Pokemon: Close Combat/Chesnaught

Chesnaught sticks its fist out for a far standing jab.

• Chesnaught's fastest button for challenging
• Chesnaught's strongest combo starter
• Solid stop-sign in neutral, can be buffered into 6B for knockdown
• Leaves a large hurtbox out during end lag for opponents to whiff punish

Chespin joins Chesnaught in delivering a quick uppercut.

• Ideal blockstring filler for guard damage
• Incredible answer to jumps with quick startup, great hitbox, and lots of active frames
• Can cancel into 2B or [4]6B on air-hit for a combo into knockdown

Chesnaught delivers a forward-advancing backhand.

• Chesnaught's furthest button, strong for keeping the opponent at bay and checking dashes
• Combos into 5A, 2A, and 4A. Combos into itself on counterhit
• Has armor after consuming a Guard Berry

Chesnaught sticks its leg out for a low-hitting kick.

• Ideal blockstring filler for checking the opponent low
• Strong for checking opponent's who are holding back/upback, and beating out upper body invulnerability
• Can be confirmed into itself on hit, once
• After linking into itself, gains 2 extra frames of recovery

Chesnaught swipes at the ground for a low-hitting sweep.

• Far-reaching normal that builds a bar on hit
• Can be cancelled into 5B on whiff, potentially punishing the opponent for attempting to challenge

Chesnaught delivers a jump-in hook.

• High damage combo starter, easily linking into 5A
• Has a generous cross-up box for pressure

Chesnaught delivers a jumping kick with help from Chespin.

• Go-to air-to-air for checking approaches
• Allows for juggles in ideal situations when succeeding as an air-to-air

Chesnaught feeds Chespin a berry.

• Loads Bullet Seed for the next 5B press
• Does not load a Bullet Seed if hit while Chespin is eating, Chesnaught is invincible at the end
• Typically performed while far away from the opponent to stay safe

Chespin spits out seeds.

• Allows for gapless pressure off of any normal, while easily confirming off any hit cancelled into it
• Also allows for significant extensions when cancelled from 6B
• Clashes with other projectiles making it weak in fireball wars, but functions as a decent zoning option
• Additional hits can whiff on shorter hurtboxes (Falinks, crouching Toxicroak, etc.)
• On hit, you can confirm to a 3A to build meter

Chesnaught charges forward with its shield.

• Go-to meterless combo ender, decent screen carry
• Connects for more hits the closer the opponent is when the move starts
• Great hitbox makes it a great counterpoke at midrange, beating out other buttons on prediction

Chesnaught delivers an overhead slam with its forearm, launching a thorn.

• Strong pressure tool, forces the opponent to stand-block and does tons of guard damage
• Drops a thorn that deals one damage when stepped on, thorn can be parried by opponent
• The thorn will bounce off the wall, trapping the opponent in the corner
• Goes decently far, can surprise opponents at midrange
• Has armor after consuming a Guard Berry

Chesnaught throws out their shield mid-air.

• Functions as a parry, allowing Chesnaught to quickly act upon successfully reading the opponent
• Can be performed during forward and back dash
• Refreshes Chesnaught's endurance on successful parry
• Can be canceled into jBB for 1 meter. If you armor an attack, you can cancel into jBB for free or j8A/j5A

Chesnaught charges forward with its shield before smashing it into the opponent.

• Requires charge to execute (hold for at least 0.6 seconds)
• Chesnaught travels nearly fullscreen, great option when reacting to projectiles
• Allows enough time to juggle after when the final hit connects late, usually into 6A or 6B
• If all four hits connect, damage scaling causes the final hit to deal only 5 damage

Chesnaught swings its arm in an uppercut, launching a thorn.

• Requires charge to execute (hold for at least 0.6 seconds)
• 1 bar invincible reversal, though slower than average
• Drops a thorn similar to 2B
• The thorn will meaty the opponent midscreen on neutral wakeup
• On a spaced midscreen counter hit, the thorn will combo from the move outright, allowing for a 6B followup
• None of this applies in the corner, where the thorn will bounce off the wall and land farther from the corner than a 2B thorn
• Strong combo ender, allowing Chesnaught to set up berry
• Allows for a juggled combo on counterhit

Chesnaught exercises self-care via berry.

• Heals 5 HP, refreshes endurance, and removes Poison status
• Adds armor to 6A and Thorn Hammer
• Armor carries between rounds, but can only absorb hits for 1 move's duration
• Armored 6A is a solid approach option, while armored 2B is an unchallengeable overhead with great C-Cancel reward on block

Chesnaught slams their shield for a counterattack.

• Jumping and using this move immediately in neutral can be a safe way to approach and can lead to corner carry
• Can be used meterlessly if you armor an attack with jB
• Excellent at extending a 5B juggle when in the corner

Chesnaught launches a huge spike from its back.

• Initial hitbox is a "sweetspot" that deals more damage
• Can combo from 5B [Spit] in juggle situations (like when cancelled from 6B)
• Great for exchanging meter for damage on final round to secure a win

Chesnaught headbutts the opponent.

• Usually allows enough time to load 5B or attempt to meaty with 6A

Chesnaught grabs the opponent and lobs them behind it.

• Usually allows enough time to load 5B or attempt to meaty with 6A

Chesnaught slams the opponent with its shield.