Smash Ultimate Ken Matchup (Hero)

ChatGPT Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)

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Full Move Frame Quick Reference

Opponent Move	Startup	On Shield	Hero OOS Candidate Moves	Barely Missed Moves
Jab 1	2	-10	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f)	OOS Nair (+1) Up Smash (+3)
Jab 2	3	-21	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Jab 3	8	-21	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Jab (1)	7	-19	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f)	OOS Bair (+2)
Jab (2)	9/16	-10/-6	Up B (3f)	OOS Uair (+3)
Forward Tilt (1)	3	-20	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f)	OOS Bair (+1)
Forward Tilt (2)	8	-8	Up B (3f)	OOS Uair (+1) Grab (+2) OOS Nair (+3)
Forward Tilt (3)	10	-18/-14	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f)	OOS Fair (+3)
Up Tilt (1)	3	-8	Up B (3f)	OOS Uair (+1) Grab (+2) OOS Nair (+3)
Up Tilt (2)	7	-19	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f)	OOS Bair (+2)
Down Tilt (1)	2	-9	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f)	Grab (+1) OOS Nair (+2)
Down Tilt (2)	6	-15	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f)	OOS Fair (+2)
Dash Attack	7	-22	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Forward Smash	13	-24/-21	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Up Smash	9	-24	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Down Smash	5	-25	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Neutral Air	6	-2/-2, -1/-2	None	Up B (+2)
Forward Air	8	-7/-6, -7/-6	Up B (3f)	OOS Uair (+3)
Back Air	8	-4/-5	Up B (3f)
Up Air	5	-8	Up B (3f)	OOS Uair (+1) Grab (+2) OOS Nair (+3)
Down Air	8	-10	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f)	OOS Nair (+1) Up Smash (+3)
Neutral B	13	-35/-34	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Side B (1)	8/13—38	-25 to -30	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Side B (2)	8/13/18/23/28/33/38	-36	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Up B (1)	6	**
Up B (2)	5/6/9	**
Down B	12 (+21), 12(+31), 12(+59)	-32, -33, unblockable	Up B (3f) OOS Uair (9f) Grab (10f) OOS Nair (11f) Up Smash (13f) OOS Fair (17f) OOS Dair (19f) OOS Bair (21f)
Grab	6	--
Dash Grab	9	--
Pivot Grab	10	--

Ken Matchup (Hero)

ChatGPT Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)

Full Move Frame Quick Reference

Win Condition Checklist

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Ken Matchup (Hero)

ChatGPT Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)

Full Move Frame Quick Reference

Win Condition Checklist

Actions to Avoid

Reference Links

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