Donkey Kong vs Young Link
When facing Young Link as Donkey Kong, focus on closing the distance quickly to negate his projectile advantage; use your dash attack or forward tilt to punish any poorly spaced arrows or bombs. Young Link's recovery is vulnerable, so take advantage of this by edgeguarding him with your down special or forward aerial when he tries to return to the stage. Stay close enough to apply pressure, but be cautious of his quick moves; your best bet is to utilize fast options like up smash or back air to secure kills, especially since he tends to be lighter and can be knocked out earlier than many characters. Remember, once you force him offstage, capitalize on your strong aerials to seal the deal.
Tips for Donkey Kong vs Young Link
- Young link may be fast and hard to land a hit on, but he will also die earlier than link. Try to keep only close enough so that his projectiles are unsafe. Only punish with fast options.
- Edguard him to death, yl recovery is weak against off stage dk