Mewtwo (SSBU)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Mewtwo's down smash.

Overview

Extends its arm at a diagonal angle toward the ground to emit a blast of dark energy from its fingertip. It is one of the few down smashes that does not hit on both sides, but it is powerful nonetheless, and has the highest knockback scaling out of Mewtwo's entire moveset. While it has noticeable startup at frame 21, its ending lag relative to its power and startup is extremely low, as Mewtwo can act out of it after 41 frames. As such, it is safe on shield, and potentially even on whiff. It can also 2-frame punish at the ledge if timed correctly. As a result, Mewtwo's down smash is overall a very versatile move in its kit as it provides immense safety and power, and serves as a great punishment out of a successful Disable or shield break, even when not fully charged.

Update History

4.0.0

• Down smash has less ending lag (FAF 44 → 41).

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
0	0	0	16.0%	8.0		Standard	20	118	0		7.5	top	0.0	4.0	13.7	1.3×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All
1	0	0	16.0%	4.0		Standard	20	118	0		11.0	top	0.0	4.0	13.7	1.3×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All

Timing

Charges between	15-16
Hitboxes	21-23
Interruptible	41
Animation length	59

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Interruptible

Mewtwo's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 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