Bowser (SSBM)/Down throw

Overview

Bowser throws his opponent on the ground and splashes them. The throw has a hitbox which deals a rather large 12% of damage however, the throw itself deals no damage whatsoever. The throw can be used to set up a tech-chase. The throw is weight dependent. As the hitbox only lasts for one frame, this actually causes an issue with the throw, as the hitbox will not come out against certain weight values. This is because of the fact that against certain weight values, the throw's animation will play at a certain speed, to the point where it will skip the frame (frame 47) where the hitbox comes out, so the hitbox never spawns. One of those weight values is a weight value of 60, which both Jigglypuff and Mr. Game & Watch weigh. Because of this, the hitbox never comes out against these characters, and the throw deals no damage to them at all.

In the PAL version of the game, the throw was made weight independent. This meant that the throw's hitbox now properly worked against Jigglypuff and Mr. Game & Watch. In exchange however, the throw is now slower against characters who weigh less than 100 units (including Jigglypuff and Mr. Game & Watch), although the throw is faster against characters who weigh more than 100 units.

Throw data

Hitbox

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	12%	0		0	100	0	7.812	29	0.0	0.0	3.1248						Kick
1	0	12%	0		0	100	0	7.812	48	0.0	0.0	3.1248						Kick

Throw

	Damage	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Effect
Throw	0%		75	30	0
Release	3%		40	100	0

Timing

For NTSC releases, the speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight. For PAL, the baseline (equal to Luigi) is used for all characters.

NTSC
PAL
Invincible	1-8													1-8	1-8
Hitbox	25.85	28.2	32.9	34.31	34.78	35.25	37.6	39.95	40.89	41.36	42.3	44.18	46.06	47	48.88	50.76	51.23	51.7	52.17	53.58	54.99	55.46
Throw	30.8	33.6	39.2	40.88	41.44	42	44.8	47.6	48.72	49.28	50.4	52.64	54.88	56	58.24	60.48	61.04	61.6	62.16	63.84	65.52	66.08
Animation length	46.2	50.4	58.8	61.32	62.16	63	67.2	71.4	73.08	73.92	75.6	78.96	82.32	84	87.36	90.72	91.56	92.4	93.24	95.76	98.28	99.12

Min (Pichu NTSC)

Baseline

Max (Bowser NTSC)

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Invincible

Throw point

The following table shows why the hitbox is absent against Jigglypuff and Mr. Game & Watch (and no one else) in NTSC. If the two rows share the same integer portion, the hitbox appears and vanishes without taking effect.

NTSC
PAL
Hitbox begins	25.85	28.2	32.9	34.31	34.78	35.25	37.6	39.95	40.89	41.36	42.3	44.18	46.06	47	48.88	50.76	51.23	51.7	52.17	53.58	54.99	55.46
Hitbox ends	26.4	28.8	33.6	35.04	35.52	36	38.4	40.8	41.76	42.24	43.2	45.12	47.04	48	49.92	51.84	52.32	52.8	53.28	54.72	56.16	56.64

Bowser's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special