Falco (SSBM)/Down throw

Overview

Falco throws the opponent down, then shoots them with his Blaster. Usually, the opponent will be knocked down into the floor, allowing them to tech and potentially setting up for a tech-chase. The throw can also be used as a rather powerful meteor smash, though this requires the throw to be done very near the edge of the stage, and the opponent must be DI'ing towards the edge.

A notable exception is Fox in the NTSC version of the game. Due to a combination of his weight of 75 and his hurtbox positioning, the knockback of the final Blaster shot overrides the throw's knockback, meaning he can neither tech the throw nor be meteored by it. Falco can instead pseudo-chaingrab Fox at low percentages (from 0% to 40%), though Fox can escape by DI'ing down and using his shine as soon as possible. Fox's weight is changed to 73 in the PAL version, which happens to remove this unique behaviour.

Throw data

Laser

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable
0	0	2%	0		30	100	0	7.812	0	0.0	0.0	-3.906						Punch
1	0	2%	0		30	100	0	7.812	0	0.0	0.0	-7.812						Punch

All lasers that hit the thrown opponent during the throw deal half damage; they deal full damage if they hit after the opponent is released (including the release frame), or if they hit a bystander.

Throw

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

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
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
Blaster shot 4	17.05	18.6	21.7	22.63	22.94	23.25	24.8	26.35	26.97	27.28	27.9	29.14	30.38	31	32.24	33.48	33.79	34.1	34.41	35.34	36.27	36.58
Throw	18.15	19.8	23.1	24.09	24.42	24.75	26.4	28.05	28.71	29.04	29.7	31.02	32.34	33	34.32	35.64	35.97	36.3	36.63	37.62	38.61	38.94
Animation length	23.65	25.8	30.1	31.39	31.82	32.25	34.4	36.55	37.41	37.84	38.7	40.42	42.14	43	44.72	46.44	46.87	47.3	47.73	49.02	50.31	50.74

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