Ness (SSBM)

This page is about Ness's Melee appearance. For information about his SSB appearance, see here.

Ness (ネス, Nesu) is a character in SSBM and a secret character in SSB. Tierwise, he is towards the bottom. This is ironic because he was among the best in the original Smash Bros.

Pros

SSBM

• Long recovery
• Quick attacks
• Can double jump cancel
• Effective at comboing
• Very good aerial attacks
• Good KO moves
• Average weight
• Small target
• Throws can KO and combo
• Powerful forward smash
• Very versatile projectile
• Largest sweetspot range
• Forward smash (if timed correctly) can deflect projectiles

Cons

SSBM

• Slow without advanced techniques
• Highly abusable recovery
• Extremely low grab range
• Slow special moves

SSBM Move Set Overview

Please note that some of these attack descriptions are incomplete.

A-Attacks

• A: Hook 1-3%
• A (Second): Straight 1-2%
• A (Third): Kick 2-4%
• Dash A: PK Shove 2-12%
• F-Tilt: Short Kick 6-11%
• Up Tilt: Push Up 3-7%
• D-Tilt: Squat Kick 1-3%
• Forward Smash: Home Run Swing 9-32%
• Down Smash: Walk the Dog 3-25%
• Up Smash: Around the World 3-22%

Aerial-Attacks

• Aerial A: Ness Spin 4-11%
• Aerial Forward A: Flying PK Shove 1-15%
• Aerial Back A: PK Drop Kick 5-16%
• Aerial Up A: Jumping Headbutt 7-13%
• Aerial Down A: Meteor Kick 6-12%

Grab and Throws

• Pummel: Captive Headbutt 1-3%
• Forward Throw: PK Throw 6-11%
• Back Throw: Reverse PK Throw 6-11%
• Up Throw: Cowboy PK Throw 5-10%
• Down Throw: PK Inferno 1-8%

B attacks

• B: PK Flash
• Forward B: PK Fire
• Up B: PK Thunder 1-26%
• Down B: PSI Magnet N/A

Unique Abilities

• PK Thunder
• Thunder Jacket
• Yoyo Glitch
• Super Yoyo Glitch