Pac-Man (SSB4)/Grab

Hitbox visualization showing Pac-Man's standing grab.

Hitbox visualization showing Pac-Man's dash grab.

Hitbox visualization showing Pac-Man's pivot grab.

Overview

Pac-Man fires Boss Galaga's tractor beam from his hand, and has above average grab range. However, its slow start-up, lengthy ending animation, and intermittent periods where the hitbox disappears entirely cause players to consider this grab to be the worst in the game. Furthermore, Pac-Man's grab game is lackluster at best, further decreasing his grab's value.

Grabbox Data

Standing and Dash Grab

ID	Radius	Bone	Offset			Stretch			G	A
Early grab
0	3.0	0	0.0	6.6	10.7	—
Mid grab
1	3.5	0	0.0	6.6	17.0	—
Late grab
2	4.0	0	0.0	6.6	24.0	—

Pivot Grab

ID	Radius	Bone	Offset			Stretch			G	A
Early grab
0	3.0	0	0.0	6.6	-10.7	—
Mid grab
1	3.5	0	0.0	6.6	-17.0	—
Late grab
2	4.0	0	0.0	6.6	-24.0	—

Timing

Standing grab

Grab	12-14, 22-24, 32-39
Interruptible	76
Animation length	99

Dash and Pivot grab

Grab	12-14, 22-24, 32-39
Interruptible	76
Animation length	105

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Grab

Interruptible

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