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PES 2013 Skill Moves Guide: Feints That Actually Beat a Man
The PES 2013 skill moves worth learning, from the roulette and elastico to simple feints, with the situations where each one works and the ones to skip.
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Skill moves in PES 2013 are seasoning, not the meal. Used at the right moment they unpick a defence in one touch; spammed on the halfway line they just give the ball away with style. This guide covers the moves that genuinely beat players in this engine and when to trust each one.
The right stick is your feint hand
Most feints live on the right stick, combined with the left stick direction and the sprint button. Quarter and half circles roll the ball across the body, flicks lift it, and simple pushes knock it past a standing leg. Learn the inputs slowly in training until the direction of each roll is muscle memory, because a feint aimed the wrong way is a tackle you perform on yourself.
The roulette
The full circle spin remains the classic escape. It works best receiving the ball with a defender tight on your back, where the spin takes you away from pressure in one motion. In open field running it wastes the yards you already had. Think of the roulette as a door out of trouble, not a celebration. For the complete picture of the game, start from the PES 2013 Fan Guide home page and work outwards from there.
Stepovers and the Ronaldo chop
Single and double stepovers sell a direction your body never takes. Player ID stars perform them with their real rhythm, which is why Ronaldo's stepovers feel different from a generic winger's. The chop, cutting sharply inside off the sprint, is the winger's most practical move in PES 2013 and sets up the far post shot this game loves.
The elastico and flicks
The elastico snaps the ball out and in off one foot and humiliates defenders who dive in. It demands space in front of you and a player with the dribbling attributes to survive it. Rainbow flicks and heel lifts are party pieces: glorious in a friendly, a turnover waiting to happen in a Master League title race.
Feints without the stick
The most reliable beat a man tool is not a trick at all. Stop the ball, shape to pass, and accelerate the other way. The body feint, a sharp left stick change of direction as a defender commits, beats more players per season than every rainbow flick combined, and it works with any player on the pitch. We go deeper on the connected topic in our Player ID explainer, which pairs well with this one.
When skills actually work
Feints succeed against momentum. A defender sprinting towards you is a defender who can be sent the wrong way; a defender standing off, goalside, cannot. Slow down with Deft Touch Dribbling, make him move first, then use the trick. Skill in PES 2013 is timing wearing a costume.
Skill moves by position
Wingers need the chop and stepovers. Number tens need the roulette and the simple roll across the body. Full backs need one reliable escape move and nothing more. Build each player's small menu in training so the right trick arrives without thinking in a match. We go deeper on the connected topic in our guide to playing PES 2013 today, which pairs well with this one.
Practise like a professional
Use the training ground's free mode: dribble at a cone, perform one move, repeat fifty times, then switch sides. Boring, effective, and exactly how the inputs become reliable at full match speed. One mastered move beats ten half learned ones every single season.
Quick Answers
How do you do skill moves in PES 2013?
Most feints use the right stick in quarter circles, half circles and flicks, combined with left stick direction and the sprint button. Performance Training mode grades your execution of each move.
What is the most useful skill move in PES 2013?
The chop inside off a sprint and the simple body feint beat defenders most reliably. The roulette is the best escape when a defender is tight on your back.
Do skill moves work better with star players?
Yes. Player ID recreates the real dribbling styles of stars such as Ronaldo and Neymar, and high dribble attributes make feints quicker and cleaner for any player.