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The '''down special move''' (commonly referred to as '''down B''') is a [[special move]] performed by pressing the special move button while holding the [[control stick]] downwards.
The '''down special move''' (commonly referred to as '''down B''') is a [[special move]] performed by pressing the special move button while holding the [[control stick]] downwards.


Down specials are the most varied of special moves and are often of the character's more "gimmicky" attacks - the majority of [[reflect]]ors, [[absorb]]ers, [[counterattack]]s, item-creating moves, mid-match character transformations, difficult recoveries and chargeable attacks are down specials. They tend to involve minimal character movement.
Down specials are the most varied of special moves and are often of the character's more "gimmicky" attacks - the majority of [[reflect]]ors, [[absorb]]ers, [[counterattack]]s, item-creating moves, mid-match character transformations, difficult recoveries, and chargeable attacks are down specials. They tend to involve minimal character movement.


Certain down specials do not function in the air at all, such as [[Peach]]'s [[Vegetable]] and [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Hand Slap]] prior to ''SSB4''. Others will display unique animations in the air but still fail to activate, like the first part of [[Villager]]'s [[Timber]] and [[Isabelle]]'s [[Lloid Trap]].
Certain down specials do not function in the air at all, such as [[Peach]]'s [[Vegetable]] and [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Hand Slap]] prior to ''SSB4''. Others will display unique animations in the air but still fail to activate, like the first part of [[Villager]]'s [[Timber]] and [[Isabelle]]'s [[Lloid Trap]].