King Dedede (SSBU)/Dash attack

Hitbox visualization showing King Dedede's dash attack.

Overview

King Dedede joyfully leaps into the air before doing his iconic head slide attack. This attack is the slowest dash attack in the game, being active at frame 26. In return, this attack is the strongest dash attack in the entire game. The move is not the best on paper, but nonetheless, the move has a decent place in King Dedede's kit. Dash attack is a phenomenal two-frame punish tool, landing KO's as low as 60% on middleweights at the ledge. The move can also be used to punish opponents attempting to avoid King Dedede's gordo ledgetraps or covering the opponent getting up from ledge. The move can also function as a hard read or tech chase punish, with it being able to KO rather decently.

However, this move is very slow. The slowest dash attack in the game, in terms of startup and end lag. Missing it means King Dedede is almost guaranteed to get punished. This means the attack can't be used as a burst damage option due to it's slowness, making it terrible in the usual applications of a dash attack.

Hitboxes

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
Clean hit
0	0	0	16.0%	3.0		Standard	65	92	0		7.0	top	0.0	5.0	11.8 to 5.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Dedede Hit		All	All
Late hit (early)
0	0	0	13.0%	3.0		Standard	55	92	0		6.0	top	0.0	4.0	11.8 to 5.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Dedede Hit		All	All
Late hit (mid)
0	0	0	13.0%	3.0		Standard	55	92	0		4.5	top	0.0	3.5	10.5 to 5.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Dedede Hit		All	All
Late hit (late)
0	0	0	13.0%	3.0		Standard	55	92	0		3.0	top	0.0	3.0	9.5 to 5.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Dedede Hit		All	All

Timing

Clean hit	26-27
Late hit (early, mid, late)	28-35, 36-38, 39-41
Interruptible	67
Animation length	84

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

King Dedede's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash