Pocket Fighter/Zangief

Overview

(Special Thanks to Thoughtfall From the Gem Fighter discord for providing pretty much all the info)

The Red Cyclone introduced on as 1 of the 12 original fighters of SF2. Zangief is the master of the Russian wrestling world, as a representative of Russia, he is asked for Mr. President itself to invite Felicia, a world renowned musical star to his homeland; but she would not relent without a fight. After defeating her, Felicia begins a tour all over Russia, the musical hall is packed everday, and the area's economy is booming.

Gameplan

Zangief is a very powerful character, with really good normals. He can either play rushdown with his tick throws, Spinning Pilediver pressure, and amazing jump-in button, or play a zoning game with his good ranged normals like his 5K or 2P. His one frame grabs make him a menace to fight against and he has really good confirms for big damage. He takes a while to get used to as he plays differently than most of the cast but once you get to know him, you can start doing some nasty stuff. He is a high tier character due to the reasons mentioned above, and due to Pocket Fighter not having chip damage, you can play more patiently. In this page is some info I hope you might find useful to take a look at as to help your gief play. Zangief also starts with the rock item, which can be thrown to petrify your opponents for a short period, making this time perfect for a special, combo, etc. However keep in mind your opponent cannot be grabbed while petrified.

Pros:

+Good Pokes

+Good Supers

+Great Range on pretty much anything

+Great Damage once he gets in

+Quality Animations

Cons:

-Has Trouble getting in

-Poor Mobility

-His Special Moves are more of counter moves than combo moves, making them not as used in game as other characters

-Slow Specials and Moves

Combos

Hello	Application	Notation	Damage*	Notes	Demo
	Poke		??	A combo. It does damage.	-
	Key: (・) = Link / (>) = Gatling / (xx) = Cancel | (*All damage values vs. Lei-Lei)

Frame Data

Normals

5P

Dynamite Punch ダイナマイトパンチ Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Mid ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 7 2 17 -3 -4 Effects Notes

5K

Middle Kick ミドルキック Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Mid ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 9 4 17 -3 -4 Effects Notes

Guard Crush

5S

Labour Soul レイバーソウル Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Crush ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 31~91 3 36 - - Effects Notes

2S

+ Gong Attack ゴングアタック Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Crush ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 31~91 2 + 2 39 - - Effects Notes

6S

+ Heel Crush ヒールクラッシュ Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Crush ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 32~92 3 37 - - Effects Notes

Air Normals

j.P

Jumping Brain Chop ジャンピングブレーンチョップ Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems High ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 12 4 - +10 (Max) +9 (Max) Effects Notes

j.K

Drop Kick ドロップキック Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems High ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 12 4 - +10 (Max) +9 (Max) Effects Notes

j.2P

+ Flying Body Attack フライングボディーアタック Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems High ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 11 4 + ∞ - +10 (Max) +9 (Max) Effects Notes

j.2K

+ Double Knee Drop ダブルニードロップ Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems High ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 10 4 - +10 (Max) +9 (Max) Effects Notes

Dash Attacks

Dash Punch

+ Dash Lariat ダッシュラリアット Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Mid ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 12 2 23 - -26 Effects Notes

Dash Kick

+ Dash Knee Kick ダッシュニーキック Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems High ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 16 7 19 - -4~+2 Effects Notes

Throws

Throw

+ Grappler Tooth グラップラートゥース Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? ?? - Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 8 1 20 - - Multihit Throw Effects Notes

Air Throw

+ Aerial Power Slam エリアルパワースラム Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? ?? - Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 7 1 - - - Effects Notes

Piledriver

+ + Piledriver パイルドライバー Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? ?? - Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 7 1 20 - - Effects Notes

Hammer Throw

+ + + + Hammer Throw ハンマースルー Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? ?? - Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 7 1 20 - - Effects Notes

Backdrop

+ + Backdrop バックドロップ Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? ?? - Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 7 1 20 - - Knockdown Effects Notes

Backdrop (Alternate)

+ + Backdrop バックドロップ Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? ?? - Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 7 1 20 - - Launch Effects Notes

Want You Borshch

+ + Want You Borshch ウォンチューヴォルシチ Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? ?? - Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 25~85 1 20 - - Chargeable Effects Notes

Command Normals

2P

+ 地獄突き Jigokutsuki Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Low ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 6 2 9 +5 +4 Abdullah the Butcher Effects Notes

2K

+ Cossack Step コサックステップ Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Low ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 8 6 21 -7 -8 Effects Notes

3P

+ Russian Upper ロシアンアッパー Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Mid ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 13 2 + 2 28 -5 -6 Effects Notes

3K

+ Cossack Step コサックステップ Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Low ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 11 4 33 - -20 Effects Notes

Specials

Screw Piledriver

+ + Screw Piledriver スクリューパイルドライバー Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? ?? Red Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. 7 1 20 - - Effects Notes

Mighty Combo

Heavy Bite

+ + + Heavy Bite ヘビーバイト Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? -100 - Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. ?? 1 ?? - - Effects Notes

Final Atomic Buster

+ + + Final Atomic Buster ファイナルアトミックバスター Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON	Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Throw ?? ?? -100 - Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. ?? 1 ?? - - Effects Notes

Other

Big Name Small Name Hitboxes OFF Hitboxes ON

Guard Damage Stun Meter Gems Mid ?? ?? ?? ?? Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv. Block Adv. ?? ?? ?? ±0 -1 Launch (Counter Hit) Launch Juggle Knockdown Wall Bounce (Counter Hit) Earth Orbit (Max Stun Counter Hit) Flatten Treasure Chest Chargeable Projectile Untechable Throw Moves Forward Must block before super flash Air Unblockable Cross Up Potential Normal Cancel Taunt Cancel Special Cancel Super Cancel Projectile Invul. (Frame: ??~??) Strike Invul. (Frame: ??~??) Throw invul. (Frame: 2~??) 999 Hits Longer recovery animation on whiff Infinite Horizontal Reach Effects Notes