Pac-Man (SSB4)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Pac-Man's down smash.

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Overview

Pac-Man thrusts Clyde in front of him and Pinky behind him, sending the opponent in a semi-spike angle. While it is the weakest of Pac-Man's smash attacks, it does have considerable range on either side of him. Like his other two smash attacks, it is able to nullify any oncoming projectiles. However, it has a high amount of starting and ending lag, coming out on frame 18 and having an FAF of 55. As such, it is generally unsafe to use, being useful primarily for roll reads and ledge coverage.

Update history

Pac-Man's forward smash has received only one change in version 1.1.5, where its knockback was slightly increased.

• Down smash knockback scaling (84 (clean)/90 (late) → 86/92)

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Clean hit
0	0	13%	0		30	86	0	6.0	1000	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
1	0	13%	0		30	86	0	6.0	1001	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
Late hit
0	0	7%	0		40	92	0	4.0	1000	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
1	0	7%	0		40	92	0	4.0	1001	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch

Timing

Early hitboxes	18-20
Late hitboxes	21-28
Animation length	54

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Pac-Man's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash