Sonic (SSBU)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Sonic's down smash.

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Overview

A split kick, similar to Fox and Falco's down smashes. It has the lowest amount of start-up lag out of Sonic's smash attacks and hits on both sides, which make it useful for punishing rolls. It is also a semi-spike, which makes it very useful for edge-guarding. However, it lasts for only 2 frames, and has considerable ending lag.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
0	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	50	80	0		5.0	top	0.0	2.0	13.0 to 8.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	50	80	0		5.0	top	0.0	2.0	-11.0 to -6.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Charges between	5-6
Hitboxes	12-13
Interruptible	55
Animation length	69

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash