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Let me see if this table works before I alphabetize then replace it on Helpless. 76.168.47.247 18:43, 3 July 2015 (EDT)

Character	Move	Type	Notes
All	Air dodge	Melee only.
Pichu	Agility	Up Special
Villager	Balloon Trip	Up Special	Can happen sooner if balloons are popped by opponents. Based on defeated animation of Balloon Fighter.
Ice Climbers	Belay	Up Special
Roy	Blazer	Up Special
Zero Suit Samus	Boost Kick	Up Special
Sheik	Burst Grenade	Side Special	One of the few projectiles that cause helplessness.
Wario	Corkscrew	Up Special
Ganondorf	Dark Dive	Up Special	If the move's grab connects with an opponent, Ganondorf does not become helpless and can use the move again.
Meta Knight	Dimensional Cape	Down Special	The only down special in the series that causes helplessness.
Zelda	Din's Fire	Side Special
Marth, Lucina	Dolphin Slash	Up Special
Meta Knight	Drill Rush	Side Special
Duck Hunt	Duck Jump	Up Special
Yoshi	Egg Roll	Side Special	Does not cause helplessness in SSB4.
Olimar	End of Day	Final Smash	Being ejected from the crashing spaceship puts Olimar into a state that is not exactly helplessness (it uses his tumbling animation, lacks the black overlay, and unlike helpnessness, prevents his Pikmin from chasing him), but it is essentially the same, as the player can only move to the left and right, and cannot attack or air dodge.
Lucario	ExtremeSpeed	Up Special	If Lucario hits a wall during the move, it will wall cling instead of becoming helpless. However, it cannot use the move again.
Falco	Falco Phantasm	Side Special	Does not cause helplessness in SSB4.
Captain Falcon	Falcon Dive	Up Special	Like Dark Dive, if the move connects with an opponent, Captain Falcon does not become helpless and can use the move again.
Zelda	Farore's Wind	Up Special
Kirby	Final Cutter	Up Special	Normally, the move does not end until Kirby lands on the ground. However, if the platform Kirby has landed on disappears while he is still in the landing animation (such as falling off a conveyor belt), he will become helpless.
Mr. Game & Watch	Fire	Up Special	Only causes helplessness in Melee.
Falco	Fire Bird	Up Special
Fox	Fire Fox	Up Special
Wolf	Fire Wolf	Up Special
Ganondorf	Flame Choke	Side Special	If the move connects with an opponent, Ganondorf does not become helpless, although he (and his victim) will fall until he hits the ground.
Charizard	Fly	Up Special
Fox	Fox Illusion	Side Special	Does not cause helplessness in SSB4.
Ganondorf	Gerudo Dragon	Side Special
Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	Neutral Special	Does not cause helplessness in SSB.
Meta Knight, Charizard, Pit	Gliding		If the user has used all their double jumps, they are put into helplessness once the glide ends (either by stalling or by attacking).
Samus	Grapple Beam	ZAir	Melee only
Wii Fit Trainer	Header	Side Special	Only causes helplessness if the user airdodges during the move.
Mii Brawler	Helicopter Kick	Up Special
Link, Young Link	Hookshot	ZAir	Melee only
Greninja	Hydro Pump	Up Special
Wii Fit Trainer	Hula Hoop	Up Special
Little Mac	Jolt Haymaker	Side Special
Palutena	Jump Glide	Up Special	Attacking while under the move's effect cancels the glide and triggers helplessness.
Villager	Lloid Rocket	Side Special	Villager only enters helplessness if he rides then jumps off of the Lloid Rocket, does not hit an opponent during the ride, or if Lloid is destroyed. Based on defeated animation of Balloon Fighter.
Meta Knight	Mach Tornado	Neutral Special
Mii Brawler	Onslaught	Side Special
Pac-Jump	Pac-Man	Up Special	All jumps trigger helplessness for Pac-Man and triggers helplessness for others when a fighter lands on the trampoline when it's red.
Peach	Peach Parasol	Up Special	Peach only enters helplessness if she decides to fastfall (which retracts the parasol) after using the move - she can also end the helplessness and resume parachuting by pressing up (re-opening it), the only character able to do so. However, if Peach was under the effects of items that make her shrink or grow while she fastfalls, she will become helpless, as her parasol disappears once she's back to normal. The Parasol item allows any character to do this in Melee.
Captain Olimar	Pikmin Chain	Up Special	Normally, the Pikmin Chain makes Olimar helpless after the move is used in the air. However, if he uses grounded Pikmin Chain and the platform disappears (such as falling off a conveyor belt), or he uses ground Pikmin Chain while the stage is rotating, he will become helpless.
Mii Brawler	Piston Punch	Up Special
Ness	PK Flash	Neutral Special
Lucas, Ness	PK Freeze	Neutral Special
Lucas, Ness	PK Thunder	Up Special
Pit, Dark Pit	Power of Flight	Up Special
Pikachu	Quick Attack	Up Special
Ike	Quick Draw	Side Special	Does not cause helplessness if it hits someone in SSB4.
Captain Falcon	Raptor Boost	Side Special
Little Mac	Rising Uppercut	Up Special
Palutena	Rocket Jump	Up Special
Diddy Kong	Rocketbarrel Boost	Up Special
Diddy Kong	Rocketbarrel Barrage	Final Smash	Does not cause helplessness in SSB4.
Rollout	Jigglypuff	Neutral Special	Does not cause helplessness in Brawl and SSB4; Jigglypuff will keep rolling and won't be able to move, however, if it rolls off the stage or hits a mid-air enemy in the latter.
Samus	Screw Attack	Up Special
	Screw Attack (item)	Item	When this item is thrown at opponents (Melee only), they execute a Screw Attack and become helpless.
Meta Knight	Shuttle Loop	Up Special	In Brawl, While the initial execution of the move does not make Meta Knight helpless, he does become helpless if the glide ends. In SSB4, gliding does not exist and Meta Knight is made helpless after the move concludes.
Ryu	Shoryuken	Up Special	The helpless animation starts after Ryu falls below his starting point. Before that, Shoryuken is unique in that it allows none of the usual maneuvering (making Ryu literally helpless).
Link, Young Link, Toon Link	Spin Attack	Up Special	Normally, the Spin Attack makes Link, Young Link, or Toon Link helpless after the move was used it in the air. However, if he stands on the platform while using grounded Spin Attack and the platform disappears (such as falling off a conveyor belt), or he used grounded Spin Attack while the stage is rotating, he will become helpless.
Donkey Kong	Spinning Kong	Up Special
Ice Climbers	Squall Hammer	Side Special
King Dedede	Super Dedede Jump	Up Special	Normally, the move does not end until King Dedede lands on the ground. However, if the platform King Dedede has landed on disappears while he is still in the landing animation (such as falling off a conveyor belt), he hits a ceiling while using the move, or the move is cancelled by the user, he will become helpless.
Mario, Luigi, Dr. Mario	Super Jump Punch	Up Special	Their helpless animations are based on the Mario Bros.' death sprite in games such as Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3.
Mewtwo	Teleport	Up Special
Mii Brawler	Ultimate Uppercut	Neutral Special
Sheik	Vanish	Up Special
Ivysaur	Vine Whip	Up Special
Palutena	Warp	Up Special
Squirtle	Waterfall	Up Special
Bowser	Whirling Fortress	Up Special
Captain Olimar	Winged Pikmin	Up Special
Pit	Wings of Icarus	Up Special	Pit can also avoid becoming helpless by using an aerial attack when using this move.
Wolf,Fox	Wolf Flash	Side Special

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