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Whilst choosing aDragon Ball: Sparking Zerocharacter to play, it’s no secret that many people opt to pick one of the iconic characters to learn. Of these iconic characters, the one this guide will focus on is none other than the Grillmaster himself.
Currently, Piccolo only has two variants to choose from, being his Base Form and his Fused with Kami Form. This guide will go over both of his kits, which include his movesets and special skills.
Ki Knock Back Blast
x2 Melee Button + Ki Button
A more powerful Knock Back Blast that pushes the opponent even further away and knocks them down.
Gut Punch
x3 Melee Button + Ki Button
A quick attack that will stun the opponent for a short moment and prevent them from countering follow-up attacks.
Bicycle Kick
x4 Melee Button + Ki Button
Delivers a flurry of kicks in quick succession, dealing moderate damage.
R2/RT + Up on the D-Pad
2 Skill Points
Fires a short range beam that paralyzes the opponent, restricting their movement for a few seconds.
R2/RT + Left on the D-Pad
R2/RT + Ki Button
3 Ki Gauges
Upon activation, rush forward directly at the opponent and deal moderate damage.
R2/RT + Perception Button
Sparking Gauge
Powers up a powerful beam attack with limited tracking that deals high damage.
Piccolo In Versus And Online Matches
In his original variation, Piccolo boasts some pretty basic stats, decent damage, and a low DP cost of four.Piccolo is best usedaggressively in online matchesby rushing the opponent and stayingnearthem. This is mainly due to his skills and special abilities requiring him to be at close range to be effective.
Close the distance between you and your opponent. Use combo mixups and skills to keep pressure on the opponent to prevent them from charging Ki.
Paralyze Beam is a handy tool toshut down opponentsplaying too offensively or if they are playing too defensively. While the opponent is stunned,you cancharge your Ki Gauge or gostraight on the offensive. Be warned, as a perceptive player may notice you charging the skill and avoid it, leaving you open to punishment.
When Paralyze Beam is activated, Piccolo gains super armor and cannot be interrupted by basic attacks. However, he will still be able to receive damage from enemy attacks.
Piccolo’s special moves consist ofone rush attack and two beam attacks, with one of them being his ultimate. While not the most powerful, his specials, minus the ultimate,have a low cost on your Ki Gauge.
Explosive Demon Wave is your go-to special move-to-end comboswithout completely draining your Ki. While low in cost, it does have a major downside inits range, being extremely short.Avoid launching the opponent awayif you want to land the special, insteadslam your opponent down into the groundto keep them in place.
If you launch the opponent away, anExplosive Breath Cannon or Special Beam Cannon is best used. Explosive Breath Cannon willchase after the opponent, quickly closing the distance and catching the opponent if they try to recover. Alternatively, if you are in Sparking Mode,Special Beam Cannon can be used against a launched opponentas the beam comes out quickly enough to catch them before they can recover.
Special Beam cannon will ricochet off the ground towards the opponent if fired at a downward angle.
Spin Kick
Forces the enemy to spin around, making it much more difficult to defend against further melee attacks.
Automatically dodge and counterattack the next melee attack from the opponent.
R2/RT + Melee Button
Fire a beam attack with limited tracking that can be amplified the longer it charges.
Fires a quick orb attack towards the opponent, dealing moderate damage.
Fire a barrage of orbs toward the opponent, dealing high damage.
Piccolo (Fused With Kami) In Versus And Online Matches
Between both variants of Piccolo, there aren’t many differences other than slight changes in the movesets and the slight damage increase with the Fused With Kami. Whilst the prior Piccolo variant had a more offensive and rush-based moveset, Fused With Kami is superior inrange and a more counter-offensive playstyle.
This variation gains access to two skills that both prevent damage by eitherbuffing your defense with False Courageor outrightavoiding damage completely with Wild Sense. Wild Sense willavoid the next melee attackyou receive byvanishing behind the opponent and counterattacking, putting you on the offensive.
Wild Sense can be activated preemptively and will activate on the next attack the opponent throws.
All of Piccolo’s special moves in this variant arebeam/projectile-based and both cost the same amount of Ki to perform. The Special Beam Cannon is now a chargeable special attack thatamplifies its damage the longer you hold the charge. This, however, is ill-advised as, more often than not,you will not be able to get the full charge off on aggressive opponents.
While Special Beam Cannon can be used after launching an opponent,there is a chance it may be missedif the opponent’s trajectory is altered. Light Grenade is a fast-moving projectile that willtrack the target after it is firedand a better alternative to use.
Hellzone Grenade works similarly to Light Grenade with the added benefit ofincreased damage and travel speed. To maximize your damage output, ending a combo while in Sparking Mode with Hellzone Grenade andbuffing it by pressing the R2/RTwill deal major damage.
