Pac-Man (SSB4)/Up smash

Hitbox visualization showing Pac-Man's up smash.

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Overview

Pac-Man thrusts Inky above him in a two-hit fashion, launching opponents upwards. Like all of Pac-Man's other smash attacks, it is able to nullify oncoming projectiles. However, the move has high starting and ending lag, making it hard to hit and easy to punish. However, it is the fastest of Pac-Man's smash attacks, making it slightly safer to use than the other two.

Update history

Pac Man's up smash was initially noticeably more effective in the initial release of the game, as it had much less ending lag. This not only made it much safer, but it also made up smash a reliable combo tool at lower percents. In version 1.0.4 however (1.0.1 on Wii U), the move received much more ending lag, which greatly hindered the move, as it became more punishable and it overall has less utility. The move would later be improved in version 1.1.5 where it received a slight increase in knockback, but the move is still overall inferior to how it was in the initial release of the game.

1.0.4/ 1.0.1

• Ending lag (FAF 38 → 50).

1.1.5

• Second hit knockback scaling (95 clean)/90 (late) → 97/92).

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	1	3%	0		95	20	0	3.5	0	0.0	8.5	8.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
Hit 2 (clean)
0	0	14%	0		32	97	0	6.0	1000	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
Hit 2 (late)
0	0	8%	0		32	92	0	4.0	1000	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch

Timing

Charges between	6-7
Hit 1	13
Hit 2 clean	16-18
Hit 2 late	19-26
Interruptible	50
Animation length	59

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Pac-Man'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