Traction: Difference between revisions

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"Friction" redirects here. For aerial friction, see here.

Because Luigi has a very small amount of traction, he slides very noticeably after finishing a dash.

Traction is a measure of how long it takes for a character to stop moving from a sideways force when grounded. Characters with low traction slide farther than others after walking, dashing, wavedashing, being hit by an attack while grounded, and so on. Traction is mesured in negative units/frame²

Having high traction affords greater ground control over a character, so high traction is generally an advantage. Characters with low traction generally require more precise movement across the ground and cannot punish attacks as effectively out of shield since they will get pushed further away from the opponent. However, there are cases where low traction is useful: low traction is necessary for a long wavedash in Super Smash Bros. Melee and a long dash pivot cancel in Brawl, and there are cases where sliding away from a shielded attack can help escape multiple hits. In Super Smash Bros., characters with lower traction get pushed further away when being attacked when in shield, which makes follow-ups and potential shield breaks harder.

Luigi is well-known for having the least traction of any character in all games except Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; this originates from his low traction in most of the Mario platformers in which his abilities differ from those of Mario, which balances out his higher jumping in such games.

Traction is also affected by terrain. For instance, nearly all characters have decreased traction on slippery surfaces such as ice. However, the Ice Climbers uniquely have the reverse of this functionality: their normally low traction becomes higher on slippery surfaces.

Traction rankings

Super Smash Bros.

Rank	Character	Value
1-5	Fox	2
	Link
	Ness
	Pikachu
	Samus
6	Captain Falcon	1.8
7	Donkey Kong	1.7
8	Yoshi	1.6
9	Mario	1.5
10	Kirby	1.4
11	Jigglypuff	1.1
12	Luigi	0.7

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Rank	Character	Value
1-4	Link	0.1
	Peach
	Pichu
	Zelda
5-6	Jigglypuff	0.09
5-6	Pikachu	0.09
7-13	Captain Falcon	0.08
	Donkey Kong
	Falco
	Fox
	Kirby
	Sheik
	Young Link
14	Ganondorf	0.07
15-23	Bowser	0.06
	Dr. Mario
	Mario
	Marth
	Mr. Game & Watch
	Ness
	Roy
	Samus
	Yoshi
24	Mewtwo	0.04
25	Ice Climbers	0.035
26	Luigi	0.025

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Rank	Character	Value
1	Lucario	0.0736
2	Jigglypuff	0.0718
3-6	Sonic	0.07
	Wario
	Wolf
	Zero Suit Samus
7-8	Ganondorf	0.068
7-8	Peach	0.068
9	Falco	0.065
10	Link	0.064
11-16	Fox	0.06
	Mario
	Mr. Game & Watch
	Olimar
	R.O.B.
	Sheik
17	Pikachu	0.0596
18	Samus	0.0585
19	Bowser	0.0577
20-22	Charizard	0.055
	Marth
	Meta Knight
23	Toon Link	0.0547
24	Ness	0.0546
25	Snake	0.0542
26	Zelda	0.054
27	Ivysaur	0.0532
28	Donkey Kong	0.0529
29	Pit	0.0505
30	Captain Falcon	0.05
31	Kirby	0.0493
32-33	Diddy Kong	0.0484
32-33	King Dedede	0.0484
34	Lucas	0.045
35	Ike	0.044
36	Yoshi	0.0426
37	Squirtle	0.042
38	Ice Climbers	0.035
39	Luigi	0.022

Super Smash Bros. 4

Rank	Character	Value
1	Lucario	0.0736
2	Jigglypuff	0.0718
3-5	Little Mac	0.07
	Wario	0.07
	Zero Suit Samus	0.07
6-9	Ganondorf	0.068
	Palutena
	Peach
	Rosalina & Luma
N/A	Giga Bowser	0.067
10-11	Corrin	0.065
10-11	Falco	0.065
12-13	Link	0.064
12-13	Mii Swordfighter	0.064
14-24	Fox	0.06
	Mega Man
	Mr. Game & Watch
	Olimar
	R.O.B.
	Roy
	Ryu
	Sheik
	Sonic
	Villager
	Wii Fit Trainer
N/A	Wario-Man	0.06
25	Pikachu	0.0596
26	Samus	0.0585
27	Bowser	0.0577
28-33	Cloud	0.055
	Bayonetta	0.055
	Lucina
	Marth
	Meta Knight
	Robin
34	Toon Link	0.0547
35	Ness	0.0546
36	Zelda	0.054
37	Donkey Kong	0.0529
38-39	Dark Pit	0.0505
38-39	Pit	0.0505
40	Captain Falcon	0.05
41	Kirby	0.0493
42-43	Diddy Kong	0.0484
42-43	King Dedede	0.0484
44-52	Bowser Jr.	0.045
	Dr. Mario
	Duck Hunt
	Greninja
	Lucas
	Mario
	Pac-Man
	Mii Brawler	0.045
	Mii Gunner	0.045
53-54	Ike	0.044
53-54	Shulk	0.044
55	Yoshi	0.0426
56-57	Charizard	0.04
56-57	Mewtwo	0.04
58	Luigi	0.024

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Ultimate, traction has been significantly increased across the cast, with even the lowest traction values being higher than the highest traction values in SSB4. This allows for every character to slow down faster on the ground after moving horizontally, and most notably benefits characters with low traction (such as Luigi and Charizard), as shielded attacks now push them back a much shorter distance, and it is therefore easier for them to punish out of shield. However, the increased traction also results in slide smashes covering less distance than in SSB4 as well. Unlike in previous games, Luigi no longer has the least traction, nor is he even in the bottom twenty; the characters with the least traction are now the Mii Gunner and Banjo & Kazooie.

Rank	Character	Value
1	Sonic	0.138
2-3	Pit	0.135
2-3	Dark Pit	0.135
4	Pikachu	0.132
5-8	Ness	0.131
	Mr. Game & Watch
	Villager
	Isabelle
9-10	Joker	0.13
9-10	Min Min	0.13
11	Corrin	0.129
12	Wii Fit Trainer	0.128
13	Falco	0.127
14-15	Ganondorf	0.125
14-15	Byleth	0.125
16	Donkey Kong	0.123
17-18	Ivysaur	0.121
17-18	Mythra	0.121
19	Mii Brawler	0.12
20-28	Kirby	0.116
	Zelda
	Mewtwo
	Zero Suit Samus
	Snake
	Lucas
	Lucario
	Little Mac
	Pac-Man
29-30	Fox	0.115
29-30	Kazuya	0.115
31-33	Marth	0.114
	Lucina
	Incineroar
34	Link	0.113
35	Ike	0.112
36-38	Peach	0.111
	Daisy
	Terry
39-47	Pichu	0.11
	Charizard
	Wolf
	Mii Swordfighter
	Ryu
	Ken
	Bayonetta
	Hero
	Sephiroth	0.11
48-49	Roy	0.107
48-49	Chrom	0.107
50-54	Sheik	0.106
	Dr. Mario
	Wario
	Palutena
	Cloud	0.106
55-59	Captain Falcon	0.105
	Young Link
	R.O.B.
	Robin
	King K. Rool
60	Bowser	0.104
61-62	Mario	0.102
61-62	Inkling	0.102
63	Rosalina & Luma	0.099
64	Meta Knight	0.097
65	Luigi	0.096
66-67	Yoshi	0.095
66-67	Steve	0.095
68-69	Mega Man	0.094
68-69	Shulk	0.094
70-71	Diddy Kong	0.093
70-71	Olimar	0.093
72	Duck Hunt	0.09
73-74	Squirtle	0.088
73-74	Piranha Plant	0.088
75-76	Jigglypuff	0.087
75-76	Greninja	0.087
77-78	Toon Link	0.086
77-78	Sora	0.086
79-82	King Dedede	0.085
	Bowser Jr.
	Simon
	Richter
83-84	Samus	0.082
83-84	Dark Samus	0.082
85-86	Ridley	0.08
85-86	Pyra	0.08
87	Ice Climbers	0.077
88-89	Mii Gunner	0.076
88-89	Banjo & Kazooie	0.076

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+|'''1'''||{{CharHead|Lucario|SSB4}}||{{rollover|0.0736|Turning into Mega Lucario doesn't affect traction|y}}
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 |'''2'''||{{CharHead|Jigglypuff|SSB4}}||0.0718
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-|rowspan=3|'''3-5'''||{{CharHead|Little Mac|SSB4}}||{{rollover|0.07|Turning into Giga Mac doesn't affect traction|?}}
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-|{{CharHead|Mii Swordfighter|SSB4}}||{{rollover|0.064|Assuming perfect weight and height values|?}}
+|{{CharHead|Mii Swordfighter|SSB4}}||{{rollover|0.064|Default height and weight|y}}
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 |rowspan=11|'''14-24'''||{{CharHead|Fox|SSB4}}||rowspan=11|0.06
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-|rowspan=6|'''28-33'''||{{CharHead|Cloud|SSB4}}||{{rollover|0.055|Cloud's traction is 0.06325 if his Limit Gauge is full|?}}
+|rowspan=6|'''28-33'''||{{CharHead|Cloud|SSB4}}||{{rollover|0.055|0.06325 during Limit Break status|y}}
 |-
 |{{CharHead|Bayonetta|SSB4}}||rowspan=5|0.055
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-|'''41'''||{{CharHead|Kirby|SSB4}}||0.0493
+|'''41'''||{{CharHead|Kirby|SSB4}}||{{rollover|0.0493|0.07395 with Speed|y}}
 |-
 |rowspan=2|'''42-43'''||{{CharHead|Diddy Kong|SSB4}}||rowspan=2|0.0484
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-|{{CharHead|Mii Brawler|SSB4}}||rowspan=2|{{rollover|0.045|Assuming perfect weight and height values|?}}
+|{{CharHead|Mii Brawler|SSB4}}||rowspan=2|{{rollover|0.045|Default height and weight|y}}
 |-
 |{{CharHead|Mii Gunner|SSB4}}
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-|rowspan=2|'''53-54'''||{{CharHead|Ike|SSB4}}||rowspan=2|0.044
+|rowspan=2|'''53-54'''||{{CharHead|Ike|SSB4}}||rowspan=2|{{rollover|0.044|0.066 with Shulk's Speed|y}}
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-|rowspan=9|'''20-28'''||{{CharHead|Kirby|SSBU}}||rowspan=9|0.116
+|rowspan=9|'''20-28'''||{{CharHead|Kirby|SSBU}}||rowspan=9|{{rollover|0.116|0.232 with Kirby's Speed|y}}
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 |{{CharHead|Terry|SSBU}}
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-|rowspan=9|'''39-47'''||{{CharHead|Pichu|SSBU}}||rowspan=8|0.11
+|rowspan=9|'''39-47'''||{{CharHead|Pichu|SSBU}}||rowspan=8|{{rollover|0.11|0.231 with Hero's Acceleratle|y}}
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