Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example, + becomes 236A.
> = Proceed from the previous move to the following move.
▷/land = Indicate that the player must land at that point in the sequence.
, = Link To perform a second action after the first action completely finishes its animation. the previous move into the following move.
->/~ = Cancel To bypass the remaining time or frames in an action by proceeding directly into another action. the previous special into a follow-up special.
En = Whenever Naoto dashes/dash cancels into a special it will be Enhanced and gain new properties. Used as a prefix to specials when they need to be the Enhanced versions.
236BBB / 236BBC = Shortening of 236B~236B~236B or 236B~236B~236C
236XBB / 236XXB etc = X means the corresponding special didn't hit
c.En214D = Close grounded hit En214D where Naoto side swaps.
f.En214D = Far grounded hit En214D where Naoto stays the same side.
Naoto shines(melee reference pog) in pressure and can pretty much convert any of his buttons into his bread and butters (tasty damage). Whereas optimals bring out the most damage, sub-optimal routes are more intuitive and still have very similar damage. As such, it is important to learn his combo theory in case you have managed to convert unusual strings
Main Combo Theory
Using En623CAnywhere
Varies
Naoto's main way of launching his opponent if they're standing.
Drive loopsCorner
Free
Very strong filler that is often accesible in midscreen or in the corner thanks to Naoto's good corner carry, followed by 214A dc En214A~8A/En236B
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Optimization
Dealing with same move proration
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Ending drive loops earlier
Naoto's specials are very strong, you usually want to include all of them aside from maybe en623C in a single combo. As such, you can usually end your drive loop prematurely so you can include en236B in the combo.
Combo examples
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