Ness (SSBM)/Forward smash

Overview

Hitbox of Ness' forward smash.

Ness brings out a baseball bat and swings it. This attack deals high knockback and the most damage of any single-hit forward smash when tipped but is among the weakest at its innermost point. The attack is unique among forward smashes in that it can reflect projectiles when timed correctly. The move does more damage the further away the opponent is, with a reasonably fast hitbox; the reflection aspect mostly goes unused in competitive play due to the lag afterwards as well as the reflector's low range and short duration. While it is often recognized as the worst reflector in the game, it is also considered one of the best forward smashes in the game due to its decent speed, good range, high disjoint, and high power in all but the sourest of hits. It sees frequent use in competitive play, for a move of its class, for its subtle rear-back and its ability to whiff-punish, especially during a pivot.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	18%	0		50	62	0	2.3436	0	0.0	3.5154	4.2966						Bat
1	0	20%	0		50	62	0	2.9295	42	0.0	0.0	0.0						Bat
2	0	22%	0		50	62	0	3.1248	42	0.0	4.4919	0.0						Bat
3	0	24%	0		50	62	0	3.3201	42	0.0	8.9838	0.0						Bat

Timing

Charges between	10-11
Hitbox	16-17
Reflects	16-17
Animation length	49
Interruptible	50

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Reflect

Properties

Reflection radius	6.5
Reflection damage	1.5x
Reflection speed	1.0x
Max reflectable damage	50

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