Dr. Mario (SSB4)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Dr. Mario's down smash.

Overview

Dr. Mario's down smash is a breakdancing sweep with low startup lag. It has good range, decent power, and is a semi-spike, making it a good finisher, and also great at gimping recoveries. It also transitions well to the second hit, so it is great at punishing rolls. It is not as reliable a finisher as his other smashes, back throw, clean up special, or sweetspotted forward aerial however due to its low vertical range and merely average power. Its hitbox also isn't good enough for 2-framing, so it is best to use other options instead. The second hit does more damage and knockback than the first as well.

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	10%	0		30	100	0	4.0	0	0.0	3.6	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	10%	0		30	100	0	3.3	0	0.0	3.6	7.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Hit 2
0	0	12%	0		30	100	0	4.0	0	0.0	3.6	-11.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	12%	0		30	100	0	3.3	0	0.0	3.6	-6.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
The damage values are untouched before being affected by Dr. Mario's 1.12x damage multiplier.

Timing

Charges between	2-3
Hit 1	5-6
Hit 2	14
Interruptible	44
Animation length	45

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Interruptible

Dr. Mario'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