Captain Falcon (SSBB)/Neutral special

Captain Falcon neutral special hitbox visualizations.
Grounded	Aerial
Grounded reversed	Aerial Reversed

Overview

Captain Falcon's neutral special is his signature Falcon Punch. After about a second (53 frames) of charging the move up, Captain Falcon unleashes a powerful, flaming punch in the shape of a falcon. The attack sends enemies flying upon contact, but leaves Captain Falcon vulnerable to certain attacks. He can also reverse the punch which increases its startup lag but makes it slightly stronger. He can also use it in conjunction with a jump to gain a little bit of extra height. This attack is very rarely used in competitive situations. Due to the high starting and end lag, it is very predictable and easily punished by experienced players. Interestingly, Kirby's version of Falcon Punch deals higher knockback (as its knockback was unchanged from Melee) and he gains much more height when using it in conjunction with his jumps.

Hitboxes

Ground

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Normal
0	0	27%	0		30	93	0	5.0	44	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	25%	0		30	93	0	3.5	43	2.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	23%	0		30	93	0	3.5	44	-4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Reversal
0	0	28%	0		30	93	0	5.0	44	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	26%	0		30	93	0	3.5	43	2.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	24%	0		30	93	0	3.5	44	-4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Note: Kirby's version has 102 knockback scaling and its hitbox sizes are 4.8u/3u/3u.

Air

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Normal
0	0	26%	0		30	93	0	5.0	44	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	23%	0		30	93	0	3.5	43	2.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	22%	0		30	93	0	3.5	44	-4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Reversal
0	0	27%	0		30	93	0	5.0	44	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	24%	0		30	93	0	3.5	43	2.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	23%	0		30	93	0	3.5	44	-4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Note: Kirby's version has 40 base and 102 knockback scaling.

Timing

Normal

Hitboxes	53-57
Animation length	99

Reversed

Hitboxes	61-65
Animation length	107

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) · 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