Neutral attack
Neutral Attack is a typically fast ground attack performed by pressing the neutral attack button while leaving the control stick or directional pad neutral. Some characters have natural combos performable by tapping the A button multiple times.
Three Hit Combos
The most common type of Neutral combos. Involves the attacker doing a three hit combo at max.
Brawl
- Ike
- Charizard
- Mario
- Luigi
- Ness
- Link
- Lucario
- Lucas
- Snake
- Sonic
- Squirtle
- Toon Link
- Wolf
- Pit*
- Zero Suit Samus
Two Hit Combos
Rarer than three hit combos. Does a maximum of two hits instead of three.
Brawl
One Hit combo
The rarest combo. Only does one hit. Deals decent damage and knockback.
Melee and Brawl
Rapid A Combos
In Brawl, some characters have a turbo neutral attack, meaning that by holding the attack button, their first neutral attack will repeat endlessly. These characters have natural combos that can be repeated forever as long as the player continues pressing the neutral attack button (and does not get attacked):
In Super Smash Bros.
Melee
Brawl
- Fox
- Falco
- Kirby
- Captain Falcon
- Pit*
- Pikachu
- Mr. Game & Watch
- Meta Knight
- Sheik
- King Dedede
- Ivysaur
- Diddy Kong
It's also possible to crouch to regain the first attack of neutral combo.
.* Pit is the only character in Brawl to have both a three hit combo and a Rapid neutral combo.
Many neutral neutral attacks are jabs, or quick punches meant to put the opponent off balance or combo into subsequent hits.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, all one needs to do is hold down the A button to automatically do their attack combo and Rapid neutral combos (with the exception of Pit, holding down the neutral attack button will end up doing his 3-hit combo).[1]
It is also worth noting that Captain Falcon's neutral combo is different than any other. Almost all other Rapid neutral combos hit once or twice, then the Rapid combo part starts. This is not so with Captain Falcon. His neutral Rapid neutral combo hits 3 times before doing the Rapid neutral part.
| 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 |
