Ice Climbers (SSBU)/Grab

Ice Climbers grab hitbox visualization.

Ice Climbers dash grab hitbox visualization.

Ice Climbers pivot grab hitbox visualization.

Overview

The leader of the duo moves their mallet aside to grab at nearby enemies with their dominant hand. While holding an opponent, their partner is made unable to move alongside them, though this can be circumvented with desyncs and/or input buffering.

The grab itself can be used for desyncing. Since the ZL and ZR buttons can do things besides grab, such as airdodging or throwing an item. One of the most beginner friendly means of desyncing involves simply grabbing and buffering a special move, causing the partner climber to use it at the exact same time rather than six frames later. This then leads to the desync due to the 2nd Climber's wider buffer window.

While grabbing offers near endless utility for the Ice Climbers specifically, its mediocre speed and miniscule range make it one of the worst grabs in the game.

Grabbox Data

Standing Grab

ID	Radius	Bone	Offset			G	A
0	3.6	top	0.0	5.0	4.0 to 6.4
1	1.8	top	0.0	5.0	2.2 to 8.2

Dash Grab

ID	Radius	Bone	Offset			G	A
0	2.9	top	0.0	5.0	4.0 to 8.1
1	1.45	top	0.0	5.0	2.55 to 9.55

Pivot Grab

ID	Radius	Bone	Offset			G	A
0	3.6	top	0.0	5.0	-4.0 to -11.4
1	1.8	top	0.0	5.0	-2.2 to -13.2

Timing

Standing grab

Grab	8-9
Interruptible	40
Animation length	39

Dash grab

Grab	10-11
Interruptible	48
Animation length	56

Pivot grab

Grab	10-11
Interruptible	41
Animation length	46

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Grab

Interruptible

Ice Climbers's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash