Yoshi (SSBM)/Down tilt

Hitbox visualization showing Yoshi's down tilt.

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Overview

Yoshi does a quick tail-swipe along the ground in front of him. The move has a lot of incredibly strong characteristics which make it widely considered the best down tilt in the entire game: decent damage, good range, a semi-spike angle, the fact that it distorts Yoshi's hurtbox, relatively low end lag for a down tilt, etc. But the move's strongest asset, without question, is its very high set knockback, which is so high that it can tumble every character, even Bowser, at 0%. This makes the move a terrifying option in neutral, as it can lead to a tech chase at game start or when the Yoshi player's opponent has just respawned, which could potentially lead to a zero-to-death. The move is also very proficient at edgeguarding, thanks to the move's aforementioned semi-spike angle, and can lead to early-percent gimps due to the high set knockback.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	10%	0		0	100	100	4.2966	20	0.0	-0.66402	0.0						Punch
1	0	10%	0		0	100	100	3.906	21	0.0	-0.31248	0.0						Punch
2	0	10%	0		0	100	100	4.2966	21	0.0	0.7812	0.0						Punch

Timing

Hitbox 1	8-10
Animation length	23

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Yoshi's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special