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+:''This article is about a technique in [[Melee]]. For the "pivoting" of [[special move]]s, see [[B-sticking]].''
 [[File:Marth pivot fsmash.gif|thumb|250px|{{SSBM|Marth}} pivoting a forward smash.]]
 '''Pivoting''', or '''DA Dashing''', is the use of the [[frame]] at which a character turns during a [[dash-dancing|dash-dance]], in which any normal ground options are available as if the character were standing still — [[smash attack|smashes]], [[grab]]s and [[tilt attack|tilts]] can occur here without the [[lag]] that usually comes from using these attacks after a [[dash]]. Normal pivoting is primarily used so that a character can quickly change the direction they are facing whilst not suffering the usual [[turn]]-around lag that would occur when doing so. This can allow characters to improve the utility of various moves in certain situations.
-[[Special move]]s can also be pivoted (or '''reversed'''). In ''[[Smash 64]]'', pivoting a special simply involved using the move while holding the control stick in the opposite direction the character is facing. In ''[[Melee]]'' with the introduction of [[side special move]]s, pivoting was a little more difficult to pull off, especially on the ground. Most neutral special moves are automatically pivoted depending on the user's momentum. For example, {{SSBM|Falco}} will reverse the direction in which he fires his [[Blaster]] shots if he has [[jump]]ed backwards. In ''[[Brawl]]'', all special moves can be pivoted (excepted for {{SSBB|Mario}}'s [[F.L.U.D.D.]]) by pressing the [[B]] button and immediately pushing the control stick in the direction opposite whichever one the character is facing. While {{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}'s and {{SSBB|Ganondorf}}'s neutral special moves, the [[Falcon Punch]] and [[Warlock Punch]] respectively, can be pivoted normally, doing a slightly delayed pivot will have an animation of them actually turning around to perform the punches, dealing even more damage and knockback, but performing them slower as a result. The punches are officially known as reverse Falcon/Warlock punches, and the term "reverse" is often used by players in general, especially when referring to [[up special]]s (this is also the case in ''Melee''). Pivoting special attacks can help with movement, especially in the air, as some characters carry momentum when they pivot (such as {{SSBB|R.O.B.}} with his [[Gyromite]] and {{SSBB|Diddy Kong}} with his [[Peanut Popgun]], which upon pivoting is automatically canceled).
-In ''Brawl'', grabs that are pivoted are called [[pivot grab]]s.
 The tactic was discovered by {{Sm|Philly Billy}}.