ChatGPT Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)
Min Min owns the straight horizontal lane, so Dark Pit should use arrow only to cut the rhythm and then take the diagonal route over the arms instead of trying to win in front of them.
Walking forward on the ground is the slow way in. The matchup opens when Dark Pit gets above the arm line, lands with Nair or Grab, and keeps Min Min close long enough to reach the ledge.
The table shows clean shield punishes on Forward Smash (1), Up Smash, Forward Tilt (4), Forward Smash (2), and Forward Smash (4), with Up Smash, OOS Nair, Grab, and OOS Uair as the main cash-outs.
Do not mash after Up Air. Read the landing first, and once Min Min is offstage, cut the Up B return with Bair or arrow before the chain fully stabilizes.
Full Move Frame Quick Reference
| Opponent Move | Startup | On Shield | Dark Pit OOS Candidate Moves | Barely Missed Moves |
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| Jab 1 | 5 | -15 |
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| Jab 2 | 8 | -20 |
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| Jab 3 | 6 | -23 |
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| Rapid Jab | 6/8/10… | — | ||
| Rapid Jab Finisher | 7 | -28 |
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| Forward Tilt (1) | 14 | -31 |
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| Forward Tilt (2) | 14 | -29 |
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| Forward Tilt (3) | 14 | -31 |
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| Forward Tilt (4) | 14 | -30 — -34 |
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| Up Tilt | 5 | -31/-30/-29 |
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| Down Tilt | 10 | -18/-17 |
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| Dash Attack | 7 | -23 |
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| Forward Smash (1) | 16 (40) | -32/-29/-30 (-35) |
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| Forward Smash (2) | 16 (40) | -31/-31/-29 (-34) |
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| Forward Smash (3) | 16 (26) | -32/-31 |
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| Forward Smash (4) | 16 | -28 — -34 |
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| Up Smash | 8 | -35/-34 |
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| Down Smash | 6 | -33/-32 |
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| Neutral Air (1) | 10 | -8 |
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| Neutral Air (2) | 10 | -6 |
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| Neutral Air (3) | 8 | -9 |
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| Neutral Air (4) | 14 | -7 |
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| Up Air | 7 | -5 |
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| Down Air | 15 | //-20 |
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| Up B (1) | ** | ** | ||
| Up B (2) | 12 | -31 |
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| Down B | 1 | ** | ||
| Grab | 18 | — | ||
| Dash Grab | 18 | — | ||
| Pivot Grab | 18 | — |
Win Condition Checklist
- Use arrow as a timing break for arm startup, then spend that pause to claim the diagonal angle above Min Min.
- Value Nair, Grab, and landing traps after the first entry more than raw frontal aerials into the arm wall.
- After blocking Forward Smash (1), Up Smash, Forward Tilt (4), Forward Smash (2), and Forward Smash (4), answer immediately with Up Smash, OOS Nair, Grab, or OOS Uair so the close-range panic swing always gets billed.
- Once Min Min is at the ledge, look for Bair or arrow before the Up B chain fully reaches safety.
Actions to Avoid
- Running straight down the ground lane and eating both arms plus the laser for free.
- Touching Min Min once and then backing out until the worst spacing is fully rebuilt.
- Respecting blocked Up Smash or Forward Smash (1) so much that the punish window disappears.
- Panic-jumping from ledge into pre-positioned arm coverage.