Editing Down throw

[[File:Zelda down throw Brawl.jpg|thumb|250px|Zelda performs her down throw on R.O.B.]]

A '''down throw''' ({{ja|下投げ|Shita nage}}, ''Down/lower/under throw''), commonly abbreviated as '''d-throw''', is a [[throw]] performed by pressing down on the control stick after having [[grab]]bed the enemy. Most of them throw the foe into the ground and bounce them at different angles depending on the character, and set up [[combo]]s better than other throws. Some also work as [[meteor smash]]es, such as {{SSBM|Fox}}'s in ''Melee'' and {{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s in ''Brawl''.

These throws are typically used to set up combos or tech-chase moves in both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' by following their [[DI]] and predicting an [[air dodge]] or jump. Some such as {{SSBM|Sheik}}'s down throw in ''Melee'' and {{SSBB|King Dedede}}'s in ''Brawl'' are also notable for their chaingrabbing potential similar to some [[up throw]]s, allowing a [[zero-to-death]] against some characters. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', while chaingrabs do not exist, most characters' down throws are notorious for being able to set up true [[combo]]s into [[aerial attack]]s against foes until mid-high percents (depending on [[rage]]), particularly those of {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} (prior to patch [[1.0.6]]) and {{SSB4|Luigi}} (prior to patch [[1.1.1]]).

Of the four types of throws, down throws generally have the weakest [[knockback]] scaling, with the exception of some like {{SSBB|Lucas}}'s in ''Brawl'' and {{SSBB|Squirtle}}'s. Down throws do not exist in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.

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|{{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}|| Takes foe and violently bashes them to the floor. Easily leads into his [[Raptor Boost|side special]], a tactic often used by CPUs. At low percentages, following his down throw and side special, an up smash or tilt is possible. At high percentages, it can follow into a neutral aerial or whatever, depending on the foe's DI reaction.|| 7%.

|{{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}|| Violently shoves the enemy to the ground.|| 7%.

|{{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}|| Looks to the front of the screen and slams his foe into the ground, flipping in the air and passing him/her through his legs. || 6%.

|{{SSBM|Falco}}|| Throws the opponent into the ground and shoots 4 times with his blaster. Can set up an up-tilt of predicted foe reaction an counter-attack is possible. It can also be used to start a shine combo. Like Fox, his down throw is not too useful due to it being easy to tech out of. Meteor smashes over a ledge if Falco grabs his opponent at the very edge of a platform, and the shots have the same properties as Fox's, though making foes flinch.|| 5 hits, 4% total.

|{{SSBM|Fox}}|| Throws the opponent into the ground and shoots 4 times with his blaster. Does not make opponents bounce off the ground like other down throws (except Falco) because it is a [[meteor smash]]. Not useful due to being able to tech out of it, but it has tech chase potential. Can lead into up-tilt or his Reflector. Meteor smashes over a ledge if his body is partially overlapping it, and in this case the shots also come at downward angles, though not dealing any knockback, and can also be [[Reflection|reflected]] or [[Absorption|absorbed]].|| 5 hits, 4% total.

|{{SSBM|Ganondorf}}|| Takes foe and violently bashes them to the floor. Can set up juggling. It can also chain throw a variety of characters at low percentages and can chain throw fastfallers up to high percentages.|| 7%.

|{{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}|| Takes foe and slams them harshly into the ground. Only the lead Ice Climber attacks, though the foe is usually knocked right in front of the IC, leading into many quick combos.|| 6%.

|{{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}|| Grinds foe with itself on the floor.|| 6 hits, 10% total.

|{{SSBM|Kirby}}|| Throws the opponent on the ground, then stands on the opponent, rapidly hitting the enemy many times with his feet. Only the final hit does damage. Has vertical knockback with weak growth.|| 8%.

|{{SSBM|Link}}|| Brings foe down and tackles. Leaves foes wide open for a combo, such as his Spin Attack or up tilt.|| 2% then 4% (6% total).

|{{SSBM|Luigi}}|| Looks to the front of the screen and slams his foe into the ground, sending the enemy upwards and slightly to the side, depending on the target's DI. Does not stun the opponent long enough to combo or chain grab.|| 7%.

|{{SSBM|Mario}}|| Looks to the front of the screen and slams his foe into the ground, flipping in the air and passing him/her through his legs. Can be a good chainthrow on certain characters.|| 6%.

|{{SSBM|Marth}}|| Hooks arm and drags to the floor sending the opponent backward. Sets up tipper forward smash at low percentages.|| 5%.

|{{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}|| Juggles the enemy as a ball, then bounces opponent into the floor.|| 8%

|{{SSBM|Mewtwo}}|| Throws its enemy down and hits with its tail. Can chain grab.|| 6% then 5% (11% total).

|{{SSBM|Ness}}|| Throws the opponent downward, and hits the enemy with PK Fire. Has a decent amount of followups.|| 6 hits, 9% total.

|{{SSBM|Peach}}|| Puts opponent down and sits on them. Can chain grab floaty characters, heavyweights, and fast fallers at high percentages. Other nearby enemies will be weakly meteor smashed by the throw, though strangely not receiving damage.|| 7%. 

|{{SSBM|Pichu}}|| Places the opponent on the ground, then jumps on and zaps them. No recoil damage to Pichu, even though it has an electric effect.||4% then 6% (10% total)

|{{SSBM|Pikachu}}|| Places the opponent on the ground, then jumps on and zaps them. This is good for lower percent lightweights, as it will sometimes lead to an up smash; against fastfallers, it has chainthrow potential. More easily DIed than the up throw.||4% then 6% (10% total).

|{{SSBM|Roy}}|| Hooks arm and drags to the floor sending the opponent backward. || 6%.

|{{SSBM|Samus}}|| Violently picks foe up with her Grapple Beam and slams them to the ground. Almost 100% of the time can use [[up tilt]] to punish nearly any opponent. This attack has a set knockback.|| 6%.

|{{SSBM|Sheik}}|| Punches enemy to the ground. In the NTSC version, Sheik can chain grab or tech chase many characters to high percentages. When compounded with a forward tilt, the throw can also chainthrow Fox or Falco at or to high percentages.|| 5% then 3% (8% total).

|{{SSBM|Yoshi}}|| Spits the foe downwards, forcefully slamming him/her into the ground.|| 4%.

|{{SSBM|Young Link}}|| Very suddenly grounds the foe and tackles them.|| 2% then 4% (6% total).

|{{SSBM|Zelda}}|| Drops foe and zaps them, then sends foe behind her with weak knockback.|| 5 hits, 9% total.

 

 

|{{SSB4|Ike}}|| Throws opponent onto the ground and then stomps them. Can combo into [[Aether]] at low percents, as well as neutral air and up air until mid percents.||4% then 2% (6% total).

|{{SSB4|Kirby}}|| Performs the Suplex ability's Fury Stomp move from ''Kirby Super Star''. Delivers 9 kicks of 1% damage each, finishing with him stomping. ||10.2% total.

 

|{{SSBU|Daisy}}||Identical to Peach's, but she pulls out a Blue Toad instead of a red one.||1% (hit 1), 7% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Dark Pit}}||Identical to Pit's.||2% (hit 1), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Dark Samus}}||Identical to Samus.||8%

|{{SSBU|Diddy Kong}}||Jumps and throws the opponent on the ground. Can lead into Diddy's aerial attacks, most noticeably his up aerial.||7%

|{{SSBU|Duck Hunt}}||The dog sways its head downward and slams the opponent onto the ground. Can combo into its aerials at mid to high percentages.||5%

|{{SSBU|Falco}}||Lies the opponent onto the ground and then fires a point blank shot from his blaster. Combos into his forward tilt, up smash, and his neutral and forward aerials.||2% (throw), 3% (Blaster shot)

|{{SSBU|Fox}}||Slams the opponent into the ground and fires three rapid shots from his blaster. Can be used to follow into every aerial besides down aerial from low to mid percents depending on opponent’s DI.||2% (blaster shots), 1% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Ganondorf}}||Throws the opponent down to the ground. Can be followed into his aerials and [[Wizard Foot]] at 0% to medium percentages.||7%

|{{SSBU|Greninja}}||Slams the opponent onto the ground. A useful combo starter of Greninja's, being able to combo into a forward smash and [[Shadow Sneak]] at low percentages.||12%

|{{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}||The leader grabs the opponent over their head with both hands and then slams them onto the ground. No longer has as much utility as their previous one, due to the removal of [[chain grab|chain grabbing]].||6%

|{{SSBU|Ike}}||Slams the opponent down to the ground, then stomps on them. Can be used to combo into a variety of moves such as up tilt, Aether, and every aerial besides down aerial.||3% (hit 1), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Incineroar}}||A chokeslam. Has combo potential during low percentages, being able to follow into a forward smash, forward aerial, and [[Darkest Lariat]].||9%

|{{SSBU|Inkling}}||Slams the opponent head-first into the ground. Allows combos into forward and down tilt.||7%

|{{SSBU|Isabelle}}||Identical to Villager's||6%

|{{SSBU|Ivysaur}}||Uses its vines to hold the opponent above itself and slam them into the ground while doing a frontflip. Can start combos into up aerial or Vine Whip at high percents.||7%

