Capcom vs SNK 2/Kim

Introduction

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Matchups

Story

Kim Kaphwan is a Korean Tae Kwon Do master. He is strict, and has a deep love for the idea of justice through learning martial arts. He had been the reigning champion of the martial art for quite some time when he was invited to the second King of Fighter's tournament, hosted by Wolfgang Krauser. He ended up losing to Terry, and openly admitted Terry to be a better fighter than him. Since then, the two have maintained a healthy rivalry/friendship, with Kim frequently staying in South Town to aid Terry in whatever adventures he has going on. Kim eventually has two sons, who become his future students as seen in Garou: Mark of the Wolves. One day, Kim saw that a rampage had started when Chang Koehan had escaped from prison and none of the police could stop him. Kim, enraged at this, went to fight Chang himself. During their fight, Choi Bounge jumped out to help Chang. Even in a 2 vs 1 against two convicted serial killers who even the police couldn't stop, Kim dispatched the two with ease. Seeing the potential in his power, Kim began his infamous Rehabilitation Project, where he would take wanted criminals and teach them about Tae Kwon Do and his strict, justice-based worldview.

Gameplay

Kim is a rushdown oriented character with solid mobility and some good tools for pressure. His combos are simple and fairly reliable, but some are punishable even on hit and many of his specials require you to charge which can limit how he does them. He has great tools for playing neutral as well, between some solid close-range pokes, his [4]6K Ryuseiraku slide that hits low, and some great anti-airs like his [2]8K Hienzan flash kicks. 214K Hangetsuzan is a fairly annoying flip kick special that jumps into the air and gets Kim in, and his j.236K Hishokyaku divekicks are useful multi-hitting divekicks as well. He has a very unique special in 22K Hakikyaku, a low hitting stomp that can super cancel for big damage combos.

Kim even has a stance by doing 5HK or 22HK and then holding HK, with 5 different possible followups for the opponent to deal with. Setting it up over a knocked down opponent is a powerful way to use it, or even just threatening it after a blocked 5HK/22HK. However, what truly makes Kim as viable as he is would be his infinite. His 236236K Ho-o Hitenkyaku super launches the opponent for juggles, and by cancelling the level 2 version into a 22HK Hakikyaku, activating stance, and then kara-cancelling the stance LP into another 22HK, you can infinitely juggle them in the corner. With Kim's great rushdown ability, putting them in the corner isn't too hard, and if you can land this consistently you'll absolutely be stealing rounds. It isn't easy or damaging however, and you have to be in C-Groove with at least 2 bars of meter, limiting how you use it immensely.

Groove Selection

Best - C: As stated above, C-Kim is the only Kim that can reliably access the infinite. This immediately puts C-Kim above the rest, as being able to perform the infinite is required at a high level. C-Kim does get other useful tools in general however, like an airblock to make his approach safer and a roll for RC specials. Kim's RC Hangetsuzan and RC Ryuseiraku can be very annoying in some situations. Consistent access to meter helps him in general as well, as it allows him to more often end combos in big damage and a knockdown without having charge. C-Kim doesn't get run or hop, but Kim has fine enough mixups and offense to live without them, though they definitely help. Even without the infinite, C-Kim is strong, and having consistent access to the infinite makes him even better.

Useful - A/N/K: If the stomp infinite was more easily available, A-Kim would likely outrank C-Kim. A-Kim actually has very good synergy with CC as a whole, and his CC does pretty good damage overall. He maintains all of the things C-Kim has except airblock as well. Sadly, you can't end a CC in the infinite (if you could, A-Kim would likely be a top tier), meaning it loses out to C-Kim overall. N-Kim gets more mobility for rushdown, and one of the better guard cancel rolls thanks to his fast roll. While ending in a level 1 super doesn't do much damage, being able to end in level 1 Ho-okyaku consistently helps Kim convert more often without charge. His level 1 Ho-o Tenbukyaku divekick super is great at calling out anti-airs and air-to-airs, however a level 1 Ho-o Hitenkyaku is essentially useless. K-Kim gets run and hop, but also gets a huge damage buff when in Rage, making his offense even scarier. A stomp cancelled into level 3 Ho-okyaku will do great damage, and level 3 Hitenkyaku allows for juggles afterward for high damage. Still, big damage doesn't match to an infinite, leaving K-Kim by the wayside.

Worst - P/S: P-Kim sounds alright on paper, but you have to give up charge in order to parry, meaining he rarely has a worthwhile meterless punish. In the rare instances he has meter, a level 3 super will do good damage, but it isn't an infinite. S-Kim has to give up neutral presence in order to charge for meter he really needs, and even then, a level 1 Kim super just isn't as threatening in neutral. S-Kim does get the ability to end with a solid knockdown and damage without charge every time when in Desperation, but it isn't as powerful as other S-Groove characters can be.

Kim is a rushdown and mixup character defined by his solid normals, good pressure and mixup ability, and his C-Groove infinite combo. He requires a lot of practice, and has to make his opponent get to the corner while maintaining at least a level 2 super meter, but if he does he can end a round immediatelly. Kim is best in C-Groove. Difficulty: Medium Tier: B+
Pros	Cons
Aggression: Kim has lots of tools to keep himself in close range, or get into close range from a bit farther out Neutral: He has a few solid pokes overall, and multiple good anti-airs to keep the opponent from freely moving around Mixup: Kim naturally has solid mixup potential, with his Nerichagi overhead command and a great crossup, but adding in his stance makes it even better, where he can go between 5 different stance moves to beat out whatever the opponent does or even just reset back into stance Supers: Kim has three useful supers, between his j.2363214K divekick super, a powerful launcher super in 236236K, and his 22K stomp cancels into his 21416K super for huge damage potential Infinite: His defining trait is his cornered stomp infinite in C-Groove, which is difficult to do but will kill any character if he gets a solid enough hit. It's performed by doing 236236MK super, cancelling that into 22HK, activating stance from 22HK, doing stance LP, and cancelling stance LP's startup into another 22HK, looping the stance cancel multiple times until ending in a level 3 21416K super to kill them	Charge Reliant: Kim wants to be aggressive, but has to maintain charge while doing so, limiting how he can end his combos with knockdown Zoning: Kim can't zone out any opponents, and even moreso he struggles to deal with solid zoning himself sometimes Infinite Reliant: Kim really just wants to land his infinite most of the time, and that requires that the opponent be in the corner and that Kim has 2 bars of meter. This makes it a bit more situational, as opponents will play around not getting cornered. The infinite is very difficult as well, and can sometimes be dropped by a poorly timed stun or just misinputting, leaving Kim without meter and having to play the waiting game for another level 2

Players to Watch

Name	Country	Groove	Accounts	Notes
Tetsu	Japan	C-Groove	N/A	Great Kim player. Lands the infinite with ease. Sample Match
Towel	Japan	C-Groove	Twitter: @TowelManX	Very dominant player, plays great footsies and applies even better pressure. Sample Match
masathu	Japan	A-Groove	N/A	A low tier hero of sorts, but Kim is definitely his strongest character. Sample Match
Leezy	USA	K-Groove	N/A	Among Norcal's sea of K-Groovers, Leezy is arguably the best of them. His Kim is absolutely terrifying with great use of shorthops and stagger pressure to make him a surprisingly oppressive character. Sample Match

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Normal Moves

Far Normals

5LP

Far Jab
Far Light Punch
5LP / Far LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	200	2	Y	Mid	Mid	3	4	8	15	+3	+3	-
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5MP

Far Strong
Far Medium Punch
5MP / Far MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	800	8	N	Mid	Mid	5	5	15	25	+2	+2	-
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5HP

Far Fierce
Far Heavy Punch
5HP / Far HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1300	13	N	Mid	Mid	9	4	24	37	-2	-2	-
A decent poke to chunk an opponents guard or whiff punish, but able to be crouched by some characters. For list see Jayts move height doc

5LK

Far Short
Far Light Kick
5LK / Far LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	500	5	Y	Mid	Mid	6	6	8	20	+5	+5	-
Extremely long light poke, with strong frame advantage. Can use to fish for counter hits and great for max range c.lk confirms into super. Very useful pressure tool.

