Kirby (SSBU)/Down special

Overview
Upon usage, Kirby transforms into a rock, which makes him invincible to attacks that deal less that 25%, but he can still be grabbed while he is still using it. It deals high damage and knockback, especially in the air, and the aerial version has super armor frames, while the landing hit is a semi-spike, and it can also be useful for mindgames. It can combat juggles at high percents, but only if he is at a certain distance away from his opponent. Stone can also be used as an occasional landing or edgeguarding tool. However, due to its high startup and endlag, it can be punished for overusing the move. As such, stone is best used situationally.

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Hitboxes

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Timing
The stone transformation (and subsequent protection) lasts a minimum of 18 frames and a maximum of 150 frames, depending on when the special move button is pressed again. The timings below are for the minimum stone duration.

Aerial
The move's damage-based armor has a threshold of 25%.



Parameters
If the move's HP is fully depleted, Kirby is knocked out of it and takes 0.5× damage from the attack that caused it to break.