Ness (SSBM)/Dash attack

Hitbox visualization showing Ness's dash attack.

Application

Being one of the most versatile and delicate attacks in the game, Ness' dash attack has many parts that can work in concert to reach many results, but can be difficult to control. The optional combinations of hits available allow this attack to start aerial combos using the outer hit, continue aerial combos using the inner hit, start grounded combos by combining the inner and middle hits, gain stage control using all hits, or even KO at low percent using the inner hit. Although it has a major weakness in crouch cancelling it is among the best dash attacks in Melee.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Hit 1
0	0	5%	1		60	70	156	3.5154	0	0.0	4.6872	7.812						Shock
0	0	5%	1		60	70	0	3.5154	0	0.0	4.6872	7.812						Shock
0	0	5%	0		18	100	0	4.6872	0	0.0	4.6872	5.859						Punch
Hit 2
0	0	4%	1		0	70	156	3.906	0	0.0	4.6872	17.577						Shock
Hit 3
0	0	4%	1		70	100	0	3.906	0	0.0	4.6872	24.2172						Shock

Timing

Hit 1	8
Hit 2	15
Hit 3	22
Interruptible	40
Animation length	41

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

External links

• A short demonstration
• A KO at 0%

Ness's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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