Ridley's Counter Picks

Ridley has an incredible offstage presence. Don't be afraid to jump off stage and throw a few nairs or fairs out.

Your tail is technically a disjoint. This means that it has no hurt box. You essentially have a sword tail. Because of this, Nair, Fair, Ftilt, Dtilt, and rapid jab all are disjointed in some ways.

Side b if done from off stage to the ledge can grab opponents and place them under the stage. This is extremely effective for a 0 to death kill on a greedy player. Be sure to not spam this.

Remember to make sure you don't Pirates Rush too much (side-B) as it contains a lot of endlag resulting in an easy punish. N-air is your friend.

Down throw to skewer is not true. Don't use it unless your opponent has zero experience in the Ridley matchup.