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Pac-Man deploys an 8-bit Power Pellet, which is followed by a maximum of six 8-bit Pac-Dots. The direction of the trail can be changed slightly by moving the control stick and can be cut short by letting go of the special button. Pac-Man then turns into his ball form and follows the trail. The Pac-Dot trail extends about one fourth the length of Final Destination, but Pac-Man can travel a farther distance after consuming the Power Pellet, traveling a little more than half of Final Destination's length. When Pac-Man finishes this move, he will not go into his helpless state, and can follow up with his second jump or up special, making this a viable horizontal recovery. During the move, Pac-Man will automatically snap onto ledges if aimed at one, can [[fast fall]] during the move's ending lag, and will not go off ledges during a grounded chomp if the trail does not go past a ledge. However, when used in the air, Pac-Man will still drop down, and the Pellet trail follows him.

If the opponent is in Pac-Man's path as he is eating the pellets, they will be hit once for 4% to 6%, depending on how many pellets Pac-Man has eaten when they are chomped on. Pac-Man will grow bigger and radiate yellow for a second when he eats the Power Pellet, and gain [[super armor]] for 8 frames. If an enemy is hit when Pac-Man is in this state, they will take decent knockback and 6% to 12% of damage, depending on how many pellets Pac-Man let appear when using the move. This sweetspot can KO at around 130%. It is possible for both the first hit and the sweetspot to hit in one use of Power Pellet.

If Pac-Man is interrupted before he begins to travel or before he gets to the Power Pellet, the Pellet will fall to the ground and Pac-Man will stop the action of deploying smaller pellets. It can be used as a [[food]]-like [[item]], healing 2% [[damage]]. When the trail is aimed at the ground, Pac-Man will tumble onto the ground upon impact in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', though in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' he will instead move along the ground in the last horizontal direction he moved in. Additionally, if the path is aimed at a wall, Pac-Man will fall into his hurt animation upon impact for a moment, unable to do anything until the animation ends. Pac-Man will not get hurt in the process, but the lengthy animation of the mis-aimed tumble can easily cause a self-destruct if he collides with the sides of the stage.