GGACR/A.B.A/Combos

7	8	9
4	5	6
1	2	3

Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example,

+

becomes 236P.

> = Proceed from the previous move to the following move.

▷/land = Indicate that the player must land at that point in the sequence.

, = the previous move into the following move.

->/~ = the previous special into a follow-up special.

dl./delay = Delay the following move.

whiff/(whiff) = The move must whiff (not hit).

c. = Close

f. = Far

j. = Jumping/Aerial

hj./sj. = High Jump/Super Jump

jc = Jump Cancel

hjc/sjc = High Jump Cancel/Super Jump Cancel

dc/adc = Dash Cancel/Air Dash Cancel

CH = Counter Hit

AA = Anti-Air

IAS = Instant Air Special

[X] = Hold input.

]X[ = Release input.

(move) = Move is optional.

[X] or [Y] = Perform sequence X or Y.

[sequence] xN = Repeat sequence N amount of times.

(N) = Hit N of a move or move must deal N amount of hits.

IAD = Instant Air Dash

JI = Jump Install

RC = Roman Cancel

FRC = Force Roman Cancel

Keygrab = Bonding - 63214H

Bloodpack = Injecting - 63214P/Displacement - 63214P

Danzai = Judgement - 623H

Butt = Engorgement- 421H

Flipkick = Blunder- 41236K

Orbs = Eradication- j.41236S

AB =

A.B.A

AN =

Anji Mito

AX =

Axl Low

BA =

Baiken

BR =

Bridget

CH =

Chipp Zanuff

DI =

Dizzy

ED =

Eddie

FA =

Faust

IN =

I-No

JA =

Jam Kuradoberi

JO =

Johnny

JU =

Justice

KL =

Kliff Undersn

KY =

Ky Kiske

MA =

May

MI =

Millia Rage

OR =

Order-Sol (HOS)

PO =

Potemkin

RO =

Robo-Ky

SL =

Slayer

SO =

Sol Badguy

TE =

Testament

VE =

Venom

ZA =

Zappa

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NOTE: This page is currently under construction! There is unfortunately no dedicated ABA combo thread on dustloop, but there is an AC guide which has remained mostly relevant (Note that double keygrab is mostly gone though):
http://www.dustloop.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/119-aba-ac-combo-thread/

Combo	Position	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty
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combo transcript	where	Net Gain	who	Medium
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Combo List

Entries listed in DarkKhaki are either optional or situational.

Normal Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes	Video Demonstration
236S -> 46S -> 63214S -> FRC > 66 > 5H > Keystab	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy		https://streamable.com/x1ih6z
Throw > (66) > Keygrab	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Your go-to throw option, character specific see details here	https://streamable.com/m3290
c.S > 2H > j.S > j.P > j.S > slight delay dj.S > air Keystab	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Very Easy	Best up close damage into keygrab	https://streamable.com/1g1sj
5K > c.S > 2D > Keygrab	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Very Easy	Standard combo into keygrab	https://streamable.com/be53z
6P / > 2S > j.S > j.P > j.S > dj.S > air Keystab	Anywhere	XXX	XXX	XXX	Very Easy	Anti-air	https://streamable.com/uf0yet
CH 2S > 2S > 2H > sj.S > j.P > j.S > dj.S > air Keystab	Anywhere	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Anti-air. You need to Jump Install the second 2S for it to work	https://streamable.com/ezxalo
5H > 6H > bloodball > 6H > bloodball > j.S > dj.S > keystab	corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Dizzy-ing, Flex-ing	https://streamable.com/7fydm7

