Wolf suffers a darkness ailment when struck by the first hit of Crazy Hand's triple poke attack.
There are a few attacks in the Super Smash Bros. series, starting from Super Smash Bros. Melee, that cause the darkness effect. Characters hit by darkness temporarily flash purple and emit shadowy energy similar to that of fire, and receive 1.5x longer hitstun. The darkness effect can be improved by stickers in Brawl, though they are usable only by Ganondorf.
List of darkness attacks
By characters
| Character | Move(s) | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ganondorf | Forward smash |   
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| Warlock Punch | ||
| Dark Dive (ending uppercut) | ||
| Wizard's Foot | ||
| Gerudo Dragon |
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| Flame Choke |
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| Beast Ganon (dash) | ||
| Warlock Blade |
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| Warlock Thrust | ||
| Flame Wave | ||
| Flame Chain | ||
| Dark Fists | ||
| Wizard's Dropkick | ||
| Wizard's Assault | ||
| Giga Bowser | Forward tilt |
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| Up tilt | ||
| Down tilt | ||
| Forward air | ||
| Back throw | ||
| Kirby (copy abilities) | Warlock Punch |
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| Shadow Ball |
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| Pikmin Pluck (white Pikmin) |
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| Mewtwo | Neutral attack |
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| Dash attack | ||
| Forward smash | ||
| Up smash | ||
| Down smash | ||
| Forward air | ||
| Forward throw | ||
| Shadow Ball | ||
| Olimar | With a White Pikmin, all Pikmin-based attacks (all smashes, all aerial attacks except neutral air, pummel, all throws, Pikmin Throw and customs) (while it is considered that White Pikmin inflict poison, they technically use the darkness effect for these specific attacks) |
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| Pikmin Chain (white Pikmin) |
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| Robin | Nosferatu |
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| Distant Nosferatu | ||
| Goetia |
By items
| Item | Attack | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Assist Trophies | Midna: throw |
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By enemies and bosses
| Enemy/Boss | Attack(s) | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Chandelure | Will-o-Wisp | 
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| Crazy Hand | Cross Punch (combo move with Master Hand) |
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| Spider Walk | ||
| Triple Poke (1st hit) |
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| Finger Bomb (explosion) |
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| Shadowball Bash |
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| Gastly | Contact |
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| Master Core | Master Edges: 5-sword combination attack (finishing slash) |
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| Master Fortress - Swarm Lethinium and Plasma Wisp | 
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Ganondorf's Warlock Punch is an example of a darkness attack.
