Pikachu (SSBM)/Up aerial

Overview

The hitbox of Pikachu's uair.

Pikachu does a flip while swinging its tail in an arc above itself. The move is extremely quick and has low knockback, making it an excellent move for juggling and spacing. It has a disjointed hitbox as well, increasing its spacing capabilities. If the middle of the move hits, the opponent will instead be sent down on a semi-spike trajectory, which is useful for gimping and can be deadly against characters with poor recoveries if spaced correctly. The move can edgeguard reliably even at lower percentages. The move is essential in certain matchups, particularly against Jigglypuff, who is floaty and has limited options for attacking below itself, making it vulnerable to the move's juggling ability.

Hitbox details and knockback angles of the different parts of the attack.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Clean
0	0	4%	0		100	60	0	3.906	47	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	4%	0		100	60	0	4.6872	50	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Mid
0	0	4%	0		60	60	0	3.906	47	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	4%	0		60	60	0	4.6872	50	1.1718	1.1718	0.0						Kick
Late
0	0	4%	0		80	60	0	3.906	47	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	4%	0		80	60	0	4.6872	50	1.1718	1.1718	0.0						Kick

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Clean hitbox	3-4
Mid hitbox	5-6
Late hitbox	7-8
Ending autocancel	18-
Animation length	27
Interruptible	28

Landing lag

Animation length	26
L-cancelled animation length	13

Normal

L-cancelled

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Similar moves

• Pichu (SSBM)/Up aerial

Pikachu's moveset

Neutral attack · 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)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special