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'''Slide smashing''', also known as smash dashing or hyphen smashing, is a simple, but useful [[technique]]. To do it, simply [[dash]] and use an [[up smash]]; the player's [[character]] will slide to a stop while performing their up smash. All characters can slide Smash.
[[File:Slide Smash Fox Brawl.gif|thumb|250px|{{SSBB|Fox}} performing a sliding up smash in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.]]
'''Slide smashing''', also known as '''smash dashing''' or '''hyphen smashing''', is a simple, yet useful [[technique]]. To do it, one must simply [[dash]] and use an [[up smash]]; the player's [[character]] will slide to a stop while performing their up smash. All characters can slide smash, though characters with low [[traction]] and/or high ground speed will cover a larger distance.


==Application==
==Application==
The most obvious use for the slide smash is as an alternative to using the character's [[dash attack]], which is generally mediocre to weak in terms of power; many dash attacks also leave the character vulnerable where as the slide smash is generally difficult to punish. Another use is simply as a set-up to an up-smash, which can be used to combo or to kill. Finally, for fast characters such as {{SSBB|Sonic}}, {{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}, and {{SSBB|Marth}} a slide smash covers decent distance (especially characters with low traction), which is useful for approach.
The most obvious use for the slide smash is as an alternative to using the character's [[dash attack]], which is generally mediocre to weak in terms of power; many dash attacks also leave the character vulnerable to [[punish]]ing (such as [[shield grab]]bing), whereas the slide smash is generally more difficult to punish, and up smashes are usually considerably more powerful than dash attacks. Another use is simply as a method to setup an up smash directly from an [[approach]], which can be used during a combo, as a raw KO technique, or as a [[mindgame]] or punish. Characters such as {{SSBB|Fox}} and {{SSBB|Pikachu}} can make great use of this technique, due to their fast speed and useful up smashes.


==See Also==
==See also==
[[DACUS]], a very similar technique with the addition of a canceled dash attack.
*[[DACUS]], a very similar technique with the addition of a canceled dash attack.
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Latest revision as of 01:54, June 24, 2019

Fox performing a sliding up smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Slide smashing, also known as smash dashing or hyphen smashing, is a simple, yet useful technique. To do it, one must simply dash and use an up smash; the player's character will slide to a stop while performing their up smash. All characters can slide smash, though characters with low traction and/or high ground speed will cover a larger distance.

Application[edit]

The most obvious use for the slide smash is as an alternative to using the character's dash attack, which is generally mediocre to weak in terms of power; many dash attacks also leave the character vulnerable to punishing (such as shield grabbing), whereas the slide smash is generally more difficult to punish, and up smashes are usually considerably more powerful than dash attacks. Another use is simply as a method to setup an up smash directly from an approach, which can be used during a combo, as a raw KO technique, or as a mindgame or punish. Characters such as Fox and Pikachu can make great use of this technique, due to their fast speed and useful up smashes.

See also[edit]

  • DACUS, a very similar technique with the addition of a canceled dash attack.