Learn your character’s normals, specials, and unique moves
Move with walk, dash, jump, and air movement
Use light, medium, and heavy attacks to start pressure and combos
Block high and low correctly
Use throws to beat blocking
Use assists to extend combos and control space
Tag in your partner to continue offense or recover
Build and spend meter on stronger attacks and combo enders
Confirm hits before committing to long combos
Punish unsafe moves on block or whiff
Use supers when they will connect or secure a kill
Manage spacing and stay at your preferred range
Practice basic combos, defense, and punishes in training mode
Learn matchup-specific threats and answers
Stay patient, watch the opponent, and adapt your game plan