Recovery
What exactly is a recovery? Well if you are falling and almost at the bottom of the screen, or you just were attacked and you are almost at the sides of the screen, recovery is your only hope. Don't give up even if your jumps are out!
Hint: Up Special Move is a great target for most recovery moves. Sometimes some Side Special Moves are used for recovery also. Try them out...and see if they'd be effective.
If you're in a scrape, use a recovery!
There are many different types of recoveries. Snake's Recovery shoots him upwards, and you can control your landing. Some recoveries, like Lucas', require a bit more to recover...
When you commence the Up Special Move with Lucas, he becomes slightly lighter and you now must control the PK thunder independently and hit Lucas with it. Depending on the angle you hit him at, he will shoot forward in a direction!
It's easier than it looks. Just get some practice, and you'll learn how to aim it precisely the place you need it!
There is one more type of recovery, and that's the grapple recovery!
This doesn't exist in Retro Smash, but in Melee, if you use a tether recovery, you can stick to a wall. In Brawl, it guides to the edge of the stage; so you don't have to worry about aiming.
We'll have more on Tether Recovery in a different Technique Page.
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