Wolf (SSBU)/Forward smash

Hitbox visualization showing Wolf's forward smash.

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Overview

Wolf thrusts his hand forward and hits the opponent with a palm strike. One of Wolf's best KO moves as well as a reliable baiting tool. It has high startup, coming out on frame 20, making it one of the slowest of its kind in the game. However, it has 4 active frames and its ending lag is extremely low, having an FAF of 42, meaning that the move only has 19 frames of cooldown once the hitbox ends. This makes it one of his best moves on the ground as the move has very high power, easily being able to KO middleweights near the ledge at high percents, and thanks to its low ending lag, it is safe on shield while also being difficult to punish even if it is whiffed. Lastly, due to the move being difficult to punish, it can be used to bait approaches and frame trap opponents, giving Wolf opportunities to dish out heavy damage or KO them at high percents with one of his finishers.

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
0	0	0	15.0%	0		Standard	30	106	0		3.5	arml	3.0	0.0	-1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	15.0%	0		Standard	30	106	0		3.0	arml	-1.5	0.0	-0.3	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Timing

Charges between	6-7
Hitboxes	20-23
Interruptible	42
Animation length	48

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Interruptible

Wolf'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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash