Capcom vs SNK 2/Blanka

Introduction

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Matchups

Health (at Ratio 2)
14800	High
Stun
60	Low
Dash Length
17 Frames	Long
Dash Type
Hop	Corpse Hop=Yes, Proj. Hop=Yes
Run Speed
7.2	Slow
Roll Distance
140 pixels	Far
Roll Duration
28f	Long
Wakeup Speed compared to Ryu
6f	Very Slow

Story

Blanka, who was born named Jimmy, is a feral man from the Brazilian jungle. One day, a boy named Jimmy unwittingly boarded a plane that was sabatoged by M. Bison and Shadaloo. It crashed somewhere over the Amazon rainforest, where Jimmy was lost. He was raised in the wilderness, becoming feral. He turned green, with orange hair, and learned to control electricity through his now much stronger body. One odd day, he hopped into the back of a car looking to eat a melon, not knowing it was a poachers car. The poacher drove Jimmy back to civilization for the first time in many years, and since then, Jimmy has lived as Blanka. Blanka competed in the first World Warrior tournament, where his mother was spectating, and his story ends with a tearful reunion. He now lives a peaceful life with his mother and his best friends Dan Hibiki and Sakura.

Gameplay

Blanka is a powerhouse of a top tier. Usually considered second only to Sagat in terms of strength, Blanka has all the tools a CvS2 character needs and more. Insane buttons and neutral control, high mobility, solid damage, great metered damage, useful defensive tools, and a few very powerful roll cancels send Blanka to the top of the tier list. He's quite Groove friendly as well, as while you usually see him as the classic anchor for A-Groove and N-Groove teams, Blanka excels in every Groove to some extent. A-Blanka is usually considered the strongest, and is a mainstay on the best A-Groove players teams. His ability to use Custom Combo offensively is stellar, and it gives him a very scary defensive option to work with. Mixed with his amazing neutral, your opponent has to take a risk to get in, which you can punish with a big Custom Combo into a mixup.

Blanka has very few real weaknesses in any setting, and is a simple and reliable pick for your team regardless of Grooves or team composition. He has every tool you would want and then some. If you want to win, and especially if you play A-Groove, you should definitely try out Blanka.

Groove Selection

Best - A/N: A-Blanka, as stated above, is Blanka's most powerful Groove. A-Groove is already widely considered the best Groove in the game thanks to Custom Combo and the other versatile subsystems. Alpha Counters give Blanka a solid get-off-me tool, rolls are useful for everyone but Blanka has two incredible RC specials with RC Electricity and RC Blanka Ball. While he doesn't get access to his admittedly strong supers, Blanka's CC is no joke, and turn his punishes from high damage to very high damage. N-Blanka gets much of the same, but now has run and hop on top of it, in trade for only having level 1 supers to end in. Run is a useful tool for his pressure, but hop is especially powerful. Blanka's hop HK is nigh uncontestable by anything that isn't invincible. Only having level 1 supers isn't that bad either, since Blanka has very useful level 1's. N-Blanka is defined by strong roll cancels, abusive hop pressure, and consistently ending combos in supers for huge damage.

Useful - K/C/P/S: K-Blanka is right behind A and N. Rage and JD make for powerful neutral and high damage punishes. One solid hit from Blanka leads into a super for massive damage, and his Raged pokes are no joke. He can punish pretty reliably after a JD, and his simple poke-based neutral becomes much scarier in Rage. The loss of rolls hurts, but it's really the only big sacrifice. C-Blanka is similar to N-Blanka, but loses the mobility in exchange for airblocking and more versatile meter. Level 2 combos are a powerful tool for consistent damage, and the level 3 supers of C-Groove uniquely don't have any sort of prerequisite to spending them, allowing Blanka a chance at big damage. The loss of mobility hurts however, and A-Blanka Custom Combo is more valuable to him than level 2 supers, so generally C-Blanka loses to A-Blanka. P-Blanka gets parries, which give him more consistent punishes. A parry can easily lead into a punish like 2HK > Hop, starting Blanka's scary Electricity mixups. Sadly, P-Groove has no rolls, so you lose out on RC Electricity, but having hop HK is still strong enough of a neutral tool to not worry as much. S-Groove is the weakest Groove overall, but Blanka is solid enough to not worry about the lacking mechanics. Loss of RC Electricity and RC Blanka Balls is rough, but you still get run and hop, and dodge isn't entirely useless for Blanka.

Worst - None: Blanka is an incredibly solid character overall, and your Groove selection won't hurt him much. He excels in some more than others, but is a valuable pick in every Groove.

Blanka is a powerhouse of a top tier, with incredible buttons and neutral control mixed with scary offense and both a strong roll cancel and strong hop normal. He has no real weaknesses that hold him back. Blanka is best in A-Groove and N-Groove.
Pros	Cons
Buttons: Blanka has some of the strongest buttons in the game, like 5LP, 5MP, 5HP, 3HP, j.HK, 2MK, 2HK, and more Mobility: His command hops allow him to quickly move backwards and forwards, and mixed with Roll Cancel, these are almost impossible to punish. Solid jumps and forward moving specials also help make him very mobile Mixup: Cancelling normals into hops to reset pressure, generating plus frames with his normals for powerful guard crush strings, and RC Electricity okizeme give Blanka unique but strong mixup potential Damage: Blanka's pokes do solid damage on their own, hitconfirms into super do a lot more however. If you have A-Blanka, you can punish with a Custom Combo as well for massive damage potential Roll Cancels: RC Electricity is a multi-hitting plus on block invincible special that knocks down, RC Blanka Balls are fast moving invincible fireball and poke punishes, and RC Hops are invincible command hops that are airborne so they can't be thrown	Meterless: Without spending on a super or CC, Blanka struggles to get meaningful damage or a knockdown. He usually either cancels into a Blanka Ball, which is punishable even on hit, or a hop to push another mixup, which leaves a wide gap Reversals: Blanka's only meterless special with invincibility is Backward Hop, which isn't a strike and can be punished. This forces Blanka to spend meter on invincible reversals or go for a difficult and Groove specific RC Electricity/Blanka Ball reversal.

Players to Watch

Name	Country	Groove	Accounts	Notes
Ohara	Japan	C-Groove	N/A	A textbook C-Blanka player who makes great use of meter efficiency. Sample Match
D44 BAS	Japan	A-Groove	Twitter: @ryo151 Youtube: D44Bas Discord: Bas#4095	The anchor of BAS' star-studded squad. Pulls off ridiculous customs and is generally dominating the match all around with him at all times. Sample Match
YSK	Japan	A-Groove	Twitter: @yosuke0815	The king of the SBB (Sakura Bison Blanka) team. Uses Blanka as well as anyone else. Sample Match
Izumi	Japan	P-Groove	Twitter: @IzumiSgroove	Uses P-Blanka extremely efficiently and lands level 3 combos the second he has a chance. Sample Match
S-Zawa	Japan	P-Groove	Twitter: @Cvs2Fukuoka	Not a flashy player, but his fundamentals are extremely disciplined and takes his offensive opportunities when he has them Also runs CvS2 Fukuoka events in Japan. Sample Match
Tsuji	Japan	N-Groove	N/A	Old school N-Groover known for his Joe. Uses N-Blanka aggressively with his run and short hop game. Sample Match
Bocchan	Japan	K-Groove	N/A	A strong K-CBS user. His Blanka in particular is calculated but aggressive and uses his momentum to its fullest. Sample Match

!!!THIS PAGE IS STILL A WIP. IF YOU NEED FRAME DATA NOW, REFER TO THE CVS2 BIBLE OR LOOK THROUGH THE EDIT HISTORY FOR THE LAST EDIT CONTAINING FRAME DATA IF THERE WAS ONE!!!

Normal Moves

Far Normals

5LP

Far Jab
Far Light Punch
5LP / Far LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	400	4	SP/SU	Mid	Mid	2	2	11	15	+2	+2	None
The slap. Stellar jab that starts in 2 frames and can't be crouched. Mix that with great range and you have a mashers dream. It does pay for this in the form of frame advantage, it's only +2 in a game where most jabs are +5 to +7. This means Blanka can't really link out of it, but he also doesn't need to. Great panic button in a multitude of situations.

5MP

Far Strong
Far Medium Punch
5MP / Far MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	900	9	SU	Mid	High	7	6	9	22	+5	+5	None
Blanka stabs outward with his hand. One of many useful pokes in Blanka's kit, but not one you'll be spamming too often really.

5HP

Far Fierce
Far Heavy Punch
5HP / Far HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1400,1200	14,12	SU*	Mid	High	6	12	15	33	-3	-3	None
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5LK

Far Short
Far Light Kick
5LK / Far LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	400	4	SU	Mid	Mid	6	4	11	21	0	0	None
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5MK

Far Forward
Far Medium Kick
5MK / Far MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1000	10	SU	Mid	High	7	2	16	25	+2	+2	None
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5HK

Far Roundhouse
Far Heavy Kick
5HK / Far HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1300,1200	13,12	SU*	Mid	High	7	6	24	37	-6	-6	None
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clLP

Close Jab
Close Light Punch
cl.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	400	4	SP/SU	Mid	Mid	2	2	11	15	+2	+2	None
Identical to 5LP.

clMP

Close Strong
Close Medium Punch
cl.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	900	9	SU	Mid	High	7	6	9	22	+5	+5	None
Identical to 5MP.

clHP

Close Fierce
Close Heavy Punch
cl.HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	1400,1200	14,12	SU*	Mid	High	6	12	15	33	-3	-3	None
Identical to 5HP.

clLK

Close Short
Close Light Kick
cl.LK

File:CVS2 Blanka clLK.PNG

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	500,500	5,5	SP*/SU*	Mid	High	4	10	17	31	-12	-12	None
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clMK

Close Forward
Close Medium Kick
cl.MK

File:CVS2 Blanka clMK.PNG

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	500+500	5+5	SU*	Mid	High	6	2,2	28	38	-10	-10	None
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clHK

Close Roundhouse
Close Heavy Kick
cl.HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	1300,1200	13,12	SU*	Mid	High	7	6	24	37	-6	-6	None
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2LP

Crouch Jab
Crouching Light Punch
2LP / cr.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	400	4	SP/SU	Mid	Mid	4	4	13	21	-2	-2	None
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2MP

Crouch Strong
Crouching Medium Punch
2MP / cr.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1000	10	SU	Mid	Mid	8	4	24	36	-8	-8	None
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2HP

Crouch Fierce
Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP / cr.HP

First Hitbox

Animation and hitbox don't match

Final Hitbox

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1200,1300	12,13	SU*	Mid	Mid	5	3(2)5	23	38	-4	-4	None
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2LK

Crouch Short
Crouching Light Kick
2LK / cr.LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	400	4	SP/SU	Low	Low	4	4	6	14	+5	+5	None
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2MK

Crouch Forward
Crouching Medium Kick
2MK / cr.MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	800	8	SP/SU	Low	Low	5	6	11	22	+3	+3	None
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2HK

Crouch Roundhouse
Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK / cr.HK

Active

Extended Hurtbox during recovery

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1300	13	SU	Low	Low	7	4	23	34	DWN	-3	None
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j.LP

Jump Jab
Jumping Light Punch
j.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	500	5	None	High	High	4	22	0	26	Varies	Varies	None
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j.MP

Jump Strong
Jumping Medium Punch
j.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	900	9	None	High	High	5	10	0	15	Varies	Varies	None
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j.HP

Jump Fierce
Jumping Heavy Punch
j.HP

Neutral Jump

Diagonal Jump

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1400	14	None	High	High	2	8	0	10	Varies	Varies	None
/+	1000,1200	10,12	None	High	High	4	5	0	9	Varies	Varies	None
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j.LK

Jump Short
Jumping Light Kick
j.LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	500	5	None	High	High	4	22	0	26	-	-	-
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j.MK

Jump Forward
Jumping Medium Kick
j.MK

Neutral Jump

Diagonal Jump

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	800	8	None	High	High	5	11	0	16	Varies	Varies	None
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j.HK

Jump Roundhouse
Jumping Heavy Kick
j.HK

The only attack you'll need

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	1300	13	None	High	High	6	8	0	14	Varies	Varies	None
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Command Normals

