Special move
A special move, also known as a special attack, is any move performed by pressing the special button, the B button by default. In many cases, special attacks provide more damage than smash attacks, although it's unlikely to provide a KO in some situations. Unlike other moves, special moves can have wildly different functions - for instance, Falco's side special is a quick running swipe familiar to a dash attack, whereas Samus' side special is a projectile that leaves Samus stationary. Usually, only special attacks can be projectiles (some exceptions are Snake's and Olimar's up smashes), and some are able to render the user helpless if used in mid-air (usually those that function as mid-air jumps, like most up special moves). Starting with Super Smash Bros Brawl, there is a special type of special move called the Final Smash that can be accessed when the Smash Ball is obtained. When obtained, the standard special move is then replaced with the Final Smash that usually does a very high damaging attack that can affect more than one person, but it can only be used once before obtaining another Smash Ball. In Super Smash Bros. 4, there are three options for each character's special moves (effectively meaning 12 move options per character). For example, Yoshi's neutral special, Egg Lay, can be replaced with either Lick or Egg Launch.
Special moves include the neutral special move, side special move, down special move, up special move, and the Final Smash.
| Attacks in the Super Smash Bros. series | |
|---|---|
| Standard ground attacks | Neutral attack · Dash attack |
| Tilt attacks | Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Crouching attack |
| Smash attacks | Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash |
| Aerial attacks | Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial · Grab aerial · Glide attack |
| Throws | Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw |
| Get-up attacks | Floor attack · Edge attack |
| Special moves | Neutral special move · Side special move · Up special move · Down special move · Command-input move · Final Smash |
