Approaching attack

Jigglypuff's Rollout is an example of an approaching attack.

Approaching attacks are attacks that move the character a considerable distance while simultaneously having a damaging hitbox. Thus these attacks provide a good, unpredictable, and safer approach than simply walking through offensive strategies. Also, most approach attacks are special moves, meaning they can be used for recovery.

Examples of approach attacks

• Bowser's Whirling Fortress
• Donkey Kong's Spinning Kong
• Jigglypuff's Rollout
• Yoshi's Egg Roll
• Fox and Falco's side special (Fox Illusion/Falco Phantasm)
• Captain Falcon and Ganondorf's side special (Raptor Boost/Gerudo Dragon/Flame Choke) and down special (Falcon Kick/Wizard's Foot)
• Sonic's Spin Dash, Spin Charge, and Homing Attack
• Ice Climbers' Squall Hammer when used sideways
• Ike's Quick Draw
• Little Mac's Straight Lunge
• Luigi's Luigi Cyclone when used sideways and Green Missile
• Ness and Lucas's PK Thunder 2
• Meta Knight's Mach Tornado, Dimensional Cape, and Drill Rush
• Peach's Peach Bomber
• Pikachu and Pichu's Skull Bash
• Squirtle's Withdraw
• Villager's Lloid Rocket
• Wario's Wario Bike
• Zelda's Farore's Wind (SSB4 only)
• A dash attack canceled up smash

See also

• Approach