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===Ground attacks===
*[[Neutral attack]]:
**{{buff|Neutral attack's hits connect much more consistently.}}
**{{buff|All three hits of neutral attack have less ending lag (FAF 34, 38, 41 → 25, 27, 36).}}
**{{buff|The first two hits of neutral attack can jab lock opponents.}}
**{{buff|The first two hits of neutral attack have gained a [[hitstun modifier]] of 6.}}
**{{buff|Neutral attack's first hit has less startup (frame 6 → 5).}}
**{{nerf|The first hit has fewer active frames (frames 6-8 → 5-6).}}
**{{nerf|The final hit has fewer active frames (frames 9-11 → 9-10).}}
*[[Dash attack]]:
**{{buff|Dash attack now has a sweetspot located on Lucario's foot during the early frames of the attack. This new sweetspot deals more damage (10%) and knockback than the rest of the attack, letting it KO earlier.}}
**{{buff|The sourspot of the clean hit does more damage (8% → 8.5%).}}
**{{buff|Dash attack's sweetspot has more range (hitboxes: 3.0u → 3.6u (clean), 2.8u → 2.9u (late)).}}
**{{change|Lucario now lands on its feet after using dash attack; previously, it fell on its side after the kick.}}
*[[Forward tilt]]:
**{{buff|The first hit has higher set knockback (20 → 25/30), and uses the autolink angle against aerial opponents (80° → 361° (grounded)/366° (aerial)), allowing it to connect more reliably into the second hit.}}
**{{buff|Forward tilt's second hit deals more knockback (50 base/95 scaling → 57/105).}}
**{{change|Forward tilt has a new animation, with Lucario leaning back before the palm thrust. In addition, the updated visual on the Aura effect matches the hitboxes much better.}}
*[[Up tilt]]:
**{{change|Up tilt has a new animation; Lucario jumps slightly higher when kicking, and kicks in an overall more animated fashion. It then quickly hops back into place at the end of the attack.}}
*[[Down tilt]]:
**{{buff|Down tilt has less startup (frame 9 → 7) and ending lag (FAF 25 → 21). This improves its safety and combo potential.}}
**{{buff|Down tilt's new animation has Lucario crouch low to the ground while kicking. This allows it to lower its profile and dodge more attacks while using down tilt.}}
*[[Forward smash]]:
**{{buff|Forward smash's clean hit has a larger hitbox (5.5u → 5.7u), and greater horizontal extension (Z offset: 4.7-10.2 → 5-11.7), improving its range.}}
**{{buff|Forward smash becomes active earlier (frame 22 → 19).}}
**{{change|Forward smash has more vibrant Aura effects.}}
**{{change|Forward smash's animation is more animated and snappy compared to ''SSB4''. It also now ends the attack standing on one foot.}}
**{{buff|The new animation of forward smash has Lucario lean back at the start of the attack, allowing it to evade attacks before retaliating with its own.}}
*[[Up smash]]:
**{{change|Up smash has an altered animation, with Lucario raising its leg much higher while releasing the blast of Aura. The charging stance is different, and the blast of Aura is much wider than before to match the hitbox more accurately.}}
**{{buff|Up smash's first hit has more horizontal range (Z offset: -4–4 → -5–5).}}
**{{change|Up smash's second hitbox is larger (8u → 8.8u), and lower down (Y offset: 25 → 23.5), improving its horizontal range and allowing it to connect better against opponents pulled up from the ground, but reducing its vertical range.}}
*[[Down smash]]:
**{{buff|Down smash has less startup (frame 19 → 16), with its total duration reduced as well (FAF 55 → 52).}}
**{{change|Down smash has a new animation; instead of raising its arms into the air and bringing them down, Lucario now briefly stands on one foot before stomping it to the ground while simultaneously releasing Aura from its palms.}}
**{{change|The charging animation of down smash now has Lucario fold its arms while crouching in front of its chest instead of waving its arms in a circular motion.}}
***{{buff|Due to the change in stance, Lucario is less vulnerable to attack while charging down smash.}}