King Dedede (SSBU)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing King Dedede's down smash.

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Overview

Dedede swings his hammer on both sides. The move has below average frame data, with a frame 14 startup and the property of being interruptable on frame 53. In exchange, it has decently high power and pretty good range; in fact, the move can actully hit opponents whose hurtboxes have shifted into the Z-axis for a brief moment.

The main use of this move is in ledgetrapping, as the combination of Gordo and down smash makes it so that Dedede can cover nearly every ledge option.

Overall, in a vaccum, Dedede's down smash is not very good, but in the context of his entire kit, he abuses the move in a way that no other fighter can.

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
0	0	0	13.0%	0		Standard	60	80	0		7.0	hammer2	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Dedede Hit		All	All
1	0	0	13.0%	0		Standard	60	80	0		4.0	hammer2	-7.0	-3.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Dedede Hit		All	All

Timing

Charges between	5-6
Hitboxes	14-22
Interruptible	53
Animation length	64

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

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
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