Hydro's Notes: Pyrrha Ω

[HydroJames]

I'm taking personal notes for Pyrrha Ω , putting them into practice as I'm writing them down. Please, feel free to heed my advice and share your own.

Against Xiba:

• Use to aGI:
  • with a good read.
  • /, if you block the first hit and press before the second.
    • Be wary of /, mix-up.
  • //,,.
    • If you block the first hit press before the second.
    • If you block the first two hit and input before the last one.
  • / with a good read.
  • , after blocking first hit.
    • Watch out of delay , mix-up.
  • Remembrance .
  • Remembrance , after blocking the first hit.
• You can duck and punish with .
• You can punish , by blocking the first hit and ducking the second and responding with //.
• , , and can interrupt:
  • The second hit of , :kA+B+K: after blocking the first.
  • The second hit of , :kA+B+K: after blocking the first.
  • The forth hit of ,, :kA+B+K: after blocking the first three.
• You can punish /,:aA+B+K: with Jumping or Jumping after blocking the first hit.
• You can punish ,, after blocking the first hit and ducking the second.
• You can punish , after ducking the first hit and ducking the second.
  • Beware of the , mix-up.

 

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[HydroJames]

Against Nightmare :

• can aGI:
  • The second hit of , after blocking the first.
    • The first hit can be aGI'd with a good read.
    • Beware of , mix-up.
  • with a good read.
  • with good timing.
    
  • :kA+B+K: with good timing.
    
  • / with good timing.
    
  • /:bA+B+K: after blocking the first hit.
    
  • .
    
  • The third hit of ,, after blocking the first two hits.
  • , after blocking the first hit.
    • The first hit can be aGI'd with a good read.
  • The first hit of ,.
    • The second hit can only aGI'd if the first hit whiffs or is Just Guarded.
  • .
    • You can aGI the attack even after the super armor actives.
  • The second hit of /, after blocking the first.
    • The first hit can be aGI'd with a good read.
    • Beware of the /, mix-up.
  • //.
    
  • /.
    
  • //.
    
  • //.
    
  • if the first two hits whiff.
    
  • Grim Stride .
    
  • Night Side Stance .
• is a high attack! Duck it!
  • The move is also unsafe on block.
• ,:
  • Is unsafe on block. However, you won't be able to punish if you are pushed to far out of range.
  • Can be punished by blocking the first hit and Just-Guarding the second.
  • Refer back to the aGI mentioned earlier.
• ,:
  • Can be punished by blocking the first hit and using a well-timed .
  • Can be punished by blocking the first hit and using Jump .
• can be countered by a Jump or a aGI.
  • Watch out for the delay mix-up. It could also mix-up into , which is a high.
• can be punished by:
  • Just-Guarding.
  • Sidestepping.
  • Using the aGI mentioned above.
  • It is also unsafe on block.
• , can be punished by blocking the first hit and ducking/tech-ducking the second hit.
  • This also works with ,.
• can be punished by:
  • Using a poke.
  • Just-Guarding.
  • Sidestepping.
  • Using the aGI mentioned above.
• // can be punished by:
  • Sidestepping.
  • Just-Guarding.
• Can be sidestepped.
  
• :kA+B+K: should be punished with a poke or using the aGI mentioned above.
  
• / can be punished by:
  • Sidestepping.
  • Just-Guarding.
  • Knowing that it is unsafe on block.
  • Using the aGI as mentioned above.
• /:bA+B+K: can be punished by:
  • Using the aGI mentioned above.
  • Blocking the first hit and Just-Guarding the second.
  • Blocking the first hit and sidestepping to your left.
• can be sidestepped, Just-Guarded, and aGI'd.
• :kA+B+K: can be punished by:
  • Blocking the first hit and ducking the second.
• ,,:
  • The whole string is unsafe on block.
  • You can use the aGI as mentioned above.
  • Use a crouch after blocking the first hit.
  • Block the first two hits and JG the third to punish.
  • Block the first two hits and sidestep the third to punish.
  • Be careful! The string can mix-up in two ways:
    • ,, is a delay mix-up. All of the actions listed in previous bullets can punish save for the first item, for the third hit is a break attack.
      • Punish with a poke when blue lightning is spotted.
    • ,, can be punished by:
      • Blocking the first hit and Jump the second.
      • Blocking the first hit and using .
• , can be punished by:
  • Using the above mentioned aGI.
  • Blocking the first hit and Sidestepping to your left.
  • Blocking the first hit and Just-Guarding the second.
• is a high .
  
• ,:
  • Is unsafe on block.
  • Can punished by blocking the first hit and Just-Guarding the second.
• needs to be countered with a move stronger than a poke, otherwise the super armor will activate.
  • You can counter the attack using the aGI as mentioned above.
• // is a high ! Duck it!
• /,:
  
  • Can be countered using the above mentioned aGI.
  • Blocking the first hit and Just-Guarding the second.
  • Is unsafe on block.
  • Can be countered by the aGI as mentioned before.
• //:
  
  • Can countered with a poke and a good read.
  • Can punished after a Just-Guard.
• / can be countered by:
  
  • Using the aGI mentioned earlier.
  • Sidestepping to your right.
  • Using a poke.
    
  • Just-Guarding.
• //:
  
  • Can be avoided by sidestepping to your right.
  • Can punished after Just Guarding.
  • Can be poked.
• / can be countered by:
  
  • Just-Guarding.
  • Sidestepping to your right.
  • Using a a poke.
• // can be countered by:
  
  • Just Guarding.
  • Using to a GI to make him fall and take all the damage he would have dealt.
  • Ducking.
• //:
  
  • Using the aGI mentioned earlier.
  • Using GI to make him fall.
  • Just-Guarding.
  • Sidestepping.
• can be punished by:
  
  • Sidestepping.
  • GIing.
  • Using the above mentioned aGI.
• Grim Stride should be ducked.
  
• Grim Stride :
  
  • Could be poked.
  • Could be sidestepped to your left.
  • Can be aGI'd as mentioned above.
• Night Side Stance can be:
  
  • Just-Guarded.
  • aGI'd as mentioned above.
• Night Side Stance can be:
  
  • Jump 'd.
  • Sidestepped.
• Night Side Stance is a high . Duck it.
  
  • It is also unsafe on block.
• Night Side Stance is unsafe on block.
  
  • It can also be ducked.
• Night Side Stance is unsafe on block.
  
  • It can also be sidestepped and Just-Guarded.