SONIC Amiibo Guide

SONIC

AVERAGE TIER

Sonic is pretty good, is he amazing? No. He has good grabs, good smashes and a okay aerials. On top of that, he's super quick and can get in and out really fast. As an amiibo he adapts quick and isn't really all that hard to train but he can become spammy with his forward air if you aren't careful. I think this is his biggest weakness so I would avoid using that move much, if at all. Teach him to back throw kill on the ledge and up throw into up air at lower percents, and a lot of short hop aerials. (All of them but F Air) Spin dash is good, the amiibo uses it to close distance get some chunk damage and break out of it into mix ups if he can actually land it. Sonic has a lot of trouble landing spin dash on amiibos as a damage option, but because it launches him he doesn't really get punished for using it. He's okay and if you play Sonic and know how to use him, your amiibo should turn out great. He has one weird combo where he tries to up throw into a neutral b, it never lands because it's so delayed, idk why he does it. His AI gravitates towards aerials, which can definitely be a problem against more defensive amiibos. He is also pretty squishy and sometimes has a little trouble killing. The main problem I have with Sonic is that you have to make the amiibo very grabby if you want him to be as effective as others. A lot of his moves get shielded and that takes away from him being Strong.

PROS:

• Fast and Evasive
• Kill Throw
• Good Aerials and Smash Attacks
• Great Gap Closing with Spin Dash
• Great Recovery
• Adapts pretty well
• True Combo

CONS:

• Can struggle vs. Heavys
• Can become spammy
• Doesn't have the strongest kill options
• AI tries to use a combo that doesn't ever work vs amiibo opponents
• Squishy

TRAINING MUSTS:

• Focus Aerials but don't over use them or he will spam
• I suggest avoiding F Air
• Teach him how to use Spin Dash and combo off of it
• Teach him to kill with back throw
• Grab often and be sure to pummel them
• Show him how to kill with all smash attacks
• Utilize his tilts, they are good
• Up Throw to Up Air true combo is viable at low percents