Welcome to the Dummies Guide to Blitzball! Here will Discuss everything to Do with Blitzball and show you the easiest ways to win the matches! Also we shall show how to level up easy and show you what best formations to use, teach you about Techcopy and great things you can win! Please feel free to correct me if you think im wrong or you can do it better or post any problems you may have! Everyone is welcome to post there opinions and strategy!
Why Bother Playing Blitzball?
Playing Blitzball will enable you to win prizes you wouldn't usably get if you didn't play. For example: im not even at macalania temple yet but i have 1 Dark matter and 1 Three stars. Those items(if i collect enough) will enable me to have break HP limit on my weapons! Or you can get things for wakkas celestial weapons and his Overdrives! Now bear in mind that wakkas Overdrives may not always Show up as prizes in the menu. So sometimes when you have won a league or a tournament, its best to save first. Then go back to the blitzball menu and see. Just keep reseting the computer until a prize you want to come up. But DONT play a game if your not happy with your Choices not even a exhibition game because then the prizes wont change.
I just cant play it!!!!!
Well with this simple guide all your troubles are over! ill show you the most easy way to win a blitzball match and translate everything for you so you can understand.
so lets get started!!
1.) Learn The Jecht Shot!
The Jecht Shot is one of the most crucial skills you must have if you want to win easy Blitzball games! You have a chance to learn it 2x, but you want to learn it straight away if you can! This time around it took me 5 attempts to learn the Jecht shot!(due to the fact my analog is broken!) but it is very easy if your Quick! When you are on the S.S Winno, and it's night time. Make sure you save your game before going to the Blitzball. This will let you reset your game if you want to try again.
Understanding the Jecht shot is simple! When Jehct says something, the text will appear in one of the corners of your screen IE:
Why Bother Playing Blitzball?
Playing Blitzball will enable you to win prizes you wouldn't usably get if you didn't play. For example: im not even at macalania temple yet but i have 1 Dark matter and 1 Three stars. Those items(if i collect enough) will enable me to have break HP limit on my weapons! Or you can get things for wakkas celestial weapons and his Overdrives! Now bear in mind that wakkas Overdrives may not always Show up as prizes in the menu. So sometimes when you have won a league or a tournament, its best to save first. Then go back to the blitzball menu and see. Just keep reseting the computer until a prize you want to come up. But DONT play a game if your not happy with your Choices not even a exhibition game because then the prizes wont change.
I just cant play it!!!!!
Well with this simple guide all your troubles are over! ill show you the most easy way to win a blitzball match and translate everything for you so you can understand.
so lets get started!!
1.) Learn The Jecht Shot!
The Jecht Shot is one of the most crucial skills you must have if you want to win easy Blitzball games! You have a chance to learn it 2x, but you want to learn it straight away if you can! This time around it took me 5 attempts to learn the Jecht shot!(due to the fact my analog is broken!) but it is very easy if your Quick! When you are on the S.S Winno, and it's night time. Make sure you save your game before going to the Blitzball. This will let you reset your game if you want to try again.
Understanding the Jecht shot is simple! When Jehct says something, the text will appear in one of the corners of your screen IE:
Text Appearing Here
When that happens, you must press the direction of where the text is!(in this case right) then Click X and that direction together. if you managed to do it, the text will disappear and appear somewhere else! so just keep using the directional pad and click X. You have to be Quick! Mashing X and using the analog stick is one way to do it! but i found it much harder! i just used the Directional pad and clicked X, whichever way you prefure. Dont give up! If you want an awesome Blitzball team, The Jecht Shot is CRUTIAL
2.) Passing
If i was shooting a goal right in front of the goalposts, and the CA of the Goalkeeper was 1, i would score the goal. If i did the same thing and the keepers CA was 12, he would catch my ball. Being further away from the goal lowers my strength, but the higher your SH is the further you can score goals.
Always keep an eye on the CA of the keeper before shooting a goal.
Winning a game
This tactic has worked for me quite a bit, however there are other ways. but I have found this way to be the easiest way to win the matches.
First of all make sure Tidus has the Jecht Shot. and at least one tackle attack like venom, nap or wither tackle. you cant have a level 2 tackle if you haven't learned level 1 so keep that in mind when learning new skills.
If you have just begun to play after leaving the luca stadium, you guys will all be at low levels. so you'll need to work on them at first. Bare in mind though that no other team will be as tough as your first blitz match with the goers. and the goers wont be as hard either. this is because mainly that you will get Tidus all the way through your game and as long as you have Jecht shot, then none of them will be much of a match.
So my first piece of advice is this. if you get the ball on a blitz off start sending passes to each other as much as you can. use all of your guys excluding datto. he's not going to be much use on the field using my tactic, but if you do want him to get tough then by all means send a pass to him. If you dont get the ball the get the ball. the best ones to get the ball would be the midfielder and your 2 defenses. usually they will come right at them do dont worry to much.
When you have had enough of leveling up its time to play some games. bare in mind that you can do this straight away, it might be a bit tough and you could concede some goals but it does work.
After the blitz off you or the other team will catch the ball. In this case the other team has caught the ball. so were going to attack. lets say he goes straight ahead into my midfielder, and my midfileder and my 2 strikers block him for a break.
If you have trained everyone then it might be quite easy to take the ball but you might have a tough time. the trick is to make sure that your strikers have a decent enough tackle skill. if so then the other teams player wont stand a chance. but bare in mind that not all players are the same or have the same stats. they could also have defenses to your tackles. what matters the most is to have a stronger tackle the you already have. If this works then either tidus or your midfielder or other striker should take the ball. if so then the first thing you should do is swim away to an open space in the pool. then as soon as possible throw the ball to the defender that is on Tidus's side (this means the defender on the bottom or right hand side of the pool.) if
your pass is low then chuck the ball to another player that's closer or has a higher pass. but its imperative that the right defender has the ball. once he has the ball swim straight ahead to the bottom edge of the pool as much as you can. this should cause the striker to head toward you top, then engage him in a break. The striker will have a very weak attack so you will be able to endure him easily. once he has attacked then swim on.
REMEMBER: that keeping an eye on your EN and his ATK is important. he still might have an attack up his sleeve. so if you have an EN 2 points higher then his ATK but your PA is higher then his BL then dont bother dribbling, just pass. sometimes its just to risky. you will just have to use your gut instinct.
If you have chosen to pass, make sure that you are in range of tidus and pass to him. If you have dribbled then swim towards tidus. However do not engage there defender. pass the ball BEFORE he blocks you. If he blocks you then he will almost certainly take your ball. you might be tough but so is he. sometimes its just not risky. If you think that you can take him the sure go ahead. but its is better pass.
Once Tidus has the ball then swim like a banshee to the goals. the idea is to get right in front of the goal with only 2 attackers. if two attackers block you then dont worry about it. but if there is 3 then you could be in a tricky spot, depending on who is the first blocker. If your EN is fine with the first blocker and you recon you could handel it then break to that guy. If he is quite tough, but the last guy has a terrible BL then dont break. Bare in mind that you SH still has to be able to get pass the last guy and the goalie.
After that use your Jecht Shot. If done right then the 2 blockers will be automatically be taken out and you will o have to deal with the spare blocker and or only the goalie. because your right in front of the goals, it should go in easily, as long as the goalie isn't a super powered goalie with super human strength!! or he hasn't got a higher CA then you SH. Either way you should be fine. This tactic is the best way to win Blitzball games and the quickest.
(There may be breaks in this post. But it will be updated. Keep checking the first post for updates.)
2.) Passing
Yes passing the ball is important when training for a match. Every time one of your guys pass the ball, the more exp he gets! In Tidus's case, every time he scores he gets EXP but passing is more effective.
You Cant learn EXP in a Exhibition game!
SH:6 = This is my shoot stat! If i decide to shoot at the goal, the numbers will tell me how much strength is in my shot. When the ball passes through the water, my SH will go down untill it reaches 0. However, if my SH is higher then the CA (CA = Catch) of the Goal keeper, i will score the goal. But there are factors that you need to keep in mind here.You Cant learn EXP in a Exhibition game!
You can only earn it, in a league or Tournament. The exhibition games are for learning techs, but we will get to that later.
When you are in the Sphere pool and are in possettion of the ball, pass to one of your other guys. Press Square straight away then get him to pass. Just keep doing that! If you want a clean record score a few goals first, but bear in mind that if you score a goal, the ball is given to the other team on the next Blitzoff. So it's best just to keep the score 0-0. Just keep passing. Swim away from the other teams members and just keep passing! Then Watch you EXP roll!
3.) Techcopy
Yes Tech Copy is important! This will make your guys stronger and protect them against the other team from taking the ball. Learning Techcopy is easy. Just a bit hard to get the hang off!
You need to set a mark if you want to learn a new skill. The mark menu pops up after you have set you members skills.
When you are in the Sphere pool and are in possettion of the ball, pass to one of your other guys. Press Square straight away then get him to pass. Just keep doing that! If you want a clean record score a few goals first, but bear in mind that if you score a goal, the ball is given to the other team on the next Blitzoff. So it's best just to keep the score 0-0. Just keep passing. Swim away from the other teams members and just keep passing! Then Watch you EXP roll!
3.) Techcopy
Yes Tech Copy is important! This will make your guys stronger and protect them against the other team from taking the ball. Learning Techcopy is easy. Just a bit hard to get the hang off!
You need to set a mark if you want to learn a new skill. The mark menu pops up after you have set you members skills.
If you learned the Jecht shot. Then set that skill EMMIDETLY!
So basicly, If you click on Tidus, you get an option to set a mark on the other team. scroll down to find a skill you want to learn of any of the players. This doesn't mean that you player will follow the guy you marked. You can do that but it depends what formation you have. The skills you can learn will show up BLUE to set it just click X and you will go on to your next player, to set his mark. The best thing is to get your defenders to learn tackles and passes. You midfielder to learn passes and Tackles and you goal scorers to learn shots, and Tackles. make sure your Goalie learns Grip Gloves, Super Goalie and Any Anti status skills.
The oppertunity to copy the tech will come up when that player decides to use the skill you want to learn. Lets say you want to learn Venom Tackle. When the mark uses that skill, Flashing text will appear in the left top hand corner of the screen saying TECHCOPY. You must click X at the right time to learn the skill. Mashing X wont work this time so you have to make sure you click it once correctly. If you managed to click it a "healing sound" will tell you that the skill is learned. If not a "cancel sound" will be heard. you know what i mean!
When the skill is learned you can the set the skill in the set skill menu that comes up at half time or the begining of the matches.
4.) Formations
Formations can be set during the game by pressing triangle. i prefer the normal formation. It works well with my style of play. However if you find the other Formations better feel free to use them. you can set manual and auto control if you are in posesion of the ball by pressing Triangle.
Statistics
Every Blitzball player has Stats, which are shown to you before, end, at half time and when onr of your player has the ball. This shows how strong, fast and other things to do with your players. Knowing the stats of players is important! lets take a look at them!
Here is a fake stat menu ill make up for me
Garnie
HP:1000 SP:25
EN:25 AT:28
PA:16 BL:12
SH:6 CA:2
If we look at each stat individually, we can see how well i can do in a game! And where is the best place to put me.
HP:1000 =Hp matters when you are using Techs. Your hp will go down when you are swimming across the pool. Think of HP as a type of gil that you must pay for if you want to use Jecht shot!
EN:25 = This is my Endurance. Endurance will show you how well you can withstand a tackle. I will lose numbers when someone tackles me. If my opponents attack is stronger then my endurance he will take the ball from me.
PA:16 = This is my pass stat. The number indicates how far i can pass the ball to another team member. If the PA reaches 0 before my team mate catches the ball, he will drop it and someone else will take it instead. so i must watch this stat carefully.
The oppertunity to copy the tech will come up when that player decides to use the skill you want to learn. Lets say you want to learn Venom Tackle. When the mark uses that skill, Flashing text will appear in the left top hand corner of the screen saying TECHCOPY. You must click X at the right time to learn the skill. Mashing X wont work this time so you have to make sure you click it once correctly. If you managed to click it a "healing sound" will tell you that the skill is learned. If not a "cancel sound" will be heard. you know what i mean!
When the skill is learned you can the set the skill in the set skill menu that comes up at half time or the begining of the matches.
4.) Formations
Formations can be set during the game by pressing triangle. i prefer the normal formation. It works well with my style of play. However if you find the other Formations better feel free to use them. you can set manual and auto control if you are in posesion of the ball by pressing Triangle.
Statistics
Every Blitzball player has Stats, which are shown to you before, end, at half time and when onr of your player has the ball. This shows how strong, fast and other things to do with your players. Knowing the stats of players is important! lets take a look at them!
Here is a fake stat menu ill make up for me
Garnie
HP:1000 SP:25
EN:25 AT:28
PA:16 BL:12
SH:6 CA:2
If we look at each stat individually, we can see how well i can do in a game! And where is the best place to put me.
HP:1000 =Hp matters when you are using Techs. Your hp will go down when you are swimming across the pool. Think of HP as a type of gil that you must pay for if you want to use Jecht shot!
EN:25 = This is my Endurance. Endurance will show you how well you can withstand a tackle. I will lose numbers when someone tackles me. If my opponents attack is stronger then my endurance he will take the ball from me.
PA:16 = This is my pass stat. The number indicates how far i can pass the ball to another team member. If the PA reaches 0 before my team mate catches the ball, he will drop it and someone else will take it instead. so i must watch this stat carefully.
If i was shooting a goal right in front of the goalposts, and the CA of the Goalkeeper was 1, i would score the goal. If i did the same thing and the keepers CA was 12, he would catch my ball. Being further away from the goal lowers my strength, but the higher your SH is the further you can score goals.
Always keep an eye on the CA of the keeper before shooting a goal.
Winning a game
This tactic has worked for me quite a bit, however there are other ways. but I have found this way to be the easiest way to win the matches.
First of all make sure Tidus has the Jecht Shot. and at least one tackle attack like venom, nap or wither tackle. you cant have a level 2 tackle if you haven't learned level 1 so keep that in mind when learning new skills.
If you have just begun to play after leaving the luca stadium, you guys will all be at low levels. so you'll need to work on them at first. Bare in mind though that no other team will be as tough as your first blitz match with the goers. and the goers wont be as hard either. this is because mainly that you will get Tidus all the way through your game and as long as you have Jecht shot, then none of them will be much of a match.
So my first piece of advice is this. if you get the ball on a blitz off start sending passes to each other as much as you can. use all of your guys excluding datto. he's not going to be much use on the field using my tactic, but if you do want him to get tough then by all means send a pass to him. If you dont get the ball the get the ball. the best ones to get the ball would be the midfielder and your 2 defenses. usually they will come right at them do dont worry to much.
When you have had enough of leveling up its time to play some games. bare in mind that you can do this straight away, it might be a bit tough and you could concede some goals but it does work.
After the blitz off you or the other team will catch the ball. In this case the other team has caught the ball. so were going to attack. lets say he goes straight ahead into my midfielder, and my midfileder and my 2 strikers block him for a break.
If you have trained everyone then it might be quite easy to take the ball but you might have a tough time. the trick is to make sure that your strikers have a decent enough tackle skill. if so then the other teams player wont stand a chance. but bare in mind that not all players are the same or have the same stats. they could also have defenses to your tackles. what matters the most is to have a stronger tackle the you already have. If this works then either tidus or your midfielder or other striker should take the ball. if so then the first thing you should do is swim away to an open space in the pool. then as soon as possible throw the ball to the defender that is on Tidus's side (this means the defender on the bottom or right hand side of the pool.) if
your pass is low then chuck the ball to another player that's closer or has a higher pass. but its imperative that the right defender has the ball. once he has the ball swim straight ahead to the bottom edge of the pool as much as you can. this should cause the striker to head toward you top, then engage him in a break. The striker will have a very weak attack so you will be able to endure him easily. once he has attacked then swim on.
REMEMBER: that keeping an eye on your EN and his ATK is important. he still might have an attack up his sleeve. so if you have an EN 2 points higher then his ATK but your PA is higher then his BL then dont bother dribbling, just pass. sometimes its just to risky. you will just have to use your gut instinct.
If you have chosen to pass, make sure that you are in range of tidus and pass to him. If you have dribbled then swim towards tidus. However do not engage there defender. pass the ball BEFORE he blocks you. If he blocks you then he will almost certainly take your ball. you might be tough but so is he. sometimes its just not risky. If you think that you can take him the sure go ahead. but its is better pass.
Once Tidus has the ball then swim like a banshee to the goals. the idea is to get right in front of the goal with only 2 attackers. if two attackers block you then dont worry about it. but if there is 3 then you could be in a tricky spot, depending on who is the first blocker. If your EN is fine with the first blocker and you recon you could handel it then break to that guy. If he is quite tough, but the last guy has a terrible BL then dont break. Bare in mind that you SH still has to be able to get pass the last guy and the goalie.
After that use your Jecht Shot. If done right then the 2 blockers will be automatically be taken out and you will o have to deal with the spare blocker and or only the goalie. because your right in front of the goals, it should go in easily, as long as the goalie isn't a super powered goalie with super human strength!! or he hasn't got a higher CA then you SH. Either way you should be fine. This tactic is the best way to win Blitzball games and the quickest.
(There may be breaks in this post. But it will be updated. Keep checking the first post for updates.)
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