Waku Waku 7/Politank Z

Overview Combos Matchups Strategy

Introduction

Politank Z is an armored tank developed by the head of the WakuWaku Central Police Department. To maintain global peace and further his own ambition. Politank-Z is maintained by the dog Hamusuke.

Politank Z has a huge amount of zoning tools, can use his bombs as great okizeme tools, but can also handle his own close with bomb and Wakuwaku setups. When Politank Z find themselves in the corner, their 412C/D is an amazing escape tool for go back to the mid stages and start their zoning game again. with B having a deceptive range with variety of uses.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Long limbs normals and command attacks that make their control of space a danger deal Can juggle the opponent with j.D Throws can't be softened The universal command grab have a long range, but can be blocked 236A/B is able to hit twice at more close ranges 236C/D causes instant Dizzy There's little to no counterplay against 412C/D

Unable to cancel their long range moves, can easily be punished if those are avoided or jumped DokiDoki and HaraHara have a really long startup time, being more of a situational supers 412C/D can initially seem like a move with little to no counterplay, however it's one of the larger knowledge checks of facing Politank and when knowing what to do, it can lead to taking large amount of damage coming Politank's way

Politank Z
Character Data
Forward Run Duration	131F to cross stage
Back Step Duration	58 frames
Pre-jump Frames	3 frames
Jump Duration	42 frames
Landing Frames	4 frames
Jump Height Apex	108
Forward Jump Distance	107
Backward Jump Distance	107
Back Step Distance	101
Knockdown Recovery	29 frames
Chain Series	Solo Heavy Series

Move List

5A ..

5A

x1	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	15		M	10	O
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	15	6	19	-8	-12
x2	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	16		M	10	X
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	7	6	16	-5	-9

5B

5B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
38		M	10	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
12	10	17	KND	-13

5C ..

5C ..

5C	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	9+10		M	10/0	X
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	11	-	18	0	-4
∟ C	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	9~10/n		M	0	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	-	-	-	-
x1:2-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	25	-	19	-1	-5
x2:3-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	39	-	19	-1	-6
x3:4-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	53	-	23	-5	-9
Projectile (Tier 3). Projectile 1 lasts 10F; explosion lasts 8F. Projectile 2~4 lasts 12F; explosion lasts 15F. Hits twice if Politank Z is point-blank.

5D ..

5D ..

5D	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	37		M	30	X
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	32	2(2)2(2)2	13	KND	0
∟ D	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		M	10/n	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	-	-	-	-
x1:4-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	37		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(2)2	13	KND	-2
x2:5-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	49		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(2)2	16	KND	-2
x3:6-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	53		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(2)2	19	KND	-2

Crouching Normals

2A

2A

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
6+7		L	10	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
9	6(6)6	13	KND	-6

2B

2B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
38		M	10	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
8	10	20	KND	-16

2C

2C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
17+18		L	20	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
10	9	15	0	-4

2D

2D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
42		L	0	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
9	15(8)22	25	KND	-55; -32
The attack only hits once, but Politank Z still performs the second extended strike even if the first hits. The Advantage on Guard is split to show the disadvantage for each strike.

Jumping Normals

j.A ..

j.A ..

J.A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	15		H	10	X
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	15	4	Gnd	-	-
∟ J.A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	15		H	5	X
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	7	3	Gnd	-	-

j.B

j.B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
38		H	10	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	10	Gnd	KND	-

j.C

j.C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
19		H	15	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
8	11	Gnd	-	-

j.D

j.D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
7~8/n		H	5/n	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	6	Gnd	KND	-

Command Normals

[3]

[3]

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
-		-	-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
45	-	50	-	-
Allows Politank Z to advance while crouching. Starts moving after 45F. Takes 50F to recover after [3] is released, but the recovery time can be canceled by jumping or attacking.

6B ..

6B ..

