Kirby (SSBU)/Up throw

Kirby up throw hurtbox and hitbox visualization

Overview

The Air Drop from the Ninja ability, which creates a small explosion on landing. It's among the strongest up throws in the game, dealing 10% damage, having high base knockback and decent knockback scaling, allowing it to KO middleweights at around 160% without rage. Since Kirby jumps towards the blast line to perform it, he will immediately land on platforms if he is below them. Its great knockback and its ability to land on platforms make it a reliable and useful KO throw; however, it is heavily susceptible to DI. Just like Meta Knight's similar up throw, it has a collateral hitbox that deals 7% with similar knockback to the throw that can hit bystanders.

As with Brawl and Smash 4, Kirby can also perform the Omnigay with his up throw. Should he have a C4 attached to him or have an opponent hold an item such as a grenade, Kirby can up throw the opponent, send them to the blast zone and get them immediately KO’ed while Kirby remains unharmed. This works regardless of percent. While difficult to perform in singles due to precise knowledge on when the object would be detonated and the technique being limited to a few characters, if his team partner is playing Snake, it can be performed more easily due to Snake being able to plant more C4s on Kirby for greater leeway.

Throw and Hitbox Data

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
Collateral hit
0	0	0	7.0%	0		Standard	85	95	0		9.5	top	0.0	6.5	2.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Kind	ID	Damage	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	H×	Effect	Type	Sound
Throw
Throw	0	10.0%		Forward	75	74	0	0.0×			None
Break	0	3.0%		Forward	60	100	0	0.0×			None

Timing

Properties

• During frame 45, the move inflicts 8 frames of hitlag to both Kirby and the opponent, during which the opponent is invincible. This section shows its timing without the hitlag.
• If used at an edge, the opponent is pushed 2.5 units up and away when thrown, preventing certain characters from getting stage spiked underneath.

Invincibility	1-51
Air transition	6
Collateral hit	45-46
Throw release	51
Interruptible	80
Animation length	83

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Invincible

State change

Throw point

Interruptible

Kirby'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