Pokemon: Close Combat/Medicham

Medicham kicks straight forward.

• Fastest button, good range, good combo tool
• Strong pressure tool, frame-trapping itself while confirming into 6B
• Pressing A again will autocombo into 4A
• Buffering the move out of prejump frames prevents the autocombo, great for pressure or linking the move into itself
• Frame 1 when cancelled from 2A
• Moves Medicham slightly forward, but not enough to fully counteract block pushback

Medicham quickly swings its leg upward.

• Barely disjointed on its first hitbox, though the second hitbox makes for a decent anti-air
• Frame 1 when cancelled from 5A
• Ends your turn with its minus frames; it's often better to simply repeat 5A

Medicham hops forward and unleashes a gigantic kick.

• Extremely high damage for a normal, starts Medi's most damaging combos & is optimal for meterless anti-air confirms
• Strong combo starter, naturally popping the opponent up for 5AB extensions
• Rather slow making it tricky to land outside of a 2BBC/parry bait
• Has huge range

Medicham advances forward with a low kick.

• A low starter with good range that leads into a full combo, which is fairly rare in Close Combat
• Whiffs on air opponents
• Does less damage than Medi's other normals, may scale some combos detrimentally
• Pseudo-pressure reset, moves Medi in slightly while stringing into 5A for plus frames

Medicham crouches down to do a spinning leg sweep.

• Has good range, but is a bit slow, even for a sweep
• Can't be confirmed into, generally just needs to be done raw from a jump-in or counterhit

Medicham performs an aerial kick diagonally downward.

• Medicham's core jump-in and cross-up tool

Medicham kicks upward in an arc.

• Medi's best air-to-air option & highest damage air move without meter
• Uses a smaller hurtbox than 668A

Medicham cancels its dash with a floating kick upward.

• Allows Medicham to create a threat from its otherwise slow forward dash
• Plus on block and leads into combos, making it a strong approach tool or pressure reset

Medicham extends their leg straight up, then brings it down on the opponent.

• Main mixup to threaten out of 5A/2AA, with good counterhit reward
• Relatively fast overhead
• Can be combo'd out of via C-Cancel or Counterhit
• Useful anti-air confirm as it will directly drop airborne opponents in front of Medicham

Medicham stomps the ground in front of it.

• Hits on-the-ground, leading to grounded follow-ups like 2AAA
• Generally requires an air knockdown to connect in time
• Looks similar to 5B while hitting low, though it requires more meter to convert off of

Medicham unleashes a Psychic-empowered Axe kick, creating bubbles of psychic energy that explodes on the opponent.

• Extremely plus on hit or block, leading to either combos or immense pressure
• Somewhat outclassed by the cheaper 5B cc, but far more plus if you're willing to spend the extra bar

Medicham jumps forward, doing a kick while moving through the air.

• Your main combo finisher
• Has great range, allow you to whiff punish at long ranges

Medicham does a quick jump upward, kicking any opponent in front of or above it.

• 1 bar reversal, far safer on whiff than a traditional DP
• Solid anti-air, though it's more committal & expensive than 4A
• Starts juggles in corner, has limited combo applications midscreen
• Whiffs entirely vs. crouching opponents

Medicham quickly jumps forward to deliver a kick followed by a downward strike, knocking the opponent to the floor.

• High damage, low execution finisher, though a 5AB juggle is generally more optimal
• Invincible neutral skip, safe on block at the very tip of its range
• Great for whiff punishing or even plowing through a move's active frames

Medicham steps very far forward, unleashing a strong hook.

• Primary neutral tool, closing the gap while supplying plus frames on block and a solid knockdown on hit
• Vulnerable to interception and unsafe on whiff
• Risky pressure reset, situationally reactable but very rewarding
• Can only be combo'd into via a Psycho Cut jump-in or Chakra Thrust
• On hit, has three follow-ups: 2B, 2AB (Many Pura Punches) and 2BC (Chakra Thrust)
• Can be outright linked out of on Counterhit

Medicham does another step forward, unleashing a backhanded punch.

• Basic 2B follow-up, unsafe on block but with a very long confirm window
• Does only 2 damage against air opponents

Medicham follows Lead Hook up with several more punches.

• A higher-damage finisher than 2BB
• Does less damage than Chakra Thrust into a jump-in sweep
• Extremely high endurance damage & plus frames, severely increasing 2B's threat level
• Can combo after 2B vs midscreen aerial opponents, which other enders can't

Medicham empowers itself with Chakra to unleash a powerful palm strike that dizzies the opponent.

• Allows a full combo with any starter afterwards, including jump-ins and cross-ups
• No utility on block unlike 2BAB

Medicham slices through the air with a horizontal crescent kick.

• Solid air-to-air either raw or cancelled from a jump normal

Medicham's empowered aerial kick unleashes a blade of Psychic energy.

• Doesn't knock down like other versions, making it possible to combo out of
• j5A x jAB is a solid jump-in option, comboing into Lead Hook or carrying Counterhit into normals
• Is relatively easy to juggle into and out of, like during air to airs
• Follows Medicham's jumping momentum unlike jAB and jBC, so you can't do it instantly on the ground
• Will refund the meter if used in a way where the move lands before the first active frame

Medicham unleashes 3 aerial kicks, launching the opponent on the final one.

• Has great invulnerability, huge guard damage, plus frames on block, and enormous juggle potential
• Somewhat limited due to being an air move, meaning it can be a bit hard to find a good spot to use it outside of combos

Medicham effortlessly tosses its opponent with a single arm.

• Opponent lands directly in front of Medicham

Medicham effortlessly tosses its opponent with a single arm.

• Opponent lands directly behind Medicham