Pokemon: Close Combat/Chesnaught

Introduction

Chesnaught is a bruiser's bruiser.

Playstyle

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

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Huge Normals: Attacks like 3a, 6a, and 2b cover ranges the opponent may have difficulty challenging from. Strong Antiair: 4A is lightning fast with a great hitbox above Chesnaught's head, which leads into great damage when cancelled into 2B/[4]6B. Bulky: Close to the highest health value, as well as the highest armor value which he can recharge with 214b, means that Chesnaught can take a lot of punishment.

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. Zoned Out: Aforementioned slow movement along with having a fireball you have to load (5b) means that Chesnaught can struggle in projectile heavy matchups.

Stats

Health	Guard Heatlh	Fastest Attack	Walkspeed	Prejump
30	16	5A (8f)	2.4 / -2.1	9f

Normals

5A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 1 Mid 4A, 2A, Special - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 8 5 20 -2 [0] - Chesnaught sticks out his fist for a far standing jab. Chesnaught's fastest button for challenging. Chesnaught's main combo starter. Solid stop-sign in neutral, can be buffered into 6B for knockdown.
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4A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 2 Mid Special Upper Body - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 10 14 21 +2 [-3] - 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 3 2 Mid Special, C-Cancel - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 28 7 36 -9 [-16] - Chesnaught delivers a forward-advancing backhand. Chesnaught's furthest button, strong for keeping the opponent at bay and checking dashes. Combos into 2B on counterhit when cancelled.
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2A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 1 0 Low Special - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 9 7 12 +8 [-1] - Chesnaught sticks out his leg for a low-hitting kick. Ideal blockstring filler for checking the opponent low. Strong for checking people who are holding back/upback, and beating out upper body invulnerability. Can be confirmed into 5a on hit.
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3A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 1 Low 5B, 426B - Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 19 7 36 +45 [-25] - 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 - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 18 10 6 +27 [+18] - Chesnaught delivers a jump-in hook. Advantage assumes done at lowest possible height. High damage combo starter, easily links into 5a. Has a generous cross-up box for pressure. Knocks opponent to the ground on airborne connect.
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j8A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 0 High - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 9 20 6 +16 [+11] - Chesnaught delivers a jumping kick. 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 42 - 36 - - 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 1 1 Mid C-Cancel - Projectile Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 10 ∞ 34 +10~ [+30~] - 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 5/4 [4] - High C-Cancel - Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 39 17 36 +6 [-14] - 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 on block, which will hit the opponent for one damage if they step on it. Goes decently far, can surprise opponents at midrange.

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Concussion Rush 6B

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 1+2+1+2 0+0+1 Mid 5B [Spit], C-Cancel Projectile Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 11 5,5,16 20 29,44,-20 [-16] - Chesnaught charges forward with his shield. Go-to meterless combo ender, decent screen carry. Hits more the closer the opponent is when the move starts. Great hitbox lets it act as 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 - - 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.

EX Moves

Shield Smash [4]6B

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 5 3 Mid - Projectile Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 15 5,5,5,6 31 +82 [-12] 1 Chesnaught charges forward with his shield, into an uppercut. Chesnaught charges nearly fullscreen, great option when reacting to projectiles. You have enough time to juggle after this move hits at most heights when the final hit connect late, mainly into 6a or 5b.

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Thorn Upper [2]8B

Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 4 2 Mid - Full Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 21 5 38 +76 [-11] 1 Chesnaught swings his arm in an uppercut, launching a thorn. Strong combo ender, as the opponent will end up waking on top of the thorn giving you relatively strong oki. Chesnaught's most reliable reversal, but requires charge. 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 Chesnaught exercises self-care, via berry. Heals 2 HP, refreshes guard health, and adds armor to 6A & 2B (2 & 4 hits, respectively). Armor is not removed until those attacks actually absorb a move, allowing you to throw them out with reckless abandon. Removes poisoned status, key matchup tool vs. Toxicroak.

Super

Spike Cannon 426B	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 8 - Mid - - Projectile Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 43 [-15 Super Freeze] 20 89 KDN [-58] 2 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 (aka when cancelled from 6B).
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Throws

Forward Throw 6C	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3 - Unblockable - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 7 2 35 - - Chesnaught headbutts the opponent. Have enough time on hit to load 5B, or attempt to meaty with 6A.

Back Throw 4C	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3 - Unblockable - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 7 2 35 - - Chesnaught grabs the opponent and lobs them behind him. Have enough time on hit 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

5a4a xx 2b

[4]6B 6a

[Anti-Air Only] 4a xx 2b/[4]6b/41236b

[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/41236b)

[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