Link (SSB)/Grab

Hitbox visualization showing Link's grab.

Overview

Link shoots his Hookshot forward, and grabs opponents with it. Link's is one of three characters in the game to possess a tether grab, along with Samus and Yoshi. Link has the second furthest reaching and second slowest grab in the game behind Samus'. It leads to his back and forward throws, which are powerful KO throws. It comes out on frame 17, stays out for 12 frames, and has 56 frames of cool down.

Grabbox

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	1%	0		0	100	0	90	35	0	0	0					Punch

Timing

Grab	17-28
Animation length	84

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Grab

Link's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · inf) · 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 · Forward throw · Back throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Up special · Down special