Teams with Cream

CREAM/SONIC

A fun, well-rounded team that combines speed, flight and strength. Sonic, probably to thank Cream for all the nice abilities she gives him, turns Cheese into a fireball of destruction.

Moveset

Spin
Spin Jump
Spin Dash
Flight
Chao Ball Attack
Floating on water
Sonic's Tag Actions

Pros

This team is a Speed team, which mean it has higher momentum and can go into Boost mode.
You can use Sonic’s Tag Action to immediately go into Boost mode.
With the exception of Cheese, Cream has her standard move-set.
Cream’s flight is well suited for gaining height, can be cancelled, and in this combination it’s even faster.
Cheese can attack at any time, not just when an enemy is nearby, and has a long range and a big hitbox.
Cream can float on water surfaces.

Cons

Cheese doesn’t home on enemies and item boxes anymore, and it’s up to the player to aim them. This makes some bosses and even some enemies harder to hit.
Compared to T/S, Cream’s flight loses horizontal velocity more quickly.

Why use it?: if you want to go into Boost Mode, have a more well-rounded flight, and have a powered-up version of Cheese at your disposal at the same time. This team is good for quickly defeating Gemerl in particular, due to Cheese attacking no matter if they sense a “vulnerable” enemy. It also works well in Cyber Track, a fast level full of bottomless pits and enemies that can be quickly dispatched by Cheese.

CREAM/TAILS

Just like its counterpart, two Flying characters ruin each other’s flight – in Cream’s case she straight up loses the ability, and has to rely on Tails for what she should be able to do on her own. However, with Cheese never leaving your side, Tails’ Tag Actions at your disposal, and a surprisingly versatile umbrella, it’s still a pretty good Flying team.

Moveset

Spin
Spin Jump
Spin Dash
Floating Fall
Chao Attack
Tails' Tag Actions

Pros

You can send Cheese to hit enemies and item boxes from a distance.
Tails’ Tag Actions allow you to fly or get launched into the air.
Cream floats with an umbrella, which can help with leaps of faith, adjusting some jumps, and gliding farther. It also gives her a very small double jump, useful for gaining some height and reaching platform just outside your reach. After closing it, she can hit enemies below.

Cons

Cream can’t fly on her own anymore: she floats down instead.
Cream’s move-set is limited compared to other combinations.
The umbrella is very slow, and once closed it can’t be used again in mid-air.
Using Tails’ Tag Action to fly is slower and requires to be more careful than flying on your own.

Why use it?: if you want to combine Tails’ Tag Actions, floating with the umbrella and Cheese. Despite the fact that Cream lost her flight, this team still make traversing levels a breeze due to combining the most broken moves in the game.

CREAM/KNUCKLES

If you ever wished that Cheese was even more OP than they already are, this is the team for you. Cream keeps all of her abilities, she can use Cheese as normal, and on top of that she has her own personal shield.

Moveset

Spin
Spin Jump
Spin Dash
Flight
Chao Spinning Attack
Knuckles' Tag Actions

Pros

With the exception of Cheese, Cream has her standard move-set.
Cream’s flight is well suited for gaining height and can be cancelled. This is the only team with Knuckles as the partner with a substantial aerial advantage.
Cheese circles Cream like a shield and can destroy enemies and item boxes without any input.
You can still send them to hit targets from a distance.
You can destroy Power barriers.
You can use Knuckles’ gliding to cover ground if you’re careful (although there aren’t many situations where the glide would be more useful than flying)

Cons

Compared to other Cream teams, this one doesn’t offer any advantage when it comes to movement.
Knuckles’ Tag Actions are more circumstantial than others – the glide in particular is made nearly useless by Cream’s flight.

Why use it?: if you want to feel untouchable. This team is perfect for speedrunning bosses (minus Twinkle Snow’s and Cyber Track’s, which can’t be attacked by normal means) and the more enemy-filled levels like Chaos Angel, especially Act 3.

CREAM/AMY

An excellent team that combines Cream’s and Amy’s abilities for a well-rounded Flying team. This combination is peculiar because it gives you two attacks at the same time, one close-range (the hammer) and one long-range (Cheese).

Moveset

Spin
Jump
Spin Dash
Flight
Hammer Attack
Mid-Air Chao Attack
Hip Drop
Trick Actions
Amy's Tag Actions

Pros

Cream’s flight is well suited for gaining height and can be cancelled.
You can send Cheese to hit enemies and item boxes from a distance.
Amy’s Tag Actions give you a great aerial boost.
There is an engaging balance between flying (much easier to control and can be canceled, but it’s slower and Cream is defenseless), using the ground Tag Action (faster and higher, but harder to control and Cream is defenseless), and using the air Tag Action (faster and Cream can destroy enemies, but harder to control and not as high).
Hitting springs with the hammer flings you very high into the air.
Cream has both Cheese and a hammer. She’s the only character paired with Amy that doesn’t lose her main weapon.
She can perform a Hip Drop (the equivalent of Sonic’s Bound Attack).
This is one of the four teams that can perform Trick Actions. Cream’s aerial Trick Action is one of the most powerful, along with Tails’.

Cons

Cream jumps without spinning – and unlike the others, she can’t spin in the air because Cheese becomes her aerial attack.
Being only able to use Cheese while jumping can be counterintuitive.
Only Cream’s downward Trick Action/Hip Drop can damage enemies, and she’s vulnerable otherwise. Her lateral Trick Action has a similar delay as Tails’, although not quite as much.

Why use it?: if you want Trick Actions, the ability to fly, Amy’s hammer and Cheese at the same time. Once you get used to having two weapons and the inability to spin while jumping, this team has all sorts of aerial advantages, plus Cheese!

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