[Xrd] Sol Badguy vs. Zato-1

[VR-Raiden]

 

• Use this thread to discuss the Zato-1 matchup.
• If the matchup is giving you trouble, check to see if this post already contains info which will help you. If not, be as specific as possible when asking for help and others will be glad to give advice.
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• This post will be updated to collect useful info over time.

 

Round Start:

• 2D is a decent starter, it counters 2S, trades with 2K, and goes under f.S leaving you at advantage. There is risk of getting hit by close drill or delayed whiff punishes. But it is good to be able to discourage those immediate starters.

 

 

Neutral:

• You can counter his 2S with 2D at range. 6P can also counter it, his hurtbox goes way out.
• If you 2D under his f.S, you are typically at advantage.

 

 

Offense:

• Wake-up timing: 53f face-up, 50f face-down.
• Safejump Option-Selects: OS dash 5K/c.S hit backdash and are safe to reversal Overdrive.
• j.S > fuzzy j.P/j.K/j.S/j.D works.
• Be careful about using GF in pressure predictably, especially up close. He can reflect it with Drunken Shade.

 

 

Defense:

• Overheads:
• 2S > far drill blockstring is punishable with IB > IAD j.S in the gap.

 

 

Punishes:

• Dust: dash 5K/c.S/f.S/2D.
• Dead Angle Attack: dash 5K/c.S. Can be low profiled with 2D, punish whiff with c.S. Can be dodged with point blank 5HS, punish whiff with throw.

 

 

Combo Notes:

• WT > delay dash j.D fails
• Corner dash j.S blocked > fuzzy j.K > j.S > j.HS/j.D works.

 

[VR-Raiden]

Note you can only YRC or PRC a hit that kills the shadow. That means no VV RC or Dead Angle RC anymore. GV RC wouldn't work either. TR YRC is probably the only safe-ish invulnerable option to kill it when you have 75%.

It seems harder to kill the shadow now that he can send it underground to dodge GF.

Also you have to air FD Nobiru (shadow anti-air).

[OmegaNITRO]

I don't even know where to begin with this. I fought Marlin in this matchup and literally could not get a button in edgewise. It was just block and guess until I die. Rough.