Gainer

Discovered by GlitchesAndStuff

Trick Description

The gainer, or forward backflip, is a backflip that moves forward. Unlike in Ocarina of Time, it can be used to grab onto ledges that would normally be too high. It can be performed as any form and relies on the mechanic of Link still being able to backflip and sidehop one frame after target has been released.

Standard gainer

1. Target a wall
2. Release target
3. On the first frame target is no longer pressed, input a backflip (down + A)
4. One frame later, press target again, and leave the control stick neutral or in any direction other than down (if Link is standing in a corner, this can be one or two frames after step 3)

Link should backflip against the wall. If there is a grabbable ledge within reach, he will grab onto it. You can also pause buffer the trick as it is often hard to perform:

1. Target a wall
2. Pause and let go of target
3. Hold down and buffer an A button press
4. Buffer a target press, and leave the control stick neutral or in any direction other than down (Link should be in the first frame of his backflip animation)

This video demonstrates both the unbuffered and buffered version of the trick:

C-up gainer

This variant is slower than a standard gainer but may be easier because it involves only one frame perfect input instead of two.

1. Face a wall
2. C-up
3. Begin holding target while in first person (continue holding target for the remainder of the trick)
4. Turn the camera to face roughly 135 degrees right or left of the wall
5. Hold down on the control stick
6. Press R (can release or hold)
7. One frame later, press A

Notes

• The timing for retargeting is more lenient when Link is in a corner, allowing retargeting on either of two frames instead of only one. Because of this, standing in a corner can make performing a gainer easier.
• This can replace a ground jump nearly everywhere it's used. Since the ground jump requires using a bomb and switching masks, it is faster to use this method in all cases.
• Though it is possible to do as a Goron, it is generally useless to do so, as Goron Link cannot grab ledges. For a similar reason, the trick cannot be used to replace the Ground Jump in Ocarina of Time.