Clay Shooting
| Clay Shooting | |
|---|---|
 Clay Shooting being performed in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. | |
| User | Duck Hunt |
| Universe | Duck Hunt |
| “ | Tosses a clay pigeon, which breaks apart into damaging shards when shot. A second button press shoots. | ” |
| —Description from Ultimate's Move List | ||
Clay Shooting (クレー射撃, Clay Shooting) is Duck Hunt's side special move in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Overview
When the move is activated, the dog throws a Clay Pigeon from the Duck Hunt games. The Clay Pigeon glides slowly through the air, inflicting 2% damage every time it connects, and it will eventually fall down to the ground if the player does not perform another input. The player can press the B button for the NES Zapper to shoot it down, with each of its shots dealing damage with low knockback. If all shots connect, the attack deals a total of 10% damage. The angle that the Pigeon is thrown changes if the input is done as a Smash input. The Clay Pigeon, however, can be easily destroyed by most damaging hitboxes.
Like with Trick Shot and all of Duck Hunt's smash attacks, the color of the target circle changes depending on which player is using Duck Hunt.
If Clay Shooting and Trick Shot are simultaneously active, a B press will result in a shot aimed for the Clay Pigeon.
Customization
Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:
| 1. Clay Shooting | 2. Rising Clay | 3. Clay Break |
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| "Toss a clay pigeon. Press the button again to fire a volley of three shots at its position." | "Toss a clay pigeon that can't be shot. The farther it goes, the more it hurts." | "Toss a clay pigeon that's harder to shoot, but the shots deal more damage." |
- Clay Shooting: Default.
- Rising Clay: The clay pigeon rises higher into the air, giving it more air time. Pressing B again has no effect.
- Clay Break: The clay pigeon can be shot at three times. Each shot is inaccurate, and may or may not hit the clay pigeon. The only accurate shot is the final shot, which always hits the clay pigeon. These shots are much stronger than the standard variation.
Trophy
- Clay Pigeon
A small, white disc used as a target in the Clay Shooting mode in Duck Hunt. In Smash Bros., Duck Hunt's default side special launches a clay pigeon through the air. It doesn't do much damage if it hits, but you can press the button again to shoot at it. The first two shots will narrowly miss, but you know what they say: "third time's a charm!"
: Duck Hunt (10/1985)
Origin
Clay shooting is a mode available in Duck Hunt. In this mode, the player must shoot clay pigeons as they are launched. Clay pigeons are launched in pairs, and the player has three shots to shoot them both down each time. Each round has ten clay pigeons; in order to advance, the player must hit enough clay pigeons per round.
Gallery
Clay Shooting as shown by a Skill Preview in Ultimate.
