Bowser Jr. vs Pikachu
In the Bowser Jr. versus Pikachu matchup, Bowser Jr. can leverage his powerful forward smash to secure kills at relatively low percentages, particularly near the ledge. It's crucial to utilize up air offstage to thwart Pikachu's edgeguard attempts, as this can prevent him from capitalizing on his aerials. Additionally, using Side B for recovery can help mix up your return to the stage, making it harder for Pikachu to predict and punish. Be mindful of spacing with your dash attacks; if done correctly, you can force Pikachu into a jab instead of a grab, allowing you to maintain pressure.
Tips for Bowser Jr. vs Pikachu
- It's horrible for pika. F Smash kills at around 70% mid stage and and when jr dash attacks, you can immediately just jab because if it's spaced right, they can't grab. It's an easy win
- The mu of bowser jr. pika is horrendously trash for pika. the second that you get hit by a forward smash at around almost 30%, you're almost dead. If pika at 15% is near the ledge, fsmash nearly kill
- Although this might be a weird opinion, I personally think that the Jr Pikachu matchup is heavily in favor of Bowser Jr. Jr. can kill pika at crazy low percents that when I play (pt 1)
- against my friends pika who has better fundamentals then me, I can up throw combo him if he's not di'ing and just finish him off with a f smash at say 45%. It honestly makes me feel bad... (pt2)
- People say that pikachu can edgeguard bowser jr, but mixing up with the side b really helps a lot with that problem. pikachu mainly edgeguards with fair, bair and dair. avoiding those are easy (pt3)