Position - Any

Point: Has some of the highest meter build in the game, making her one of the best battery characters. Struggles against some of the common point characters, but thankfully she'll have assists to back her up (but so will your opponent).

Mid: Great assist value, good level 1 combo DHC when near the corner. If you like playing Cerebella once she's actually playing the game but hate Cerebella neutral, you have your point character do their thing and then tag/DHC Cerebella in to skip to the fun part.

Anchor: Similar to the mid position, but with potentially more meter to make a comeback. Cerebella's level 3 super is a true game-stealer that the opponent must always be wary of before they get robbed.

H Lock ‘n’ Load (236HP) - 

Armored Neutral, Pressure

Controls the mid-range space well in neutral, and makes your opponent think twice about challenging your offense with its armor. Adds a BRICK of damage and meter gain to the start of your combos. Even though it has a limited range, it's a very good anti-zoning assist. It acts as a nice shield for projectiles with its 2 hits of armor (meaning you’ll have to hit Bella 3 times to interrupt her), and Bella starts out slightly in front of the point character, requiring no repositioning. The armor also makes this an extremely potent option for Alpha Counter -> command grab super.

Cerecopter (623HP) - 

Lockdown, Space-Control, Anti-Armor

Takes up a pretty nice amount of space with a hitbox that makes it difficult to contest without risking trading. The quick succession of multi-hits makes it impossible to force Bella away via pushblock, making Push Block Guard Cancels and Alpha Counters your only means of fighting back. The quick multi-hits also make it good for stopping armored approaches.

Excellebella (623LP+LK) - 

Anti-Air, Combo Tool

Unblockable while the opponent is rising, blockable when they start falling. Takes a long time to complete, making it great for resource-building characters.

Annie

Recommended Assists: 

H Crescent Cut, H North Knuckle, H Destruction Pillar

• H Cut - Projectile

  • Big projectile for Bella to chase behind as she inches closer toward the opponent

  • Gives you a nice left/right reset

    • Bella H Cut Sameside - Ivory

    • Bella H Cut Crossup - Ivory

• H Knuckle - Neutral, Lockdown

  • Good neutral option that pairs well with Bella's armored approach options such Lock 'n' Load and Battle Butt

    • Battle Butt + North Knuckle conversion

  • Adds a lot of damage to midscreen and corner combo routes, also works well in fake Kancho left/right mixups

    • Corner-to-corner combo on lights and meds - Renny

• H Pillar - Anti-Air DP

  • It's a good DP, but Bella may have trouble converting off of hits

Pros:

• Good assist options for helping Bella out in neutral, as well as raising her damage output

• Good offensive assist support for Annie

• If Bella is in front of Annie she can build up plenty of meter

• Bella can stagger the opponent and continue the combo by tagging into Annie

Cons:

• None

Synergy:

• Good for Cerebella, Good for Annie

• This duo works out well as they give each other nice assist support, and if you need to save one character you can safely tag into the other mid-combo

• Any third character will fit for a trio

Big Band

Recommended Assists: 

L/M Beat Extend, H Brass Knuckles

• M Beat Extend - Anti-Air DP, Combo Tool

  • Lets Cerebella convert off of Diamond Drop/Dynamo midscreen, on top of opening up her combo routes for even more damage

  • Top level DP and Alpha Counter

  • L Beat Extend is the choice for a faster, better anti-air; M Beat for easier combo conversions

• H Brass Knuckles - Armored Neutral, Anti-zoning

  • A very good anti-zoning assist, which is a massive help for Cerebella in those matchups

  • Covers her approach with Battle Butt putting her right in the opponent's face while being plus on block, and can even lead to a combo on hit if you call Brass late

  • Illegal amounts of damage in corner combos

Pros:

• Band and Bella give each other overall amazing assist support for neutral, pressure, and combos

• This shell has enough damage to share with the whole class, can easily 2-touch for little meter in 3v3

• High damage DHCs that allow combo extensions

• Bella builds good meter both on point and even through her assists for Big Band to burn

Cons:

• None

Synergy:

• Favorite for Cerebella, Good for Big Band

• Very strong duo, and though they share bad matchups, both help each other deal with them through their assists

• Extremely flexible, fit in any third character and change your assists/character order from match-to-match as you see fit

Double

Recommended Assists: 

Cilia Slide, Hornet Bomber

• Cilia Slide - Sweep, Combo Tool

  • One of Cerebella's favorite combo assists even outside of Diamond Drop/Dynamo conversions

  • Great for catching upbackers in neutral and pressure

• Hornet Bomber - DP (L), Neutral (M), Lockdown (M)

  • Not as good as Cilia Slide for combo purposes, but still a good choice if running a trio (pick your version of Bomber based on the third)

  • Better for Battle Butt + assist purposes

  • Cannot convert off of Diamond Drop/Dynamo with Bomber

Pros:

• Double's assists give Bella everything she wants in a partner

• Bella's assist value is pretty dang good for Double

• High damaging assists and DHCs make it easy for Double to two-touch in 3v3s

• Cerebella's metered reversals are much better than her meterless options, and Double backs her up with a safe DHC if blocked

• Between both characters, can change assists depending on the matchup

• Easy to combo into Double's tag-in using 5MP's stagger

Cons:

• None

Synergy:

• Favorite for Cerebella, Good for Double

• Very good duo in either order

• You can't make a bad team with this shell, stick on any character for a trio

Filia

Recommended Assists: 

H Hairball, H Updo

• Hairball - Lockdown, Neutral, Anti-armor

  • Locks the opponent down for a decent amount of time on contact and pushes them toward the corner, giving Bella time to move in while limiting the opponent's room to escape

  • Some (jank) conversions off of Diamond Dynamo

• Updo - Anti-Air DP

  • Bella's meterless reversal options aren't great, so this is good to have if you don't want Bella taking the risk or you want to save meter for other things

Pros:

• Hairball is nice for Bella, Updo is a good DP assist

• Cerebella's assists feel like they were made for Filia

• Gregor DHC is nice to have if you land a hit with Cerebella but want to get her out

• Filia can build meter pretty well for Bella to threaten with her level 3 super

Cons:

• Nothing in particular aside from wonky and difficult Diamond Dynamo + assist conversions if you run Bella/Hairball

Synergy:

• Good for Cerebella, Favorite for Filia

• Strong duo, go bananas

• Toss in any character for a trio

Fukua

Recommended Assists: 

H Platonic Drillationship, M Forever a Clone

• H Drill - Lockdown, Neutral, Anti-Armor

  • Covers a good amount of ground space to help Bella move in

  • Great for creating an advantage when charging in with Battle Butt or Lock 'n' Load + assist

  • Can be used in tricky Kanchou mixups, the lockdown from Drill letting you continue pressure if the opponent manages to block the mixup

• M Clone - Neutral, Combo Tool

  • M Clone ignores the opponent's projectiles, so along with Bella's armor and Reflector it's something for zoners to be wary of

  • Gives Cerebella high damage combo routes

Pros:

• Bella gets nice help in neutral from Fukua's assists

• Fukua gets great aid to screen control and pressure from Bella assists

• Good DHC support from Bella, including being able to combo after Drill super in the corner

• Fukua's DHCs are easy to combo into and keep your momentum going

• Bella's a good battery character to make Fukua's command grab game and overall damage more threatening

Cons:

• Fukua doesn't provide the best options for converting off of Diamond Dynamo

Synergy:

• Good for Cerebella, Favorite for Fukua

• Very solid duo in either order

• Takes very well to any third character in a trio

Painwheel

Recommended Assists: 

L Pinion Dash, M Gae Bolga Stinger (M Nails)

• Pinion Dash - Combo Tool, Pressure

  • Good for keeping Bella safe when she tries to approach the opponent with Run > Battle Butt or Kancho

  • Heavy combo damage, with strings such as Titan Knuckle + assist > Pummel Horse

  • Surprisingly pretty solid for Diamond Dynamo conversions

• M Nails - Projectile

  • Similar to L Pinion in protecting Bella when she tries to bully her way in

  • M Nail moves at just the right speed for Bella to run behind and use as a shield

Pros:

• Painwheel's assists are surprisingly nice for Bella overall in helping her approach

• Bella offers great assists to control the space closer to Painwheel and make her pressure scarier

• Bella builds bundles of meter for Painwheel to play with

• Good DHC synergy both ways; both characters hit hard and offer combo extension supers, along with Hatred Install DHC being safe

• Easy for Bella to combo into Painwheel's tag-in for damage or just to get Bella out to safety

Cons:

• Nothing crazy

Synergy:

• Good for Cerebella, Favorite for Painwheel

• A nice duo, just don't leave Painwheel alone.