Rock Crusher

Rock Crusher
Headbutt
Close 4/6MP

File:CVS2 Blanka 46MP.PNG

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	600+500	6+5	SP*	Mid	High	4	2(2)10	17	35	-7	-7	None
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Amazon River Run

Amazon River Run
Slide
3HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1200	12	None	Low	Low	9	16	24	49	DWN	-16	None
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Throws

Wild Fang

Wild Fang
Punch Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HP

File:CVS2 Blanka PThrow.PNG

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	800+200x(2~14)	0	None	Grab	Grab	3	1	13	17	DWN	Grab	None
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X

Generic Throw Name
Kick Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	2000	0	None	Grab	Grab	5	1	13	19	DWN	Grab	None
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Specials

Electric Thunder

Electric Thunder
Electricity
Mash P

Top Tier in one image

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Mash	1400	14	None	Mid	High	5	4(4)4...	13	30	DWN	0	None
Mash	1500	15	None	Mid	High	7	2(2)2(2)2...	13	30	DWN	+6	None
Mash	1600	16	None	Mid	High	9	1(1)1...	14	26	DWN	+10	None

Rolling Attack

Rolling Attack
Blanka Ball
[4]6P

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Charge ,+	1200	12	None	Mid	High	2	25	3	30	-22	-22	1~27 (Airborne)
Charge ,+	1300	13	None	Mid	High	2	32	3	37	-22	-22	1~34 (Airborne)
Charge ,+	1400	14	None	Mid	High	2	40	3	45	-22	-22	1~42 (Airborne)

Backstep Roll

Backstep Roll
Backstep Ball
[4]6

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Charge ++	1300	13	None	Mid	High	28	33	3	64	DWN	-23	3~18, 25~61 (Airborne)
Charge ,+	1400	14	None	Mid	High	28	34	3	65	DWN	-25	3~18, 25~62 (Airborne)
Charge ,+	1500	15	None	Mid	High	28	36	3	67	DWN	-25	3~18, 25~64 (Airborne)

Vertical Rolling

Vertical Rolling
Upward Ball
[2]8K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Charge ,+	1200	12	None	Mid	Mid	2	16	39	57	-23	-23	1~53 (Airborne)
Charge ,+	1300	13	None	Mid	Mid	2	15	40	57	-24	-24	1~54 (Airborne)
Charge ,+	1400	14	None	Mid	Mid	2	14	42	58	-25	-25	1~55 (Airborne)

Surprise

Surprise
Hop
KKK/4KKK

Forward Hop

Backward Hop

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Forward	None	None	None	None	None	3	20	7	30	None	None	4~23 (Airborne)
+ Backward	None	None	None	None	None	3	20	7	30	None	None	1~13 (Full), 4~23 (Airborne)

Supers

Direct Lightning

Direct Lightning
Electric Super
[4]646P

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Charge ,+	2400	0	None	Mid	High	4:4	30	4	42	DWN	-19	1~8 (Full)
Charge ,+	3600	0	SP/SU	Mid	High	4:4	30	4	42	DWN	-19	1~14 (Full)
Charge ,+	5000	0	None	Mid	High	4:4	30	4	42	DWN	-19	1~22 (Full)

Ground Shave Rolling

Ground Shave Rolling
Rolling Super
[4]646K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Charge ,+	1900	0	None	Mid	Mid	4:4	22,30~111	15	75~156	DWN	+10	None
Charge ,+	3000	0	SP/SU	Mid	Mid	4:4	28,30~117	15	81~168	DWN	+10	1~14 (Full)
Charge ,+	4500	0	None	Mid	Mid	4:4	34,30~123	15	87~180	DWN	+10	1~22 (Full)

Shout of Earth

Shout of Earth
Mash Super
[1]319P

File:CVS2 Blanka 1319P.PNG

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Charge ,+	1600~3200	0	None	Mid	Mid	4:4	54	26	88	DWN	-53	1~8 (Full)
Charge ,+	1600~4400	0	SP/SU	Mid	Mid	4:4	54	26	88	DWN	-56	1~14 (Full)
Charge ,+	2800~6400	0	None	Mid	Mid	4:4	54	26	88	DWN	-53	1~22 (Full)

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