Yuyuko Saigyouji (Gensokyo Reloaded)

This article is about Yuyuko's appearance in Touhou: Gensokyo Reloaded. For the character in other contexts, see Yuyuko Saigyouji.

Yuyuko Saigyouji
Character Portrait
Playstyle	Zoning / Keepaway
Last Words	Butterfly Sign "Death Lance" Sakura Sign "Sense of Cherry Blossom"

Pros

• Yuyuko is a relatively simple character to play as and combo with.
• Many moves have large hitboxes and high priority, allowing Yuyuko to safely strike from a distance.
• Has Normal chains that reliably connect from nearly all distances, both while grounded and airborne.
• Overall damage output is quite high, with most individual moves doing above average damage, and Yuyuko's combo strings being potentially devastating thanks to the unscaled DoT effect from Ghost Sign "Ageless Dream".
• The character has solid mix-up options.
• Possesses a good okizeme tool in Ghostly Butterfly, which has tracking properties.
• Has an excellent match finisher when the opponent has around 200 or lower Life left in the Sakura Sign "Sense of Cherry Blossom" Last Word.

Cons

• Movement in general is on the slower end of the character spectrum, with the character being unable to quickly cover significant distance with her dashes.
• Possesses wider than average hurtboxes that are also quite tall when standing and airborne, which makes it more difficult for Yuyuko to evade opposing attacks.
• Has an overall slow set of Normals, which can negatively impact the character's neutral game under certain conditions.
• Yuyuko's keepaway game is heavily reliant on Lance of the Swallowtail Crest, as her other moves (particularly her Specials) are dependant on the opponent having already approached Yuyuko.
• Constantly playing keepaway is the one scenario where Yuyuko's high damage output doesn't apply, forcing her to go for zoning with Normals if she wants to inflict meaningful damage.
• Because Reverse Screens lacks range, Yuyuko often has to use the move at the very last moment to successfully reverse an opponent, increasing the move's risk factor.
• Is somewhat susceptible to corner pressure owing to the aforementioned issues with her slow Normals and reversal Special.
• Has a difficult time dealing with dedicated keepaway characters, as Yuyuko can neither win projectile wars against them nor approach them with a quick movement option.

Statistics

Life	Chain Type	Walk Velocities (UPF)		Jump Startup	Jump Velocities (UPF)
		Forward	Back		Forward	Back
1000	I	2.4	-2.2	4	2.4	-2.2
Forward Dash				Forward Air Dash
Startup	Velocity (UPF)	Duration	Recovery	Startup	Velocity (UPF)	Land Recovery
4	4.2	12~66	8	7	4.2	8
Back Hop				Back Air Dash
Startup	Velocity (UPF)	Duration	Recovery	Startup	Velocity (UPF)	Land Recovery
8	-4	34	8	6	-4	8

Movelist

Normals

Standing
Hit Damage	45	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.93
P1 Power Gain	40	P2 Power Gain	20

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
4	6	9	19	+2	+1

Standing
Hit Damage	55	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.9
P1 Power Gain	60	P2 Power Gain	30

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
7	5	12	24	+1	-1

Standing
Hit Damage	80	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.85
P1 Power Gain	90	P2 Power Gain	45

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
12	4	25	41	-4	-7

Crouching
Hit Damage	30	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.92
P1 Power Gain	40	P2 Power Gain	20
Properties

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
4	3	13	20	+2	±0

Crouching
Hit Damage	60	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.85
P1 Power Gain	60	P2 Power Gain	30

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
6	3	17	26	+1	-3

Crouching
Hit Damage	85	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.75
P1 Power Gain	90	P2 Power Gain	45
Properties	(Trip)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
13	3	31	47	D	-12

Aerial
Hit Damage	55	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.88
P1 Power Gain	40	P2 Power Gain	20
Properties

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
5	6	--	--	--	--

Aerial
Hit Damage	70	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.85
P1 Power Gain	60	P2 Power Gain	30
Properties

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
13	9	--	--	--	--

Aerial
Hit Damage	100	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.8
P1 Power Gain	90	P2 Power Gain	45
Properties

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
9	5	--	--	D	--

Active frames 1f~2f Active frames 3f~5f

Command Moves

Throw
+  or  ++
Hit Damage	100	Guard Damage	N/A
Guard Type		Proration	0.5
P1 Power Gain	80	P2 Power Gain	40
Properties	Does not make contact with opponents in hitstun or blockstun.

