PES 2013 skill moves and free kicks
Start with close control, a first-touch flick and a one-two before adding more elaborate tricks. The input table separates matching written instructions from moves described by one publisher. Xbox names follow SegmentNext; R2 is RT, R1 is RB, and RS/LS mean the right/left stick.
Dribbling and first-touch inputs
| Move | Input | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Deft touch | Hold RT/R2 while moving LS | 2 independent sources |
| First-touch flick | Press RS while receiving the ball; Gameranx says press and hold | 2 sources · timing wording differs |
| Sombrero | Flick, then move LS toward the approaching opponent | 2 sources |
| Double touch | SegmentNext: RS down, then LS right twice. Gameranx: RS down or up, then LS right | 2 sources · input sequence differs |
| Dynamic one-two | LB + short pass (A), then LS toward the intended run | 1 source · SegmentNext |
| Step on and slide | While stationary, tap RS up or down | 1 source · Gameranx |
| Rainbow flick | While dribbling, press RS twice | 1 source · Gameranx |
For a double touch, the two written guides agree on using both sticks but disagree on the final left-stick sequence. Both versions remain visible rather than being presented as a single verified combination. For a flick, begin as the receiver meets the ball; it is a receiving action, while a rainbow flick is a separate move during dribbling.
Free kicks: a PES 2013 demonstration
SSGTX3’s 25 September 2012 PES 2013 knuckle-ball tutorial provides a written sequence in its video description: hold up, use a light shoot input, then press shoot again just before the strike. That is one creator’s timing instruction. It does not specify a universal power percentage or guarantee a goal.
| Topic | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Knuckle-ball second shoot press | SSGTX3 description names it; PES Mastery’s later series tutorial also describes a second shoot press | 2 sources · second is series guidance, not independent PES 2013 validation |
| Other free-kick types | lizardgame’s 2012 video is explicitly titled PC/PS3/Xbox 360 free-kick tutorial | 1 source · video demonstration |
| Fixed power percentage for all takers | No matching PES 2013-specific evidence in the checked sources | — · no number assigned |
For a conventional free kick, select a taker suited to the distance and preferred foot, aim away from the goalkeeper’s covered side, and adjust power to the player and distance. These are general series principles from PES Mastery, whose current written tutorial was published in 2015. Its later interface and button combinations are not silently substituted for the 2013 command set.
Connect moves to your controller
Use the controls guide for the basic pass, shoot, sprint and cursor-change map. Keyboard users can assign the corresponding pad actions in settings.exe; a two-stick move still needs an input arrangement that supplies both stick directions. On Android, the Windows version inside Winlator or GameHub uses the PC action map; the PSP port in PPSSPP uses its own command layout.
Questions
How do I perform a double touch?
SegmentNext says RS down followed by LS right twice; Gameranx gives RS down or up followed by LS right. The table preserves this disagreement instead of calling either sequence confirmed.
How do I take a knuckle-ball free kick?
The 2012 SSGTX3 description says hold up, use a light shoot input, then press shoot again just before the player strikes. This exact sequence has one PES 2013-specific written source.
Are Xbox and PlayStation button names interchangeable?
RT corresponds to R2 and RB to R1 in the cited action maps. Custom controls may remap these actions.
Keep going
Sources
- SegmentNext — PES 2013 controls — checked 2026-11-13
- Gameranx — PES 2013 tricks, skills and dribbling — checked 2026-11-13
- SSGTX3 — PES 2013 knuckle ball, 25 Sep 2012 — checked 2026-11-13
- lizardgame — PES 2013 free kicks, 25 Oct 2012 — checked 2026-11-13
- PES Mastery — later series free-kick tutorial (2015) — checked 2026-11-13