Street Fighter Alpha 3/Dhalsim

Overview Combos Matchups Strategy

Introduction

Once again, Dhalsim fights to protect his family and the poor. After sensing a disturbance caused by the evil energy of the Psycho Drive, Dhalsim leaves his village to investigate further, but fears that by doing so, he will further the chances of him becoming corrupted with darkness.

Pros	Cons
Insane speed and priority on all his normals, making it very difficult to find any safe openings against him Very high priority anti-airs that setup juggles Strong at close, mid and long range unlike most incarnations of the character Guard crush helps him immensely, as it allows him to have offensive pressure from full screen at all times Gigantic air throw range that practically looks like a bug at times Drills are incredibly fast with great pushback and can make him look like a divekick character at times Slides are cancellable, can low profile, and are very safe on block. Can act/air block after air teleports Teleport lets him bail out of bad activates Difficult to keep cornered due to teleport and a large array of air mobility options Strong set of custom combos give him big burst potential and a strong reversal option Can easily bully opponents into the corner for hadou rave pressure Air blocking nullifies a lot of the downsides of his jump Has a unique yoga escape move that allows him to teleport out of juggles, including CC infinites, making him completely immune Undisputed best character in the game with no bad match-ups	Slow, floaty jump Tall/fat hurtbox makes him susceptible to jab pressure and some normally "standing-only" combos Teleport more recovery than it does in newer games Has some trouble anti-airing V-Akuma consistently Can be reset out of yoga escape by players who know what they're doing, making it a better idea just to take the full VC and teleport out of any infinites that follow

Dhalsim
Character Data

Color Options

X-Ism		A-Ism		V-Ism
Punch	Kick	Punch	Kick	Punch	Kick

Moves List

Note : Dhalsims "close" normals are activated in A/V by holding back, or downback when crouching, while in X, they function like regular proximity normals.

Ground Normals

• Close Standing Jab:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/9/10
Block Stun	-4
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-3/+2

Close lp is an exception, as it's just neutral or back + lp in A/V. Has an insane amount of priority as an anti-air.

• Far Standing Jab:

Damage	6(AV)3(X)
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count (A/V)	3/9/10
Frame Count (X)	4/4/10
Block Stun	+0
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+1/+6

Far lp is an exception, as it's forward + lp in A/V.

• Close Standing Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	4/5/24
Block Stun	-10
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-9/-5

In V, the second active part can also be canceled.

• Far Standing Strong:

Damage	10
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	10/4/15
Block Stun	+0
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+1/+5

• Close Standing Fierce:

Damage	9+8
Stun	4+3
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3+1(A)4+1(XV)
Frame Count	5/6/7/27
Block Stun	-11
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-10/Launch

• Far Standing Fierce:

Damage	13
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	13/2/23
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/Launch

• Close Standing Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/5/13
Block Stun	-4
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-3/+2

• Far Standing Short:

Damage	3
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	8/4/12
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/+4

• Close Standing Forward:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	5/3/17
Block Stun	-1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+0/+4

Used as anti-air in mid-ranges

• Far Standing Forward:

Damage	9
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	10/3/21
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/+0

• Close Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	16
Stun	6
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	6/4/27
Block Stun	-8
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-7/Launch

• Far Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	14
Stun	6
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	12/3/22
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/Launch

• Close Crouching Jab:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/3/9
Block Stun	+2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+3/+8

• Far Crouching Jab:

Damage	2
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	10/2/21
Block Stun	-9
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-8/-3

• Close Crouching Strong:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	4/4/11
Block Stun	+4
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+5/+9

• Far Crouching Strong:

Damage	9
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	12/4/24
Block Stun	-9
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-8/-4

• Close Crouching Fierce:

Damage	14
Stun	6
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	5/4/13
Block Stun	+6
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+7/Launch

• Far Crouching Fierce:

Damage	12
Stun	6
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	14/6/27
Block Stun	-10
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-9/Launch

• Close Crouching Short:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/4/11
Block Stun	-1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+0/+5

• Far Crouching Short:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/9/9
Block Stun	-4
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-3/+2

• Close Crouching Forward:

Damage	10
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	5/4/14
Block Stun	+1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+2/+6

• Far Crouching Forward:

Damage	9
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	7/11/13
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/+0

• Close Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage	14
Stun	6
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	6/4/25
Block Stun	-6
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	Knockdown/Launch

• Far Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage	14
Stun	6
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	8/13/25
Block Stun	-15
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-

Air Normals

Note: Dhalsims "close" air normals are done by holding back in A/V, in X they function like proximity normals.

