Ice Climbers (SSBU)/Up special

Hitbox visualization showing the Ice Climbers' up special, Belay.

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Update History

9.0.0

• Belay has increased tether recovery distance.
• The player is no longer prevented from using the move if it is automatically used by the partner climber.

 13.0.1

• Belay has less startup (frame 16 → 13).

Hitboxes

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	16.0%	5		Standard	60	60	0		6.0	head	0.0	0.0	-0.3	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Timing

Success (both climbers)

On frame 13, the partner starts their jump and checks for nearby ledges (similarly to a tether recovery), automatically jumping towards the nearest one and then pulling the leader up after grabbing it. Otherwise, the partner can grab ledges from both sides starting on frame 29, while the leader can do so starting on frame 37.

To B-reverse the move, the control stick has to be held backward on frame 12.

Partner intangibility	1-12
Optional reverse	12
Partner invincibility	13-30
Partner hitbox	13-30
Leader jump start	29
Animation length (partner)	72
Animation length (leader)	88

Leader
Partner

Partner ledge pull

When the partner detects and jumps towards a ledge before pulling up the partner, they are granted intangibility even during the ledge snap animation before grabbing it, preventing a 2 frame punish. If the partner has not grabbed the ledge beforehand, their intangibility lasts until the leader grabs the ledge, and is then synced with the leader's resulting ledge intangibility; otherwise, the partner's intangibility lasts a specific amount of time, which is shown in the frame strip below.

Intangibility	1-9
Leader pull start	17

Failure (one climber)

In the air, the move enables ledge grabs from both sides starting on frame 19.

Interruptible (grounded)	56
Animation length	58

Grounded
Aerial

Landing

Interruptible	31
Animation length	39

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Invincible

State change

Intangible

Interruptible

Parameters

Maximum distance between climbers for successful move	60 (9.0.0 onward) 50 (before 9.0.0)
Horizontal speed divisor on startup	2
Vertical speed divisor on startup	2.5
Stick sensitivity to reverse	0.3
Initial gravity	0.045
Initial falling speed	0.4
Period between both climbers' jumps	16 frames
Partner's jump offset from leader	[-3, 5]
Initial jump speed	3.6 (partner) 7 (leader) 2 (solo climber)
Gravity during jump	0.31 (partner) 0.32 (leader) 0.095 (solo climber)
Falling speed after jump	1.3 (partner or solo climber) 1 (leader)
Air acceleration multiplier after jump	1.6 (partner) 1 (leader or solo climber)
Air speed multiplier after jump	1.6 (partner) 1 (leader) 0.5 (solo climber)
Partner's horizontal speed multiplier when hitting opponent	0.8
Leader's maximum jump angle at the peak	60°
Ledge detection X/Y offsets	[-1, -10] (2.0.0 onward) [0, -10] (before 2.0.0)
Ledge pull speed	6
Leader's distance multiplier when pulled towards ledge	0.75

Ice Climbers's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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