Pokemon Trainer Help (and general tips)
I'm a relatively casual player (main PT) but I've been trying to get better via training and online. I've got my bread and butter combos and kill confirms pretty settled as well as a decent grasp of movement and I feel like I have a good advantage state when I'm locked in (which doesn't happen much unfortunately lol). The issue is that as I face harder opponents, the skill gap between myself and where they are looks insanely large and I'm a bit lost on how to bridge it.
The areas where I struggle in, and could really use some tips/practice methods on, are:
- Spacing/Positioning: I've been using Izaw's training video for some time and specifically practicing the spacing drills (the one where you go across the stage and Fair or Bair), but I feel like it has been impossible for me to translate any of that into actual gameplay. Getting good spacing against a moving opponent has been really hard to do and when I try to be deliberate I end up hitting where they were rather than where they are.
- Pace: As I face harder opponents, the pace of the game completely passes me by. Obviously there are characters like Fox that just are insanely fast, but I feel overwhelmed by most characters. There's a lot of times where I feel like I can punish a bad move, my opponent throws out a jab or a quick option that I'm not ready for and then I end up being on the back foot again. Or there's times where I go to punish a landing and my opponent shields almost immediately after they land. In the moment it feels like a frame data thing, but there has to be some way to react faster than I am right now. Is there a way to practice this?
- Disadvantage: This is the real kicker. My disadvantage is HORRENDOUS. I get stuck on ledge really badly and I find it hard to practice mixing up my options. I know PT also doesn't have the best air mobility or ledge options, but are there ways to practice the different ones to make them less telegraphed?
Don't want this to come off as a rant, but I'm struggling a bit on how to deliberately practice rather than just banging my head against a wall in quickplay or practicing the same drills in training. Thanks :)