Sonic (SSB4)/Forward aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Sonic's forward aerial.

Overview

A corkscrew battering ram, similar to Pikachu's forward aerial. It has fast start up, hitting on frame 5, hits multiple times and its last hit has high knockback scaling, which makes it useful for edgeguarding. It can also combo into itself in certain instances thanks to Sonic's fast air speed. Originates from Sonic the Fighters. However, it has high ending lag (31 frames) and landing lag (26 frames).

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
Hits 1-5
0	0	0	0.8%	0		Forwards	0	100	30	2.0	0	0.0	4.0	12.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch		63								—
1	0	0	0.8%	0		Forwards	0	100	30	2.0	0	0.0	4.0	7.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch		63								—
2	0	0	0.8%	0		Forwards	0	100	30	2.0	0	0.0	10.0	12.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch		63								—
3	0	0	0.8%	0		Forwards	0	100	30	2.0	0	0.0	10.0	7.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch		63								—
Hit 6
0	0	0	3%	0		Forwards	60	135	0	8.0	19	4.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.5x	0%							Kick		63								—

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Hits 1-5	5, 7, 9, 11, 13
Hit 6	15
Ending autocancel	34-
Interruptible	46
Animation length	55

Landing lag

Animation length	26

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

Interruptible

Sonic'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