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mindgames) to overcome their technical shortcomings. Technical skill is just one of the many skills required to excel at Smash; technical skill alone will not

psychologically. Alongside technical skills, mindgames constitute players' play-styles, and are considered to be an important counterpart of technical skill in competitive

This article is about the technical definition of "spike". For information about the mechanic commonly incorrectly referred to as a spike, see meteor smash

the Bulborb's appearances in Distant Planet and Smash Run, likley due to technical limitations. The Bulborb keeps its Brawl roles in Distant Planet and End

about the action that can be performed while tumbling. For other uses, see Technical skill. "Ukemi" redirects here. For the similarly named smasher, see Smasher:Umeki

working as an anti-crossup mechanic. The leg hitbox serves as a decent tech chase setup due to its relatively low knockback and launch angle, while the arm

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then setup for a guaranteed free hit or lock in Brawl and SSB4, or a tech-chase situation in Ultimate. Using the footstool to intentionally achieve these

unreliable, especially against fastfallers, because her down throw tech chase requires her to correctly predict her opponent's actions, which can limit

recovery path and edge guard or gimp him. Fox also has an extremely high technical learning curve, as most of his techniques require extremely nimble fingers

reliable at comboing (although he now has the potential to chain grab or tech chase his opponents out of his down throw) while his back throw has much lower

lowest ranked character. He is well-known for his unique double jump and technical movement: he, along with Yoshi, can cancel their double jump with an attack

forwards towards Samus, and at higher percents it serves as a solid tech-chase starter. It can also be angled upwards and downwards, the latter serving

design instead of his original design from The Binding Blade), debuting Ray Chase as his English voice actor, and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia allows

Charizard's aerials, it has a very poor air game. It is even easy to tech-chase when it lies on the ground due to its terrible get-up rolls (for example

utility. Her forward throw can force opponents offstage and set up easy tech chase combos at lower percentages, her up and back throws have strong KO potential

much a racing machine as it is his personal base of operations, used for chasing down his targets as a bounty hunter. A ship with style and substance, it's

with the first 2 hits and held long enough just before it ends. For the technical data of each individual hit, see: Piranha Plant (SSBU)/Neutral attack/Hit

considerable endlag, so it is not useful for tech chasing. The entire sequence does 8.0% in total. For the technical data of each individual hit, see: Wolf (SSBU)/Neutral

upset the people. Even worse are people calling it an attempt to ‘clout-chase’ or ‘stir drama’ because the viewer is incapable of seeing how these players

out of a total of 41 in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It features Bowser being chased by three Marios on Mushroomy Kingdom at high speed, who additionally have

Island, where the player can see him as soon as they enter. The player must chase Rathalos around the Forest Hill, approaching from specific directions whenever

smash can hit at a closer range. Neutral infinite has less visual whiffs. Technical changelist 1.0.6 Down-angled forward smash's knockback has been noticeably

chaingrabs; after only a few hits, Jigglypuff will already be sent too far to chase down before the hitstun wears off, without the gravity needed to pull it

by and joins forces with Pit to fight off the Subspace Army. Later, they chase after the Ancient Minister but fail to catch him. If the player rescued Zelda

heavily on theoreticals. Character matchups are often dependent on the technical abilities of the players in questions, as well as advancements in each

player visibility and unfairly affecting characters that rely on offstage chases; though this rule is sometimes contested due to the introduction of the

Luigi, this makes them highly reliant on wavedashing to approach, and technical errors, such as mistimed air dodges, can set them up for significant punishment

Time regenerates slower (0.08 frames per frame → 0.06 frames per frame). Technical changelist Air speed (0.98 → 1). Weight (128 → 130). Max Walk speed with

position where he has few options to retake the advantage. Despite his low technical learning curve, many consider Marth to be one of the most difficult characters

effective tilts and aerial attacks, and a down throw that can force a tech chase opportunity on anyone at any percent. While Mr. Game & Watch's attacks are

player also known as Stranded. He is regarded for having some of the best technical skills in the game and being one of the best in North America. He has placed

list of techniques that are notably difficult to perform/require precise technical skill. A list of advanced techniques that can only be performed by one

potential. His general combo game is far worse: down throw can no longer tech-chase, up throw is ineffective for combos and chain-grabs due to the slower fall

mobility, streamlined jumpsquat, and reintroduction of dash-dancing allow it to chase opponents, giving it an excellent combo game that has the potential of causing

off-guard but has high ending lag, should the player be in a position to chase or attack in-close. If the close-in war is being waged at the edge, Ike can

and neutral aerials. Should the opponent DI close the ground, Falco can chase his opponents with multiple waveshines, depending on the direction. Falco

them in disadvantageous positions, especially off-stage. With extreme technical skill, Bonus Fruit can even be used for footstool jump-initiated zero-to-death

to be one of the best in the game, as it forces his opponent into a tech chase, keeping the opponent close to Snake and in range of his deadly ground game

lower (44.1 (1323) → 32.04), hindering its vertical recovery and ability to chase opponents above it. Pikachu's short hop is also extremely lower (28.008 (840

This change also means that Marth can also no longer chaingrab or tech chase opponents with his forward throw, as well as preventing the throw from benefitting

characters without a wall) due to its set knockback, and is an effective tech chase move on those it cannot chain throw. King Dedede is also notoriously difficult

After some persuasion, Tetra agrees to help Aryll's older brother, Link, chase after the Helmaroc King in order to rescue Aryll. During this pursuit, Link

transformed into a ball of light that can slam into foes. It can also fly to chase down those who try to jump out of range. Sparks get stronger when you press

Sing's utility is limited to hard reads, most notably when used in tech-chasing scenarios. Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4.

thrown out in neutral. Their most intricate combos usually require a lot of technical skill, with effective usage of Rear Egg and Breegull Blaster combos being

generally makes him even more sluggish in the air, making him easier to chase and avoid while he is in the air. Despite being one of his most detrimental

will perform the move and Nana will perform a brief forward dash. In a technical standpoint, the move input has to be made BEFORE Nana turns. That way,

either "そこ!" ("There!") or "つきやり!" ("An opening!") when using Counter. Technical changelist 1.0.8 1.1.0 Neutral aerial deals more damage: 2.375% (hit 1)/6

one, but two characters at the same time. Although the Ice Climbers are technically demanding and require astute micromanaging, their tag team mechanics also

fastest attack, has decent overall range, and its third hit can force a tech-chase. Forward tilt has serviceable speed and respectable power, which make it

ending lag if missed and requires proper reads in order to effectively tech-chase and combo his opponent repeatedly, while his down aerial no longer set ups

and revives Mario and Pit. The heroes Mario, Pit, Yoshi, Link and Kirby chase after Dedede. In his castle lair, Dedede plants a brooch on Zelda, Luigi

the Subspace Emissary. He first appears after Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong chase down his troops, who had stolen their bananas in order to lure them to him

to throw out a flurry of moves at his opponent while still being able to chase them with his strong grounded mobility. In fact, nearly all of his moves

(39.96 (1198.8) → 29.67), hindering his vertical recovery and ability to chase opponents above him. Link's short hop is also drastically lower (24.99 (749

throw meteor smashes the opponent into the ground, which allows Fox to tech chase, possibly leading into Shine combos. Fox's down throw overall deals 4% damage

trip followups except floor attack have one less frame of invincibility. Technical changelist 1.1.4 Toon Link can wall jump. For a gallery of Toon Link's

in the English text and "Super Mario USA" in the Japanese text. While technically "Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic" would be more correct for either, it is true

other characters, and as a consequence, Mewtwo is particularly easy to tech-chase. Mewtwo also suffers from a lack of reliable KO options; all of its strongest

His aerials flow very well into each other, and when L-canceled, he can chase his opponents and land a follow-up despite his poor air speed. Due to his

jumps also grant less height, hindering his vertical recovery and ability to chase opponents above it. Kirby's fast falling speed is significantly slower (2

times at medium percentages when auto-canceled; and back throw can tech-chase into dash attack at low to medium percentages. All of Ike's smash attacks

most formidable advanced techniques, such as Desynching, require high technical skill and are difficult to perform consistently. Finally, the climbers

two the stars of the NES 1985 launch title Duck Hunt. The goofy dog would chase down any ducks hit by the Zapper. In Smash Bros., these two work as a team

wavesmashes and versatile aerials. While he requires a large amount of technical skill and relies on situational attacks more than most characters, mastering

regain footing. Utilizing him at his strongest is difficult due to the technical skill required and his large moveset, though Kazuya's strengths have been

the main platform of large stages (such as the Training stage), he will chase his Pokémon by dashing into them instead of a space jump. As with all previously

transformed into a ball of light that can slam into foes. It can also fly to chase down those who try to jump out of range. Sparks get stronger when you press

