Smash Ultimate Ken Matchup (Diddy Kong)

ChatGPT Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)

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Opponent Move	Startup	On Shield	Diddy Kong OOS Candidate Moves	Barely Missed Moves
Jab 1	2	-10	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f)	OOS Nair (+1)
Jab 2	3	-21	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Jab 3	8	-21	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Jab (1)	7	-19	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Jab (2)	9/16	-10/-6	Up Smash (5f)	OOS Uair (+1) OOS Bair (+2) Up B (+2) OOS Fair (+3)
Forward Tilt (1)	3	-20	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Forward Tilt (2)	8	-8	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f)	OOS Fair (+1) Grab (+2) OOS Nair (+3)
Forward Tilt (3)	10	-18/-14	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f)
Up Tilt (1)	3	-8	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f)	OOS Fair (+1) Grab (+2) OOS Nair (+3)
Up Tilt (2)	7	-19	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Down Tilt (1)	2	-9	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f)	Grab (+1) OOS Nair (+2)
Down Tilt (2)	6	-15	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f)	OOS Dair (+3)
Dash Attack	7	-22	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Forward Smash	13	-24/-21	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Up Smash	9	-24	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Down Smash	5	-25	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Neutral Air	6	-2/-2, -1/-2	None
Forward Air	8	-7/-6, -7/-6	Up Smash (5f)	OOS Uair (+1) OOS Bair (+2) Up B (+2) OOS Fair (+3)
Back Air	8	-4/-5	None	Up Smash (+1) OOS Uair (+3)
Up Air	5	-8	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f)	OOS Fair (+1) Grab (+2) OOS Nair (+3)
Down Air	8	-10	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f)	OOS Nair (+1)
Neutral B	13	-35/-34	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Side B (1)	8/13—38	-25 to -30	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Side B (2)	8/13/18/23/28/33/38	-36	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Up B (1)	6	**
Up B (2)	5/6/9	**
Down B	12 (+21), 12(+31), 12(+59)	-32, -33, unblockable	Up Smash (5f) OOS Uair (7f) OOS Bair (8f) Up B (8f) OOS Fair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) OOS Dair (18f)
Grab	6	--
Dash Grab	9	--
Pivot Grab	10	--

Ken Matchup (Diddy Kong)

ChatGPT Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)

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Ken Matchup (Diddy Kong)

ChatGPT Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)

Full Move Frame Quick Reference

Win Condition Checklist

Actions to Avoid

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