ChatGPT Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)
Mr. Game & Watch is strongest when Byleth gives him a shielded swing, because 3f Up B immediately turns that into another juggle with Up Air. Overusing the bow also weakens the matchup once Bucket becomes a real threat.
The stable plan is to keep Forward Tilt, Forward Air, and Back Air at the very end of their range, bait the Up B escape, and then punish the landing horizontally instead of chasing from directly underneath. Once the landing gets pushed toward the ledge, Byleth’s kill flow becomes much cleaner.
The table shows reliable shield punishes on Rapid Jab Finisher, Neutral B, Down Tilt, Dash Attack, and Forward Tilt, with OOS Nair, Up B, Grab, and OOS Uair available when Mr. Game & Watch gets impatient on the ground.
Neutral Air, Forward Air, and Side B are still not the places to mash. It is safer to read the post-Up-B landing, escape route, or ledge route first than to swing into another reset.
Full Move Frame Quick Reference
| Opponent Move | Startup | On Shield | Byleth OOS Candidate Moves | Barely Missed Moves |
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| Rapid Jab | 5/11/17… | — | ||
| Rapid Jab Finisher | 2 | -28 |
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| Jab | 4 | -7 |
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| Forward Tilt | 8 | -18 |
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| Up Tilt | 10/20 | -16/-6 |
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| Down Tilt | 6 | -27 |
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| Dash Attack | 6 | -21 |
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| Forward Smash | 17 | -15/-13 |
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| Up Smash | 21 | -6 |
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| Down Smash | 12 | -16/-15 |
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| Neutral Air | 7/12/17/22 | -5/-4 |
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| Forward Air | 10/44 | -3 |
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| Back Air | 10/14/18/22 | -13 |
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| Up Air | 9/15/21/27/33/37 | ** | ||
| Down Air | 12 | -17 |
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| Neutral B | 18 | -28 |
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| Side B | 16 | -30, -28, -27, -25, -20, -22, -20, -21, -6 |
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| Up B | 3/9 | ** | ||
| Down B | 6 (Start of Absorb/Reflect) | — | ||
| Grab | 6 | — | ||
| Dash Grab | 9 | — | ||
| Pivot Grab | 10 | — |
Win Condition Checklist
- Do not feed free Bucket charge or shielded big swings; keep the tipper outside the shield and make Up B come out first.
- After blocking Rapid Jab Finisher, Neutral B, Down Tilt, Dash Attack, and Forward Tilt, answer immediately with OOS Nair, Up B, Grab, or OOS Uair.
- Do not mash after Neutral Air, Forward Air, or Side B; take the landing route, escape route, or ledge route first.
- Finish stocks by trapping the horizontal landing and ledge routes instead of insisting on vertical chases under Up Air.
Actions to Avoid
- Overusing the bow and letting Bucket turn your own projectile pressure against you.
- Mashing after every blocked Neutral Air, Forward Air, and Side B and feeding the Up B reset.
- Staying directly underneath the landing and volunteering for repeated Up Air juggles.
- Chasing too deep for the kill instead of keeping the easier ledge and landing trap.