Falco (SSBM)/Forward smash

Overview

The hitbox of Falco's f-smash.

Falco flips his body and kicks in front of himself while jumping forward. This is similar to Fox's forward smash, but is much stronger, usually KO'ing at around 90-110%. It also has high speed, as well as good range, with the hitbox being out for most of the time while Falco is moving forward. Because of these advantages, it is a great KO option. The move can also be deadly to an opponent on the edge at above 100% damage, and can be used for mindgames, punishing, and to pressure an opponent. The move is often used as a followup to an onstage down aerial, with its long duration and lack of a sour spot allowing it to easily cover tech and getup options, and it is the most useful followup to a short hop laser reset. It is arguably the best forward smash in Melee (with Marth's generally being comparable for the best Forward Smash).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Clean
0	0	17%	0		40	90	0	3.5154	13	4.1013	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	17%	0		40	90	0	3.1248	12	2.3436	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	17%	0		40	90	0	2.3436	4	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Late
0	0	14%	0		10	105	0	3.5154	13	4.1013	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	14%	0		10	105	0	3.1248	12	2.3436	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	14%	0		10	105	0	2.3436	4	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick

Timing

Charges between	7-8
Clean hit	12-16
Late hit	17-21
Animation length	39
Interruptible	46

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Similar moves

• Fox (SSBM)/Forward smash

Falco'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