Meta Knight (SSBB)/Dash attack

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Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's dash attack.

Overview

When the attack button is pressed while dashing, Meta Knight will momentarily speed up and perform a sliding tackle kicking in front of him, hitting opponents a single time and knocking them upwards. This move is situational due to Meta Knight's aerials usually being more useful for approaching, but it can be used as a surprise tactic due to the fast startup and speed boost Meta Knight receives. It can also be used as an anti-air move against short hopping opponents, and can followup with an up tilt or up aerial at low to mid percentages if the opponent doesn't jump or SDI away. It is one of Meta Knight's few attacks that do not have transcendent priority.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
0	0	8%	0		40	88	0	4.2	68	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	7%	0		40	88	0	4.2	68	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	6%	0		40	88	0	4.2	68	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Hitbox	5-11
Animation length	31

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial · Glide attack
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