First, the "dodge+kick" makes you faster when you have a target, the earliest possible, the kick will get a range bonus,the punch has less range which is slower.EXTRA:The sommersault can go over certain ledges,it cancels the kick and you can experiment it right at the very beginning.In French:i would say "glisse-pied" and "glissade".

-the red can teleport to ennemies, attracted by their vital energy i suppose. The "sommersault+kick" is strong and short (release the trigger or you're going to do an underpowered-costly tornado),the long punch is shorter if you're strong enough.

EDIT:the longpunchTornado is the fastest attack against precise ennemies:the isolated armored goblin and insect like in 7-1.The tornado can also end your dodgespam more fluidly than the kick that has more range.This thing is very weak and costly:an use for fighting is exceptional but less than the next example.

EDIT:in his 9-2 run,Drint did one and attacked earlier with a dodgepunch without explanation.Certainly that he held the dodge stick which cancels the tp apparently.The fastest attack of all,you have to TP from the ground during a dodgespam.Two of it may be better than the sommersault or the green light shot against two fragile targets and you have to wonder why he just mashed the punch instead (the second attack may be something easier to do).

Some shortcuts exist,it may look smart but you just need to check the range by mashing triangle,even if it's only for speed.EXAMPLE:in 6-4;ignore the yellow platform,reach the lever from the bloc,levitate before shrink,then,you can teleport later.

-green:the light shot plays at your place many times and while you run, the strong one destroys everything around like the blue explosion différentely (the aerial version is bigger,the gold version is slower in recovery,not just because you cannot double tap it for a maximal effectiveness).

-brown:devastating in a few level usually when Knack is giant.Combinable to the dodge:"dodgeslash or saber".