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*{{TKin|i=f|c=1}}{{TKin|i=f|c=1}}{{TKin|i=4|p=h}} - '''Running Boulder''': Your low bowling ball. Certainly a worse move than ''Rolling Boulder'' in terms of startup and reward (since it results in a regular knockdown), but it serves as a long range low option that can be hard to side-step in time, forcing your opponent to either counter or block it (that is, if they're expecting it). | *{{TKin|i=f|c=1}}{{TKin|i=f|c=1}}{{TKin|i=4|p=h}} - '''Running Boulder''': Your low bowling ball. Certainly a worse move than ''Rolling Boulder'' in terms of startup and reward (since it results in a regular knockdown), but it serves as a long range low option that can be hard to side-step in time, forcing your opponent to either counter or block it (that is, if they're expecting it). | ||
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==The ''Grab Coconut'' Re-Stand== | ==The ''Grab Coconut'' Re-Stand== | ||
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Revision as of 12:46, 13 November 2023
The Bascis
Mammoth struggles the most when you opponent is directly in front of your face. Your fastest button is 
at 6f, and your fastest special move is 
at 7f. Because of this, most of your strategy will be focused around keeping a gap between you and your opponent using and using 
as your fastest mid launcher (7f) at close range to convert super juggles strings.
When you've created distance, use and to bowling ball across the stage and 50/50 your opponent. After you knock them down, keep pressure up by doing a mid/low/counter mixup to continue beating on them.
If played well, Mammoth can be one of the most annoying characters in the whole game to fight against.
Useful Moves
- Double Swing: Your fastest mid launcher. While it does have 7f of startup, it does convert to 40+ damage juggles with lots of practice.
- Super Float: This is where your damage will come from once you confirm launchers. I hope you like buffers!
- Drum Beater: The range on this move is actually ridiculous. While you'll probably be using Rolling Boulder more often since that results in a hard knockdown, this move is a great panic button.
- Gone Ape: A very risky move to use, but if one of your few special attacks with invincible startup. Good if you need just an extra 15% or so to finish the round. Careful, your opponent can roll out after the second hit and potentially punish you for using this!
- Gym Kick From Crouch: Easily one of your best buttons. Fast, pushes your opponent quite a ways away, and has it's own low/high mixup by stringing into either a Double Swing or a Running Boulder. Your go-to low starter.
- Head Beating: 8 free damage on a grounded opponent if you want to add a little seasoning.
- - Rolling Boulder: Your mid bowling ball. Stupidly fast speed that can catch anyone off guard and instantly send them to the corner, along with you right in front of them. You'll be using this move a lot.
- - Running Boulder: Your low bowling ball. Certainly a worse move than Rolling Boulder in terms of startup and reward (since it results in a regular knockdown), but it serves as a long range low option that can be hard to side-step in time, forcing your opponent to either counter or block it (that is, if they're expecting it).
The Grab Coconut Re-Stand
There is a very small window after a Grab Coconut () before your opponent fully falls to the ground where you can re-stand them with an attack. The timing is awkward as you cannot buffer any inputs after Grab Coconut because of how its head squeeze works. There is only a 2f window to land your Low Jab, and it won't buffer if you press it too early. Time your 
button press when Mammoth has nearly completed turning around after the grab. The re-stand cannot be countered or blocked, so you can string into 
, or do another dash r-canceled Grab Coconut if you're feeling lucky. Your dash r-cancel grab needs to be perfect against a player who has perfect mashing to get out of the stun, and opponents can mash to get out of the Grab Coconut before you input the head squeeze.
Punish Combos
These combo strings are used to punish an opponent after they make a mistake. Since they don't change from low to high or high to low, they cannot be countered after the first hit.
... super juggle string.- SUPER
5 hits, 27 damage. - You can begin this combo with for 5 extra damage, but it can be harder to punish with its 9f of startup instead of 's 7f.
- 2 hits, 7 damage.
- A very useful combo to create a ton of space between your and your opponent and give yourself space to breathe.
Mixup Combos
These combo strings are used to get around blocking players by quickly switching between low and high attacks. The downside is doing so opens up opportunities for your opponent to counter out of the combo every time the string switches from high/mid to low or low to high/mid.
- 2 hits, 8 damage.
- A very quick low to high launcher.
- 2 hits, 19 damage.
- Easier for your opponent to counter, but more reward.
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- 2 hits, 15 damage.
- Use this to punish players for countering high if they're expecting either of the two above combos.
- 1 hit, 5 damage.
- Your best non-bowling-ball answer to your opponent low countering the above options is to just use Double Swing to launch them.
