Wolf being hit by Crazy Hand's triple poke, a darkness attack

Darkness (known internally as purple) is an attack effect in the Super Smash Bros. series that debuted in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Characters hit by a darkness attack temporarily flash purple and emit shadowy energy similar to that of fire.

Darkness attacks are boosted by Darkness Attack stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's The Subspace Emissary, but only Ganondorf can use them.

List of darkness attacks

By characters

Character	Move(s)	Games
Ganondorf	Forward smash
	Warlock Punch
	Wizard's Foot
	Gerudo Dragon
	Flame Choke
	Dark Dive (ending uppercut)
	Beast Ganon (dash)
	Warlock Blade
	Warlock Thrust
	Flame Wave
	Flame Chain
	Dark Fists
	Wizard's Dropkick
	Wizard's Assault
Giga Bowser	Forward tilt
	Up tilt
	Down tilt
	Forward aerial
	Back throw
Joker	Neutral attack (when Arsène is summoned)
	Forward tilt (when Arsène is summoned)
	Rebel's Guard
Kirby (Copy Abilities)	Warlock Punch
	Shadow Ball
	Pikmin Pluck (White Pikmin)
Mewtwo	Neutral attack
	Dash attack
	Forward smash
	Up smash
	Down smash
	Forward aerial
	Down aerial
	Pummel
	Forward throw
	Shadow Ball
Olimar	White Pikmin-based pummels, throws, Pikmin Throw, and customs. (While it is considered and commonly stated that White Pikmin inflict poison, they technically use the darkness effect for these specific attacks).
	Pikmin Chain (White Pikmin)
Piranha Plant	Poison Breath
Robin	Nosferatu
	Distant Nosferatu
Ridley	Space Pirate Rush (when dragging the foe)
Sephiroth	Dash attack
	Pummel
	Forward throw (hit 1)
	Back throw (hit 1)
	Shadow Flare

By items

Item	Attack	Games
Assist Trophies	Midna: throw
Poké Ball Pokémon	Ditto: Transform (if the summoner possesses darkness attacks)
	Marshadow: Spectral Thief (launching hit)

By enemies and bosses

Enemy/Boss	Attack(s)	Games
Chandelure	Will-o-Wisp
Crazy Hand	Cross Punch (combo move with Master Hand)
	Spider Walk
	Triple Poke (1st hit)
	Finger Bomb (explosion)
	Shadowball Bash
Dracula	Circling variant of Dark Inferno
Ganon	Darkness beam
Gastly	Contact
Marx	Black eyeball attack
Master Core	Master Edges: 5-sword combination attack (finishing slash)
	Master Fortress - Swarm Lethinium and Plasma Wisp
Black Ridley	Claw swipe

By stage hazards

Stage	Hazard	Games
Kalos Pokémon League	Energy Blasts

Gallery

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  Ganondorf's Warlock Punch is an example of a darkness attack.

Trivia

• Although Piranha Plant and Olimar have Poison Breath and White Pikmin respectively, both of which are said to utilize poison, they actually use the darkness effect for gameplay purposes.

List of attack effects
Introduced in Super Smash Bros.	Normal • Coin • Electric • Flame • Slash • Sleep
Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Melee	Bury • Darkness • Flower • Freezing • Grab • Inert • Reverse • Screw • Stun
Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Aura • Down • Grass • Paralyze • Plunge • Slip • Stop • Water
Introduced in Super Smash Bros. 4	Blaster • Focus • Magic • Obliviate • Solar • Stab
Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Autoreticle • Autoshift • Chain • Curse • Dedede • Grapple • Ink • Mushroom • Poison • Rapid • Fist-Down • Scintilla

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