Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)/Down special

Hitbox visualization showing Mr. Game & Watch's down special, Oil Panic.

Hitbox visualization showing Mr. Game & Watch's down special, Oil Panic, when it spills.

Overview

Colloquially known as "The Bucket", this move is Mr. Game & Watch's primary defensive tool against projectiles which resembles his game Oil Panic. This move will absorb any energy based projectiles that come into contact with it and due to its very large absorbtion hitbox, it can absorb projectiles even if Mr. Game & Watch is holding the bucket away from it. Upon successful absorbtion of a projectile, Mr. Game & Watch will enter a 24 frame animation where he is completely intangible. Each projectile absorbed will fill the bucket with one unit of oil whereas more powerful projectiles will fill it will two units of oil. The move can absorb three projectiles at the most, meaning the bucket can hold a max of three units of oil before it is full at which point it becomes an attack. The "Oil Spill" part of the move can be a devastatingly powerful attack depending on the power of the projectiles that were absorbed. At max power, it can shatter full shields and even OHKO light or middleweight characters at the ledge, and will OHKO every character in the game at the ledge if Mr. Game & Watch has rage. The startup of the spill comes out almost instantaneously at frame 2 and is a very large disjoint. Once the spill attack is used, the bucket becomes empty and will be able to absorb projectiles once again.

The move has also gained a buff in Ultimate. Unlike previous games where the move was useless against physical projectiles, the bucket now acts as a reflector against non absorbable projectiles, which makes the move fantastic for forcing approaches, as well as allowing Mr. Game & Watch to have great matchups against zoning and projectile based characters. The reflector is rather weak however, and will not amplify the speed or power of the projectile it reflects. Its hitbox is also rather small; unlike the absorbtion hitbox which works no matter what direction Mr. Game & Watch is facing, the reflector will only work if the bucket is facing the projectile. Nevertheless, its extra utilty as a reflector alongside its absorbtion properties is very useful.

Lastly, the move has one more use that is rather niche. The bucket can be used to boost the height and coverage of Mr. Game & Watch's double jump as well as stall his momentum in midair. This can be performed by using the move once while in the air, then putting it away and using the move again at the same time the player uses their double jump. This "bucket jump" technique can be used to ameliorate his otherwise low double jump.

The move has amazing versatility overall and is one of the most useful moves in Mr. Game & Watch's toolkit.

Update History

2.0.0

• Oil Panic's grounded mobility glitch has been removed.

Hitboxes

The hitboxes' true base damage is equal to 2× of the total damage absorbed from projectiles, with a result of 16% minimum and 48% maximum. Landing any hitbox triggers a Special Zoom.

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Clean hit
0	0	0	1.0%	0		Standard	25	80	0		3.4	top	0.0	7.7	11.7	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Mid hit
0	0	0	1.0%	0		Standard	25	78	0		4.5	top	0.0	9.5	20.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Late hit
0	0	0	1.0%	0		Standard	25	76	0		8.0	top	0.0	7.0	32.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Bucket

The move can be extended indefinitely by holding the special move button. Mr. Game & Watch can also turn around during it, with a minimum delay of 7 frames between turns.

Reflection and absorption	6-30
Interruptible (from release)	44 (14)
Animation length (from release)	45 (15)

Projectile absorption

Both the reflection and absorption hitboxes are still active during this animation, and Mr. Game & Watch can continue absorbing projectiles if the bucket isn't completely filled up, resetting the animation in the process.

Intangibility	1-24
Interruptible	25
Animation length	24

Attack

Clean hit	2-7
Mid hit	8-14
Late hit	15-26
Interruptible	50
Animation length	49

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Loop point

Reflect

Absorb

Intangible

Interruptible

Parameters

When hitting an opponent with Oil Panic, as an aesthetic effect, they are briefly covered by oil with a similar appearance to ink. This effect lasts 60 frames after the hit (counting hitlag), after which it deteriorates over the course of 9 frames.

Move

The move stops Mr. Game & Watch's previous vertical momentum when initiated.

Air friction	0.0025
Gravity	0.04
Falling speed	1.2
Minimum delay between turns	7 frames
Minimum bucket hold period	25 frames

Absorber

Size	19
Bone	top
Offsets	[0, 5, 8]
Damage multiplier	2
Maximum damage per unit	16% (48% total)
Minimum oil damage	16%
Absorption threshold to fill 2 units at once	10%
Absorption threshold to fill 3 units at once	20%

Reflector

Size	8.5
Bone	top
Offsets	[0, 5, 8]
Damage threshold	50%
Damage multiplier	1
Speed multiplier	0.8
Lifetime multiplier	0.8

Special Zoom

Duration	40 frames
Slowdown magnitude	4
Zoom rate	4.2
Time before zoom	3 frames
Background duration (non-1v1)	40 frames

Trivia

• The attack's oil effect does not apply if the Fixed Damage option in Training mode is turned on.

Mr. Game & Watch's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · inf) · 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) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash