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Parries in Tekken are moves that intercept the opponent's attacks during the parry's active frames to avoid taking the attack's damage while giving some sort of advantage, such as plus frames or a guaranteed follow-up. On this page, the player is the defender using a parry, while the opponent is the one using an attack.

Most parries counter specific kinds of moves, such as 'all mids and highs', to 'right punches only'. Knee, elbow, head, and weapon attacks (or succinctly, non-limb attacks) cannot generally be parried, but there are exceptions, such as Jin's parry. Throws cannot be parried, and in Tekken 8, a throw used against a parry becomes unbreakable.

Most parries are heavily whiff punishable.

Often, characters with parries have the input for them on b+1+3, b+2+4, or both.

Parry Types

Generic parry

Generic parry deflects the opponent's attacking moves and gives a specific frame advantage, ranging from +6 well into +20 and more (not +20g, meaning you can combo off them).

Evading parry

Evading parry on connect grants frame advantage based on the whiff of the attacker's move, they can parry weapons, knees and elbows. The only characters with evading parries in Tekken 7 are Jin (b+1+3) and Leroy (b+2). In Tekken 8, these are Jin (b+1+3), Leroy (b+2) and Reina (b+1+3).

Follow up parry

Follow up parries have attacks that have to be inputted to come out that are only available out of successful parry. In Tekken 7, the only characters to have that are Leroy, Lee, and Lidia. Leroy's is also an evading parry.

Power crush parry

Power crush parry is a power crush that will only hit the opponent if the opponent's attack hits the player attempting a parry. Since it is a power crush, the attack's damage is still taken. In Tekken 7, the only characters with a power crush parry are Kazumi and Zafina. Both can sometimes be evaded under very specific circumstances. Devil Jin also has a power crush attack that isn't technically a parry, but acts essentially like one.

Reversal

A reversal is a parry that can be broken by the attacker. Breaking such a parry is called a chicken, because that's what the announcer says when it happens. In Tekken 8, the ability to break a reversal has been removed. Attack Reversals also now deal damage as recoverable health, making them less effective.

To chicken a reversal, the attacker has to press f+1+3 if the caught attack is a left limb, or f+2+4 if it's a right limb. Doing f+1+2+3+4 works for both cases. The chicken input has an 8^[untested] frame window from when the limb is caught (i.e. after its active frames). A successful chicken deals 5^[untested] damage to the defender and leaves the attacker at +?^[untested].

A chicken can't be done on reaction and must be done preemptively. In most cases, it's a safe option select to chicken with every attack, but this is difficult to do in practice. Also, if the attack has a delayable string extension, the chicken input might overlap with the extension's input, and lead to the extension being performed when you don't want it. This is more likely an issue when doing f+1+2+3+4. For example, if Kazumi wants to chicken her df+1, and she does f+1+3, it's a clean option select, but f+1+2+3+4 would finish the block-punishable string (df+1,2) if the df+1 isn't parried.

Most parries which transition to a throw on success are chickenable, but this isn't a hard rule. Below is a list of reversals:

This list is incomplete. You can help by expanding it.

Asuka: b+1+3; b+1+3*

Anna: b+1+3 OR b+2+4

Dragunov: b+1+3 OR b+2+4

Leo: b+1+3 OR b+2+4 (only on kick reversal)

Lili: b+1+3 OR b+2+4

Nina: b+1+3 OR b+2+4

Paul: b+1+3 OR b+2+4

Hwoarang: b+1+2

Sabaki

Sabaki parry is an Attack move that also has parry frames during the startup frames. Sabaki can still be counterhit, either by hitting outside of parry frames or by hitting with a non-parriable by the sabaki move.

Low parry

A generic parry that works against lows, it's the only parry that is universal and can be activated by properly timing df input with the opponent's low. On success, the opponent will be put in an airborne state, always allowing for a combo. Lei can also perform a low parry by holding F in Panther stance. Low weapon-hits can't be low parried like Noctis's db+2 and Yoshimitsu's FC.df+2

Automatic crush/parry

Some stances in the game by default will react to low attacks without any defender input necessary.

Anna Chaos Judgement - automatically performs low crushing hopkick
Azucena liberator - automatically evades all high moves and automatically performs follow up kicks on lows that will either put Azu at +8 in liberator stance or float the opponent, depending on the low it parried.
Lei Crane - automatically performs low crushing hopkick
Leroy Hermit - on success deals 15 damage, and gives +16 allowing a combo.
Negan Intimidation - automatically performs low crushing mid kick, 3+4 transition also does that
Yoshimitsu Flea - isn't technically, it just has a constant hitbox while not moving, creating a similar effect to automatic low crush/parry

Lei's, Anna's, and Negan's automatic low crushes do not guarantee a hit.

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-<big>Parry</big>
+Parries in Tekken are [[move|moves]] that intercept the opponent's attacks during the parry's active frames to avoid taking the attack's damage while giving some sort of advantage, such as plus frames or a guaranteed follow-up. On this page, the player is the defender using a parry, while the opponent is the one using an attack.
-Parries are moves in Tekken that let a player deflect opponent's attacking moves during their(parries') active frames and sometimes deal damage to the opponent if parry is succesfull by either automatically playing damaging animation on success or allowing players to perform attacks manually after a succesful parry.
-<big>Reversals:</big>
+Most parries counter specific kinds of moves, such as 'all mids and highs', to 'right punches only'. Knee, elbow, head, and weapon attacks (or succinctly, ''non-limb'' attacks) cannot generally be parried, but there are exceptions, such as [[Jin_(Tekken_7)|Jin's]] parry. Throws cannot be parried, and in ''Tekken 8'', a throw used against a parry becomes unbreakable.
-Reversal is a special type of a parry which can be chickened.
-If you can't chicken a parry, then it's just a parry, not a reversal.
-Reversals can sometimes be punished on reaction if whiffed.
+Most parries are heavily [[Frame#Punishment|whiff punishable]].
-Unique reversals include Asuka's and Geese's.
+Often, characters with parries have the input for them on b+1+3, b+2+4, or both.
-<big>Sabakis</big>
+==Parry Types==
+=== Generic parry ===
+Generic parry deflects the opponent's attacking moves and gives a specific frame advantage, ranging from +6 well into +20 and more (not +20g, meaning you ''can'' combo off them).
-A sabaki is an attack that's simultaneously a reversal. Instead of being counterhit by a particular kind of attack, you'll reverse it. Worth noting is that the reversal frames usually do not last throughout the entire sabaki attack. For example, a 23 frame punch sabaki may have only have reversal properties for its first 6 frames! Any attack, including punches, will counterhit it as normal outside these frames. Sabakis cannot be chickened.
+=== Evading parry ===
+Evading parry on connect grants frame advantage based on the whiff of the attacker's move, they can parry weapons, knees and elbows. The only characters with evading parries in Tekken 7 are [[Jin_(Tekken_7)|Jin]] (b+1+3) and [[Leroy_(Tekken_7)|Leroy]] (b+2). In Tekken 8, these are {{fl|Jin}} (b+1+3), {{fl|Leroy}} (b+2) and {{fl|Reina}} (b+1+3).
-<big>Parries</big>
+=== Follow up parry ===
+Follow up parries have attacks that have to be inputted to come out that are only available out of successful parry. In Tekken 7, the only characters to have that are [[Leroy_(Tekken_7)|Leroy]], [[Lee_(Tekken_7)|Lee]], and [[Lidia_(Tekken_7)|Lidia]]. Leroy's is also an evading parry.
-Parry is often used interchangeably with reversal, but these are distinct types of move.
+=== Power crush parry ===
-Similar to a reversal, a parry may catch specific kinds of attack. But where a reversal stops the attacker dead, a parry simply makes the attack whiff. Normally, a successful parry triggers an automatic move that prevents the attacker ploughing on. But since it doesn't stop strings or freeze the attacker, this is chancier than a reversal.
+Power crush parry is a [[power crush]] that will only hit the opponent if the opponent's attack hits the player attempting a parry. Since it is a power crush, the attack's damage is still taken. In Tekken 7, the only characters with a power crush parry are {{fl|Kazumi}} and [[Zafina_(Tekken_7)|Zafina]]. Both can sometimes be evaded under very specific circumstances. [[Devil_Jin_(Tekken_7)|Devil Jin]] also has a power crush attack that isn't technically a parry, but acts essentially like one.
-Parties typically can't be chickened.
+=== Reversal ===
-Some examples of parries are Jin's parry, Yoshimitsu's Kincho stance startup, and Master Raven's Utsusemi Escape. Like reversals, these are often whiff punishable on reaction.
+A '''reversal''' is a parry that can be broken by the attacker. Breaking such a parry is called a '''chicken''', because that's what the announcer says when it happens. In Tekken 8, the ability to break a reversal has been removed. Attack Reversals also now deal damage as recoverable health, making them less effective.
+To chicken a reversal, the attacker has to press f+1+3 if the caught attack is a left limb, or f+2+4 if it's a right limb. Doing f+1+2+3+4 works for both cases. The chicken input has an 8{{untested}} frame window from when the limb is caught (i.e. after its active frames). A successful chicken deals 5{{untested}} damage to the defender and leaves the attacker at +?{{untested}}.
+A chicken can't be done on [[react|reaction]] and must be done preemptively. In most cases, it's a safe [[option select]] to chicken with every attack, but this is difficult to do in practice. Also, if the attack has a delayable [[string]] extension, the chicken input might overlap with the extension's input, and lead to the extension being performed when you don't want it. This is more likely an issue when doing f+1+2+3+4. For example, if {{fl|Kazumi}} wants to chicken her df+1, and she does f+1+3, it's a clean option select, but f+1+2+3+4 would finish the block-punishable string (df+1,2) if the df+1 isn't parried.
+Most parries which transition to a [[throw]] on success are chickenable, but this isn't a hard rule. Below is a list of reversals:
+{{Incomplete}}
+{{Combolist|columns=8em|
+; Asuka
+: b+1+3
+: b+1+3*
+; Anna
+: b+1+3 OR b+2+4
+; Dragunov
+: b+1+3 OR b+2+4
+; Leo
+: b+1+3 OR b+2+4 (only on kick reversal)
+; Lili
+: b+1+3 OR b+2+4
+; Nina
+: b+1+3 OR b+2+4
+; Paul
+: b+1+3 OR b+2+4
+; Hwoarang
+: b+1+2
+}}
+=== Sabaki ===
+Sabaki parry is an [[Attack move]] that also has parry frames during the startup frames. Sabaki can still be counterhit, either by hitting outside of parry frames or by hitting with a non-parriable by the sabaki move.
+=== Low parry ===
+A generic parry that works against lows, it's the only parry that is universal and can be activated by properly timing df input with the opponent's low. On success, the opponent will be put in an airborne state, always allowing for a combo. {{fl|Lei}} can also perform a low parry by holding F in [[Lei_stances#Panther|Panther stance]]. Low weapon-hits can't be low parried like [[Noctis|Noctis's]] db+2 and Yoshimitsu's FC.df+2
+=== Automatic crush/parry ===
+Some stances in the game by default will react to low attacks without any defender input necessary.
+* Anna Chaos Judgement - automatically performs low crushing hopkick
+* Azucena liberator - automatically evades all high moves and automatically performs follow up kicks on lows that will either put Azu at +8 in liberator stance or float the opponent, depending on the low it parried.
+* Lei Crane - automatically performs low crushing hopkick
+* Leroy Hermit - on success deals 15 damage, and gives +16 allowing a combo.
+* Negan Intimidation - automatically performs low crushing mid kick, 3+4 transition also does that
+* Yoshimitsu Flea - isn't technically, it just has a constant hitbox while not moving, creating a similar effect to automatic low crush/parry
+Lei's, Anna's, and Negan's automatic low crushes do not guarantee a hit.
+{{Navbox system}}