Brawl's mechanics, down throw is no longer capable of chain grabbing or tech chasing and the changes to hitstun greatly hinders its combo potential. Needle Storm:

to a perception that Joker is a weaker character online due to his more technical combos and reactionary playstyle becoming too hard to perform or unrewarding

are both surrounded by Primids. After a successful battle, both warriors chase the Ancient Minister, who is carrying a Subspace bomb. Both are unsuccessful

faster movement with the aid of platforms. With this technique, Pikachu can chase opponents and maintain pressure without facing significant retaliation. Thunder

maining him after the game's release, Robin's high learning curve and technical playstyle has given him limited tournament presence in the years following

Shadow Ball is slightly increased in size. Shadow Ball deals less recoil. Technical changelist 1.1.3 1.1.5 Mewtwo is slightly heavier: 72 → 74. Mewtwo dashes

are most frequently seen in the first game, though their high need for technical skill makes them rare sights at tournaments unless at high level play,

lag when using the Monado Arts dial wheel. It is named as such due to a technical quirk that allows the initial frames of the Monado dial to be "stored up"

their fastest grounded poke (at frame 6) and being capable of starting tech chases, suffers from being an even worse disjoint than forward tilt in terms of

defensive habits, and its deceptively long range allows it to be used in tech-chase scenarios, being especially dangerous if the opponent is forced onto a platform

can additionally be teched, so punishing a tripped character is more tech chase-orientated. Dashing is easier to perform than in Melee, particularly when

to mid percents. Down throw's different angle removes its ability to tech-chase, hindering its setup potential past mid percents, especially with the changes

knock opponents forward and set up tech-chasing at lower percentages. Rosalina's down tilt can set up for tech-chasing at mid-percentages and can effectively

back and forth, use her very high double jump to escape fighters who can't chase her, punish approaches with After Burrner Kick or Witch Twist, create strong

but he also fails. They then continue on their quest. At the shore, Kirby chases after a menacing noise he heard, unaccompanied by Peach. The abandoned princess

Lucario to attack even if it is not hit. In the end, Lucario is a very technical character whose weaknesses are outweighed by its strengths. While aura

use of his passable ledgedash. He also has access to one of the most technically difficult techniques in the game in the "snekdash", which if the demands

several Primids show up. Then, suddenly, the gigantic Porky Statue appears and chases after Lucas. Lucas runs from it, until he gets caught in a snag and just

hit make it much more reliable but hinders its KO, edgeguarding and tech-chasing potential. Hit 4: The upwards fourth hit now has a brand new animation,

abnormally slow fall speed (even when fast falling) making it hard for him to chase an opponent he launched down to follow up. Coupled with his weaker moves

and sheath are present in his clapping animation on the results screen. Technical changelist 3.1.0 7.0.0 Up smash has received a -100% trip chance, preventing

allowing pinned opponents to escape faster but setting them up for a tech-chase, and also leaves Corrin less vulnerable if the move misses. Manually canceling

down tilt is a semi-spike with set knockback, giving it utility in tech-chasing and edgeguarding. Yoshi's smash attacks are all strong; forward and up smashes

jumps and slow falling speed. These attributes grant her an easier time chasing aerial opponents and forcing air dodges, yet also cause her to be juggled

(30 frames → 10), greatly improving its ability to set up combos and tech-chases. The aerial animation is longer (61 frames → 69), increasing the amount

improving its edgeguarding potential and allowing it to be used for tech-chasing if initiated in the air. Its projectiles are bigger (3.0u/1.8u → 4.0u/3

actress, Mitsuki Saiga, reprises her role from Dragon Quest XI S (thus technically making Ultimate her debut voicing the character), but was directed to

speed and air speed, making it much easier for him to approach, run away and chase opponents. Ness also benefits from the introduction of air dodging for two

potential. Down throw's angle has been altered (80° → 60°). This grants it tech chase potential against fast fallers but hinders its combo and chain grabbing potential

throw can combo into dash attack and any aerial at low percentages, or tech-chase if the opponent is past combo percentages, like in Brawl. Coupled with his

Charizard forwards more and connects into neutral attack 3 more reliably. Technical changelist 3.1.0 4.0.0 Forward tilt's sweetspot deals more knockback (40