DBFZ/Goku/Combos

Goku

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Combo Notation Guide

Character Name Abbreviations

7	8	9
4	5	6
1	2	3

Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example,

+

becomes 236L.

> = Proceed from the previous move to the following move.

▷/land = Indicate that the player must land at that point in the sequence.

, = the previous move into the following move.

->/~ = the previous special into a follow-up special.

dl./delay = Delay the following move.

whiff/(whiff) = The move must whiff (not hit).

c. = Close

f. = Far

j. = Jumping/Aerial

hj./sj. = High Jump/Super Jump

jc = Jump Cancel

hjc/sjc = High Jump Cancel/Super Jump Cancel

dc/adc = Dash Cancel/Air Dash Cancel

CH = Counter Hit

AA = Anti-Air

IAS = Instant Air Special

[X] = Hold input.

]X[ = Release input.

(move) = Move is optional.

[X] or [Y] = Perform sequence X or Y.

[sequence] xN = Repeat sequence N amount of times.

(N) = Hit N of a move or move must deal N amount of hits.

DR = Dragon Rush

SD = Super Dash

A16 = Android 16

A17 = Android 17

A18 = Android 18

A21 = Android 21

L21 = Android 21 (Lab Coat)

AGH = Gohan (Adult)

BDK = Bardock

BGK = Goku (SSGSS)

BLK = Goku Black

BRO = Broly

BRS = Beerus

BVG = Vegeta (SSGSS)

CEL = Cell

CLR = Cooler

FRZ = Frieza

GKN = Goku

GKU = Goku (Super Saiyan)

GNY = Captain Ginyu

GT4 = Gogeta (SS4)

GTA = Gogeta (SSGSS)

GTG = Goku (GT)

GTK = Gotenks

GUI = Goku (Ultra Instinct)

HIT = Hit

JNB = Janemba

JRN = Jiren

KBU = Kid Buu

KEF = Kefla

KRL = Krillin

L21 = Android 21 (Lab Coat)

MBU = Majin Buu

NAP = Nappa

PIC = Piccolo

RSH = Master Roshi

SB2 = Super Baby 2

SBR = Broly (DBS)

TEN = Tien

TNK = Trunks

VDL = Videl

VGN = Vegeta

VGT = Vegeta (Super Saiyan)

VTO = Vegito (SSGSS)

YAM = Yamcha

YGH = Gohan (Teen)

ZAM = Zamasu (Fused)

Midscreen

Meterless

Combo	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
2M > 5M > jc > j.MLL2H > SD > j.MLL2H > jc > j.LL2H > j.2M	4327	1.16	All	Very Easy	Basic midscreen combo. Use air combo for DR/2H confirms.
5H > delay SD > airdash > airdash j.M ▷ dash jump > j.LL2H > djc > j.LLL	3580	0.8	All	Medium	Semi-universal 5H rejump. No sliding knockdown.
5H > delay SD > airdash j.L > delay j.S ▷ microdash 5L > 5LL > 5LLL > SD > j.ML2H > djc > j.LLL	4162	1.2	All	Medium	5H rejump specific for Base Goku. No sliding knockdown.
...djc > j.LLS > j.236S[2]	?	?	All	Very Easy	Downwards beam gives Goku a knockdown. No pressure midscreen after knockdown.
2M > 5M > jc.MLL2H > j.MLL2H > j.LLS > j.236L > Vanish > delay whiff j.236L > j.MLL2H > j.2M	4862	?	All	Easy	Vanish Extension combo

Metered

Combo	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
...vanish , dash 2M > 5H > 2S > 2SS > 2SSS	1740	-1	All	Easy	#1. Vanish confirm. 2SSS sliding knockdown. (Damage from 214L)
...vanish , dash 2M > 5H > 2S > 2SS > 2SSS ▷ 236L...	1830+	-1	All	Easy	#2. Cancel 2SSS into shoulder to squeeze more damage before supers. Can also cancel into 214S to charge spirit bomb.
...vanish , dash 5L > 5LL > 5LLL > SD > j.LL2H > djc > j.LLL	1965	-1	All	Very Easy	#3. More damage, no sliding knockdown. Deep dash 5L for cross under side-switch.
...djc > j.LLS > j.236S > vanish...	?	-1	All	Very Easy	Squeeze more damage before vanish extensions. Use j.236L instead in high HSD combos.
...vanish > slightly delay j.236L (whiff) , j.LLL	?	-1	All	Easy	High altitude vanish extension. Basic j.DR works too.
214H ▷ 5L > 5LL > 5LLL > SD > j.LL2H > djc > j.LLL	3190	-0.5	All	Easy	Heavy back throw confirm.
214H ▷ dash 2M > 5H > 2S > 2SS > 2SSS	3170	-0.5	All	Easy	...sliding knockdown version.

