Captain Falcon (SSB4)/Neutral special/Default

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's Falcon Punch.

Overview

Captain Falcon's signature move, Falcon Punch. It is a very powerful move, but massively hindered by its slow speed and mediocre hitbox. It gains more power when reversed, and in the air, reversing it can allow Falcon to adjust his momentum a bit, although both the regular and reversed punches are weaker in the air than on the ground. The move has very little use outside of hard reads, shieldbreak punishes, or styling on the opponent, and using it offstage almost always guarantees a self-destruct due to how slow the entire move is.

Hitboxes

Ground

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Normal
0	0	25%	0		0	90	0	4.0	22	-1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
1	0	25%	0		0	90	0	2.5	21	-2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
2	0	25%	0		0	90	0	3.4	22	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
Reversal
0	0	28%	0		0	90	0	4.0	22	-1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
1	0	28%	0		0	90	0	2.5	21	-2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
2	0	28%	0		0	90	0	3.4	22	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick

Air

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Normal
0	0	22%	0		0	90	0	4.6	22	-1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
1	0	22%	0		0	90	0	2.875	21	-2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
2	0	22%	0		0	90	0	4.025	22	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
Reversal
0	0	25%	0		0	90	0	4.6	22	-1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
1	0	25%	0		0	90	0	2.875	21	-2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick
2	0	25%	0		0	90	0	4.025	22	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick

Timing

Normal

Startup lag	1-52
Hitbox active frames	53-57
Ending lag	58-109
FAF	110

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Reversed

Startup lag	1-60
Hitbox active frames	61-65
Ending lag	66-117
FAF	118

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Captain Falcon's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · inf) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash