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Combos
General Notes
Because Smash Ultimate's combos are very freeform, the following strings aren't full combos (unless stated otherwise). Think of a Smash combo as a LEGO building, in which you assemble different strings of moves in order to achieve a big combo. Here's a few things to keep in mind:
- Rage isn't taken into account for percentages
- Unless stated otherwise, all these combos assumes Palutena doesn't use platforms to extend combos
Combo Theory
Any of Palutena's non-throw combos will invariably require hitting an opponent with an aerial, then fastfalling to the ground and hitting with another move (including other aerials) before the opponent's hitstun ends. Getting comfortable with the timing of Palutena's aerials and jumps is necessary to string moves together.
All of Palutena's aerials other than Bair and Dair are decent combo filler and have their own general uses during combos. Bair and Uair are the most common combo enders depending on whether the combo is more horizontal or vertical.
This table lists Palutena's combo starters, likely her most varied type of combo move when compared to fillers (usually Fair or Nair) or enders (Bair, Uair, Fair, and Dash Attack). Remember that the viable followups will vary depending on the percent of the opponent. The followups are very generally listed in order of usefulness and consistency. Mind the common setup into RARReverse Aerial Rush: quickly turning around and jumping to move forward in the air while facing away from the direction of movement. Bair as these are usually the most important to get down.
Starter | General Percent Range | Potential Followups | Notes |
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Nair | low - mid | Nair, RAR Bair, Fair, Uair |
Extremely versatile and very common. String Nair into itself until the opponent is far enough away, then end with the aerial of choice. |
Landing Fair | low - mid-high | Dash Attack, Grab, RAR Bair, Fair, Nair |
Easy conversion into Grab at lower percents, and serves as combo filler for Nair combos. |
Dthrow | low - high | RAR Bair, Fair, Uair |
Respectable combo starter at lower percents, becomes very nuanced at higher percents. See the Setplay page for more on this move. |
Landing Bair | low - mid | Dash Attack |
Bair is an excellent poke to throw out while landing but its combo potential is lacking; no reason not to take the Dash Attack though. |
Dair (grounded opponent) | low - mid | Bair |
Easy two-piece combo for the occasional situation where Dair is used. |
Dtilt (aerial opponent) | mid - high | RAR Bair, Fair |
Aerial Dtilt happens when 2-framingCatching a character's 2 frames of vulnerability when they grab the ledge from below, and confirming it into Bair for a kill is very potent. Uair may also work if the opponent DIs the Dtilt inward. |
Example Combos
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Kill Confirms
Infamous kill confirm, but can be heavily dependent on DIDirectional Influence: the direction someone holds on the control stick when getting launched by a move. Effects the angle of knockback., RageThe passive increase in knockback a character gains as they reach higher percents., and weight. RAR Bair in general is extremely useful for Palutena so getting the timing down is important. See the Setplay page for a lot more information on Dthrow in general.
Extremely potent kill confirm to capitalize on Dtilt 2-frame punishesCatching a character's 2 frames of vulnerability when they grab the ledge from below.. If the opponent is at high enough percent, Fair will kill off the side and has no risk of missing a RAR.
The very first hit of Nair pops grounded opponents upwards with set knockback, and while this can be used to start combos it sets up perfectly for Utilt to kill around 130% or so.
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