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. It is arguably the best forward smash in Melee.

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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	0.0140616	13	0.0164052	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	17%	0		40	90	0	0.0124992	12	0.0093744	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	17%	0		40	90	0	0.0093744	4	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Late
0	0	14%	0		10	105	0	0.0140616	13	0.0164052	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	14%	0		10	105	0	0.0124992	12	0.0093744	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	14%	0		10	105	0	0.0093744	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