How to counter Avatar Belial's SSBA?

[MonkeyBizNiz]

There are A LOT of avatar Belial's in S rank. If he does his SSBA during a block string, you can block it, but if he does it raw at close range, it is unblockable. I started getting hit with SSBA after a plus move. I blocked it, but still got hit. Spot dodge... hit. Roll... hit. Invincible reversal... hit. Jump... hit. Went into training mode but cannot find a way to counter this attack. Is there no way to counter a raw SSBA from Avatar Belial? Is this the raging demon of Granblue?

[KaraPenguin]

He has to get in extremely close for it to actually be a grab, so you have to stop him before he gets that close. Whether that is by jumping out, using a brave counter, or just putting a button into him before he gets close enough. I imagine your character will have their own specific counterplay to it. An invincible move that gets you airborne quickly should work, but I haven't labbed it in particular since Rising came out.