Kirby (SSBU)/Forward smash

Kirby forward smash hitbox visualizations
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Overview

Kirby lunges forward and performs the Smash Kick. As with most forward smashes, Kirby's has noticeable ending lag and is unsafe on shield. However, since Kirby moves a fair distance forward while using it, his forward smash has good range with a relatively long duration and a slight disjoint. It has slightly above-average power and speed (frame 13) for a forward smash, making it a potent punish, especially as a kill confirm from a single hit of forward air.

The late hit is much weaker and launches at a somewhat unusual diagonally upward angle; incidentally, this makes the optimal DI for the clean hit one of the worst DIs for the late hit. If the opponent incorrectly DIs in, the late hit can still KO fairly early off the top blast zone.

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	15.0%	0		Forward	32	109	0		4.2	footl	0.0	-7.5 to 0.0	0.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Late hit
0	0	0	11.0%	0		Forward	90	69	0		3.5	footl	0.0	-5.0 to 0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Charges between	4-5
Clean hit	13-15
Late hit	16-19
Interruptible	48
Animation length	61

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Kirby'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