JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R/Jean Pierre Polnareff

Overview

Strategy

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Introduction

The boastful, yet honorable ally from the third part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Stardust Crusaders, Jean Pierre Polnareff is a straightforward, honest character with large attacks that control the mid-range with ease.

For neutral, Polnareff can keep opponents at bay with his gigantic Stand On buttons and convert from any range he wants, although he needs to spend meter for max range conversions. Due to the nature of his large buttons, however, they have more recovery than most normals, which makes them more unsafe; Polnareff needs to have good situational awareness and utilize Flash Cancel to make himself safe if those buttons are either whiffed or blocked. In Stand Off, "Start packing for hell!" can be used to check opponents from any range and pressure them with any of its follow-ups, although it is a very risky move to use due to the fact that Polnareff is not able to act during its duration. "My secret weapon!" is a projectile than can be fired at multiple angles, but carries much more recovery than the average projectile, meaning Polnareff's forced to Flash Cancel it to remain safe if the opponent avoids it.

On offense, Polnareff has to make use of stagger pressure with his lights to frame trap opponents. He has typical stagger pressure in Stand Off but with Stand On, he's able to poke from far away with s.5L and s.2L, making it very hard for the opponent to press buttons to counteract. Polnareff is equipped with multiple Overheads like "Slices and dices!", "Kiss my sword!" and a command overhead in Stand On to force opponents to block high and keep them guessing on defense, while also being able to convert from any of the overheads on a successful hit. His HHA, "Off comes the armor!", is an install that greatly buffs his offensive pressure by creating 2 afterimages that make any attack that utilizes Silver Chariot have 2 additional hits (excluding Throw and GHA) while also adding additional damage to those attacks.

On defense, Polnareff struggles more than most characters due to a lack of any solid reversals: HHA can't be used as a reversal since it's an install super; and GHA has lots of startup and hits further out, not making it reliable to punish gaps in the opponent's blockstrings or catch jump-ins. This means Polnareff will have to rely on universal system mechanics like Stylish Guard and Stylish Evade to get out of disadvantage most of the time. Polnareff also has difficulties against aerial approaches: attacks like s.5M, the L version of "My secret weapon!" and the L version of "Cuts everywhere else!" are all capable of anti-airing, but none of them have any invulnerability, making them big risks to catch aerial opponents with.

• Silver Chariot: Polnareff's Stand, Silver Chariot, grants him long range with his normals while in Stand On, in addition to increasing his walk speed.
• Off comes the armor!: For the cost of one bar, Polnareff can gain access to multi-hitting normals utilizing Silver Chariot for a limited time. It is similar to Yang's "Seiei Enbu" install from Street Fighter III: Third Strike.

Playstyle

Jean Pierre Polnareff is a Stand character who utilizes his large normals to thrive at the mid-range.
Pros	Cons
Large Buttons: Attacks utilizing Silver Chariot are very large and can allow Polnareff to attack from far away distances, making his neutral very threatening. Anti-Zoning: Between the range of his normals, his "Reap as you sow!" projectile reflector and "Hurry up and die!" being an effective neutral skipping tool, Polnareff's tools can reliably counter zoning opponents. Meter Conservative: Polnareff generates lots of meter from his somewhat long combos, meaning he's rarely ever starving to use his resources.	Subpar Movement in Stand Off: Polnareff's walk and run speeds in Stand Off are slower than most, essentially forcing him to switch into Stand On in order to have decent movement. He's also one of the few characters that cannot use a Special Move during a dash. Poor Defense: Polnareff lacks any solid reversals, making it difficult to get out of disadvantage without relying on universal defensive mechanics. Mediocre Okizeme: Polnareff doesn't have many tools to use on an opponent's getup to keep the pressure going, needing to rely on frame kill setups or have the aid of an Assist to help out in this regard.

Stats

Style	Health	Low Health Mode	Hashtag(s)
Stand	930	Rumble	#ASBR_POL

Move List

Stand Off

• Values in [] apply during HHA.

Normal Moves

5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 10 Mid 5 - - -2 +4 Polnareff extends his arm forward for a punch. Standard jab with average range.

5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 18 Mid 9 - - -4 +2 Polnareff steps in forward for a hook. Good normal to convert into his combos with. Closes in a short distance rather quickly.

5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 29 [43 (29, 7*2)] Mid 13 - - -18 [-4] -10 [+2] Polnareff summons Silver Chariot to swing its rapier directly in front of him. Covers a decent amount of space for an Stand Off normal. Very easy to convert into by his mediums.

2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 9 Low 7 - - -2 +4 Polnareff extends his arm forward while crouching for a punch. Standard crouching jab that hits Low. Polnareff's main stagger tool in Stand Off.

2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 16 Low 7 - - -6 0 Polnareff extends his leg forward to attack. Good Low poke with decent range as he moves forward a little during the attack. Arguably the best normal in Stand Off. Very useful for converting into his combos.

2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 27 [39 (27, 6*2)] Low 11 - - -12 [+4] Trip Polnareff summons Silver Chariot to swing its rapier at the opponent's feet. Big sweep that hits rather far. Causes hard knockdown.

3M

3M Sand Kick	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 25 Mid 19 - - -10 Launch Polnareff steps forward and kicks sand at the opponent's face. Launches on hit. Mainly used as combo fodder. Can also be used in blockstrings as well.

JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 13 Overhead 9 - - - - Polnareff punches in the air. Active for a decent amount of time. Can surprisingly cross-up.

JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 21 Overhead 11 - - - - Polnareff extends his leg for a brief period of time while airborne. Decently active; can cross up. Main jump-in normal in Stand Off.

JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 27 (10, 17) [39 (10, 17, 6*2)] Overhead 13 - - - - Polnareff summons Silver Chariot to swing its rapier downwards in front of him. 2-hitting and rather big air normal, but has a dead zone directly in front of Polnareff.

Special Moves

236X

Start packing for hell! 236L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 20 [28 (20, 4*2)] Mid 19 - - -14 [0] -6 [+6] Medium 20 [28 (20, 4*2)] Mid 21 - - -12 [+4] -4 [+10] Heavy 20 [28 (20, 4*2)] Mid 27 - - -6 [+8] +2 [+14] Polnareff summons Silver Chariot to swipe the area in front of him. The range of the move depends on the version used. L version: Silver Chariot remains next to Polnareff. Fastest version, as it attacks at point blank range. Can be used in blockstrings. Should be used sparingly, though, as it can be easily beaten by Stylish Guard. M version: Silver Chariot moves away from Polnareff. Attacks at mid-range. H version: Silver Chariot moves very far away from Polnareff. The farthest reaching version, but also the most unsafe on whiff.

236X-4X

You have good sense! 236L/M/H > 4L/M/H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Polnareff recalls Silver Chariot, leaping backwards as he does so. A command backdash follow-up that travels the same distance as the default backdash. A good way to reset neutral and make Polnareff safe on suspicions of being punished from it.

236X-6X

You miserable cur! 236L/M/H > 6L/M/H or 236L/M/H > 4L/M/H > 6L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 35 (5*5, 10) [49] Mid 17 - - -10 [+4] -2 [+12] Medium 45 (5*7, 10) [63] Mid 17 - - -16 [0] -8 [+8] Heavy 55 (5*8, 15) [79] Mid 17 - - -22 [-2] KD Silver Chariot unleashes a flurry of stabs. Strictly a damage ender; otherwise, it's a mediocre tool. Cannot be combo'd into from the L version of "Start packing for hell!". L version: Does not knock down. M version: Does more damage, but does not knock down. H version: Leads into a soft knockdown.

214X

Slices and dices! 214L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 40 [58 (40, 9*2)] Overhead 27 - - -4 [+12] GB Medium 50 [74 (50, 12*2)] Overhead 29 - - -6 [+10] GB Heavy 60 [88 (60, 14*2)] Overhead 31 - - -8 [+8] GB Polnareff summons Silver Chariot to swing its rapier downwards at a wide arc. A fairly reactable Overhead that can be combo'd afterwards into 3M, "Kiss my sword!" and GHA. Causes a groundbounce on hit. L version: The fastest version. The main version to use in combos. M version: Slower startup but more damage. Travels further than the L version. H version: Slowest startup but deals the most damage. Travels the furthest out of all the versions.

421X

My secret weapon! 421L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 80 Mid 13 - - - Launch Medium 80 Mid 11 - - - Launch Heavy 80 Mid 19 - - - Launch Polnareff summons Silver Chariot, who shoots its rapier to ricochet off the ground. The angle Silver Chariot fires its rapier depends on the version pressed. Launches on hit. A decent but very risky projectile to use due to the high amount of recovery afterwards. L version: Shoots directly in front of him. M version: Shoots further out mid-range. H version: Shoots the furthest out.

Jump 214X

Kiss my sword! j.214L/M/H The Brazilians may be able to double jump, but the French can Dive Kick. The Brazilians may be able to double jump, but the French can Dive Kick.

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 30 [44 (30, 7*2)] Overhead 17 - - - HKD Medium 40 [58 (40, 9*2)] Overhead 21 - - - HKD Heavy 50 [74 (50, 12*2)] Overhead 29 - - - HKD Polnareff dives along with Silver Chariot to attack the opponent from above. Causes a hard knockdown. An Overhead dive kick that is rather safe due to being able to cancel the landing recovery with a normal. Can also be canceled into from his jumping normals for potential double Overheads. Easily one of the most important moves in Polnareff's entire arsenal. L version: Fastest version with the most landing recovery. Can cancel the landing recovery with a normal on Frame 15. M version: The main version to use in combos and the main combo extender in Stand Off. Can cancel the landing recovery with a normal on Frame 11. H version: Has the most startup but barely has any landing recovery if canceled into a normal. Can cancel the landing recovery with a normal on Frame 7.

Stand On

• Values in [] apply during HHA.

Normal Moves

Stand 5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 9 [13 (9, 2*2)] Mid 5 - - -2 [+12] +4 [+16] Silver Chariot thrusts its rapier quickly to poke the opponent. Very fast, long range poke. Can be used to stagger pressure from afar.

Stand 5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 17 [25 (17, 4*2)] Mid 7 - - -18 [-4] -12 [0] Silver Chariot does a quick swipe downwards in front. Moderately quick, but is the shortest reaching attack in Stand On. Can be used as a situational but very risky anti-air. Primarily combo fodder. Using it in neutral is not advised due to its excessive recovery.

Stand 5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 28 [40 (28, 6*2)] Mid 13 - - -20 [-4] -10 [+2] Silver Chariot ferociously swings its rapier in front, covering a great amount of space. Reaches very far, but has lots of recovery. Doesn't connect from a max range s.2M.

Stand 2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 8 [10 (8, 1*2)] Mid 7 - - -4 [+12] +2 [+16] Silver Chariot crouches and thrusts its rapier to poke at the opponent's feet. An even LONGER poke than s.5L; can chain into itself. The go-to stagger pressure normal in S.ON with the only downside of it hitting mid.

Stand 2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 15 [21 (15, 3*2)] Low 9 - - -2 [+14] +4 [+18] Silver Chariot swings its rapier to quickly cover a good amount of space. Quick, fast low with minimal recovery. Very good low poke. The best normal in his entire kit hands down. Has a great amount of range and can be used to confirm into his damaging combos with ease.

Stand 2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 26 [38 (26, 6*2)] Low 17 - - -12 [+4] Trip Silver Chariot travels forward a decent amount to swing at the opponent's feet. The longest reaching normal in his entire kit, with the most recovery to match. Causes hard knockdown.

Stand 3H

3H I'll cut you up!

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 40 [58 (40, 9*2)] Overhead 25 - - -16 [-2] GB Silver Chariot swings its rapier directly in front of itself downwards to hit the opponent from above. Causes a groundbounce on hit. Command Overhead with moderate startup. Cannot be confirmed into by max range normals. Mostly used as combo fodder but does its job as an Overhead; Polnareff gets lots of reward off of landing it by converting into "Hurry up and die!".

Stand JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 13 [19 (13, 3*2)] Overhead 9 - - - - Silver Chariot thrusts its rapier straightforward to poke the opponent while airborne. Quick, long range air normal to catch jumping opponents with.

Stand JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 12 [16 (12, 2*2)] Overhead 11 - - - - Silver Chariot thrusts its rapier downwards to poke the opponent while airborne. The jump-in version of j.L that deals less damage. Hits pretty far downwards. Can be more reliable than using j.H to hit crouching opponents directly in front of Polnareff.

Stand JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 31 [45 (31, 7*2)] Overhead 13 - - - - Silver Chariot swings its rapier around itself to cover a great amount of space while airborne. Gigantic air normal; can also cross up. Despite the animation, there are multiple dead-zones present throughout the duration of the attack.

Special Moves

Stand 236X

You shall be shish kabob! 236L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 102 (10, 6*8, 26, 6*3) [150 (10, 5*17, 20, 5*7)] Mid 17 - - -18 KD Medium 117 (15, 6*8, 36, 6*3) [165 (15, 5*17, 30, 5*7)] Mid 21 - - -18 KD Heavy 132 (20, 6*8, 46, 6*3) [180 (20, 5*17, 40, 5*7)] Mid 25 - - -22 KD Silver Chariot thrusts its rapier forward and unleashes a flurry of stabs upon hitting the opponent.. This is a hitgrab. Sends the opponent fullscreen. Causes soft knockdown. Decent damage ender that can also serve as Reversal Assist bait. L version: Fastest version, but travels the shortest distance and deals the least amount of damage. M version: Slower than the L version but travels farther and deals more damage. H version: The slowest, farthest reaching version and deals the most damage.

Stand 623X

Cuts everywhere else! 623L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 70 (10*5, 20) [108 (10*2, 3, 10, 6, 3, 13, 10, 6, 20, 6, 7, 4)] Mid 13 - - -18 [-4] -14 [+4] Medium 80 (10*6, 20) [124 (10*2, 3, 10, 6, 3, 13, 10, 6, 10, 26, 3, 4*2)] Mid 17 - - -20 [-6] -12 [+2] Heavy 90 (10*6, 30) [142 (10*2, 3, 10, 6, 3, 13, 16*2, 6, 33, 8*2)] Mid 21 - - -26 [-12] KD Silver Chariot rapidly swings its rapier in a flurry of slashes, covering a good amount of space in front of it. Stand Rush-compatible. Polnareff's main combo tool in Stand On to Stand Rush with while also doubling as a good pressure tool. L version: Fastest version with the least amount of range. Does not knock down. M version: Slower but reaches further than the L version and deals more damage. Does not knock down. H version: Slowest but furthest reaching version that deals the most damage. Launches on hit and leads into a soft knockdown. Best used from a max range s.2M or s.5H to convert from mid-range into good damage.

Stand 421X

Hurry up and die! 421L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 40 [58 (40, 9*2)] Overhead 39 - - - Bind/Crumple Medium 40 [58 (40, 9*2)] Overhead 39 - - - Bind/Crumple Heavy 40 [58 (40, 9*2)] Overhead 39 - - - Bind/Crumple Polnareff jumps along with Silver Chariot to stab the opponent in the air from behind them. A flying cross-up overhead that can be made safe by canceling the landing recovery into a normal. Binds the opponent on hit. If a grounded opponent is hit, the Bind transitions into a crumple. When HHA is active, the extra hits will nullify the Bind state. L version: The go-to version to use in his BnBs. Fastest version that travels the shortest amount of distance. Can cancel the landing recovery with a normal on Frame 3. M version: Travels further than the L version. Can cancel the landing recovery with a normal on Frame 5. H version: Travels the furthest out of all versions. Can cancel the landing recovery with a normal on Frame 7.

Stand 63214X

Reap as you sow! 63214L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 10 [14 (10, 2*2)] Mid 7 - - -6 [+6] KD Medium 10 [14 (10, 2*2)] Mid 7 - - -26 [-14] KD Heavy 10 [14 (10, 2*2)] Mid 7 - - -46 [-34] KD Silver Chariot spins its rapier to reflect oncoming projectiles. A projectile reflector that can also be used as an anti-air. Launches on hit. L version: Least active with the least amount of recovery. His main anti-air. M version: More active than the L version with more recovery. H version: The most active version with the most recovery.

System Mechanics

Throw

Throw Move and I'll skewer you! 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 100 Throw 7 - - - HKD Silver Chariot grabs the opponent and smacks them to the ground with the hilt of its rapier. Leaves the opponent relatively close. Both Throws are identical aside from direction.

Assist

Assist My secret weapon!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 80 Mid - - - - Launch Polnareff summons Silver Chariot, who shoots its rapier to ricochet off the ground. Assault Assist Stocks: 2 Reversal Assist Stocks: 2 Based on 421M Launches on hit.

5S

Stand On/Off 5S Stand On Stand On Stand Off Stand Off	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - (Un)Summons Silver Chariot, altering Polnareff's moveset and abilities.

Heart Heat Attack

Off comes the armor! 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons Well worth the use. Well worth the use. Sougenmu Sougenmu

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Polnareff commands Silver Chariot to remove its armor, increasing its speed enough to create afterimages. The longest-lasting HHA install in the game. Creates 2 afterimages to add an additional 2 hits to each move utilizing Silver Chariot (except Throw and GHA). Damage output and pressure become greatly buffed while active. Silver Chariot's afterimages will always hit Mid, and do not inflict hitstop. Polnareff is forced into Stand Off once install ends. Has an ending animation that renders Polnareff defenseless for a short amount of time, but said animation can be Flash Canceled to potentially keep him safe.

Great Heat Attack

Seems I intimidate you, non? 236L+M+H

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 322 (50, 34*8) Mid - - - - - Silver Chariot lunges forward a great distance to stab the opponent. Upon a successful hit, Silver Chariot launches the opponent, removes its armor and unleashes a barrage of attacks ending in a powerful stab. Polnareff's most damaging combo ender for obvious reasons. It's on the lower end of GHAs when it comes to damage, but its good for securing rounds and getting the life lead. Is easily confirmed into by 3M, "Slices and dices!", s.3H and "Hurry up and die!". Not recommended to use as a reversal at all.

Costumes

Normal

Normal (Color 1)

Normal (Color 2)

Normal (Color 3)

Normal (Color 4)

Special

Special A (Color 1)

Special A (Color 2)

Special B (Color 1)

Special B (Color 2)