Bowser vs Falco: Matchup Outline

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Matchup Outline


Falco's POV Rundown

+ Falco has a very strong and easy combo game on Bowser.
+ Falco has a strong CC that can make it difficult for Bowser to safely hit him.
+ Falco has a very strong vertical presence through quick vertical movement.
+ Falco has a very strong horizontal stage presence through lasers and solid ground movement.
- Falco can have a tough time safely approaching Bowser.
- Falco has low survivability.

Bowser's POV Rundown

+ Bowser is very threatening near the edge of the stage.
- Bowser cannot approach very safely due to Falco's incredible antiairs.
- Everything is high risk-high reward for Bowser in the matchup. It is inherently volatile.
- Bowser must punish Falco extremely hard to make up for lackluster Neutral game.


Bullet Points:

- Preferred stage order: Yoshi's > Battlefield > FoD > Dreamland > Stadium > FD
- Bait Falco into leaving the ground by jumping over him.
- Slide under Falco to pop him up and get something started.
- Use lots of tomahawks and doublejump feints.
- Don't let Falco play the runaway game. Keep on top of him.

Things to Work On Implementing:

- Positional Tech Chasing
- Challenge Falco whenever he's descending in the air.
- Mix up your responses to Falco's lasers.
- Koopa Klaw Falco's Knockdown for easy combo extenders.
- Edgeguard Side B with Nair
- Pay special attention to not only laser placement, but also both player's actions immediately following a laser.
- Bowser's Nair beats Falco's Dair.
- Beat Falco's Dair with UpB OoS, Runback KK, Fortress Hog, Ledgeplay.
- Pivots to beat approaches.


Things to Lab

- Reaction tech chasing
- UpB to Grab percents
- ASDI down lasers during movement and attacks

Misc. Information

- Falco is a dumb bitch

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