Kyosuke Pokes

[Bahn Yuki]

Kyosuke has been improved in CVS2:EO(improved damage, more vitality, more lenient timing on his air chains), but one things still puzzles me, what does he have to poke with? I think his standing roundhouse has nice reach, but it's awfully slow(12 frame startup in CVS2). I'd like a nice attack that can be followed up by a cross cutter and the only thing I've come up with is his standing fierce.

Anything else that I can add pressure with?

[Shouta]

I like his standing mp or standing hp for jus a poke. mp won't combo into a Cross Cutter (at least it hasn't for me) and the hp does but it won't combo.

[wipeout2049]

Best pokes:

Standing Fierce canceled into cross cutter.

Jab cross cutter:D

Crouching jabX3 into jab cross cutter(good for keeping opponents away, start trapping, and for eating guard bar)

Crouching forward

Standing roundhouse once in a while for a bit of mixup

Crouching roundhouse at far range for a bit of mixup too

[Fabio]

crouching jp.

mid range crouching lk.

standing fp is also good. But that's better for his B&B fp into rh cut kick.

[Dem-Dem]

d.Mp, Jp cross cutter This connects,
d.Sk, d.Jp, d.Sk, Cut kick

Mix up the standing roundhouse kicks, with ducking forwards. and use standing forward against jump ins (practice distance)>


-Demry

[wipeout2049]

Crouching Fierce also isn't too bad.

If you have an opportunity to combo a cross cutter, try comboing a shadow cut kick (qcf+any kick) or, if the opponent is ducking, a lightning thingy (dp+fierce) into a shadow cut kick (qcf+any kick).

[Itseamyeah]

down MKick for best poke and then Mp fireball to push back. Kyosuke is great on p groove. Just parry coming air attack and nail oppoent with air combo to built up meter. The team up super is the best one, tough to nail that is all.

[wipeout2049]

Crouching forward is good, but too bad that you can't cancel it into specials.

I still think that far standing fierce is the best cause it pressures the opponent most and will lead to a guard break. Of course, it's EXTREMELY important not to be predictable, so try to mix up several good pokes.

[wipeout2049]

Sorry, crouching forward is very possibly the best and safest poke Kyosuke has. It got really nice range, hits low, and priority.