Super Street Fighter IV AE/Dhalsim

Dhalsim

Although greatly opposed to violence and its antithetical nature to his yoga practices, Dhalsim has become one of the most powerful warriors on the Street Fighter circuit thanks to his intense training, meditation, and practice with the yoga arts. Originally, he entered Street Fighting as a means to financially save his village from an epidemic but, after discovering the corruption and evils behind the workings of the circuit, Dhalsim has vowed to purge the world of these evils and continues to fight as a means to that end.

In a nutshell

The epitome of the keep-away character. As always, Dhalsim is designed to consistently punish and anger his opponents, then use their frustration to lead them into a fatal mistake that costs them the round. To that end, he utilizes the immensely long range of his limbs to control his opponent's movements and keep them locked in the corner. With his Yoga Fire and extremely slow jump, Dhalsim can also fake out his opponents with a sudden Yoga Teleport that can potentially lead into a shocking mixup. The price of this strategy is that Dhalsim is forever cursed with one of the slowest movement speeds of any character, as well as one of the lowest stamina amounts in the game. One must have a very calculating mindset and quick reflexes when playing Dhalsim, and always remember that you can keep the opponent out for 90 seconds, only for them to suddenly get in and win in 9. Such is the life of Dhalsim players.

Moves

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Yoga Spear

(in air) d + lk

Nearly horizontal angle

Yoga Spear

(in air) d + mk

45 degree angle

Yoga Spear

(in air) d + hk

Nearly vertical angle

Yoga Mummy

(in air) d + hp

Yoga Tower

d + 3p

Continue holding d to stay in tower longer

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Yoga Smash

f or n + lp + lk

throw

Yoga Throw

b + lp + lk

throw

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Yoga Fire

qcf + p

ex

Yoga Flame

hcb + p

ex armorbreak

Yoga Blast

hcb + k

ex

Yoga Teleport

dp or rdp + 3p or 3k

dp + 3p will appear next to opponent in back. dp + 3k will appear next to opponent in front. rdp versions are identical and will go backwards as far as the screen allows

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Yoga Inferno

qcf qcf + p

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Yoga Catastrophe

qcf qcf + 3p

Yoga Shangri-La

(in air) qcf qcf + 3k

throw

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Standing Light Punch

Increased hit detection period from 1F to 4F. Increased hit stun by 1F, giving the attacker a possible +2F advantage on a hit.

Yoga Inferno

Changed damage from 60 * 5 (300 total) to 75 * 2 + 60 * 3 (330 total).

Yoga Blast

Changed EX version’s damage distribution to 90 + 50. No change to overall damage. Shrunk mid-move hurtbox for medium and heavy versions. Made follow-up with any move possible after a heavy version hit. Shortened post-hit recovery by 10F for light and medium versions. Shortened post-hit recovery by 5F for heavy version. Made quick-stand impossible on a hit for all versions. Made release-triggering impossible for light, medium, and heavy versions.

AE Changes

Dhalsim received a few damage reductions on his normal moves:
Jumping Hard Punch does 80, down from 85.
B + Hard Kick does 90, down from 110.
B + Hard Punch does 110, down from 120.
B + Light Kick does 30, down from 40.

DB + Crouching Medium Punch has faster startup and less recovery time. Now this combo is possible: DB + Crouching Medium Punch 2x into EX Yoga Flame.
Faster startup time on the EX Yoga Flame, making it comboable from Medium Punch and Kick normal moves. Damage was reduced from 180 down to 120.
Yoga Inferno (Super) damage was reduced to 300, down from 350.
During back dash, airborne frame comes immediately after invincibility frames ends.

