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[[File:SSBU PacMan Tumble.png|220px|thumb|{{SSBU|Pac-Man}} tumbling in ''[[Ultimate]]''.]]
'''Tumbling''' (or '''DamageFall''' internally in ''Melee'' onwards) is an airborne state that a character may enter after being hit or pushed in certain ways; for example, [[edge slip]]ping can cause a character to tumble. A tumbling character can easily be identified by their defensive, rotating animation. Characters may tumble after being hit through the air by an attack with strong enough [[knockback]], [[footstool]]ed in midair, pushed off a ledge, after walking off an edge while carrying a [[crate]] or other heavy [[item]], or by sliding off of an [[edge]] while [[shield]]ing.

In the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the minimum knockback that must be inflicted to cause tumbling is roughly 60 units and in later games, this would be increased to around 80 units.

The benefit from tumble compared to non tumble hitstun varies from game to game. In ''Smash 64'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', tumble is not beneficial because it leaves the opponent in more hitstun than a non tumble state. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' however, tumble leaves the opponent at a bigger advantage than a non tumble state. Tumble enables the opponent to perform [[hitstun cancelling]] (and subsequently [[momentum cancelling]]) which is not possible in a non tumble state. It also enables the opponent to [[DI]] which they cannot do from non tumble hitstun starting from ''Brawl'' and the [[gravity]] penalty also now takes effect once the opponent enters tumble. This enables characters with high gravity (such as {{SSBB|Fox}}) to fly much higher once they enter tumble preventing chain grabs and strings to connect against them. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', hitstun cancelling's effect was greatly reduced making tumble less beneficial than in ''Brawl'' although it still has the same advantages besides hitstun cancelling. With ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' homogenising the effect of [[falling speed]] and gravity against moves with an angle between 70°-110°, tumble has become less beneficial again although it still enables the opponent to DI.

==Actions possible while tumbling==
Tumbling is not the same state as [[helpless]]ness; after [[hitstun]] ends, tumbling characters can carry out most normal airborne actions while tumbling:
*They can move horizontally through the air as per normal.
*They can perform aerial attacks, use any remaining jumps, and use any special moves, all of which end the tumbling state.
*In ''Brawl'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', [[air dodging]] can also be performed as per normal and will end tumbling—this was not possible in ''Melee''. It is not possible to use a [[grab aerial]] while tumbling, though, as attempting to do so results in an air dodge (aerial attack in ''SSB4''); this was changed in ''Ultimate'', however, so any character with a grab aerial can now use said move out of tumbling.
*In ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', they can end the tumble and resume their normal aerial state by tapping horizontally on the [[Control Stick]].
*They can [[tech]] if they are about to hit a platform. In ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', if the tumbling was caused by a [[footstool jump]], however, there is a short period during which the character cannot tech; this was changed in ''Ultimate'' so that characters can always tech if they land after getting footstooled.
*They can still grab ledges as usual. In ''Melee'', they can tech on them if facing the opposite side, and canceling a tumbling state by grabbing a ledge awards the Life on the Edge [[List of bonuses|bonus]], which gives 800 points for each time this is achieved.
*In ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'', they can [[fast fall]] while in their tumbling state.

If tumbling characters hit the ground without teching, they will land into a lying position and must then use a [[floor recovery]]. Characters undergo a flopping animation upon hitting the ground before they can use their floor recovery, leaving them vulnerable for a short while.

The tumbling animation is used after a [[shield jump]], though no action can be performed during this time. It is also used at the end of [[End of Day|Olimar's Final Smash]] (after emerging from the [[Hocotate Ship]]), but Olimar will be unable to do anything other than move horizontally.

==Reeling==
[[File:SSBU Reeling Incineroar.png|220px|thumb|{{SSBU|Incineroar}} reeling in ''[[Ultimate]]''.]]
'''Reeling''' (or '''DamageFlyRoll''') is a state similar to hitstun, except the characters enter a helix motion. In all games, this only occurs once the character is at 100% or more, and occurs 30% of the time. During this state, characters cannot do anything except [[DI]], or tech if they come into contact with a wall or ceiling. Once the knockback diminishes and the character slows down, reeling ends and tumbling begins. Teching is useful for characters with high damage, or during [[Sudden Death]] matches, since being attacked under such circumstances often causes reeling. Reeling can also occur after using the {{b|Bullet Bill|item}}; however, it does not end naturally, and can be canceled by using an [[aerial attack]] or [[air dodge]], or landing.

Because of the character's two-dimensional nature, [[Mr. Game & Watch]] has a unique reeling animation. Instead of spinning, he repeatedly cartwheels as he is launched. [[Steve]] also has a unique reeling animation which is just his tumbling animation with his body oriented in the direction of his knockback.

In ''Smash 4'', the reeling animation does not allow characters to tech on the floor until the hitstun cancel window starts. However, it does allow {{SSB4|Cloud}} to tech walls and ceilings if he is hit near the apex of [[Climhazzard]], where teching is otherwise impossible. In ''Ultimate'', reeling cannot happen if a character is launched from behind.

Some attacks in later games are capable of forcing reeling regardless of the target's damage percentage, namely the tornadoes in [[Hyrule Castle]] (from ''Smash 4'' onward) and [[PictoChat 2]], as well as the {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}}'s [[Gale Strike]] in ''Ultimate''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Yoshitumble.png|{{SSB|Yoshi}} tumbling in ''Super Smash Bros.''
Jigglypufftumble.png|{{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} tumbling in ''Melee''.
Marth tumble.jpg|{{SSBB|Marth}} tumbling in ''Brawl''.
Wolfflash.jpg|{{SSBB|Falco}} reeling as a result of a sweetspotted [[Wolf Flash]] in ''Brawl''.
G&WtumbleSSB4.jpg|{{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}} tumbling in ''for Nintendo 3DS''.
PalutenaReeling.jpg|{{SSB4|Palutena}} reeling in ''for Nintendo 3DS''.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*The animation for tumbling is the same used in the character's [[Star KO]] animation, as well as the [[Screen KO]] in ''Smash 64'', ''Melee'' (right before they hit the screen) and ''Brawl''.
*A unique tumbling animation is used for characters who are [[footstool]]ed in midair. This same animation is also used for when characters enter [[door]]s in midair.
*Whenever {{SSBB|Wolf}} is in tumbling animation, his left arm will detach from his elbow. This can be clearly seen when pausing the game. This was later fixed in ''Ultimate''.
*Characters' facial expressions when tumbling has changed over the series, in ''Smash 64'' and ''Brawl'', every character will have a wincing look on their face, while in ''Melee'', ''Smash 4'', and ''Ultimate'' characters will have a more surprised look besides [[Mr. Game & Watch]].
*In ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', when [[Meta Knight]] goes into his reeling animation, he will grunt twice.
*In ''Ultimate'', being hit and put in tumble will not make the victim face the attacker, and they will instead remain in the direction they were facing before the hit. This was not present in previous games.
*In {{forwiiu}}, a character's tumbling animation will play in reverse if they are sent into their tumbling animation after bouncing off a wall.
**In ''Ultimate'', the same effect happens whenever a character goes into their tumbling animation from an attack from behind, a low-hitting attack, or gets meteor smashed with their damage at 100% or more.
*{{SSBU|Steve}}'s tumbling animation is identical to his running animation, as a reference to the damage animations in ''Minecraft''. As it is identical to his animation when moving laterally in the air, knowing when to [[tech]] with the character can prove difficult.
*[[Kirby]]'s tumbling animation is likely a reference to his falling animation when he loses a life in his home series.

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