Captain Falcon (SSBM)/Side special

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Overview

Captain Falcon's side special move is known as Raptor Boost, where he dashes forward. If he comes into contact with an opponent, he releases a fiery uppercut that launches the opponent upward and has potential combo ability. However, if the move does not hit an opponent, Captain Falcon will fall over and leave himself highly vulnerable to punishes. Additionally, if he dashes over an edge, he will become helpless until he lands. The move also meteor smashes opponents it hits in the air, but this is extremely weak and impractical, since Captain Falcon cannot grab the edge whilst using this move and becomes helpless after touching an aerial opponent.

Timing

Grounded search

Search box	15-79 (hits end at 33)
Animation length	79

Grounded hit

Hitbox	3-7
Animation length	24

Aerial search

Search box	18-79 (hits end at 33)
Animation length	79

Aerial hit

Hitbox	3-7
Hitlag	5 frames
Animation length	44

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

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)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special