ChatGPT Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)
Robin is strongest once Thunder, Arcfire, and Levin Sword are all active in sequence. Diddy should care less about winning every projectile exchange and more about entering before that full setup is built.
Banana is excellent at forcing grounded shield or jump and making the Levin Sword angle awkward. If Robin has to move first, the big single-hit reward becomes much harder to line up.
The table shows clean shield punishes on Rapid Jab Finisher, Forward Smash, Down Smash, Up Smash, and Jab 2, with Up Smash, OOS Uair, OOS Bair, and Up B as the main punish tools.
Do not mash at the safer aerials. Track the landing or Elwind return first, and when Levin or a tome expires, press the advantage harder before the resource cycle resets.
Full Move Frame Quick Reference
| Opponent Move | Startup | On Shield | Diddy Kong OOS Candidate Moves | Barely Missed Moves |
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| Jab 1 | 4 | -24 |
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| Jab 2 | 5 | -26 |
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| Jab 3 | 6 | -23 |
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| Rapid Jab | 4/6/8… | — | ||
| Rapid Jab Finisher | 5 | -39 |
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| Forward Tilt | 9 | -15 |
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| Up Tilt | 6 | -20 |
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| Down Tilt | 7 | -8 |
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| Dash Attack | 8 | -23 |
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| Forward Smash | 16 | -30/-34 |
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| Up Smash | 12 | -33/-30/-33 |
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| Down Smash | 16 | -28/-34 |
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| Neutral Air | 7/20 | -6/-8 |
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| Forward Air | 12 | -6/-8 |
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| Back Air | 9 | -6/-8/-7 |
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| Up Air | 10 | -6/-8/-7 |
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| Down Air | 13 | -12/-13 |
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| Neutral B | 8/8/8 | -12/-13 |
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| Side B | 17 | +13 |
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| Up B | 8/28 | — | ||
| Down B | 15 | ** | ||
| Grab | 7 | — | ||
| Dash Grab | 10 | — | ||
| Pivot Grab | 11 | — |
Win Condition Checklist
- Enter before Thunder and Arcfire are both ready, and make Robin cast while moving instead of while planted.
- Use banana at Robin’s feet to force shield or jump and distort the best Levin Sword angle.
- After blocking Rapid Jab Finisher, Forward Smash, Down Smash, Up Smash, and Jab 2, answer immediately with Up Smash, OOS Uair, OOS Bair, or Up B so the heavy spell never goes unbilled.
- Once a tome or Levin Sword is gone, increase pressure immediately and do not let the full resource loop rebuild for free.
Actions to Avoid
- Spending the stock only on Thunder and Arcfire interactions while Robin comfortably charges the full screen.
- Respecting active Levin Sword so much that you never force Robin to move around it.
- Swinging immediately after every safer aerial and letting Robin drift back into the spell wall.
- Deep-chasing Elwind and giving up both ledge control and your own safe recovery path.