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
3	2	20	25	D	D

Butterfly Swipe
+
Hit Damage	75	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.8
P1 Power Gain	80	P2 Power Gain	40

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
16	4	24	44	-3	-6

Ghostly Wisp
+
Hit Damage	28x3	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.947x3
P1 Power Gain	30x3	P2 Power Gain	15x3

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
11	3 (3) 3 (3) 3	24	50	-2	-5

Colorful Butterfly Backflip
+
Hit Damage	25x4	Guard Damage	5x4
Guard Type		Proration	0.95x4
P1 Power Gain	20x4	P2 Power Gain	10x4
Properties	*

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
7	25	20	52	-16	-18
Notes on Frame Data	Projectiles have a 2f spawn gap. Each projectile lasts for 19f.

Ghostly Spiral Kick
+
Hit Damage	30x4	Guard Damage	0
Guard Type		Proration	0.94x4
P1 Power Gain	23x4	P2 Power Gain	11x4
Properties

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
12	2 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) 3	10L	--	--	--

Specials

Guard Cancel
during blockstun
Hit Damage	80	Guard Damage	16
Guard Type		Proration	0.1
P1 Power Gain	-1000	P2 Power Gain	40
Properties	Cannot cause a K.O.

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
0+6	2	42	50	D	-20
Notes on Frame Data	Startup invulnerability 1f~20f.

Lance of the Swallowtail Crest
Hit Damage	70	Guard Damage	14
Guard Type		Proration	0.85
P1 Power Gain	20 / 60	P2 Power Gain	30
Properties	version:
Notes	Aerial version will transition into ground version if Yuyuko lands. Projectile launch angle varies with button pressed.

Version	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
Ground	13	1+	39	53	D	-13
Aerial	13	1+	4L	--	D	--

Reverse Screens
Hit Damage	version: 90 version: 115 version: 140	Guard Damage	version: 18 version: 23 version: 28
Guard Type		Proration	0.8
P1 Power Gain	45 / 120	P2 Power Gain	60
Properties	& versions:

Version	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
	4	6	41	51	D	-25
	7	6	43	56	D	-27
	10	6	46	62	D	-30
Notes on Frame Data	version: startup invulnerability 1f~10f. version: startup invulnerability 1f~7f.

Active frames 1f~3f Active frames 4f~6f Active frames 1f~3f Active frames 4f~6f Active frames 1f~3f Active frames 4f~6f

Butterfly Dream Dance
Hit Damage	version: 100 version: 130 version: 130 / 110	Guard Damage	version: 20 version: 26 version: 26 / 22
Guard Type		Proration	0.8
P1 Power Gain	45 / 120	P2 Power Gain	60
Properties	& versions: version: can pass through opponents.
Notes	Distance travelled varies with button pressed.

Version	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
	11	12	27	50	D	-17
	24	12	27	63	D	-17
	24~56	12	27	63~95	D	-17
Notes on Frame Data	version: projectile invulnerability 1f~36f. version: projectile invulnerability 1f~36f-68f.

Eternal Wandering
Hit Damage	15x6	Guard Damage	3x6
Guard Type		Proration	0.96x6
P1 Power Gain	20 / 10x6	P2 Power Gain	5x6
Properties	version: Does not make contact with grounded opponents.
Notes	Projectile spawn position varies with button pressed.

Version	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
	21	41	26	88	D	-4
	22	41	26	89	D	--
	36	51	2	89	D	+10

Ghostly Butterfly
Hit Damage	20x3	Guard Damage	4x3
Guard Type		Proration	0.95x3
P1 Power Gain	20 / 20x3	P2 Power Gain	10x3
Requirements
Properties	* Projectiles become active upon colliding with a screen edge.
Notes	Projectile launch angle varies with button pressed.

