Template:SSB4 to SSBU changelist/Palutena: Difference between revisions

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Palutena's [[sidestep]] now causes a visible warping effect when she disappears.}}

*{{change|Palutena is more emotive as she now smiles consistently rather than frowning.}}

*{{change|Palutena's skirt now has independent physics.}}

*{{change|Palutena's shielding animation is slightly altered.}}

===Attributes===

*{{buff|Like all characters, Palutena's [[jumpsquat]] animation takes 3 frames to complete (down from 5).}}

**{{buff|Her initial [[dash]] speed is much faster (1.5 → 2.035).}}

*{{buff|Palutena's [[air speed]] is slightly faster (0.91 → 1).}}

*{{buff|[[Air dodge]] grants more intangibility (frames 3-28 → 3-30).}}

*{{nerf|Air dodge has significantly more ending lag (FAF 34 → 50).}}

===Ground attacks===

*[[Neutral attack]]:

**{{buff|The first hit and neutral infinite's finisher have less ending lag (FAF 26 → 25 (hit 1), 43 → 40 (finisher)).}}

**{{buff|The first hit transitions into the neutral infinite faster (frame 15 → 11).}}

**{{buff|The infinite has a lower [[hitlag]] multiplier (1.2× → 0.5×) and [[SDI]] multiplier (1× → 0.4×), a different launch angle to keep grounded opponents closer to Palutena (60°/110° → 361°), and a much larger hitbox (3.5 → 6u). This allows it to connect much more effectively, and rack up more damage overall despite each hit dealing slightly less damage (0.8% → 0.6%).}}

**{{nerf|The first hit has a shorter hitbox duration (frames 8-10 → 8-9).}}

**{{change|The second hit launches at a slightly different angle (361° → 40°).}}

*[[Up tilt]]:

**{{buff|It has lower hitlag multipliers (1× → 0.5× (looping hits), 2× → 1.5× (last hit)), and the looping hits have a faster rehit rate (5 → 3), causing the move to execute noticeably faster.}}

**{{buff|The last hit deals higher, consistent damage (2.5%/1.5% → 4.5%), with knockback not fully compensated (60 base/195 scaling → 75/136), slightly improving its KO potential.}}

***{{buff|However, the looping hits deal more damage (1.2% → 1.4%), and alongside the last hit's increased damage, the move's total output is still higher (9.7% → 11.5%).}}

**{{change|The last hit's hitbox was moved more upwards (Y offset: 19u/13u → 23u/17u). This improves its vertical range, but causes it to have a blindspot and makes it harder to hit opponents on the ground.}}

*[[Down tilt]]:

**{{buff|Down tilt has a longer hitbox duration (frames 14-24 → 14-27), making it even more effective for [[2 frame punish]]es.}}

**{{buff|Some of its hitboxes are larger and extend farther, giving it more range.}}

*[[Dash attack]]:

**{{buff|It deals more damage (9% → 11% (clean), 5% → 7% (late)), although with its knockback compensated (70 base/90 scaling → 71/76 (clean), 60/70 → 61/56 (late)).}}

**{{change|Its [[invincibility]] starts one frame later with its duration compensated (frames 4-15 → 5-16).}}

**{{change|It causes Palutena's shield to glow, indicating its hitbox.}}

*[[Forward smash]]:

**{{buff|It has a longer hitbox duration (frames 18-26 → 18-35), now lasting twice as long as before, although with a weaker late hit during frames 31-35. This allows it to punish dodges and landings a lot more efficiently.}}

**{{buff|The mid and high hitboxes deal more knockback (55 base/85 scaling → 58/89 (mid), 55/87 → 62/92 (high)) and are larger (2.5u → 2.8u).}}

*[[Down smash]]:

**{{buff|Down smash has less ending lag (FAF 72 → 69).}}

===Aerial attacks===

*[[Neutral aerial]]:

**{{buff|Neutral aerial has lower hitlag multipliers (1× → 0.5× (looping hits), 2× → 1.5× (last hit)), and the looping hits have a faster rehit rate (5 → 4), causing the move to execute noticeably faster.}}

*[[Back aerial]]:

**{{buff|Back aerial no longer has a sourspot (12%/9% → 12%), and has slightly more knockback scaling (92 → 95), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{change|It causes Palutena's shield to glow, indicating its hitbox.}}

*[[Up aerial]]:

**{{buff|The looping hits have a lower hitlag multiplier (0.8× → 0.6×) and a faster rehit rate (5 → 3). As a result, the move executes noticeably faster, and hits six times instead of five, increasing its total damage (9% → 10%).}}

**{{change|The last hit comes out faster (frame 25 → 24). However, this is compensated by the multi-hits of up aerial having a shorter duration meaning the amount of startup remains the same.}}

===Throws and other attacks===

*[[Grab]]s:

**{{buff|Pivot grab has more range (Z2 offset: -17.4u → -18.9u).}}

**{{nerf|All grabs have more ending lag (FAF 32 → 40 (standing), 40 → 48 (dash), 40 → 43 (pivot)).}}

**{{nerf|Dash and pivot grabs have more startup (frame 9 → 10 (dash), 10 → 11 (pivot)).}}

*[[Pummel]]:

**{{buff|Pummel deals more [[hitlag]] (5 frames → 14), but has significantly less startup (frame 8 → 1) and ending lag (FAF 23 → 7), shortening its duration.}}

**{{buff|The shots deals more damage (2.9% → 3.5%) and knockback (20 base/42 scaling → 40/41), making them more effective for disrupting approaches.}} The changes now give the move a chance of tripping opponents.

**{{nerf|The shots have received negative [[shield damage]] (0 → -1.7), effectively dealing around half their usual damage to shields.}}

**{{change|Autoreticle's reticle is red instead of green. Additionally, Palutena illuminates her staff's orb with a blue light instead of a yellow one.}}

*[[Explosive Flame]]:

**{{change|The last hit has a higher hitlag multiplier (1× → 1.5×).}}

*[[Warp]]:

**{{change|It has a more stylish appearance.}}

*{{b|Counter|Palutena}} and [[Reflect Barrier]]: