Dr. Mario (SSBM)/Up smash

Overview

Hitbox duration of Dr. Mario's up smash

Dr. Mario bashes his head forward, producing below average knockback. His up smash is a good combo starter on grounded opponents, due to how it bounces opponents off the ground and so gets more hitstun for the knockback it delivers than other moves of equivalent resulting knockback. Interestingly enough, instead of bouncing players straight off the ground, it launches them at a considerable angle of 259, one degree outside of the meteor angle window. This makes it the only unconvential character spike in the entire game. It is is similar to an unconventional meteor smash in the respect that it is recognized by the game as a spike, but not used for the same purpose. It does not spike aerial opponents, who are instead hit with a different, vertically launching hitbox. Both hitboxes have short duration and even shorter range, thanks to Dr. Mario's small size, but it can be used effectively thanks to his long wavedash that can be used to perform a somewhat effective wavesmash.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Clean
0	0	16%	0		35	95	0	3.5154	23	0.0	2.7342	1.1718						Kick
1	0	16%	0		35	95	0	3.5154	23	0.0	2.7342	1.1718						Kick
Late
0	0	13%	0		35	95	0	3.5154	23	0.0	2.7342	1.1718						Kick
1	0	13%	0		35	95	0	3.5154	23	0.0	2.7342	1.1718						Kick

Timing

Charge interval	7-8
Head intangible	9-11
Clean hit	9-10
Late hit	11
Animation length	39

Hitboxes

Head

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Vulnerable

Intangible

Dr. Mario's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special