Version	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
Ground	--	1+	--	50	--	--
Aerial	--	1+	--	4L	--	--

Spell Cards

Death Sign "Ghastly Dream"
Hit Damage	31.5x10	Guard Damage	5x10
Guard Type		Proration	0.95x10
P1 Power Gain	-1000	P2 Power Gain	30x10
Properties

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
0+11	89	44	144	D	-20
Notes on Frame Data	Startup invulnerability 1f~38f.

Active frames 1f~4f Active frames 5f~8f Active frames 9f~12f Active frames 13f~89f

Ghost Sign "Ageless Dream"
Hit Damage	50	Guard Damage	40
Guard Type		Proration	0.8
P1 Power Gain	-1000	P2 Power Gain	300
Properties	Deals 144 poison damage over roughly 5.25 seconds. Poison disappears if Yuyuko is hit. Move cannot be used again while an opponent is still poisoned from a previous instance of this move.
Notes	version: aims at a 45 degree upwards angle.

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
0+11	1+	37	49	D	-7

Last Words

Butterfly Sign "Death Lance"
Hit Damage	55x8	Guard Damage	11x8
Guard Type		Proration	0.9x8
P1 Power Gain	-3000	P2 Power Gain	75x8
Properties	Butterfly Sign "Death Lance" must be selected at the beginning of the match. Attack's damage is not affected by proration.

Version	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
Ground	0+19	46+	47	112	D	-19
Ground	0+19	46+	8L	--	D	--

Sakura Sign "Sense of Cherry Blossom"
Hit Damage	0% charge: 50x7 33% charge: 62x7 66% charge: 74x7 100% charge: 87x7	Guard Damage	0% charge: 10x7 33% charge: 15x7 66% charge: 21x7 100% charge: 29x7
Guard Type		Proration	0.88x7
P1 Power Gain	-3000	P2 Power Gain	0% charge: 65x7 33% charge: 85x7 66% charge: 93x7 100% charge: 100x7
Properties	Sakura Sign "Sense of Cherry Blossom" must be selected at the beginning of the match. [ ] to charge attack. Attack's damage is not affected by proration.

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Advantage
0+9~60	14	50	73~124	D	-24
Notes on Frame Data	Startup invulnerability 1f~21f-72f.

Touhou: Gensokyo Reloaded
Playable Characters	Alice Margatroid • Byakuren Hijiri • Chen • Cirno • Eirin Yagokoro • Flandre Scarlet • Fujiwara no Mokou • Hong Meiling • Ichirin Kumoi • Kanako Yasaka • Koakuma • Koishi Komeiji • Komachi Onozuka • Lie Meiling • Mamizou Futatsuiwa • Marisa Kirisame • Meimu • Mima • Patchouli Knowledge • Reimu Hakurei • Reisen Udongein Inaba • Remilia Scarlet • Sakuya Izayoi • Sanae Kochiya • Suika Ibuki • Utsuho Reiuji • Youmu Konpaku • Yukari Yakumo • Yuuka Kazami • Yuyuko Saigyouji
Non-playable Characters	Meimu
Stages	Bamboo Forest of the Lost (Day/Night) • Catwalk in Geyser • Cemetary of Onbashira • Collapsed Boundary • Creek of Genbu • Eientei • Field of Tanuki • Forest of Dolls • Forest of Magic • Garden of the Sun • Gensokyo • Hakugyokurou • Hakurei Shrine (Day/Night/Boundary/Border) • Hakurei Shrine Ruins • Mare Tranquilitatis • Misty Lake • Moriya Shrine • Netherworld • Palace of Earth Spirits • Palanquin Ship (Exterior/Interior) • Scarlet Devil Mansion Basement • Scarlet Devil Mansion Clock Tower (Day/Night) • Scarlet Devil Mansion Foyer • Scarlet Devil Mansion Library (Day/Night) • The Outside World • Untrodden Valley