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A rise-then-fall is a type of attack in all five installments of the Super Smash Bros. series. Most rise-then-falls are special moves, usually an up special move; however, some throws can also be classified as rise-then-falls.

Properties

The maneuver is as simple as the name. The character rises a set distance, then plummets downward, usually at a faster speed than their normal falling speed, even while fast falling. The falling hit may or may not meteor smash; and some don't have a rising hit. Usually, if one of these attacks lands on a soft, semisoft, or supersoft platform during the descending portion, it'll end earlier than it would have normally. This is beneficial for characters such as Kirby and Meta Knight, whose up throws carry them and their opponent to the upper blast line and then drop down, because it allows them to KO earlier.

List of rise-then-fall attacks

Character	Move(s)	Game(s)	Notes
Charizard	Up throw		Not a rise-then-fall in Brawl.
Chrom	Soaring Slash
Cloud	Climhazzard		The descending portion is optional.
Ike	Aether
Incineroar	Cross Chop		During the descent, Incineroar can move slightly left or right.
King Dedede	Super Dedede Jump		Tilting up cancels the move. The Drop Stars produced by this move are projectiles.
King K. Rool	Up throw
Kirby	Final Cutter		The shockwave produced by this move is a projectile.
	Up throw		Was Kirby's forward throw in Smash 64.
Meta Knight	Up throw
Mii Brawler	Soaring Axe Kick		In Ultimate, the descending portion is optional.
Mii Swordfighter	Stone Scabbard
Pyra	Prominence Revolt
R.O.B.	Up throw
Terry	Power Dunk

Trivia

• The Mii Gunner is the only type of Mii Fighter to lack a rise-then-fall.

See also

• Stall-then-fall