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A '''standard move''' is a move that many characters share, either with exactly the same frame data ('''generic move''') or with a similar function ('''common move'''). As a whole they make up big part of Tekken’s overall “system”. Understanding their function will make it easier to both pick up and play against new characters quickly.
A '''standard move''' is a move that many characters share, either with exactly the same frame data ('''generic move''') or with a similar function ('''archetypal move'''). As a whole they make up big part of Tekken’s overall “system”. Understanding their function will make it easier to both pick up and play against new characters quickly.


== Generic moves ==
== Generic moves ==
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The delayed hopkick is a jumping launcher that deals a huge amount of damage. However, it's so slow that it often gets floated and is borderline reactable, and it's unsafe on block, so its main function is as a punisher for stagger lows and for hard reads against lows.
The delayed hopkick is a jumping launcher that deals a huge amount of damage. However, it's so slow that it often gets floated and is borderline reactable, and it's unsafe on block, so its main function is as a punisher for stagger lows and for hard reads against lows.
== Archetypal move ==
Archetypal moves are defined by and named after the most iconic version of it. The question of whether or not a particular move falls into an archetype is often hard to answer, with the definition of the archetype often somewhat fuzzy, so it's preferred for them to be as well-defined as possible.

Revision as of 05:52, 25 January 2021

A standard move is a move that many characters share, either with exactly the same frame data (generic move) or with a similar function (archetypal move). As a whole they make up big part of Tekken’s overall “system”. Understanding their function will make it easier to both pick up and play against new characters quickly.

Generic moves

This list of generic moves is not comprehensive. See also Throw and Run for more.

Jab

Name
Alt

Input

Hit level
Damage
Range
Left Tracking
Right Tracking
Block
Hit
CH
Startup
States
Recovery
Notes

1

h
7
+1
+8
i10
r17

The jab, also known as one jab, is the baseline fastest standing attack. It functions as both an offensive tool—giving frame advantage even on block—and a defensive one—being able to interrupt almost anything, with a fast enough recovery that it’s almost impossible to whiff punish.

Crouch jab

Name
Alt

Input

Hit level
Damage
Range
Left Tracking
Right Tracking
Block
Hit
CH
Startup
States
Recovery
Notes

d+1

s
5
-5
+6
i10
cs4~
r24 FC
  • Transition to r24 with f
  • Transition input can be delayed 16f

The crouch jab, also known as duck jab or dick jab, is a primarily defensive tool. Its main value is being both fast and high crushing, enabling it to beat almost any opposing attacking option—highs are crushed, and mids and lows are too slow.

However, its payoff on hit is small, and the risk is high: It can be low parried, and its hitbox is so bad it's almost guaranteed to whiff against an opponent doing any movement whatsoever.

Note that unlike other crouching moves it’s able to recover standing. This helps many characters convert the plus frames on hit into real pressure by allowing standing moves to be done right away.

Crouch straight

Name
Alt

Input

Hit level
Damage
Range
Left Tracking
Right Tracking
Block
Hit
CH
Startup
States
Recovery
Notes

d+2

s
8
-4
+7
i11
cs4~
r23 FC

The crouch straight is similar in function to the crouch jab, except it’s 1 frame slower. The tradeoff for this is a better hitbox, more damage, and more frame advantage. However, since the crouch jab’s main function is to relieve pressure, this tradeoff is mostly not worth it, so this is not used often.

Crouch shin kick

Name
Alt

Input

Hit level
Damage
Range
Left Tracking
Right Tracking
Block
Hit
CH
Startup
States
Recovery
Notes

d+4

l
7
-13
-2
i12
cs4~
r32 FC

The crouch shin kick is similar in function to the crouch straight, except it’s 1 frame slower. The tradeoff for this is, once again, a better hitbox, but more notably it's a low instead of a special mid—and for that it also gets worse frames. This makes it not a strictly defensive tool, since it’ll also do some damage against a defending opponent.

Delayed hopkick

Name
Alt

Input

Hit level
Damage
Range
Left Tracking
Right Tracking
Block
Hit
CH
Startup
States
Recovery
Notes
Delayed Hopkick

u/f,n,4

m
25
-11
+34a (+24a)
i23~25
js9~
r27

The delayed hopkick is a jumping launcher that deals a huge amount of damage. However, it's so slow that it often gets floated and is borderline reactable, and it's unsafe on block, so its main function is as a punisher for stagger lows and for hard reads against lows.

Archetypal move

Archetypal moves are defined by and named after the most iconic version of it. The question of whether or not a particular move falls into an archetype is often hard to answer, with the definition of the archetype often somewhat fuzzy, so it's preferred for them to be as well-defined as possible.