Captain Falcon (SSB4)/Down special/Default

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's grounded Falcon Kick.

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's aerial Falcon Kick.

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's aerial Falcon Kick's landing.

Overview

Bursts forward with a flaming high-speed kick. If used in the air, he will plunge down at a diagonal angle. The grounded version launches vertically and KOs middleweights at around 120% when clean, while the aerial version launches horizontally and has a landing hitbox.

Hitboxes

Grounded

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Stretch
Clean hit
0	0	13%	0		60	80	0	3.8	8	10.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		2.0	0.0	0.0
Mid hit
0	0	11%	0		90	40	0	3.2	8	10.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		2.0	0.0	0.0
Late hit
0	0	7%	0		80	60	0	3.2	8	10.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		2.0	0.0	0.0

Air

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Stretch
Clean hit
0	0	15%	0		40	65	0	5.76	5	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		0.0	0.0	0.0
Mid hit
0	0	13%	0		40	65	0	5.0	5	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		-2.0	0.0	0.0
Late hit
0	0	11%	0		40	65	0	5.0	5	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		-2.0	0.0	0.0

Landing

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Stretch
0	0	9%	0		80	20	0	4.8	0	0.0	1.0	7.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		0.0	1.0	7.2

Timing

Grounded

Clean hit	18-20
Mid hit	21-28
Late hit	29-38
Interruptible (ground, off ledge)	74, 72
Animation length (off ledge)	71
Animation length (ground)	94

Ground

Off ledge

Aerial

Clean hit	16-17
Mid hit	18-25
Late hit	26-29
Animation length	59
Interruptible	60

Landing lag

Hitbox	1-2
Animation length	48
Interruptible	49

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Captain Falcon's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · 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
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash