Kimberly 101 | Strategy, Combos, Overview and Advanced Tips | Street Fighter 6 Guide

[@KidVisionKV]

I am a blind fighting game player, and this guide helped a lot. Very straight and to the point as well as saying what buttons you are pressing. Thank you

[@HeroTTMYT]

How do you play neutral if u can’t see? (Genuine Question)

[@zacktheslayer6564]

@@HeroTTMYT i assume they mean blind as in never played before-? idk, really funny thought

[@KidVisionKV]

I am almost completely blind and use a white cane to walk in my every day to day. I use audio cues for everything. In SF6 the audio pans from ear to ear in headphones, which helps me know where I am. As well as the sounds of the moves from my opponent.

[@KidVisionKV]

Nope I’m legit visually impared/blind. I use a white cane when I walk around and read Braille, and play fighting games

[@HeroTTMYT]

@@KidVisionKV mixups have to be a different type of pain for u bro

[@Diaphone]

The long awaited Kim Guide is finally out I decided to fully main Kimberly until EVO, so you'll see some more Kimberly footage / tournament runs and tech posted to the channel as well. I believe in her potential.
We're almost at 50K subs, so consider subscribing to help us meet that goal! Appreciate the support on the channel over the last couple weeks, means a lot.
Also a couple error in the guide, best way to deal with 236K run followups on block is to jump back button, thanks for @1000Tomatoes for the tech/ catch there.
Also the best oki after throw is to do walk forward into another throw, don’t do dash into throw, it’s - (used to be + in the beta)

[@1000Tomatoes]

I should also say that to beat jump back normal Kim can divekick followup into EX tastu. Which itself loses to empty jump back block. But if she doesn't ex tatsu she's +6 in thier face. Source: JavyJitty's revised arcstep counterplay video.
Also, jump back doesn't work for Sim because his floaty jump. He has to do other stuff. It's in the video. Idk how sim works.

[@Benny_Shoga]

Great guide! Might get some hate for this, but it would be awesome if you could follow this up with a beginners guide for Kimberly using modern controls.

[@calebdemarais2620]

You're the man Diaphone. I aspire to be half as good as you. For now I'm a newb spaz that relishes every chance to beat someone in Bronze. I shall stay at it and hope to pull off some of these upper-echlon combos

[@Bluprint4]

Question! What controller do you use? Great video btw!

[@OffensiveWombat]

Thanks mr Dial Phone! I have a few notes in case other viewers see this:
3:35 this target combo is -12, you will eat a much harder punish than a jab combo if you do this on block.
15:25 lights go into any tatsu, even heavy. It's your most damaging route from lights but I don't know about the oki.
19:30 you can also go into lvl2 from jMP by itself in case you cant/dont want to spend meter on OD air tatsu. In case other viewers have trouble with doing a normal straight into a super, try qcb+MP, qcb+MP after you leave the ground, since Kimberly doesnt have a qcb+MP special it will just come out as jMP and you will already have done half the super motion.
21:25 dont sleep on target combo into medium vagabond edge! The midscreen oki is great; instant run stop puts you +4 in their face even after backrise. Mixing up run stop low, run stop grab or run overhead is really good I think. It also does the most damage of any meterless ender by a smidge.

[@supersonic111ful]

As a new player tip 3 is a game changer ty

[@alexanderdenison2950]

Tip three sounds quite good if your other options won't take you to the corner

[@aaronz6236]

Been waiting for this one haha, always loved the comprehensive character guides in Strive, looking forward to more SF ones to come

[@brycemiller831]

This character is drugs to play. She’s so much fun. Something’s I do,
- I try to implement instant air Tatsu as a throw bait for my can setups, not sure if it’s optimal but it looks cool.
- ex run for wall splat is a little meter hungry but it gives more frames for can oki, has longer corner carry than just slide by a small bit, and opens up some different options like air restands and different can timing stuff.
- level 2 super. Level 3 is still better, but you get a guaranteed basic mixup situation after level 2 so it’s sometimes worth it.
- medium target combo into DI is funny/cheesy and can catch unaware people trying to punish you because they know it’s unsafe.
Still not amazing, climbing from plat to diamond atm. I definitely use medium target combo a bit too much in block pressure.
Kimberly is too fun. Cool guide, definitely learned some things to add to arsenal

[@VeryXXL]

Tons of great knowledge, but I have to comment on how amazing all the graphics and transitions are. Your attention to details with using the right fonts, backgrounds and borders is great! Great job on the production.

