Pokemon: Close Combat/Chesnaught

Archetypes:	Charge; Big Body
Health:	43
Endurance:	16
Endurance Refresh:	5
Walk Speed:	2.4 / -2.1
Prejump Frames:	9f
Fastest Attack:	5A (8f)

Introduction

Protecting a Chespin on his shoulder, Chesnaught believes “The best defense is a good offense”. Chesnaught can do a great job controlling the midrange with long normals while also doing an excellent job of waiting an opponent out, forcing your opponent to make mistakes and getting hard punishes off them using his signature move Bullet Seed (5B) which can help him extend his combos with no meter, or go in while you are super plus on your opponents block.

Chesnaught is a character who can play until timeout. With his high health and endurance. On top of that he has Guard Berry (24B) which adds armor to the startup of his forward advancing moves and restores his health by 7%, An invincible charge input DP and an air parry. Using these tools effectively makes Chesnaught a defensive powerhouse.

Chesnaught's main drawback is his speed and sluggish buttons, he has a slow predictable jump, an 8-frame startup on his 5A, and cannot effectively chase down opponents who are running away or zoning without spending resources.

If you want a weird Guile, Blanka, Happy Chaos fusion then this is the character for you. Patient play, optimization, and effective risk assessment will be sure to land you in the Hall of Fame. Good luck, dynamic duo!!

Playstyle

Chesnaught is a walking tank with oppressive midrange, with berry buffs that can quickly change the pace of battle.

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Bulky: Close to the highest health value, as well as the highest armor value which he can recharge with 24B, means that Chesnaught can use his health as a resource to get in. Space Control: The creation of thorns, a fast moving projectile, and large buttons like 3A, 6A, and 2B cover ranges the opponent may have difficulty challenging from.	Sluggish Movement: With a lumbering walkspeed, underwhelming forward dash, and larger amount of prejump frames compared to the rest of the cast, it can be difficult for Chesnaught to outmaneuver their opponent. Sluggish Buttons: Chesnaughts fastest button (5A) has a whopping 8f startup, leading to him often time being stuck in the corner.

Normals

5A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 1 Mid 4A, Special - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 8 5 20 -2 [0] - Total: 32 Chesnaught sticks out his fist for a far standing jab. Chesnaught's fastest button for challenging Chesnaught's strongest combo starter Solid stop-sign in neutral, can be buffered into 6B for knockdown
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4A you go little man

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3/1 2 Mid Special Upper Body - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 10 14 21 +2 [-3] - Total: 44 Chespin joins Chesnaught in delivering a quick uppercut. Ideal blockstring filler for guard damage Incredible answer to jumps with quick startup, great hitbox, and lots of active frames Can cancel into 2B or [4]6B on air-hit for a combo into knockdown

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6A

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 5 2 Mid C Cancel - Knockdown (Air Hit) Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 28 6 31 +14 [-5] - Total: 64 Chesnaught delivers a forward-advancing backhand. Chesnaught's furthest button, strong for keeping the opponent at bay and checking dashes Combos into 5A, 2A, and 4A. Combos into itself on counterhit. Has armor after consuming a Guard Berry. Removed after absorbing a move.

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2A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 1 0 Low Special - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 9 7 11 +9 [0] - Total: 26 Chesnaught sticks out his leg for a low-hitting kick. Ideal blockstring filler for checking the opponent low Strong for checking opponent's who are holding back/upback, and beating out upper body invulnerability Can be confirmed into itself on hit, once
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3A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 1 Low 5B (On Whiff Only), 426B - Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 16 7 36 +45 [-25] - Total: 58 Chesnaught swipes at the ground for a low-hitting sweep. Far-reaching normal that builds a bar on hit Can be cancelled into 5B on whiff, potentially punishing the opponent for attempting to challenge
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j5A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 4 0 High - - Knockdown (Air Hit) Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 18 10 6 +27 [+18] - Total: 34 Chesnaught delivers a jump-in hook. Advantage assumes done at lowest possible height High damage combo starter, easily linking into 5A Has a generous cross-up box for pressure
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j8A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3 0 High - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 9 20 6 +16 [+11] - Total: 35 Chesnaught delivers a jumping kick (with help from Chespin)! Advantage assumes done at lowest possible height Go-to air-to-air for checking approaches Allows for juggles in ideal situations when succeeding as an air-to-air
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Specials

Bullet Seed (Eat) 5B	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 45 - 36 - - Total: 80 Chesnaught feeds Chespin a berry. Loads a follow-up attack on the next 5B press Safe when cancelled off of juggled 6A, on hit Also safe after landing 6B.

