Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Mr. Game & Watch's down smash.

Overview

Mr. Game & Watch simuntaneously slams a pair of hammers onto the ground at both of his surroundings, referencing his game Vermin. The move has large hitboxes that hit on both sides of Mr. Game & Watch and give it great range which, along with its minimal startup (coming out on the 12th frame) and ending lag, makes it difficult to punish as it can even be safe on shield if it is spaced. Its large hitboxes give it great potential at the ledge for edgeguarding as it can easily 2-frame many recoveries. The move has sweetspots on the hammer-heads which bury grounded opponents, and can be easily followed up with several powerful finishers for a potential KO; such as forward smash, up smash, forward tilt, down tilt, Judge and Oil Panic. If the sweetspots hit an aerial opponent, it will launch them at a vertical angle which is very powerful, being able to KO several of the cast reliably under 100%. The sourspot that is located on Mr. Game & Watch's body is a semi-spike that launches the opponents off the stage, making it difficult for the opponent to recover as it also allows for edgeguarding opportunities.

This is arguably the best down smash in the game as it buries, 2-frames, semi-spikes, possesses solid range, possesses swift startup and low ending lag, and is safe on shield if properly spaced. It has become one of Mr. Game & Watch's most consistent KO options and one of his best moves overall in his kit.

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	13.0%	0		Standard	30	80	0		4.5	top	0.0	3.6	-5.0 to 5.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	15.0%	0		Standard	20	55	0		4.5	top	0.0	3.6	-14.2 to -12.2	1.0×	1.0×	0%					d		Kick		All	All
2	0	0	15.0%	0		Standard	20	55	0		4.5	top	0.0	3.6	14.2 to 12.2	1.0×	1.0×	0%					d		Kick		All	All
3	0	0	15.0%	0		Standard	60	85	0		4.5	top	0.0	3.6	-14.2 to -12.2	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
4	0	0	15.0%	0		Standard	60	85	0		4.5	top	0.0	3.6	14.2 to 12.2	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Charges between	6-7
Hitboxes	12-16
Interruptible	38
Animation length	40

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Interruptible

Trivia

• Due to a programming oversight, the sweetspots do not cause any hit effect to appear on aerial or downed targets. The effect is misspelled as "noamal" in the scripts.

Mr. Game & Watch's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 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