Stun
- For the condition that occurs causing characters to shake back and forth while immobile, see Paralyze.
Being stunned or dazed (referred to as FuraFura in Super Smash Bros. Melee's debug menu and in-game files for Brawl, after the Japanese onomatopoeia for dizziness), an effect known as dizziness in Brawl, is a special condition that leaves a character immobile for a short period of time.
Summary
When characters are stunned, they are dazed for a few seconds and cannot perform any actions. The only ways for a character to recover is by flinching, waiting out the condition, or by button mashing to reduce duration.
Unlike most other status effects, characters can escape being stunned easier at higher percentages (whereas asleep, for example, lasts longer at higher percentages). In Smash 64, the base time in frames that a character is stunned can be determined by the formula (400-damage)+60.
The sound effect of being stunned is a cartoony tweet sound effect that loops until the condition is stopped. This sound effect debuted in Melee, and its volume was increased in Brawl. In both games, characters also have a flashing red overlay applied to their model; in Smash 4, however, this only happens when a character's shield is broken.
Causes of Stunning
By moves
| Moves | Condition | Games |
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| Reflector shattering | Projectile damage increases with each reflection. If overloaded, it will break the character's reflector. |  
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| Shield break | If one's shield is overused, it will shatter. If pulled off correctly, Mr. Saturn and Marth's Shield Breaker will break opponents' shields and stun them. |  
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By characters
| Character | Move(s) | Games |
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| Luigi | Negative Zone (Brings down aerial opponents and stuns them.) |
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| Mewtwo | Disable |
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| Wario | A barely charged Wario Waft as Wario-Man |
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| Garlic Breath (Custom move) |
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By items
| Item | Attack | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Deku Nut | Any attack on the ground |
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| Poké Ball Pokémon | Weavile: False Swipe |
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By enemies and bosses
| Enemy/Boss | Attack(s) | Games |
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| Master Hand | Snapper |
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Gallery
Ness in a state of dizziness in the original game.
Mario's stun animation in Melee.
Falco stunned in Melee.
Mario is stunned in Brawl.
Trivia
- Bowser is the only character in Brawl to lack the tweeting sound effect while he is stunned. The reason for this unique property is unknown.
| List of attack effects | |
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. | Normal  • Coin  • Electric  • Flame  • Slash  • Sleep 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Melee | Bury  • Darkness  • Flower  • Freezing  • Grab  • Inert  • Reverse  • Screw  • Stun 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Aura  • Down  • Flinchless  • Grass  • Paralyze  • Plunge  • Slip  • Water 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. 4 | Blaster  • Magic  • Obliviate  • Stab  • Solar 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Chain  • Curse  • Dedede  • Grapple  • Ink  • Mushroom  • Poison  • Rapid  • Sparks  • Fist-Down  • Scintilla 
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