Air dodge: Difference between revisions

[[File:SSBUWebsiteYoshi2.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Yoshi]] performing an air dodge in ''Ultimate''.]]

An '''air dodge''' (or '''EscapeAir''' by internal ''Brawl'' files) is a technique introduced in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' that gives temporary [[intangibility]] frames to the user in the air, preventing attacks from hitting them. It can be described as [[spot dodging]] in midair.

[[File:Mario Airdodge SSBM.gif|thumb|Real time animation of {{SSBM|Mario}} air dodging in ''Melee''.]]

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[[File:Air dodge.png|thumb|175px|{{SSBB|Snake}} performing an air dodge in ''[[Brawl]]''.]]

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|style="text-align:left"|{{CharHead|Rosalina & Luma|SSB4}}

[[File:SSBUWebsite19.jpg|thumb|220px|Pac-Man's air dodge in ''Ultimate''.]]

!rowspan=3|Characters!!colspan=3|Neutral air dodges!!colspan=7|Directional air dodges

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!Fresh!!Fully stale!!Fresh!!Fully stale!!Side!!Up!!Down!!Diagonally Up!!Diagonally Down

|style="text-align:left"|{{CharHead|Bowser Jr.|SSBU}} ([[Abandon Ship!]])<ref>Bowser Jr. is unique in that after using Abandon Ship!, he possesses a different air dodge that is nearly identical to his ''Smash 4'' one, except it grants two more intangibility frames and cannot be used more than once. This effectively gives him the fastest and overall most effective air dodge in the game, but only under a specific circumstance. Much like ''Smash 4'' air dodges, it is not affected by the dodge staleness mechanic, and its use does not contribute to it, but it lacks a directional variant.</ref>

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|style="text-align:left"|{{CharHead|Mythra|SSBU}}<ref>[[Foresight]] activates on frames 2–5, assuming unstaled air dodges</ref>

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|style="text-align:left"|{{CharHead|Bayonetta|SSBU}}<ref>[[Bat Within]] activates on frames 1–4, assuming unstaled air dodges</ref>

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|style="text-align:left"|{{CharHead|Donkey Kong|SSBU}}

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|style="text-align:left"|{{CharHead|Little Mac|SSBU}}

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|style="text-align:left"|{{CharHead|Wario|SSBU}}

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All characters receive the same amount of momentum from their directional air dodges, with the exception of {{SSBU|Lucas}}, {{SSBU|Ness}} and {{SSBU|Mythra}}, who receive more, and {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, {{SSBU|Steve}}, {{SSBU|Pyra}} and {{SSBU|Little Mac}}, who receive less, the latter receiving the least momentum out of the cast. As a result, the former have better opportunities to escape juggles and, when close to an edge, can use their air dodges for recovery as a more reliable alternative to [[PK Thunder|their up special]], which can be easily interrupted by opponents. Conversely, the latter are more vulnerable to juggling and cannot avoid [[edgeguard]]s as effectively by air dodging to the ledge; while Bayonetta benefits from directional air dodging regardless due to her recovery special moves not causing helplessness, Little Mac is noticeably hindered in comparison to the rest of the cast, especially given his infamously poor air game.

|style="text-align:left"|{{CharHead|Bayonetta|SSBU}}<br>{{CharHead|Steve|SSBU}}

*[[Hammer Bro]]

*[[Sablé Prince]]