Down special move

Hand Slap, Donkey Kong's down special move in all three Super Smash Bros. games.

The down special move, also commonly referred to as down B in iterations prior to Super Smash Bros. Brawl, is a special move performed by pressing the special move button while holding down on the control stick (or control pad on the Wii Remote). These moves are often gimmick moves, like reflectors, absorbers, Counters, Item-spawning moves, or moves with unique properties when used in different ways. For example, Falcon Kick sends Captain Falcon downwards when used in the air, while Meta Knight can teleport and choose to attack if he wishes. They also usually include minimal character movement horizontal or vertically.

List of moves

Character	Move
Bowser	Bowser Bomb
Captain Falcon	Falcon Kick
Diddy Kong	Banana Peel
Donkey Kong	Hand Slap
Dr. Mario	Dr. Tornado
Falco	Reflector
Fox	Reflector
Ganondorf	Wizard's Foot
Ice Climbers	Blizzard
Ike	Counter
Jigglypuff	Rest
King Dedede	Jet Hammer
Kirby	Stone
Link	Bomb
Lucario	Double Team
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
Olimar	Pikmin Order
Peach	Vegetable
Pichu	Thunder
Pikachu	Thunder
Pit	Mirror Shield
Pokémon Trainer	Pokémon Change
R.O.B.	Gyro
Roy	Counter
Samus	Bomb
Snake	C4
Sonic	Spin Charge
Toon Link	Bomb
Wario	Wario Waft
Wolf	Reflector
Yoshi	Yoshi Bomb
Young Link	Bomb
Zelda/Sheik	Transform
Zero Suit Samus	Flip Jump

Reverse down special

In Brawl some characters down special moves can be reversed by pushing the control stick or D-pad in the opposite direction a few frames after inputting the move, there is also no animation for reversing a down special. Unlike other reverse specials a reverse down special has a limited number of characters that can do it and fewer who will gain an advantage from it. The characters who can perform it are: Bowser, Yoshi, Pit, Ice climbers, R.O.B., Pikachu, Marth, Ike, Ness, Lucas, Fox, Wolf and Mr. Game and Watch. Since only Bowser, R.O.B. and Yoshi have a use for a reverse down special on the ground, some characters can use it in the air to gain a boost in the opposite direction and suprise opponents like Marth, Ike and Pikachu. The boost is most likely caused from a reverse down special having no animation and swaps the momentum around with the character.