Pichu (SSBU)/Down special

Hibox visualization showing Pichu's down special, Thunder.

Hitbox visualization showing Pichu's down special, Thunder, after it hits itself.

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Overview

Pichu calls a thundercloud down, which hits it and causes recoil damage. But unlike its other special moves, it's possible for it to not cause recoil damage; If the thunderbolt misses Pichu (which can only be done in midair), it will not take damage.

If used in midair and the bolt hits Pichu, it jumps upward a little. It can be used as a recovery, but because it already has the much more reliable Agility, it is not recommended to be used for recovery.

Update History

3.1.0

• It causes more recoil damage (3% → 3.5%).

Hitboxes

Thunderbolt

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	6.0%	1.0		Standard	55	60	125		7.0	top	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0×	1.0×	0%							Electric		All	All
Late hit
0	0	0	4.0%	1.0		Standard	74	60	0		4.0	top	0.0	4.0 to 14.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Electric		All	All

Self-hit

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	14.0%	2.0		Forward	90	65	0		11.0	top	0.0	10.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Electric		All	All

Timing

Thunderbolt

The thunderbolt consists of two hitboxes spread throughout it as it spawns from the thundercloud. The hitbox durations below are when the bolt does not hit Pichu or any surface.

Cloud generated	2
Hitboxes (clean)	9-11, 16-18
Hitboxes (late)	12-67, 19-74
Interruptible	87
Animation length	91

Self-hit (grounded)

Pichu receives 3.5% recoil damage on frame 1.

Intangibility	1-10
Hitbox	1-3
Interruptible	42
Animation length	74

Self-hit (aerial)

Pichu receives 3.5% recoil damage on frame 1.

Hitbox	1-3
Interruptible	36
Animation length	48

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Vulnerable

Intangible

Prop event

Interruptible

Parameters

Move

Horizontal speed multiplier on startup	1 (grounded) 0.85 (aerial)
Thundercloud spawn height	100u
Initial vertical speed when the bolt hits Pichu	0.66
Gravity when the bolt hits Pichu	0.016

Thunderbolt

Travel speed	-4.9
Travel distance the bolt can pass through ground	75u
Maximum travel distance	300u
Detection size to hit Pichu	17u

Trivia

• The thunderbolt's early hit is coded as an extended hitbox despite not being actually extended. This prevents it from interpolating.

Pichu's moveset

Neutral attack · 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