5MK

Far Forward
Far Medium Kick
5MK / Far MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1000	10	Super	Mid	Mid	7	7	14	24	+1	+1	-
Primarily used as a decent anti-air which charge is not available or if you suspect an air block.

5HK

Far Roundhouse
Far Heavy Kick
5HK / Far HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1400	14	Stance	Mid	Mid	18	4	28	50	-6	-6	-
Great range, but not the best button due to lengthy start up. Holding down the kick button will put Kim into his stance allowing him access to follow up moves.

clHP

Close Fierce
Close Heavy Punch
cl.HP

First Hit

Second Hit

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	600+800	6+8	1st Hit Only	Mid	Mid	4	16	24	44	Knock Up	-4	-
Not the best normal to use, but the first hit can be canceled into, but less damage than linking to c.mk. The second hit will launch into an air reset states, not allowing any follow ups.

clLK

Close Short
Close Light Kick
cl.LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	600	6	Y	Mid	Mid	2	6	14	22	-3	-3	-
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2LP

Crouch Jab
Crouching Light Punch
2LP / cr.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	200	2	Y	Mid	Mid/Low	3	2	6	11	+7	+7	-
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2MP

Crouch Strong
Crouching Medium Punch
2MP / cr.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	700	7	Y	Mid	Mid/Low	4	4	13	21	+3	+3	-
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2HP

Crouch Fierce
Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP / cr.HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1200	12	N	Mid	Mid/Low	9	2	30	41	-8	-8	-
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2LK

Crouch Short
Crouching Light Kick
2LK / cr.LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	300	3	Y	Low	Low	3	4	7	14	+4	+4	-
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2MK

Crouch Forward
Crouching Medium Kick
2MK / cr.MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	900	9	Y	Low	Low	6	7	16	29	-1	-1	-
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2HK

Crouch Roundhouse
Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK / cr.HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1300	13	Super	Low	Low	7	4	30	41	-10	-10	-

j.LP

Jump Jab
Jumping Light Punch
j.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	500	5	Super	High	Mid	5	22	-	27	-	-	-
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j.MP

Jump Strong
Jumping Medium Punch
j.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	700	7	Super	High	Mid	6	10	-	16	-	-	-
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j.HP

Jump Fierce
Jumping Heavy Punch
j.HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	1200	12	Super	High	Mid	7	6	-	13	-	-	-
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j.LK

Jump Short
Jumping Light Kick
j.LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	600	6	Super	High	Mid	5	22	-	27	-	-	-
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j.MK

Jump Forward
Jumping Medium Kick
j.MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	900	9	Super	High	Mid	5	7	-	12	-	-	-
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j.HK

Jump Roundhouse
Jumping Heavy Kick
j.HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	1200	12	Super	High	Mid	6	8	-	14	-	-	-
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Command Normals

Neri Chagi

Neri Chagi
Overhead Kick
F+HK, 6HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1000	10	Stance	High	Mid	31	2	20	53	+2	+2	-
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Throws

Punch Throw

Sakkyaku Nage
Punch Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	1700	-	-	-	-	3	1	13	17	-	-	-
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Rengekikyaku

Rengekikyaku
Kick Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	1900	-	-	-	-	5	1	13	19	-	-	-
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Stance Moves

Kamae

Kamae
Stance
[HK]

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold ,	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	10	-	-	-	None
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Shinkyaku

Shinkyaku
Stance LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold ,	800	8	SP/SU	Mid	High	9	8	20	37	-2	-2	None
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Haishukyaku

Haishukyaku
Stance MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold ,	1200	12	None	Mid	High	18	6	20	44	0	0	None
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Haisenkyaku

Haisenkyaku
Stance HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold ,	1200	12	None	Mid	High	10	6	31	47	DWN	-11	None
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Setten Gedankyaku

Setten Gedankyaku
Stance LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold ,	900	9	None	Low	Low	22	14	17	53	-5	-5	None
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Neri Chagi

Neri Chagi
Stance MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold ,	900	9	None	High	High	23	2	17	42	+5	+5	None
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Special Moves

Kusajin

Kusajin
[2]8P

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold , +	1300	13	None	Mid	High	5	3(9)3	34	54	DWN	-25	5 (Full)
Hold , +	800+600	8+6	None	Mid	High	6	3(9)3(9)3	35	68	DWN	-38	6 (Full)
Hold , +	600+500+400	6+5+4	None	Mid	High	7	3(9)3(9)3	36	70	DWN	-39	7 (Full)
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Hienzan

Hienzan
[2]8K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold , +	1400	14	None	Mid	Mid	4	14	39	57	DWN	-33	4 (Full) 5-6 (Anti-air)
Hold , +	1500	15	None	Mid	Mid	4	14	45	63	DWN	-39	4 (Full) 5-6 (Anti-air)
Hold , +	800	8	2HK	Mid	Mid	4	14	52	70	DWN	-46	6 (Full)
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Tenshozan

Tenshozan
2HK after H Hienzan

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold , + , +	800	8	None	Mid	High	8	4	30	42	DWN	-36	None
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Ryuseiraku

Ryuseiraku
[4]6K

First Hit

Second Hit

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Hold , +	400+1100	4+11	None	Low, Mid	Low, High	19	10(24)4	27	74	DWN	-11	None
Hold , +	400+1200	4+12	None	Low, Mid	Low, High	19	15(25)5	27	81	DWN	-12	None
Hold , +	400+1300	4+13	None	Low, Mid	Low, High	19	19(27)6	27	88	DWN	-13	None
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Hangentsuzan

Hangentsuzan
214K

First Hit

Second Hit

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	500+800	5+8	None	Mid	High	18	3(3)3	27	54	-4	-4	None
+	500+900	5+9	None	Mid	High	18	3(5)3	28	57	-5	-5	None
+	500+1000	5+10	None	Mid	High	18	3(8)3	29	61	-6	-6	None
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Hakikyaku

Hakikyaku
22K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1000	10	SU	Low	Low	10	6	19	35	-1	-1	None
+	1100	11	SU	Low	Low	11	6	20	37	-2	-2	None
+	1200	12	SU/Stance	Low	Low	12	6	21	39	-3	-3	None
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Hishokyaku

Hishokyaku
j.236K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
In Air, +	300xN	3xN	None	Mid	High	8	Varies	14	Varies	0	0	None
In Air, +	300xN	3xN	None	Mid	High	9	Varies	14	Varies	0	0	None
In Air, +	300xN	3xN	None	Mid	High	10	Varies	14	Varies	0	0	None
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Super Moves

Houou Kyaku

Houou Kyaku
21416K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	2400	0	None	Mid	High	4:4	24	6	38	DWN	-13	8 (Full)
+	3700	0	SP/SU	Mid	High	4:4	46	6	60	DWN	-13	14 (Full)
+	5300	0	None	Mid	High	4:4	58	6	72	DWN	-13	22 (Full)
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Houou Hitenkyaku

Houou Hitenkyaku
236236K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	2000	0	None	Mid	High	4:10	6	24	44	DWN	-	8 (Full)
+	2500	0	SP/SU	Mid	High	4:10	6	24	44	DWN	-	14 (Full)
+	4000	0	None	Mid	High	4:10	6	24	44	DWN	-	22 (Full)
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Houou Tenbukyaku

Houou Tenbukyaku
j.2363214K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
In Air, +	2200	0	None	Mid	High	4:4	Varies	10	Varies	DWN	-26	8 (Full)
In Air, +	3500	0	SP/SU	Mid	High	4:4	Varies	10	Varies	DWN	-26	14 (Full)
In Air, +	5000	0	None	Mid	High	4:4	Varies	10	Varies	DWN	-26	22 (Full)
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Colors