AMIIBO Training Guide (Amiibo Self Training Method)

AMIIBO Training Guide

I've had a lot of people ask me how I train my amiibos and I'm not so sure people will agree with my method but it works and I will tell you why. My training method may seem lazy to some but that wasn't my intention for doing it. My method involves training an amiibo up to a certain point and letting the amiibos do the rest of the work. I'm not going to sit here and say I'm a Smash Pro at the game, I've watched a lot of tournaments and I know I will never be close to that level. Though I'm not on their level, I do understand what makes the characters strong and what moves to focus on when training each character individually. In the past, I tried the training methods where people say to train them vs a bot for the first few levels then spot train them to 30 then switch through your best characters etc.. When I did these methods, a lot of my amiibos turned out good but some of them turned out awful... They would spam the same move over and over and were all around terrible, I then started putting research into what makes amiibos spam moves and I realized... It's because they are getting rewarded for it. If an amiibo keeps landing the same move on you... why do they need to use any other ones? Keep one thing in mind about amiibos, if they find a way to punish an opponent and know all they need is the one move to do so, they will use it until it doesn't work anymore. I'm not a pro at dodging every attack, so when I'm getting hit with some of these moves, I can't help it, I'm human... So what's the best option in this situation? Train them with another amiibo... or two.... or three. I've learned that amiibos learn more from landing attacks then they do from watching a player use them. If they try something you do and don't land it, chances are they aren't going to use it. I find that training an amiibo from 1-50 yourself is ineffective and a waste of time, all you have to do is give them a strong core skill set and allow your other amiibos to enhance their reflexes and reading capabilities. You have to understand the amiibo and what makes them strong to insure they will turn out well rounded and effective, dittoing them to 50 actually does more harm than good imo. My Character Specific Guides May Help With That.

THE TRAINING METHOD

Step 1: Take them into a 1v1 setting with the same character as the amiibo, starting at level 1.This is where you will teach them everything you want them to know. Focus Grabbing and Pummeling/True Combos/Tilts/Smash Attacks/Aerials... The Works. You will continue this process until you get the amiibo to about lvl 15-20. After doing this you will switch your attention over to 3 other level one amiibos and do the same process, stopping at lvl 15-20. You want them all to be the same level. PS- If they get behind a lvl or 2 in the training process, it's no big deal. It isn't going to have a major impact on their training. Some will level quicker than others because they are staying alive longer. (If you don't have four amiibos, this training method isn't going to be effective. It has to be an even number, you could even do this with 6 or 8 if you really wanted to.)

Step 2: Once you have trained your amiibos up to the level you want them to be at, whether it be 15 or 20, you will then take your hands off the controller and allow your amiibos to do the work. Why you ask? Because now the amiibos will take what you taught them in your ditto matches and attempt to apply it vs the other amiibos. Why is this effective? Because this is where they will learn the most effective combos, the strongest attacks and improve their reflexes and abilities to read an opponent. Amiibos have enhanced AIs, allowing them to shield and dodge almost anything you throw at them. Since they can shield and dodge so easily, the chances of an amiibo spamming one attack is slim to none. The reason you want the amiibos to be the same level as you train them up is so they can actually land the skills and combos you taught them. Placing them vs a level 50 amiibo will be just as ineffective as training them yourself and trying to go ham because if they are getting obliterated, they aren't really learning anything, they are just gaining levels. DO NOT use only omega stages. You want stages with platforms so it's easier for the amiibos to land aerials. Omega stages take away from this.

Step 3: I suggest doing Four Amiibos at a time because your goal will be to cycle them. Uneven numbers will not work. Have 2 of them 1v1 eachother, then have the other 2 do the same thing. After this you will place them in a 4 Man Free For All or Team Match. The reason for the Free For All/Team is to give them more opportunities to land skills they may not be able to land in a 1v1 setting. This way they can strengthen their kill options and aerial arsenal to use later when their reflexes have improved due to leveling up. After doing this, you will want to cycle them to 1v1 each other amiibo in this training session. After each rotation, throw in a Free For All/Team as well. You will do this all the way to level 50. (If you want, you can throw in item matches also. I suggest only using fair items, such as boomerang, laser sword, healing items etc.)

Step 4: Your amiibos are now level 50, so it's time to hone their skills. Put them in a match with your strongest amiibo. I usually have them face my Mario in a timed match for 5 mins. It helps them to up their reflexes. I've definitely noticed changes in their abilities to read after doing this, so I really do believe it's effective and helpful. Then you will cycle in other amiibos with differing playstyles to help them get used to fighting in different situations. It helps make them more well rounded in case you plan to use them in an amiibo tournament. If your amiibo does poorly vs another amiibo, have them fight it again. Amiibos will improve the more they fight a difficult opponent, typically getting to a point of being a fair fight, unless it's just a terrible match up.

Step 5: Using this method you may have had issues with certain amiibos not charging spells. You can fix this by taking them into a ditto match yourself and spamming full charged ranged spells on them. Spot training will always have an effect if you see some imperfections in one of your amiibos. Make sure characters like Lucario know what to do in rage mode and Rosalina knows how to use Luma. You may have to spot train some of them at higher levels as well.

After these five simple steps your amiibo should turn out well rounded and not spam abilities. I suggest if you plan on fighting them at level 50, make sure you cycle amiibo vs amiibo fights. Placing them against same level amiibos helps insure they won't start spamming one move. Once again, do not place a low level amiibo vs a level 50 amiibo. This is another way they can become spammy, other than you fighting them yourself. Keep in mind they may not turn out perfect using this method, some may require extra training and even in amiibo vs amiibo fights, they will gravitate toward one move if it allows them to rack up damage.. This will never change, One fight they may spam F Air as a way to keep spacing and rack up damage... Another Fight they may Grab Relentlessly because they are scared of getting counter attacked. Amiibos will never be MLG Status, you have to understand they are built to punish and may use uninteresting methods to do so no matter what you do or how you train them. 

PROS TO THIS METHOD:

• Quick and Effecient
• Insures They Wont Spam Skills 
• Will Be Stronger vs Other Amiibos
• Enhanced Reflexes/Reading Capabilities
• Allows You To Multi-Task
• Can Train Multiple Amiibos At Once
• Your Amiibos Become More Well Rounded

CONS TO THIS METHOD:

• Boring For People Who Want To Fight Their Amiibos
• Some Amiibos Need Extra Training After Using This Method (Rosalina/Lucario)
• Ranged Amiibos Don't Seem To Charge Projectiles Until You Spot Train Them At Higher Levels
• They May Not Turn Out Flashy or Exciting To Watch

MY EXPERIENCE

I personally use this method, I have had my lvl 50 amiibos fight each other from lvl 15 all the way up and most of them have fought 100's of matches. These amiibos are still well rounded with me rarely ever fighting them myself. It was all in the base skill set I started them with and they took it and ran with it. I find my amiibos entertaining to watch still to this day, they don't derp very often at all and most of them are pretty evenly matched with matches going either way. Some amiibos will be weak in certain match ups regardless of how well you train them so you just have to keep that in mind.