Bayonetta (SSB4)/Down aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Bayonetta's down aerial.

Hitbox visualization showing Bayonetta's down aerial, when landing.

Overview

Performs a mid-air front flip before descending rapidly with one leg outstretched, constituting a stall-then-fall. The tip of Bayonetta's heel is a meteor smash hitbox, and because Bayonetta also falls fast, the two fighters fall together. If they land next to each other, the opponent will be launched powerfully, a veritable KO move. One clever strategy is to use the move off-stage after only one jump, as the properly-spaced meteor smash can KO unsuspecting adversaries. Following this with Bayonetta's legendary recovery (Witch Twist, a mid-air jump, and a second Witch Twist, plus a wall jump and/or After Burner Kick when appropriate) makes returning to the stage completely safe if executed properly.

Update history

1.1.5

• Ending lag (FAF 43 → 48).

1.1.6

• Landing hit knockback scaling (140 → 135).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Early hit
0	0	7%	0		30	120	0	4.0	5	-5.0	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	8%	0		80	50	0	4.0	5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	9%	0		80	50	0	4.0	5	5.5	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
All hitboxes use weight-independent knockback.
Late hit
0	0	7%	0		30	120	0	4.0	5	-5.0	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	8%	0		80	50	0	2.8	5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	9%	0		80	50	0	2.8	5	4.4	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Landing hit
0	0	5%	0		80	135	0	7.5	0	0.0	8.0	8.0 to 13.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	5%	0		80	135	0	2.5	0	0.0	2.5	12.0 to 16.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Early hit	18-24
Late hit	25-35
Ending autocancel	50-
Interruptible	48
Animation length	53

Landing lag

Hitboxes	1-2
Animation length	28

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Bayonetta's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · inf) · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial (1 · 2 · 3) · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash