Gameplay

This article outlines the moves that can be performed throughout every game of the Super Smash Bros. series.

Basic movement

Introduced in Super Smash Bros.:

• Pause
• Standing
• Crouching
• Walking
• Dashing
• Jumping
• Double jump
• Helpless
• Taunting

Introduced in Melee:

• Wall jumping
• Floating

Introduced in Brawl:

• Swimming
• Crawling
• Gliding
• Footstool Jump
• Wall cling

Basic defense

Introduced in the original:

• Shielding
• Rolling

Introduced in Melee:

• Sidestepping
• Air dodging (directional in Melee and non-directional in Brawl)

Advanced movement

Introduced in the original:

• Fastfalling
• L-canceling (not in Brawl)
• Teching
• Crouch canceling (not in Brawl)
• Double jump canceling (in Brawl, characters only DJC with their specials)
• Short hop
• Share Stock

Introduced in Melee:

• Wavedash (not in Brawl)
• Moonwalk (not in Brawl)
• Boost grab
• Perfect shield
• Meteor cancel (Modified in Brawl)

Introduced in Brawl:

• Eating while reclining
• Rising aerial
• Pivot grab
• Dash attack canceled up smash
• Glide toss
• Boost pivot grab
• Dash-canceling

Ground attacks

Introduced in SSB:

• Neutral A
• Forward tilt
• Up tilt
• Down tilt
• Forward smash
• Up smash
• Down smash
• Dash attack
• Ledge recovery attack
• Ledge recovery attack 2
• Ground recovery attack

Grabs and throws

Introduced in SSB:

• Grab
• Forward throw
• Back throw
• Shield grab

Introduced in Melee:

• Down throw
• Up throw
• Pummel

Aerial attacks

Introduced in the original:

• Neutral aerial
• Forward aerial
• Up aerial
• Down aerial
• Back aerial
• Spike

Introduced in Melee:

• Meteor smash
• Z aerial

Introduced in Brawl:

• Glide attack

Special attacks

Introduced in SSB:

• Neutral special move
• Up special move
• Down special move

Introduced in Melee:

• Side special move

Introduced in Brawl:

• Final Smash