Stale-move negation

Stale-Move Negation refers to using the same particular move over and over again, losing power with each attack.

Masahiro Sakurai added "Stale-Move Negation" to the Super Smash Bros. series in order to encourage players to try different attacks out and use characters to their fullest instead of using the same attack over and over again. When a character uses an attack, usually their more rapid weak attacks, too many times, the damage and knockback goes down until it becomes less than half its original power. This is something to remember in the Home-Run contest, as some combos will get weaker and weaker.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee the Stale-Move Negation only affected damage not knockback and, one could get "Stale Moves" as a Bonus at the end of a match. The bonus negates your points by 500-2000.

Some Brawl players were initially confused, as testing in Training Mode seemed to show no difference in strength. Apparently, Stale-Move Negation is not applied in Training Mode in Brawl, but it is in Melee. In addition, Stale-Move Negation is much more punishing in Brawl.

Most of Meta Knights weak attacks, Vegetable, Reflectors (when hit with it) Snakes taunt and Quick Attack take a long time by be affected by the Stale-Move Negation.

Here is a list of attacks that doesnt is affected by Stale-Move Negation:

• Mach Tornado (1% per hit)
• Drill Rush (1% per hit)
• A Judge number 1 when Mr. Game and Watch take the damage (Always 12%)
• A fully charged Eruption when Ike take the damage (Always 10%)
• The Grapple Beam used in mid-air (Always 4%)
• The Hookshot used in mid-air (Always 4%)
• Luigis Taunt (Always 2%)

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