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Egg Lay can be used in an attempt to put the opponent off-stage, but unlike suicide techniques, such as Koopa Klaw and the Swallowcide, opponents can usually break out well before they make it below the stage, even at higher percents.
Egg Lay can be used in an attempt to put the opponent off-stage, but unlike suicide techniques, such as Koopa Klaw and the Swallowcide, opponents can usually break out well before they make it below the stage, even at higher percents.


However, despite the unique properties of the move, Egg Lay is generally considered to be a mostly useless move, and is thus rarely used.
However, despite the unique properties of the move, Egg Lay is generally considered to not mostly ineffective, and is thus rarely used.


The usefulness of Egg Lay is increased a fair bit in Melee's [[Adventure Mode]], where enemies eaten in sidescrolling stages are instantly defeated. The move cannot swallow enemies at all in Brawl's [[Subspace Emissary]], but it deals a solid blow (13%) with above-average knockback.
The usefulness of Egg Lay is increased a fair bit in Melee's [[Adventure Mode]], where enemies eaten in sidescrolling stages are instantly defeated. The move cannot swallow enemies at all in Brawl's [[Subspace Emissary]], but it deals a solid blow (13%) with above-average knockback.