6B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	26		M	15	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	20	2(4)2(4)2	16	KND	-5
∟ 6B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		M	5/n	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	-	-	-	-
x1:4-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(4)2	16	KND	-5
x2:5-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(4)2	19	KND	-8
x3:6-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(4)2	21	KND	-10
x4:7-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(4)2	24	KND	-13
x5:8-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(4)2	26	KND	-15
Knockdown on 1st hit, and any consecutive drill hits juggle. If first hit does not connect, KNOCKDOWN is on last hit. Air Unblockable. At max extension the drill can stay extended for up to 40F.

6D ..

6D ..

6D	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	55		M	50	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	31	2(2)2(2)2(2)2(2)2	15	KND	-2
∟ D	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	-		M	10/n	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	-	-	-	-
x1:6-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	60		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(2)2	13	KND	-2
x2:7-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	71		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(2)2	16	KND	-2
x3:8-hit	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	82		-	-	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	(2)2	18	KND	-2
Air Unblockable

6[6]D

6[6]D

If he's in super mode and you block, say good bye to your health bar.

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
46		L	10	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
6	10(4)12(4)12(4)4	39	KND	-27
Air Unblockable Can be jumped over for big damage

j.2D

j.2D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
46		L	10	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
31	-	Gnd	KND	-
Projectile (Tier 3) (explosion). Air Unblockable. Missile can only be released at the apex of Politank Z's jump. The missile itself is not a projectile and has no hitbox, only the explosion it makes on the ground.

Universal Mechanics

Normal Throw

Normal Throw

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
54		Thw	10	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
1	1	-	KND	-
Unblockable. Throw cannot be softened.

Command Grab

Command Grab

Don't let the name fool you, this is a projectile.

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
65		Thw	5	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
17	7	23	KND	-10~-21
To balance out that Politank Z's Wakuwaku Nage has an extended reach, it can be guarded. Can catch standing, crouching, or aerial opponents. The Advantage on Guard are the ranges from Politank Z's grab guarded from point-blank to its furthest reachable point.

Middle Attack

Middle Attack

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
38		H	5	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
21	6	23	-4	-14
Air Unblockable

Pursuit

Pursuit

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
11~12/n		M	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
45	1(3)1(3)1(3)1	43	KND	-39

Rising Attack

Rising Attack

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
19/n		L	10/n	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
22	2(2)2(2)2(5)3(3)3(3)3(3)6(3)3	10	KND	-19
Rising attack. Air Unblockable. 1~69F: invincible. While the first active frame is at 22F, Politank Z begins spinning with its spines usually facing opposite to where the opponent is (unless they jumped over him). The first nearest hitbox against most opponents isn't until 34F. The Advantage on Guard reflects against that point.

Super Mode

Super Mode

Totoro S- wait, wrong page

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
55		M	50	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
32	16	16	KND	-17
Air Unblockable. 1~47F: invincible.

Special Moves

236A/B .. (firing blast)

Firing Blast
236A/B

236A/B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	15		M	10	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	9	10	31	-15	-35
∟ [A/B] 1~6F (Z-Dama 1)	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	31		M/L	10	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	14~19	-	35	-	-
∟ [A/B] 7~12F (Z-Dama 2)	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	36		M/L	10	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	20~25	-	37	-	-
∟ [A/B] 13~18F (Z-Dama 3)	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	41		M/L	10	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	28~33	-	39	-	-
∟ [A/B] 19~24F (Z-Dama 4)	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	46		M/L	10	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	36~41	-	41	-	-
∟ [A/B] 25~33F (Z-Dama 5)	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	52		M/L	10	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	42~50	-	43	-	-
Projectile (Tier 3) (Z-Dama 1~4); Projectile (Tier 10) (Z-Dama 5). Cannot be nullified by physical attacks. The firing blast and each the bombs are guarded MID, but the explosions on the ground must be guarded LOW. The firing blast of a bomb being launched is capable of hitting as well. While [A] is held, Politank Z leans backward preparing to fire the bomb. For each new angle it goes back, a different bomb is fired when ]A[. Each stronger bomb flies in a wider arc than the previous bomb After 33F of charge, the Z-Dama 5 fires automatically. The ground explosion is able to hit, doing the same damage as whichever bomb caused it. Explosions all last 20F.

236AB (firing blast)

ES Firing Blast
236AB

236AB	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	15		M	10	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	26‼3	10(16)10(15)10(15)10(15)10	18	-2	-24~-36
(Z-Dama 1~5)	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	8~9/n		L	5/n	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	-	-	-	-	-
The firing blast of a bomb being launched is capable of hitting as well. The Advantage on Hit and Guard is based after last firing blast. Unlike the normal Z-Dama, none of the bombs are able to hit the opponent. Only the explosions they create upon hitting the ground are capable of doing damage, and an opponent hit by one tends to get caught by the next one. All the bomb durations and arc distances are the same as with normal Z-Dama.

236C/D

236C/D/CD

236C/D	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	31		M	0	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	36	-	48	DZY	-35
Projectile (Tier 3). Lasts 54F. Cannot be nullified by physical attacks. Another Dokudoku Smoke can be performed while the opponent is dizzy from the previous, but it will not hit until their dizzy status is over. A dizzy inflicted by Dokudoku Smoke instead causes Skulls to hover around the opponent's head.
236CD	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	31/n		M	0	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	12‼10	1(44)1	40	DZY	-27
Projectile (Tier 3). Lasts 81F. Cannot be nullified by physical attacks. Another Dokudoku Smoke can be performed while the opponent is dizzy from the previous, but it will not hit until their dizzy status is over. The Advantage on Guard is based after the last smoke cloud. A dizzy inflicted by Dokudoku Smoke instead causes Skulls to hover around the opponent's head.

412C/D

412C/D/CD

This is a knowledge check... Until you jump over the move ONCE.

412C/D	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	6~7/n (down) 9~10/n (up)		L	5/n	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	11	57(38)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1	17	KND	-10
Air Unblockable. 68~111F: invincible. Each hit does more damage emerging out the ground than drilling into it. The Advantage on Guard shown is for when Politank Z emerges. Obviously its at an insane disadvantage if the initial drilling is guarded. This becomes "unblockable" if Politank Z emerges out the ground directly underneath the opponent. This mostly is only a factor against a cornered opponent, and holding [1] to low guard doesn't seem to work. In actuality, Politank Z is "crossing under" the opponent and the game reads it as them switching sides even though Politank Z always come out the ground in front. To remedy and guard this in that situation, instead hold the joystick down- forward [3] during the frames Politank Z is coming out the ground——it'll require timing. Holding [3] too early results in getting struck.
412CD	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	6~7/n (down) 9~10/n (up)		L/H	5/n	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	10‼0	59(37)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)3(4)2(4)2(4)2(4)2(4)4(2)15	29	KND	-16
Hits on 17/20F of superflash. Air Unblockable. 69~112F: invincible. Most of the attack must be guarded LOW, but the last 15F active has Politank Z "hopping" upward to strike, and that portion must be guarded HIGH.

DokiDoki

421AB

421AB

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
34~35/n		L	10/n	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
19‼45	1(23)1(23)1(23)1(23)1(23)1	65	-	-
1~47F: invincible. 23 Projectile (Tier 10) (explosion). Air Unblockable. The bombs themselves are not projectiles and have no hitbox, only the explosion they make on the ground. Those are able to dissipate Tier 10 projectiles though.

HaraHara

22AB/CD

22AB/CD

Consider yourself dead, accident or not

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
31+17/n		-	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
287	1(14)1(14)1(14)1(14)1(14)1(14)1(14)1(14)1(14)1(14)1	169	-	-

Palette options

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Notable Players

Name	Color	Location	Contact	Status	Notes	Example Play
Samgief		Mexico	Twitter	active	Really Good Politank player.	Link