Shichiri Gake

Shichiri Gake (Seven-Span Advance) is one of Saiki's Special Moves, first appearing in the The King of Fighters XIII.

Description
Saiki teleports in a glint of blue light. The direction he travels depends on the button pressed.

This can be used as a follow up to Hiori-no-Kusabi, under the name Ura Shichiri (Inverse Seven Ri).

Strategy
Its a teleport! When used, Saiki can't move until he reappears on-screen.

The version goes a tiny step backwards, the  version goes a bit forward, the  version goes about a half screen forward, and the  version goes a bit forward and puts him in the air at jump height.

They have a lot of lag time towards them, are a bit telegraphed (even worse off because you can't attack right away out of them) and they're not that invincible. Use VERY sparingly if at all.

Trivia

 * A ri (里) is an old unit of distance. It used to be about half a kilometre — and still is in China, where it is called a lǐ — but elongated over time until it was fixed on 3927.27 metres during the Meiji period (1868–1912).