Mewtwo (SSBM)/Down tilt

Hitbox visualization showing Mewtwo's down tilt.

Overview

Mewtwo does a spin with his tail sticking out. This is generally believed to be one of Mewtwo's best moves as well as one of the best down tilts in all of Melee.

It has exceptional startup, being Mewtwo's fastest move on the ground, with very short end lag due to its big interruptibility window. This makes it difficult to punish if it misses, and coupled with its above average range, it is completely impossible to punish out of shield if spaced properly.

It can also start combos, being easily Mewtwo's best combo starter. Typical follow-ups for down tilt include itself at lower percents, its forward aerial to set up a juggling situation, and its grab to either combo fast fallers with up throw, set up a tech chase with down throw, or KO its opponent with up or back throw.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	9%	0		40	80	0	4.2966	21	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	8%	0		40	80	0	3.5154	23	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	5%	0		40	80	0	2.7342	25	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick

Timing

Hitboxes	5-7
Interruptible	20
Animation length	29

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

Mewtwo's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · inf) · 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)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special