Approaching attack

Jigglypuff's Rollout is an example of an approaching attack.

Approaching attacks are attacks that move the character a considerable distance while simultaneously having a damaging hitbox. Thus these attacks provide a good, possibly hard to predict, and sometimes safe approach option through offensive strategy rather than walking, running, jumping, ext. The most basic example of an approach attack would be a dash attack. Also, some approach attacks are special moves, meaning they can be used for recovery.

Examples of approach attacks

• Many different dash attacks
• Bayonetta's Heel Slide and After Burner Kick
• Bowser's Whirling Fortress
• Donkey Kong's Spinning Kong
• Jigglypuff's Rollout
• Yoshi's Egg Roll
• Fox and Falco's side specials (Fox Illusion/Falco Phantasm)
• Captain Falcon and Ganondorf's side specials (Raptor Boost/Gerudo Dragon/Flame Choke) and down specials (Falcon Kick/Wizard's Foot)
• Sonic's Spin Dash, Spin Charge, and Homing Attack
• Ice Climbers' Squall Hammer when used sideways
• Ike's Quick Draw
• Little Mac's Straight Lunge
• Luigi's Luigi Cyclone when used sideways and Green Missile
• Ness and Lucas's PK Thunder 2
• Meta Knight's Mach Tornado, Dimensional Cape, and Drill Rush
• Peach's Peach Bomber
• Pikachu and Pichu's Skull Bash
• Squirtle's Withdraw
• Villager's Lloid Rocket
• Wario's Wario Bike
• Zelda's Farore's Wind (SSB4 only)
• A DACUS, an advanced technique in Brawl
• Mega Man's forward tilt
• Banjo & Kazooie's Wonderwing
• Bowser Jr's Clown Kart Dash
• Dr. Mario's Dr. Tornado
• Sheik's Bouncing Fish
• Diddy Kong's Monkey Flip

See also

• Approach