DISCLAIMER: This guide is more for F2P players with limited BTs. Going forward, I will give insights on why the unit is good or bad, so that you can make your own informed decision. Due to everyone’s own unique line-up, BT count, situation, new units and constantly changing meta, I will NOT be advising on pulling or not.

SKILL KIT

Role: AOE DPS / No energy ULT / Speed booster / Energy removal / Enemy speed removal / Evade / Follow-up Extra DMG
Type: Duelist/Hero (Class S1)

Basic: 120% ATK single target
Ultimate: (No energy consumed) Attacks all enemies with 5 consecutive strikes and deals DMG by 120% ATK. Grants [Enhanced Acceleration] (Increases SPD of ally in the same column to 90% of Flashy Flash’s SPD, only when ally SPD is lower than expected), lasts for 1 round. Removes 1 energy (Once per round, after removing successfully, unable to inflict [Fear] on the enemy again in the same round)
Passive: At the start of the battle, grants [Enhanced Acceleration] (Increases SPD by 5%), if the main target’s SPD is lower than Flashy Flash, deals 300% ATK as Extra DMG). After any character acts, remove enemy’s [Basic Acceleration]

Awaken Passive: Flashy Flash has a 70% chance and ally in the same column has a 50% chance to trigger [Evade] (Reduce direct/extra/charge/berserk DMG to 1 DMG). After any character acts, if Flashy Flash triggers [Evade], deals 400% ATK as Extra DMG to 1 random enemy which is not in any [Unyielding] state and restores HP by 150% ATK (3 times per round).

Ultra-Ultimate:
Dmg 120% > 150%
SPD of ally 90% > 95%
Removes energy 1 > 3
Extreme Passive:
Increase SPD 5% > 20%
5P Passive:
Increase SPD 20% > 25%

Awakened 2: 
Ally has 50% chance to trigger [Evade]
Restores HP by 150% ATK 4x per round

Commentary: As usual, speed is a whale’s game, and not recommended for F2Ps. He is the 3rd AOE unit in SSR+, and with 0 energy cost too.

• If King is faster than Flashy Flash, the energy King sealed will not be affected by Flashy Flash. (King seals 3 energy, FF removes 1 energy, enemy is left with 2 energy)
• Metal bat is also immune to Extra DMG by Flashy Flash
• Flashy Flash is faster than King only when Flashy Flash reaches 5P
• Chance of [Evade] does not stack with SF+
• King can still be used if the enemy has no flash. Train Flashy Flash to 5P then replace King
• King can speed up Flashy Flash in the same row, and then let Flashy Flash pull the character in the same column (if the enemy does not have FF)
• The character accelerated by FF+ can also deal 300% of the character’s own attack as Extra DMG.
• Eliminating the acceleration can eliminate the passive acceleration of the king and the acceleration of the same row
• FF is ok for normal PVE stages but requires support for PVE Boss.

GEAR

Suggested gear:

Pure SPD, with ATK as secondary. Speed is a priority because that’s what makes Flashy’s kit work. So in this case I would prioritise the gear SET over stats, and also SPD%x3 is a must.

Recommended sets are Fiery / Ninja / Flash / Monk

Buff Gear:
Hero ATK% – SPD% x3
Class S ATK% – ATK
Duelist ATK% – ATK

SO WHY SSR+FLASHY?

Pros:

• So far the only unit in the game that can remove enemy speed – this is huge for whale battles as the faster Flashy will simply negate the opponent’s team’s speed boost
• ULT doesn’t cost energy
• Provides moderate support and utility for team-
  • Speed boost
  • Evade for same row (all if AWK2)
  • Energy seal for enemy (3 with KS!)
• AOE DMG with Follow-ups
• Able to self-heal at AWK2

Cons:

• KS is a must if you want to maximise his potential
• Expensive to build and require very specific gear (SPD) to work
• Duelist slots are very competitive, especially if you have AS+ and MB+. Since Geryu core requires 2 Grapplers and 2 Espers, you only have 2 free slots left
• More used for PVP content. He’s alright for some PVE content but overall usually there are better options
• If you already have KING (or Sonic V2), you might not see a need for another speedster. Plus if a whale’s Flashy is going to remove your team’s speed anyway (99% you are slower than a whale), what’s the point of pulling Flashy anyways?

FINAL THOUGHTS

As an F2P I think it’s safe to say that it’s an easy skip. I would advise saving your BTs, or if you have plenty of extra BTs, you can pull until 50 to get a hero stone + chance of pulling flashy.

WHAT ABOUT KS?

Definitely yes if you’re intending to build him. Otherwise not really.

TIPS:
Check out the SSR+ guide here!

DID YOU KNOW…

In the 2017 One Punch Man Halloween cover, Flash was depicted as a kitsune, a Japanese spirit resembling a nine-tailed fox said to be able to disguise itself as a beautiful woman, in reference to Flash’s feminine appearance.

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