Street Fighter X Tekken/Yoshimitsu

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

Name

Command

Notes

Standing Light Punch

Standing Medium Punch

Standing Hard Punch

Standing Light Kick

Standing Medium Kick

Standing Hard Kick

Close Light Punch

(near opponent)

Close Medium Punch

(near opponent)

Close Hard Punch

(near opponent)

Close Light Kick

(near opponent)

Crouching Light Punch

+

Crouching Medium Punch

+

Crouching Hard Punch

+

Crouching Light Kick

+

Crouching Medium Kick

+

Crouching Hard Kick

+

Jump Light Punch

/ / +

crossup

Jump Medium Punch

/ / +

Jump Hard Punch

/ / +

vs airborne

Jump Light Kick

/ / +

Jump Medium Kick

/ / +

crossup

Jump Hard Kick

/ / +

vs airborne

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Flea

+

   Flea to
Sliding Headbutt

Flea

   Jumping Flea

Flea or or

   Flea Crouch

Flea

can crouch under projectiles

   Flea Dash

Flea ,

forward dash

   Flea Release

Flea

Cancels Flea Stance

Triple Roundhouse Combo

+
can be repeated 2 more times

on 3rd hit
vs airborne

Poison Wind Bronze Fist

+ b

on 1st hit
vs airborne

Poison Wind Silver Fist

+

on 1st hit
vs airborne

Poison Wind Gold Fist

+

on 1st hit
on 5th hit
vs airborne

Poison Wind
Bronze Fist
Steel Fist

+ +

on 1st hit
on 5th hit
vs airborne

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Sword Face Smash

or + +

Oni Killer

+ +

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Poison Breath

+

on
vs airborne

Flea to Poison Breath

Flea +

on
vs airborne

Gehosen

+

Suicide

+

vs airborne
deals damage to self
causes self-crumple

Slap U Silly

+
rapidly press
for additional hits

vs airborne
after 6 hits, causes
Yoshimitsu to crumple
cannot be followed up
will prevent self-crumple

Stone Fists

+
rapidly press
for additional hits

vs airborne
after 6 hits, causes
Yoshimitsu to crumple
cannot be followed up
will prevent self-crumple

Indian Stance Vacuum Dance

or + or

teleport

Sword Poke Windmill

+

vacuum effect
on

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Sword Poke Whirlwind

+

vacuum effect

Frame Data (updated for v2013)

