Buried

Donkey Kong buried in the ground.

Buried is a state that characters enter under various circumstances, including being hit by Donkey Kong's Headbutt move and being affected by a Pitfall. In this state, controls are disabled until it wears off. Characters can only be buried if already touching the ground.

Causes of Burying

• Donkey Kong's Headbutt - When Donkey Kong uses its Forward B attack on a grounded opponent, they will be stuck in the ground for a brief moment.
• Giga Bowser's dash attack - Hops and slams his body onto the ground. Can sometimes slam foes into the earth. His down tilt can also cause this.
• Metagross' Earthquake - Stomps on the ground causing nearby characters to be buried.
• Pitfall - This item will cause characters to become buried if it is thrown.
• Togepi's Earthquake - One of the moves that Togepi can use with its Metronome move is Earthquake. When Earthquake is used, all other characters in the radius of Earthquake will be buried.
• Waluigi's stomping - When Waluigi appears on the field as an Assist Trophy, he will target one character and stomp them into the ground, resulting in a buried state. The player remains in this state as Waluigi continues to stomp, and is released when Waluigi delivers a finishing blow.
• Olimar's End of Day: When Olimar enters his ship at the beginning of the attack, any grounded enemies touching the ship will be buried.