Captain Falcon (SSBM)/Neutral special

Overview

Falcon Punch in Melee.

Captain Falcon's neutral special in Melee is Falcon Punch. After about a second (52 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. 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. However, it is an integral part to the Sacred Combo, and is sometimes used in "hard read" situations.

Slower than in the last game, Falcon Punch has three different hitboxes, dependent on distance. When it is used in the air, all hitboxes deal slightly higher knockback and the sweetspots are larger.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Grounded
0	0	27%	0		30	102	0	3.906	45	2.3436	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	25%	0		30	102	0	3.5154	45	-2.3436	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	23%	0		30	102	0	4.8825	47	3.906	0.0	0.0						Kick
Aerial
0	0	27%	0		40	102	0	5.2731	45	2.3436	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	25%	0		40	102	0	4.6872	45	-2.3436	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	23%	0		40	102	0	4.8825	47	3.906	0.0	0.0						Kick

Timing

Hitbox	52-56
Animation length	99

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)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special