[@guilhermemendes6859]

this is great, it's nice to have a guide that is in-depth and isn't just a list of combos

[@labrat989]

I did the placement trials right after watching this video and got placed directly into platinum 3, now I'm too scared to play online
Highly recommend!

[@TimiNoKing]

Was waiting for this, started playing Kimberly and knew you played her.
P.S coming from guilty gear into sf6 is crazy hard

[@MrSOOPERcooper]

Huge adjustment from gg to this for me as well, hang in there!

[@TimiNoKing]

@@MrSOOPERcooper Im just lucky i have friends that are really into fighting games to help me through it

[@DaPhenomAce]

This is perfect timing for me. Have been getting killed in rank but just had a good first to 7 in casual that was fun. I use modern controls and am new to SF so still learning the game without just randomly throwing out special moves or auto combos

[@Gankstomper]

Get off baby controls

[@beezleboss]

Learn classic trust me bro I’m new to but it’s so much more rewarding and it’s how you actually get good

[@kelzakdub]

@@beezlebossi am also basically brand new to SF and 2d fighters in general. I was on modern controls on pad for like 2 days when I decided to switch to keyboard and classic. The big thing I hated about modern was not having access to some characters' best poke/neutral tools. Zangief gets insta grabs but loses the range of the grab (since the special button does heavy grabs) but loses most of his neutral tools. That's a trade off I wasn't willing to deal with.

[@beezleboss]

@@kelzakdub zangief is acceptable because of the instant reaction gameplay that is needed but for combo characters like kimberly cammy and ken if you want to ever be better then silver go classic but tbh it’s whatever you’d want to do tbh

[@Aerobane]

@@Gankstomper Found the red card player who rage quits against every modern player that rolls them. Funny seeing someone who makes smash "content" flaming about baby anything.

[@ProfessorNoonie]

WTF???????? Yo I know you!!!! I didn't even realize it until I saw your name on the leaderboard!! I'm learning her too!
Holy crap it's so nice to see you doing well man!!

[@RobotPlaysGames]

Fantastic guide, my dude. I’m actually thinking about picking up Kimberly because she just appeals to me for some reason, and I have never played a mix-up character in a FG so thought it could be a nice change of pace. Oh, and congrats on getting 25th at EVO!

[@ItsRenzio]

That's a really high quality guide. Glad to be a Kim main. Looking forward to improve with her, implementing the knowlege you shared in that video. Thank you very much!

[@SylemGistoe]

Diaphone this is AMAZINGLY useful! Been loving watching your kim since the beta. Even with the nerfs, kimberly is still looking so fun. Really wish there was more in depth all-encompassing stuff like this for all characters- especially Dee Jay, folks said he was great, but he's turned out a lot more... unorthodox than expected.

[@MJamesRave]

Thank you for doing all this lab work. She is so fun to play but I felt a little confused which options were best, but nice to see some of my thoughts were right as well as a ton of new tech.

[@donkeytonk]

I love this guide so so much. Thank you Diaphone, I return to this guide multiple times a week. So far reached up to Gold 2 stars after being stuck at upper silver for a week!

[@MrFirePunch]

Great video! I'm fairly new to SF but love Kim and this was extremely helpful. The valuable aspect for me was sharing the applications of everything, it really helps me compartmentalize.
Everything else I could find is just loose information and actively made me worse, since I was trying things I didn't understand in the wrong situations.
Thanks!

[@hostvarious]

Another incredible guide, thank you! Paused at the advanced section for now and imma hit the lab to learn those bnbs!

[@SkeebleMan-sg9oi]

I started playing Kim recently, placed at 9000. After just lifting pieces here and there from this video I've been 18-5 with Kim with a pretty basic game plan. Thanks diaphone!

[@jadedbreadncircus9159]

Finally, I find a video that speaks. I like to listen on my laptop as I play on PC. This is a great video. I like overviews because I'm playing all characters in waves while kinda maining Ken.

[@fallenangelzelos2807]

After losing 95% of my matches last night this video is very welcome! Thanks, my dude.

[@Fuduwahluz]

dude, you talking about 6HK at 8:41 blew my mind. every other resource I've seen is just like "just jab it bro, if they flip back they reset to neutral", but the fact you can threaten empty land perfect parry and get a punish changes everything

[@gfisch72]

Excellent starting guide, with the balance changes a year later.

[@Jsobone]

With no Ibuki atm I wanted to get a similar character involved. Thanks for the guide to get me started dude.

[@luketurpin2671]

Great guide! I usually enjoy your guides, but I think this one was very comprehensive and polished (without being too long). Appreciate the work you put into it

[@eliwolf8987]

DIAPHONE THE GOAT. You made me want to learn this character and this guide has been a godsend

[@gordonfreeman1700]

Google Doc with screen shots set, time to learn a combo or two and climb out of Iron! Thanks Diaphone for yet again picking a character I enjoy!

[@felipedaen4290]

What an amazing basics guide! This took me to Platinum with just a little practice. Really wish there was a Juri guide in this same vein. Great work, please keep it up!

[@Zenedean]

Man your skill is beyond. Im new to the game and i really got motivated watching you play. My biggest problem that i cant think so fast to setup all the things she has or make a right decision. Sometimes my brain turns off because i messing up with buttons. I'll try to take as much as i can out of this video, thank you!

[@neil8398]

This guide is so long and constructive you grew a beard at the end. Thank you for all the tips! This is seriously the best guide for Kim

[@LanTheArtist]

You’ve been a great resource to refer to man, thank you. I’ve been hard stuck plat for a hot minute but I would’ve never gotten to this point without watching how you pilot Kim. I love the character but I feel like most of my pressure just gets stuffed by jabs and people spamming DI + DP whenever I try to cancel into her run, it gets frustrating lol. Going to keep grinding and referring back to your guide tho! 💪🏼

[@RonDouglasTV]

Thanks a lot for this video. I just started testing out Kimberly, I like her because she reminds me of Ibuki who has always been a fave of mine. Also, i dont know who needs this info: If you press the reset position buttong + any direction during priactice - you will reset to that position > Left corner, right corner, neutral, neutral p2 side

[@ihateyoutoob]

Was STRUGGLING in Gold 5. Now im in plat 2. Winning is fucking easy now. Thank you sensei daiaphone 🙏

[@felisk4304]

I just finished kimberly's trials and I'm having a lot of fun with the character!! (So far it's the only character where I feel comfortable with the inputs :P )
Tiger knees in street fighter feel a lot smother than in strive which makes her combos feel really good :D
I'm gonna have to rewatch specific sections later, but I definitely don't regret watching the entirety of the video. Thanks for the great guide!

[@apocMTL]

I’ve recently reached Plat3 from your tips and tricks. Though I still have a lot of room to grow from but Imma do it the bushinryu way. 🙏

[@edwincruz4557]

thank you so much for this video! I'm basically new into this game and I like this character a lot!

[@HEKL_PNW]

I've been excited for this video to drop, as a former Bridget main and a Kimberly main since CBT 1 🥰

[@almasyxx99]

Just really wanted to say thank you for posting this, it really has been incredibly helpful holy crap.

[@glc_zashi9541]

Your description of trying to use Nue Twister as an anti air was spot on lol

[@solid2281]

@Diaphone thanks so much for your insight, I mained tekken before, this is also my first SF6 game and because of you I got my kimberly to gold 4, I came up against a diamond kimberly and could feel I was out of my depth, the take away is I managed to get 2 sets of them. She is a super fun character and I am looking to master her, your content makes this all possible

[@TheProKill3r]

Man i really appreciate your videos! helping me a ton! I would absolutely love to get into some coaching sessions however... i cant afford it right now. Eventually I hope to book one! once again thanks man!

[@firehammock3021]

Started following you after finding your I-no guide. As a Kimberly main this video is such a nice surprise. Thank you!

[@Too2Cold]

Just got off work , thanks for this information about Kimberly she is the first character that felt normal to play first then try other characters out as well.

[@mod5370]

Worth the wait! this guide was very well done and i loved how you went more in depth with kimberlys Drive rush combos and setups. This got me to subscribe for more fighting game content. Appreciate the guide and this will help me on my scrub Sf kim journey

[@PlutoBlack]

Thank you, been waiting on this one. I’ve learned a lot from watching your matches, so I’m glad to see this 🙌🏿
Looking forward to this guide helping me climb through Diamond Rank!

[@beatsNstrings]

happy as a former ibuki sf4 main, shes got like 50% ibuki dna. the long slide and sweep. lmh target combos. instead of kunai mixup you get j.2mp vs crossup mk. crazy anti air combos, air ultimate, c.hp to dash followup anti-airs. got to plat on the pc circuit just off barely memorizing her bread n butters i havent even got to the safe jump setups

[@goob4093]

If you’re reading this, drop a like on the vid even if you don’t play Kim! This kind of content is so much better than the auto uploaded sets that floods your feed, and it deserves to succeed.

[@Inferim]

I was practicing the meaty paintcan setup and I couldn't pull it off for a while until I realized that the frame advantage is lower when the slide is done raw compared to when it is done as a follow up to the 5MP -> 5HP TC.
The setup is so strong, which forces the enemy to either reverse it with resource or eat the entire juggle. It's still unbelievable that you can convert her best pokes; 2MP, 5MK, or any drive rush cancel into this.

[@antonsimmons8519]

Been hoping you'd do one on her sooner rather than later. I wasn't sold on her before I tried the game, but I think she's my main!

[@SeanBattle]

Dude, Thanks for this guide. I am so much better with Kim after watching these vids.

[@Capcoms]

Great guide! I’ve been grinding Kim and this taught me a couple things I didn’t know. Thank you Mr. Dialtone!

[@floodnhard1034]

Watching your streams making me want to main Kim now. Legit guide thanks for all the steez and tech!!

[@vetteburner]

Very informative video. I just hit plat with Kim and have had trouble implementing more mixups. I'll definietly spend some time in the lab with this video. Good Stuff!

[@yourfathersbelt]

You've got some pretty solid production value on these vids. Nice man.

[@Superpanzy]

After watching your tournament run I've been super interested in picking up Kim and was really hoping you'd make a guide for her! Thank you so much! 💙

[@sinn3r147]

Finally! The Kimberly army was waiting for this!

[@kennethmuse4212]

I'm pretty decent already, but today was my first time playing online. I can't break the game down as well as you can, but I appreciate your guide. I'll do a lot of training based on your guide, thanks

[@richard1997fa]

Amazing guide dude ! I've been strugling to hit diamond... sometimes I get 6/7 win streaks, and then I lose 4/5 times straight for those "patient players". I'll what this video a few times to improve my gameplay

[@gravijah]

Yes! The guide I was waiting for!

[@TheSPECTRELIGHT]

Very well done. Thanks for sharing your tech and strategy with us. I'm going to study this guide thoroughly and implement this knowledge into my game. Much Love and Respect!

[@ralphthomas1534]

Thank you for this, first street fighter game in over 10 years, and I really need to catch up. This will help a ton with her, only thing I'm having the largest problem with is QCF LP, QCF LP for the level 3.

[@kiteclipse6187]

Loved the video I never owned a street fighter before and Kimberly caught my eye as soon as I seen the trailer.This really helped a lot and the air izuna drop on the ground is hard to pull off

[@RasenRendanX]

been waiting for this video since i found your twitch channel while you were making the guide live lol
thank you bro!

[@alfredmanzano680]

Thanks man! The 4 different post spray can strats were very helpful. That was my weakest part in my game so far

[@JRKairoz]

This is the first SF game I wanted to learn how to play, I tried a lot of characters in alpha games and the ones I liked the most was chun li, ken and guy, even do I am new to the game kim was the best and easiest to play than chun or ken, but even do, I need to keep practicing cuze with basic combos sometimes I get punished in some moves

[@bazangulon6791]

Great guide! Really appreciate these sorts of player resources when staring a new game!

[@Ajira28]

One cool thing about Capcom not updating the game is that I can come to a 7 month old video to learn a new character.

[@etherwxlf]

A little late and I could be misremembering, but one thing to mention about her Level 3 is that she gets the buff even if she misses or it's blocked. That's a neat trait.

[@KarinaBunnyK]

Great guide and wonderfully edited! Came out at the perfect time because I started to doubt if Kimberly can do well ;;

[@18Elitegamer]

Fun thing about the slide kick normal. That does combo is into a full target combo. The spacing sucks because you have to be perfect. But it’s easier to judge after practice.

[@thebeeb1371]

Lets gooo! Been waiting for this one

[@Poetats]

Been waiting for this, first time getting into a street fighter. trying to learn kimberly first.

[@earljohnson8231]

"Don't try to play this character like a traditional neutral character... because you're going to have a bad time" 😂😂😂

[@MrThuralion]

Great video thanks! Don't be afraid to elaborate more on the thoughts behind why you always go into X combo at Y situation etc.

[@Rossman24]

Yes! Finally! Been waiting for this for so long! Thank you so much, this is going to help pull me out of gold.

[@TiidalT]

Love the vids man! New SF player, maining Kim and you’re a life saver

[@deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813]

ah yes. i've been waiting for this specific video since launch.

[@therealjohncena760]

streets been waiting for this one🙏

[@Darksid3c3]

Can't do run lk loop combo anymore after they took away the holding option(people say you can do it with forward hold i tried it doesnt help me like prenerf version) always fail at 2nd or 3rd one
The main issue with kimberly : they are not random like you said their gameplay linear and once enemy figure it out , they get punished over and over also she is weak under pressure cuz she doesnt have get of me option thanks to nerfs -_- also her AA is weak not consistent and once you fail your opponent starts to N jump etc ...
Also pretty sure %90 don't use run stop , hisen kick stop parry and ex tatsu cross up once you implement those 3 and be random i think she is unstoppable
I love playing her but im not that good i fail when i do ex tatsu cross up i can do it but not consistently , about run stop once you are in zone you forget about it
Love your stream love your videos good video man waiting for intermidate or advanced guide ^^

[@nanayaSol]

good info

[@dangerboy123]

Good job representing us kim mains at evo 🎉

[@scottyp8199]

I made it to Platinum cause of you, thanks man

[@GiantRobot17]

28:10 you actually can't dash after a throw and get another meaty throw. You have to manually time this. Throw is 17f of advantage and her dash is 18 total frames, so dashing leaves you -1.

[@stratfan87]

Does the throw have to be meaty? Doesn’t the throw still beat everything except reversal super/dp/jump at -1?

[@0ni664]

​@stratfan87 throws are 4 frames I think so you have to be plus3 to make an air tight strike/throw mix
For Kim, her throw loop is in the corner
Grab, microwalk, grab

[@Diaphone]

Ahh thanks, must have left that in from the beta footage, Correct. Walk throw loop the way to go

[@esumaderob9859]

22:25 This took me 30min to do correctly one time, i still can't do it every time its been about 1 hour and now i can do it 3/5 times ( I"m on keyboard, and use WASD for movement) its such a brain fry man. Being able to do that command grab thing mid air is sooo good.. Haven't fought any online battles yet, going to try and master all of these combos first.
This is a good video..

[@beilizang847]

After knock down, mid or close range meaty, Try CMK, SLK, DR, CLP, CMP, SMP, SHP + Any target combo followup. 3bar combo can be finished with LV1 or LV3 Super, very easy combo, but deadly. Can also start with close range CLK, CLP, SLP, SLK, DR, but need alot practise to get used to the link timing, easy version is CLK or CLP, SLP, SLK, TATSU or DR, after you master this CLK start 4 jab combo, it will make your confirm much easier. Even you drop the combo, with drive rush it's still safe and plus on block.

[@bystudz6512]

man i've just discovered your channel and your guides are really well described and explained, i'm subbed now. There is just one little problems on your video which seems to be the bitrate you are recording at, each time pixels moves, it becomes blurry which isn't really agreable to watch. Except that, amazing

[@dualoutput]

The guide I needed. Subbed

[@HenryEarthbound]

I got no plans to play Kimberly. I'm watching this guide so I'll stop losing to her.

[@TimiNoKing]

This is how you learn matchups

[@NeedVitaminD]

I gave you my like and subscribe. these tips were useful! appreciated! :D

[@xtecreborn]

Been waiting on this one thanks man 🙏🏾

[@zoerosedunk4548]

The quality of this goes crazy

[@Kur0m0ri]

Great guide, what would have been great if u had said how to actually do her air/ex air grab after a combo/bomb. I struggled a lot with it, but its basically just a tiger knee input (half circle from forward down to up)

[@karlh420]

Thanks! This will be helpful to learn the game with Kim.

[@PlustechSB]

great video! thanks a ton Diaphone!

[@bumpyface228]

Congratulations on reaching omnipresent super galactic oneness with Kimberly

[@Snoozy570]

I don’t main Kim but she looks fun and I enjoy watching her gameplay and plus diaphone might when evo lol

[@WillieDC28]

This video was def helpful. I'm gonna keep it on rotation just because I have a tendency to slip into bad habits but I can learn pretty well sometimes. Also in the case of being low ranks such as myself... something I caught a lot of attention to is people blocking running slide, is they expect it so much they manage to get caught with Neck Hunter quite a bit. And throwing in Sprint behind the MP, HP target combo gets it stuffed a lot so i have to go to Drive Rush behind it instead which can help.

[@KudiFoca]

Just started playing her, thank you!

[@SBCurley]

Awesome guide! Editing on this goes pretty hard too

[@Drjel]

Great Vid Diaphone. I loved Kim's style immediately on picking up SF6 so having your guides and watching you play on Twitch has been really helpful!

[@BLewTheKake]

dope guide! thank you!