Ice Climbers (SSBU)/Edge attack

Hitbox visualization showing Popo's ledge attack.

Hitbox visualization showing Nana's ledge attack.

Overview

Each of the duo heaves themselves onto the stage and takes a big inward swing at the enemy. Compared to most getup attacks, it's very slow and has low damage output, but above-average damage with the partner's 2nd attack.

With good timing, the Ice Climbers can be desynced while grabbing the edge. This allows them to pick two different getup options at once, making them difficult to ledgetrap. What's more, if only one of the climbers is trapped successfully, the other can punish the opponent, turning an unfavorable situation into an advantageous one. This technique is often used to make the 2nd Climber use a getup attack while the 1st Climber safely gets up or jumps up to hit the opponent with a Blizzard. If the leader is quick about it, they can even get a combo or kill confirm out of their partner's attack.

Although a separated partner climber is programmed to make a beeline for their leader, if a foe tries to stop them, they will occasionally make an effort to fight back. The partner climber can throw opponents for a loop by using their edge attack instead of the usual.

As a pair, the Ice Climbers' edge attack sports versatility far beyond what anyone else's can muster, but on its own, it's among the worst in the game, having a very long startup with little payoff for landing it.

Hitboxes

Leader

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
0	0	0	8.0%	1.0		Forward	90	20	0		4.5	top	0.0	4.5	13.0 to 3.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Partner

The hitbox has two possible X offsets depending on whether the partner is facing right or left (respectively), preventing issues with the Z-axis.

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
0	0	0	6.0%	1.0		Forward	90	20	0		4.5	top	3.0 or -3.0	4.5	13.0 to 3.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

For each ledge grab without touching the ground or being hit, intangibility is reduced on subsequent ledge grabs, until it is lost entirely from the fourth grab onward. The hitbox visualization only shows intangibility for the first ledge grab.

Intangibility (1st grab)	1-26
Intangibility (2nd grab)	1-21
Intangibility (3rd grab)	1-13
Hitbox	24-26
Interruptible	56
Animation length	59

Hitboxes
1st grab
2nd grab
3rd grab

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Intangible

Interruptible

Ice Climbers's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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 · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash