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Defending Transitions

Defense Timing

The timing required for the defensive input depends on how ambitious the attack is, as well as the ratings of the fighters involved and their situation. In some cases, if you time ^RT^ + ^RSALL^ or ^LSALL^ in the correct direction and extremely quickly, you will get a reversal.

Inputs:

^RT^+^RSALL^ or ^LSALL^

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