Down special move

Stone, Kirby's down special move in all four Super Smash Bros. games.

The down special move (commonly referred to as down B) is a special move performed by pressing the special move button while holding the control stick downwards.

Down specials are the most varied of special moves and are often the character's most gimmicky attack - the majority of reflectors, absorbers, counterattacks, item-creating moves, and mid-match character transformations are down specials. They tend to involve minimal character movement.

List of moves

Character	Move
Bowser	Bowser Bomb
Bowser Jr.	Mechakoopa
Captain Falcon	Falcon Kick
Charizard	Rock Smash (SSB4)
Dark Pit	Guardian Orbitars
Diddy Kong	Banana Peel
Donkey Kong	Hand Slap
Dr. Mario	Dr. Tornado
Duck Hunt	Wild Gunman
Falco	Reflector
Fox	Reflector
Ganondorf	Wizard's Foot
Greninja	Substitute
Ice Climbers	Blizzard
Ike	Counter
Jigglypuff	Rest
King Dedede	Jet Hammer
Kirby	Stone
Link	Bomb
Little Mac	Slip Counter
Lucario	Double Team
Lucas	PSI Magnet
Lucina	Counter
Luigi	Luigi Cyclone
Mario	Mario Tornado (SSB, Melee) F.L.U.D.D. (Brawl, SSB4)
Marth	Counter
Mega Man	Leaf Shield
Meta Knight	Dimensional Cape
Mewtwo	Disable
Mii Fighters	Mii Brawler: Head-On Assault Mii Gunner: Echo Reflector Mii Swordfighter: Blade Counter
Mr. Game & Watch	Oil Panic
Ness	PSI Magnet
Olimar	Pikmin Order
Pac-Man	Fire Hydrant
Palutena	Counter
Peach	Vegetable
Pichu	Thunder
Pikachu
Pit	Mirror Shield (Brawl) Guardian Orbitars (SSB4)
Pokémon Trainer	Pokémon Change
R.O.B.	Gyro
Robin	Nosferatu
Rosalina	Gravitational Pull
Roy	Counter
Samus	Bomb
Sheik	Transform (Melee, Brawl) Bouncing Fish (SSB4)
Shulk	Vision
Snake	C4
Sonic	Spin Charge
Toon Link	Bomb
Villager	Timber
Wario	Wario Waft
Wii Fit Trainer	Deep Breathing
Wolf	Reflector
Yoshi	Yoshi Bomb
Young Link	Bomb
Zelda	Transform (Melee, Brawl) Phantom Slash (SSB4)
Zero Suit Samus	Flip Jump

Reverse down special

In Brawl, some characters' down special moves can be reversed by pushing the control stick or D-pad in the opposite direction a few frames after inputting the move. There is no animation for reversing a down special. Unlike other reverse specials, a reverse down special has a limited number of characters that can do it and fewer who will gain an advantage from it. The characters who can perform it are: Bowser, Yoshi, Pit, Ice Climbers, R.O.B., Pikachu, Marth, Ike, Ness, Lucas, Fox, Wolf, and Mr. Game and Watch. Since only Bowser, R.O.B., and Yoshi have a use for a reverse down special on the ground, some characters can use it in the air to gain a boost in the opposite direction and suprise opponents like Marth, Ike and Pikachu. The boost is most likely caused from a reverse down special having no animation and swaps the momentum around with the character.