smash attacks for low-mid height, Jump
and Screw attack her if she tries to come over your head.

-FALCON STOPPING SAMUS
    Smash if you can at low or medium heights, Flamin' Flip if Samus comes
from above, If you feel gutsy try to time a Falcon Punch.

-YOSHI STOPPING SAMUS
    Throw eggs, even to way in front of her, and use a smash attack if she's
low to mid height and throw an egg everywhere else.

-KIRBY STOPPING SAMUS
    Take advantage of your floating power to go out and do a #1.  If you
want to stay on the edge, try any Smash attack, and if she comes in high,
your up and A midair attack might just knock her back off the platform.

-FOX STOPPING SAMUS
    Ok, low smash works wonders, Fox Spike if you feel lucky, Juggle if she
comes high, and just Smash her if she comes at middle range.

-PIKACHU STOPPING SAMUS
    Jump out there and forward and A drill her!  You can teleport back; she
can't.  If she comes high, Thunder, and your PikaSpit (forwards and A smash)
stops her if she's too close to drill.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING SAMUS
    Down smash works, Get above her and drill her if she's high (you have 5
jumps, use them!) and Smash Attack if she is at your height.

-SAMUS SURVIVAL
    Shoot the charge ball if possible to hit opponents but impossible to get
back.  Use Bombs to slow down and confuse the attacker.  Screw attack if at
all possible.  Samus is one of the hardest to keep off the cliff.

FRYING FALCON
    Second worst in terms of jumping only to Link, the F-Zero captain only
is saved by his Flamin' Flip.  Like link and his Up and B, it is not all that
good.  However, like link, he is hard to hit while doing the Up and B move.

-LUIGI STOPPING FALCON
    ~ Groan ~ This will take forever to finish… ~ sigh ~ here goes…Fireballs
if far, Smash attack low, ping punch high, DON'T get CAUGHT BY THE FLIP at
your level.

-MARIO STOPPING FACLON
    Fireballs low…Smash medium…Up Smash high…

-DK STOPPING FALCON
    Try to super send him down.  If high, use the forward and A one, or just
use that one no matter what.  Avoid his flip, it's devastating.

-LINK STOPPING FALCON
    Boomerang/bomb him if far, Smash attack or SpinSlash if he's near your
level or below, and Jump and SpinSlash if he comes in from high.

-SAMUS STOPPING FALCON
    Try the charge ball at long distance, Jump and drop bombs/Super smack
down if he's at your level or low, and Screw Attack if he's high.

-FALCON STOPPING FALCON
    Try a Falcon Punch for low or medium height.  If he's high, Use YOUR
Flamin' Flip to keep him that way.

-NESS STOPPING FALCON
    Super Smash Down, PK thunder if he's far, Smash attack up, down, or
normal depending on whether he's high, low, or even with your height.

-YOSHI STOPPING FALCON
    One egg usually does it.  If not, try any Smash attack or his Super Send
down.

-KIRBY STOPPING FALCON
    Falcon: Look out for #1.  Other than that, if he comes high, use any
midair A attack.  #2 if he's high and you think you can do it…

-FOX STOPPING FALCON
    Tough, but you can Fox Spike him.  If he's smart, he'll use his U&B
early and try to catch you though.  Other than that, Smash or juggle at the
edge.

-PIKACHU STOPPING FALCON
    Smash or thunder at the edge, thunder only if he's high.  This is one
guy you don't want to jump out and drill.  The thunder ball can also work.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING FALCON
    Down Smash, Normal Smash, or juggle for low, medium, and high comebacks.

-FALCON SURVIVAL
    Good Luck.  Use the Up and B to attack, and since it has a good chance
of hitting an edge guarder from below, use it again ASAP if you get a hit.
Note that his Up and B attack GOES THROUGH SHIELDS of people guarding the
edge, waiting for you to get back to nail you.

NUKEING NESS
    He can come back amazing distances using PK thunder to hit himself far.
However, he's then easy to hit again, keep off, Et cetera.  You can keep a
Ness off easily by jumping and attacking off of the cliff.  Just do it fast,
as a lack of speed may mean suffering 30% damage as he uses his Thunder
THROUGH you.  Ouch.

-LUIGI STOPPING NESS
    I'll say this once for the Ness sets (actually, I'll repeat myself,
but…) If you take out the PK thunder, you take out the kid.  With that in
mind, fireballs when far, Ping when close, and sacrifice yourself to PK
thunder if he uses it when near.  If he floats back, Smash attack him.  If
you're going to jump out and hit him when he uses PK thunder, do it early.

-MARIO STOPPING NESS
    Like Luigi, fireball when far, but jump first.  If he's low, fireball
like there's no tomorrow- the angle of the fireball will likely take the
thunder or the kid down.  If he's high, try the upward smash or a jumping
tornado, and if at your level, smash him for good.

-DK STOPPING NESS
    Big Fat Monkey vs. Midget?  Super send down if at all possible, charge
the punch when he's far, jump high and forward and A to knock him down from
the heights, Punch him if he floats to you.

-LINK STOPPING NESS
    Boomerang when far, Smash attack when he's near, Jump and SpinSlash when
he's high, and if he uses PK thunder from below, a well placed bomb will
extinguish it.

-SAMUS STOPPING NESS
    If he uses his absorber, he'll likely fall.  You can therefore shoot the
crap out of him when he's far.  Otherwise, Super Smash Down, since Samus can
recover, screw attack when he's high (backwards and A midair works pretty
well too) and time the quick smash attack to prevent his return.

-C.FALCON STOPPING NESS
    No projectile for when he's far (That's bad) but if you feel lucky, you
can Falcon Kick out there.  If he's high, Flamin' Flip him, and Low to
medium, Smash attack him.  This is one character you don't want to jump out
and stop him with when he uses PK thunder.

-NESS STOPPING NESS
    Use your floaty jumps to get him!  Or, use YOUR PK thunder (while ON THE
GROUND) to kill his PK thunder, Super Smash down, A attack midair, et cetera.

-YOSHI STOPPING NESS
    Once again, Yoshi's eggs are the key to keeping an opponent off the
platform.  If he gets close, single jump out there and attack, using your
double jump to come back.  The little fat kid dies.

-KIRBY STOPPING NESS
    (Yawn…need…sleep…) Um, Jump out and give him the old 1 (but not 2).
Shoot him with a stolen shot, Smash him, it just makes very little
difference.

-FOX STOPPING NESS
    PentaroX to my rescue again!  Fox Spike DEVASTATES Ness.  It's quick,
clean, efficient… sort of like the mice I was forced to watch get genocided
in my nature center volunteer work today…  anyway, if you don't use the
spike, Smash him or Down smash him, or if he's high juggle him (As of today I
feel very sorry for all mice).

-PIKACHU STOPPING NESS
    I've really seen this one in action (I will never play as Ness against
Dave again. ;) ).  Jump out and forward and A drill him.  Get back on.  He
can't.  You don't really need to do anything else, but aside from that, if
he's high, Jump up and drill him; if at your level or below, a well timed
Smash attack does the job nicely too.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING NESS
    Jump and kick him farther.  If not, then Smash medium or low at the
cliff's edge or juggle him if he's high

-NESS SURVIVAL
    Most know that you can PK thunder yourself far.  However, if you don't
have to, DON'T!  You'll save lives that way.  If you have to use PK thunder,
do it from somewhat far away so you will be hard to hit out if it.  Pray you
grab the edge.  Beware someone trying to Fox Spike you, it is almost always
fatal, because if it reflects you, you fall, and if it reflects the thunder,
you fall. (That is not what we like to call a win-win scenario for Ness)

YUCKING AT YOSHI
    Yes, he only has two jumps.  No, he has no triple jump.  Yes, he is
FRIGGIN INSANELY TOUGH to keep off.  For me, a Yoshi player, that's a good
thing.  For everyone else, it may alter your edge guarding strategy.

-LUIGI STOPPING YOSHI
    This section could get annoying, how to kill my favorite character, but
here goes.  If he comes high, try to backwards and A kick him.  If he's low,
a downward smash should do wonders.  If medium, attack with a smash.  It is
likely that as you smash, he may hit you as he falls.  Then, he will not grab
the edge, and you've taken maybe 12 % damage.

-MARIO STOPPING YOSHI
    Fireballs do little here.  You basically want to do the same as Luigi,
so I'll skip that typing.

-DK STOPPING YOSHI
    The jumping Forward and A super send down will work wonders when he's
high.  When he isn't, try to time the super punch or smash attack.  The
downward smash is pretty useless in this situation.

-LINK STOPPING YOSHI
    Once again, projectiles do little good.  If he comes in high, a jumping
SpinSlash might finish him off.  If he comes low, Smash attack him at the
edge, and do the same for medium height.

-SAMUS STOPPING YOSHI
    Try to fire a fully charged charge ball at him.  If it hits, even if it
doesn't stop him, you get a lot of extra damage.  If he's high, jump and
backwards kick (Samus' back kick is really good).  If he's low or medium, go
for the quick smash attack to stop him.

-FALCON STOPPING YOSHI
    Flamin' Flip him when he's high, Smash attack when he's low or medium.
Falcon Punch can replace the Smash, but it's tougher to pull off.

-NESS STOPPING YOSHI
    If you plan to jump out and stop him from coming that way, get ABOVE him
and do your super smash down.  If you get below him, he may take you down
with him or smash you down and survive.  If you stay on the cliff, jump and
backwards and A to kick him hard if he's high, or do the DOWNWARD smash to
keep him off when low, and if he's medium a normal smash will do.  The
downward can be done faster facing away from the cliff.

-YOSHI STOPPING YOSHI
    I hate mirror matches.  Well, same as Ness- get ABOVE him if you try to
forward and A smash him down.  If you stay on the cliff, midair backwards
kick works when high, and at medium or low, a normal smash attack gets the
job done.

-KIRBY STOPPING YOSHI
    You're better off smash attacking from on the cliff than trying #1 in
this case, since he can jump right through it (though he takes damage).  If
he's high, a backward kick ought to get rid of him if timed correctly.

-FOX STOPPING YOSHI
    Shoot him if he's far, you may stop his jumping (if extremely lucky).
If you Fox Spike at the correct time, he'll be helpless.  If he's low, Fox's
great downward smash will work wonders.  At medium height, regular Smash
Attack.  If he comes in high, juggle him up, up, and away!

-PIKACHU STOPPING YOSHI
    I am the world's expert on this one.  I've seen it 1000+ times.  Smash
attack if low or medium and bye-bye dinosaur.  If he comes in high, jump out
and forward and A drill him.  If you feel like trying it, you can substitute
thunder for either if you can time it right.  These seem the most effective
ways, but there are obviously others.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING YOSHI
    Smash him low or medium.  If he's high, try to juggle, but watch for the
stomp.

-YOSHI SURVIVAL
    Use your only jump wisely.  You can attack as you come back, but if
you're hit again, you're history.  In general, try to get over the opponent,
as grabbing the edge is usually suicidal.  As a last ditch effort, attack
with a Super Smash Down, an Eat 'em, or and egg throw to stop them from
taunting and get a bit of damage.  Stomping in front of the edge so you grab
it can sometimes throw off an edge guarding person's timing…in another last
ditch effort to save your skin.  (Thank you Dave again)

KICKING KIRBY
    ARRGH! This annoyance has 5 jumps, PLUS his Final cutter.  Usually, if
you hit him far at a high %, he will die.  If not, try these not-quite-
foolproof strategies.  (If a Kirby really wants survival, it can steal a
Jigglypuff puff punch to get distance and height)

-LUIGI STOPPING KIRBY
    Hoo boy.  Edge guarding this guy means hitting him likely more than
once, and hitting him out of the final cutter.  If he comes at you high, try
to ping punch him into the stratosphere (AND DON'T MISS OR YOU'RE TOAST).  If
he comes in medium to low, use a smash attack.  Smash attacks should counter
the final cutter if timed correctly.

-MARIO STOPPING KIRBY
    Ditto Luigi, but try just about any A attack instead of the ping punch
(you could try that with Luigi as well).  So sad to see Mario compared to the
vastly inferior Luigi.

-DK STOPPING KIRBY
    You just might be able to end it with a forward and A if he's high.  The
punch would make a good substitute for the smash attack if he uses the cutter
or comes in low to medium because it's a bit faster when already charged.

-LINK STOPPING KIRBY
    The worst at jumping trying to stop the best?  It can be done, and more
easily than expected.  Link can forward and A or Up and B at Kirby when high,
and Link's Smash attack is extremely adept at taking Kirby out of low or
medium range.  If the cutter comes, Smash attacking again works.

-SAMUS STOPPING KIRBY
    Hit him with a fully charged charge ball and it's likely to be already
over.  If he comes in high, use the backward and A kick to keep him off.  If
low or medium, Samus' quick smash attack does the job.  Smash attack works to
stop the cutter as well.

-FALCON STOPPING KIRBY
    If you Falcon Punch him at the edge, he's dead meat.  That isn't likely,
so use your up and B if he's high, or the up and A.  If you do the up and A,
face away from him so that you can hit him horizontally with the end of the
kick (it has insane reach).  Your Smash attack should stop all low, medium,
and cutter using Kirbies for good.

-NESS STOPPING KIRBY
    If you think you can get above him, try a super send down.  If you
realize that that's nearly impossible, backwards and A or just A in midair
work.  If he comes in low, Yo-yo.  Jump and hit him if he uses the final
cutter.

-YOSHI STOPPING KIRBY
    Smash attack works perfectly when he's low to medium height.  Upward
Smash works 99% of the time when he uses the cutter.  When he comes in high,
Yoshi's backwards kick is great.

-KIRBY STOPPING KIRBY
    Umm, get above him and try #1.  If he gets above you, expect the same.
If he comes in high, backwards and A or just A to kick him back out.  Smash
attack if he comes at you low to medium and the same if he uses the cutter.

-FOX STOPPING KIRBY
    Juggle him if he comes high, Downward Smash if he comes in low, regular
smash if medium, and Smash attack his cutter, or reflect the shot (reflecting
it does let him have all his jumps back though.)

