Flatzone

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Being able to keep a stock or percent lead helps out a ton. She has a hard time approaching and you can play more defensively.
Holding control of center stage helps tremendously since her kill power is reduced and she has to commit if you're shielding.
Capitalizing off of any combo starter but not overcommitting. She has a frame 1 air dodge and a counter so be careful of combos that aren't true.

Side B habits and mixups. If you have a good grasp on how she will approach you can punish most attacks.
Interactions with shield. She has no good kill throws aside from fthrow at high percents (and usually works on ledge only)
Approaches in general. A good read on them will let you rack up damage easily as well as kill. You can upsmash grounded side b OoS to kill.

Shield a lot. When she rushes in its usually a grab. Spot dodge and smash attack or upb.
Side B on shield can be upsmashed or upb'd. Grab at low percents.
Dash attack crosses up. UpB works if close enough or just bair OoS if too far.
Try to bait out smash attacks or side b.

Will probably go for smash attacks. Maybe bair to bait out rolls or jumps. Best to recover really high if possible.
Can't wait too long or I'll get down smashed or down tilted.
Roll is the most punishable so don't roll too much.
Well timed regular getups should lead to punishes when shielding afterwards. Careful of grabs though.
Dash attack crosses up on shield which is usually followed up by a side b towards the stage as a mixup.

Don't dair when shes on the ground or if at high percents. Go offstage or mix up landings.
Directional air dodging is really bad.
SDI down or down/away lets you get out of her combos pretty easily. Followups are limited though dair will kill at high percents.
SDI up may let you up B but you can die if she follows it.
SDI aerial side b away? Needs more testing.

Try to call out side b from ledge. Don't stand at ledge too much. Upsmash and nair are good attacks to punish a whiffed side b.
Chef works pretty well on ledge. Don't overuse or she will witch time it.
She doesn't always snap to ledge so dsmash and ftilt can hit her easily with good timing. She can punish a whiff with side b though.
Look out for wall clings she can change her timings up. A dair can deter this.

When offstage you can bair her pretty easily but it has to be spaced correctly so it won't trade with side b.
Dair is very useful. Beats out almost anything unless you misspace it when she up b's.
She has a very good recovery in terms of distance so she can go pretty low or high too.

Usually cant get more than a nair>upair or nair>nair or uair>uair. Don't overcommit to a juggle since she has a good air dodge.
Mix up your juggling with empty hops. Chances are she'll throw out a witch time or an airdodge which can lead to a heavier punish.

Upsmash OoS her side B
Fsmash or Dsmash her smash attacks on shield. Especially when using guns after a smash attack. It can reach when you're out of stun range.
Nothing to bucket aside from charged bullets. Better than airdodging but don't miss if you're off stage. Bullets aren't very useful on stage.
The longer she is in the air using specials the more landing lag she has. Try to capitalize on this.
First witch time is the strongest then it stales after each use until she dies. Length of it depends on how well it is timed.
Dthrow 9 does't work since she has a frame 1 air dodge.

Combo extensions are invaluable on this stage.
You can live longer and it's much harder for her to land.
Stage control is much easier to keep on this stage.
High blast zone so she can't kill you as early with a combo and more time to get out of it.

Both characters benefit on this stage. Though you can kill her much earlier than she can kill you if you stay grounded and hold center stage.
Avoid platforms since they can get you killed if she combos you off them.
Catch landings with up air or nair.