Move	Command	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	JP	JC	JS	"Notes
"
Far\Close LP		H	30	4	3	9	+5	+1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Far MP		H	80	9	3	17	+1	-3	-	2	1	1	-
Far\Close HP		H	120	16	2	23	+1	-5	-	3	1	1	Forces standing, Knockdown on counter hit
Far\Close LK		H	30	5	5	9	+3	-1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Far\Close MK		H	60	8	4	17	+3	-4	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Far\Close HK		H	90	16	3	28	float	-11	-	3	1	0	Throw invulnerability frames 1-15
Close MP		H	60	5	3	12	+6	+2	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Crouch LP		H	30	4	5	8	+5	0	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Crouch MP		L	60	10	4	15	+2	-2	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Crouch HP		H	120	11	5	20	+1	-5	-	3	1	1	Forces standing, Float on counter hit
Crouch LK		L	30	5	4	10	+3	-1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Crouch MK		H	60	7	5	15	+2	-3	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Crouch HK **LC		L	90	12	2	30	hard knockdown	-12	SM,EX,SA,CA	3	1	-	-
Jump LP		M	40	6	7	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump MP		M	70	9	3	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	0	1	-
Jump HP		M,H	35x3	8	6	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3,3,3	0,0,1	1	Hits H from frame 5, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Jump LK		M	40	5	6	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump MK		M	70	7	6	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
Jump HK		M	100	10	2	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	Ground bounce on airborne opponent
Launcher **LC		H	100	13	2	54	switch	-34	-	3	-	-	Crushes crouching attacks frames 1-14, Launches opponent while switching characters
Cross Cancel		H	60x2	9	6	45	hard knockdown	-27	-	-	-	-	Invulnerability frames 1-10
Sword Face Smash	LP+LK	throw	130	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oni Killer	b+LP+LK	throw	130	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	b+LK (during forward jump)	M	40	5	6	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	Knockdown on airborne opponent
-	b+LK > MK (air)	M	70	8	6	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	-	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Flea	d+KKK	H	75	23	until canceled or hit	-	-	-	-	1	1	0	Input f,f to dash
Flea to Sling Headbutt	K (during Flea)	L	60	17	14	31	+20	-11	-	3	1	0	Exits Flea
Jumping Flea	ub or u or uf (during Flea)	M	60	5	36	8	+6	+2	-	1	1	0	-
High Jumping Flea	d,ub or d,u or d,uf (during Flea)	M	60	5	41	8	+6	+2	-	1	1	0	-
Dashing Flea	f,f (during Flea)	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Flea Release	P (during Flea)	-	-	-	-	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	Exits Flea
-	f+HK	H	50	10	2	22	+3	-3	-	3	1	0	Forces standing, Knockdown on airborne opponent
-	f+HK > f+HK	H	50	5	2	23	+2	-4	-	3	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Triple Roundhouse Combo	f+HK > f+HK > f+HK	H	50	5	2	23	float	-5	-	3	1	0	-
-	f+MK	M	40	20	2	24	0	-4	-	2	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent, Stagger (+15) on crouching counter hit, On Hit: -1 on crouching opponent
- **LC	f+MK > MP	H	80	12	1(5)1(5)1	27	+2	-11	-	3	0	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Poison Wind Bronze Fist	f+MK > MP > b,b	-	-	-	-	27	-8	-21	-	-	-	-	Invulnerability frames 1-8
Poison Wind Steel Fist	f+MK > MP > f+MK	M	40	20	2	34	-2	-14	-	2	1	0	On hit: -11 on crouching opponent
Poison Wind Silver Fist	f+MK > MP > K	-	-	-	-	49	-30	-43	-	-	-	-	Invulnerability frames 1-31
Poison Wind Gold Fist	f+MK > MP > K > P	H	70	16	2	23	float	-10	-	3	1	0	Crushes airborne attacks frames 1-17
Poison Breath LK	hcb+LK	H	50	16	17	11	+1	-11	-	3	3	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Poison Breath MK	hcb+MK	H	50	22	24	4	+2	-11	-	3	3	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Poison Breath HK	hcb+HK	H	50	26	24	4	crumple	-11	-	3	3	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Poison Breath EX	hcb+KK	H	70	16	24	4	crumple	-11	-	3	3	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Flea to Poison Breath LK	hcb+LK (during Flea)	H	50	15	24	15	0	-22	-	3	3	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Flea to Poison Breath MK	hcb+MK (during Flea)	H	50	20	24	15	+1	-22	-	3	3	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Flea to Poison Breath HK	hcb+HK (during Flea)	H	50	26	24	15	crumple	-22	-	3	3	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Flea to Poison Breath EX	hcb+KK (during Flea)	H	70	15	24	15	crumple	-22	-	4	3	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Gehosen LP	f,d,df+LP	H	80	7	6	26	float	-10	-	3	3	0	Airborne frames 11-24, Crushes airborne attacks frames 1-10
Gehosen MP	f,d,df+MP	H	100	9	6	26	float	-10		3	3	0	Airborne frames 13-26, Invulnerability frames 1-4
Gehosen HP	f,d,df+HP	H	110	9	6	26	float	-10		3	3	0	Airborne frames 13-26
Gehosen EX	f,d,df+PP	H	70x2	6	6	27	float	-9	-	3,3	3,3	0	Airborne frames 11-24, Invulnerability frames 1-6
Suicide LP	hcb,f+LP	M	250	24	5	98	crumple	-74	-	1	1	-	Deals 200 damage to himself, Whiffs on airborne opponent, Throw invulnerability frames 1-28
Suicide MP	hcb,f+MP	M	250	26	5	98	crumple	-74	-	1	1	-	Deals 200 damage to himself, Whiffs on airborne opponent, Breaks counter moves
Suicide HP	hcb,f+HP	M	250	28	5	98	crumple	-74	-	1	1	-	Deals 200 damage to himself, Whiffs on airborne opponent, Projectile invulnerability frames 1-32
Suicide EX	hcb,f+EX	M	150x2	22	5(36)5	107	crumple	self-crumple	-	3,3	0,3	0	Deals 250 damage to himself
Slap U Silly LP **LC	qcf+LP (mash LP to extend)	H	20x2~6	15	-	27/78	0 / self-crumple	-8 / self-crumple	-	3	0	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Slap U Silly MP **LC	qcf+MP (mash MP to extend)	H	20x3~7	15	-	27/98	0 / self-crumple	-8 / self-crumple	-	3	0	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Slap U Silly HP **LC	qcf+HP (mash HP to extend)	H	20x4~8	15	-	27/98	0 / self-crumple	-8 / self-crumple	-	3	0	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Slap U Silly EX **LC	qcf+EX	H	20x7	15	-	27	0	-8	-	3	0	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent, 1 point of armor during frames 1-14
Stone Fists LK **LC	qcf+LK (mash LK to extend)	L	20x2~6	15	-	27/98	-2 / self-crumple	-10 / self-crumple	-	3	0	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Stone Fists MK **LC	qcf+MK (mash MK to extend)	L	20x3~7	15	-	27/98	-2 / self-crumple	-10 / self-crumple	-	3	0	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Stone Fists HK **LC	qcf+HK (mash HK to extend)	L	20x4~8	15	-	27/98	-2 / self-crumple	-10 / self-crumple	-	3	0	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Stone Fists EX **LC	qcf+EX	L	20x7	15	-	27	-2	-10	-	3	0	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent, 1 point of armor during frames 1-14
Indian Stance Vacuum Dance **LC	f,d,df or b,d,db+PPP or KKK	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	-	-	-	-	Invulnerability frames 1-29
Sword Poke Windmill	hcb+P	H	5,10x7,45	18	52	33	-2	-11	-	3	0	0	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Sword Poke Windmill EX	hcb+PP	H	5,190	6	52	33	hard knockdown	-11	-	3	3	0	Chargeable: 51F for Super Art, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Sword Poke Whirlwind **LC	hcb+PPP	H	315	7	58	36	hard knockdown	-11	-	3	0	-	63 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-8, Projectile invulnerability frames 9-64
Cross Art **LC	qcf+MP+MK	H	150+	9	2	66	switch	-46	-	3	-	-	62 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-10, Airborne frames 1-37

Boost Chain Frame Data

Move	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	"Notes
"
Far MP	H	56	9	3	24	-6	-10	-	-
Far\Close HP	H	84	16	2	32	-8	-14	-	Forces standing, Knockdown on counter hit
Far\Close MK	H	42	7	4	22	-2	-9	EX,SA,CA	-
Far\Close HK	H	63	16	3	37	float	-20	-	Throw invulnerability frames 1-15
Close MP	H	42	5	3	17	+1	-3	EX,SA,CA	-
Crouch MP	L	42	10	4	20	-3	-7	EX,SA,CA	-
Crouch HP	H	84	11	5	25	-4	-10	-	Forces standing, Float on counter hit
Crouch MK	H	42	7	5	20	-3	-8	EX,SA,CA	-
Crouch HK **LC	L	63	12	2	36	hard knockdown	-18	EX,SA,CA	-

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