Bowser Jr. (SSBU)/Side special

Bowser Jr. Side Special Hitbox Visualizations.
Grounded	Aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Bowser Jr.'s side special, Clown Kart Dash, when spinning out.

Overview

The Junior Clown Car transforms into a go-kart that speeds forward. Tilting the control stick/circle pad in the opposite direction or pressing the attack/special button will cause the Junior Clown Car to perform a doughnut, which deals significantly more damage and higher knockback to opponents on contact compared to simply charging into them. Spinning out in the air can produce horizontal movement, after which it can be used again. All versions of the move can be jump canceled, even right after hitting an opponent, which can lead into combos and mix-ups. Does 5.2%-8.8% upon collision, and 10%-16.3% on the doughnut.

Update History

1.1.0

• When using Clown Kart Dash to collide into a wall, Bowser Jr. descends instead of ascends. This removes its ability to stall an opponent.

3.1.0

• Clown Kart Dash travels faster.
  • Due to its damage output being determined by Bowser Jr.'s speed, its collision also deals more damage (4%-7.3% → 5.2%-8.8%).
• Clown Kart Dash's hitbox remains active after bouncing off the ground.
• Fixed a glitch where Bowser Jr. could cancel aerial Clown Kart Dash's spinout into a jump within a few frames of landing on the ground.

9.0.0

• Clown Kart Dash's armor resists more damage (6% → ~10.2%).

13.0.1

• Clown Kart Dash's spinout had received a shadow buff by reducing its aerial animation length by 17 frames, causing Bowser Jr. to grab ledge much earlier (77 → 60).

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
Grounded
0	0	30	4.0%	0		Speed-based	60	95	0		3.6	clownhip	0.0	1.5	0.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	30	4.0%	0		Speed-based	60	95	0		1.5	clownhip	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Aerial
0	0	30	2.0%	0		Speed-based	65	120	0		3.6	clownhip	0.0	1.5	0.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	30	2.0%	0		Speed-based	65	120	0		1.5	clownhip	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Spinout (Grounded)
0	0	0	10.0%	0		Forward	65	75	0		5.2	clownhip	0.0	6.0	6.0 to 0.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Spinout (Aerial)
0	0	0	8.0%	0		Forward	60	80	0		5.2	clownhip	0.0	6.0	6.0 to 0.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Spinout

Hitbox	3-14
Interruptible	59
Animation length	58

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Bowser Jr.'s moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 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