Palutena (SSB4)/Forward tilt

Hitbox visualization showing Palutena's forward tilt.

Overview

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Update history

1.1.0

• Hitbox sizes (3.8u/2.5u → 4.1u/2.8u).
• Instead of having one hitbox with a rehit rate, the move now has two separate hitboxes. The first hit launches opponents at a higher angle (361° → 48°) and has lower knockback scaling (100 → 65), while the second hit consistently comes out on frame 25 (and mostly functions identically to its previous incarnation). These changes make forward tilt connect more reliably.
  • However, as forward tilt can only hit a maximum of two times instead of three, this reduces forward tilt's maximum damage potential (18% → 12%). As it was practically impossible to land all three hits in a tournament setting however, this does not hurt the move much.
  • Additionally, this also makes the first hit much less effective on its own if it fails to lead into the second hit (with the move still being unreliable overall, especially at far ranges).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Piercing	Heedless	No GFX	Flinchless	Stretch
Hit 1
0	0	0	6%	1		Forwards	43	65	0	4.1	1000	0.0	5.5	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		63								—
1	0	0	4%	1		Forwards	43	65	0	2.8	1000	0.0	-5.5	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		63								—
Hit 2
0	0	0	6%	1		Forwards	43	100	0	4.1	1000	0.0	5.5	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		63								—
1	0	0	4%	1		Forwards	43	100	0	2.8	1000	0.0	-5.5	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		63								—

Timing

Hit 1	17-24
Hit 2	25-39
Interruptible	68
Animation length	74

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

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