SOCD: Up + Down = neutral on a leverless controller
Hold Down and press Up and the controller sends neutral; let go of Down and the Up comes through at once. That is how the MICRO and SWORL come set up.
SOCD: Up + Down = neutral on a leverless controller
Hold Down and press Up and the controller sends neutral; let go of Down and the Up comes through at once. That is how the MICRO and SWORL come set up.
- Press Down.
- Press Down + Up. The game reads neutral.
- Press Up.
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: SOCD: Up + Down = neutral
Notation 2 + 8 = 5. 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 in Capcom/Neutral mode. Highlighted steps are where opposing directions cancel to neutral.
SOCD modes
| Up priority (Classic)L + R = Neutral, U + D = Up | Capcom/NeutralL + R = Neutral, U + D = Neutral. Shipping mode. | Last priority (2iP)Newest direction wins | NoneBoth sent; the game decides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Different result | Works | Different result | Different result |
Set the mode by holding a direction while you plug in: Up = Capcom/Neutral, Left = Up priority, Down = Last priority, Right = None. Check yours in the controller tester.
Frame and timing notes
- Mode table for Up + Down: Capcom/Neutral = neutral; Up priority (Classic) = Up; Last priority (2iP) = whichever was pressed last; None = both sent. In Up priority the Up fires the moment you press it even with Down held.
- Capcom Pro Tour required Up + Down = neutral from 2023; Evo bans sending both directions at once. The Move Lab animations assume Capcom/Neutral mode.
Leverless tips for the SOCD: Up + Down = neutral
The finger map used here: ring finger on Back, middle finger on Down, index finger on Forward, right thumb on Up.
- Up and Down held together read as neutral out of the box. You can watch it happen in the controller tester.
- Charge characters use this: hold Down, rest your thumb on Up, then lift Down to fire the Up at once.
More techniques
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Crouching dragon punchIntermediate
Hold Down the whole time and tap Forward twice. An anti-air straight from a crouch.
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Double-tap dashBeginner
Two fingers on one button: slide the middle finger through Forward, then the index finger.
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Down, downBeginner
Two fingers on the Down button, one after the other, with the attack on the second. Orie's Sealing Hoplon (22A/B/C) is the example.
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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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