Shulk (SSB4)/Neutral aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Shulk's neutral aerial.

Overview

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Shulk swings the Monado in a circular, upward-arcing slash spanning from his upper leg to his head. It is Shulk's fastest aerial attack, coming out on frame 13, has a long hitbox duration, lasting a total of 17 frames, and has the least amount of landing lag out of all his aerials (10 frames). It is considered to be Shulk's best combo starter and approach tool, especially when combined with the Jump, Speed, and Buster Arts. However, due to its long-lasting hitbox and high ending lag, it is very risky to use off-stage, especially when fast falling, as it usually results in Shulk self-destructing.

Update history

1.0.4/ 1.0.1

• Damage (6% (near)/7% (far) → 7%/8%).

1.1.3

• Damage (7% (near)/8% (far) → 7.5%/8.5%).
• Landing lag (12 frames → 10).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
0	0	7.5%	0		40	100	0	5.0	1004	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	7.5%	0		40	100	0	5.0	1004	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	8.5%	0		40	100	0	5.0	1004	11.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1
Hitboxes	13-30
Interruptible	71
Animation length	79
Ending autocancel	80-

Landing lag

Animation length	10

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

Interruptible

Shulk's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash