Floor attack

Donkey Kong using his floor recovery in Smash 64.

Falco using his floor recovery in Melee.

Marth using his floor recovery when tripped in Brawl.

A floor attack, commonly/officially known as a getup attack (おきあがり攻撃 or 起き上がり攻撃), and referred to as DownAttackU and DownAttackD (depending on which side the character is laying on) internally in Brawl files, is a form of floor recovery. When the attack button is pressed while a character lies on the ground, the character will simultaneously stand up and perform a weak attack that hits on both sides to create space.

The attack used depends on whether the character is sitting (after tripping), lying face up, or lying face down; these are respectively known in Japanese as 転倒おきあがり攻撃 or 転倒起き上がり攻撃 (Tumble over getup attack), あおむけおきあがり攻撃 or 仰向け起き上がり攻撃 (Face up getup attack) and うつぶせおきあがり攻撃 or うつ伏せ起き上がり攻撃 (Face down getup attack).

Floor attacks are seldom used as a getup option in competitive play, as their animations grant relatively low intangibility frames compared to other getup options, and the user is vulnerable to being punished if an opponent shields the attack. However, they are effective for creating space when cornered or to prevent an opponent from readying an attack.

In SSB4, floor attacks deal moderate shield damage. In the case where an opponent with a slightly-damaged shield is hit by both the front and back floor attacks, it can be enough to cause a shield break.

If the character is lying the attack does 6%, and if they're sitting the attacks does 5% unless otherwise noted.

List of floor attacks in Super Smash Bros.

All characters front and back floor attacks are the same in description, if not entirely in animation.

Character	Front and Back
Captain Falcon	Kicks on both sides at the same time and gets up. A bit quicker and safer than most, but it's unsafe on block.
Donkey Kong	Kicks while on his back, forcing his body down, then picks himself up and kicks on the other side.
Fox	Kicks on both sides and returns to his stance.
Jigglypuff	Spins around on both sides and kicks, then gets up.
Kirby	Kicks on both sides and gets up.
Link	Slashes on both sides and gets up.
Luigi	Leg sweeps and gets up.
Mario	Gets up and spins.
Ness	Gets up and twirls around with his foot extended.
Pikachu	Kicks on both sides and gets up.
Samus	Does a breakdance-like spin with her feet, which hits on both of her sides at the same time.
Yoshi	Swirls around, tail extended.

List of floor attacks in Super Smash Bros. Melee

Character	Front	Back
Bowser	Bowser leaps forward to strike with his head, then back to kick behind, and finally gets up into standing position. 6% damage.	Bowser gets up while swinging his right hand around. 12% damage.
Captain Falcon	Gets up and flips while kicking. 6% damage.	Stands on both hands and does a spinning double kick. 6% damage.
Donkey Kong	Gets up and swats both sides of himself. 6% damage.	Jumps on both his hands and kicks backwards then forwards while getting up. 6% damage.
Dr. Mario	Gets up and punches behind him, then in front of him. 6% damage.	Swirls around in a similar fashion to his down smash. 6% damage.
Falco	Gets up and kicks on both sides. 6% damage.	Punches forwards, then kicks backwards. 6% damage.
Fox	Gets up and kicks on both sides. 6% damage.	Punches forwards, then kicks backwards. 6% damage.
Ganondorf	Gets up and flips while kicking. 6% damage.	Stands on both hands and does a spinning double kick. 6% damage.
Ice Climbers	Gets up and spins their hammers. 6% damage.	Gets up and swipes their hammers on both sides. 6% damage.
Jigglypuff	Spins one leg around while getting up, kicking behind then in front of itself. 8% (foot), 6% (body).	Similar to its front floor attack. 8% (foot), 6% (body).
Kirby	Gets up and does a spin kick. 6% damage.	Gets up, quickly kicking on one side, then the other. 6% damage.
Link	Quickly gets up and slashes on both sides. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 6% damage.
Luigi	Gets up and punches behind him, then in front. 6% damage.	Swirls around in a similar fashion to his down smash. 6% damage.
Mario	Gets up and punches behind him, then in front. 6% damage.	Swirls around in a similar fashion to his down smash. 6% damage.
Marth	Sweeps his sword on the ground, front to back. 6% damage.	A quick stab to the left followed by a horizontal slash to the right. 6% damage.
Mewtwo	Mewtwo telekinetically gets itself up and spins around with its tail extended. Anyone who comes in contact with Mewtwo's body will be electrocuted. 7% (tail), 5% (sides).	Similar to its front floor attack. 6% (tail), 5% (sides).
Mr. Game & Watch	Pulls out a hammer and slams it in front of him, then behind him. Originates from Vermin. 6% damage.	Identical to frontal floor attack, except the back hit comes out slightly faster. Originates from Vermin. 6% damage.
Ness	Punches on both sides whilst getting up. 6% damage.	Gets up and does a sweep kick with both feet. 6% damage.
Peach	Performs a sweep kick while getting up. 6% (front hit), 8%/6% (back hit legs/body).	Similar to her front floor attack. 6% damage.
Pichu	Gets up and headbutts both sides of itself. 6% damage.	Gets up and kicks both sides of itself. 6% damage.
Pikachu	Gets up and headbutts both sides of itself. 6% damage.	Gets up and kicks both sides of itself. 6% damage.
Roy	Sweeps his sword on the ground, front to back. 6% damage.	A quick stab to the left followed by a horizontal slash to the right. 6% damage.
Samus	Gets up and kicks on both sides. 6% damage.	Similar to her front floor attack. 6% damage.
Sheik	Gets up and kicks both sides of herself. 6% damage.	Gets up and punches both sides of herself. 6% damage.
Yoshi	Gets up and headbutts both sides of himself. 6% damage.	Gets up and spin kicks both sides of himself. 6% damage.
Young Link	Quickly gets up and slashes on both sides. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 6% damage.
Zelda	Swirls her dress around with foot extended and gets up. 6% (front hit), 8%/6% (back hit legs/body).	Similar to her front floor attack. 6% damage.

List of floor attacks in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Character	Front	Back	Trip
Bowser	Leaps forward to strike with his head, then back to kick behind, and finally up into a standing position. 6%	Gets up while swinging his hand around. 6%	Gets up while facing backwards, and does a claw swipe that brings him facing forward. 5%
Captain Falcon	Does a still front flip.	Spin kicks his foes. Very fast.	Gets up and hits forward and backward with his fist.
Charizard	A combination rising bite and tail sweep, which hits on both sides quickly. 6% damage.	Same as facing front.	Swipes its claw in front of it. 5% damage.
Diddy Kong	Kicks behind him, then punches in front. 6% damage.	Gets up and punches on both sides. Short range, 6% damage.	Kicks behind him, then in front. 5% damage.
Donkey Kong	Swats with his hand in a wide arch.	Claps once to each side.	Spins with his fists as he stands.
Falco	Punches in front of and then kicks in back of himself.	Kicks behind and then in front of himself, 6% damage.	Gets up while kicking in front and behind. 5% damage.
Fox	Kicks behind him, then in front. 6% damage.	Punches in front of him, then kicks behind him. 6% damage.	Gets up and kicks on both sides with low range, 6% damage.
Ganondorf	Kicks behind him, then in front. 6% damage.	Flips upward, kicking with his feet, similar to his up-aerial. 6% damage.	Does a rising, spinning kick. Reach of the attack extends across the entire height of his legs, and the attack is incredibly fast, 6% damage.
Ice Climbers	Popo/Nana/they quickly get(s) up and hammer in both directions. This is surprisingly similar to their Down Smash, in that the back swipes' hitboxes extend a bit in front of them, and the back and forward swipes are two separate hits, making it shockingly powerful at close range (assuming both climbers fell and are in the same position). It does 6% damage each hit and a total of 6%-24%.	They swing their hammers in a circle around them. 6%-24%.	Popo/Nana/they quickly get(s) up and spin(s) around with his/her/their hammer(s) extended. This is surprisingly similar to their Down Smash, in that the back swipes' hitboxes extend a bit in front of them woot woot, and the back and forward swipes are two separate hits, making it shockingly powerful at close range (assuming both climbers tripped and are in the same position). It Does 5% damage each hit and a total of 5%-20%.
Ike	Performs a fast swing on both of his sides, 6% damage.	Swings his sword in an angled arc above him, 6% damage.	Swings his sword behind him, then in front. 5% damage.
Ivysaur	Spins vines around in a circle. Only one hit. 6% damage.	Whips vines to one side then the other while returning to feet. Does 6% damage.	Whips vines behind it, then in front. 5% damage.
Jigglypuff	Does a spinning kick starting from behind, then going to the front. Does 6% damage.	Spins legs around while getting up, kicking in front and behind it. Short ranged. Makes a Rollout sound. Does 5% damage.	Spins around kicking with both feet while getting up. Does 6% damage.
King Dedede	Quickly kicks to the side his feet are facing, then kicks in the other direction. 6% damage.	Same as when facing front.	Slowly gets up and swings his hammer in front of him, then sticks his hammer behind him and spins it. 6% damage.
Kirby	Kirby gets up and does a spin kick. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Link	Does two slashes front and back. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Lucario	Spins around while getting up, kicking on one side, and punching on the other. Aura is not involved. 6% damage.	Spins around while getting up, kicking both sides. Aura is not involved. 6% damage.	Gets up and kicks both sides. Aura is not involved. 5% damage.
Lucas	Gets up and kicks both sides of himself. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Luigi	Two punches to either side.	Does a sweeperkick similar to his Down Smash.	Kicks behind him, then in front of him while getting up.
