Kirby (SSBU)/Down special

Hitbox visualization showing Kirby's down special, Stone.

Hitbox visualization showing Kirby's down special, Stone, when landing.

Overview

Upon usage, Kirby transforms into a rock, which makes him invincible to attacks that deal less that 25%, but he can still be grabbed while he is still using it. It deals high damage and knockback, especially in the air, and the aerial version has super armor frames, while the landing hit is a semi-spike, and it can also be useful for mindgames. It can combat juggles at high percents, but only if he is at a certain distance away from his opponent. Stone can also be used as an occasional landing or edgeguarding tool. However, due to its high startup and endlag, it can be punished for overusing the move. As such, stone is best used situationally.

Update History

2.0.0

• Stone now has super armor starting on frame 19 when used in the air. This makes the move harder to intercept.

8.0.0

• Stone deals more knockback (65 base/70 scaling → 69/76 (aerial), 24 scaling → 30 (shockwave)).

Hitboxes

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
Falling
0	0	0	18.0%	0		Standard	69	76	0		6.5	top	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.7×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Landing
0	0	0	14.0%	0		Standard	86	30	0		6.0	top	0.0	4.0	6.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	14.0%	0		Standard	86	30	0		6.0	top	0.0	4.0	-6.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

The stone transformation (and subsequent protection) lasts a minimum of 18 frames and a maximum of 150 frames, depending on when the special move button is pressed again. The timings below are for the minimum stone duration.

Grounded

Landing hit	11
Stone protection	11-28
Interruptible (from cancel)	60 (32)
Animation length (from cancel)	63 (35)

Aerial

The move's damage-based armor has a threshold of 25%.

Damage-based armor	19-28
Falling hit	29-46
Stone protection	29-46
Interruptible (from cancel)	78 (32)
Animation length (from cancel)	81 (35)

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Armour

Prop event

Interruptible

Parameters

If the move's HP is fully depleted, Kirby is knocked out of it and takes 0.5× damage from the attack that caused it to break.

Maximum stone duration	150 frames
Period before the move can be canceled	18 frames
Stone HP	25
Hitlag multiplier for blocked attacks	1.2
Fall speed	4.5
Slope angle range to slide down	10° to 50°
Acceleration downhill	0.1
Maximum horizontal speed downhill	2

Kirby's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · inf) · 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