Buried

Donkey Kong buried in the ground.

Buried is a state that characters enter under various circumstances, including being hit by Donkey Kong's Headbutt move and being affected by a Pitfall. In this state, controls are disabled until it wears off.

Causes of Burying

• Donkey Kong's Headbutt - When Donkey Kong uses its Forward B attack on an opponent, they will be stuck in the ground for a brief moment.
• Metagross' Earthquake - Stomps on the ground causing nearby characters to be buried.
• Pitfall - This item will cause certain characters to become buried.
• Togepi's Earthquake - One of the moves that Togepi can use with its Metronome move is Earthquake. When Earthquake is used, all other characters in the radius of Earthquake will be buried.
• Waluigi's stomping - When Waluigi appears on the field as an Assist Trophy, he will target one character and stomp them into the ground, resulting in a buried state. The player apparently remains in this state as Waluigi continues to stomp, and is released when Waluigi delivers a finishing blow.