vs. Zappa

[EdWORLD]

As far as I can tell, use S ball and 2P to hit it for Zappa considering he can run under K and P balls. Can run under Stinger Aim, from the vids I've seen a lot of people like hitting a K ball with a j.HS as a defensive maneuver. Naked: 5S and 2S are good pokes, just watch out for centipedes. 6P and 6HS are pretty good AA's against Zappa naked. Sword: This is the hardest summon for me still, 5S or Stinger Aim during his downtime seem to be the best during lags between attacks. Dog: Try to 2S it away, if the Zappa likes to send in the dog, I would just set up balls...but good Zappas usually walk their dog. Ghosts: Most Zappas I've seen try to jump then start firing the ghosts, hitting P ball with 2HS can take care of this, or an S CR. If not just try to dodge the ghosts while summoning your own balls to outzone him. Raou: Dark Angel during Raou then setting up balls can save your ass. Anyone else? The spit gives me a lot of problems still.

[ajinkris]

As far as I can tell, use S ball and 2P to hit it for Zappa considering he can run under K and P balls. Can run under Stinger Aim, from the vids I've seen a lot of people like hitting a K ball with a j.HS as a defensive maneuver.

Naked: 5S and 2S are good pokes, just watch out for centipedes. 6P and 6HS are pretty good AA's against Zappa naked.

Sword: This is the hardest summon for me still, 5S or Stinger Aim during his downtime seem to be the best during lags between attacks.

Dog: Try to 2S it away, if the Zappa likes to send in the dog, I would just set up balls...but good Zappas usually walk their dog.

Ghosts: Most Zappas I've seen try to jump then start firing the ghosts, hitting P ball with 2HS can take care of this, or an S CR. If not just try to dodge the ghosts while summoning your own balls to outzone him.

Raou: Dark Angel during Raou then setting up balls can save your ass.

Anyone else? The spit gives me a lot of problems still.

Well since a gold farmer decided to update this thread, so will I.

It really depends on the type of Zappa you play against. Most will, however, use vomit a lot and/or dash up summon. So in this sense, using S.Ball or S.P formation or K.Ball j.HS are all great ways for stopping that annoying stuff. Since Zappa has no real fattie combos, you can almost always save your burst for either gold or to deny a summon (the latter is more common for me).

Sword: it depends how good your Zappa's spacing is. If he uses Sword Rush recklessly, you can punish the followup with a 2S (or even the Sword Rush itself if they're too close). Learn to bait the sword DP, though it hits pretty high up so be careful with your double jumps and back air dashes.

Dog: Run away, don't fall into a corner. What you can do to get away is TK Ball Seisei and use that velocity to move you upwards then airdash away while summoning more air Ball Seiseis, thus carrying you across the stage effectively. From then on you can just spam balls from full screen and try to avoid getting counterhit.

Ghosts: Pretty annoying. The ghost projectiles make it difficult for you to freely summon. You're going to have to wait for opportunity (ie. when all ghosts are used up) to try and rush him down. Aim for any far poke, honestly, or summon balls and start hitting them asap. Otherwise, be mindful of your surroundings if you're haunted - banana peels, pebbles, flower pots zoning reminds me of Arakune except I can actually win this matchup

Raou: People say run away, but I say fuck that. Of course play safe, don't walk into DP, and block his 5D, but going for long attack strings / block strings and quick knockdowns is a great way of putting pressure on Zappa.

Be extremely mindful of spacing in this matchup. Zappa has a quick, low dash that will often score him free summons if you're not careful. Don't force yourself on him - go ahead and spend the match running away and safely poking/summoning. This method will also help you avoid being hit by vomit. Staying airborne is OK in this matchup because he has few ways of taking you down without having a summon out first. Even then, it's a great way to bait anti-airs and scoring a knockdown. I would only go for heavy lockdown if the Zappa is scared and bad at reversals(which is probably none of them).

[ant12292]

Lol good stuff. Why do the spam bots always go after the venom matchup thread though?

[ajinkris]

Lol good stuff. Why do the spam bots always go after the venom matchup thread though?

Obviously because it's the most popular forum.:8/:

[Hellmonkey]

jump around hit some balls do some damage

[ajinkris]

jump around hit some balls do some damage

I never gave you permission to troll my forum.