Flinch
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Flinching is what happens to a character when they are hit by an attack. There are certain attacks that do not cause flinching, and ways for a character to avoid flinching. The amount of flinching is reffered to as hitstun.
Attacks that do not cause flinching
- Fox's Blaster
- Mario's F.L.U.D.D. and Cape
- Squirtle's Water Gun
- Luigi's Super Jump Punch (only in Melee)
- Snake's Grenade (the actual Grenade; not the explosion)
- The rain the occurs in the "Kitty Cover" game in the stage WarioWare, Inc.
Ways to prevent flinching
- Yoshi's midair jump
- Metal Box (strong attacks still cause a metal character to flinch)
- Certain Stickers (only in the Subspace Emissary)
- Certain attacks, such as DK's fully charged Giant Punch, offer a temporarly Super Armor, preventing from flinching and even from taking damage.
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