Special Attack Details

Raptor

If you see your opponent positioning to catch your ball, use your special to change the direction (ex: from left side to right side) which will throw them off.



When the ball reaches high speeds, use the special attack immediately after hitting the ball to completely eliminate hit lag.



If your opponent is positioning to catch your ball, use the special attack at the very end of the hit lag timer to slightly extend the timer and confuse your enemy. Chances are they will attack when they thought the timer would run out and leave theirself open to the ball.

Switch

Candyman

any

Sonata

Cause the ball to move horizontally along the top of the map as a setup for a smash attack.



Going up, down, then straight in rapid succession if the opponent is in front of me to hit them in the back unexpectedly (as seen here [gfycat.com] )



) If up high with no chance of the opponent deflecting directly, moving it down then horizontal for an unexpected line of death



Moving it up to start a hard-to-predict series of bounces

Latch

Fire the ball automatically in one of six directions, once the hit lag timer expires.

Bunt the ball at any time during the hit lag timer.

Raptor's special can be used from any hit lag by pressing the attack button while still in hit lag. The basic functionality allows the player to change the direction and angle of the attack at will. The up and down angles of the special attack are identical to his neutral attack up and down angles. Essentially, you can change from any hit lag (including smash attack) to a neutral attack in one of 6 directions; left up, left straight, left down, right up, right straight, right down.Raptor's special attack can be used to completely eliminate hit lag from his attack. This becomes extremely useful when the ball is moving very fast and your opponent is expecting to have time to position theirself to catch the ball from your attack.Be aware; his special has a chance of disconnecting multi-player sessions if used on a knocked out opponent, so be careful!Coming soon...Coming soon...Candyman's special can be used from any hit lag by pressing the attack button while still in hit lag. The special attack changes the properties of the ball, allowing it to phase through walls and appear on the opposite side of the stage. If the ball phases into the ground, it will appear out of the ceiling. If the ball phases through the right wall, it will appear out of the left wall.Similar to Raptor's special, Candyman can change the angle of his attack when using a special to one of 3 angles (straight, up, down). For instance, if Candyman starts his special with a smash attack, the player could choose to hold up and send the ball in a direction that will not be expected by the enemy when they see the smash attack animation.The angle that the ball enters the wall will be preserved, unless you are directly against a vertical wall(ex: the ball was bunted into a side wall) in which case the ball can only travel straight across.When Candyman activates his special, the ball turns into a replica of his head and it starts a timer which is not visible anywhere. When the timer runs out, the ball will return to its normal properties. IfCandyman (including enemies) attacks the ball while it is in the special mode, it will restart the timer. This can allow a skilled Candyman to send the ball through walls many times, theoretically an unlimited amount.If an enemy who is not a Candyman attacks the ball while in the special mode, it will immediately return to normal.Coming soon...Coming soon...Sonata's special can be used from any hit lag by pressing the attack button while still in hit lag. Once activated, the ball can be controlled using up, down, or forward inputs while the ball is still in the air and has not touched a surface.Coming soon...Latch's special can be used from any hit lag by pressing the attack button while still in hit lag. Activating latch's special causes him to take the ball into his mouth. From here, latch has 2 options;Coming soon...When Latch uses his special, he can not parry. Therefore you can easily counter his special by watching the hit lag timer and attacking when it runs out. If the Latch chooses to bunt the ball, you must be quicker than them and hit the bunted ball first.