I-no vs Robo Ky

[Honnou]

MATCHUP INFORMATION Poking Game Strategy Specific Punishes Setups/baits Knowledge

[Essay]

How is this matchup playing out for other people?

I've found it pretty rough, especially once Robo has meter. His 5HS keeps me hesitant to throw out the fancier, non-meaty oki, and Lvl3 Uppercut seems to call for some pretty hard baits at the cost of pressure. Maybe more j.D FD cancels in my oki would help?

Lvl3 missiles are a complete pain for me to deal with too. If I don't feel an opening to StBT under them on the way in, I'm at a bit of a loss of how to deal with them.

It's nice having an easy-mode knockdown with 6P>2DxxHCL, but what else should I be working with? The first seconds of the match seem especially important, and I'm curious how the opening gambit normally plays out.

[TheRealBobMan]

Yeah, neutral game is really annoying. I find myself getting past missiles and getting hit in the back by them anyway because the homing just happens to be that good.