Bullet Seed (Spit) 5B

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3 1 Mid C Cancel - Projectile Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 9 - 34 +15 [+6] - Total: 57 Chespin spits out seeds. Allows for gapless pressure off of any normal, while easily confirming off any hit cancelled into it Also allows for significant extensions when cancelled from 6B Clashes with other projectiles making it weak in fireball wars, but functions as a decent zoning option Despite being a projectile, moves that are projectile immune (ex. Bewear 2B) will lose to this Additional hits can whiff on shorter hurtboxes (Falinks, crouching Toxicroak, etc.)

Thorn Hammer 2B

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 6 4 High C Cancel - Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 42 10 43 +6 [-14] - Total: 84 Chesnaught delivers an overhead slam with their forearm. Strong pressure tool, forces the opponent to stand-block and does tons of guard damage Drops a thorn that deals one damage when stepped on Goes decently far, can surprise opponents at midrange Has armor after consuming a Guard Berry. Removed after absorbing a move.

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Concussion Rush 6B

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3, 2, 1 0, 0, 1 Mid (Second Hit Only) 5B [Spit], (Third Hit Only) C Cancel Projectile Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 11, 6, 9 5, 5, 16 20 28,43,-21 [-10] - Total: 71 Chesnaught charges forward with his shield. Go-to meterless combo ender, decent screen carry Connects for more hits the closer the opponent is when the move starts Great hitbox makes it a pseudo-reversal at midrange, beating out other buttons on prediction

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Falling Fortress jB	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property - - - - - Armor Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 10 ∞ 25 - - Total: 34 Chesnaught throws out their shield mid-air. Functions as a parry, allowing Chesnaught to quickly act upon successfully reading the opponent Can be performed during forward and back dash Refreshes Chesnaught's endurance on successful parry

Air Shield Smash jBB	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 7 - - - - Armor, Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 24 6 28 +57 [-2] 1 Total: 57 Chesnaught slams their shield for a counterattack for 1 hyper.
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Hyper Moves

Shield Smash [4]6B

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 1, 1, 1, 4 1, 1, 1, 1 Mid - Projectile Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 19, 6, 6, 16 5, 5, 5, 6 27 +86 [-8] 1 Total: 90 Chesnaught charges forward with his shield and uppercuts the opponent. Chesnaught travels nearly fullscreen, great option when reacting to projectiles Allows enough time to juggle after this move hits at most heights when the final hit connects late, mainly into 6A or 5B Scaling kicks in enough here to reduce the damage of the last hit to 5, so raw Shield Smash is effectively an 8 damage move, not a 9 damage one.

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Thorn Upper [2]8B

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 8 2 Mid C Cancel Full Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 21 5 38 +76 [-11] 1 Total: 63 Chesnaught swings his arm in an uppercut, launching a thorn. Chesnaught's most reliable reversal, but requires charge Drops a thorn on block and on hit that deals one damage when stepped on Strong combo ender, as the opponent will end up waking on top of the thorn giving you relatively strong oki Allows for a juggled combo on counterhit

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Guard Berry 24B

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 37 - 40 - 1 Total: 76 Chesnaught exercises self-care via berry. Heals 3 HP, refreshes endurance, and adds armor to 6A & 2B (2 & 4 hits, respectively) Armor is not removed until those attacks actually absorb a move, or your opponent lands a strong blow against you. Removes poisoned status, key tool against Toxicroak

Super

Spike Cannon 426B	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 16 - Mid - - Projectile Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 43 [-15 Super Freeze] 20 89 KDN [-60] 2 Total: 161 Chesnaught launches a huge spike from his back. Huge damage, primarily used after antiairs and guard breaks Can combo from 5B [Spit] in juggle situations (like when cancelled from 6B)
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Throws

Forward Throw 6C	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3 - Unblockable - - Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 8 2 41 - - Total: 50 Chesnaught headbutts the opponent. Allows enough time to load 5B or attempt to meaty with 6A

Back Throw 4C	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3 - Unblockable - - Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 8 2 41 - - Total: 50 Chesnaught grabs the opponent and lobs them behind him. Allows enough time to load 5B or attempt to meaty with 6A.

Combos

(j.A) 5A 2A xx 6B/[2]8B

2A 5A 2A xx 6B/[2]8B

5A 4A xx 2B

[4]6B 6B

[Anti-Air Only] 4B xx 2B/[4]6B/426b

[5b Stocked] 6A 5B microwalk 5A 6B

[5b Stocked] (j.A) 5A 2A xx 6B xx 5B 6A (xx 5B restock)

[5b Stocked, Spaced] 5A/2A/6A xx 5B 3A (6B/[2]4B/426B)

[5b Stocked, Spaced] 5B 6A xx 6B

[CH] 5A/2A/4A 3A

[CH] 6A xx 2B

[CH] 5A/2A 5A xx 6B

[CH] [2]8B 6A

Colors

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