Dash

Mario dashing.

Dashing is a form of ground movement faster than walking. It is performed by tapping sideways on the control stick. The player's character enters his or her initial dash animation and then proceeds to his or her running animation. In Brawl, a character attempting to dash can Prat Fall instead. The bunny hood item increases a character's running speed.

Initial Dash

The initial dash is the first part of a character's dash during which a character can change directions with very little lag. The concept of the initial dash is vital to many forms of ground movement, such as dash-dancing, fox-trotting and pivoting.

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Running Speed

Running Speed is the rate at which a character can run.

SSB Rankings

1. Captain Falcon
2. Fox
3. Pikachu
4. Samus
5. Yoshi
6-7. Donkey Kong
6-7. Kirby
8. Mario
9-10. Link
9-10. Jigglypuff
11-12. Luigi
11-12. Ness

Taken from Antdgar's Frame Data

SSBM Rankings

• A ">" means that the character to the left of the ">" ACCELERATES to his/her top speed QUICKER than the character to the right of the ">."
• A "=" means the two or three characters between the "=" have the same exact acceleration.

1. Captain Falcon
2. Fox
3. Sheik > Pikachu > Marth
6. Pichu
7. Young Link > Roy > Yoshi > Donkey Kong
11. Falco > Dr. Mario = Mario > Mr. Game & Watch > Bowser
16. Samus > Kirby = Mewtwo > Ice Climbers > Ness
21. Ganondorf
22. Luigi
23. Link > Peach
25. Jigglypuff > Zelda

SSBB Rankings

1. Sonic
2. Captain Falcon
3. Fox
4. Sheik, Zero Suit Samus
6. Meta Knight
7. Charizard, Pikachu
9. Diddy Kong, Marth
11. Yoshi
12. Toon Link, Donkey Kong
14. Pit
15. Mr. Game & Watch
16. Lucas, R.O.B., Bowser, Ivysaur, Mario
21. Samus
22. Lucario, Falco
24. Olimar, Ness, Wolf, Ice Climbers
28. Ike, Squirtle, Kirby
31. Wario, Peach, Snake, Luigi, Link
36. King Dedede, Zelda
38. Ganondorf
39. Jigglypuff

Note that several slow runners have a dash attack to move a far distance quickly, and some characters have a DACUS to increase mobility.

See Also

• Dash-dancing
• Dash-canceling
• Pivoting