Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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This is complicated to explain, but sometimes you can become grounded just as Ammy is about to clear the collision during Sasa early. For this reason, you should always mash jump as Ammy passes over the collision just in case. If you get a jump, you can then save the attempt.

Sometimes, Ammy's speed will be preserved into the jump, allowing Ammy to simply clear the collision without an air tackle. Sometimes she'll lose her speed, and the only way to clear the collision is with an air tackle. In this video, I technically had enough speed to clear the wall (if you go frame-by-frame), but it was close, so I did an air tackle on reaction.

If you do have to use an air tackle, you should immediately brush and align your camera similar to how I did in the video: slightly right of the entrance to the Sasa Sanctuary interior. Hold up and un-brush. This allows us to maximize our aerial drift, which is severely limited after using an air tackle.

From there, we continue to watch the overlay map to adjust our angle. I also point the camera straight down so we can see the interior as soon as possible. Once it comes into view, we brush again to adjust our drift angle toward the interior to hopefully land inside or to catch the loading zone.

Keep in mind the loading zone's trigger volume looks like this: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/400042564910186516/757049687525032016/unknown.png
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