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:''Not to be confused with [[hitlag]].''
:''Not to be confused with [[hitlag]].''
[[File:Flinch.jpg|thumb|right|240px|{{SSB4|Bayonetta}} flinching.]]
[[File:Flinch.jpg|thumb|right|240px|{{SSB4|Bayonetta}} flinching.]]
A '''flinch''' is the reflex all characters make when their current action is interrupted by an attack. The interrupted action is replaced with a short animation of being hit. The knockback dealt affects how strong the flinch is - weak attacks incur only a few frames of flinching, while stronger ones can deal about three times as much (and for some characters, even more if their legs are struck), but those strong enough to cause [[tumbling]] skip the flinch animation altogether. As a result, attacks that do not cause any knockback will not cause flinching, and neither will attacks that deal no damage.
A '''flinch''' is the reflex all characters make when their current action is interrupted by an attack. The interrupted action is replaced with a short animation of being hit. The [[knockback]] dealt affects how strong the flinch is - weak attacks incur only a few frames of flinching, while stronger ones can deal about three times as much (and for some characters, even more if their legs are struck), but those strong enough to cause [[tumbling]] skip the flinch animation altogether. As a result, attacks that do not deal any knockback will not cause flinching. However, some attacks can deal flinchless knockback.


As flinching is directly related to knockback received, reducing knockback through a [[sticker]] or [[Equipment]], increasing weight through a [[Super Mushroom]] or [[Metal Box]], or using a move with [[armor]] will also make it more difficult (or impossible) to flinch. [[Metal Mario]], [[Bowser]], and [[Giga Bowser]] in ''Melee'' are examples of characters that don't flinch when hit with weak attacks due to their heavy weight. However, they will start flinching when their damage is at a high enough percentage.
As flinching is directly related to knockback received, reducing knockback through a [[sticker]] or [[Equipment]], increasing [[weight]] through a [[Super Mushroom]] or [[Metal Box]], or using a move with [[armor]], will also make it more difficult (or impossible) to flinch. [[Metal Mario]] and [[Giga Bowser]] (in ''Melee'' only) are a few examples of characters who don't flinch when hit with low knockback attacks, due to a combination of their weight, along with the inclusion of knockback resistance, heavy armor, and/or knockback taken multipliers. In ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', {{SSB4|Bowser}} will not flinch if he doesn't take more than 19 units of knockback. However, all fighters will flinch if they take more than 0 units of knockback, and they take more damage (for damage-based heavy armor) or knockback (for knockback-based heavy armor) than what their heavy armor can sustain.


Flinches can make characters vulnerable to combos, and the lag from them can sometimes guarantee a followup with a stronger attack or a [[grab]]. A prime example is the [[jab grab]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' ({{SSBB|Captain Falcon}} can do a similar technique in ''[[Brawl]]''), or the [[jab]]-to-[[up smash]] combo that works with [[Fox]] in both ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''[[Melee]]''.
Flinches can make characters vulnerable to combos, and the lag from them can sometimes guarantee a followup with a stronger attack or a [[grab]]. A prime example is the [[jab grab]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' ({{SSBB|Captain Falcon}} can do a similar technique in ''[[Brawl]]''), or the [[jab]]-to-[[up smash]] combo that works with [[Fox]] in both ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''[[Melee]]''.
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