Falco (SSBM)/Down throw

Overview

Falco throws the opponent down, then shoots them with his Blaster. Usually, the target will be knocked down into the floor, allowing it to tech and potentially setting up for a tech-chase. When done very close to an edge and if the target uses DI away from the stage, this throw can be used as a rather powerful meteor smash. A notable exception is Fox in the NTSC versions of the game, who can never tech the throw nor be meteor-smashed by it. Instead, he suffers very little knockback and can be pseudo-chaingrabbed from 0-40% damage. It is not a true chaingrab as Fox can escape by holding down and using his shine as soon as possible.

Throw data

Throw

	Damage	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Effect
Throw	1%		150	40	0
Release	3%		60	100	0

Blaster shots

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable
0	0	1%	0		0	0	0	6.6402	0	0.0	0.0	-0.7812						Punch
1	0	1%	0		0	0	0	6.6402	0	0.0	0.0	-2.5389						Punch

Timing

The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight.

NTSC
PAL
Invincible	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8	1-8
Throw	4.4	4.8	5.6	5.84	5.92	6	6.4	6.8	6.96	7.04	7.2	7.52	7.84	8	8.32	8.64	8.72	8.8	8.88	9.12	9.36	9.44
Blaster shot 1	12.65	13.8	16.1	16.79	17.02	17.25	18.4	19.55	20.01	20.24	20.7	21.62	22.54	23	23.92	24.84	25.07	25.3	25.53	26.22	26.91	27.14
Blaster shot 2	13.75	15	17.5	18.25	18.5	18.75	20	21.25	21.75	22	22.5	23.5	24.5	25	26	27	27.25	27.5	27.75	28.5	29.25	29.5
Blaster shot 3	15.4	16.8	19.6	20.44	20.72	21	22.4	23.8	24.36	24.64	25.2	26.32	27.44	28	29.12	30.24	30.52	30.8	31.08	31.92	32.76	33.04
Animation length	22	24	28	29.2	29.6	30	32	34	34.8	35.2	36	37.6	39.2	40	41.6	43.2	43.6	44	44.4	45.6	46.8	47.2

Min (Pichu)

Baseline

Max (Bowser PAL)

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Vulnerable

Invincible

Prop event

Throw point

Similar moves

• Fox's down throw

Falco's moveset

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