The Basics

Combos

Strategy

Matchups

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
stand	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	4	4	9	-2	+2
stand	HL	60	80	40	-	10	3	14	-3	0
stand	HL	75	140	60	-	10	6	16	-4	0
stand	HL	30	50	20	-	7	4	8	-1	+2
stand	HL	60	100	40	-	9	3	14	-3	0
stand	HL	90	160	60	-	13	4	16	-2	+2
+	H	50	50	20	-	14	2(1)2	11	-2	+1	1st active frames cannot hit crouching opponents, Hits only once
+	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	6	6	11	-3	0
+	HL	60*50	100*100	60*20	sp/su*-	7	3*3	17	-2	+2
+	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	3	4	8	-1	+2
+	HL	65	100	40	sp/su	5	4	12	-2	+1
+	HL	90	200	60	-	6	5	15	-2	+2
or +	L	25	25	20	-	9	4	11	-4	-1
or +	L	60	60	40	-	12	3	16	-5	-2
or +	L	80	100	60	-	14	3	21	-6	-2
or +	L	30	50	20	sp/su	3	8	12	-9	-6
or +	L	60	100	40	-	6	11	11	-8	-5
or +	L	100	200	60	-	10	12	24	-18	-	Hard knockdown
+	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	4	3	8	0	+3
+	HL	60	100	40	sp/su	5	5	6	+3	+6
+	HL	85	150	60	-	7	5	10	+3	+7
+	L	30	50	20	sp/su	5	6	7	-2	+1
+	L	60	100	40	sp/su	6	5	11	-2	+1
+	L	100	200	60	-	12	3	20	-5	-	Hard knockdown
Jump	H	40	25	20	-	7	9	-	-	-
Jump	H	70	140	40	-	8	4	-	-	-
Jump	H	80	140	60	-	9	4	-	-	-
Jump	H	40	25	20	-	10	5	-	-	-	1~4f legs invincible to projectiles
Jump	H	70	120	40	-	12	3	-	-	-	1~7f legs invincible to projectiles
Jump	H	90	160	60	-	10	6	-	-	-	1~7f legs invincible to projectiles
Jump +	H	20	25	20	-	6	7	-	-	-
Jump +	H	80	50	40	-	6	8	-	-	-
Jump +	H	100	100	60	-	6	6	-	-	-
Jump +	H	40	25	20	-	6	9	-	-	-
Jump +	H	80	50	40	-	8	7	-	-	-
Jump +	H	100	150	60	-	7	6	-	-	-
+ (air)	HL	70	50	40	-	12	Until ground	After landing 6	-	-	1~8f legs invincible to projectiles
+ (air)	HL	90	100	60	-	13	Until ground	After landing 6	-	-	1~12f legs invincible to projectiles, pursuit property
Yoga Tower	-	-	-	-	See notes	-	-	Total 120	-	-	1~59f unthrowable, 1~59f legs strike and projectile invincible, can cancel from 31f~
Focus Attack LVL1	HL	50	100	20	-	20	3	34	-21	-21
Focus Attack LVL2	HL	70	150	40	-	17+11	3	34	-15	-
Focus Attack LVL3	-	100	200	60	-	58	2	28	-	-
++	1.01	120	80	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
++	1.01	120	80	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
Yoga Fire	HL	50	50	20/20	su	14	95	Total 48	-8	-4	18~19f cancellable
Yoga Fire	HL	70	100	20/20	su	14	57	Total 48	-8	-	18~19f cancellable
Yoga Fire	HL	80	100	20/20	su	14	43	Total 48	-8	-	18~19f cancellable
Yoga Fire	HL	50*50	50*50	-250/0	su	14	-	Total 42	+1	+4	18~19f cancellable, pursuit property
Yoga Flame	HL	110	100	30/30	su	15	23	22	-6	-	Armor break, projectile hitbox
Yoga Flame	HL	140	100	30/30	su	17	27	16	-1	-	Armor break, projectile hitbox
Yoga Flame	HL	170	100	30/30	su	34	32	13	+2	-	Armor break, projectile hitbox
Yoga Flame	HL	50*70	100*100	-250/0	su	14	32	16	-1	-	Armor break, projectile hitbox, pursuit property
Yoga Blast	-	130	100	30/40	su	11	20	45	-	-	Hard knockdown, projectile hitbox, cannot hit grounded opponents
Yoga Blast	-	150	100	30/40	su	15	20	36	-	-	Hard knockdown, projectile hitbox, cannot hit grounded opponents
Yoga Blast	-	180	100	30/40	su	30	20	22	-	-	Untechable knockdon, floats opponent, pursuit property, projectile hitbox, cannot hit grounded opponents
Yoga Blast	-	90*50	100*100	-250/0	su	5	17	30	-	-	1~4f Invincible, Hard knockdown, pursuit property, projectile hitbox, cannot hit grounded opponents
Yoga Teleport	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 48	-	-	1~29f Invincible, teleport complete on 15f, 19 grounded recovery frames
Yoga Teleport (air)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 30	-	-	1~24f Invincible, teleport complete on 15f, can be activated from 1st jump frame
Super Combo	HL	75x2*60x3	0	-1000/0	-	1+3	14	21	-5	-	1~3f Invincible, floats opponent, pursuit property, projectile hit box
Super Combo	HL	75x2*60x3	0	-1000/0	-	1+3	23	21	-9	-	1~4f Invincible, floats opponent, pursuit property, projectile hit box
Super Combo	HL	75x2*60x3	0	-1000/0	-	1+3	47	21	-17	-	1~6f Invincible, floats opponent, pursuit property, projectile hit box
Ultra Combo 1	HL	60x5	0	0/0	-	0+12	142	Total 25	+44	-	1f Invincible, [Air hit] or [5th hit] floats opponent, pursuit property, projectile always releases
Ultra Combo 2	1.75~2.89	450	0	0/0	-	0+5	7	After landing 9	-	-	1~9f Invincible, Hard knockdown, Throw range 1.75~2.89 depending on jump height
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes

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