Ice Climbers (SSBU)/Forward throw

Ice Climbers forward throw hurtbox and hitbox visualization

Overview

The leader of the duo puts on a "No Nonsense" expression and swats the target aside, swinging their mallet like a golf club. It deals average damage for a throw, with high base knockback but very little knockback scaling. It offers no combo, damage racking, or tech chase prowess, either, making for a thoroughly unimpressive throw.

When landing a grab while desynced, the partner can be made to buffer a smash attack as the leader throws the opponent, greatly enhancing their damage and launch power. Combining a forward throw with an f-smash turns the otherwise very weak throw into a devastating kill move, with forward-throw-forward-smash being their strongest. (While the back throw variant releases opponents at a closer point to the blast zone, the forward throw variant has hitlag and a longer animation, allowing the partner climber to charge their f-smash for a moment before the throw connects and KO earlier) F-throw-f-smash's slower startup makes it easier to time, but also easier to DI.

At the edge of the stage, the leader's forward throw can put an opponent in just the right spot for the partner's forward air to finish them off. While spiking an opponent off the stage is usually the most desirable position, converting to a forward aerial still has its merits onstage, as with many spikes, the low knockback and high hitstun can allow for easy combo extensions and even a slew of kill confirms.

While the Ice Climbers' forward throw is normally not at all worth the risk of grabbing, its utility is increased tenfold with the help of a partner and some desyncing.

Throw and Hitbox Data

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
Hitbox
0	0	0	3.0%	0		Forward	50	60	0		5.0	top	0.0	6.5	10.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Kind	ID	Damage	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	H×	Effect	Type	Sound
Throw
Throw	0	5.0%		Forward	70	60	0	0.0×			None
Break	0	3.0%		Forward	40	100	0	0.0×			None

Timing

Invincibility	1-25
Hitbox	24
Throw Release	25
Interruptible	50
Animation length	64

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Invincible

Throw point

Interruptible

Ice Climbers's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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