Min Min’s gameplan is ALL about keeping the opponent in the mid-range area. Overwhelming & out-spacing you w/ her arms while constantly baiting out reactions so she can punish.
During low & mid %’s, Min Min won’t get much out of doing smash attacks since she can’t move when performing them. Instead, she’ll be mixing you up w/ the timing of her tilts & micro movement.
Min Min’s smash attacks will mainly be used for guaranteed punishes, hard reads, & if she can’t reach the opponent w/ her tilt. They aren’t as good as her tilts because she can’t move while doing it.
When Min Min charges her smash attacks, each arm gets bigger & has a special effect.
- Megawatt does A LOT of shield dmg.
- Dragon has a buffed up laser.
- Ramram has a bigger flaming hitbox.
For the most part, Min Min’s combos are pretty simple. The closer Min Min is to the opponent, the more she can combo off her attacks, & vise versa.
- Obviously at CQC she’s WAY less safe throwing out the moves, but it’s something to take note of.
Each arm has a purpose. The special arm is meant to condition the opponent into shield or just bait out an option, while the normal arm is meant to react to said option.
Using Megawatt from around 0%-40% is the optimal plan Min Min will choose to do.
- If Min Min has Megawatt out, she’ll probably opt to throw that arm out 1st, then her Dragon arm afterwards. This is because if she does Dragon —> Megawatt on shield, the opponent can jump OOS, but if they do Megawatt —> Dragon, they can angle the Dragon upwards to catch a jump OOS.
- This can turn into a mind game on whether or not Min Min will throw out the Dragon arm after Megawatt, if they’ll delay the Dragon arm, throw it out immediately, etc. etc.
Around mid %’s is when the Min Min will switch to Ramram.
- Ramram is meant to catch jumps due to the range & curvature of the move. Because the move loses to lingering hitboxes (i.e. Kirby N-Air), Min Min will opt to throw out Dragon 1st. However, if Min Min throws out Ramram 1st, it leads into her other arm.
- If the opponent is zoning Min Min out, they may opt to use Ramram more. Generally, since Kirby is looking to close the distance, they’ll opt to use Megawatt to stuff you out.
Min Min’s N-Air is a phenomal air-to-ground spacing tool that can even give her some combos w/ certain arms. It can also be used as an anti-air & ledgetrapping tool.
- Ramram N-Air is the fastest. Least amount of range.
- Can do 2 Ramram N-Airs out of a FH. The most situational N-Air out of the 3.
- Dragon N-Air is the 2nd fastest. The ‘Miley Cyrus’ arm out of the 3 (”The best of both worlds”).
- Megawatt N-Air is the slowest, but the strongest. It can kill.
Using Min Min’s arms in conjunction w/ her N-Air adds a whole other layer of mixups in neutral.
Dash Attack goes pretty far & fast. Can cross up opponents on shield.
D-Tilt is a good sliding move that's fast, can low profile & cross up the opponent on shield. Very hard move to punish. It can also 2 frame or catch opponents handing from ledge.
- If Dash Attack or D-Tilt don’t cross up on shield, you can punish w/ a grab.
U-Tilt & U-Smash are REALLY good anti-airs. They can both be used OOS.
D-Smash is kinda ass, but it comes out fast & can 2-Frame & catch ledge hangs.
U-Air is a situational move, but not a bad move, overall. It has low landing lag, safe on shield, & can setup for combos or followup.
Min Min’s grab is essential to her gameplan. Has frame 18 startup & 32 frames of endlag, but it’s the 2nd longest grab in the game. Since Min Min will be conditioning you to shield, she can find good opportunities to utilize this move.
- If she grabs & whiffs the move, her arms will be extended & vulnerable, leaving her more open for a punish.
- Min Min’s B-Throw & U-Throw are kill throws.