-PIKACHU STOPPING KIRBY
    Smash attack if low or medium or cutter using.  Jump and forward and A
drill him if he's high.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING KIRBY
    Downward smash when low, smash when medium or using final cutter, and
juggle him (watch the rock) if he comes at you high.

-KIRBY SURVIVAL
    Try to get as high as possible, and use the rock move to survive.  If
you come in low, you are very likely to get beaten.  Don't always use the
rock when high, though, or the opponent will roll & grab.

FLOGGING FOX
    We all know he isn't too hard to keep off.  If he uses his FireFox, it's
easy to stop.  Such distance, such futility.  Here goes.  If you can make him
use the FireFox, you'll be able to do these.

-LUIGI STOPPING FOX
    If he uses his FireFox perfectly horizontally, throw a fireball.  If he
uses FireFox from below, smash attack.  If he uses FireFox to get above you,
use the ping punch when he lands.

-MARIO STOPPING FOX
    For once Fireballs are worse than those belonging to Luigi are.  Smash
attack if he's low or high, and upward smash when he comes in high.

-DK STOPPING FOX
    Jump out early and forward and A him into oblivion if he comes low to
medium.  If he's high, jump up and use the same move.  If he comes in too
fast low or medium, a super punch will finish him.  Anyone with a send down
move can kill him easily if they jump out early, so that won't be mentioned.

-LINK STOPPING FOX
    Smash attack if low, boomerang if far, smash attack if medium, and jump
with a SpinSlash if he comes in high.

-SAMUS STOPPING FOX
    Shoot him if he is planning to FireFox horizontally.  If he's high, jump
and backwards kick.  If he's low or medium, use a smash attack.

-FALCON STOPPING FOX
    Smash attack low to medium, Flamin' Flip when he goes high.

-NESS STOPPING FOX
    Yo-yo is great for when he's low (down and A smash) or bat when medium
(forward and A smash).  If he's high, backwards kick through the flames to
get him off.


-YOSHI STOPPING FOX
    Eggs.  Besides that, smash attack or downward smash attack when low or
medium, and upward smash attack when he's high.

-KIRBY STOPPING FOX
    #1… Smash attack when low or medium, backward kick when he's high or get
to his height and start #2.

-FOX STOPPING FOX
    Fox spike really effective… Smash attack when medium, downward smash
when low, and juggle him or reflect him back off the cliff when he's high.

-PIKACHU STOPPING FOX
    Jump out and drill him with forward and A.  Smash attack.  Call
lightning.  No chance for Fox to survive…

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING FOX
    Smash attack when low to medium, and juggle him when he's high.

-FOX SURVIVAL
    Go to the FAQ about Fox made by PentaroX and within you will see how to
survive anything as Fox.  You just plain don't need any information you can't
find there.  It is at www.GameFaqs.com if you want to read it.  What I can
say, though, from experience is to vary how you use FireFox so that your
opponent needs to keep guessing.

PUMMELING PIKACHU
    GET THIS RAT OFF OF THAT CLIFF!  It's tough, but possible.  Timing is
the key to hit him while he teleports.  Time your jump to hit be where he'll
teleport, then try A while midair.  Smart ones will try to get over you or
grab the edge (unless on the left side of Saffron, where they also have the
platform as a choice, or Peach's caste, where there are two floors and no
edges to grab).  This is basically using guesses to figure out where he'll
go.  The jump and hit A strategy will not be discussed, and is the same with
all characters.

-LUIGI STOPPING PIKACHU
    Pikachu stopping is nearly impossible.  Try to predict where he plans to
land.  If possible, go there and use the ping punch if you can, if not just
throw him off.  If you think he'll try to grab the edge, use a downward smash
attack.

-MARIO STOPPING PIKACHU
    Ditto Luigi except the ping punch part.

-DK STOPPING PIKACHU
    @#$%#@^$!  Throw him when he lands, or Smash attack to guard the cliff.

-LINK STOPPING PIKACHU
    Get where you think he'll go and do your smash attack (link's throw is
too slow).  Guard the edge with a smash attack also.

-SAMUS STOPPING PIKACHU
    Shoot him if you can, and Smash him to guard the edge or catch where he
went.

-FALCON STOPPING PIKACHU
    Smash guard the edge, use up and B, or Falcon Punch where you think
he'll land.  Up and B can catch him and kill him, but its all luck.

-NESS STOPPING PIKACHU
    Throw where you think he'll go, or Bat at the edge.

-YOSHI STOPPING PIKACHU
    Egg him!  You can repeatedly foil his teleporting with eggs.  You only
get one shot, though.  If you miss, he's almost guaranteed to get back on.
Aside from eggs, all smash attacks can keep him off or hit him where he
lands.

-KIRBY STOPPING PIKACHU
    Don't try #1, ever.  #2 can catch him if you're lucky.  If all else
fails, downward smash at the edge or throw him from where he lands.

-FOX STOPPING PIKACHU
    Throw where he lands, or downward smash at the edge.

-PIKACHU STOPPING PIKACHU
    Throw where he lands, or smash at the edge.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING PIKACHU
    Ditto Pikachu.

-PIKACHU SURVIVAL
    Vary use of the teleport.  This is the key to success.  If you sometimes
grab the edge, sometimes go over the opponent's head, sometimes land right on
top of the opponent (do that on rare occasions) you can keep him guessing and
get on.  Don't double teleport to leave yourself wide open.  If you are just
falling while way above the opponent, well, you sure SHOULD die!

JUMPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Jigglypuff has the best long-distance comeback in the game.  With its
Jump, B move, Jump, B move, etc. it can go the distance even without an up
and B attack.  Be careful when guarding, or you just may get hit with the
puff punch.  If you get hit, Jigglypuff will have no trouble at all getting
back on.

-LUIGI STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    {I want to be done with the edge guarding crap…} He'll rarely go for the
edge. Smash attack if low or medium, and jump and Ping punch him into
oblivion if he gets above you.

-MARIO STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Backwards kick him when high and smash when he's at low or medium
height.

-DK STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Super send down when high (same as always, forward and A while midair
near but not over the edge) or Super Punch if the balloon comes in low or
medium.

-LINK STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Smash attack if low or medium, and Up and B or forward and A if the
puffer comes in high.

-SAMUS STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Smash attack low or medium, Jump and backwards kick if Jigglypuff is
high.

-FALCON STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Smash attack low or medium, up and B if it's is high.

-NESS STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Ditto Samus.

-YOSHI STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Eggs are great for high or far.  All 3 smash attacks are good for other
times.

-KIRBY STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    #1, #2, Smash attack if low or medium, backwards kick if high.

-FOX STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Fox Spike is AWESOME here.  If not, Smash attack at the edge if medium,
downward smash if low, and Juggle if high.

-PIKACHU STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Smash attack or jump and drill kick, lightning can actually help
Jigglypuff get back on because it knocks her higher.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING JIGGLYPUFF
    Smash attack if low or medium, and if high, backwards kick.  If you
want, you can always engage in a midair war.

-JIGGLYPUFF SURVIVAL
    Jump, Puff punch, Jump puff punch… if possible, just puff punch back to
keep your jumps.  Watch out for super send downs, as they're lethal to
Jigglypuff.  If at all possible, go in high over the guard's head.

MASHING METAL MARIO
    This would be the ultimate fighter if you could control him (NO I DON'T
WANT GAMESHARK CODES.  I play cheaply, and I don't need to cheat.).  Giant DK
you can't really edge guard without tons of luck, but Metal Mario CAN be edge
guarded with only a little luck.  He will never come in high or medium, just
from below if you hit him right.

-LUIGI STOPPING METAL MARIO
    Downward smash again and again.  Eventually, he'll fall too far.

-MARIO STOPPING METAL MARIO
    Ditto Luigi.

-DK STOPPING METAL MARIO
    Regular smash or super punch will finish him.

-LINK STOPPING METAL MARIO
    Smash attack.

-SAMUS STOPPING METAL MARIO
    Smash attack.  Charged shot might work.

-FALCON STOPPING METAL MARIO
    If timed well, Falcon Punch.  If that proves impossible, up and B or
smash attack to get him.

-NESS STOPPING METAL MARIO
    Downward Smash Attack while facing away from the edge.

-YOSHI STOPPING METAL MARIO
    For once the egg is useless!  Smash attack or downward smash attack.

-KIRBY STOPPING METAL MARIO
    If you feel lucky, go for #2 (if he grabs the edge it won't work.)  If
not, downward Smash Attack.

-FOX STOPPING METAL MARIO
    Either downward smash attack or if he's at over 300, a well-timed
reflector can Fox Spike him from on the edge.

-PIKACHU STOPPING METAL MARIO
    Smash attack to the rescue again.

-JIGGLYPUFF STOPPING METAL MARIO
    Downward smash is the best chance.

-NOW THAT I'M DONE WITH OVER 15 PAGES OF EDGE GUARDING INFORMATION...

-HELP THIS SECTION GROW-
    By giving me ideas for any of the 156 possibilities…  I'll test them.
If I get requests, I guess I'll add giant DK (for a new total of 168
possibilities…), but you can't edge guard the hand and I'm not helping you
with teams!  Play for yourself! (thus far there have been 0 requests for
Giant DK edge guard help)

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8) STAGE CHEAPNESS
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    A later edition to the FAQ, I'll have a section about tricks you can do
on each particular stage.

PEACH'S CASTLE

    "-If damage is set at 200%, you can knock someone into the bumper for an
instant death most of the time!  (All of the time against Kirby and
Jigglypuff)
-With a platform fully extended, try knocking people into the bottom of the
side ramps.  Effective, because they'll just be reflected downward
(example... try kicking someone with Falcon's backward throw right into the
ramp thing... if they hit the bottom, rather than stopping short, they'll
rebound DOWNWARD.  Very hard to recover from.
-Try throwing the Motion Sensor Bombs at the SIDES of the lower level.  You
really can't see they're there, and stupid people may walk into the walls
before jumping, not knowing the fiery surprise for them!" ~ Earthshaker

    "Bounce people off the underside of the floating ramps, constantly. You
can do this with a normal smash hit at the very edge of the top platform,
up+A smash hits from beneath, or just a keen sense of trajectory. Rebounding
enemies have a difficult time recovering and usually fall to their doom.
Projectiles are useful for edge-guarding here; stunning someone with a laser
shot, egg or fireball as the platform retracts is evil. >:) Resting someone
into the bumper with Jigglypuff is the pits. :(" ~ Pokeytax

CONGO JUNGLE

    At 200% the barrel can become as deadly as the pit below it.  Not really
much else, unless you use items.  Earthshaker likes using bumpers and mines
on the edges and moving platforms.

    Remember that you can go up through the platform and surprise your foes.
~ "Smaug" on GameFAQs message boards

    As DK, follow the barrel when someone is inside.  If you do a downwards
smash attack right as they shoot out of it, you can get some good damage and
start a juggle ~ "MisterHand" on the GameFAQs message boards

HYRULE CASTLE

    "-Use the walls to your advantage!  Stick someone there with a fire
flower.  Or, you could try repeatedly smashing people into the wall on the
right, so they rebound off that wall, rebound off the tower, then come back
down for more pain ::evil grin::
-Attack people while in tornadoes to increase the chance of them becoming a
star.  Just make sure you don't get touched by one yourself!  (in other
words, attack people in SLOW MOVING tornadoes.)
-Throw/kick/boot people into tornadoes.  Whee." ~ Earthshaker

                 _
                / \
      Y        /   \
    _____     /_____\
         |    (area you
         | X  can walk)
         |_______________

    This section of Hyrule (marked with the X) is the BEST combo spot in the
entire game.  You can do repeated smash attacks ("pokimon86" on GameFAQs
message boards) or downward smash attacks, little juggles, all sorts of
stuff.  Beware that the opponent can do the same to you!  This is also the
best place to go in this level when at a moderately high or very high percent
damage.  Despite the fact that you can be comboed constantly, it's almost
impossible to kill someone in this area with anything less than an upwards
smash attack.

    Also go to the aforementioned area if an opponent has a bat.  If you DO
get hit by a smash attack with it, you will likely bounce off the walls and
sometimes survive ~ Wicked Souls

    Also in the same area, if someone is in the area marked with the X, and
you are above on the area marked with a Y, you can throw almost any item to
the right so that it hits the wall and goes down.  Often people don't realize
that they can be hit by the item after it hits the wall.  This works better
if 2 people are fighting down there, because if one blocks it will bounce off
their shield and hit the other one.  This generally works best with
clobbering items. ~ tzwizard

    In the part with the ceiling, you can use the same trick with DK as in
Mushroom kingdom- if you pound the ground, you can send them up and down
repeatedly until they use the "greatest survival tactic" and roll out of it.

    Don't forget to use super send downs on people who just came out of
tornadoes!  You can either knock them back in or just get some extra damage
on them! ~ tzwizard

PLANET ZEBES

    "What's the most painful thing here? The acid. How do you win? Keep your
opponent in the acid.  Often, the acid level will be well below the platform
when your opponent falls. That's your chance. If they bounce away from the
platform, you can edge guard as normal. If they try to come straight through,
smash them as they come up to keep them in the drink. Characters like
Jigglypuff, Kirby, and Fox with lateral downsmashes should abuse them. Kirby
especially can abuse his drill kick and splits attacks to keep the opponent
down and their damage up. Same trick works against the barrel in Congo Jungle
and the tornado in Hyrule Castle." ~ Pokeytax

    "-This is too obvious.  Use super send downs to knock people in the
acid, then if they come back up to your level, kick 'em out of sight." ~
Earthshaker

    When the lava is high, you can stand on the top platform and be safe.
If you opponents are coming from below to get up, using the downwards smash
attack can get them hit and/or burned.  Also remember that you can go through
the platform upwards and sometimes surprise your foes. ~ "Smaug" on the
GameFAQs message boards


YOSHI STORYBOOK

    "-Knock someone on a cloud, get there, and hold the person in a throw
position.  Kick them towards the nearest side before the cloud melts, then
move your butt back to the main area!" ~ Earthshaker

    Throw people toward the edge from the farthest clouds on left and right,
it's like a free kill.  Kirby cheep #3 works from the clouds too.

KIRBY DREAMLAND

    "-Not much to do here.  Try knocking someone so they move with the wind
the tree blows for a little (and I do mean LITTLE) extra distance." ~
Earthshaker

SECTOR Z

    "-Well... try knocking people into Arwing blasts.
-For the less obvious, kick someone into the raised area.  If at high damage,
they will slide off the right edge... even jumping won't help too much!  I'm
sure you know what I mean :-)" ~ Earthshaker (I think he means bouncing off
the fin of the ship and the ground so your character ends up shooting
straight off)

    If you play as pikachu and stand just below the wing, use thunder if an
opponent tries to come at you from above.  Even if you miss, you usually can
get out of it before they hit you. ~ "Smaug" on the GameFAQs message boards

    As fox, reflect the arwing blasts.  Sometimes you can get them to hit
opponents for major damage.  Also, this works with anyone but Yoshi, Link,
and Samus. "When you are on the back of the ship in sector Z, at the very
back, if you throw the opponent toward the wing or whatever that thing you
can hang on is, you can throw them toward it, they bounce off.... When they
hit the ground and come sliding toward you, you can throw them again, and
they will bounce, crash, slide, and you just do it until there percent is
high enough, and knock them off. You can't do it with Link, Yoshi or Samus
because of there slow grabs." ~ LikeWhoa

    With kirby in Sector Z: "ok, this takes a bit of practice: isolate your
opponent so that noone else will bother you. Start fighting on the tail of
Great Fox. ideally, ur opponent should have around 60% damage, depending on
the character. Now, hit them with Kirby's Fwd+A smash attack. This is the
hardest part of the combo -- finding an opening.
when you hit them with the smash attack, you should be standing about 1/3 of
the tail-length from the end of the tail (i.e. the right side of the tail;
the edge of the arena). It's hard to say, in measurements, exactly where, but
it comes with practice. ok, if you smash attack them, and you're in the right
place, they should be hit down and right by the tail, right into you. Here's
where it differs from other combos:
Instead of having the opponent bounce a bit ahead of you, so you do another
Fwd+A smash attack, and again, for a short combo (I think someone already
brought that one up), you want them to bounce very slightly ahead of you, or
even fly a bit over your head. When they do, do a fwd+A smash attack going
right, going away from the tail. Sometimes, if you time it wrong, the
opponent will actually be hit right, but if you execute it right, they'll be
hit left by your smash attack. Wait for the bounce and hit them with another
smash attack going left this time, and then after that bounce a smash attack
going right, and so on. So the whole time your position should be roughly
stationary, but smashing leftwards and rightwards, alternately. Your opponent
should be hit left, into the tail, each time, and what's good about this
combo is that, if you have good timing and don't screw up, you can keep them
in the air -- they'll never touch the ground. ok, well this was kinda lengthy
but I'm a terrible explainer. Trust me -- it's a good combo. i usually get
them from 60 to 100-120 damage, or more (to 150% + damage is not too hard)
and once you get them to that level, pause a little, and now smash them
right, this time making them actually go right off the arena." ~ Cyper –
explained it better than I could have!

SAFFRON CITY

    "-Hold someone in a throw pose in front of the sliding door.  Tough to
do, but REALLY damaging.  If its Electrode that comes out though, ya might
want to move, ya just might.
-If someone is struggling to get up from between two towers, throw a bumper
(not straight down, normally, so it rebounds off the wall.  A sure hit, and a
near sure death.  1 damage deaths are fun :-)" ~ Earthshaker

    "you can rack a lot of damage in Saffron if you can manage to shove teh
other guy in the pokémon box... if it's an elecrode that comes up, he won't
be able to excepe it, thought he'll rarely ever get blowed off the stage..."
~ "Raocow" on GameFAQs message boards

    As kirby, sometimes you can keep doing his final cutter in front of the
door that the pokemon come out of.  If you get it right, it actually is hard
to escape, and all you do is just up and B, up and B, up and B… ~ Mega

    Stand on the helicopter pad.  When the opponent comes at you, use the
upwards smash attack.  They sometimes can do nothing to hit you if you block
when they use projectiles.  This is generally better if you have a team and
both of you are there using the smash attacks. ~ Ness Master

MUSHROOM KINGDOM

    "-Another tough to do.  Break someone's shield, then rush to the nearest
POW block.  Whee.
-Hold someone in throw pose on a platform, so it sinks.  Hey, you'll committ
suicide, but who cares?  Works also with Kirby's Cheep 3." ~ Earthshaker

    Use projectiles while they are off the screen. They can't see where they
are and have trouble dodging. ~ "Smaug" on the GameFAQs message boards

    As pikachu, use thunder if your opponent is on top of the horizontal
blocks.  You can hit them, but they can't hit you ~ LikeWhoa ~ note that you
can also use Link's sword up and A midair to hit opponents from underneath,
and maybe some other characters up and A or up and B attacks.

    As DK in the mushroom kingdom, "Get them trapped under the lower left
hand corner of the stage, and keep doing the ground smack. They wont be able
to get out of it!" ~ Mega

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9) EXTRA STUFF
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    Let's see, there are some, not cheap, interesting things you can do in
this game.  E-mail me any more you have, I'll likely print them…if they work.
(Yes, everything has to have a catch, doesn't it?)

NO-SUIT SAMUS
    If Samus is hit by an electrical attack, you can see her outside her
suit if you pause at the right time.  I've done it, I know.  It is easier to
see (IMO) than using the training mode at 1/4 speed if you just pause in
regular battle.

WHAT? NOTHING?
    If you try to use Down and B while midair with DK, nothing will happen.
This is obvious, but interesting how it is the only B move that is like that.

REFLECTOR
    If two Fox use reflector to bounce a shot (from their own lasers) back
and forth, the one who fired the shot will win.  The other will suffer broken
shield syndrome.

POLYGON
    No, you can' play as one, but if you go to bonus 3 (main game) you can
beat the crap out of one for tons of fun…only for one minute, though.  I
heard that on high difficulty levels they can put YOU into some really long
combos… Not that I've seen any of that.  I whoop on them.

SOUND TEST
   To enable it, beat all bonus practices 1 and 2.  I think voice 198 says
something like "Delta Stage" but I can't be sure.  It never once says bonus
stage, just "break the targets" "board the platforms" or "race to the
finish."  It says nothing for the hand, I double-checked.  Is there a
mysterious new stage waiting to be discovered? (Something with transfer pack
to another game?  Like PKMN Stadium, Mario Golf, Perfect Dark {this one will
be in the future- it says so to earn cheats}, there may be some special
feature with a link up.  If anyone finds something like this, let me know!)

JIGGLYPUFF SHIELD CRACK
    Ordinarily, if you crack Jigglypuff's shield, Jiggly will fly into the
sky and turn into a star.  However, you can change this.  One way is to be in
the Bonus 2 practice and break it.  You will fly up, and be dazed as you fall
down.  The other way is in the "old" mushroom kingdom stage, under the
blocks.  I think it also works in bonus 3.  Jigglypuff is the only one who
can be dazed midair. (While falling…and in bonus practice 2 it can be a long
way down, depending where you start.)

