Frozen turnip glitch

The frozen turnip glitch is a Super Smash Bros. Melee technique discovered by circa December 2002. The glitch is exclusive to Version 1.0 and occurs when a character holding an item is hit on the first frame of an attack that hides held items on its first frame. The cause of the glitch was discovered by Evsen in December 2015.

Overview
Only two attacks are capable of performing the glitch: 's Parasol and 's down tilt, as they are the only attacks that make the opponent hide held items while being hit. This is why the glitch was first discovered with Vegetables and given its name. If done correctly, once the character holding the item has been hit, the held item remains frozen in place for the rest of the match. It does not animate and does not move when thrown, hanging in the air indefinitely (though some items expire after a length of time). It can be regrabbed and moved elsewhere, causing the item's grabbable range to increase each time it is moved, which can stretch over the entire screen if this is repeated many times. The item retains its hitbox, though some items can only strike once, while others can hit repeatedly. If the item has an extra function, it may or may not work correctly if regrabbed, such as the Fire Flower continuously shooting out non-damaging flames.

The glitch has occurred in a tournament in a pools match of versus  at. It was Armada's first time encountering it in a tournament, and coincidentally his last Melee singles tournament before his retirement.

Applications
Due to only existing on a seldom played version of the game, there is very little documentation and a non-existant metagame around the glitch. If the 1.0 version is used, it is incredibly useful. Items with hitboxes that extend incredibly far past its model is useful for surprising the opponent and a potent gimping tool. If the player can extend the hitbox enough times to cover the whole screen, they are effectively untouchable and nothing short of quickly taking a stock while invincible can make the opponent win the game.

The glitch has occurred in a tournament in a pools match of versus  at. It was Armada's first time encountering it in a tournament, and coincidentally his last Melee singles tournament before his retirement.