Captain Falcon (SSBB)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's down smash.

Overview

Captain Falcon kicks forward and then backward. The first hit executes on frame 19 and the second hit on frame 29, with the attack finishing on frame 38. With good reach and relatively low lag, his down smash is a capable move for KOing, spacing, and punishing rolls. Although it is considered to be a good attack in his kit, its higher lag and more specific roles lead it to have slightly less utility compared with his up aerial and neutral attack. This can potentially combo with the first hit of his Neutral aerial, though the technique can be difficult to pull off due to down smash’s lag and how situational it is to set up.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Hit 1
0	0	18%	0		30	85	0	6.0	13	0.0	5.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	18%	0		30	85	0	5.0	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	18%	0		30	85	0	4.0	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
3	0	6%	0		30	85	23	3.5	0	0.0	4.0	2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Hit 2
0	1	16%	0		20	90	0	5.0	13	0.0	5.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	1	16%	0		20	90	0	4.5	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	1	16%	0		20	90	0	4.0	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Charges between	11-12
Hit 1	19-21
Hit 2	29-31
Interruptible	49
Animation length	59

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Interruptible

Captain Falcon'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 · 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 (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash