Editing Disable

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|image=[[File:Mewtwo Down B SSBU.gif|300px|Disable]]

|caption=Disable in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]

 

'''Disable''' ({{ja|かなしばり|Kanashibari}}, ''Temporary Binding'') is [[Mewtwo]]'s [[down special move]].

 

Mewtwo emits a short flash from its eyes, and any opponent facing Mewtwo and right in front of it will be [[dazed]] for a short period. If the move is performed on an already dazed opponent, they will be knocked away, taking 1% damage, and recover upon landing. The move will also send foes flying anytime they are in either a dazed state from a shield break or in an aerial tumble. If the move hits an opponent in the air, they will [[flinch]] but instantly recover after the [[freeze frame]]s, taking no appreciable knockback.

The move is often considered impractical due to its short, narrow range (the opponent must be very close, in front of Mewtwo and at approximately eye level), but it can be used to disrupt an advancing enemy or stun them for a charged [[smash attack]]. For more reliable use, [[wavedashing]] into it or [[jump cancel]]ing it allows the player to keep their momentum and reach opponents. Also of note is that the effect of the stun will last longer the higher the foe's damage. Disable is actually a [[projectile]], so alert opponents facing Mewtwo can [[reflect]], [[powershield]], and counter it.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', Mewtwo assumes a lower stance when performing Disable, thus lowering its eye level and allowing for the attack to connect with more enemies that are shorter than Mewtwo. In addition, the cooldown of Disable has decreased, and the stun duration for opponents has been lengthened, making it a very viable strategy to ensure a KO once characters are damaged enough, albeit still a risky maneuver. Disable is also a weight independent attack, but it can't stun fighters if the knockback dealt isn't greater than 0 units.

==Instructional quotes==

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|ssbmtrophydesc=Mewtwo can daze a foe if it makes eye contact and uses Disable; the move is useless unless Mewtwo is facing its enemy.

|ssbudesc=Makes eye contact with an enemy to stun them. Ineffective when airborne or not facing an opponent.

Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:

{{CustomSet/Single|Mewtwo|Down|name=Disable|desc=Stun any enemy you make eye contact with. Has no effect if you're not facing one another.}}

# '''Disable''': Default.

Like the other DLC characters, Mewtwo has no custom move variations (aside from the glitch ones in 1.0.6).

===Short Hop Disable===

===Disable jump===

The '''disable jump''' is a technique and glitch in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. It is triggered by Mewtwo hitting another character with Disable during the initial frames of their [[up special move]]. The timing can be hard to dictate, but if the glitch is performed correctly the target will be sent high into the air, past the [[Hoop damage|hoop]]. The opponent will then become [[helpless]] until landing.

 

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===Footstool Disable===

 

However, there are inconsistencies with the combo, with the player having to guess which side the opponent will be on from the neutral aerial drag down, and some characters being immune to their height. Regardless of these inconsistencies, if the player is good enough, the combo can be performed as an infinite.

 

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[[File:MewtwoDisableRBY.gif|thumb|250px|Mewtwo using Disable in ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Red}}''.]]

{{iw|bulbapedia|Disable|move}} is a Normal-type status move introduced in {{iw|bulbapedia|Generation I}}. It prevents the target from being able to use a specific move for several turns, though the exact mechanics — from duration to accuracy and even move selection — vary throughout generations. In Generation I, Disable will randomly choose one of the target's moves to prevent the use of for a certain duration of turns. From Generation II and onward, Disable will disable the target's last used move, meaning it fails otherwise. Since then, its accuracy has been steadily buffed, and it has become one of the most-buffed moves in the franchise as a result. Its depiction in the ''Smash'' series, in which it prevents the victim from moving entirely, is closer to how the move works in the ''Pokémon'' anime series and the ''Mystery Dungeon'' spinoff games.

 

The function of Disable in ''Smash'' resembles a different ''Pokémon'' move altogether: {{iw|bulbapedia|Glare|move}}, which consists in the user making eye contact with the opposing Pokémon in order to [[bulbapedia:Paralysis (status condition)|paralyze]] it. However, Mewtwo cannot learn Glare in the ''Pokémon'' games.

 

Disable is a part of Mewtwo's starting moveset in every game. However, while Mewtwo is programmed to learn Disable at level 1 in ''Pokémon Red and Green'', it can't learn it due to the lack of a {{iw|bulbapedia|Move Reminder}} in these games, meaning that Disable Mewtwo was effectively unused until ''Pokémon Stadium 2'' introduced the ability to relearn moves.

 

Disable3DS.jpg|Disable in ''for Nintendo 3DS''.

MewtwoDisable.png|{{SSB4|Ganondorf}} stunned by Disable in ''for Wii U''.

Mewtwo SSBU Skill Preview Down Special.png|Disable as shown by the Move List in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

*In ''Melee'', Mewtwo's irises turn yellow while using Disable, while in ''SSB4'' they instead turn green.