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==Notable sweet spot moves==

*In every game he appears in, nearly all of [[Marth]]'s attacks have a sweetspot on the tip of the sword, referred to as a tipper. This is especially noticeable in his [[forward smash]], which is one of the weakest forward smashes when untipped, but one of the strongest when tipped in all games.

**[[Lucina]] and {{SSBU|Chrom}}, who are clones of Marth and Roy respectively, are different primarily in that they lack these sweetspots (using the weighted average of the sweetspots and sourspots instead). However, Lucina uniquely has a sweetspot on her up tilt, based on the timing of the move rather than the spacing.

*[[Captain Falcon]]'s [[Knee Smash]] forward aerial in ''Melee'' onward. The Knee Smash is one of the strongest aerials in the games it appears in, giving massive knockback when sweet spotted and an [[electric]] effect, but it is extremely weak when sour spotted. The sweet spot is harder to land in ''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' than in ''Melee'', due to slightly less hitbox duration and the player now having to land a specific hitbox, as the back hitbox of the knee is another sour spot.

*[[Zelda]]'s forward and backward aerials in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', known as the [[Lightning Kick]]s, deal extreme horizontal knockback with an electrical effect if the tip of Zelda's foot is landed. Otherwise, they do extremely low knockback and damage.

**In ''Brawl'', Zelda's down aerial was given a similar sweet spot on the tip of her foot, where instead of being an extremely weak [[meteor smash]], it is a very powerful meteor smash with electrical damage and is one of the strongest meteor smashes in ''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate''.

*[[Mario]]'s forward smash in ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' is notable for having a visible sweet spot (the flame that he shoots out of his hand). The sweet spot itself doesn't have a very notable effect, though; it simply just hits with stronger damage and knockback while dealing fire damage.

*{{SSBB|King Dedede}}'s [[forward smash]] is much stronger if landed after the initial hitboxes, where it hits with extremely powerful knockback, and is the strongest forward smash in ''Brawl'' and on par with {{SSB4|Bowser}}'s in ''SSB4'', as well being the strongest forward smash in ''Ultimate''.

*The end of [[Wolf]]'s [[Wolf Flash]] is a very visible sweet spot, electrifying the opponent, and depending on the location the opponent touches Wolf's body, either hitting the opponent with powerful semi-spike knockback or powerfully meteor smashing them.

*The end part of [[Zero Suit Samus]]' [[side special move]], [[Plasma Whip]], has a visible and powerful fire-imbued sweet spot. It is also one of the easiest to hit with, as the whip will often push opponents into the sweet spot.

*All of [[Corrin]]'s smash attacks feature a sweetspot on the tips of the dragon fangs, with forward smash and [[Dragon Lunge]] being the most notable due to their immense ability to punish opponents from a distance.

**Similar to the Home-Run Bat, [[Ness]]'s forward smash in each game has a sweet spot at the tip of the bat.

*From ''Brawl'' onward, the forward aerial meteor smashes of {{SSBB|Mario}}, {{SSBB|Yoshi}}, and {{SSBB|Donkey Kong}}, and the down aerial meteor smash of {{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}, each have a hitbox that hits horizontally, with even stronger knockback than the meteor smash hitbox. These hitboxes can be utilised to get KOs on onstage opponents.  

**Similarly from ''Brawl'' onward, the later hitboxes of {{SSBB|Ganondorf}}'s [[Wizard's Foot]] and the leg hitbox of {{SSBB|Snake}}'s forward aerial hits opponents vertically instead of meteor smashing, with weaker knockback. However, despite the weakened knockback, they are still very powerful, and can be used to get star KOs on opponents onstage that the meteor smash sweet spots would not KO.

*From ''SSB4'' onward, {{SSB4|Kirby}}'s [[Stone]] activates faster if standing on the ground and always hits with its sourspot shockwave. The horizontal knockback off this is very likely to send victims flying off and below the stage.

*From ''SSB4'' onward, {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}'s down aerial has a sourspot on the chest which sends opponents horizontally with high power. This makes it an effective edgeguarding tool and powerful KO option whether onstage or offstage.

*In ''SSB4'', {{SSB4|Cloud}}'s up aerial is notorious for its wide hitbox and effectiveness, but also benefits from a weaker sourspot that can challenge airdodges or attacks even in ''Ultimate''. Meanwhile, his down aerial's sex kick properties allow him to protect himself from juggling, and can also be an excellent combo starter into aerials or [[Limit Charge|Limit Break]] finishers.

*From ''SSB4'' onward, the late hit of {{SSB4|Ryu}}'s neutral aerial is a very effective combo starter due to it having the lowest landing lag of any aerial in the game. This allows him to transition into his powerful combo-oriented offense.