• Close Neutral Jump Jab:

Damage	7
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/10/11

• Close Diagonal Jump Jab:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/10/11

• Far Neutral Jump Jab:

Damage	4
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	7/2/20

• Far Diagonal Jump Jab:

Damage	4
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	7/4/20

• Close Neutral Jump Strong:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	2/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	4/8/13

• Close Diagonal Jump Strong:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	2/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	4/8/13

• Far Jump Strong:

Damage	8
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	2/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	8/2/22

• Close Jump Fierce:

Damage	16
Stun	6
Meter on whiff/hit	2/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	4/6/10

• Far Jump Fierce:

Damage	12
Stun	6
Meter on whiff/hit	2/4(XA)6(XV)
Frame Count	8/4/19

• Close Jump Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/10/12

• Far Jump Short:

Damage	3
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	8/4/21

• Close Neutral Jump Forward:

Damage	10
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	2/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	7/6/12

• Close Diagonal Jump Forward:

Damage	10
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	2/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	5/8/12

• Far Jump Forward:

Damage	8
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	2/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	11/3/21

• Close Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	15
Stun	6
Meter on whiff/hit	2/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	8/6/14

• Far Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	13
Stun	6
Meter on whiff/hit	2/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	12/4/26

Command Normals

• Yoga Shock: Press and hold down + for at least 33 frames. (A-ism Only)

Damage	12
Stun	6
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/3
Frame Count	45/5/20
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/?

This LP Takes about half a second to charge but hits harder and becomes an overhead.

• Drill Zutsuki: + (Air Only)

Damage	10
Stun	6
Meter on whiff/hit	2/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	7/∞/9

Dhalsim spins across the screen head-first. Unlike the Drill Kick, there is no way to choose the angle of the attack.

• Drill Kick: + (Air Only)
• Short Version:

Damage	10
Stun	6
Meter on whiff/hit (Neutral Jump)	2/3(A)4(XV)
Meter on whiff/hit (Diagonal Jump)	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	7/∞/9

• Forward Version:

Damage	10
Stun	6
Meter on whiff/hit (Neutral Jump)	2/3(A)4(XV)
Meter on whiff/hit (Diagonal Jump)	1/A3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	7/∞/9

• Roundhouse Version:

Damage	10
Stun	6
Meter on whiff/hit (Neutral Jump)	2/3(A)4(XV)
Meter on whiff/hit (Diagonal Jump)	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	7/∞/9

Dhalsim spins to the ground feet-first. Using LK will dive almost straight across the screen, MK will dive at a slight angle, and HK will dive almost straight down.

Throws

Yoga Smash: /+

Damage	8+2x(0~13)+2*²
Stun	0
Range	34
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1(A)3(XV)
Frame Count	5/1/16

Yoga Throw: /+

Damage	20
Stun	0
Range	34
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1(A)3(XV)
Frame Count	5/1/16

Yoga Trip: Any direction but /+

• Air Throw

Damage	20
Stun	0
Range	34
Meter on whiff/hit	1(A)3(XV)/0
Frame Count	1/1/1(before landing)

Alpha Counter

During Blockstun ++ of same strength

• A-ISM:

Damage	4
Frame Count	24/10/12
Invincibility	0-24

• V-ISM:

Damage	4
Frame Count	29/12/25
Invincibility	0-29

Yoga Escape: (when knocked down) + [A/V Only]

-Dhalsim will teleport before hitting the ground and re-appear standing on
 the ground.

Special Moves

Yoga Fire: QCF+Punch [X Z V]

-Dhalsim exhales a tiny fireball across the screen. In Z-Ism and V-Ism, the
 fireball will dissipiate as it travels, and the stronger the Punch button
 used, the faster the fireball will go but the sooner it will dissipiate. In
 X-Ism, the fireball will not dissipiate.

Yoga Flame: HCB+Punch [Z V]

-Dhalsim exhales a large fire in front of him. The stronger the Punch button
 used, the longer Dhalsim keeps the fire in front of him. Note that the Z-Ism
 and V-Ism Yoga Flame has a different control motion than in X-Ism.

Yoga Flame: HCF+Punch [X]

-Dhalsim exhales a large fire in front of him. The stronger the Punch button
 used, the longer Dhalsim keeps the fire in front of him. Note that the X-Ism
 Yoga Flame has a different control motion than in Z-Ism and V-Ism

Yoga Blast: HCB+Kick [Z V]

-Dhalsim exhales a large fire at an upward angle. The stronger the Kick button
 used, the longer Dhalsim keeps the fire in the air. Note that the Z-Ism and
 V-Ism Yoga Blast has a different control motion than in X-Ism.

Yoga Blast: HCF+Kick [X]

-Dhalsim exhales a large fire at an upward angle. The stronger the Kick button
 used, the longer Dhalsim keeps the fire in the air. Note that the X-Ism
 Yoga Blast has a different control motion than in Z-Ism and V-Ism.

Yoga Teleport: F,D,DF or B,D,DB + (PPP or KKK) (air) [X Z V]

-Dhalsim will teleport either forward or backward, depending if (F,D,DF) or
 (B,D,DB) is used. Using (KKK) will teleport Dhalsim a bit further away.
 Dhalsim cannot be attacked while he is teleporting.
 In Z-Ism and V-Ism, Dhalsim can Teleport while in the air, but not in X-Ism.
 If Teleport is performed in the air, Dhalsim reappears in the air and is able to perform
 any of his neutral jump moves, except another Yoga Teleport.

Super Combos

Yoga Tempest: HCF,HCF+Punch [X]

-A more powerful version of the Yoga Flame, Dhalsim exhales a large
 multi-hitting fire in front of him
    X-Ism: 5 Hits

Yoga Inferno: QCF,QCF+Punch [Z]

-A more powerful version of the Yoga Flame, Dhalsim exhales a twisting spray
 of fire in front of him
    Level 1: 3 Hits      Level 2: 8 Hits       Level 3: 13 Hits

Yoga Strike: QCF,D,DF+Kick [Z]

-Dhalsim leaps up and flips in the air. If he touches his opponent while in
 the air, he will grab them and slam them into he ground with his legs. This
 will only attack opponents in the air and will do nothing to them on the
 ground.
    Level 1: 1 Hit       Level 2: 2 Hits       Level 3: 3 Hits

Yoga Stream: QCB,QCB+Punch [Z]

-Dhalsim exhales a spray of fire along the ground. This attack must be
 blocked low
    Level 1: 3 Hits      Level 2: 4 Hits       Level 3: 5 Hits

The Basics

Which Ism?

Anyone

A-Ism

Still top tier due to yoga escape nullifying a lot of V-ISM threats and his anti-air super making it super risky to get counter-hit by any of his anti-airs.

V-Ism

Easily his best ISM, as it gives him access to scary customs that make it risky to use sustained pressure against him. Hadou rave is easy damage against characters who lack meter to counter-activate and can be used to force alpha counters.

X-Ism

One of the best supers in the game, but loses access to air block and controllable normals.

Combos

A-ISM combos

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Misc

If you taunt while airborne, Dhalsim will slowly float towards the ground while in his teleport stance. This is usually very unsafe and useless, in some rare cases however you can use it to avoid attacks when coming down from a jump/air tech.

Match-ups

vs. V-Ryu

6-4

vs. V-Ken

7-3

vs. V-Chun-li

6-4

vs. V-Sagat

7-3

vs. V-Adon

7-3

vs. V-Birdie

8-2

vs A-Guy

7-3

vs. V-Sodom

5-5

vs. V-Charlie

8-2

vs. V-Rose

6-4

vs. V-Dictator

6-4

vs. V-Akuma

4-6

vs. V-Dan

7-3

vs. V-Dhalsim (Mirror match)

5-5

vs. V-Zangief

7-3

vs. A-Gen

6-4

vs. V-Rolento

5-5

vs. V-Sakura

6-4

vs. A-Blanka

6-4

vs. V-E.Honda

7-3

vs. V-Claw

7-3

vs. V-Cammy

7-3

vs. V-Cody

6-4

vs. A-R.Mika

7-3

vs. V-Karin

6-4

vs. A-Boxer

6-4

vs. V-Juli

7-3

vs. Juni-V

7-3

Notable Players

Japan

AL (X-Dhalsim)

Darumo (A-Dhalsim)

Doronbo (A-Dhalsim)

En (X-Dhalsim)

Enmachi (V-Dhalsim)

Gorin (A-Dhalsim)

Hiro (X-Dhalsim)

Masumi (A-Dhalsim)

MC (A-Dhalsim)

Mukai (A/V-Dhalsim)

Muse (V-Dhalsim)

Nike (V-Dhalsim)

Nishikawaguchi Dhalsim (A-Dhalsim)

Nitto (V-Dhalsim)

P40 (V-Dhalsim)

RF (A-Dhalsim)

Ryuji (V-Dhalsim)

S (V-Dhalsim)

Shindy (V-Dhalsim)

Shiba (A-Dhalsim)

Shiva Dhalsim (A-Dhalsim)

Supu Shin (A-Dhalsim)

Tadakichi (A-Dhalsim)

Takamari Maximum (V-Dhalsim)

Takedaru (A/V/X-Dhalsim)

Taro (V-Dhalsim)

Teruchika (A-Dhalsim)

Tokido (A-Dhalsim)

Tosa (V-Dhalsim)

VER (V-Dhalsim)

Versus (V-Dhalsim)

WC Dhalsim (A-Dhalsim)

YMD Tosa (V-Dhalsim)

Zabon (A-Dhalsim)

North America

Arturo Sanchez / Sabin (A-Dhalsim)

a-v-karin (A/V-Dhalsim)

Carvd / tomass (V-Dhalsim)

Jason Cole / Afrocole (A-Dhalsim)

Kyokuji (V-Dhalsim)

OCxRiDaH (V-Dhalsim)

Ryu1999 (A-Dhalsim)

SabreAZ (V-Dhalsim)

Europe

IMX (A-Dhalsim)

Thompsoni (V-Dhalsim)

Latin America

Fox and Capcom (V-Dhalsim)

GanFleim! (V-Dhalsim)

Comboman/MACRO_DETECTOR (A/V-Dhalsim

Discussion

• SRK Dhalsim thread