Mario	Gets up, punches behind him, then in front of him.	Gets up, kicks behind him, then in front of him.	Kicks behind him, then in front of him while getting up.
Marth	Sweeps the tip of his sword on the ground front to back. Less reach than floor attack from back. 6% damage from base and tip.	Quick stab to the left followed by horizontal slash to the right. 6% damage from base and tip.	Quick stab behind him followed by a slash to the front. 5% damage from base and tip.
Meta Knight	Slashes in front, then behind. 6% damage from both slashes.	Slashes behind, then in front. 6% damage from both slashes.	Two slashes in front. 6% damage each.
Mr. Game & Watch	Mr. Game & Watch gets out a hammer and slams it in front of him, then behind him. It is very fast. Originates from Vermin. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Ness	Gets up and kicks both sides of himself. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Olimar	Gets up and headbutts both sides. 6% damage.	Gets up and punches both sides. 6% damage.	Gets up and headbutts forward, and kicks backwards. 5% damage.
Peach	Swirls around in a similar fashion to Mario's down smash.	Peach swings her legs around	Two kicks to either side.
Pikachu	Gets up and headbutts both sides of itself. 6% damage.	Gets up and kicks both sides of itself. 6% damage.	Gets up and hits both sides of itself with its tail. 5% damage.
Pit	Pit gets up and slashes on either side of himself. 6% damage.	Gets up, then slashes forward and stabs behind himself. 6% damage.	Spins his bow behind, then in front of him. 5% damage.
R.O.B.	Gets up and spins with his right arms extended, hitting both sides of himself. 6% damage.	Quickly gets up and hammers both arms extended in each direction. 6% damage.	R.O.B. lowers his torso, withdraws his left arm and extends his right arm to sweep the floor around. 5% damage.
Samus	Samus gets up and kicks on both sides. 6% damage.	Similar to her front floor attack. 8% (hit 1), 6% (hit 2).	Similar to her front floor attack. 5% damage.
Sheik	Gets up and kicks in front and back of herself. 6% damage.	Gets up and punches in front and back of herself. 6% damage.	Similar to her front floor attack. 5% damage.
Snake	Gets up while kicking his foot out on one side and punches on the other side. 6% damage.	Rotates his body around with both his feet sticking out and gets up. 6% damage.	Gets up and kicks both sides of himself. 5% damage.
Sonic	Does a spinball sweep. 6% damage.	Does a quick foot sweep. 6% damage.	Does a spin kick while getting up. 5% damage.
Squirtle	Flips with its tail forwards and then backwards. 6% damage.	Similar to its front floor attack. 6% damage.	Similar to its front floor attack. 5% damage.
Toon Link	Does two slashes front and back. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 6% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Wario	Pokes both forwards and backwards.	Spins around with his fist extended.	Makes two kicks to either side
Wolf	Gets up and does a kick in the front and in the back. 6% damage.	Gets up and punches forwards and kicks backwards. 6% damage.	Spins around, kicking foes that are close. 5% damage.
Yoshi	Two headbutts to either side.	Two tail whips to either side.	Similar to the floor (back) attack.
Zelda	Zelda performs a spin kick as she gets up. Notable for having unusually high damage on the second hit. 6% (hit 1), 8%(hit 2 leg), 6% (hit 2 body).	Essentially the same as the front floor attack. 6% damage.	Zelda performs a sweep kick from the sitting position. 5% damage.
Zero Suit Samus	Flips her legs around near the ground in a spin and gets up. 6% damage.	Flips her legs around upward in a spin and gets up. 6% damage.	Flips her legs around on the ground in a spin and gets up. 5% damage.

List of floor attacks in Super Smash Bros. 4

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Character	Front	Back	Trip
Bayonetta	Does a breakdancing kick while getting up. Based off of the Break Dance move. 7% damage.	Similar to her front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to her front floor attack. 5% damage.
Bowser	Stumbles to his feet and claws at opponents behind and in front of him. 7% damage.	Gets up and swipes while spinning. 7% damage.	Attacks surrounding foes in one wide slash. 5% damage.
Bowser Jr.	Bowser Jr. gets up while spinning with boxing gloves outstretched. 6% damage.	Bowser Jr. gets up while spinning with a Grinder. 7% damage.	Bowser Jr. gets up while stabbing a pitchfork from either side of him. 5% damage.
Captain Falcon	Does a spin on the ground to kick both sides. 7% damage.	Spins around to do a double kick. 6% damage.	Punches both sides. 5% damage.
Charizard	Swings its tail backward, then headbutts forward. 7% damage.	Gets up and performs a semi-circular slash. 7% damage.	Similar to the back floor attack. 5% damage.
Cloud	Spins the Buster Sword around himself before getting up. 7% damage.	Similar to the front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to the front floor attack. 5% damage.
Corrin	Corrin swipes Omega Yato outward from front to back as he gets up. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Dark Pit	Dark Pit gets up and slashes on either side of himself. 7% damage.	Gets up, then slashes forward and stabs behind himself. 7% damage.	Spins his bow behind, then in front of him. 5% damage.
Diddy Kong	Diddy Kong gets up and kicks on both sides. 7% damage.	Similar to the front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to the front floor attack. 5% damage.
Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong swats at the opponent. 7% damage.	Donkey Kong tries to clasp the opponent. 7% damage.	Donkey Kong does a wind-up spin to the opponent. 5% damage.
Dr. Mario	Gets up and then kicks behind himself and then in front of himself. 7.84% damage.	Similar to the front floor attack. 7.84% damage.	Similar to the front floor attack. 5.6% damage.
Duck Hunt	The duck pecks on either side of the dog. 7% damage.	The duck pecks on either side of the dog. 7% damage.	The duck pecks on either side of the dog. 5% damage.
Falco	Lunges and kicks backwards and forwards. 7% damage.	Extends to attack in front and in back. 7% damage.	Spins around while kicking. 5% damage.
Fox	Fox does a kick in front and in back. 7% damage.	Fox punches forwards, and kicks backwards. 7% damage.	Fox spins around, hitting foes with his tail. 5% damage.
Ganondorf	Spins his left foot around him on both sides in a break-dance like fashion. 7% damage.	Swings his right foot over his head as he gets up. 7% damage.	Spins around to kick those who are near. 5% damage.
Greninja	Sweep kicks around itself while getting up. 7% damage.	Sweep kicks around itself while getting up. 7% damage.	Sweep kicks around itself while getting up. 5% damage.
Ike	Ike does a rising, spinning slash. 7% damage.	Ike swings Ragnell around his body. 7% damage.	Ike does circular swing while getting up. 5% damage.
Jigglypuff	Spins legs around while getting up, kicking in front and behind it. 7% damage.	Kicks in front of it, then behind it. 7% damage.	Spins on the ground while kicking both sides, similar to Captain Falcon's frontal floor attack. 10% damage.
King Dedede	Gets up and kicks in front of himself and then behind himself. 7% damage.		Swings his hammer in of himself and then behind himself while twirling the hammer's head. 5% damage.
Kirby	Gets up and does a spin kick. 7% damage.	Gets up, then kicks on one side, then the other. 7% damage.	Gets up then spins around kicking, similar to Captain Falcon's front floor attack. 5% damage.
Link	Does two slashes front and back. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Little Mac	Gets up and punches behind him, then in front of him. 7% damage.	Gets up and punches in front of him, then behind him. 7% damage.	Punches in front of him while getting up, then behind him. 5% damage.
Lucario	Kicks around itself while standing back up. 7%	Kicks around itself while standing back up. 7%	Kicks around itself while standing back up. 5%
Lucas	Gets up and kicks opponents from either side. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 7% damage.	Gets up and kicks back and forth. 5% damage.
Lucina	Swings the Parallel Falchion behind herself, then in front of herself while getting up. 7% damage.	Gets on one knee and does a swirling slash around herself before getting up. 7% damage.	Hops briskly to her feet and then does a thrust to the left and a slash to the right. 5% damage.
Luigi	Gets up and kicks behind himself and then in front of himself. 7% damage.	Gets up and punches behind himself and then in front of himself. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Mario	Gets up then kicks behind him, then in front of him. 7% damage.	Gets up then punches behind him, then in front of him. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Marth	Spins around gracefully and slashes the Falchion in a circle. 7% damage.	Swings the Falchion behind, then in front of him before getting up. 7% damage.	Stabs behind him, then slashes in front of himself before getting up. 5% damage.
Mega Man	Sweep kicks in a circle around himself. 7% damage.	Does the same sweep kick as his front floor attack, but hits behind Mega Man first instead of his front. 7% damage.	Mega Man kicks both feet out while spinning. 5% damage.
Meta Knight	Slashes on either side of himself. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to other floor attacks. 5% damage.
Mewtwo	Levitates and spins around, striking opponents with its tail. 7% damage.	Similar to its front floor attack. 7% damage.	Gets up and swipes on both sides with darkness infused claws similar to its forward aerial. 5% damage.
Mii Brawler	Gets up while kicking both sides. 7% damage.	Similar to their front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to their front floor attack. 5% damage.
Mii Gunner	Quickly fires a flame burst on either side as they stand up. 7% damage.	Similar to their front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to their front floor attack. 5% damage.
Mii Swordfighter	Swings the sword around while getting back up. 7% damage.	Swings the sword in a back-to-front circle while getting back up. 7% damage.	Swings the sword front to back before standing back up. 5% damage.
Mr. Game & Watch	Gets out a hammer and slams it in front of him, then behind him. It is very fast. Originates from Vermin. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
Ness
Olimar	Punches in front of himself and then behind himself while getting up. 7% damage.	Headbutts in front of himself and then behind himself while getting up. 7% damage.	Does a spin, hitting with his arms on front then tripping while hitting with his legs. 5% damage.
Pac-Man	Kicks around himself while getting up. 7% damage.	Kicks around himself while getting up. 7% damage.	Performs a side kick to the left and then to the right while getting up. 5% damage.
Palutena	Swings her staff in front and behind her. 7% damage.	Similar to her front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to her front floor attack. 5% damage.
Peach	Swirls around in a similar fashion to Mario's down smash. 7% damage.	Similar to her front floor attack. 7% damage.	Two kicks to either side. 5% damage.
Pikachu	Spins around while swinging its tail around itself. 7% damage.		Spins around while swinging its tail around itself. 5% damage.
Pit	Pit gets up and slashes on either side of himself. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 5% damage.
R.O.B.	Punches around himself while getting up. 7% damage.	Punches in front of himself and then behind himself while getting up. 7% damage.	Spins his torso around to throws a low-angle hook around himself while getting up. 5% damage.
Robin	Swipes forward with the Bronze Sword, then back. 7% damage.	Swipes backwards with the Bronze Sword, then forwards. 7% damage.	Similar to his back floor attack. 5% damage.
Rosalina & Luma	Kicks around herself while getting up. 7% damage.	Swings her wand around herself while getting up. 7% damage.	Kicks around herself. 5% damage.
Roy	Slashes to the left, then the right as he gets up. 7% damage.	Gets into a kneeling position and then does a spinning cut as he gets up. 7% damage.	Hops briskly to his feet then does a stab to the left and a slash to the right. 5% damage.
Ryu	Ryu kicks behind himself and then in front of himself. Based off of Ryu's crouching heavy kick from Street Fighter III. 7% damage.	Ryu kicks around himself. 7% damage.	Kicks behind himself and then in front of himself. 5% damage.
Samus	Samus waves her Arm Cannon in front of her, then blasts behind her. 7% damage.	Samus performs a low-level roundhouse kick. 7% damage.	A legsweep in front of herself and behind herself. 5% damage.
Sheik	Sheik kneels then punches forwards and backwards. 7% damage.	Sheik kicks her feet over her head. 7% damage.	Spins while kicking in front and then behind her. 5% damage.
Shulk	Swings the Monado around himself before getting up. 7% damage.	Swings the Monado around himself before getting up. 7% damage.	Swings the Monado around himself before getting up. 5% damage.
Sonic	Performs a Spin Dash sweep. 6% damage.	A legsweep. 7% damage.	Sonic spin kicks all around himself. 5% damage.
Toon Link	Slices behind and then in front of himself while getting up. 7% damage each.	Slices in front and then behind himself while getting up. 7% damage each.	Similar to his back floor attack. 5% damage each.
Villager	Gets up then swings with a stick in front and then behind him. 7% damage.	Similar to his front floor attack. 7% damage.	Does a low kick with both feet ahead of himself, then does the same thing behind him. 5% damage.
Wario	Wario gets up and pokes both forwards and backwards. 7% damage.	Wario spins around with his fist extended. 7% damage.	Wario thrusts his fists in front of him, then kicks his legs behind him. 5% damage.
Wii Fit Trainer	Does a sweeping roundhouse kick with both feet. 7% damage.	Kicks out to either side. 7% damage.	Kicks around herself while getting up. 5% damage.
Yoshi	Spins around and swipes his tail around himself. 7% damage.		Spins around and swings his tail around himself. 5% damage.
Zelda	Kicks in front of herself and then behind herself. 7% damage.	Same as her front floor attack, but with a different animation. 7% damage.	Same as other floor attacks, but with a different animation. 5% damage.
Zero Suit Samus	A modified butterfly kick performed from the windmill, a breakdancing move. Hits near her head before whipping around towards her feet. 7% damage.	A modified butterfly kick performed from the windmill. Hits near her feet before whipping around towards her head. 7% damage.	Spins around to perform a low-angle roundhouse kick. 5% damage.