SMS/Moon

	Jump Speed
	2
	Jump Duration
	47
	Jump Distance
	82
	Forwards Speed
	1.224
	Backwards Speed
	1.096
	Backdash
	17f, invuln 1~>16
	Backdash Distance
	96

Overview

Starter Guide

Combos

Overview

Moon has strong mixups and setplay options with Heart and forward hop. Moon also has very solid projectile game in neutral -- with Tiara coming out and recovering very fast -- as well as back dash Heart allowing her to bait and punish jump ins like you would with a DP. She also has two very good throws.

Moon

Moon uses her strong projectiles and unique movement to create strong vortex gameplay.

Pros

Cons

Zoning: TiaraGuardMidStartup11Recovery31Advantage+6~ and HeartGuardHighStartup19RecoveryUntil LandingAdvantage+18~ are both great projectiles with different uses that compliment Moon's other tools well and give her strong full screen game.
Forward hop: Her unique dash jump gives her a way to escape corner pressure and, paired with Heart, opens up unique mix ups and setplays to her.
All-rounded protagonist: Having two projectile, good mobility, very nice normals, great throws and a Flash Kick, Moon is a character with tools for every occasion.

Technical to a fault: Not only she's most likely the hardest character to master in the game, but not being careful with your inputs might cause you to get a forward hop when you most likely don't want it.
Dead zones: While her projectiles are great, some characters have an easy time dodging them, making Moon helpless when that happens.

Normals

f.LP

f.LP

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Mid	4	5	6	+6	2	3	3	3

It's a jab. You'll probably only see this move if you messed up TiaraGuardMidStartup11Recovery31Advantage+6~ Anywhere you might use this you'd rather use 5LKGuardMidStartup4Recovery5Advantage+7

Total Duration
14

c.LP

c.LP

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Mid	4	5	6	+6	3	4	5	5

An elbow with poor range that can whiff on crouchers.

Total Duration
14

f.HP

f.HP

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Mid	15	12	21	-4	6	8	9	10

Too much start up to be useful. 5HKGuardMidStartup7Recovery26Advantage-4 is more useful in most cases you could use this.

Total Duration
47

c.HP

c.HP

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Mid	7	10	10	+9	7	9	11	12

Whiff's on crouchers. Has good startup, active frames, and frame advantage but is generally outshined by better buttons.

Total Duration
26

5LK

5LK

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Mid	4	5	5	+7	3	4	5	5

An amazing button. Good for combos, anti-airs, and pokes making it a sort of 'swiss army knife' button for many situations.

Total Duration
13

5HK

5HK

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Mid	7	7	26	-4	8	10	12	14

A solid button with good range, damage, and startup. The recovery is rather poor though so you pretty much always want to cancel this on block/hit while also making sure to never whiff.

Total Duration
39

2LP

2LP

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Mid	4	5	6	+6	2	3	3	3

This button would be okay but it is a mid which means it is outshined by 2LKGuardLowStartup4Recovery6Advantage+6 which hits low. Other than hitting mid this button is very similar to 2LK

Total Duration
14

2HP

2HP

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Mid	8	12	11	+6	6	8	9	10

it uses the same sprite as 2LP except with more damage, longer startup, and more active frames. That said there isn't much use for this button.

Total Duration
30

2LK

2LK

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Low	4	5	6	+6	3	0	5	0

Great button.

A quick low disjoint that is +6 on block.

Total Duration
14

2HK

2HK

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
Low	7	8	23	-2/D	8	0	12	0

A useful disjointed sweep. Shifts Moon's hurtbox which allows her to go under certain projectiles like Mercury's Bubbles, Moon's TiaraGuardMidStartup11Recovery31Advantage+6~, and Chibi Moon's Heart Attack.

Total Duration
37

j.LP

8j.LP or 7/9j.LP

Version	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
8j.LP	High	4	Until Landing	Until Landing	+4~+14	3	4	5	5
7/9j.LP	High	4	Until Landing	Until Landing	+4~+14	3	4	5	5

This move has a small awkward hitbox but it stays active till Moon lands on the ground.

Version	Total Duration
8j.LP	0
7/9j.LP	0

j.HP

8j.HP or 7/9j.HP

Version	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
8j.HP	High	5	13	10	+4~+14	5	7	8	9
7/9j.HP	High	5	13	10	+4~+14	6	8	9	10

Same animation as j.LPGuardHighStartup4RecoveryUntil LandingAdvantage+4~+14 but does more damage and is only active for a small time period.

Version	Total Duration
8j.HP	27
7/9j.HP	27

j.LK

8j.LK or 7/9j.LK

Version	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
8j.LK	High	4	Until Landing	Until Landing	+6~+14	4	5	6	7
7/9j.LK	High	4	Until Landing	Until Landing	+6~+14	4	5	6	7

A useful air-to-air button. Can also be plus when used as a jump in. Active till Moon lands.

Version	Total Duration
8j.LK	0
7/9j.LK	0

j.HK

8j.HK or 7/9j.HK

Version	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG
8j.HK	High	5	11	10	+6~+14	6	8	9	10
7/9j.HK	High	5	11	9	+1~+14	8	10	12	14

Neutral Jump has the same animation as j.LKGuardHighStartup4RecoveryUntil LandingAdvantage+6~+14 except it does more damage but is less active. Also has 1 more frame of startup over j.LK.

Forward or backwards jump is a solid disjointed jump-in or retreating air-to-air due to Moon's disjointed boot.

Version	Total Duration
8j.HK	25
7/9j.HK	24

Universal Machanics

Movement

Backdash

44

Startup	Total Duration
1	17

Can be canceled into itself similar to Chibimoon's Backdash, however the window to do so is tight due to only being 17 frames. If performed frame perfectly, Moon could theoretically get up to four backdashes before the input buffer stops a fifth from coming out. A double backdash can be performed consistently by inputting 42144 and holding the last 4 input.

Total Duration
17

Dash Jump

66

Startup	Total Duration
1	42

A key move in Moon's kit, and one you'll be using often whether you mean to or not. Useful for escaping pressure or applying it when backed with HeartGuardHighStartup19RecoveryUntil LandingAdvantage+18~. And yes, you can use it as a guard cancel if you really want to.

That said, due to the game's input buffer it can be very easy to throw this move out by accident, as the dash jump will happen if you press forward twice within 15 frames. Be very careful when trying to shimmy in neutral, lest you jump when you don't want to and leave yourself wide open.

Total Duration
42

Throws

Headbutt

4/6HP

Range	DMG	Is Techable	Advantage
40	20	No	+41 (2P: +42)

Plus enough for to go for a meaty on the opponents wake-up. This throw takes a long time which can be good for running down the clock.

Rabbit Flip

4/6HK or j.4/6HK

Version	Range	DMG	Is Techable	Advantage
4/6HK	48	20	Yes	+11 (2P: +12) on tech
j.4/6HK	48	24	Yes	+11 (2P: +12) on tech

Moon recovers much faster than the opponent if they don't tech. In that case she has enough time to throw a HeartGuardHighStartup19RecoveryUntil LandingAdvantage+18~ and go for her forward hop cross over mix-up. Overall a very good throw.

Specials

Moon Tiara Action

236LP or 236HP

Version	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG	Chip Damage
Moon Tiara Action (LP)	Mid	11	Projectile	31	+6~	10	13	15	17	2
Moon Tiara Action (HP)	Mid	15	Projectile	46	-9~	12	16	18	20	3

heavy variant is faster with longer recovery

Version	Total Duration
Moon Tiara Action (LP)	42
Moon Tiara Action (HP)	61

Moon Spiral Heart Attack

j.214LP or j.214HP

Version	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG	Chip Damage
Moon Spiral Heart Attack (LP)	High	19	Projectile	Until Landing	+18~	8	10	12	14	2
Moon Spiral Heart Attack (HP)	High	19	Projectile	Until Landing	-1~	10	13	15	17	3

The HP version's projectile becomes larger after travelling a short distance

Version	Total Duration
Moon Spiral Heart Attack (LP)	0
Moon Spiral Heart Attack (HP)	0

Sonic Cry

[2]8LP or [2]8HP

Version	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG	Chip Damage
Sonic Cry (LP)	Mid	16	1*2x7	28	~-5	6	8	9	10	1xN
Sonic Cry (HP)	Mid	10	1*1x23	39	-44/D	12	16	18	20	3xN

Moon's reversal, 1~15F are fully invincible. 16F~37F are upper body invincible. Despite good invul it's slow to become active.

●The LP variant ends sooner and hits multiple times. In very rare cases this causes a ton of chip damage. ●The HP variants starts up faster, lasts longer, and hits once causing knockdown.

Version	Total Duration
Sonic Cry (LP)	62
Sonic Cry (HP)	92

Requires a charge time of 45F

Requires a charge time of 45F

Desperation

Silver Crystal Operation

2363214HK

Big laser

Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Advantage	DMG	Face DMG	Counter DMG	Counter & Face DMG	Chip Damage
Mid	12	89	22	-43/D	48	62	72	72	12xN

Invincible from 10F~103F. Able to do any action except walking from 117F. 7 frames needed to input this as well as 12 frames before it becomes active gives it the appearance of being slow. Try to buffer the input during a jump or other move to make it better.

Moon slowly advances slightly forward in the air, enveloping herself in energy. Good damage and chip damage like all supers. Despite being -43, this move is extremely invulnerable and in a lot of cases you can backdash away upon landing before you're punished.