How to do the Shoryuken on a leverless controller
Forward, down, then down-forward with punch. On leverless that is index, middle, then index finger again, with Down still held for the last press.
How to do the Shoryuken on a leverless controller
Forward, down, then down-forward with punch. On leverless that is index, middle, then index finger again, with Down still held for the last press.
- Press Forward.
- Press Down.
- Press Down + Forward with Square (Punch).
Watch it slowed down, then press Try it and do it yourself with a controller or your keyboard (A, S, D and Space, or the arrow keys). Timing is not frame-accurate. The animation shows the order of presses; check exact timing in your game's training mode. The animation assumes the Capcom/Neutral SOCD mode (Left + Right = Neutral, Up + Down = Neutral), which is how the MICRO and SWORL ship. Game and character names belong to their owners.
Pro notes: Shoryuken
Notation 623 + P. Directions are written for a character facing right.
Keys you press vs what the game reads
Top row: the buttons you hold. Bottom row: the direction the game receives. No opposing directions are held together in this input, so every SOCD mode reads it the same way; diagonals are two keys read as one direction.
Frame and timing notes
- Exact notation 623+P. Hit Box's SF6 DP shortcuts post covers the leverless-friendly versions in this lab: the SOCD method (hold Forward, tap Back + Down), the walking version and the crouching version are all read as a dragon punch by Street Fighter 6.
Sources
Leverless tips for the Shoryuken
The finger map used here: ring finger on Back, middle finger on Down, index finger on Forward, right thumb on Up.
- The most common miss is pressing Down + Forward first, which gives you a Hadoken. Press Forward on its own, then Down, then add Forward back.
- For the last step, keep Down held and press Forward and Punch together, like one key.
- If 623 still fights you, try the walking or crouching versions in this lab. Street Fighter 6 reads them as a dragon punch too.
Related moves
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Dragon punch motionIntermediate
Forward, Down, then add Forward again. A zigzag of three presses that powers every Shoryuken-style uppercut.
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Dragon punch (SOCD method)Intermediate
Hold Forward, press Back and Down together (it reads as Down), then let go of Back and punch.
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Dragon punch (no diagonals)Beginner
Forward, Down, Forward, punch. Street Fighter 6 accepts it with no diagonal at all.
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Walking dragon punchIntermediate
Hold Forward, tap Down, and punch as you let go. An uppercut without ever stopping your walk.
More from Street Fighter 6
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HadokenBeginner
Quarter-circle forward, then punch. On leverless it is a finger roll: down, add right, let go of down.
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Rolling AttackBeginner
Hold back to charge, then forward with punch. Same input as Sonic Boom.
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Screw PiledriverIntermediate
A full circle is four buttons: back, down, forward, then Up with punch.
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Slide 360Intermediate
Slide one finger across Forward, Down, Back, then press Up + punch with the right hand.
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