PLEASURE OR PAIN
    Do you take pleasure taunting an opponent after killing him?  If you
play as Luigi, use his taunt to kick someone for an amazing 1 % DAMAGE! Whee,
how great.  Really.  This is Luigi's biggest asset (Ok, fine, not really…).

POKEMON IN PAIN
    Finally, revenge!  You can take out Chansey or Charmander (I don't know
about Venusaur) with power hits when they come out of the door.  Works best
on Charmander if you just came off the cloud.  I don't think it's possible to
hurt Porygon or Electrode.  You can't touch Electrode, and Porygon just seems
impervious to everything.  Venusaur can be hurt but I've never taken him out.
(Addition by azdbackfan) – "the hammer with any character is just as
effective).  If you stand on the paltform just above where the door is, you
can use Kirby's Rock Slide to annihilate Chansey and Charmander.  Although
other characters' attacks do work, most, even smash attacks, will take more
than one hit.  The only danger with this is accidentally Rock Sliding an
Electrode or, even worse, a Porygon...for even the Rock Slide cannot prevent
damage from this."  He also pointed out that Venusaur is invincible, at least
to one use of Kirby's rock.

A FAIR 2-ON-1 MATCH
    There is only one fair 2-on-1 match that I know of, without using
handicaps.  Have both members of the team of two be Luigi (the loser) and the
other player as DK.  DK can win if he throws one, then the other, and keeps
at it, since Luigi has a real hard time getting away.  DK can also use his
Forward and A while midair to knock them down the cliff.  The Luigis have a
chance only if they double team DK.  This match uses no items in Kriby's
arena to make it fair.  It is preferable to play stock team, not time team.

ROCK SLIDE
    Yes, one of the best moves from Pokemon is here, but it's used by Kirby.
Use his down and B rock move on a slope and it will slide down- use on the
platforms (NOT TOP ONE) above Yoshi's storybook and see how effective it is.
Egg bomb, by Yoshi, is better but much more obvious.  Moves used by Pokemon
themselves are even more obvious.

ACIDIC COMPOUND (CaCO5 + 2HCl … wait, that's a weak acid… - screw chemistry)
    Kirby can rock through the acid and die in Samus' stage.

LOOP – DE – LOOP
    Kirby and Pikachu can jump so well they can go around under Yoshi's and
Kirby's main platforms.  These two and Ness can also go under peach's castle.

MEOWTH MEOUCH
    As Yoshi, stomp on top of a Meowth Pokemon that has come from an
opponent's pokeball.  If timed correctly, You will be sitting on top of the
coins, taking no damage until Meowth disappears.  I only did this once.

999 AND FEELIN' FINE
    If you feel like a little fun, use Fire flowers against a wall to get
someone's percent to 999.  You can also use Fox's reflector to knock red
shells around and cause high damage.  For an EXTREME power hit, have him
reflect 4 red shells at once (in training mode so you have them all in the
exact same place) at an opponent.  All I can say is this: Ouch.  That is,
especially if they are all given two reflects to charge them up first.

DANCE!
    Using Jigglypuff or Kirby, press left and right on the control stick
back and forth really quickly to make your character appear to be dancing.
This is an odd form of taunting that looks hilarious, doesn't get rid of your
power (Kirby) and doesn't leave you open if someone decides to attack your
back.  A less funny but still insulting version can be performed by any other
character.  With Kirby, it's funny to do this with someone in your mouth.

TELEPORT x 3?
    I have heard rumors that Pikachu's teleport move can be redirected
twice, for an end result of a 3x teleport.  I have heard this from reliable
sources, but have not seen it myself.  If I get more info, I'll add it.

FUNNY RED-SHELL TRICK IN TRAINING ~ Submitted by Perfect Light
    "You are Link and your opponent is Pikachu. The stage is Hyrule Castle.
Kill Pikachu. He will reapear on the top platform. Push him over and lay red
shells until you can't lay anymore (this will be 4 shells). Jump off and
stand under and to the left of the platform. Double-jump and then use your
up-b move. You should slash the shells. Link will freeze, and Pikachu will be
surrounded by white light. Then, ou will hear Pika-pikaaaa! as the little
pokemon sails off the screen. Before he dies, check his damage. It's around
465%! Massive!"

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10) OTHER SURVIVAL TACTICS
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    I had to add this section.  Though some of the information in here may
seem basic, these tactics may seem cheap to a few, but they are great at
helping you survive in a few situations.

CAN'T SEE SAMUS
    Use the down C button to choose Samus in a battle.  Go to DK's Arena
(against human opposition).  If you do not charge the shot up to maximum, you
can jump and drop bombs all over the place, and be practically impossible to
see (if you bounce from platform to platform).  This can also work in sector
Z but that big Z often gets in the way and makes you visible.  This trick is
generally better used on a small TV with slightly lower contrast. :)

COUNTER HAMMERS
    A hammer is not a star.  It can be stopped.  As Kirby, use the rock to
stop it.  As Link, Down and A while midair works fine about half the time.
Any upwards attack works from under a hammer man, but the best stop for it is
to have Kirby suck the hammer person into his mouth.  He then can hold them a
while before spitting them out away.  Or, if someone tries to attack you when
you hold hammer-man, spit the hammer holder out at him/her/it!  Also,
tzwizard has pointed out that if you time it right, you CAN throw the person
with a hammer, and it works best with Ness, Link, Samus, and Yoshi.

METAL MORON
    If you fight M. Mario with a character with a fast throw (e.g. NOT
Yoshi, Samus, or Link) then if you get it right you can throw him (even on
hard difficulties) back and forth to rack up damage.  This doesn't always
work, but it can really pay off if it does.

HAND ME SOME HP
    The hand can rejuvenate Ness with its bullets when Ness uses his PSI
Shield/Magnet.  If you still can't beat him with Ness, then you got problems.

JIGGLY-PUFF TO SAFETY
    The Puff Punch is more than just a weapon; it's a survival tactic.  Use
it after a jump to add some major distance.  This is the only way to beat
Jigglypuff's bonus 2 practice, and it can save you many jumps when getting
back on.  If someone guarding the edge then hits you off, you can then still
have the jumps to make it back.

PIKACHU 2x TELEPORT
    Pikachu can use his teleport twice.  After hitting up and B, aim what
direction you want the first teleport to be.  After you start moving in that
direction (the teleport starts) change the control stick's direction to go
again the same distance.  I heard rumors of someone doing a triple teleport,
but am yet to see that happen.  Yes, I think this is the simplest thing there
is.

SAMUS MOST DISTANCE
    To get the most distance out of Samus' jumps, use your double jump
early.  When you reach the top of that jump, drop a bomb.  Continue to fall
toward the platform, dropping bombs as you go.  Doing this will increase the
distance you go.  Use the screw attack to get back up, and you can survive
nearly any attack that sends you flying horizontally but not all the way off
the side.  This isn't too useful when you aren't hit high and far.  Low and
far, even Samus is dead.

MARIO BROS. MOST DISTANCE
    The Mario Brothers also can increase the distance and decrease the
height of their jumps.  Before or after using the double jump, Use a tornado
attack and hold the direction toward the cliff.  This can get you that extra
little bit of distance you need.  You can get higher if you press B
repeatedly while doing the tornado (thanks to Pokeytax on GameFAQs message
boards- I forgot to mention the tap B while using the tornado in V1.0)

GENERAL DISTANCE JUMPING
    When jumping for distance to the platform, go as low as possible before
using the double jump.  This gets you as close as possible, gets you farther,
and usually (everything has exceptions) makes you harder to edge guard.

SAMUS STRATEGY
    If ever, rarely block against anyone other than Link or another Samus,
unless you are far and blocking a projectile.  Blocking in close makes you an
easy target for a throw, because Samus has an insanely slow roll and takes a
while to release the shield (at least it seems that way).  Link and Samus
have throws that are slow, but Yoshi can use his Eat 'Em move to turn Samus
into an egg for easy beating.

SLOOOOW DOWN
    Many characters can use their down and B moves to slow their descent and
dodge a juggle.  The Mario Bros. Tornadoes can slow their fall a little bit.
Samus' bombs do the same.  Ness's PK Shield slows his fall.  Yoshi's stomp
can slow it, if he's right above the opponent and just out of upward smash
attack range, which works unless the opponent jumps and juggles.  Kirby's
rock doesn't slow him down much, but does stop juggles.  Fox's reflector
slows him down.  When it hits him, Pikachu's thunder slows him.  DK's down
and B does not work in midair.  Link's bombs do not slow him, and neither
does Falcon Kick (does aid in juggle dodging).  Do not try this with
Jigglypuff, though, because you are guaranteeing that you get your butt
whooped.

SPEEEED UP
    To speed up, tap down twice.  And to run, tap the direction twice…
simple.  Oh, and to turn around while running, press the opposite direction
on the control stick. :P

Z-CANCEL! ~ From Pokeytax
    If you come down from a downward midair attack and hit Z, you can cancel
the time it takes for you to get up from that attack (best example: Link's
sword won't get embedded after his down and A midair attack).  This works
with the down and A while midair of Luigi, Mario, DK, Link, Kirby, and Fox.
I don't think it matters much with the others, but try it anyway.  This can
be VERY useful in starting combos.

"TRAPDOOR" ~ From Earthshaker
    Don't know how I forgot about putting this in.  If you are about to get
nailed from above, tap down to go through many platforms.  You cannot go
through the main stage platform, though.  Things you can fall through are the
top platform in peach's castle, all but the bottom platform in Congo jungle,
the three middle platforms in Hyrule Castle, All 3 stationary high platforms
in Planet Zebes, all but the main platform in Yoshi Storybook and Kirby
dreamland, the arwings in Sector Z, the moving platforms on the left of
Saffron City, and the two see-saw platforms in Mushroom Kingdom.

LIGHT HIT BEHIND ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    Captain Falcon and others can use their light up and A hits to hit
opponents that are behind them.  This can be very useful for surviving more
than one attacker or guarding an item.  Also, most downward smash attacks hit
opponents behind you as well.

ESCAPE A FINAL CUTTER ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    As long as you're not on the edge of a cliff, you can dodge 2 of the 4
hits of the final cutter if you get caught in it.  If you hit Z right as you
hit the ground from it, you can avoid the blow where you hit the ground and
the shot part of it.  You then can quickly punish kirby for using the cutter
on you.

HANGIN' ON THE EDGE ~ Submitted by tzwizard
     "when hanging on, there's 4 things you can do. press a or b to get up
and do an attack. press up on the stick to just get back up. press z to get
up and roll. very useful to get behind an edge-guarder. press back to let go
of the ledge. mix up how you get back up on the ledge. when the opponent's
expecting you to press a, press up and then throw them. there's many tactics
you can use here." ~ I can't believe I forgot to put this in the FAQ earlier!
Also, when climbing back up at over 100% damage, you do a different attack,
roll, or climb, which may surprise a foe who isn't ready for it.

SHIELD -> REFLECTOR ~ Submitted by tzwizard
    If you aim your shield away from the direction a projectile is coming,
you can sometimes bounce the projectile off in a different direction instead
of having your shield absorb the blow.  This makes the shield last longer,
especially if you reflect a bob-omb!  You can sometimes use this (more
accidental than purposeful) to reflect things into other people, including
the arwing blasts from the ships in sector Z!

GREATEST SURVIVAL TACTIC OF ALL
    This is the only chance I have against Dave.  Of course, it works the
LEAST well against Pikachu, but if you hit Z when you land from an attack
that would normally land you on your back or face, you instantly get up, and
be invincible while you get up.  Pressing Z and left or right will make you
roll as you land and get up on your feet.  This just-hit-Z tactic will save
you amazing amounts of health and lives if used often.  Practically the only
move that this doesn't stop is Pikachu's cursed smash attack.  That lasts so
long that it still can hit you.  If you can master this technique, you can
last a whole lot longer.

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11) MISCELLANEOUS INFO
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    I have been drawn to include some other information about SSB.  However,
it did not fit into any other section of the guide, and certainly has almost
nothing to do with cheap moves.  This stuff in itself would not qualify for a
FAQ itself, so I am posting it here.  Thus said, I hope you enjoy this
information.

CHARACTER ADVANTAGES AND DISADANTAGES
    I decided to use a chart for this.  This is my general opinion of what
characters have an advantage or disadvantage against each other in a human
battle.  Advantages go from left to right, x meaning an advantage and o
meaning a disadvantage.  A space means a general tie or incomplete, and the \
shows where it is a mirror match.  These are simply my opinions and are NOT
complete.  Across is the characters with the advantages against others.  Down
is the first letter of the character they are good/bad/neutral against.
Anyone who would like to help this, would you please explain why certain
advantages are held by the characters you send in as advantageous against
others.  Oh, and by the way, YES this chart will be a mirror image of itself
down the diagonal line… but x's and o's switch.



Character  | L | M | D | L | S | F | N | Y | K | F | P | J |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luigi      | \ |   | o |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mario      |   | \ | o | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DK         | x | x | \ |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Link       |   | o |   | \ |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samus      |   |   |   |   | \ |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Falcon     |   |   |   |   |   | \ |   |   |   |   |   |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ness       |   |   |   |   |   |   | \ |   |   | o |   |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yoshi      |   | o |   | o | o |   |   | \ |   |   |   |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kirby      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | \ |   |   |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fox        |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   | \ | o | x |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pikachu    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x | \ |   |
-----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jigglypuff |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | o |   | \ |
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THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LUIGI AND MARIO
    Some people want to know what makes Mario different from Luigi.
Compiled here is a complete list of the differences that I found.  I will
admit that I am pro-Mario in the Mario-Luigi debate, but I tried to do this
by simply looking at the facts, not my opinions on the matter.

    Taunt- the best two in the game. One can hurt a stupid opponent, and the
other just looks cool.

    Up and B- Luigi's biggest asset. Unfortunately, good players are WAY too
smart to fall for it. However, they rarely see Mario's coming, because it's
weaker. That fact makes Mario's almost as good as Luigi's.

