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{{move|Shield poke}}
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[[File:Shield-stab Marth Brawl.gif|thumb|250px|{{SSBB|Marth}} using his down tilt on a shielding {{SSBB|Pit}}, shield-stabbing his exposed foot on the third hit.]]
[[File:Shield-stab Marth Brawl.gif|thumb|250px|{{SSBB|Marth}} using his down tilt on a shielding {{SSBB|Pit}}, effectively shield-stabbing him on the third hit.]]
A '''shield stab''', also called a '''shield poke''', is the event of finding a damageable portion of a character slightly outside of their [[shield]] and striking it, therefore bypassing their attempt to shield. This is an extremely useful technique, as it can be used to strike an otherwise defended enemy.
A '''shield stab''', also called a '''shield poke''', is the event of finding a damageable portion of a character slightly outside of their [[shield]] and striking it, therefore bypassing their attempt to shield. This is an extremely useful technique, as it can be used to strike an otherwise defended enemy.


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Due to [[Yoshi]]'s unique egg shield, which does not shrink and always covers his entire body, he cannot normally be shield stabbed. However, in ''Brawl'', the very bottoms of Yoshi's feet hang out the bottom of his egg, which can be shield stabbed from below with very precise distancing.
Due to [[Yoshi]]'s unique egg shield, which does not shrink and always covers his entire body, he cannot normally be shield stabbed. However, in ''Brawl'', the very bottoms of Yoshi's feet hang out the bottom of his egg, which can be shield stabbed from below with very precise distancing.


As of the 7.0.0 patch for ''Ultimate'', shield stabbing has been reduced due to the universal enlargened shields.
As of the recent patch for "Ultimate", shield stabbing has been reduced due to the universal enlargened shields.


[[File:Shieldstab.png|thumb|This is a rough diagram on how shield stabs work. If the hitbox makes even slight contact with the opponent's shield, a shield stab will not occur.]]
[[File:Shieldstab.png|thumb|This is a rough diagram on how shield stabs work. If the hitbox makes even slight contact with the opponent's shield, a shield stab will not occur.]]
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*[[Kirby]]: [[Up tilt]] (''[[Smash 64]]'')
*[[Kirby]]: [[Up tilt]] (''[[Smash 64]]'')
*[[Marth]] and [[Lucina]]: [[Down tilt]]
*[[Marth]] and [[Lucina]]: [[Down tilt]]
*[[Peach]]: [[Down smash]] (''Melee'' and to a lesser extent, ''Brawl'')
*[[Peach]]: [[Down smash]] (''Melee'' more so than ''Brawl'')
*[[Mr. Game & Watch]]: [[Back aerial]] and [[neutral aerial]]
*[[Mr. Game & Watch]]: [[Back aerial]] and [[neutral aerial]]
*[[Meta Knight]]: [[Mach Tornado]] (''Brawl''), down tilt, [[Drill Rush]], [[forward tilt]]
*[[Meta Knight]]: [[Mach Tornado]] (''Brawl''), down tilt, [[Drill Rush]], [[forward tilt]]

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