Marvel vs Capcom 2/Dhalsim

Overview

Combos

Strategy

Resources

Introduction

Dhalsim is a Yoga Master from India, possessing the ability to stretch his limbs and spit fire. though generally a pacifist, he will fight to help his village, or to defeat great evil when he encounters it.

TO-DO: Add frame data, as well as missing sprites

Gameplay

Though unpopular, many consider Dhalsim to be one of the best point characters in MvC2. His great air dash, teleports, and long limbs make him a menace in neutral for many characters, and his rushdown can be quite effective with the corner or the right assists.

On paper, Dhalsim has the tools to win almost any matchup, though his low health, assist dependency, and high execution requirements often mean it's much easier said than done.

Dhalsim has a diverse toolkit which allows him to keep up with the strongest characters in the game. He can be quite capable as both a rushdown or runaway character, provided one's execution is up to snuff.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Flexable playstyle: Dhalsim's toolkit allows him to play both rushdown and zoning playstyles effectively, adjusting which to focus on depending on character or player matchup. Great mobility: Dhalsim is tied with magneto for fastest air dash in the game. This, combined with his dash that low-crushes, above average flight, and teleports that reset his air actions give him an ability to navigate the screen very effectively. His run away and stall potential is rivaled only by Storm. Long reach: Dhalsim's long limbs are great for poking or walling out the opponent both on the ground and in the air. Long, flashy Combos: Dhalsim's access to air dashes, good jump normals, and a solo FSD relaunches mean that even by himself, Dhalsim can often score lots of hits with a good launcher, or end his combos with an unblockable super reset for big damage. On top of this, his divekicks force him into normal jump mode, meaning he can extend with assists after a super jump for better damage or easy super confirms. Unblockable setups: Dhalsim's yoga strike super does not cause a guard frame, which enables unblockable DHCs for characters like Iron man, even from full screen.

Low life: Dhalsim takes 13% bonus damage, the same defense modifier as Psylocke, meaning that he can't afford to take stray hits in neutral. Executionally demanding: Getting the most mileage out of Dhalsim requires precise execution in both neutral and combos; a poorly timed drill or super will often mean death for Sim. Not a team player: Dhalsim's assist dependency, mediocre DHCs, and lackluster assists of his own mean that teams generally have to be constructed around Dhalsim being your point. He's also generally a sitting duck if he's your last character left.

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Character Summary

Special Moves

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Yoga Fire

• +

Yoga Flame

• +

Yoga Blast

• +

Yoga Smash

• + Mash throw.

Yoga Teleport

• /+/

Flight Mode

• +

Hyper Combos (Example)

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Yoga Inferno

• + Steer with directional inputs

Yoga Strike

• +

Assist Types (Example)

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Type α - Projectile Type

• Assist: Yoga Fire
• Counter: Yoga Fire
• Combination: Yoga Inferno

Type β - Ground Type

• Assist: Yoga Flame
• Counter: Yoga Flame
• Combination: Yoga Inferno

Type γ - Anti-air Type

• Assist: Yoga Blast
• Counter: Yoga Blast
• Combination: Yoga Inferno

Moves List

Assists

Anti-air

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Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Alpha Counter	Team Hyper Combo
-	-	-	-	Yoga Flame	Yoga Inferno
Performs HK Yoga Flame

Projectile

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Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Alpha Counter	Team Hyper Combo
-	-	-	-	Yoga Fire	Yoga Inferno
Yoga fire as an assist.

Expansion

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Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Alpha Counter	Team Hyper Combo
-	-	-	-	Yoga Blast	Yoga Inferno
Yoga Blast as an assist.

Normal Moves

-When grounded, Dhalsim has the Marvel type Magic Series, meaning they can follow the / > / > / cancel tree.

Far Ground Normals

Light Punch
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	3	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Medium Punch
5 after a or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	4	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Launcher	Superjump, Special, Super	-	-	-

Heavy Punch
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	6	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Light Kick
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	5	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Medium Kick
5 after a , , or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	7	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Heavy Kick
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	10	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Light Punch
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	6	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Punch
2 after a or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	6	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Punch
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	7	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Light Kick
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	4	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Kick
2 after a , , or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	4	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Kick
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	4	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-

Close Ground Normals

Light Punch
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	4	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Medium Punch
5 after a or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	4	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Heavy Punch
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	6	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Light Kick
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	4	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-

Medium Kick
5 after a , , or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	7	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-

Heavy Kick
5

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	6	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-

Crouching Light Punch
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	2	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Punch
2 after a or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	4	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Punch
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	6	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Light Kick
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	4	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Kick
2 after a , , or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	7	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Kick
2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	8	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Far Air Normals

-When in the Normal Jump state, Dhalsim has the Hunter type Magic Series, meaning they can follow the > > > > > cancel tree.

Air Light Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	6	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Medium Punch
after a or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	8	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Heavy Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	11	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Light Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	6	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Medium Kick
after a j., j., or j. connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	7	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Heavy Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	8	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Close Air Normals

Air Light Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	7	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Medium Punch
after a or connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	7	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Heavy Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	11	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-

Air Light Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
3	3	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Medium Kick
after a j., j., or j. connects

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6	6	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Heavy Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
12	7	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-

Command Normals

Drill Headbutt
j.+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	12	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	None	-	-	-

Drill Kick
j.+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	12	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Normal Jump Mode	None	-	-	-
Performing a Drill Kick forces Dhalsim into Normal Jump Mode.

Universal Mechanics

Universal Launcher (Punch)
3

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	3	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Launcher (high)	-	-	-	-
Your best meter gain button, highly spammable. If a Dhalsim isn't flying or pressing , they're screaming "YOGA" over and over while mashing this button.

Throw (Punch)
6 // 4 near opponent

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	1	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Throw (Kick)
6 // 4 near opponent

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	1	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Throw (Punch)
j.6 // j.4 near airborne opponent

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	1	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Raw Tag
+ // +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	19	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Snap Back
+ A1 / A2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	9+0	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Dhalsim's close HK.

Special Moves

Yoga Fire
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	(LP) 12, (HP) 14	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Slow fireball.

Yoga Flame
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	(LP) 19, (HP) 24	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Big projectile.

Yoga Blast
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	(LK) 12, (HK) 14	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Big projectile aimed up.

Yoga Smash
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Noogie throw! Max number of hits is 91, mash value is set randomly, mash pattern is and + 4 Buttons

Yoga Teleport
/+/

	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
	-	31	-	34 (starts once his white silhouette appears)	-
	Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-	-
Dhalsim teleports based on the direction and button used. Resets your airdash when used in midair. Dhalsim is invulnerable on frame 1 until he fully reappears.
	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
	-	31	-	34 (starts once his white silhouette appears)	-
	Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
	-	-	-	-	-
Dhalsim teleports based on the direction and button used. Resets your airdash when used in midair. Dhalsim is invulnerable on frame 1 until he fully reappears.

Flight
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Activates flight mode, repeat motion to end flight.

Hyper Combos

Yoga Inferno
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	28+0	-	23 (from the frame when the last fire particle appears)	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Dhalsim spits out many fireballs. Aim with directional inputs.

Yoga Strike
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	6+0	-	53 (Counting starts the frame after the peak of his jump.)	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Air throw super. Grab is active until Dhalsim hits the top of his jump arc, then recovery starts. Does not cause your opponent to perform any guard frames. Can be used to set up unblockables with characters who have an instant DHC (see Dhalsim's Strategy section for more info.)

Colors

First row: , , . Second row: , , .