Captain Falcon (SSBB)/Down special

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's grounded Falcon Kick.

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's aerial Falcon Kick.

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's landing Falcon Kick.

Overview

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Briefly winds back before rushing forward, engulfing his right foot in flames while announcing “Falcon Kick!” Compared to Melee, the move has less utility due to how it does not grant Captain Falcon another midair jump if he has used one earlier and how the grounded version is weaker in terms of knockback and damage potential. The slower mechanics of the game result in Falcon Kick being even easier to punish, and as a result, the move’s potential is relegated mainly towards recovering from a high distance or taking advantage of opponents in lag. Examples of how he can utilize the latter is by punishing Meta Knight’s Mach Tornado in lag. Falcon also try to use it as a situational approaching tool to catch unaware opponents. This move is better suited at higher percents, as opponents may attempt to play more defensively and will be caught off guard by its power, enabling Falcon to potentially edgeguard or land a finishing blow.

Hitboxes

Grounded

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Early
0	0	13%	1		50	70	0	4.8	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	13%	1		50	70	0	3.3	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	13%	1		50	70	0	2.5	13	0.0	7.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Mid
0	0	11%	1		62	40	0	4.8	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	11%	1		62	40	0	3.3	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	11%	1		62	40	0	2.5	13	0.0	8.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Late
0	0	7%	1		50	60	0	4.8	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	7%	1		50	60	0	3.3	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	7%	1		50	60	0	2.5	13	0.0	8.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Aerial

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Early
1	0	15%	1		40	70	0	4.8	9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	15%	1		50	70	0	5.76	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Mid
1	0	13%	1		40	65	0	4.8	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	13%	1		40	65	0	5.76	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Late
1	0	11%	1		40	60	0	4.8	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	11%	1		40	60	0	5.76	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Landing
0	0	9%	1		80	20	0	4.8	0	0.0	0.0	7.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	9%	1		80	20	0	4.8	0	0.0	0.0	-7.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	9%	1		80	20	0	4.8	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Grounded

Early hit	15-17
Mid hit	18-25
Late hit	26-33
Animation length	69

Aerial

Early hit	16-18
Mid hit	19-26
Late hit	27-29
Animation length	69

Landing

Hitboxes	2-3
Animation length	45

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Captain Falcon's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · 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 (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash