SkyKing Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) Matchup Ranking: ?? To be discussed. Recommended Playstyle: Adaptive while cautious Litchi has so many tools and can freeflow her staff and staffless mode that it can be overwhelming. You must be able to adapt to the style that the Litchi player is showing in order to be able to come up with a plan to counter. Don't get to antsy when you had to spend some time weaving in and out of her pokes, Matenbo zoning, and her mix-ups. She can be a handful if you are not prepared for the matchup. General Strategy: To be discussed. Your Best Tools(For This Matchup): 2A - You will need all the spacing you can get, but Noel's pokes leave a lot to be desired in this matchup, as Litchi outclasses her here. 2A is our fastest poke that has decent range, so you can apply pressure. Just be aware if she has staff so as to not eat a DP. Has A DP?: A true DP with staff (623D). She also has a situational move in staffless mode that may work as a reversal but isn't a true DP but is just fast to come out(236B). Has A DP With Heat?: No true one. I suppose you can watch out for Daisharin reversals. Things To Look Out For: Tsubame Gaeshi ([With Staff]623D) - Litchi's DP. Not only is this her go to reversal in staff mode, but her knockdown of choice in the same stance. Be aware of her options after she scores with this, and just be able to bait this while you continue your pressure against her. [With staff]j.2D - Litchi's Diving Pole that sets her staff. She can use this move as her cross-up low hit with the second hit of the staff, and also as a way to punish attempted throw and throw tech options. If you can read when Litchi wants to use this, you can either use the OS Barrier Tech or jump away. [With Staff]6B/j.C - Litchi's ranged attacks. She's got better normals than Noel, especially these two moves. Getting counter hit will knock you across the screen, and will cause a wall bounce effect if you get hit with CH 6B, which will lead to big damage and nasty oki from her. Take your time when she uses these, and approach her with caution. Itsuu Stance (41236D) into the folow ups (A/B/C) - the changes to this move allows for both parts of the actually hitting animation to come out even on block. Watch out as they might want you to fall into a false sense of hope by making Litchi look open, only to get hit by the second hit of the staff. Edited July 26, 2011 by SkyKing
LunaKage Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 Note that she only has a DP with staff, but her 236B(?) works pretty well for that purpose but is certainly NOT a DP.
Raptor Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 This is starting to become one of my worst match-ups. I am at a loss on what to do on approaching her when she has the staff thanks to her long-range and dp. As for staffless, her blockstrings seem to never end and I get overwhelmed. My only hope is that I get a lucky knockdown (even better when she's staffless), then momentum is shifted in my favor.
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