Editing Confusion

Confusion's primary function is as a command [[grab]]. Upon using the move, Mewtwo will perform a swiping motion, creating a purple ripple in front of it; any opponent in range will be grabbed, twirled around in the air, dealt damage and released without [[knockback]] in a [[tumbling]] state (facing away from Mewtwo in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and towards Mewtwo in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' onwards). As a grab, the move is [[unblockable]].

Confusion's secondary function is as a [[reflect]]or. In ''Melee'', it is unique in a rather detrimental way: reflected projectiles remain the property of their original owner, so Mewtwo cannot actually damage opponents by reflecting their projectiles (unless the projectile can normally hurt its owner). This quirk, along with its grab effect, are part of what caused the [[soul breaker]] [[glitch]]. These were changed in ''SSB4''; Confusion now functions as a standard reflector, and reflected projectiles are now able to hit their original owners.

Confusion can execute both of its functions simultaneously if both a projectile and an opponent are in range of the move. For example, Mario's [[Fireball]] can be reflected back onto him at the same time as Confusion spins him around, which can cause odd interactions depending on the order in which the grab and reflect are performed.

Using Confusion in the air the first time will provide a small vertical boost, allowing Mewtwo to stall in the air in a similar fashion to Mario's [[Cape]] and adding to its already impressive aerial maneuverability. In ''SSB4'', this is combined with a sizable horizontal boost in the direction that the move is performed, making it even more effective as a recovery option and landing mixup; combined with Mewtwo's notoriously flexible airdodge, it was a major contributing factor to its extreme evasiveness in disadvantage. Like the majority of special moves with this stalling ability, subsequent uses of Confusion do not grant any aerial boost, although a quirk in the mechanics of Mewtwo's unique double jump allows it to be used before the apex of its double jump and gain vertical momentum.

In ''Melee'', Confusion holds the opponent at a distance from Mewtwo as it falls downwards. As characters being thrown are not checked for terrain collision, this opens up a gimmick where Mewtwo can use Confusion to pull opponents down through solid thin platforms, most notably the sides of {{SSBM|Battlefield}}. If done correctly, the opponent will be caught underneath the stage, which can cause them to panic, waste their [[double jump]] and/or [[triple jump]], and be unable to recover. If the platform is too thick, the opponent will be pushed outside the stage and likely grab onto the edge. When used on an airborne opponent in ''Melee'', however, it will actually restore the opponents double jump.

[[File:Confusion_frame_advantage.png|thumb|300px|A graph of how many frames sooner Mewtwo is able to act compared to its opponent at a given percent]]

Overall, while the "edge trick" is something that opponents must be wary of, Confusion is widely considered to be a poor and ineffective move in ''Melee''. While its grab range is surprisingly large, it is outclassed by Mewtwo's normal throws (for damage, combos, and KOs) and [[powershield]]ing (for reflection); even if the move connects, every character in the game can subsequently [[punish]] Mewtwo with a [[back aerial]] during its ending lag. However, ''SSB4'' improved the move's utility greatly; it is no longer as punishable, and as a move which both reflects projectiles and stops opponents in their tracks, it is fairly effective for disrupting [[approach]]es or setting up attacks.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Confusion keeps the opponent in hitstun for slightly longer periods of time based on their percent. However, it's negative on hit at 0%, arguably putting Mewtwo in a worse position than it started, especially in the air where it lacks a frame 1 option. However, starting from 15%, as the opponent takes damage in increments of 25%, they will experience an additional frame of hitstun each time, up to a maximum of 6 frames after Mewtwo can act out of the move at 140% and above. This opens up for a few potential mixups not present in ''SSB4'', but more notably enables a near-inescapable KO confirm into forward aerial when done in the air; as forward aerial has only 7 frames of startup, the opponent must possess a frame 1 escape option, like [[Pokemon Change]] or [[Bat Within]], in order to avoid being KOed. This makes it even riskier to shield against Mewtwo at KO percentages, as it now possesses a forward-facing KO option as an alternative to its extremely powerful [[Up throw|up]] and [[back throw]]s, along with being able to threaten opponents shielding on platforms above it.

{{iw|bulbapedia|Confusion|move}} is a special Psychic-type attack from the Pokémon series that was introduced in Generation I. It is often learned by Psychic-type Pokémon at low levels, considering the move's weak power, and has a small chance of confusing the opponent (hence its name). In all games, Mewtwo is able to learn Confusion at level 1, though it requires a {{iw|bulbapedia|Move Reminder}} to actually learn it after being caught since the Pokémon is usually encountered at much higher levels. Due to this, while Mewtwo is programmed to learn Confusion at level 1 in ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Red and Green}}'', it can't learn it due to the lack of a Move Reminder in these games, meaning that Confusion Mewtwo was effectively unused until ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Stadium 2}}'' introduced it.

*In ''SSB4''{{'}}s [[Training Mode]], if Mewtwo grabs an opponent with Confusion and follows up with an attack before they hit the ground, the game will register this as a [[combo]], even though the opponent can easily jump away or airdodge to avoid the attack.

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