JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R/Josuke Higashikata (Part 4)

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Matchups

Resources

Introduction

The primary protagonist of Diamond is Unbreakable, the fourth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Josuke Higashikata is an rushdown character with a variety of powerful tools. He can play at a variety of ranges well and convert just about any hit into a knockdown, allowing him to set up his powerful offense.

On offense, he boasts a strong mixup game with his left-right setups. His guard damage also adds an additional threat of guard breaking to his pressure.

Playstyle

Josuke Higashikata is a Stand character who closes in on the opponent in order to break down both their health bar and their guard gauge
Pros	Cons
Stable Conversions: Just about anything can convert into 236L, letting him turn most hits in neutral into a longer combo. Strong Oki: Good left-right mixups with his crossup j.L, allowing him to turn most knockdowns into a scary high-low-left-right-throw guessing game. Guard Damage: Can deal a lot of damage to an opponent's guard, potentially letting him score guard breaks after the opponent successfully blocks his mixups. Good Neutral: Josuke has an array solid pokes with a good combination of speed and range, good jump-ins, decent mobility, and an acceptable projectile, letting him play at a variety of ranges and make his way through neutral High Damage: Josuke has above average damage, allowing him to finish the opponent with relatively few interactions	Unsafe Pressure: Josuke's specials are almost all unsafe, making him have to be careful with blockstrings or use PCs to keep himself safe

Watch Your Mouth!

A unique stance Josuke enters after blocking an attack with 22H. In this mode, Josuke will constantly walk towards the opponent, and cannot move backwards or crouch. However, Josuke gains perpetual hyper armor, the ability to chain normals into each other in any order, and a new OTG move in 3M.

Stats

Style	Health	Low Health Mode	Hashtag(s)
Stand	1000	Rumble	#ASBR_JOS #ASBR_JSK4

Move List

Stand Off

Normal Moves

5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 7 Mid - - - - - Josuke performs a backhanded attack A standard jab, good for stopping dash jumps

5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 23 Mid - - - - - Josuke performs a an advancing hook Good range for pokes and counter-pokes Mainly used as combo and pressure filler

5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 35 Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs a quick punch Good range for pokes and confirms

2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 13 Low - - - - - Josuke performs a stationary kick Very good range for pokes

2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 18 Low - - - - - Josuke performs a sliding kick Good range for pokes and counter pokes

2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 33 Low - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs an overhead punch to the ground Provides hard knockdown Good range for pokes

6H

6H Get closer and pull 300km/h!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 10, 6*2, 10*2 Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs a barrage of punches without fully manifesting Does a lot of guard damage, making it very useful for guard break setups. However, it is difficult to true blockstring into this with just Josuke's normals, so be wary of potential SGs and SDs. Despite not causing crumple, uses crumple on hit

JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 17 Overhead - - - - - Josuke performs an attack with his knees Small, but can cross up Good for air-to-airs and jump-ins

JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 26 Overhead - - - - - Josuke performs a kick downwards A good jump-in due to its angle

JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 30 Overhead - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs an uppercut Launches on hit Does not reach very far down, but good for combo filler

Special Moves

236X

Break through, beat you up! 236L/M/H File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 236X.png L version L version M version M version H version H version

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 10*4, 4*11, 20 Mid - - - - - Josuke performs a shoulder tackle forward, with Crazy Diamond following up with a barrage of punches and a final straight punch Causes crumple on hit Can not followed up without spending HH gauge or OTG Does a lot of guard damage Josuke's main Stand Off combo tool Medium 10*4, 4*11, 30 Mid, Overhead - - - - - Josuke performs a shoulder tackle forward, with Crazy Diamond following up with a barrage of punches and a final overhead punch Causes ground bounce on hit Can not be followed up without spending meter or OTG Heavy 10*4, 4*11, 34 Mid, Low - - - - - Josuke performs a shoulder tackle forward, with Crazy Diamond following up with a barrage of punches and a final sweeping punch Launches on hit Can not combo on grounded hit, but can combo after a juggle

214X

DORA! 214L/M/H File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 214X.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 10*6 Low - - - - - Crazy Diamond rapidly punches the ground, breaking it and leaving a small hole Can OTG L version can OTG after Rockabye baby! in the corner Medium 12*6, 15 Low - - - - - Heavy 14*7, 20 Low - - - - - Most used version, can OTG after 236L/M and both versions of HHA

623X

As you were! 623L/M/H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 10 Overhead - - - - - Josuke rapidly slides across the floor, back to the last spot where he used 214X All versions do the same thing Incredibly active, making is usable as a meaty

