Palutena (SSB4)/Back throw

Hitbox visualization showing Palutena's back throw.

Overview

Palutena elevates the opponent, then performs a ballet kick to the air, which magically launches the opponent back. Despite it being her strongest throw (KOing at 155% with no DI), it sends the opponent at an unfavorable angle, which is the Sakurai angle. Due to this, this throw is among the easiest to DI to avoid getting KOd. As such, it is recommended to not stale this throw as well as only use it with high rage to KO middle-heavy to lightweight characters, or characters with bad recovery moves like Cloud, while using it on heavyweight characters to reliably rack up damage.

Hitboxes

Hitbox type	Damage	Angle	Base knockback	Knockback scaling	Fixed knockback value	Weight dependent
Throw	10%	361°	65	70	—	No

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Palutena'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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash