Jigglypuff (SSBU)/Side special

Hitbox visualization showing Jigglypuff's side special, Pound.

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Overview

Rears back, before throwing a punch in front of it whilst travelling a short distance forwards. This move deals moderate knockback to opponents, also sporting a fairly large and long-lasting hitbox which doesn't deteriorate in power, although it lacks reasonable kill power. In the air, Pound briefly pauses Jigglypuff's descent, assisting in recoveries back to the stage and even gaining additional height when used in tandem with its multiple double jumps. Additionally, it can be angled either up or down in the air, slightly effecting its direction of travel in the air.

Pound is an important move in Jigglypuff's aerial-focused neutral, in large part due to the moves frame data. The move's short duration and lack of end lag in the air allows it to be used frequently in the air, assisting in approaching opponents especially if they have been conditioned to shield. Compounding this is Pound's ability to pressure shields - in addition to being relatively safe on shield especially if hit late into the hitbox's duration, Pound deals high damage to shields, punishing unaware opponents for carelessly shielding. Finally, hitting the move on opponents deals high hitstun, giving the move combo potential at lower percents.

Update History

6.0.0

• Pound inflicts 2 additional frames of hitstun, and has gained a shieldstun multiplier of 1.5×, improving its combo potential and shield pressuring ability.

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	Hitstun	Shieldstun
0	0	0	11.0%	20.0		Forward	52	75	0		4.5	top	0.0	4.0	10.0	1.0×	1.0×	40%							Paper		All	All							+2 frames	1.5×
1	0	0	11.0%	20.0		Forward	52	75	0		4.5	top	0.0	4.0	5.0	1.0×	1.0×	40%							Paper		All	All							+2 frames	1.5×

Timing

For the aerial version, the control stick is checked on frame 13 to apply vertical momentum in the chosen direction. Ledge grabs are enabled from the front starting on frame 30, and from behind starting on frame 42.

Hitboxes	13-28
Interruptible	40
Animation length	49

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

Parameters

Momentum forward	3
Stick sensitivity for angle modification in midair	0.25 to 0.5
Maximum angle modification	20°
Friction (speed multiplier per frame)	0.85

Trivia

• The move has a 40% trip chance that can never actually happen, due to its largely vertical launch angle.

Jigglypuff'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