|{{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}||Pins the opponent to the ground and then rolls on them.||12%

|{{SSBU|Joker}}||Magically slams the opponent onto the ground while posing and flourishing his left arm, sending the opponent bouncing upwards. An effective combo starter that can combo into aerials. It can also initiate long combo strings of falling up aerial's looping hits into grab, or Grappling Hook into followups.||7%

|{{SSBU|Ken}}||Identical to Ryu's, but deals less damage.||3% (hit; throw)

|{{SSBU|King Dedede}}||Uses one hand to slam the opponent face-first onto the ground. It can combo into his aerials at low to medium percents.||6%

|{{SSBU|King K. Rool}}||Performs a piledriver and slams the opponent into the ground, burying them in the process. Has the most versatility out of K. Rool's throws, being able to follow into forward tilt, up tilt, and be a KO option with forward and down smash at high percentages.||5%

|{{SSBU|Kirby}}||The Fury Stomp from the Suplex ability. Kirby performs a series of downward kicks on the opponent. Kirby's most damaging throw that can be made useful for damage racking.||0.8% (hits 1-9), 1% (hit 10), 2% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Link}}||Throws the opponent down to the ground and then falls on the opponent with a elbow drop. It has vertical knockback, allowing him to his up tilt, up smash, and up aerial.||3% (hit 1), 3% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Little Mac}}||Puts the opponent onto the ground, and slams them with both his arms. Its increased knockback makes it harder to lead it into combos.||4% (hit), 3% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Lucario}}||Lifts the opponent above his head before slamming them into the ground. Can combo into three forward aerials during low to mid percentages.||7%

|{{SSBU|Lucas}}||Telekinetically slams the opponent’s head into the ground.||11%

|{{SSBU|Lucina}}||Identical to Marth's.||4%

|{{SSBU|Luigi}}||{{s|mariowiki|Ground Pound}}s the opponent. The move is one of, if not the best combo starter of Luigi's, due to its ability to follow up into many of his moves, most noticeably his up tilt, aerials, and [[Super Jump Punch]].||3% (hit 1 and throw)

|{{SSBU|Mario}}||Slams the opponent to the ground. It can be followed up with a variety of Mario's moves, including up tilt, up aerial, and [[Super Jump Punch]].||5%

|{{SSBU|Marth}}||Throws the opponent to the ground with one of his arms, and it launches them upwards. Depending on DI, it can combo into a back aerial or tippered up aerial at low to mid percents.||4%

|{{SSBU|Mega Man}}||Throws the opponent downward with his Super Arm.||4.5%

|{{SSBU|Meta Knight}}||Performs Fury Stomp from Kirby's Suplex ability, but it is weaker compared to Kirby's down throw. Can combo into his aerials, up smash, and [[Shuttle Loop]].||0.5% (hits 1-9), 1% (hit 10), 2% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Mewtwo}}||Throws the opponent down to the ground and then strikes them with its tail.||4% (hit 1), 5% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Mii Brawler}}||Karate chops the opponent into the ground. Can combo into aerials and up special moves. However, it doesn’t have as much reliably as it did in ''Smash 4'' due to its increased knockback growth.||2% (chop), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Mii Gunner}}||Slams the enemy onto the ground. Allows more consistent aerial combos with its  slightly reduced ending lag.||7%

|{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}}||Slams the opponent onto the ground.||2% (slam), 2% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Mr. Game and Watch}}||Juggles the opponent and drops them into the ground. Due to the attack's increased knockback, it has worse follow-up potential compared to previous games. However, due to this, it gives down throw more KO potential.||4%

|{{SSBU|Ness}}||Pins the opponent to the ground, jumps up and scorches them with [[PK Fire]]. A very noticeable combo starter of Ness, having the ability to follow up into his neutral aerial, forward aerial and up aerial.||0.5% (hits 1-3), 1.5% (hit 4), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Olimar}}||The Pikmin grab the opponent and slam them to the ground.||Red: 1.2% (slam), 6.7% (throw) (3 Pikmin) / 1.1% (slam), 6.1% (throw) (2 Pikmin) / 1% (slam), 5.5% (throw) (1 Pikmin) Yellow: 1.2% (slam), 8.4% (throw) (3 Pikmin) / 1.1% (slam), 7.7% (throw) (2 Pikmin) / 1% (slam), 7% (throw) (1 Pikmin) Blue: 1.2% (slam), 14.2% (throw) (3 Pikmin) / 1.1% (slam), 13% (throw) (2 Pikmin) / 1% (slam), 11.8% (throw) (1 Pikmin) White: 1.2% (slam), 8.4% (throw) (3 Pikmin) / 1.1% (slam), 7.7% (throw) (2 Pikmin) / 1% (slam), 7% (throw) (1 Pikmin) Purple: 1.2% (slam), 8.4% (throw) (3 Pikmin) / 1.1% (slam), 7.7% (throw) (2 Pikmin) / 1% (slam), 7% (throw) (1 Pikmin)

|{{SSBU|Pac-Man}}||Changes into his Classic Form and chomps on the opponent four times. Due to the throw's faster execution, it can be easier to use to set up tech-chases.||1.5% (hits 1-3), 6% (hit 4)

|{{SSBU|Palutena}}||Telekinetically lifts the opponent, before slamming them down to the ground. Can combo into any of her aerials, depending on the opponent’s DI.||5%

|{{SSBU|Peach}}||Puts the opponent to the ground, and Toad appears to headbutt the opponent into the ground. Has more combo potential compared to her previous throw.||1% (hit 1), 7% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Pichu}}||Similar to Pikachu's, but deals more damage.||8%

|{{SSBU|Pikachu}}||Slams its body on the opponent that’s on the ground. Can start combos into every aerial besides down aerial.||5%

|{{SSBU|Piranha Plant}}||Pins the opponent to the ground and bites them twice. It can combo into an aerial at low percents, or a dash attack based on the opponents DI.||2.5% (hits 1-2), 3% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Pit}}||Slams the opponent onto the ground, then slashes their back. Pit's best combo starter, as it can combo in a up smash at low percents, and into aerials besides down aerial during high percents.||2% (hit 1), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Richter}}||Identical to Simon's.||8%

|{{SSBU|Ridley}}||Violently slams the opponent onto the ground. Allows combos into an up-angled forward role or down tilt at low percents. It can also be followed by every aerial besides down aerial at low to mid percents.||7%

|{{SSBU|R.O.B.}}||[[Bury|Buries]] the opponent by drilling them into the ground by their head.||5%

|{{SSBU|Robin}}||Slams the opponent onto the ground by using magic. No longer has any effective follow-ups due to its increased knockback.||6%

|{{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}}||Gravitationally slams the opponent down to the ground.||9%

|{{SSBU|Roy}}||A one-armed body slam. Roy's most useful throw as it can follow into a forward or up tilt at low percents.||5%

|{{SSBU|Ryu}}||Pins the opponent to the ground and strikes them with a punch. Allows follow-ups into his aerial attacks and Shoryuken until mid percents.||5% (hit), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Samus}}||Uses her Grapple Beam to swing the opponent over her head, then slam them onto the ground. A potent combo starter for Samus that follows into dash attack at low percents, and aerials at mid to high percents.||8%

|{{SSBU|Sheik}}||Lays the opponent to the ground, and then performs a somersault axe kick.||3% (hit and throw)

|{{SSBU|Shulk}}||Thrusts his Monado down to stab the pinned opponent. When Buster Art is activated, it gives the move more combo and/or KO potential.||3% (hit 1), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Simon}}||Grabs the opponent by the neck, and then slams them to the ground. Allows follows into his forward smash, forward tilt at 0%, and even set up tech rolls with [[Axe]].||8%

|{{SSBU|Snake}}||Gently puts the opponent onto the ground, leaving them helpless for a while. Depending on the opponent's percent, Snake can use this throw for tech-chases or follow-ups.||9%

|{{SSBU|Sonic}}||Pins the opponent onto the ground and then Spin Dashes on top of them. Useful for tech-chasing and edge-guards due to its semi-spike properties.||1% (hits 1-3), 5% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Squirtle}}||Puts the opponent to the ground to slam them with its shell. Combos into his forward, up and down aerials.||2% (hit 1), 5% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Toon Link}}||Identical to Link's.||3% (hit), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Villager}}||Turns his/her net horizontally and slams it into the ground. Can combo into a forward tilt and aerials at low to mid percentages, but it’s not too reliable.||6%

|{{SSBU|Wario}}||Throws the opponent to the ground, and then sits on them.||11%

|{{SSBU|Wii Fit Trainer}}||Slams the opponent onto the ground between both legs. Its decreased ending  lag gives it more follow-up potential.||7%

|{{SSBU|Wolf}}||Grabs the opponent by the head, then does a leaping somersault to violently slam the opponent to the ground. Can combo into dash attack, or even set up tech-chases.||8.5%

|{{SSBU|Yoshi}}||Spits the opponent down to the ground. Can follow into many of moves, including up tilt and Yoshi's aerials.||4%

|{{SSBU|Young Link}}||Identical to Link's.||6% (throw), 3% (collateral)

|{{SSBU|Zelda}}||Shoves the opponent underneath her and uses [[Din's Fire]] to burn the opponent. Can allow follow ups into her aerials.||1.5% (hits 1-4), 2% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}||Pins the opponent to the ground, lifts one of her legs up and slams it onto them. It no longer has as much combo utility due to the move’s increased ending lag.||4% (hit), 4% (throw)

*{{SSBB|Wolf}}'s down throw sends opponents in a [[semi-spike]] trajectory. At low percentages it is a useful tech chasing move, while at high percentages it is a deadly throw near a ledge.

*{{SSBB|Lucas}} and {{SSBB|Squirtle}}'s down throws are the strongest in ''Brawl'' and are some of the strongest throws in the series.

*{{SSBB|King Dedede}}'s down throw in ''Brawl'' is notable for its chain grabbing ability, it is the only throw that can chain grab at any percentage due to it having [[set knockback]]. It also allows wall [[infinite]]s.

*{{SSBB|Falco}}'s down throw in ''Brawl'' is also notable for the ability to chaingrab, as it can chain grab almost every character in the game.

*{{SSBB|Snake}}'s down throw is arguably the best tech chasing move in ''Brawl''.

*{{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s down throw in ''Brawl'' [[meteor smash]]es opponents on the ledge and isn't too far behind Snake's for tech chasing.

*{{SSBM|Sheik}}'s down throw in the NTSC version of ''Melee'' is also notable for its chain grabbing ability, as it can chain grab most characters in the game. She can chain grab some characters from zero-to-death.

*Most characters' down throws in ''Smash 4'' easily allow true combos into aerial attacks from low to mid percentages.

*{{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}'s down throw in ''Smash 4'' is notable for being a direct combo into his [[up air]] or other aerials, even at high percents, on nearly any character. This potential to easily both combo and KO opponents has caused much controversy over the character. This combo became known as the "Hoo-Hah", due to {{sm|StaticManny}} shouting the phrase whenever it happened to {{sm|Hungrybox}} in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB-6oRB4ABo/ a set] vs. {{sm|Player-1}} at [[Paragon Orlando 2015]]. However, patches [[1.0.6]] and [[1.0.8]] nerfed Diddy Kong's down throw and up air, decreasing its power and damage and increasing his down throw's knockback respectively so that it will be harder to perform the "Hoo-hah" combo.

*{{SSB4|Luigi}} and {{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}} in ''Smash 4'' have the down throws with the best combo potential, giving them a large amount of combos in comparison to most other characters: Luigi's down throw can combo into up smash, any of his aerials, Luigi Cyclone and even Super Jump Punch to KO, while Mr. Game & Watch's can combo into jab, up tilt or up smash at low percents, then into any aerial, [[Fire]], [[Oil Panic]], or [[Judge]] - the last of which may lead to a OHKO in many scenarios if the result is 9.

*While {{SSB4|Shulk}}'s down throw has little notability without any [[Monado Arts]] activated, it becomes a very damaging combo throw at 0% with Buster active, being able to chain into a forward tilt, forward smash, dash attack or forward aerial; a Buster-boosted down throw to forward smash can rack up as much as 35% in 2 moves. With the Smash Art active, this becomes the strongest down throw in the game, even more so when using the custom [[Monado Arts#Customization|Hyper Monado Arts]].

*{{SSBU|King K. Rool}}’s down throw is notorious for the ability to bury the opponent for a short amount of time. Because of this, it can create follows up into many of his moves. The down throw to down smash combo has become somewhat of a meme in the Smash community.

*In the NTSC version of ''Melee'', {{SSBM|Bowser}}'s down throw does no damage to {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} and {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}. This was changed for ''Melee''{{'}}s PAL release and for ''Brawl''. In ''Brawl'', {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}} is in a similar way unaffected by the first hit of {{SSBB|Link}}'s d-throw.

**Similarly, when {{SSBB|Ness}} uses his down throw against Mr. Game & Watch in ''Melee'', only the last hit deals damage, so he only receives 4% damage.

*No matter the level, a CPU attacked by Snake's down throw will always roll to the nearest ledge, instead of choosing another option. This makes it possible to infinite them using the move, or get a very easy KO with an up tilt.

*In ''Melee'', as the first nine hits of {{SSBM|Kirby}}'s down throw are meteor smashes, KOing with it awards the Meteor Smash [[List of bonuses|bonus]], as well as other related, even though neither the final hit nor the throw itself are a meteor smash.