Pikachu (SSBM)/Taunt

Animation of Pikachu's taunt.

Overview

Pikachu waves its arms, one followed by the other, while yelling "Pika, Pika!" Like most taunts, it produces no hitbox, nor does it give any other benefit. However, it is one of only two taunts in the game able to be cancelled by shield, the other being Pichu's, allowing Pikachu players to cancel it two-thirds of a second before the animation ends. In a competitive setting, its two primary uses are 1) as a bait, to lure in players who don't know it can be cancelled, and 2) to tilt the opponent, making them play worse.

Timing

Shield-cancellable	60-99
Animation length	99

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Continuable

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 · 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