Captain Falcon (SSBU)/Down special

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's grounded Falcon Kick.

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's aerial Falcon Kick.

Hitbox visualization showing Captain Falcon's landing Falcon Kick.

Overview

Captain Falcon performs an fiery kick that launches him an considerable distance. The move works as a way for Captain Falcon to get in on the opponent or a situational KO option. The kick is much more powerful at the start of the attack. The grounded version also works as a read tool on rolls and the aerial version can get him out of juggling situations. However, both versions have fairly high ending lag and the aerial version in particular is very laggy when it hits the ground.

Update History

3.1.0

• Falcon Kick's clean hit has a longer hitbox duration, with the total duration of the attack being the same (frames 15-17 (grounded), 16-18 → 16-20 (aerial)).

8.0.0

• It has less startup (frame 15 (grounded)/16 (aerial) → 13/14), with its total duration reduced as well (FAF 71 → 69 (grounded, landing), 68 → 66 (grounded, off-edge), 59 → 57 (aerial)).
• The clean hit has more knockback scaling (84 → 88 (grounded), 52 → 57 (aerial)).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Grounded clean
0	0	0	15.0%	0		Standard	60	88	0		3.8	legr	10.0 to 2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Grounded late
0	0	0	11.0%	0		Standard	90	60	0		3.2	legr	10.0 to 2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Grounded latest
0	0	0	7.0%	0		Standard	80	65	0		3.2	legr	10.0 to 2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Aerial clean
0	0	0	15.0%	0		Standard	80	57	0		5.76	kneel	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Aerial late
0	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	80	46	0		5.0	kneel	4.0 to -2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Aerial latest
0	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	80	46	0		5.0	kneel	4.0 to -2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Landing
0	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	80	35	0		4.5	top	0.0	2.0	7.2 to -7.2	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Grounded

Clean hit	13-16
Late hit	17-23
Latest hit	24-33
Interruptible (ground)	69
Animation length (ground)	83
Interruptible (off ledge)	66
Animation length (off ledge)	66

Ground

Off ledge

Aerial

Clean hit	14-18
Late hit	19-24
Latest hit	25-27
Interruptible	57
Animation length	57

Landing lag

Hitboxes	1-2
Interruptible	36
Animation length	36

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

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
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash