GBVS/Zooey/Strategy

Zooey

Overview

Starter Guide

Combos

General Tactics

Despite being an okizeme-focused character, Zooey has a good amount of neutral tools to help her secure the knockdown she needs.

Neutral Tools

f.M: Zooey's farthest reaching poke. Generally you want to cancel into 214L and 214L~4L if it hits, and stop on 214L if the f.M/2M is blocked. Combos into 214M on CH or crouch. 2M can also be used in the same way but has slightly less range.
2H: Amazing anti-air. Can cancel recovery with 5U.
5U > 6L/M/H: Charges dragon meter. The 6L/M/H cancel has strike invuln. Can be used in neutral to safely charge dragon meter and then using the strike invuln to beat projectiles.
2U: Can low profile some projectiles and also leads into 214X on hit.
236L/5S: Extremely fast projectile, great for checking dashes or challenges after 2M or 5M and has a strong presence in general in neutral. If the dragon hits the opponent, it will remain where it hit them and 236M/H will start from that position. The 5S input does less damage but still costs the same amount of dragon meter.
j.22X: Can be used to mixup landing timings on jump-ins and can catch opponents trying to anti-air.

Dragon Meter

Zooey's dragon meter is an important part of playing her and knowing how to manage it will help immensely. The different dragon attacks cost a different amount of the meter:

236L: 6.66% of dragon meter
236M: 12.5% of dragon meter
236H: 25% of dragon meter

Although the different types have different costs, you don't need that amount to do them. For example, if you only have 10% of meter left, you can still use 236H.

Zooey also gains more dragon meter if the dragon is not on the screen. If the dragon is on the screen, it builds slower and she will lose some meter when she leaves hitstun.

The dragon takes 12 seconds to recover once the gauge is emptied.

Blockstrings

c.XXX > 22L: Works midscreen and leaves you spaced out at -2 and effectively resets to neutral.
2L 5L 2L: Basic GBVS pressure to check and see how the opponent responds to your plus frames.
c.L link c.M: Frametraps.

Essential Combos

Midscreen confirms into 214H:

5L 2L f.L 214H 4X
On crouch: 2L 2L 2L 214H 4X
On CH 2L 2M 214H 4X

Recommend going into EX whenever possible. 6X For more corner carry. 4X if you have dragon meter to burn. 6X if close to corner then end with 5MM xx EX DP.

Anti-air (CH) 2H 5U dash forward 5H 214H~6X

Corner

CH 5H 236M j.U j.U 5H 214H~6X 5H super (max damage)
236H 2L xx UOH 5HHH 22H 2M 214H~6X 5MMM xx 623H. Loopable combo/oki that refreshes cooldown by the time you reach that point in the combo again.

Dustloops can be done on any 236M hit.

Okizeme

Safejumps

Zooey can get a safejump off most of her hard knockdowns.

2U: Cancel into 4G > Forward jump > j.M/j.H
Back Throw: Forward jump > j.H
623H: Superjump > sj.M for a crossup. To stay on the same side, do a microwalk before doing a normal forward jump.
214H~X: 2L(whiff) > Forward jump > j.M for a crossup
214H~6X: Microwalk > Superjump > sj.H
SBA: Superjump > sj.H. Only works off technical input.
SSBA: Superjump > sj.H. Only works off technical input.

Safe Meaties

Safe Meaty A well-timed attack on an opponent who is rising from a knockdown. The idea of a Safe Meaty is to land a Meaty '"`UNIQ--item-10--QINU`"' attack that hits late into the attack's active frames. The goal is to have this attack connect meaty with your opponent, but recover fast enough to be able to block a reversal attempt.s are a staple in GBVS offence allowing you to safely pressure the opponent on wakeup. Safe meaties can either be timed manually or set up by a frame kill A technique where specific attacks or inputs are used to "kill time" to make timing a specific setup easier.. When going for a safe meaty, 2L is Zooeys prefered normal. It has 6 frames of recovery, leaving a 2 frame window to safe jab 9 frame DP Dragon Punch A move that has invulnerability during its startup, long recovery, and a rising motion.'s. Against characters with slower DP's ( Ferry, Beelzebub & Charlotta) it is a lot easier and a potent option.

214L/M~X/6X: It is possible to run up and time a safe meaty 2L. Harder off the 6X ender due to the increased distance.
214H~X > 22L > 2L: Frame kill for guaranteed safe meaty 2L.
Dragon Oki: After most dragon oki setups it is possible to maually time a safe meaty 2L.

Midscreen

Midscreen Dragon Oki

`214H~X > 236H`
Option	Meaty	Reversal safe?	Inputs
Overhead	Yes	No	`2L > 5MH`
Low	Yes	No	`2L > dash > 2L`
Throw	No	No	`2L > dash > 2L`	Crossup	No	??	`6G`	Do a microdash The act of doing a quick dash, usualy seen in combos or pressure, by quickly tapping forward twice (66) or tapping a dash button. before 236H

`623H > 236H`
Option	Meaty	Reversal safe?	Inputs	Notes
Overhead	Yes	Yes*	`2L > 5MH`	Block for a split second before inputing 5MH
Low	Yes	Yes*	`2L , 2U`	Gives a dustloop combo
Throw	No	No	`Dash throw`

Midscreen Thunder Oki

Zooey can use 22[X] to put down a delayed thunder bolt on top of the opponent. By utilizing negative edge Using button-release to perform attacks. To perform, hold down an attack button, then release the button. Some Negative Edge moves also require special motions. her pressure and conversion ability is greatly increased. For example the thunder bolt release can be used to cover your approach, or to give a combo after a 5MH Universal Overhead. While not as strong as her dragon setups they do not cost any dragon gauge.

When inputing 22[X] it is recomended to use the Skill button in most situations in order to have access to all her buttons, throw and Universal Overhead, while holding the thunder bolt. This will be notated as 22X[S]

After 236H~X > 22L[S]

This frame kill setup automatically times a safe meaty 2L and sets up ThunderGuardMid, AllStartup15 [19]Recovery25Advantage-14 (-2) [+3] pressure To attack the opponent continuously and leave little room for counter attacks..

Option	Meaty	Reversal safe?	Inputs	Notes
Overhead	Yes	Yes	`2L , 5MH > ]S[`	2L is a safe meaty A well-timed attack on an opponent who is rising from a knockdown. The idea of a Safe Meaty is to land a Meaty '"`UNIQ--item-10--QINU`"' attack that hits late into the attack's active frames. The goal is to have this attack connect meaty with your opponent, but recover fast enough to be able to block a reversal attempt.
Low	Yes	Yes	`2L > Dash > 2L > ]S[`
Throw	No	No	`Dash > Throw`	The lightning bolt will hit them for extra damage

After 623H > 22M[S]

This puts the thunder bolt around two character leghts behind the opponent while still having time to meaty with a far reaching button. One sequence to experiment with here is:

2M > 214M > ]S[

Which will push the opponent into the lightning bolt on block, allowing Zooey to continue her pressure. And on counter hit, it will all combo.

Corner

Corner Dragon Oki

After 623H

oki in the corner.

`Anything > 623H > 236H`
Option	Meaty	Reversal safe?	Inputs	Notes
Overhead	Yes	No	`c.H > 5MH (> 4G)`	Can option select against OD by inputing 4G
Low	Yes	No	`c.H , 2U`	Gives a dustloop combo
Throw	No	No	`Dash throw`	Juggles into c.H
Overhead	Yes	Yes*	`2L , 5MH`	Block for a split second before inputing 5MH
Low	Yes	Yes*	`2L , 2U`	Gives a dustloop combo

Requirements: Dragon Gauge available, works of any combo ending in .

c.H: This sequence is a true blockstring after the c.H meaty, forcing the opponent to block the High/low mixup. It will loose to invincible reversals.

After 2U

`2U > 236H`
Option	Meaty	Reversal safe?	Inputs	Notes
Overhead	Yes	No	`c.H > 5MH (> 4G)`	Can option select against OD by inputing 4G

After air reset

`Juggle > c.XXX > 236H`
Option	Meaty	Reversal safe?	Inputs	Notes
Overhead	Yes	No	style="text-align: left;"

Extending Pressure With 22H

Laser(1) blocked > 22H[S] > Laser(2) > ...

Corner Thunder Oki

After 22H[S]

By ending a juggle combo in 22H[S]

Reversal Safe Setup Utilizing Both The DragonGuardAllStartup71RecoveryTotal 44Advantage- And 22HGuardMid, All×3Startup15 [19]Recovery32Advantage+5 [+12]

`Juggle > 22H[S] > 236H`
Option	Meaty	Reversal safe?	Inputs	Notes
Overhead	Yes	Yes	`]S[ > dl. > 5MH`
Low	Yes	Yes	`]S[ > dl. > 2U`	Gives a dustloop combo
Throw	No	No	`Dash throw`	Juggles into c.H. Don't release Thunder
Throw bait	No	No	`Dash , jump > dl. > j.U`	Gives a dustloop combo

Requirements: Dragon Gauge available, works of any juggle ending in ,

This setup is usefull against an opponent with a or invincible super on deck. By using the skill button to 22H, Zooey can meaty the opponent from a safe range while still having access to all of her mixup options.

The spacing will cause most reversals to Whiff. However, the punishes are character and reversal specific so labing punishes against each one is recommended. Against DPs that go airbone something similar to 2H , j.U , j.U , c.H >... should work.

Looses to Ladiva's SBAGuardMidStartup7+8Recovery24Advantage-11.

Meaty Setups

Meaty 236L

Juggle > 623H > 2U(whiff) > 236L
2U > 5M(whiff) > 236L

236L hits meaty enough to be at sizable frame advantage. Enough frame advantage to frame trap An offensive technique where the attacker leaves a small opening in their offense, goading the defender into performing an attack. This opening is designed such that the attacker can easily counter the defender's attack with their own. 5 frame normals with c.H for huge reward. It also creates a un-mashable tick throw situation against characters without a 5 frame normal ( Metera, Ferry, Vaseraga, Anre & Ladiva).

If 236L counter hits, Zooey can juggle with c.H for a combo.

Meaty Overhead

This setup makes 5MH hit meaty enough to link To perform a second action after the first action completely finishes its animation. a c.L on normal hit.