Kaioken

Combo	Kaioken Level	Damage	Notes
...▷ 236L+M ~ 5S ~ 2L ~ 2S ~ L+M	x1 (3 Hits)	+799	#1.
...▷ 236L+M ~ 5S ~ 5M ~ 2S ~ L+M	x1 (3 Hits)	+799	#2. Sideswitch version.
...▷ 236L+M ~ 5L ~ 5S ~ 2L ~ 2M ~ 2S ~ L+M...	x3 (5 Hits)	+1015	#1.
...▷ 236L+M ~ 5S ~ 2L ~ 2M ~ 5M ~ 2S ~ L+M...	x3 (5 Hits)	+1015	#2. Side-switch version.
...▷ 236L+M ~ 5L ~ 5S ~ 2L ~ 2M ~ 5S ~ 2L ~ 2S ~ L+M...	x20 (7 Hits)	+1263	#1.
...▷ 236L+M ~ 5S ~ 2L ~ 5M ~ 2M ~ 5S ~ 2L ~ 2S ~ L+M...	x20 (7 Hits)	+1263	#2. Side-switch version.

Notes

Kaioken x20 combos damage values are based off of limit break combos. Kaioken 5S is easier to combo into than 5L, use 5S after 2SSS ▷ 236L or any combo that doesn't end with a sliding knockdown.
With Kaioken x20, in the corner, you can swap the final 2S for a 5H for additional damage

Corner

Meterless

Combo	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
5L > 5LL > 5LLL > 5LLLL > 5LLLLL > 5LLLLLL > 5LLLLLLL ▷ 2M > 214L > microdash> 5L > 5LL > 5LLL > SD > j.LL > dj.c > j.LLS > 236S [9]	5000	?	All	Easy	Simple corner combo, though it doesn't get SKD. Damage values from 5L (whiff) > 5LL.
5L > 5LL > 5LLL > 5LLLL > 5LLLLL > 5LLLLLL > 5LLLLLLL ▷ 2M > 214L > dash 2M > 5H > SD > airdash j.LS ▷ > 5L > 5LL > 5LLL > SD > j.LL2H > djc > j.LLL	5419	1.8	All	Medium	High damage corner combo. Damage values from 5L (whiff) > 5LL
5H > [delay SD > airdash j.LS > 2M > 5H]*2 > 2SSS	?	?	All	Hard	Corner 5H loops.
2M > SD > dlj.M > dlj.S > land > 5L > 5LL > 5LLL > 5LLLL > 5LLLLL > 5LLLLLL > 5LLLLLLL > land > 2M > 214L > microdash > 5L > 5LL > 5LLL > 236S > 236L+M	?	?	All	Medium	Does about 5500-6000 dmg depending on the starter. Optimal corner combo with super ender. Use this if they are close to dying.

Metered

Notes

Goku Base's corner combos are limited as most of them don't end in sliding knockdown without spending meter or are extremely difficult.

Sparking

Combo	Position	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Notes
... Held Vanish > j.S > airdash j.M > j.S ▷ 5L ...	Anywhere	?	?	All	Works on opponents who are close to the ground.
... 214S > 2SSS > delay airdash j.MS ▷ ...	Anywhere	?	?	All	Spirit bomb conversion thanks to new airdash cancels.
... [5L > 5LL > 5LLL > IAD j.MS]*n ...	Corner	?	?	All	Autocombo loops. Man does this guy love loops.

Notes

Assist

Combo	Position	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
... jc.LLL > Assist > j.DR	Anywhere	?	?	All		Use this anywhere you can't get a sliding knockdown.

Notes

Combo Theory

Kaioken

The Kaioken super changes with the amount of characters you have left. For instance:

with all three characters alive, you can use 3 Kaioken followups and the L+M ender.
with two characters alive, you can use 5 Kaioken followups and the L+M ender, plus the H+S ender for a bar. The first hit of the L+M ender cancels into the H+S ender.
with only Goku alive, you can use 7 Kaioken followups and the L+M ender, plus the H+S ender for a bar. The first hit of the L+M ender cancels into the H+S ender, and the H+S ender does more damage and knocks down.

Kaioken followups scale if they're used more than once, so the ideal series for each level is as follows:

3 Chars - 236L+M > 5S > 5L > 5LL/2L > L+M
2 Chars - 236L+M > 5L > 5S > 5H > 5M > 2S > L+M (1) > H+S (if you want to spend the bar, otherwise L+M)
1 Char - 236L+M > 5L > 5S > 5H > 5M > 2L > 2M > 2S > L+M (1) > H+S (if you want to spend the bar, otherwise L+M)

For other routes (corner only, side switch, etc.) this is the doc containing all of them: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C3pGlyssa7aBELj53BqXXR6xpwvindBhuUBhqNKGtjo/edit?usp=sharing

Super Spirit Bomb

Outside of fully charged 214S and a very specific combo, there aren't any options for Goku to combo into Super Spirit Bomb. However, there are supers that you can DHC into Super Spirit Bomb for it to connect or combos to set it up. A few examples of this are: