Editing Smash attack

[[File:Smash Attack.jpg|thumb|Smash attack inputs with the four different control schemes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.]]

[[File:Mariosmashattack.jpg|thumb|Mario's forward smash in ''Brawl'', in which he sends out a powerful explosion from his hand, which does heavy damage and knockback.]]

A character receives 1.2× additional knockback when hit while charging a smash attack prior to ''Ultimate'' (akin to the counter hit mechanic in other fighting games).

Some forward smashes can be [[angled]] in the same way [[forward tilt]]s can - depending on the angle and the attack, a different amount of damage may be dealt. Usually, smash attacks deal extra damage when angled up and less when angled down (usually a 1% or 2% difference), with the only trade-off being the difficulty in hitting shorter targets when angled up, making an upward angled forward smash better for hitting opponents jumping near the player. Angled smash attacks can have other properties as well, such as {{SSBB|Luigi}}'s forward smash gaining extra [[IASA]] frames when angled up in [[Brawl]], or {{SSB4|Little Mac}}'s forward smash being totally different depending on where it is angled.

Smash attacks are often powerful finishing moves and/or large attacks, however, they sometimes tend to be [[lag]]gy: they usually come out slower than a [[neutral attack|neutral]] or [[tilt attack|tilted attacks]], and have longer endlag, a prominent example being {{SSB4|Palutena}}'s smash attacks, which have notable startup lag and among the highest cooldown. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule, with notable examples being [[Pikachu]]'s forward smash, [[Mario]]'s up smash (except in ''SSB'') and [[Mr. Game & Watch]]'s smash attacks, all of which have low cooldown while only his up smash has noticeably high startup. A character who [[spam]]s smash attacks is easy to counter in most scenarios and all skill levels of play. As with any attack, the smash attack's power will also be affected with [[stale-move negation]] when it is overused. At the same time, frequently spamming via charging them at inappropriate times can also warrant increased knockback as aforementioned, which foes can easily use as an amplified and deadly [[punish]].

Since ''Brawl'', smash attacks' damage multiplier have been rounded from 1.3671× to 1.4x, making them stronger. One can play the game with 4 different controller setups. While the [[Wii Remote]], the Wii Remote and the [[Nunchuk]], [[GameCube]] Controller, and the [[Classic Controller]] all have control sticks to perform Smash attacks the standard way, when using the [[Wii]] Controller on its side, one can also press the direction they are attacking and press both the 1 and 2 buttons at the same time. However, though it is stated in the photo, the 1 button is not required to perform a smash attack. When attacks are charged in Brawl, characters now move while flashing as opposed to just freezing then unleashing the attack since smash attacks now have a separate animation while charging as opposed to looping a single frame from the main smash attack animation. Smash attacks also have a separate start up animation which will then either transition into the main attack animation or the charging animation. Like in ''Melee'', a small sound can be heard when charging a smash attack. For most characters, it's the same cracking sound from ''Melee'' except much less dull, but certain characters such as {{SSBB|Yoshi}}, {{SSBB|Kirby}}, and {{SSBB|Pikachu}} now make a squeaking noise instead.

Mechanically, smash attacks seem virtually unchanged from the previous game; only aesthetic and control differences. One change to Smash attacks is that like in ''Melee'', they have one animation with the move's script calling for a command on a certain frame to determine whether the attack will be charged or not as opposed to having a separate startup animation which then transitions into either the main animation or the charging animation. Smash attacks still have separate charging animations however. This mostly has no impact on gameplay although it does benefit {{SSB4|Meta Knight}}'s down smash as since it only has one animation instead of two, the move can be performed one frame faster if buffered.  

The cracking charge sound effect has been replaced by a short drumbeat while the squeaking sound has been changed to a twittering sound effect. Additionally, two new charging sound effects have been added, with one of them being a swishing sound effect that's used by female characters such as {{SSB4|Peach}}, {{SSB4|Zelda}}, and {{SSB4|Rosalina}} and the other one being a sharpening sound effect that's used by weapon-wielding characters such as {{SSB4|Link}} and {{SSB4|Marth}}. Using smash attacks with battering items will change the charging sound effect for certain characters. For example, {{SSB4|Peach}}'s changes to the drumbeat, {{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}'s changes to the swish, and {{SSB4|Villager}}'s changes to the twittering.

*{{SSBU|Ness}} - up and down smashes (only 30 frames after version {{SSBU|3.0.0}})

*'''Swishing''': A swishing sound effect along with a small drumbeat sound plays when charging a smash attack. Used by most female characters.

|{{rollover|Unique|Uses the Wicked Weave summoning sound effect for all smash attacks.|y}}⁴

|{{rollover|Unique|Uses the Wicked Weave summoning sound effect for all smash attacks.|y}}⁴

|{{rollover|Drumbeat|An additional whirling sound effect is used for his forward smash.|y}}

|Drumbeat⁶

|{{rollover|Drumbeat|An additional "high-speed flowing water" sound effect is used for all smash attacks.|y}}

|{{rollover|Drumbeat|An additional "high-speed flowing water" sound effect is used for all smash attacks.|y}}

|{{rollover|Sharpening|An additional beeping sound effect from the original ''Dragon Quest'' games is used for all smash attacks.|y}}²

|Drumbeat³

|{{rollover|Twittering|Adds a unique PSI-charging sound effect for both up and down smash attacks.|y}}

|{{rollover|Twittering|Adds a unique PSI-charging sound effect for both up and down smash attacks.|y}}

|{{rollover|Drumbeat|The drumbeat is replaced by the charging sound effect from ''Mega Man 5'' for his forward smash.|y}}

|{{rollover|Drumbeat|The drumbeat is replaced by the charging sound effect from ''Mega Man 5'' for his forward smash.|y}}

|{{rollover|Cracking|Accompanied by an echoing "beep" sound effect.|y}}

|{{rollover|Unique|Uses an echoing "beep" sound effect.|y}}

|{{rollover|Unique|Uses an echoing "beep" sound effect.|y}}

|Drumbeat³

|Drumbeat³

|{{rollover|Unique|Uses the sound of a whistle for all smash attacks.|y}}⁴

|{{rollover|Unique|Uses the sound of a whistle for all smash attacks.|y}}⁴

<small><nowiki>2:</nowiki> Uses drumbeat sound effect when charging either a [[Killing Edge]] or [[Death's Scythe]].</small><br>

<small><nowiki>3:</nowiki> Uses twittering sound effect when charging battering items.</small><br>

<small><nowiki>4:</nowiki> Uses swishing sound effect when charging battering items.</small><br>

<small><nowiki>5:</nowiki> Uses sharpening sound effect when charging battering items.</small><br>

<small><nowiki>6:</nowiki> Uses sharpening sound effect when charging all battering items except Death's Scythe, which uses no sound effect.</small><br>

 

==''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' digital manual description==

''"Either tap {{Button|Wii U|Control Stick|s=25px}} and press {{Button|Wii U|A|s=25px}} at the same time or just tilt {{Button|Wii U|Control Stick|s=25px}} to deliver a smash attack and launch your enemy. The attack will change depending on the direction you flick {{Button|Wii U|Control Stick|s=25px}}/{{Button|Wii U|Control Stick|s=25px}}."''