421X

I'm a real Deadeye Dick! 421L/M/H	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 50 Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond flicks a bearing like a bullet at the opponent Standard projectile, reaches very high and can be crouched under Medium 60 Mid - - - - - Travels faster than the L version Heavy 70 Mid - - - - - Travels faster than the M version Launches on hit

22H

Watch Your Mouth! 22H File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 22H.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Josuke stops and fixes his hair. If the opponent directly attacks him, they will instead insult his hair and enrage him, putting him into Watch Your Mouth! mode Costs 1 HH gauge to use

3M

I'm not done kicking your ass! 3M near downed opponent in Watch Your Mouth! mode File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 3M.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 Mid - - - - - Josuke grabs the opponent off the ground, allowing him to continue his enraged assault on the opponent Can only be used as an OTG

Stand On

Normal Moves

Stand 5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 15 Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs a quick backhanded attack Standard jab, good at stopping dash jumps

Stand 5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 25 Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs backhanded attack that reaches further out Good range for pokes and counter-pokes

Stand 5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 12, 24 Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs an uppercut Moves Josuke forward Good range for counter-pokes Good for combo filler for juggles

Stand 2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 14 Low - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs a crouching jab Despite its animation, hits low Otherwise standard jab

Stand 2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 23 Low - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs a backhanded attack that reaches slightly upwards Good range for pokes and counter-pokes

Stand 2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 36 Low - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs a sweeping kick Provides hard knockdown Good range for pokes

Stand 3H

3H DORA...!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 25 Mid - - - - - Josuke and Crazy Diamond slide along the ground and Crazy Diamond kicks upwards Launches on hit

Stand JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 18 Overhead - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs a quick punch downwards Good for air-to-airs

Stand JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 28 Overhead - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs a kick outwards Good for jump-ins and combo filler

Stand JH

j.H File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 Stand Jump H.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 22, 15 Overhead - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs 2 jumping punches downwards Good for jump-ins and combo filler

Special Moves

Stand 236X

Rockabye baby! 236L/M/H File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 Stand 236X.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 20, 4*12, 15 Mid - - - - - Medium 20, 5*13, 15 Mid - - - - - Heavy 20, 6*14, 15 Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond punches the opponent before barraging the opponent with punches Hit-grab Launches the opponent away at the end Different versions change the startup and damage

Stand 214X

He heals pretty quick! 214L/M/H File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 Stand 214X.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 15, 20 Low, Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond punches the ground and repairs the rubble into a wall The different versions of the move place the wall at different distances, increasing distance with each strength

Stand 623X

DORARARARARARARA! 623L/M/H	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 3, 4*12, 10 Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond performs a barrage of punches upwards Good anti-air Does not have invul Medium 3, 4*13, 20 Mid - - - - - This version has invul Heavy 3, 4*14, 30 Mid - - - - - This version has invul

Stand 421X

I'm a real Deadeye Dick! 421L/M/H	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 50 Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond flicks a bearing like a bullet at the opponent Standard projectile, reaches very high and can be crouched under Medium 60 Mid - - - - - Travels faster than the L version Heavy 70 Mid - - - - - Travels faster than the M version Launches on hit

System Mechanics

Throw

Throw Guess I wasn't mad enough 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 Throw.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Forward 130 Throw - - - - - Josuke grabs the opponent and Crazy Diamond punches the opponent Leaves the opponent too far too OTG Back 130 Throw - - - - - Identical to forward throw, but backwards

Assist

Assist DORARARARARARARA!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Assault Assist Stocks: 2 Reversal Assist Stocks: 2 Based on s.623L

Stand On

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

Heart Heat Attack

You're in my range... 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 HHA.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 176 (24+2*33+14+2*6+12+24*2) Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond punches the opponent, following up with a barrage of punches and finishing with an overhead punch followed by an uppercut This is a hit-grab Low enough recovery to follow up with 66>214H

Meet my homing missile! 236L/M/H during HHA File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 HHA 236X.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 202 (24+2*43+27*2+38) - - - - - - Crazy Diamond shoots a piece of glass through the opponent and "repairs" it back to hit a second time Changes the ending of the HHA Costs an additional 0.5 HH gauge

Great Heat Attack

You're already fixed! 236L+M+H File:JJASBR Josuke Part 4 GHA.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 280 (60+20+2*90+20) Mid - - - - - Crazy Diamond punches the opponent to the ground, healing them back to full health before beating them down with a barrage of punches. The heal is purely aesthetic and doesn't affect actual damage numbers Just make sure it hits