Zelda (SSBU)/Down throw

Zelda down throw hurtbox and hitbox visualization

Overview

Zelda casts the opponent onto the ground and beats them with multiple blasts of fiery magic while levitating. It launches behind Zelda, so inputs for DI in and DI away are reversed.

It is her main combo throw from low to mid percents, and can combo regardless of DI. On no DI or DI in, up tilt, neutral aerial and Lightning Kick are all possible, and at higher percents, up aerial and Farore's Wind. On DI out, a dash back Lightning Kick will consistently combo, with neutral aerial being possible at lower percents too. The opponent should mix up their DI every time to force Zelda to react and space her follow-up properly. Stages with platforms will also often interfere with down throw's direct follow-up ability by causing a tech chase.

At mid percents, down throw becomes a KO confirm. It can be especially terrifying if Zelda is facing the stage near the ledge. DI in will make a back aerial easier and enable other follow-ups. On the flip side, DI out will put the opponent closer to the side blast zone, where they can still potentially get hit by a Lightning Kick. Often, getting grabbed by Zelda in this range can be a pure checkmate, where the opponent will simply have to pick one option and pray. Sometimes, the Lightning Kick sweetspot can miss due to hurtbox shifting during tumble, and especially the smaller the opponent is.

At high percents, it will fully lose its combo ability with DI out. Rage will have a strong effect on shortening down throw’s combo window. If the opponent happens to DI in, it will KO confirm into up aerial. However, down throw is quite slow, taking a full second to execute, and lacks DI mixup potential.

This slowness, however, also makes down throw Zelda's most reliable throw into a Phantom. The timing is very lenient due to holding the opponent in place on the ground for a full second. Overall, forward throw is better for stealing stocks near the ledge, at the cost of stricter timing and spacing, while down throw is better at guaranteeing a Phantom hit to kill at high percents.

Overall, down throw is extremely potent, being able to inflict large damage and KO at low percents, and makes Zelda's grabs very threatening.

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
Hits 1-4
0	0	0	1.5%	0		Forward	0	100	25		7.2	top	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.5×	1.0×	0%							Magic		All	All

Kind	ID	Damage	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	H×	Effect	Type	Sound
Throw
Throw	0	2.0%		Forward	75	85	0	0.0×			None
Break	0	3.0%		Forward	40	100	0	0.0×			None

Timing

If used at an edge, the opponent is pushed 1.5 units up and away when thrown, preventing certain characters from getting stage spiked underneath.

Invincibility	1-51
Hits 1-4	25-26, 31-32, 37-38, 43-44
Throw release	51
Interruptible	71
Animation length	89

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Invincible

Throw point

Interruptible

Zelda'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