Pokken Tournament DX/Chandelure

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Chandelure is Pokkén's most powerful and dedicated zoner. With her glowing eyes and joyful energy, she drains souls and  lifebars from anywhere on screen. This lamp has more than one trick to keep opponents in her playground, and her wide arsenal makes her one the most infuriating to fight against.

Chandelure typically prefers to keep opponents hostage in Field, abusing her superior options and granting herself a ton of synergy. Once ready, she can easily shift with a Laser or a shield break, as 3 or 4 Lasers alone can break any shield in the game.

nY and sY are her main keep-away tools, and Chandy can move while attacking with them to maintain spacing. Both of these moves can be canceled into others to cover the opponent's options (Flame Burst, Will-o-Wisp, s[Y], Lasers…..). 

Will-o-Wisp serves a wide fire wall that deals chip Damage and a fair amount of shield damage, as Smog keeps the opponent from getting a hit on her. bY, s[Y], and Flame Burst are great anti air tools to call careless jumps.

In Duel Phase, Chandelure breaks the traditional CADC tactic to get into zoners, with her piercing specials and lingering hitboxes. 5Y, 2Y and 5[A]  keep the opponent from getting closer than that range. Lasers, charged Flame Burst, and Will-o-Wisp keep the opponent from feeling safe at maximum range.

Flame Burst and 8Y prevent the opponent from approaching from the air, and 5Y can catch out the startup of jumps at mid range.

Generally, Chandy will be poking the opponent and keeping the opponent in Hex range, waiting for them to hesitate or make a mistake, and react to the opponent if they try to do anything else, using reversals to keep them away. Managing debuffs is an important part of Chandy's gameplay, both for her and her opponent, knowing how deadly Hex and Overheat are.

Chandelure's defense is oriented over high risk, but high reward options. She has horrendous frame data on block, and all of her defensive options and reversals have weaknesses that can be exploited. Her low health and laggy buttons make her really susceptible to being pressured up-close. However, those risky reversals can turn into Chandy's favor and reset to a more favorable position. Despite having long invulnerable dashes, and a frame 1 attack immune state in Minimize, Chandelure prefers to keep a safe distance from the opponent. 

Chandelure #PTDX_CHN
Vitals
HP	510
Shield Health	480 SH (Weak)
Synergy Gauge	200 CC
Burst Mode Duration	720F (12 sec)
Movement
Back Dash	FP 55F / DP 49F (1-20F Total invuln, Cancelable on FP Frame 47 / DP Frame 37)
Side Dash	55F (5-30F Total invuln, Cancelable on Frame 47)
Forward Dash	37F (5-24F Total invuln, Cancelable on Frame 29)
Unique Movement Options	Pendulum Motion
Stances
High Stance	Low invuln. on Frame 1, can move while active.
Low Stance	High invuln. on Frame 1, can move while active.

General Moves

Burst Mode
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv.	Block	Properties
Strike (projectile)	0	-12	Mid	BA*(projectile)	i18	48	+8	0	1-48F Total invuln, Pierce

j.R Pendulum Motion
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Until Landing +27	N/A	N/A

Chandelure swings back and forth in the air. Can start the swing in any direction. Can cancel into aerials. Pressing R causes Chandelure to drop down.

Y+B Grab
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Grab	FP 60 / DP 90	12	Throw	1	i15	49	FP Shift (+8) / DP Knockdown	Grab	Defense Down for 540F

Landing a grab gives the opponent a Defense debuff that lasts for 9 seconds.

X+A Counter Attack
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
X+A	Counter (strike)	100	3	Mid Low	FP 4 / DP 5	i39	89	FP Shift (+4) / DP +4	-8	1-32F Counter Armor, Forward and Side Dash Cancelable on Frame 9, Back Dash Cancelable on Frame 17
[X+A]	Counter (strike)	130	3	Mid Low	5	i59	109	FP Shift / DP +8	+4	1-52F Counter Armor, Pierce, Forward and Side Dash Cancelable on Frame 9, Back Dash Cancelable on Frame 17

Can move after releasing.

]X[ Release X
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Airborne on Frame 11

Chandelure strikes a pose, and dances. Reduces the duration of Chandelure's negative statuses. Increases the duration of the opponent's negative statuses. Can move while active. Can be canceled with R or by jumping. Charge time: 120F

Burst Attack: Final Flicker
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Counter (projectile)	200 (35)	12	Mid Low	S+	i15	81	FP Knockdown / DP Shift	-8	1-11F Counter Armor, 12-48F Total invuln, Pierce, Attack Down and Defense Down for 1260F

Chandelure creates swirls of fire that hit multiple times. On hit, removes all of the opponent's recoverable health. On hit, gives the opponent an Attack and Defense debuff that lasts for 21 seconds.

Field Phase Moves

nY
Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
nY	Normal (projectile)	20	Special Mid	7	i15	5	57 / 75 / 93 / 111*	-12	-22	Special Cancelable on Frame 27 / 45 / 63 / 81*, fY Cancelable on Frame 81
n[Y]	Normal (projectile)	60	Special Mid	8	i35	5	79	Shift (-4)	-20	N/A

Chandelure shoots a fireball that chases down the opponent. *Can shoot up to four fireballs in a row. Can move while active. When charged, shoots 5 fireballs in all directions once.

sY
Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
sY	Normal (projectile)	30	Special Mid	7	i19	9	69 / 95 / 121*	-16	-28	s[Y] Cancelable on Frame 26 / 52*, fY Cancelable on Frame 84
s[Y]	Normal (strike)	120	High	6	i32	9	102	Shift (Launch)	-16	Airborne on Frame 22, Pierce

Chandelure shoots two fireballs that chase down the opponent. When held, Chandelure turns upside down and spins like a top. *Can shoot up to three sets of fireballs in a row. Can move while active.

fY
Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
fY	Normal (projectile)	30 / 60*	Mid Low	S+	i23	9	79	Shift	-20	Airborne on Frame 14
f[Y]	Normal (projectile)	60 / 140*	Mid Low	S+	i43	9	99	Shift	-16	Airborne on Frame 34, Pierce

Chandelure fires a laser straight ahead. Can move while active. *Deals more damage from a distance.

bY
Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
bY	Normal (projectile)	62	Mid	6 / 7*	i19	9	56	Launch	-8	1-18F High and Mid High invuln, Airborne on Frame 19, Pendulum Motion Cancelable on Frame 41
b[Y]	Normal (projectile)	62	Mid	6 / 7*	i39	9	76	Launch	-8	1-38F High and Mid High invuln, Airborne on Frame 39, Pendulum Motion Cancelable on Frame 61

Chandelure jumps in the air and shoots out three fireballs that fall to the ground. Can move while active (in the air). Can be charged to shoot the fireball farther away from Chandelure. *Fireballs exploding has a priority of 7.

j.Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
j.Y	Normal	40 / 80*	Mid	S+	i23	9	Until Landing +27	Shift (-8)	-26	Air Action Cancelable on Frame 56
j.[Y]	Normal	60 / 140*	Mid	S+	i43	9	Until Landing +27	Shift (Launch)	-18	Air Action Cancelable on Frame 76

Chandelure fires a laser from the air straight ahead. Can move while active. Inputting j.fY fires the laser upwards. Inputting j.bY fires the laser downwards. *Deals more damage from a distance.

Homing Attack
Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Homing Attack 1 (X)	Normal (strike)	60	Mid	5	i25	1	60	+6	-7	N/A
Homing Attack 2 (XX)	Normal (strike)	80 / 100	Mid	5	i55	N/A	89	Shift (+14)	-8	N/A
Homing Attack 2 (X[X])	Normal (strike)	80 / 100	Mid	6	i79	N/A	113	Shift (+14)	Shift (+28)	Pierce, Guard Break

Chandelure homes in on the opponent and strikes with its light fixtures. Homing Attack 1 can be canceled with block or jump. If Homing Attack 1 was blocked, there is a 26 frame window to punish a charged Homing Attack 2.

j.X
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
Normal (strike)	20, 60	Mid High, Low	BA (strike)	i22	9	Until Landing +39	Shift (Knockdown)	-16

Chandelure slams to the ground, creating a shockwave.

Weak Moves

5Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
5Y	Normal (strike)	40	0	High	3	i23	9	50	+4	-8	Special Cancelable on Frame 27
5YY	Normal (strike)	60	4	Mid	4	i49	N/A	79	+4	-8	Special Cancelable on Frame 53

A long-ranged light fixture slap.

6Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
6Y	Normal (projectile)	40 / 80*	3	Mid Low	S+	i31	9	83	Launch	-16	Airborne on Frame 14
6[Y]	Normal (projectile)	60 / 140*	12	Mid Low	S+	i51	9	103	Shift	-12	Airborne on Frame 14, Pierce

Chandelure fires a laser straight ahead. * Deals more damage from a distance.

4Y
Version	Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
4Y	Normal (strike)	30	0	Mid Low	3	i15	5	41	0	-8	Special Cancelable on Frame 18
4YY	Normal (strike)	27	0	Mid Low	3	i33	23	59	+4	-4	Special Cancelable on Frame 36

A light fixture jab. Special cancelable.

8Y
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	60	2 per hit	High	4	i19	9	63	0	-12	1-19F High and Mid High invuln, Special Cancelable on Frame 33

Chandelure spins Its light fixtures around in a circular motion. Invincible against Highs and Mid Highs on frame 1. Special cancelable.

2Y
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	30 / 66* / 106*	0 / 0 / 3	Low	3	i19	9	47	+4 / +4* / +42*	-8 / -4* / 0*	High invuln. on Frame 1

A low-grounded stream of fire. * Powers up when done from a distance.

j.Y
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
Normal (strike)	20 / 34* / 46*	0	Mid High	3	i19	9	Until landing +13	0	-21	Special Cancelable on Frame 27

A stream of fire from above angled downwards. * Deals more damage from a distance. Special cancelable.

j.8Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
j.8Y	Normal	60 / 100*	3	High	S+	i35	9	Until landing +13	-8	-24	N/A
j.8[Y]	Normal	80 / 160*	12	High	S+	i55	9	Until landing +13	Launch	-20 / -17*	Pierce

Chandelure fires a laser from the air straight ahead. * Deals more damage and is sometimes safer from a distance.

Strong Moves

5X / 5[X]
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Pierce
5X	Normal (strike) / Normal (projectile)	80	1 per hit	Mid / Low	4 / None	i27 / i31	9	79	Launch	-16	Airborne on Frame 9
5[X]	Normal (strike) / Normal (projectile)	100	1 per hit	Mid / Low	5 / None	i47 / i51	9	99	Launch	+6	Airborne on Frame 9, Pierce (Pillars)

Chandelure punches the ground and creates three pillars of fire that launch the opponent. Invincible against Lows on frame 9. Can be charged to make the first hit counter pierce, and create two additional fire pillars (five total).

6X
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
6X	Normal (strike)	20, 50	2	Mid Low	4	i19	9	67	Launch	-16
6XX	Normal (strike)	42	3	Mid Low	5	i19	N/A	86	Knockdown	-20
6X:X	Normal (strike)	70	3	Mid Low	6	i19	N/A	100	Knockdown	-20

Chandelure lunges forward with a two-hit attack that launches. Delaying the input of 6XX gives the attack additional hits and a longer range.

Burst 6XX
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
Burst 6XX	Normal (projectile)	42	3	Mid Low	S+	i19	N/A	86	Stun	-20
Burst 6X:X	Normal (projectile)	70	3	Mid Low	S+	i19	N/A	100	Stun	-20

Becomes a laser during Burst Mode.

4X / 4[X]
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
4X	Normal (strike)	60	4	Special Mid	1	i35	9	81	Launch	-16
4[X]	Normal (strike)	100	4	Special Mid	3	i55	9	101	Knockdown	0

Chandelure leans back, then lunges forward with a spinning attack. Can be charged to make the attack deal more damage, cause a knockdown, and be safer on block.

8X
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	80	4	Mid High	5	i35	1	59	Launch	-8	Airborne on Frame 5, Pendulum Motion Cancelable on Frame 33 and Frame 39

Chandelure jumps in the air and strikes down from above.

2X
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	60	3	Low	4	i15	5	51	Launch	-8	High invuln. on Frame 1

Chandelure slides forward and knocks the opponent to the ground.

j.X
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	20, 60	0	Mid High, Low	4	i22	9	Until landing +31	Launch	-8

Chandelure slams to the ground, creating a shockwave.

j.8X / j.8[X]
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
j.8X	Normal	80	4	Mid High	4	i19	9	Until landing +23	Launch	-8
j.8[X]	Normal	80	4	Mid High	5	i39	9	Until landing +23	Launch	0

Chandelure spins around in the air, launching the opponent. Inputting j.7X causes Chandelure to spin backwards. Inputting j.9X causes Chandelure to spin forward. Can be charged to increase the size of the attack.

Pokemon Moves

5A Will-O-Wisp
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Will-O-Wisp	Normal (projectile)	60 (15)	3	Special Mid	None	i27 / i47	9	67	0 / -12	-12 / -22	Pierce, Attack Down for 540F
Will-O-Wisp (Burst)	Normal (projectile)	72 (20)	6	Special Mid	None	i27 / i47	9	87	+44 / +32	-12 / -22	Pierce, Attack Down for 540F

Chandelure conjures a wall of flames that travel forward. Counter pierces. On hit, gives the opponent an Attack debuff that lasts for 9 seconds. Charging Will-O-Wisp causes it to travel forward at a slower pace. In Burst Mode, Will-O-Wisp gains an additional hit and stuns the opponent.

6A Smog
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Counter (strike)	60 (18), 30*	3	Mid Low, Mid*	3	i23	73	Launch	-16	1-16F Counter Armor, Pierce, Defense Down for 510F

Chandelure sneezes, creating a cloud of smoke. Counter pierces. On hit, gives the opponent a Defense debuff that lasts for 8.5 seconds. * The smoke cloud explodes if it comes in contact with an opponent's projectile. The smoke cloud launches and gives the opponent a Defense debuff that lasts for 8.5 seconds.

4A Flame Burst
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Flame Burst (4A)	Normal	20 (5), 72	3, 1 per hit*	High	8, None	i23	9	77	-4, Launch	-16	1-23F High invuln, Pierce
Flame Burst (4[A])	Normal	103 (10, 34)	3, 1 per hit	High, Mid Low	8, None	i43	9	97	+37	-16	1-43F High invuln, Pierce

Chandelure turns around and shoots a fireball into the air. The fireball then explodes and reduces the opponent's Synergy Gauge on hit.

8A Overheat
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Overheat	Normal (projectile)	180 (45)	12	Mid Low	S+	i31	1	97	Launch	-8	1-37F Red Armor, Pierce, Attack Down and Defense Down (self) for 1200F
Overheat (Negative Status)	Normal (projectile)	64 (16)	0	Mid Low	S+	i31	1	97	-6	-20	1-4F Red Armor, Pierce

Chandelure preps itself and begins to glow red. Afterwards, Chandelure lets out a powerful wave of fire. Upon using Overheat, Chandelure loses all current buffs. If Overheat was used and Chandelure has no buffs, Chandelure receives an Attack and Speed debuff. The Attack and Speed debuffs last for 20 seconds.

2A Hex
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
Grab	80 / 120 / 200	0 / 0 / 12*	Ground only	BA (grab)	i23	+2 / Shift*	Grab

Chandelure leans forward and grabs the opponent from afar. Reduces the opponent's recoverable health. Increases in damage based on the amount of debuffs the opponent has. The debuffs are removed from the opponent afterwards. * If the opponent has two debuffs, a Phase Shift automatically occurs.

j.A Incinerate
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile)	80 (23) / 10	1 per hit	Mid High, Mid Low, Low	6 / 7 / 5	i23	9	FP Until landing +27 / DP Until landing +13	Launch	FP -47 / DP -28	Pierce, Reduces Support Gauge, j.Y, j.8Y and j.X Cancelable on Frame 56

Chandelure shoots a fireball angled downwards to the ground that launches the opponent. Counter pierces. Reduces the opponent's Support Gauge on hit. Leaves a puddle on the ground that also reduces the opponent's Support Gauge. The puddle deals no hitstun. Can change the trajectory to fire closer or farther away from Chandelure. Can cancel into aerials.

]A[ Minimize
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	131	N/A	N/A	1-106F Strike invuln, Block, Jump, or Special Cancelable on Frame 21

Chandelure shrinks in size. Can move while active.

Notable Players

• Cat Fight (NA): Twitter

• mikukey (JP): Twitter

• SoulGuitarist (NA): Twitter

• Subutan (JP): Twitter, Vods

• Twixxie (NA): Twitter

External Resources

Pokken Arena: Chandelure

Frame Data: Chandelure