st.A : standard jab. Can be used to stop hops but good timing is required as it only has 2 active frames. Chainable. whiffs on low crouchers.
st.B : a kick with good reach that is useful for poking. Not chainable.
st.C : a decent close range poke that hits a similar space to his st.B but a bit higher up making it better against hops. not cancelable.
st.D : it has a nice hitbox that is excellent against hops and grounded opponents, though it does have a lot of recovery. Not cancelable.
Close
cl.A : a quick close jab, cancelable and chainable.
cl.B : same as st.B
cl.C : Excellent normal because it's active on the third frame making it Joes quickest button. Staple tool in his combos and blockstrings.
cl.D : Same as st.D
Crouching
cr.A : a standard crouching jab. Chainable. Cancelable.
cr.B : it has good reach for a cr.B and is your only option for a low combo starter. Chainable, not cancelable.
cr.C : Fairly fast and good to use in combos and frame traps. Cancelable.
cr. D: has nice reach but is on the slower side for sweeps. hit, and whiff cancelable.
Jumping
j.A : his fastest jumping normal that has a good hitbox for air to airs. Use it when you don't think the other buttons will come out fast enough.
j.B : long range and a nice hitbox for air to airs. It has a lot of active frames.
j.C : a good jump in button that also has a lot of active frames.
j.D : this is another good jump in button. It can be used for instant overheads and crossups.
CD Attacks
st.CD : this move has a lot of startup, a lot of recovery and only 2 active frames. It has low invulnerability right before the active frames through most of the recovery frames. Hit and Whiff cancelable.
j.CD : Joe does a slower version of his j.B. Good for air to airs and can hit low crouchers with the correct spacing and timing, good jump in choice for pressure.
Throws
Knees of Hell: b/f + C
Hold throw, not techable.
At most Joe does 4 knee strikes but the opponent can mash to get out sooner, though the Joe player can countermash to counteract this.
It's the preferred throw option since the opponent cannot tech it to escape.
causes soft knockdown.
Leg Throw: b/f + D
Regular techable throw.
Joe does a backflip and slams the opponent down behind him sending them away almost full screen.
Causes soft knockdown.
Command Moves
Low Kick: f + B
Joe does a forward kick that does not hit low despite the name.
staple tool in both combos and pressure since you can cancel into it from most of your normals and you can special/super cancel out of it.
It's also Joes furthest ranged poke and it goes over low moves nicely.
unsafe on block if you don't cancel into something.
The move is the same both done raw and cancelled into.
Sliding: df + B
a low hitting slide that will go under every air travelling projectile in the game.
completely safe on block at 0 frame advantage both when done raw and cancelled into making it a great tool to close the gap at closer ranges and when you've pushed yourself out with a blockstring.
leaves the opponent standing on hit.
Special Moves
TNT Punch: tap A/C repeatedly
Joe does a series of 10 punches while walking forwards.
One of Joes main combo tools as it will combo from both lights and heavies.
You can input either of the followups both on whiff and contact.
unsafe on block unless you cancel into his qcf+A followup.
try to avoid doing this move on block as they can punish it by guard cancelling or simply waiting for the followup and dealing with it.
>TNT Punch Finisher: qcf + A/C
A version is an overhead followup.
A version is safe on block.
A version is not a true blockstring on block which means that it can be reversaled through.
C version is a mid hitting knockdown attack.
unsafe on block.
Hurricane Upper: hcf + A/C
a tall projectile. A version goes about half screen, D version sends out two projectiles instead of just 1.
the tornados are very tall and hard to jump over.
A version is good to end blockstrings with and used as a midscreen poke.
C is good to mix up with the A version as the second projectile can hit people trying to avoid the first one.
C version can be punished easily by rolling through the second projectile.
