Meta Knight (SSBB)/Down throw

Meta Knight's down throw in Brawl.

Overview

A multi-hit throw in which Meta Knight stomps the opponent nine times, then slams on top of them, knocking them horizontally with weak knockback. The stomps deal 1% damage each, and the slam deals 2% damage, for a total of 11% (making this the second most damaging down throw in the game, behind Kirby's, Bowser's, and Olimar's (using a blue Pikmin), which each deal 12% damage). This throw has a similar animation to Kirby's down throw, but Meta Knight's deals 1% less damage, produces horizontal knockback instead of vertical, and has slower stomps. This throw is a useful damage racker in general, and is one of Meta Knight's more commonly used moves in competitive play. Meta Knight's down throw can be followed up with moves such as a dash attack or short hopped neutral aerial to start combos at lower percentages; or at higher percentages when near the edge, a short hopped Shuttle Loop. There are various other possible followups depending on the opponent's DI - against fastfallers at low percentages, Meta Knight can chain grab using down throws, and in some situations, the move works as a pseudo-tech-chasing move.

Throw and Hitbox Data

Hitbox

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	Heedless	Piercing	Strechy	?2	?5	?6	?11	Hit Bits
Hits 1-9
0	0	0	1%	0		Forwards	0	100	10	5.0	0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0x	None	0%							Kick													11111111111111
Hit 10
0	0	0	1%	0		Forwards	50	200	0	7.0	0	0.0	4.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick													11111111111111

Throw

ID	Damage	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Bone	SDIx	FFx	T%	Type	Effect	Sound
0	1%		Forwards	60	110	0	0	1.0x	None	0%			None
1	3%		Forwards	0	100	100	0	1.0x	None	0%			None

Timing

Invincibility	1-8
Hits 1-9	11-13, 17-19, 23-25, 29-31, 35-37, 41-43, 47-49, 53-55, 59-61
Hit 10	73
Throw Release	74
Animation length	87

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Invincible

Throw point

Similar moves

• Kirby's down throw

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial · Glide attack
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash