The Down Special Move, commonly referred to as Down B (due to the special move function having traditionally been assigned to the B button) is a special move performed by pressing the special move button while holding down on the control stick.
List of moves
| Character | Move |
| Bowser | Bowser Bomb |
| Captain Falcon | Falcon Kick |
| Diddy Kong | Banana Peel (tentative name) |
| Donkey Kong | Hand Slap |
| Dr. Mario | Dr. Tornado |
| Falco Lombardi | Reflector |
| Fox McCloud | Reflector |
| Ganondorf | Wizard's Foot |
| Ice Climbers | Blizzard |
| Ike | Counter |
| Jigglypuff | Rest |
| King Dedede | Jet Hammer |
| Kirby | Stone |
| Link | Bomb |
| Lucas | PSI Magnet |
| Luigi | Luigi Cyclone |
| Mario | Mario Tornado (SSB, SSBM), F.L.U.D.D. (SSBB) |
| Marth | Counter |
| Meta Knight | Dimensional Cape |
| Mewtwo | Disable |
| Mr. Game & Watch | Oil Panic |
| Ness | PSI Magnet |
| Princess Peach | Vegetable |
| Pichu | Thunder |
| Pikachu | Thunder |
| Pikmin & Olimar | Pikmin Order |
| Pit | Mirror Shield (tentative name) |
| Pokémon Trainer | Pokémon Change |
| Roy | Counter |
| Samus Aran | Bomb
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| Solid Snake | ??? |
| Sonic | Spin Charge |
| Wario | Wario Waft |
| Yoshi | Yoshi Bomb |
| Young Link | Bomb |
| Princess Zelda | Transform (SSBM), Twilight Change (SSBB) |