Dark Pit (SSBU)/Side special

Hitbox visualization showing Dark Pit's side special, Electroshock Arm, when grounded.

Hitbox visualization showing Dark Pit's side special, Electroshock Arm, when aerial.

Hitbox visualization showing Dark Pit's side special, Electroshock Arm, when it connects on the ground.

Hitbox visualization showing Dark Pit's side special, Electroshock Arm, when it connects in the air.

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Overview

Dark Pit charges forward and delivers a powerful blow with the Electroshock Arm. The first notable aspect of the move is its super armor, allowing it to power through attacks. The move is also a decent kill option at the ledge or for edgeguarding thanks to the horizontal launch angle, and despite the moves laggy animation, Dark Pit can still usually make it back to stage if the move misses thanks to his multiple jumps. The move is also useful for recovery itself.

However, the move has numerous flaws that make it arguably Dark Pits worst move, the aforementioned armor deactivates when it detects an opponent, meaning that it's prone to losing to lingering and multihit attacks. Additionally, while the move can deflect projectiles, it doesn't give Dark Pit ownership of the reflected projectile, and launches at an angle that very rarely hits anyone, all while causing Dark Pit to get stuck in a laggy animation, leaving him wide open to be punished. Additionally, while the move is powerful, it usually won't take stocks unless Dark Pit goes offstage.

Update History

3.1.0

• Electroshock Arm has less ending lag after hitting an opponent in the air (FAF 56 → 52), making it identical to Pit's variant.

Hitboxes

Grounded

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Inert detector
0	0	0	0.0%	0		Forward	0	0	0		2.0	top	0.0	12.0 to 4.0	9.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							None		No floor	All
Hitbox
0	0	0	12.0%	10.0		Standard	99	67	0		6.0	top	0.0	4.0 to 10.0	9.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Electric		All	All

Aerial

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Inert detector
0	0	0	0.0%	0		Forward	0	0	0		2.0	top	0.0	14.0 to 4.0	9.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							None		No floor	All
Hitbox
0	0	0	9.5%	10.0		Standard	90	58	0		6.2	top	0.0	4.0 to 10.0	9.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Electric		All	All

Timing

Grounded

The move can drop Dark Pit off edges during frames 16-35.

Super armor	11-26
Inert hitbox	16-35
Reflection	16-35
Interruptible	80
Animation length	104

Aerial

Dark Pit can grab ledges from both sides during any portion of the move.

Super armor	11-26
Inert hitbox	19-35
Reflection	19-35
Interruptible	105
Animation length	114

Grounded hit

Reflection	1-4
Hitbox	2-4
Interruptible	50
Animation length	90

Aerial hit

On frame 4, the move applies momentum of 0.5 backward (in units of distance per frame) and 2.5 upward, even if the hitbox does not hit anything. Dark Pit can grab ledges from both sides during any portion of the move.

Reflection	1-5
Hitbox	2-5
Interruptible	52
Animation length	67

Landing lag

This applies to the aerial version either when missed or after a hit.

Animation length	30

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Vulnerable

Reflect

Armour

Interruptible

Parameters

Move

Distance multiplier	1.2
Speed multiplier on hit	0.5
Landing lag	30 frames

Reflector

Unlike other reflectors, Electroshock Arm keeps a reflected projectile's remaining lifetime instead of resetting it, and thus does not have a lifetime multiplier. It also reflects them at an angle of 50° rather than simply reversing their trajectory.

Bone	top
Offsets	[0, 8, 7.5]
Size	6.5u
Damage threshold	50%
Reflection angle	50°
Damage multiplier	1
Speed multiplier	1

Trivia

• Oddly enough, despite having electric SFX, the aerial version's hitbox lacks the electric effect, instead using a normal effect like Upperdash Arm.

Dark Pit'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
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash