Neutral special move
"B" redirects here. For the button on the game controllers, see B Button.
The Standard Special Move (also commonly referred to as Neutral B, or simply B) is a special attack performed by pressing the special move button without holding a direction on the control stick. Many of these moves are projectiles, which can be used repeatedly to rack up damage and/or hinder the enemy's approach.
With the introduction of the Side Special Move in Melee, several character's standard special's moves were changed to side specials (Jigglypuff, Link, and Ness). In Brawl, Kirby and Link had their moves renamed.
Reverse Standard Special Move
A reverse standard special move allows a character in mid-air to use a standard special in the opposite direction that they're facing. This requires a different method than simply holding backward and pressing 'B', as this would activate the side special move. Instead, tap the control stick in that direction and allow it to return to its neutral position before pressing 'B'.
List of Standard Special Moves
| Attacks in the Super Smash Bros. series | |
|---|---|
| Standard ground attacks | Neutral attack · Dash attack |
| Tilt attacks | Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Crouching attack |
| Smash attacks | Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash |
| Aerial attacks | Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial · Grab aerial · Glide attack |
| Throws | Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw |
| Get-up attacks | Floor attack · Edge attack |
| Special moves | Neutral special move · Side special move · Up special move · Down special move · Command-input move · Final Smash |
