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-[[File:Intangibility.jpg|270px|thumb|{{SSB4|Kirby}} successfully avoiding a Teal Coupe in [[Onett]] with his [[sidestep]].]]
+[[File:Intangibility.jpg|270px|thumb|{{SSB4|Kirby}} successfully avoiding a Teal Coupe in [[Onett]] with his [[spot dodge]].]]
-'''Intangibility''' is a state in which characters will not be hit by attacks. Attacks will simply not affect intangible targets at all, as if they were not there at all. Intangibility is often attributed to [[dodge]]s, [[tech]]s, edge-grabbing, [[get-up attacks and animations]], certain body parts during certain moves, and the start of a [[shield break]]. Since the character is not hit, a long-lasting attack (or very short intangibility time) may still hit the character once it ends.
+'''Intangibility''' is a state in which a hurtbox will not be hit by attacks at all. Intangibility should not be confused with [[invincibility]], as both are different mechanics with different effects.
-Intangibility's negative aspect is that on the [[Planet Zebes]], [[Brinstar]], and [[Norfair]] [[stage]]s, characters will fall straight through the stage's lower hazard rather than sustaining damage and bouncing back up, possibly causing an otherwise preventable [[KO]]. They may occasionally also be KO'd if they are standing on the track on [[Mute City (SSBM)]], [[Port Town Aero Dive]] or [[Mute City SNES]]. In ''Smash 4'', Master Giant's "glowing hands" attack also completely ignores any form of intangibility as well as invincibility (including respawn).
+==Overview==
+There are many ways to achieve intangibility. Many universal actions such as [[spot dodge]], roll, edge grab, the shield breaking process, among others have intangibility. Certain attacks also possess intangibility, either full body or only specific [[hitbox]]es. While a character is intangible, attacks will simply not affect them, as if they were not there at all. Since the character is not hit, a long-lasting attack (or very short intangibility time) may still hit the character once it ends. This state can be incredibly useful, as it can be used to dodge attacks and make a retreat or capitalize on a reckless opponent and [[punish]] them. Some attacks intentionally make certain body parts intangible in order to make the attack guaranteed to connect without trading with the opponent.
+Intangibility does have a somewhat niche downside in that on the [[Planet Zebes]], [[Brinstar]], and [[Norfair]] [[stage]]s, intangible characters will fall straight through the stage's lower hazard rather than sustaining damage and bouncing back up, causing an otherwise preventable [[KO]]. They may occasionally also be KO'd if they are standing on the track on [[Mute City (SSBM)]], [[Port Town Aero Dive]] or [[Mute City SNES]]. In ''Smash 4'', Master Giant's "glowing hands" attack also completely ignores any form of intangibility as well as invincibility (including respawn).
 In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''{{'}}s {{SSBM|debug menu}}, intangibility is displayed by affected [[hurtbox]]es changing from their usual yellow color to a blue color during the intangibility period. A similar feature is present in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''{{'}}s [[Training Mode]] via an invincibility toggle, which causes intangible parts of characters to acquire a blue tint.
-Intangibility should not be confused with [[invincibility]]. In intangibility, characters can not be affected by attacks at all but in invincibility, characters can be hit by attacks but they will not take any [[damage]] or [[knockback]].
+While the differences are seemingly minor, intangibility is different from [[invincibility]]. Invincibility does cause [[hitlag]], but causes no damage or knockback.
-==List==
+==List of intangible attacks==
 {{incomplete|Item intangibility from past games, custom special moves, stage elements, and moves from past Smash Bros. games with undocumented intangibility}}
 * Smash attacks in this table are not charged.
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 |rowspan=7|All characters || [[Spot dodge]]/[[Roll]]/[[Air dodge]]<br>[[Edge]] grab<br>[[Tech]]s (Standard, Rolling, Wall, Ceiling)<br>[[Edge recovery]] actions (Climb, Attack, Roll, {{rollover|Jump|This method does not exist in ''Smash 64''|?}})<br>[[Floor recovery]] options (Get up, Roll, Attack)<br>[[Perfect shield]]|| rowspan=7|Entire body || rowspan=2|Varies ||
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-|Shield break animation || *{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Lasts until the character lands and gets back up <br>*{{GameIcon|SSBB}} Lasts from frames 1-36 on most characters, with the exception of Kirby and Jigglypuff.
+|Shield break animation || *{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Lasts until the character lands and gets back up <br>*{{GameIcon|SSBB}} Lasts from frames 1-36 on most characters, with the exception of Kirby and Jigglypuff. <br>*{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Shield break intangibility lasts for 300 frames.
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 |Shield jump || 1-2{{GameIcon|SSB}} ||
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 ==Trivia==
 *In ''Ultimate'', if one turns on the "Intangibility display" in Training Mode, intangibility will be displayed on {{SSBU|Bowser}} while he is in his helpless state, and it will appear as though he is fully intangible. This is because during his helpless animation, only his shell and torso are tangible, in order to prevent unexpected interactions.
+*If the [[Shadow]] [[Assist Trophy]] freezes a character while intangible, the character will remain intangible until being unfrozen. This offers some niche competitive strategies where an affected character can achieve intangibility before being frozen and get several seconds where they are unable to receive damage.
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