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King K. Rool (SSBU)/Pummel

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Hitbox visualization showing King K. Rool's pummel.

Overview[edit]

A simple headbutt. Pummeling opponents prior to using down throw is especially crucial for King K. Rool's success, as the throw's bury time is based on damage prior to the throw, rather than the grab, thus including pummel damage. It's also essential after a dash grab to make use of the long lunge while still dealing damage. King K. Rool's pummel is also one of the most damaging of its kind, dealing 2% factoring in freshness and the 1v1 multiplier, while also being unusually fast, with an FAF of 8 and 16 frames of hitlag. This allows for an easy down throw into up smash, as it quickly prompts mashing from opponents aiming to avoid taking unnecessary damage.

As pummels remove moves from the stale-move negation queue, this greatly assists K. Rool, as his damage output is heavily affected by the staleness multipliers. Considering its 16 frames of hitlag, a buffered throw from a buffered pummel is guaranteed from around 10%, adding guaranteed damage to his throws very quickly. Thus, buffering pummel into down throw and then using neutral attack will almost completely refresh the staleness queue, greatly assisting K. Rool's damage output between stocks where the player has likely staled forward aerial and other important moves.

To compensate for the sheer damage it can rack up, King K. Rool's pummel is only frame 2. This is something only shared by a few characters, mostly heavyweights. This means it's possible for characters to escape grabs before the pummel comes out, though this is rare.

Update History[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 8.0.0

  • Buff Pummel has a larger hitbox (7u → 8u), allowing it to connect more consistently.

Hitboxes[edit]

ID Part Rehit rate Damage SD Angle Angle type BK KS FKV Set weight Radius Bone Offset SDI× T% Clang Rebound Effect Type G A Sound Direct Hit bits Hit part Blockable Reflectable Absorbable Flinchless No GFX Heedless
0 0 0 1.6% 0 Sakurai angle Forward 0 100 30 HitboxTableIcon(False).png 8.0 top 0.0 10.0 11.0 2.3× 1.0× 0% HitboxTableIcon(NoClang).png HitboxTableIcon(NoRebound).png EffectIcon(Normal).png TypeIcon(Head).png HitboxTableIcon(GroundedTrue).png HitboxTableIcon(AerialTrue).png S Kick SpecialsDirect.png All All HitboxTableIcon(Blockable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unreflectable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unabsorbable).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png

Timing[edit]

Hitbox 2
Interruptible 8
Animation length 23
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