Fox (SSBM)/Dash attack

Hitbox visualization showing Fox's dash attack.

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Overview

Fox does a running kick. Due to its long range, slight increase in movement speed at the start of the animation, and 4 frame startup, Fox's dash attack makes for an excellent whiff punishing option, albeit with weaknesses. Its low knockback makes it easily ASDI-down teched until well-over 100% for most of the cast, and its high endlag can make it unsafe on hit at low percents regardless of the opponent using crouch-cancelling or being in the air. Within combos and on a successful hit on an airborne opponent, it serves as an excellent combo starter and one of Fox's key kill confirms. Against fast-fallers, it will easily combo into upsmash in its kill percent range on everything except DI away, which Fox can instead opt to do a tech-chase into upsmash from instead. Against mid-fallers and some floaties (such as Doctor Mario, Peach, and Luigi), it can true combo into up air at kill percent. Altogether, a move with some inherent risk attached due to its vulnerability to crouch cancelling and ASDI-down, but excellent reward when used correctly.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Clean hit
0	0	7%	1		35	90	0	3.82788	7	3.906	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	7%	1		35	90	0	3.82788	7	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Late hit
0	0	5%	1		20	90	0	2.7342	7	3.1248	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	5%	1		20	90	0	2.7342	7	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick

Timing

Clean hit	4-7
Late hit	8-17
Boost grab window	2-4
Interruptible	36
Animation length	39

Hitboxes
Boost grab

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Fox's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 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)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special