Pikachu (SSBU)/Down special

Hitbox visualization showing Pikachu's down special, Thunder, after it hits itself.

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Hitboxes

Thunderbolt

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
Early hit
0	0	0	6.0%	1.0		Standard	55	60	125		6.0	top	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0×	1.0×	0%							Electric		All	All
Clean hit
0	0	0	8.0%	1.0		Standard	74	60	0		4.0	top	0.0	4.0 to 14.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Electric		All	All

Self-hit

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
0	0	0	15.0%	2.0		Standard	70	77	0		13.0	top	0.0	10.2	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Electric		All	All

Timing

Thunderbolt

The thunderbolt consists of four hitboxes spread throughout it as it spawns from the thundercloud. The hitbox durations below are when the bolt does not hit Pikachu or any surface.

Cloud generated	2
Hitboxes (early)	13-15, 17-19, 21-23, 25-27
Hitboxes (clean)	16-86, 20-90, 24-94, 28-98
Interruptible	87
Animation length	92

Self-hit (grounded)

Intangibility	1-10
Hitbox	1-3
Interruptible	42
Animation length	66

Self-hit (aerial)

Intangibility	1-8
Hitbox	1-3
Interruptible	36
Animation length	48

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Vulnerable

Intangible

Prop event

Interruptible

Parameters

Move

Horizontal speed multiplier on startup	1 (grounded) 0.85 (aerial)
Thundercloud spawn height	105u
Initial vertical speed when the bolt hits Pikachu	0.66
Gravity when the bolt hits Pikachu	0.016

Thunderbolt

Travel speed	-4
Travel distance the bolt can pass through ground	80u
Maximum travel distance	300u
Detection size to hit Pikachu	17u

Trivia

• The thunderbolt's hitboxes are coded as extended hitboxes despite not being actually extended. This prevents them from interpolating.

Pikachu's moveset

Neutral attack · 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