Mewtwo (SSBU)/Forward aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Mewtwo's forward aerial.

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Overview

Mewtwo slashes the air with an energy-infused swipe. Considered one of the best tools on Mewtwo's moveset as well as one of the best moves of its kind in the game, forward aerial plays multiple important roles in Mewtwo's kit. It is able to start combos, while also serving as an effective poking tool with its somewhat disjointed hitbox, low landing lag and shield safety (-3 on shield if landed properly) and as a kill option at higher percentages. It also boasts 7 frames of start-up, tying it with neutral aerial for having the lowest start-up of Mewtwo's aerials.

Notably, forward aerial becomes an near-inescapable follow-up if Mewtwo is able to land an aerial Confusion on opponents who have accumulated at least 140% in damage and lacks a frame 1 combo breaker. Against certain characters it starts being true earlier depending on their airdodge speed and/or the speed of their fastest aerial/escape option.

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	13.0%	0		Forward	40	100	0		5.5	top	0.0	8.2	13.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	13.0%	0		Forward	40	100	0		4.5	top	0.0	8.2	7.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Timing

Attack

Hitboxes	7-9
Ending autocancel	37-
Interruptible	40
Animation length	54

Landing lag

Interruptible	9
Animation length	13

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

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