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 55 → 50), reducing its ending lag.
• The aerial version has a longer hitbox duration (frames 18-24 → 18-27).

Hitboxes

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		Standard	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		Standard	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

Grounded (clean, late)	13-15, 16-22
Aerial	18-27
Interruptible (grounded, aerial)	50, 67
Animation length (grounded, aerial)	71, 89

Grounded

Aerial

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

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