[P4AU] Yosuke vs Narukami

[Pssych]

Discuss the matchup here.

[R4KID]

I'll go ahead and start this one off too.

So at the start of a match a lot of Narukamis tend to IABD and do an Air Zio or Ground Zio, if you know it's coming or see it, you can easily, High Jump and j.2B (Flying Kunai) on reaction.

Also, be very careful! Gliding can be extremely dangerous in this matchup seeing as this fu**er now got an Air Zio which can do crazy damage off a CH Zio (especially air ver) so try to calm down when flying around the screen. So once again, be careful.

If you do see a Narukami do a DP, instantly 2C on his recovery when on ground into his AoA combo (Blowback)

If by any chance a Narukami is trying to Air Zio you for CH and then to get damage? He will always try to space out the Zio so it hits in a specific sweet spot, meaning they will always be just above Yosuke's height, if this happens, just SB Dash Spring through for a knockdown combo (e.g. 236AB > 6BB > 4BB > 6D > j.2C) What's great is that from that Zio shenanigan, you get knockdown and he is now put on your terms)

I think some people would agree that this matchup is 5-5.

Narukami has crazy damage, but you have crazy mixups. You also both have amazing neutral game (some of the best in the game).

[9:02 PM]

Learn the IAD air turn j. B oki after j. 2C and the mixups off that set up, as it hits frame 1 meaty and baits his DP.

Learn your 5A fatal combos; if you don't get max damage for every swift strike punish you're losing the numbers game.

Do not throw Kunai if he has 50 meter, shiden issen B aftwr blocking kunai is like the easiest punish in the game.

Learn your defensive option selects. See the general thread for more info.

DO NOT put him into awakening without either taking his burst beforehand or setting up some very favorable situation. Cut your combo short, sacrifice the knockdown, do whatever, but if you put him in awakening because you want that extra 800 damage you're digging your own grave. As soon as he gets that extra meter and access to cross slash, most of the time he touches you you're eating 5k, most of it burst safe.