Moroha Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes	Video Demonstration
f.S > 2H > IAD > j.S > j.H > Orbs > 2S > Butt	Near corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Very Easy	A staple in ABA's combo game, the IAD timing varies between characters
c.S/f.S > 2H > delay IAD > j.SH > 236S -> 46S -> 63214S > 236S -> 46S -> 63214S	Anywhere	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Corner Carry	https://streamable.com/wa3k6y
c.S/f.S > 2H > delay IAD > j.SH > orbs > 5H(2) > Danzai > 66 5H(2) > FB Danzai > bloodpack > keystab	near corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Moroha refresh	https://streamable.com/zyz422
236S -> 46S -> 63214S > f.S(1) > 236S -> 46S -> 63214S > 236S -> 46S -> 236K	near corner	XXX	XXX	KY, PO, AN, JO, RO, TE, ZA	Medium	Meterless conversion off rekkas on standing opponents	https://twitter.com/CaptainFlameGuy/status/1319396545159176193
5P > c.S > 2S > SJC > jSH > Keygrab	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	Very Easy	Anti-Air
5P > c.S > 2S > SJC > j.SHD > orbs > sj.kSH > keystab	near corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Anti-Air	https://streamable.com/532d1m
5P > c.S > 2S > SJC > j.SHD > orbs > 2S > sj.SH > keystab	near corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Anti-Air	https://streamable.com/akio0s
Throw > 5H(2) > Danzai(2) > 66 jSHD > j.41236S > (66) > j.S > dj.S > air Keygrab	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Corner carry, knockdown
c.S/f.S > 2H/2D > 236S -> 46S -> 63214S > (FRC > 66) > 236S -> 46S -> 63214S	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Corner carry, knockdown	https://streamable.com/rxh73
c.S/f.S > 2H/2D > 236S -> 46S -> 63214S > FRC > 66 > c.S > 2S > Butt	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Corner carry, knockdown	https://streamable.com/2etp7
c.S/f.S > 2H/2D > 236S -> 46S -> 63214S > FRC > 66 > 5H(2) > 623H > (66) > j.S > dj.SH > air Keygrab	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Damage	https://streamable.com/lhphk
c.S/f.S > 2H(2) > Danzai(2) > 66 jSHD > Orbs	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Very Easy	Corner carry
c.S/f.S > 2H(2) > [66 jSHD > slight delay Orbs]x2 > j.S > dj.S > air Keygrab	near corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Very Easy	Corner carry	https://streamable.com/bc9hj
c.S/f.S > 2H(2) > Delay IAD > j.S > j.SH > orbs > 236S -> 46S -> 236K	near corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Very Easy	Unblockable setup	https://streamable.com/qtf3ny
c.S/f.S > 2H(2) > delay IAD > j.S > slight delay j.H > Orbs > (66) > 5H(2) > Danzai(2) > Danzai(1) > 6321463214S	near corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Medium	Damage, Moroha refresh	First part of: https://streamable.com/iayyi
Throw > 5H(2) > Danzai(2) > 66 j.SHD > Orbs > 66 j.SHD > Orbs > 66 > j.S > dj.SHD	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Corner carry	https://streamable.com/g994g5
Throw > 66 5H(2) > Danzai(2) > 66 5H(2) > Danzai(2) > Danzai(1) > 6321463214S	near corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Moroha refresh, Unblockable setup	https://streamable.com/dn66he
D > homing jump > dj.H > 66 j.SHD > Orbs > 66 j.SHD > Orbs > 66 > j.S > dj.SH > keystab	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Corner carry, impossible dust	https://streamable.com/7azzr9
D > delayed IAD > j.K > IAD > orbs > 66 j.SHD > Orbs > 66 j.SHD > Orbs > 66 j.SHD	corner	XXX	XXX	XXX	Easy	Impossible dust	https://streamable.com/3ylaw4
CH 2S > delayed IAD > j.SH > orbs > 236S -> 46S -> 63214S > 236S -> 46S -> 63214S	midscreen	XXX	XXX	XXX	Medium	Anti-air	https://streamable.com/6gxcp2

Goku Moroha Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes	Video Demonstration
(236D > 66 > Flipkick hits) > 66 > c.S > 2S > Butt > IAD > slight delay j.Sj.H > Orbs > 66 > j.SHD > dj.HSH	anywhere	XXX	XXX	XXX	Medium	Damage	Second part of: https://streamable.com/iayyi

Combo Theory

For ground hits, you'll usually string into 2H or Rekkas, then combo into Orb, Butt, or Rekka loops depending on what you want. "What you want" could be damage, knockdown/oki, Moroha gauge refresh, or corner carry. These choices are both affected and determined by distance to corner, available tension, special properties (e.g. if they got launched by the starter being CH), number of hits early in the combo, positioning, Bloodpacks remaining, Moroha gauge remaining, the opponent's guard gauge, and other factors.

The combo route choices are less obvious in +R for A.B.A. now that [strike Keygrab]x2 is gone, but some generalizations are: Low on gauge? Combo into Keygrab, or if possible, Goku Moroha for full gauge refresh and knockdown. Not low on gauge? Combo for damage or corner push. Depending on the combo, you can also end in Keygrab and possibly have time to Bloodpack before they wakeup, but this is riskier now that you have less time to get the Bloodpack out. You’ll recover at about the same time so you won’t be able to pressure, but hey, you refreshed your bar. Then there’s the new “end combo with Bloodpack FRC > Keygrab” thing, a complete transform that restores 120% self-inflicted damage as a pseudo-replacement for double Keygrab. The uses for this are a bit limited and IMO it's overly difficult--for only 25% more meter, you could refresh by going into Goku Moroha with much greater ease and have enough time for a sweeter oki setup (not to mention that simply being in Goku Moroha is a great reward in itself).