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==<font style= size="0">Noodle</font>== | ==<font style= size="0">Noodle</font>== | ||
[[File:TLA_icon_Noodle.png|80px]] | [[File:TLA_icon_Noodle.png|80px]] | ||
'''Neutral''' | |||
* Mix up how you deal with Soup. | * Mix up how you deal with Soup. | ||
* Loop for habits with Whip. | * Loop for habits with Whip. | ||
'''Offense''' | |||
* Try to keep the corner for as long as possible. | * Try to keep the corner for as long as possible. | ||
* Sweep Dash can beat Frenzy alone a large amount of the time. | * Sweep Dash can beat Frenzy alone a large amount of the time. | ||
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'''Defense''' | |||
* Dash is a useful wakeup option versus Soup oki that can force Noodle to go for more honest setplay. | * Dash is a useful wakeup option versus Soup oki that can force Noodle to go for more honest setplay. | ||
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==<font style= size="0">Beef</font>== | ==<font style= size="0">Beef</font>== | ||
[[File:TLA_icon_Beef.png|80px]] | [[File:TLA_icon_Beef.png|80px]] | ||
'''Neutral''' | |||
* Use the threat of Sweep as a whiff punish to Heavy Punch to get closer to Beef. | * Use the threat of Sweep as a whiff punish to Heavy Punch to get closer to Beef. | ||
* Dashis a relatively noncommital answer to Lemon as long a Beef doesn’t have meter or if Garlic is far enough away. | * Dashis a relatively noncommital answer to Lemon as long a Beef doesn’t have meter or if Garlic is far enough away. | ||
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'''Offense''' | |||
* Keep your offense as varied as possible. | * Keep your offense as varied as possible. | ||
* Stagger pressure is useful for beating out Parry. | * Stagger pressure is useful for beating out Parry. | ||
'''Defense''' | |||
* Be ready to react to Gutpunch > Lemon. | * Be ready to react to Gutpunch > Lemon. | ||
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==<font style= size="0">Onion</font>== | ==<font style= size="0">Onion</font>== | ||
[[File:TLA_icon_Onion.png|80px]] | [[File:TLA_icon_Onion.png|80px]] | ||
'''Neutral''' | |||
* Play footsies well | * Play footsies well. | ||
* Don’t use Jump very much if at all. | * Don’t use Jump very much if at all. | ||
'''Offense''' | |||
* Keep your offense as varied as possible. | * Keep your offense as varied as possible. | ||
* Stagger pressure is useful for beating out Parry. | * Stagger pressure is useful for beating out Parry. | ||
'''Defense''' | |||
* Sweep is a useful counterpoke versus overextensions. | * Sweep is a useful counterpoke versus overextensions. | ||
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[[File:TLA_icon_Rice.png|80px]] | [[File:TLA_icon_Rice.png|80px]] | ||
'''Neutral''' | |||
* Walk and block to push Rice to the corner. | * Walk and block to push Rice to the corner. | ||
* Jump is useful if you can space it right outside of Rice’s 5L range. | * Jump is useful if you can space it right outside of Rice’s 5L range. | ||
'''Offense''' | |||
* Be use pressure that can keep you in even if Rice Teleports out or play to cover Teleport itself | * Be use pressure that can keep you in even if Rice Teleports out or play to cover Teleport itself | ||
* Pay attention to what Rice does after a spaced Sweep. | * Pay attention to what Rice does after a spaced Sweep. | ||
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'''Defense''' | |||
* Look for when they try to use frametraps and punish with Backflip. | * Look for when they try to use frametraps and punish with Backflip. | ||
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==<font style= size="0">Pork</font>== | ==<font style= size="0">Pork</font>== | ||
[[File:TLA_icon_Pork.png|80px]] | [[File:TLA_icon_Pork.png|80px]] | ||
'''Neutral''' | |||
* Use the threat of Sweep as a whiff punish to Heavy Punch to get closer to Pork. | * Use the threat of Sweep as a whiff punish to Heavy Punch to get closer to Pork. | ||
* Mixup when you try to walk in on Pork, when you try to whiff punish with Sweep, and when you try to make hard callouts with Jump and Roundhouse. | * Mixup when you try to walk in on Pork, when you try to whiff punish with Sweep, and when you try to make hard callouts with Jump and Roundhouse. | ||
'''Offense''' | |||
* Use tight frame traps and cross ups to limit Pork’s ability to reliably Chop out of pressure. | * Use tight frame traps and cross ups to limit Pork’s ability to reliably Chop out of pressure. | ||
'''Defense''' | |||
* Be unpredictable when you have to guess. | * Be unpredictable when you have to guess. | ||
* Leverage Backflip RC and your walk speed to get out of block pressure. | * Leverage Backflip RC and your walk speed to get out of block pressure. | ||
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[[File:TLA_icon_Garlic.png|80px]] | [[File:TLA_icon_Garlic.png|80px]] | ||
* It's a mirror match. | * It's a mirror match. | ||
'''Neutral''' | |||
* Having good footsies will be important. | * Having good footsies will be important. | ||
* Don’t use Jump very much if at all. | * Don’t use Jump very much if at all. | ||
'''Offense''' | |||
* Stagger pressure can be useful for beating out Backflip as a whole. | * Stagger pressure can be useful for beating out Backflip as a whole. | ||
* Keep your pressure varied. | * Keep your pressure varied. | ||
'''Defense''' | |||
* Be unpredictable to make getting control easier. | * Be unpredictable to make getting control easier. | ||
* Sweep is useful for stuffing out most options involving Dash as long as Garlic is spaced out. | * Sweep is useful for stuffing out most options involving Dash as long as Garlic is spaced out. | ||
=Resources= | =Resources= | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 30 July 2022
Matchups
- This section is subject to changing due to new strategies/discoveries.
- Take this matchup advice with a grain of salt as how a matchup "should be played" is largely subjective and this section lacks competitive expertise.
Noodle
Neutral
- Mix up how you deal with Soup.
- Loop for habits with Whip.
Offense
- Try to keep the corner for as long as possible.
- Sweep Dash can beat Frenzy alone a large amount of the time.
- Pay attention to what Noodle does after a spaced Sweep.
Defense
- Dash is a useful wakeup option versus Soup oki that can force Noodle to go for more honest setplay.
Beef
Neutral
- Use the threat of Sweep as a whiff punish to Heavy Punch to get closer to Beef.
- Dashis a relatively noncommital answer to Lemon as long a Beef doesn’t have meter or if Garlic is far enough away.
- Mixup when you try to walk in on Beef, when you try to whiff punish with Sweep, and when you try to make hard callouts with Jump and Roundhouse.
Offense
- Keep your offense as varied as possible.
- Stagger pressure is useful for beating out Parry.
Defense
- Be ready to react to Gutpunch > Lemon.
Onion
Neutral
- Play footsies well.
- Don’t use Jump very much if at all.
Offense
- Keep your offense as varied as possible.
- Stagger pressure is useful for beating out Parry.
Defense
- Sweep is a useful counterpoke versus overextensions.
Rice
Neutral
- Walk and block to push Rice to the corner.
- Jump is useful if you can space it right outside of Rice’s 5L range.
Offense
- Be use pressure that can keep you in even if Rice Teleports out or play to cover Teleport itself
- Pay attention to what Rice does after a spaced Sweep.
- During a corner knockdown, you can Dash into the corner to make Teleport irrelevant.
Defense
- Look for when they try to use frametraps and punish with Backflip.
Pork
Neutral
- Use the threat of Sweep as a whiff punish to Heavy Punch to get closer to Pork.
- Mixup when you try to walk in on Pork, when you try to whiff punish with Sweep, and when you try to make hard callouts with Jump and Roundhouse.
Offense
- Use tight frame traps and cross ups to limit Pork’s ability to reliably Chop out of pressure.
Defense
- Be unpredictable when you have to guess.
- Leverage Backflip RC and your walk speed to get out of block pressure.
Garlic
- It's a mirror match.
Neutral
- Having good footsies will be important.
- Don’t use Jump very much if at all.
Offense
- Stagger pressure can be useful for beating out Backflip as a whole.
- Keep your pressure varied.
Defense
- Be unpredictable to make getting control easier.
- Sweep is useful for stuffing out most options involving Dash as long as Garlic is spaced out.
Resources
How to Play Garlic - Tough Love Arena
