Falco (SSB4)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Falco's down smash.

Overview

Falco performs a split kick, hitting both sides. It has decent power and speed, as well as being disjointed due to leg intangibility, although its overall range is still relatively poor. It launches at a semi-spike angle, and combined with the ability to hit under ledges, it makes an effective edgeguarding tool. The attack also has 2 hitboxes on the thighs of Falco that have much weaker knockback and launch upwards, as well as dealing less damage. Usually these hitboxes aren't hit often as they are out-prioritized by the sweetspots, however.

Update history

1.1.4

• Down smash has higher knockback growth: 76 → 78.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
0	0	15%	0		20	78	0	4.3	0	0.0	1.7	9.1	1.0x	1.0x	40%							Kick
1	0	15%	0		20	78	0	4.3	0	0.0	1.7	-12.0	1.0x	1.0x	40%							Kick
2	0	12%	0		20	78	0	3.5	0	0.0	1.7	3.0	1.0x	1.0x	40%							Kick
3	0	12%	0		20	78	0	3.5	0	0.0	1.7	-5.1	1.0x	1.0x	40%							Kick

Timing

Charges between	2-3
Hitboxes	7-9
Legs intangible	3-7
Interruptible	47
Animation length	52

Hitboxes

Legs

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Intangible

Interruptible

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) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash