Sonic (SSB4)/Down tilt

Hitbox visualization showing Sonic's down tilt.

Overview

Sonic performs a low sweeping kick that can allow him to pseudo-crawl. Originates from Sonic the Fighters.

This is one of Sonic's fastest ground attack and an overall very useful move. Combined with the Sakurai angle, it has a high chance of tripping opponents, allowing Sonic to capitalise on their floor recovery. It can also be useful in edgeguarding, as opponents will be sent further away every time they get hit by the move. Finally, its high speed and decent horizontal range make it safe to use in many cases, as it is very difficult to punish this move out of shield. However, due to Sonic's extremely powerful neutral game, this attack sees little use, with Spin Dash, Spin Charge and grabbing being more commonly used for racking up damage.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Stretch
0	0	6%	0		30	80	0	3.4	9	7.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	20%							Kick		0.0	0.0	0.0

Timing

Hitboxes	6-7
Interruptible	28
Animation length	37

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

Sonic'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) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash