Falco (SSBM)/Down tilt

Overview

Hitbox of Falco's d-tilt.

Falco swipes his tail along the ground in front of himself. It has unusually high damage and knockback for a tilt attack, dealing 13% damage and being able to KO some characters at as low as 90% when fresh. It knocks opponents vertically, making it more effective on floaty characters, especially lighter ones. Despite its advantages, it has rather short range, and limited followup options, giving it a subpar combo ability. It also has moderately high ending lag. It isn't used commonly, as Falco usually has better options for KOing, such as forward smash and down aerial. However, since it is usually fresh when used, it can be utilized as a surprise KO move.

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Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	13%	0		25	125	0	0.007812	17	0.0	0.0	0.0						Slash
1	0	13%	0		25	125	0	0.011718	17	0.0	0.0	-0.007812						Slash
2	0	13%	0		25	125	0	0.0124992	17	0.0	0.0	-0.015624						Slash

Timing

Hitbox out	7-9
Interruptible	28
Animation length	29

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

Similar moves

• Fox's down tilt

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