Yoshimitsu
Ideal Team Position: Point
Yoshimitsu is a fairly complex character, but not necessarily in a manner that is high execution. Most of his buttons are very awkward to use in a traditional sense, and even seemingly good hitboxes on his sword-based normals aren’t as good as they may appear to be. To compensate for this, Yoshimitsu makes due with the other tools he has at his disposal to confound opponents. He has numerous ways he can safely tag in his partner, chief among them his Sword Poke Windmill that can lure opponents closer to him. This is especially useful as a whiff punish on the ground, and sometimes it will even catch opponents in the air. His Overhead target combo is another safe tag-in option, and counts as an “off the ground” attack that will crush certain low attacks. His j.HP is a powerful offensive weapon, as it is active for a long time, starts up quickly, and has a hitbox that completely protects his hurtbox when activated. This makes it useful for both jump-in and air-to-airs, and he can get full combos off both. Yoshimitsu is also well-equipped to deal with aerial assaults from the ground, as his DP has air crush properties and leads to a follow-up juggle. If you have meter and life to spare, Yoshimitsu’s EX Suicide into a tag combo can lead to absurd damage, potentially turning the tide of battle into your favor. Because Yoshimitsu has so many options to safely tag in his partner, and because his own solo damage is lacking, it is best to have Yoshimitsu start the match and utilize his assortment of safe tag options to bring his partner into the match.
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
|
+Multiple ways to safely tag cancel into his partner (P and K variations of Slap U Silly, Sword Poke Windmill) or to continue a combo +Possesses a DP with air crush properties that can lead into a full combo. +Teleport allows him to advance or retreat quickly +Overhead Target Combo can lead to a safe tag cancel on block or hit +EX Suicide Tag Combos, if successful, can lead to massive damage +j.HP is one of the best high-priority air normals in the entire game and is extremely difficult to anti-air |
-Lackluster solo combos -Not very threatening without meter -Struggles offensively thanks to his normal attacks having bad priority, awkward hitboxes, limited utility, or all of the above -Only his EX DP has ground invincibility |
Moves
Normal Attacks
+ + + + + + 
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/ 
+ 
crossup
/ / + / / + 
vs airborne / / + / / + crossup
/ / + vs airborne Unique Attacks
+ 
Sliding Headbutt
or or 
, 
+ can be repeated 2 more times
on 3rd hit vs airborne + 
b on 1st hit vs airborne + on 1st hit vs airborne + on 1st hit on 5th hit vs airborne Bronze Fist
Steel Fist
+ + on 1st hit on 5th hit vs airborne Throws
or 
+ + 
+ + Special Moves
+ 
on vs airborne + on vs airborne 
+ + vs airborne deals damage to self
causes self-crumple
+ rapidly press
for additional hits
vs airborne after 6 hits, causes
Yoshimitsu to crumple
cannot be followed up will prevent self-crumple + rapidly press
for additional hits
vs airborne after 6 hits, causes
Yoshimitsu to crumple
cannot be followed up will prevent self-crumple or 
+ 
or + 
vacuum effect
on Super Combo
+
Move Analysis
Normal Moves
N/A
Unique Attacks
N/A
Normal Throws
N/A
Special Moves
N/A
Super Combos
N/A
The Basics
N/A
Advanced Strategy
N/A
Combos
Bread and Butters
- st.MK xx dp+HP, st.LK, st.LK, st.MK xx dp+HP (306)
(0bar, easy)
Hit Confirm Combos
- f+HK>f+HK>f+HK, st.MK xx dp+HP (238)
(0bar, easy)
Post-launch Combos
- cl.MP, cr.LP, st.MK xx dp+HP
(0bar, easy)
- cl.MP xx CADC, cl.MP, st.MK xx dp+HP
(0bar, medium)
Advanced Combos
- f+MK, st.MK xx dp+HP, st.LK, st.LK, st.MK xx dp+HP (311)
(0bar, overhead, counterhit, easy)
- dp+MP, st.LK, st.LK, st.MK xx dp+HP (262)
(0bar, invincible, easy)
- dp+LP, st.LK, st.LK, st.MK xx dp+HP (242)
(0bar, anti-air, easy)
Combos Into Supers
- N/A