• Open for adopting any third trio character

Peacock

Recommended Assists: 

George's Day Out (L George), Level 3 Shadow of Impending Doom

• L George - Persistent Projectile

  • A lingering ground threat that the opponent is forced to block, shoot, or jump over if you hide behind it, or can cover your approach and act as a combo breaker if you get ahead of the bomb. If you have a second partner, you can still call them while George is out.

• SoID - Gimmick

  • Skullgirls - Bella DDrop/Dynamo conversions compendium - YouTube (Timestamp: 10:17)

Pros:

• L George is a pretty good assist for Bella

• Bella offers great assists that simultaneously help protect Peacock and help her be the aggressor

• Cerebella has consistent routes to DHC after Lonesome Lenny, continue the combo, and damage the enemy in the explosion without taking damage herself, all on top of Lenny being a safe DHC

• Bella is a good battery to fuel Peacock's Lonesome Lenny and Argus funds

• You get to do Teleport > Lonesome Lenny > 360 DHC for a fullscreen command grab for a lot of damage

  • Peacock Bella Teleport DHCs, aka that thing TJ keeps hitting me with - YouTube 

  • Real Match example

Cons:

• No help for Diamond Dynamo conversions outside of Shadow of Impending Doom

Synergy:

• Good for Cerebella, Favorite for Peacock

• A certain Peacock player places top 4 in tournaments with this duo very often

• Any character is welcome for a trio

Squigly

Recommended Assists: 

Drag 'n' Bite, Center Stage

• Drag 'n' Bite - Lockdown, Neutral

  • Great pressure with its lengthy lockdown while also pushing the opponent to the corner

  • Good combo tool for the same reasons

  • Good for Diamond Drop conversions... but only when charged so it's not reliable

• Center Stage - Screen Manipulation

  • Brings the opponent right to Bella while limiting their escape options

  • Center Stage dragging the opponent toward Bella, then Bella immediately doing command throw sounds really funny

  • Surprisingly useless for Diamond Drop/Dynamo conversions

Pros:

• Squigly offers Bella great offensive support from assists

• Bell gives Squigly good neutral, pressure, and charge combo help from assists

• Bella is a great battery to build meter for the meter-hungry Squigly, both on point and even as an assist

Cons:

• No good (reliable) options for Diamond Dynamo conversions

Synergy:

• Good for Cerebella, Good for Squigly

• Very solid duo as both characters support each other well, and Bella can build a lot of meter for Squigly even if she ends up as the anchor.

• Pretty open to any character for a trio

Valentine

Recommended Assists: 

H Savage Bypass

• Savage Bypass - Combo Tool

  • Tied with Cilia Slide as Cerebella's best combo assist, allowing conversions off of Diamond Drop/Dynamo, and opening up high damage combo routes

Pros:

• Valentine's assist (singular) is very good for upping Bella's damage as her favorite combo assist

• Excellebella assist is the Valentine Enabler, but the other options are also good for neutral and pressure

• Good DHC synergy for combo extensions

• Valentine deals pretty well with Cerebella's more troublesome matchups when she's on point

Cons:

• As good as H Bypass is for Cerebella's combo game, it does very little for helping her out in the neutral game, her biggest weakness

Synergy:

• Good for Cerebella, Favorite for Valentine

• The only problem with this duo is that it would be even better with a third character with a strong neutral assist, as both characters really want each other as combo tools

• Pick a mid or anchor with a good neutral assist for a trio

• Val + Bella = BFFs? A Synergy + Tech demo - YouTube