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'''Slide smashing''', also known as '''smash dashing''' or '''hyphen smashing''', is a simple, yet useful [[technique]]. To do it, one must simply [[dash]] and use an [[up smash]]; the player's [[character]] will slide to a stop while performing their up smash. All characters can slide smash, though characters with low [[traction]] and/or high ground speed will cover a larger distance.

The most obvious use for the slide smash is as an alternative to using the character's [[dash attack]], which is generally mediocre to weak in terms of power; many dash attacks also leave the character vulnerable to [[punish]]ing (such as [[shield grab]]bing), whereas the slide smash is generally more difficult to punish, and up smashes are usually considerably more powerful than dash attacks. Another use is simply as a method to setup an up smash directly from an [[approach]], which can be used during a combo, as a raw KO technique, or as a [[mindgame]] or punish. Characters such as {{SSBB|Fox}} and {{SSBB|Pikachu}} can make great use of this technique, due to their fast speed and useful up smashes.

==See also==

*[[DACUS]], a very similar technique with the addition of a canceled dash attack.

 

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