Capcom vs SNK 2/Yuri

Introduction

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Matchups

Story

Yuri Sakazaki is the younger sister of Ryo Sakazaki, and the first female practitioner of Kyokugenryu Karate. She is a bit younger than Ryo, and as such, their father Takuma favored Ryo to be the heir to the dojo. However, after their mother dies in a car crash, Takuma feels his family is under attack. He disappears to try and fix the problem, missing much of his childrens early life and leaving Yuri to be raised by Ryo. Takuma would go on to work for Geese in order to protect his family. At 17, Yuri was kidnapped. Ryo and his friend Robert Garcia set out to go find her, before learning she was held by King. The two continue on to fight Mr. Karate, one of Geese's most powerful henchman. After a grueling fight, they learn that Mr. Karate is actually Takuma! Together, they all defeat Geese... for now.

In the King of Fighters, Yuri has become much more confident in her ability to fight after Takuma started teaching her in private. She insist on joining the tournament with Ryo, but Ryo feels it's too dangerous. So instead, she sneaks out with Mai Shiranui and King to form Team Women Fighters and enter without Ryo's knowledge. Since then, she has excelled at learning quickly, taking moves from a variety of opponents and remixing the Kyokugenryu style. Still, her headstrong nature gets her in more trouble than anything, and she often ends up losing because she had too much fun.

Gameplay

On the surface, Yuri may seem to resemble Sakura, one of the most dominant top tiers in the game. This falls apart quickly however when taking a closer look at Yuri. Outside of solid buttons, Yuri has very little going on for her. Her damage is very low overall, and her health matches. What tools she does have are solid pokes, good RC's, and a few unique tools for a shoto. Her 214P Saiha is a +2 on block special that works as a stellar meaty, especially when roll cancelled. Her 623P Yuri Chou Upper's are solid uppercuts, and the heavy punch version has a followup by doing another 623HP. Her 236P Ko-o Ken's are similar to Yuri's short range projectiles, and when roll cancelled are also annoying pokes in the same way.

What makes Yuri struggle is a lack of anything unique and outstandingly powerful to make up for her poor damage output and low health. What tools she does have, much more stable characters have better versions of, and everything else she has isn't good. She relies on smart footsies to win, and her reward is always going to be much lower than others for winning footsies. If you like Yuri, be ready to play a very bad character, or look at Sakura instead.

Groove Selection

Best - K/A: Yuri desperately needs better damage, and K-Yuri with Rage gets just that. While Rage is a temporary buff, it's a heavily appreciated one. Just Defend is fairly useful for her to contest and punish some of the best pokes and pressure, but Rage is the big thing here. Even K-Yuri has to make a sacrifice however. She lacks a roll, meaning RC Saiha and RC Ko-o Ken aren't options she can use at all. A-Yuri gets the aforementioned rolls, making her pressure and poking capability a bit better. The big benefit here is Custom Combo. While she doesn't have the most damaging one, it is still notable damage, and it is very easy to perform. She has lots of ways to use it too, like after a Saiha or Ko-o Ken in the corner.

Useful - N/S/C: N-Yuri is essentially a lesser K-Yuri. With N-Yuri, you're immediately sacrificing damage potential. In exchange, you get roll, and also get to keep run and hop. This can make Yuri a bit more aggressive, and is a worthwhile pick in some situations. S-Yuri is a gimmick like any S-Groove pick, but not a bad one. Infinite level 1 supers lets her spam her 641236P Ha-o Sho Koh Ken fireball, solidifying her zoning a lot more. C-Yuri gets to end in supers a lot more, and a level 2 cancel does decent damage as well. This also allows her to easily save up for another level 2, solidifying her damage more.

Worst - P: P-Groove relies on solid meterless punishes and characters who don't directly require meter. Yuri is neither of these things. While a parry can usually lead into a Double Chou Upper, it won't always since Yuri doesn't have a great ranged cancel, and even when she has meter the damage is underwhelming in comparison to other P-Groove characters.

Yuri is a shoto with worse tools than all the other shotos, and very few unique strengths. Still, she's very easy, and her neutral control is solid simply by the fact that she has shoto buttons. Yuri is best in K-Groove and A-Groove. Difficulty: Easy Tier: D
Pros	Cons
Easy: Yuri lacks much that is unique, lending her to be incredibly easy. Her execution matches this, and even her Custom Combo is very simple Rare: Since very few people play Yuri, your opponent likely won't know the matchup Buttons: She has a few solid buttons to play neutral and poke with, like 2MK, 5HK, and 5HP	Basic: Everything she has is done better by someone else, leaving her with very little reason to be played Low Damage: Even with meter, Yuri's damage is very low, making it hard to properly win a round Low Health: As if low damage wasn't enough, with her low HP and stun value, Yuri is basically never going to be at a life lead unless she's majorly in an opponents head Combo Unfriendly: Yuri's combo game is very weak and inconsistent. Her most optimal combo does give her a knockdown but is also 3 hits and does no damage. Despite her impressive linking ability, she does not have good specials to combo into reliably. DP, fireball, and her slap hit grab all fall out with the wrong spacing quite easily. No Mixup: Her overhead is massively unsafe, and while 63214K Hyakuretsu Binta looks like a command grab on paper, it actually isn't. She also has no crossup normals, gutting her left-right potential. Yuri has very few ways to properly crack an opponent simply turtling No Single Good Groove: Yuri players have to make a distinct choice between her two best Grooves, and she lacks anything worthwhile in the others

Players to Watch

Name	Country	Groove	Accounts	Notes
Masatou	Japan	A-Groove	N/A	The only one to try out Yuri consistently and see good results. Great use of her gimmicks and her conversions into her Custom Combos. Sample Match

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Normal Moves

Far Standing Normals

5LP

Stand Jab

5LP

Light Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
300	3	RF,SP,SU	Mid	High/Low	3	4	5	12	+8	+8	-
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5MP

Stand Strong

5MP

Medium Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
800	8	SP,SU	Mid	High	4	7	11	22	+4	+4	-

5HP

Stand Fierce

5HP

Heavy Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
1200	12	None	Mid	High	12	2	22	36	-1	-1	-

5LK

Stand Short

5LK

Light Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
400	4	SU	Mid	High/Low	5	6	11	22	0	0	-

5MK

Stand Forward

5MK

Medium Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
700	7	None	Mid	High	8	6	16	30	0	0	-

5HK

Stand Roundhouse

5HK

Heavy Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
1000	10	None	Mid	High	8	6	14	28	+6	+6	-

Close Standing Normals

cl5LP

Close Stand Jab
Close
cl5LP

Close Light Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
300	3	RF,SP,SU	Mid	High/Low	2	4	5	11	+8	+8	-

cl5MP

Close Stand Strong
Close
cl5MP

Medium Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
800	8	SP,SU	Mid	High	4	3	20	27	+5	+5	-

cl5HP

Close Stand Fierce
Close
cl5HP

1st Hit

2nd Hit

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
1000, 800	10, 8	1st hit SP/SU; 2nd hit SU	Mid	High	4	9	13	26	+2	+2	-

cl5LK

Close Stand Short
Close
cl5LK

Light Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
300	3	RF, SP, SU	Mid	High/Low	2	5	4	11	+6	+6	-
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cl5MK

Close Stand Forward
Close
cl5MK

Medium Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
800	8	SP, SU	Mid	High	4	5	15	24	+2	+2	-

cl5HK

Close Stand Roundhouse
Close
cl5HK

Heavy Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
1100	11	SP, SU	Mid	High	4	7	17	28	+2	+2	-

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouching Jab

2LP

Crouching Light Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
200	2	RF, SP, SU	Mid	High/Low	3	4	6	13	+7	+7	-

2MP

Crouching Strong

2MP

Medium Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
700	7	SP, SU	Low	Low	4	6	15	25	+1	+1	-

2HP

Crouching Fierce

2HP

1st Hitbox

2nd Hitbox

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
1100; 700	11; 7	1st Hit SP,SU; 2nd Hit SU	Mid	High	3	10	26	39	-14	-14	-

2LK

Crouching Short

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
200	2	RF, SP, SU	Low	Low	3	4	6	13	+6	+6	-

2MK

Crouching Forward

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
800	8	SU	Low	Low	4	6	15	-	-3	-3	-

2HK

Crouching Roundhouse

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
1000	10	SP, SU	Low	Low	3	10	26	39	DWN	-8	-

Air Normals

8LP

Jumping Jab
,,or +
8LP

Jumping Light Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
500	5	None	High	High	2	22	0	24	Varies	Varies	-

8MP

Jumping Strong
,,or +
8MP

Medium Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
700	7	None	High	High	4	14	0	18	Varies	Varies	-

8HP

Jumping Fierce
,,or +
8HP

Heavy Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
1100	11	None	High	High	7	10	0	17	Varies	Varies	-

8LK

Jumping Short
,,or +
8LK

Light Kick

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	-

8MK

Jumping Forward
,,or +
8MK

Medium Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
800	8	None	High	High	5	8	0	13	Varies	Varies	-
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8HK

Jumping Roundhouse
,,or +
8HK

Jumping Heavy Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
1000	10	none	High	High	9	8	0	17	Varies	Varies	-

Command Normals

Enyoku

Enyoku
6MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	700	7	None	High	High	7	20	11	38	-16	-11	None
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Throws

Punch Throw

Oni Harite
Punch Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	1600	0	None	Grab	-	3	1	13	17	DWN	-	-
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Kick Throw

Silent Nage
Kick Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	1800	0	None	Grab	-	5	1	13	19	DWN	-	-
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Air Punch Throw

Tsubame Otoshi
Air Punch Throw
In Air Near Opponent, 4/6HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Air Close /+	1800	0	-	Grab	-	0	1	-	1	DWN	-	-
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Special Moves

Ko-oken

Ko-oken
236P

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	900, 800	9, 8	None	Mid	High	11	-	38	49	DWN	-3	None
+	1000, 900	10, 9	None	Mid	High	11	-	40	51	DWN	-5	None
+	1100, 1000	11, 10	None	Mid	High	11	-	42	53	DWN	-7	None
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Raioken

Raioken
236K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	600	6	None	Mid	High	26	-	26 + 10L	62	+12	+12	None
+	700	7	None	Mid	High	29	-	28 + 10L	67	+9	+9	None
+	800	8	None	Mid	High	30	-	30 + 10L	70	+6	+6	None
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Saiha

Saiha
214P

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1100	11	None	Mid	High	13	-	40	53	DWN	+2	None
+	1200, 1100	12, 11	None	Mid	High	15	-	49	64	DWN	+2	None
+	1300, 1200	13, 12	None	Mid	High	17	-	58	75	DWN	+2	None
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Yuri Cho Upper

Yuri Cho Upper
623P

First Hitbox

Second Hitbox

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1300, 700	13, 7	None	Mid	High	4	7	33	44	DWN	-24	7 (Full)
+	900+500	9+5	None	Mid	High	5	7	42	54	DWN	-23	7 (Full)
+	700+400	7+4	623HP	Mid	High	6	7	43	56	DWN	-24	None
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Double Yuri Cho Upper

Double Yuri Cho Upper
623HP 623HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+ , +	300+200	3+2	None	Mid	High	3	7	72	82	DWN	-52	None
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Hyakuretsu Binta

Hyakuretsu Binta
63214K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1400	14	None	Mid	High	6	14	32	52	DWN	-27	None
+	1600	16	None	Mid	High	8	23	32	63	DWN	-27	None
+	1800	18	None	Mid	High	12	32	32	76	DWN	-27	None
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Super Moves

Hien Rekkou

Hien Rekkou
236236P

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	2300	0	None	Mid	Mid	5:4	4(8)2(14)2	51	80	DWN	-29	9 (Full)
+	3400	0	SP/SU	Mid	Mid	5:4	4(8)2(14)2(14)2	62	107	DWN	-40	15 (Full)
+	5000	0	None	Mid	Mid	5:4	4(8)2(14)2(14)2(14)2	62	1123	DWN	-40	23 (Full)
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Hien Houou Kyaku

Hien Houou Kyaku
2363214K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	2100	0	None	Mid	High	5:4	30	16	55	DWN	-31	9 (Full)
+	3200	0	SP/SU	Mid	High	5:4	30	16	55	DWN	-31	15 (Full)
+	4800	0	None	Mid	High	5:4	30	16	55	DWN	-31	23 (Full)
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Haoh Shoukou Ken

Haoh Shoukou Ken
641236P

First Hitbox

Projectile

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1900	0	None	Mid	High	5:5	-	46	56	DWN	-10	6 (Full)
+	2800	0	SP/SU	Mid	High	5:7	-	46	58	DWN	-7	13 (Full)
+	4300	0	None	Mid	High	5:7	-	46	58	DWN	-1	20 (Full)
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