Down smash/Knockback chart

This is a chart showing the KO percentages of every down smash as well as the base knockback and knockback scaling values of the strongest hitbox (or in the case of multi-hit smashes, the values of the final hit when all hits connect) for every character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The down smashes are given a general rank in power in comparison to other down smashes based on the knockback produced by their strongest hitbox at critical percentage.

Chart

The uncharged other hitboxes section shows the KO percentages of the other hitboxes of the down smash while uncharged. Note that if a down smash contains only one hitbox, this section will read NA. Uncharged strongest hitbox shows the KO percentage of the strongest hitbox of the down smash while uncharged. The fully charged other hitboxes section shows the KO percentages of the other hitboxes of the down smash while fully charged. The fully charged strongest hitboxes section shows the KO percentage of the strongest hitbox of the down smash while fully charged. Uncharged base knockback shows the base knockback value for the strongest hitbox of the down smash while uncharged, and fully charged base knockback shows this value for when the down smash is fully charged. Uncharged knockback scaling shows the knockback scaling value of the strongest hitbox of the down smash while uncharged, and fully charged knockback scaling shows this value for when the down smash is fully charged.

Note that base knockback is the knockback produce by the hitbox at 0%, while knockback scaling is the knockback increase per percentage for the hitbox.

Legend

• General
  • bold = Indicates the strongest hitbox in the down smash.
  • / = Indicates a different hitbox of the down smash.
  • MH = Indicates that the character's down smash consists of two or more consecutive hits.
  • w = sourspot
  • s = sweet spot
  • a = all hits of a multi-hit smash land.

• Lucario
  • 0% = Lucario's damage at 0%
  • 91% = Lucario's damage at 91%
  • 182% = Lucario's damage at 182% (max power)

• Olimar:
  • W = White Pikmin
  • Y = Yellow Pikmin
  • B = Blue Pikmin
  • R = Red Pikmin
  • P = Purple Pikmin

• Ice Climbers
  • B = Both Climbers land their down smash
  • S = Only Popo lands his down smash

Rank	Character	Uncharged other hitboxes	Uncharged strongest hitbox	Fully charged other hitboxes	Fully charged strongest hitbox	Uncharged base knockback	Fully charged base knockback	Uncharged knockback scaling	Fully charged knockback scaling
1.	Lucario 182%	NA	97%	NA	58%	2328	3224	47.83	65.27
2.	Mr. Game & Watch	146%	89% s	100%	56% s	3124	3684	39.62	53.68
3.	Donkey Kong	118% w	103%	78% w	65%	2514	3243	45.12	61.47
4.	Lucas	196% w / 143%	106% s	139% w / 97%	67% s	2481	3138	40.69	55.32
5.	Ike	144%	115% s	99%	75% s	2265	2913	42.82	58.12
6.	Captain Falcon	134% w	116%	88% w	74%	2223	2917	40.46	55.10
7.(MH)	Bowser	127%	113% a	90%	73% a	2905	3599	36.51	48.56
8.	Olimar P	160% w	108%	111% w	70%	2182	2753	40.43	54.78
9.	Link	148% w / 134%	119% s	100% w / 88%	77% s	2085	2741	40.69	55.33
10.	Marth	169% w / 137% / 122%	117% s	117% w / 92% / 79%	75% s	2720	3303	36.17	49.18
11.	Kirby	160% w / 157%	125% s	113% w / 107%	84% s	2105	2604	38.04	51.43
12.	King Dedede	NA	127%	NA	84%	2608	3076	33.15	44.92
13.	Wolf	140% w	130%	96% w	87%	2313	2762	34.23	46.29
14.	Lucario 91%	NA	133%	NA	89%	1932	2460	37.48	50.77
15.	Meta Knight	149%	131% s	105%	89% s	2575	2959	32.27	43.27
16.	Luigi *	148%	136%	98%	90%	2327	2845	34.26	46.50
17.	Olimar R	186% w	131%	133% w	89%	2000	2420	34.58	46.64
18.	Sonic	180% w	137%	130% w	94%	2287	2657	33.25	44.73
19.(MH)	Pikachu	144%	129% a	115%	95% a	3652	3913	22.29	27.74
20.	Snake	NA	131%	NA	88%	3559	3849	22.06	29.83
21.	Ice Climbers	170% B / 160% S	154% Ss	105% B / 111% S	107% Ss	2015	2403	34.91	46.97
22.(MH)	Toon Link	150%	144% a	105%	96% a	2176	2693	33.02	44.28
23.	Charizard	NA	140%	NA	93%	2262	2748	32.12	43.59
24.(MH)	Ganondorf	195% aw / 168%	161% a	132% aw / 116%	109% a	2936	3444	28.53	38.57
25.	Olimar B	210% w	137% s	152% w	95% s	1965	2335	33.25	44.73
26.	Diddy Kong	210% w	151%	149% w	101%	2223	2690	30.83	41.85
27.	Pit	214% w / 174%	155% s	154% w / 122%	107% s	1926	2315	32.08	43.27
28.	Mario	200% w	159%	141% w	108%	2176	2593	29.51	39.99
29.	Olimar Y	232% w	149%	171% w	105%	1847	2160	30.86	41.38
30.	Zelda	206% w	152%	148% w	105%	1593	1944	31.59	42.5
31.	Squirtle	195% w	157%	138% w	110%	1631	1950	31.48	42.21
32.	Ness	NA	181%	NA	181%	3538	3538	21.39	21.39
33.	Samus	273% w	160%	193% w	108%	3507	3792	20.21	27.39
34.	Sheik	257% w	177%	187% w	123%	1980	2326	28.52	38.46
35.	Wario	389% w / 219%	170% s	298% w / 158%	118% s	1819	2165	28.52	38.46
36.(MH)	R.O.B.	176%	165% a	134%	122% a	3744	3935	17.34	22.36
37.	Fox	NA	163%	NA	111%	2350	2675	24.72	33.43
38.	Falco	NA	178%	NA	122%	1495	1895	28.30	38.34
39.	Lucario 0%	NA	203%	NA	146%	1612	4215	26.03	34.75
40.	Yoshi	273% w / 254% w / 225%	209%	194% w / 179% w / 158%	146%	1683	1998	23.96	32.40
41.	Jigglypuff	NA	206%	NA	146%	1754	1998	21.95	29.52
42.	Ivysaur	NA	259%	NA	191%	1911	2047	18.95	25.07
43.	Olimar W	396% w	255%	310% w	192%	1665	1763	18.9	24.64
44.	Zero Suit Samus	NA	306%	NA	222%	1700	1854	15.28	20.49
45.	Peach **	NA	375%	NA	288%	1757	1813	13.21	17.04

• All data is from research carried out by SmashWiki user Omega Tyrant.

Notes

• * Luigi's down smash produces two different hitboxes, but both produce exactly the same amount of damage and knockback. However, they produce different trajectories, resulting in different KO percentages.
• ** Peach's down smash produces four separate hitboxes. However, the damage, knockback, and trajectory produced by each is exactly the same, and it's impossible at higher percentages to string multiples consecutive hits with the d-smash. As such, the data shown is for one hit from her d-smash only.

See also

• Down smash
• Forward smash chart
• Up smash chart