Pikachu (SSB)/Neutral attack

Overview

The hitbox of Pikachu's neutral attack.

Pikachu headbutts forward, doing 2% damage for each hit and Pikachu can headbutt rapidly as much as it likes when the player presses the A button rapidly. When it uses the move rapidly, it is easy to chain with the other headbutts. And with its good shield stun, it can break a opponent's shield on a wall and can be used to perform a jab grab, where Pikachu stuns an opponent with this move and follows with a grab. It does have high ending lag once Pikachu is done using this move however.

The move also has slightly higher base knockback in the Japanese version making it slightly more effective at lower percents but slightly less effective at higher percents.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	2%	0		4	50	0	130	11	0	65	15					Punch
1	0	2%	0		4	50	0	80	5	0	0	0					Punch

Timing

Attack

Hitboxes	2-5
Earliest continuable frame	10
Animation length	33

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Pikachu's moveset

Neutral attack · 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 · Forward throw · Back throw
Forward roll · Back roll · 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 · Up special · Down special