| Disable | |
|---|---|
 Using Disable on Rosalina in Ultimate. | |
| User | Mewtwo |
| Universe | Pokémon |
| Article on Bulbapedia | Disable (move) |
| “ | Makes eye contact with an enemy to stun them. Ineffective when airborne or not facing an opponent. | ” |
| —Description from Ultimate's Move List | ||
Disable (かなしばり, Temporary Binding) is Mewtwo's down special move.
Overview
Mewtwo shoots out a short flash from its eyes, and any opponent facing Mewtwo and being right in front of it will be dazed for a short period. If the move is performed on a dazed character the target flies off taking 1% damage, but recovers upon landing. The disable will also send foes flying anytime they are in either a dazed state from a shield break or in an aerial tumble. If the move hits an opponent in the air, they will flinch but instantly recover after the freeze frames, taking no appreciable knockback.
The move is often considered impractical due to its short, narrow range (the opponent must be very close, in front of Mewtwo and at approximately eye level), but it can be used to disrupt an advancing enemy or stun them for a charged smash attack. For a better use, wavedashing into it or jump canceling it allows the player to keep their momentum and reach opponents. Also of note is that the effect of the stun will last longer the higher the foe's damage. Disable is actually a projectile, so alert opponents facing Mewtwo can reflect, powershield, and counter it.
In Super Smash Bros. 4, Mewtwo assumes a lower stance when performing Disable, thus lowering its eye level and allowing for the attack to connect with more enemies that are shorter than Mewtwo. In addition, the cooldown of Disable has decreased, and the stun duration for opponents has been lengthened, making it a very viable strategy to ensure a KO once characters are damaged enough, albeit still a risky maneuver. Disable is also a weight independent attack, but it can't stun fighters if the knockback dealt isn't greater than 0 units.
Customization
Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:
| 1. Disable |
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| "Stuns an enemy you make eye contact with. Has no effect if you're not facing one another." |
- Disable: Default.
Like the other DLC characters, Mewtwo has no custom move variations (aside from the glitch ones in 1.0.6).
Techniques
Short Hop Disable
Performing Disable while running will stop Mewtwo in place. However, by short hopping first, it can retain its horizontal momentum.
Disable Jump
The disable jump is a technique and glitch in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It is triggered by Mewtwo hitting another character with Disable during the initial frames of their up special move. The timing can be hard to dictate, but if the glitch is performed correctly the target will be sent high into the air, past the hoop. The opponent will then become helpless until landing.
Footstool Disable
In SSB4, Mewtwo can combo into Disable by footstool jumping on a grounded opponent, then immediately double jumping and using the move. This can be set up by using a neutral aerial while facing away from the opponent, although it is difficult to do consistently. This technique has been used consistently in tournament by Mewtwo main Abadango. At Pound 2016 he placed first, showing off this new tech, using it in winner's finals against Marss.
In SSB4, Mewtwo can combo into Disable by footstool jumping a grounded opponent, immediately double jumping, and then using the move to cancel the double jump. The combo can be set up in multiple fashions, but the most common are from a neutral aerial and a footstool out-of-shield. When using neutral aerial, the player must reverse aerial rush it so Mewtwo is in a position to footstool. The neutral aerial drags down the opponent to where Mewtwo can footstool to double jump cancel by using Disable, stunning the opponent so the player can choose what punish to go for.
However, there are inconsistencies with the combo, with the player having to guess which side the opponent will be on from the neutral aerial drag down, and some characters being immune to their height. Regardless of these inconsistencies, if the player is good enough, the combo can be performed as an infinite.
Origin
Disable is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation I. It prevents the target from being able to use a specific move for several turns, though the exact mechanics vary throughout generations. In Generation I, Disable will randomly choose one of the target's moves unable to use for a certain duration of turns. From Generation II and onward, Disable will disable the target's last used move. Its depiction in the Smash series, in which it prevents the victim from moving entirely, is closer to how the move works in the Pokémon anime series and the Mystery Dungeon spinoff games. It is part of Mewtwo's starting moveset in every game.
Gallery
Disable in Melee.
Disable in for 3DS.
Ganondorf stunned by Disable in for Wii U.
Disable in SSB4.
Disable as shown by a Skill Preview in Ultimate.
Trivia
- In Melee, Mewtwo's irises turn yellow while using Disable, while in SSB4 they instead turn green.
- Disable and Revenge are the only down special moves used by Pokémon in the Super Smash Bros. series that cannot be taught via TM or HM in the Pokémon series.
- The Japanese name of this move is related to the term kanashibari (金縛り, lit. gold binding), the Japanese term for sleep paralysis.
- The function of Disable in Smash resembles a different Pokémon move altogether: Glare, which consists in the user making eye contact with the opposing Pokémon in order to paralyze it. However, Mewtwo cannot learn Glare in the Pokémon games.
