Paralyze
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- For the effect causing characters to be dazed for a period of time, see Stun.
Debuting in Brawl, there are a few attacks in the Smash Bros. series that can cause the rare paralyze effect. Targets hit by these attacks will be frozen in place for about two seconds, shaking back and forth, before taking knockback. The user of the paralyzing effect can follow up with a smash attack or other powerful move during the paralysis, making the effect very strong. Repeatedly using a paralyzing attack will not increase the duration of the effect. This is often confused with the electric and stun effects.
The vast majority of paralyzing attacks are either Final Smashes, custom moves, or the effects of certain items or Smash Run enemies. Extremely few standard characters' moves can paralyze.
List of paralyzing attacks
By characters
| Character | Move(s) | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Falcon | Lightning Falcon Kick (side hitboxes, landing) | 
|
| Corrin | Dragon Fang Shot | |
| Dark Pit | Dark Pit Staff (trapping hit) | |
| Donkey Kong | Focused Slap (first of each pair) |
|
| Ganondorf | Beast Ganon (trapping hit) | 
|
| Greninja | Secret Ninja Attack (trapping hit) |
|
| Ike | Paralyzing Counter | |
| Kirby | Ultra Sword (first trapping hit) | |
| Kirby (Copy Abilities) | Dragon Fang Shot | |
| Bonus Fruit (bell) | ||
| Paralyzer |
| |
| Link | Triforce Slash (trapping hit) |
|
| Little Mac | Stunning Straight Lunge |
|
| Lucario | Stunning Double Team | |
| Pac-Man | Bonus Fruit (bell) | |
| Lazy Fruit (bell) | ||
| Pikachu | Thunder Wave | |
| R.O.B. | Super Diffusion Beam (second-last hit) | |
| Robin | Pair Up (Chrom's trapping dash) | |
| Toon Link | Triforce Slash (trapping hit) |
|
| Sheik | Light Arrow (trapping hit) | |
| Paralyzing Needle |
| |
| Zelda | Light Arrow (trapping hit) |
|
| Zero Suit Samus | Down smash | |
| Paralyzer | ||
| Electromagnetic Net |
|
By items
| Item | Attack | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Assist Trophies | Starman: PK Beam γ and PK Beam Ω |
|
| Poké Ball Pokémon | Spewpa: Stun Spore |
By enemies and bosses
| Enemy/Boss | Attack(s) | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Devil Car | Paralyzing fumes | 
|
| Kihunter | Acid | |
| Starman | PK Beam γ and PK Beam Ω |
By stage hazards
| Stage | Attack | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Orbital Gate Assault | Orbital Gate's Force Field | 
|
| Gamer | 5-Volt | |
| Midgar | Electricfied platforms |
|
| List of attack effects | |
|---|---|
| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. | Normal  • Coin  • Electric  • Flame  • Slash  • Sleep 
|
| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Melee | Bury  • Darkness  • Flower  • Freezing  • Grab  • Inert  • Reverse  • Screw  • Stun 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Aura  • Down  • Flinchless  • Grass  • Paralyze  • Plunge  • Slip  • Water 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. 4 | Blaster  • Magic  • Obliviate  • Stab  • Solar 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Autoreticle  • Chain  • Curse  • Dedede  • Grapple  • Ink  • Mushroom  • Poison  • Rapid  • Sparks  • Fist-Down  • Scintilla 
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