Editing Bounce glitch

The '''Bounce glitch''' is a [[glitch]] involving the [[buried]] state, exclusive to {{SSBU|King K. Rool}} and {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}'s [[down throw]]s in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The term was coined by Plague von Karma in 2019, who did much of the research alongside Mnyush and Dawangthang. The glitch was never patched.

 

Due to how {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}'s down throw buries opponents, particularly given the animation and throw point position, it is unaffected by the bounce glitch.  

If King K. Rool or Banjo & Kazooie perform a down throw in specific circumstances, usually around a slope or platform, instead of being buried, opponents will be buried for a single frame before popping out at unusual heights. These heights are affected by their [[air speed]], with characters such as {{SSBU|Falco}} bouncing notably high. The hit advantage is negligible, though it appears the glitch does not follow traditional [[bury]] [[hitstun]] rules; it does not appear to be affected by [[percentage]], but something else, usually around 25 [[frames]]. This gives the glitch little utility, often acting as more of an inconvenience to players. Consequently, it is considered to be an inherent weakness to King K. Rool and Banjo & Kazooie's bury throws.  

The reason the glitch occurs is because the opponent does not get directly buried into the ground, though reasons as to how or why are unclear and inconsistent. The most commonly accepted hypothesis is that the Environmental Collision Box (ECB) fails to detect the ground upon usage of down throw, putting the opponent into the "pass" state before entering the bury, then immediately attempting to put the opponent into the "fall" state due to being airborne. However, since the opponent has left the buried status by this point, they experience a near-instant "unbury". This sequence of events can easily be replicated on stages like [[Yggdrasil's Altar]] when a platform leaves the stage, creating effects akin to the bounce glitch. The throw point of the move could be the reason, as King K. Rool and Banjo & Kazooie's throws do not directly place opponents ''on'' the ground, whereas R.O.B's does not. This is usually not a problem, as the game will normally autocorrect it. Due to the ECB and throw points, however, it seems there are times where the game either believes that the opponent is airborne or the game autocorrects the opponent to be buried in the air.  

The Bounce glitch has very little utility for King K. Rool and is considered to be a fatal flaw in his [[King K. Rool (SSBU)/Down throw|down throw]]. However, given that reaction time largely mitigates the frame disadvantage, players often try to use K. Rool's [[King K. Rool (SSBU)/Up aerial|up aerial]] to catch panic options for a stock, or dash away to catch a landing. Banjo & Kazooie players tend to use it in a similar manner; mainly for juggle setups with their own [[Banjo & Kazooie (SSBU)/Up aerial|up aerial]], or exploiting the awkward situation made by the throw. Given that their down throw has much less lag, it also tends to have a significantly smaller frame disadvantage should the glitch occur.  

Characters seemingly unaffected by this include:

Some characters are seemingly unaffected by this, including;