    Down and B- tornadoes have one big difference- Mario's can combo. No
contest there. They also can both use it as an extra jump if they pound on
the B button during it- but try it more than once and you just go down.

    B- fireball- bouncing fireball of death or slow, weak, green thing that
well... is the second worst projectile in the game (if you include the stars
Yoshi kicks up during the stomp)

    Running attack- sliding 12% or pathetic fists of fury, which do on
average 4% damage. Guess my preference.

    Jumping- Luigi jumps a tiny bit higher than mario- but not significantly
higher.

    Colors- I have to admit, Luigi's classic wardrobe is better than Mario's
(I like green)

    Height- Luigi's taller. Things that would go over mario's head can hit
Luigi

    Run- it may not be really significant, but the fact that Luigi slides
forwards when you stop running with him just annoys the heck out of me.

    Thus, Mario is my preferred plumber. I used to say stuff like luigi is
terrible, and the like, but I don't. I beat the game stock 3 very hard no
continues with him just like with every other character. I've played him
enough to be extremely good with all his moves, including being able to nail
the flaming punch midair well over 75% of the time. I simply prefer Mario to
his brother because Luigi's run, fireball, and tornado are terrible, as well
as his comboing abilities. Since those are my main things I use as Mario,
Mario naturally comes as my preference. If there's anything else that's
different between them that I didn't mention, please tell me.

STRATEGY OF MY FRIEND, QUITE POSSIBLY THE WORLD'S BEST PIKACHU
    My friend plays as pikachu so well that I, possibly one of the best at
the game (I can pull a combo out of almost anything) have lost almost every
game against him.

Let's see what I can say that I've noticed about his amazing strategy...

Moves used most frequently:
Forwards and A midair drill- (*&)%#)(*@%&)(#@*&%
Smash attack- amazing for edge guarding
Midair up and A- great for midair off the cliff edge-guarding
Throw- block and there is a 95% chance you will be thrown, no matter HOW good
your roll is
Teleport- can use this impossibly well.

Moves used less frequently:
Thunder- only finishing off someone who is very high, from an upwards smash
attack or a tornado (in Hyrule)
Backwards and A midair- other midair way to keep me off
Upwards smash attack- set up for the thunder
B move- thunder bouncing thing is used in his most cruel combo- mentioned
later

Really rare:
A,A,A- only when backing someone against a wall
Light upwards attack- only to increase length of combos
Running attack- I never see it coming it's so rare
Down and A midair- prefers forward and A
A midair- "karate pik" is rare now

Pretty much never:
Downward smash attack- he prefers kirby's
Light downwards attack- never seen it
Light forwards and A- never seen it

Also, he makes all sorts of different combos that are pretty much inescapable
and involve any part of any stage he can find.  His most cruel combo starter
is one of the new ones mentioned in pikachu's section.  Hopefully, I will be
able to create "ultimate" strategies for every character in the game, but
don't hold you breath! :)

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SSB can be submitted for this section.

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12) CREDITS
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 Me (X1372)! (I wrote it, didn't I?)  Any comments, ideas, etc. can be sent
to [email protected] and I'll look at them.  I don't mind receiving e-mail, in
fact I don't get enough comments on the FAQ.

 PentaroX ([email protected]) – Fox Spike and Fox keeping Yoshi off are great,
and if you want to see a good character FAQ, look at his FOX on GameFAQs.com.
I hope he writes another one; he's good at it.

 CjayC for posting this.  Also to all other people who host my FAQ.

 Dave (last name and e-mail address not disclosed at this time) - the
ultimate Pikachu and only person who can beat me (just about anything from
the Pikachu section is derived from his actions in the game).

 "Sunflash" (message board name at GameFAQs) or [email protected] - gave me
some combos for Ness and Kirby, as well as a trick for Fox.

 Eah53 ([email protected]) – gave me a ness combo and reminded me of a Ness
trick.

 Pokeytax ([email protected]) – many good ideas and combos, especially the Z-
cancel or cancel trick.  Really helped V1.2 with item tricks.  Actually, his
contributions were the ONLY part added in version 1.2!  He also came up with
some more REALLY sweet combos!  He came up with several 70% + combos!

 Rendar5 ([email protected]) – gave me many great Jigglypuff ideas, really
fleshed out my Jigglypuff section (now if I got some people to do similar
things with all the other characters…).

 Earthshaker ([email protected]) – Most of the stage cheapness section, as
well as some good combos and the reminder of the "trapdoor" idea.  He wrote a
good FAQ for Falcon and Yoshi on GameFAQs, but might want to look over the
Falcon one (a few moves still linger from the Yoshi FAQ that was copied and
changed).

 Greg R. ([email protected]) – Gave me a surprisingly good Kirby combo.

 "Articuno64" on GameFAQs message boards (might be same as FAQ writer, but
I'm not 100% sure) – Really sweet DK trick.

 "Efrain Reyes" on GameFAQs message boards ([email protected]) – a nice
note on Kirby and some good but hard to pull off combos.

 "Raocow" on GameFAQs message boards (no known e-mail address) – a little
help towards stage cheapness.

 Quixim ([email protected]) – a nice Samus combo.

 Azdbackfan ([email protected]) – a good pikachu combo and some
information on beating the pokemon in Saffron city.

 [email protected] – a cute one-time kirby trick.

 [email protected] – info on Link's bombs and a one-time jigglypuff
trick.

 [email protected] – a nice Samus combo.

 "Pokimon86" on the GameFAQs message boards – a nice idea in Hyrule castle,
and a good combo

 "Smaug" on the GameFAQs message boards – several nice stage ideas

 LikeWhoa ([email protected]) – some good stage tricks

 Mega ([email protected]) – a few good stage tricks

 Cyper ([email protected]) – a really nice stage trick

 "MisterHand" on the GameFAQs message boards – nice stage trick

 Wicked Souls (I don't know his e-mail address) – info on bat survival

 "Atremis251" on the GameFAQs message boards – a neat Ness trick
 Ness Master ([email protected]) – indirectly gave me a good stage
trick

 Loch Carter a.k.a. Perfect Light ([email protected]) – Something for the
fun stuff section

 tzwizard ([email protected]) – a lot of help in a lot of different
categories.  Simply too many things to count.

 Flamer ([email protected]) – a good samus combo

 [email protected] – Info on Ness's bat reflector increasing damage

 [email protected] – A great fan combo

 [email protected] – a nice Link trick

 -Anyone else who e-mails me about this game or whoever gives me tips, you
will be specially recognized! -

 Nintendo and HAL, for making the only good fighting game (IMO), and the
only one with strategy the biggest part!  Sorry, but I don't have the
patience to go through the credits and put all the names here!  Even I am not
*That* obsessed.  Actually, I'm just too lazy.  Oh well.

 All the good characters in Smash Bros.  Of course, I mean everyone BUT
Luigi.  Well, him too, but only for the bonus practices and as a beating toy.
On second though, he's not too bad, but I just don't like his style, so he's
included in the thanks as well.

    GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WHO PLAYS THIS GAME!  AND DON'T BE TOO CHEAP!

    Remember Peppy's saying if you think you're down:  "Never give up!
Trust your instincts!"

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