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2018/01

Dragon Ball FighterZ Guide: How To Do Super And Special Moves

Looking to pull off Super and Special moves in Dragon Ball FighterZ? This guide will teach you how do said actions for Nappa, Vegeta, Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, Cell, Android 18, Frieza, Beerus, Kid Buu, and Adult Gohan.

For starters, it’s best to know the controls for both PS4 and Xbox One given that those two platforms are the only ones that have access to the beta. You can look them both over right here.

PS4 Moves:

  • Light Attack = Square
  • Medium Attack = Triangle
  • Heavy Attack = Circle
  • Special Attack = X
  • Assist 1 = L1
  • Assist 2 = L2
  • Dragon Rush = X + Circle
  • Ki Charge = X + Square
  • Sparking Blast = X + Circle + Square + Triangle
  • Super Dash = Square + Triangle
  • Vanish = Triangle + Circle

Xbox One Moves:

  • Light Attack = X
  • Medium Attack = Y
  • Heavy Attack = B
  • Special Attack = A
  • Assist 1 = LB
  • Assist 2 = LT
  • Dragon Rush = A + B
  • Ki Charge = A + X
  • Sparking Blast = A + B + X + Y
  • Super Dash = X + Y
  • Vanish = Y + B

Now that you know the controls, it’s also handy to know abbreviations for move types and so on.

Abbreviations For Move Types:

  • LA = Light Attack
  • MA = Medium Attack
  • HA = Heavy Attack
  • SA = Special Attack
  • AA = Light, Medium or Heavy Attack
  • 2X = Any Two Attack Buttons
  • F = Forward
  • B = Back
  • U = Up
  • D = Down
  • QCF = Quarter Circle From Down to Forward
  • QCB = Quarter Circle From Down to Back

QCF and QCB will often appear in some of the characters’ move list in which perform Special and Ultimate moves. If you want a better look at Nappa, Vegeta, Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, Cell, Android 18, Frieza, Beerus, Kid Buu, and Adult Gohan you can visit eventhubs.com.

Nappa

Special Moves:

  • Arm Break = QCF + L/M/H
  • Saibamen = QCB + L/M/H
  • Blazing Storm = QCF + S
  • Too Bad for You = QCB + S

Super Moves:

  • Giant Storm = QCF + 2X
  • Break Cannon (three bars) = QCB + 2K

Vegeta

Special Moves:

  • Crusher Knee Kick = QCB + L/M/H
  • Intercept Kick = Down + L
  • Ki Blast Rush = QCF + S
  • Super Dash Kick = QCF + L/M/H

Super Moves:

  • Big Bang Attack = QCF + 2X
  • Final Flash (three bars) = QCB + 2X

Goku

Special Moves:

  • Dragon Flash Fist = QCF + L/M/H
  • Kamehameha = QCF + S
  • Rapid Kick Rush = QCB + L/M/H

Super Moves:

  • Instant Transmission Kamehameha = QCF + H+S
  • SSJ3 Meteor Smash (three bars) = QCB + 2X
  • Super Kamehameha = QCF + L+M

Piccolo

Special Moves:

  • Demon Elbow = QCF + L/M/H
  • Demon Slicer = QCB + L/M/H
  • Homing Energy Blast = QCF + S

Super Moves:

  • Special Beam Cannon = QCF + H+S
  • Hellzone Grenade = QCF + L+M
  • Light Grenade (three bars) = QCB + 2X

Krillin

Special Moves:

  • Afterimage Strike = QCF + L/M/H
  • Kamehameha = QCF + S
  • Senzu Bean / Rock Throw = QCB + L/M/H
  • Solar Flare = QCB + S

Super Moves:

  • Destructo Disc = QCF + 2X
  • Split Energy Wave (three bars) = QCB + 2X

Cell

Special Moves:

  • Hell Strike = Down + M
  • Kamehameha = QCF +S
  • Perfect Attack = QCB + L/M/H
  • Rolling Crush = QCF + L/M/H
  • Telekinesis Crush = QCB + S

Super Moves:

  • Energy Field = QCF + 2X
  • Solar Kamehameha (three bars) = QCB + 2X

Android 18

Special Moves:

  • Back Grab = QCF + L/M/H
  • Barrier = Down + Down + S
  • Destructo Disc = QCF + S
  • Support Attack = QCB + L/M/H

Super Moves:

  • Energy Wave = QCF + 2X
  • Accel Dance (three bars) = QCB + 2X

Frieza

Special Moves:

  • Death Saucer = QCB + S
  • Earth Breaker = QCF + L/M/H
  • Next Time You’ll Die = QCF + S
  • Warp Smash = Down + Down + S

Super Moves:

  • Death Ball = QCF + 2X
  • Sorbet’s Ray Gun = S when Golden Frieza is turning normal
  • Golden Frieza (three bars) = QCB + H+S
  • Nova Strike (three bars) = QCB + L+M
  • You Should Be Killed (three bars) = Hold H+S when down

Beerus

Special Moves:

  • Catalysmic Orb = QCF + L/M/H
  • Fierce Attack = QCB + L/M/H
  • Multi-Cataclysmic Orbs = QCF + S
  • Wrath = QCB + S

Super Moves:

  • Beerus Ball = QCF + 2X
  • Judgment (three bars) = QCB + 2X

Kid Buu

Special Moves:

  • Arm Ball = QCB + S
  • Arm Swing = QCB + L/M/H
  • Ball Attack = QCF + L/M/H
  • Chocolate Beam = QCF + S
  • Kamehameha = QCF + S

Super Moves:

  • Human Extinction Attack = QCF + 2X
  • Pearl Flash = QCF + 2X
  • Planet Crusher (three bars) = QCB + 2X

Adult Gohan

Special Moves:

  • Jet Upper = QCF + L/M/H
  • Machine Gun Kick = QCF + L/M/H
  • Masenkou = QCF + S
  • Ultimate Back Attack = QCB + L/M/H

Super Moves:

  • Family Kamehameha (Goku & three bars) = QCB + 2X
  • Release Power (up to seven times) = QCF + 2X

Dragon Ball FighterZ beta is currently live for PS4 and Xbox One.

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