Falco (SSBU)/Side special

Hitbox visualization showing Falco's grounded side special, Falco Phantasm.

Hitbox visualization showing Falco's aerial side special, Falco Phantasm.

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Update History

8.0.0

• The grounded version has faster startup with a longer hitbox duration (frames 18-24 → 13-22). Its total duration is shorter as well (FAF 56 → 51), reducing its ending lag.
• The aerial version has a longer hitbox duration (frames 18-24 → 18-27).

Hitboxes

The hitbox is attached to the afterimages, which are considered a non-reflectable projectile that trails behind Falco. As a result, he does not experience hitlag from hitting an opponent with it, and it can clang with aerial attacks.

Grounded

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Clean hit
0	0	0	7.0%	0		Backward	83	50	0		3.0	top	0.0	5.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Late hit
0	0	0	7.0%	0		Backward	80	50	0		3.0	top	0.0	5.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Aerial

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
0	0	0	7.0%	0		Standard	68	60	0		4.0	top	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	40	50	0		3.0	top	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Timing

When hitting a shield, in addition to stopping Falco's movement, the move skips to frame 19 (24 in the air) on the next frame if the hit happened beforehand, cutting off at most 5 frames.

Grounded

Jostling is disabled during frames 12-30.

Clean hit	13-15
Late hit	16-22
Interruptible	51
Animation length	71

Aerial

The move enables ledge grabs starting on frame 18 from the front, and frame 23 from behind. Jostling is also disabled during frames 17-35.

Hitboxes	18-27
Interruptible	67
Animation length	89

Landing

Interruptible	17
Animation length	65

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Prop event

Interruptible

Parameters

Horizontal speed multiplier on startup	1.5
Acceleration on startup	0.05
Period before applying startup gravity	10 frames
Startup gravity	0.017
Speed at the end of the dash	2.2
Friction at the end of the dash	0.11 (grounded) 0.05 (aerial)
Speed after hitting a shield	0.5
Air acceleration multiplier for aerial ending	0.8
Air speed multiplier for aerial ending	0.5
Period before applying ending gravity	5 frames
Ending gravity	0.08
Illusion lifetime	10 frames (8.0.0 onward) 7 frames (before 8.0.0)

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) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash