Sheik (SSBM)/Down throw

Overview

Sheik punches the opponent to the ground, dealing 8% damage and launching them up to the side slightly. In the NTSC version of the game, it can easily chaingrab most characters (including Bowser, Donkey Kong, Ganondorf, Link, Mr. Game & Watch, Ness, Pichu, Pikachu, Roy, Sheik, and Young Link from as little as 0% to as high as 90%. Sheik hard counters most of these characters for this reason, as the move can be followed up with a sweetspotted up smash at KO percentages. When compounded with an forward tilt, it can also chaingrab the space animals at or to high percentages. Against other characters, it can reliably tech-chase to high percentages. However, in the PAL version, the throw's knockback was increased and so it cannot reliably chaingrab - however, it is still possible to followup with a dash attack, which can lead into a forward aerial for an edgeguard.

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