Captain Falcon's down tilt in Brawl.

Mario's down tilt in Melee

A down tilt (abbreviated "d-tilt"), officially called a strong down (下強攻撃, down/lower/under strong attack) before Ultimate, is a tilt attack performed by holding the control stick lightly down and pressing the attack button while on the ground, or pressing the attack button or Z while crouching.

Down tilts on average have the lowest power of all tilts, but tend to be quick moves with good range, making them useful for spacing and poking from a distance. Many down tilts are one of a fighter's main combo or follow-up tools, often favorably launching upward with low knockback, while a smaller number are more powerful edgeguarding moves due to a semi-spike angle. Many down tilts can be described as "on-the-ground" (OTG) attacks, meaning they are specifically designed to opponents lying on the ground; due to hitting low, they are also useful for shield poking or hitting the ledge, especially for two framing. They are also good at dodging some attacks due to the low profile of the character. In Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, some down tilts are capable of meteor smashing opponents, and from Brawl onwards, many have a bonus chance to make opponents trip.

List of down tilts

Character	Description
Banjo & Kazooie	Performs the Beak Barge, in which Banjo crouches to the ground and Kazooie pokes her beak out, thrusting the duo forward.
Bayonetta	Performs a low spinning kick.
Bowser	Throws two alternating claw swipes low to the ground. Throws two alternating hooks low to the ground.
Bowser Jr.	Licks outwards with a tongue deployed from the Koopa Clown Car's mouth.
Byleth	Performs a sweeping swipe with the Sword of the Creator in its whip form.
Captain Falcon	Performs a low poking kick. Throws a dramatic inward spinning kick.
Charizard	Bites at the ground in front of itself. Performs a straight, poking headbutt.
Chrom	Stabs straight forwards.
Cloud	Performs a low sliding kick.
Corrin	Slashes inwards parallel to the ground.
Daisy	Kicks low to the ground.
Dark Pit	Slashes one blade along the ground.
Dark Samus	Releases a blast from her arm cannon towards the ground.
Diddy Kong	Claps his palms together low to the ground.
Donkey Kong	Throws a low inwards slap, known as the Slouch Slap in the Tips section.
Dr. Mario	Throws a quick spinning leg sweep.
Duck Hunt	The duck pecks forwards along the ground.
Falco	Performs an inwards spinning tail swipe.
Fox	Performs an inwards spinning tail swipe.
Ganondorf	Throws a dramatic inwards spinning kick. Throws a straight poking kick.
Greninja	Performs a spinning kick. Swats outwards with its hand.
Hero	Performs a low kick.
Ice Climbers	Sweep their hammers across the ground.
Ike	Slashes Ragnell inwards along the ground.
Incineroar	Performs a low spinning take-down kick.
Inkling	Spins on the ground to hit with two successive breakdance-style kicks.
Isabelle	Leans forwards and pulls a weed out of the ground.
Ivysaur	Swipes along the ground with one vine, then its other. Swipes a single vine on a downwards angle in front of itself.
Jigglypuff	Jabs its foot forward.
Joker	Performs a sliding kick.
Kazuya	Strikes downwards with his hand.
Ken	Tapped: Performs a very fast poking kick. Held: Leans forward and throws a slower, longer-ranged shin kick.
King Dedede	Spins and throws a poking kick out of it. Rolls his entire body forward along the ground.
King K. Rool	Stomps the ground in front of himself, burying opponents.
Kirby	Performs a low inwards kick.
Link	Slashes inwards low to the ground.
Little Mac	Throws a quick jab out of a defensive crouch.
Lucario	Performs a forwards poking kick.
Lucas	Throws a fast spinning kick.
Lucina	Stabs straight forwards.
Luigi	Performs a low poking kick. Pokes forwards with his heel.
Mario	Throws a quick spinning leg sweep.
Marth	Stabs straight forwards.
Mega Man	Slides along the ground while kicking outwards.
Meta Knight	Stabs forwards.
Mewtwo	Spins while sweeping its tail alongside the ground.
Mii Brawler	Kicks forwards.
Mii Gunner	Releases a cannon blast towards the ground.
Mii Swordfighter	Stabs forwards.
Min Min	Performs a low sliding kick.
Mr. Game & Watch	Shoves a manhole cover up in front of himself while crouching.
Mythra	Slashes inwards along the ground.
Ness	Throws a very fast poking kick outwards.
Olimar	Thrusts his body headfirst along the ground.
Pac-Man	Transforms into his wedge form and munches forwards while advancing a small distance.
Palutena	Telekinetically spins her staff low to the ground in front of herself.
Peach	Swipes her palm low to the ground. Kicks low to the ground.
Pichu	Throws out a quick spinning tail swipe.
Pikachu	Throws out a quick spinning tail swipe.
Piranha Plant	Slashes inwards with its leading leaf.
Pit	Slashes one blade along the ground.
Pyra	Slashes inwards along the ground.
R.O.B.	Jams his arms forwards quickly.
Richter	Performs a sliding kick, then jumps to perform an arcing downwards-angled poking kick. A two-stage natural combo.
Ridley	Sweeps his tail horizontally.
Robin	Slashes the Bronze Sword outwards low to the ground.
Rosalina & Luma	Rosalina: Throws a low, floating dropkick. Luma: Headbutts along the ground.
Roy	Stabs straight forwards.
Ryu	Tapped: Performs a very fast poking kick. Held: Leans forward and throws a slower, longer-ranged shin kick.
Samus	Throws a low roundhouse kick. Releases a blast from her arm cannon towards the ground.
Sephiroth	Performs a low sliding kick.
Sheik	Throws a low spinning kick.
Shulk	Slashes inwards along the ground.
Simon	Performs a sliding kick, then jumps to perform an arcing downwards-angled poking kick. A two-stage natural combo.
Snake	Throws a low spinning kick.
Sonic	Sweeps his leg in front of himself.
Sora	Swipes his Keyblade along the ground.
Squirtle	Spins its body rapidly while shifting slightly forward for multiple hits. Throws a spinning, water-imbued leg sweep.
Steve	Uses Flint and Steel creating a flame. When used on the edge, it'll travel downward.
Terry	A low kick.
Toon Link	Slashes inwards along the ground.
Villager	Leans forwards and pulls a weed out of the ground.
Wario	Quickly pokes his finger towards the ground in front of himself.
Wii Fit Trainer	Assumes the Bridge pose to strike forwards with both knees.
Wolf	Kicks forwards along the ground.
Yoshi	Performs a quick, low tailspin.
Young Link	Slashes inwards along the ground.
Zelda	Throws a quick poking kick outwards.
Zero Suit Samus	Kicks along the ground while spinning.

Notable down tilts

• While many down tilts throughout the series move their users slightly forwards for a pseudo-crawl, a small handful of characters have down tilts which cause them to move a significant distance forward with just one use. These characters are Cloud, Joker, King Dedede (from SSB4 onwards), Mega Man, Banjo & Kazooie, Sephiroth, Richter, Simon and Min Min.
• Ness's down tilt has extremely low ending lag and knockback, allowing it to chain into itself many times to rapidly inflict massive damage, especially near the ledge.
• Kirby's down tilt from Brawl onward is notorious for its very fast frame data and low knockback allowing it to chain into itself, or set up into other follow-ups due to its generous bonus trip chance. Furthermore, it shifts Kirby's already small hurtbox even lower.
• Peach's down tilt, in all of its appearances, is an unconventional meteor smash.
  • From Smash 4 onward, it is one of the only down tilts to retain a meteor smash angle on grounded opponents.
  • Additionally, in Ultimate (where she now shares it with Daisy), it is a highly effective combo starter with disproportionately high hitstun due to the meteor smash being untechable.
• Zelda's down tilt in Brawl has deceptively long-lasting and large hitboxes that hit far below stage level, and due to its meteor smash angle sending straight downward with low knockback, was notoriously able to chain into itself many times on grounded opponents before finishing with a down smash.
• Roy's down tilt is known for its disjoint, disproportionately high damage and safety on shield, especially with the sweetspot. Its very low ending lag, as well as its semi-spike angle in Smash 4 onward also allows it to tech chase into various KO punishes at high percents.
• Ryu and Ken, like their neutral attack and other tilts, have access to two different down tilts, depending on whether the attack button is quickly tapped or held for a longer time. Their tapped down tilts can be repeated very quickly and have very low knockback, which allows them to chain into deadly combos like Shoryuken.
• Luigi's down tilt in Ultimate has drastically reduced ending lag with lower knockback, making it safe on shield with high combo potential and highly spammable, especially at the ledge.
• R.O.B.'s down tilt is highly effective due to its very low startup and ending lag, low knockback and bonus trip chance, allowing for multiple combos and setups. The move per se is very similar across all its iterations, but is at its most effective in Ultimate's engine.
• Simon and Richter's shared down tilt is the only one in the series that is a natural combo. It is one of the only tilts in the series (along with Mega Man's up tilt) that causes its user to functionally leave the ground, allowing them to jump off stage with it.
• King K. Rool's down tilt buries grounded opponents near his foot, being the only down tilt in the series to do so.
• Falco has the strongest down tilt in Ultimate, post-patch 8.0.0.
• Steve's down tilt is the only one to be a projectile. The flame will travel downwards when used over an edge, allowing Steve to edgeguard opponents without leaving the stage.
• Kazuya's down tilt is the only normal attack in the series whose startup can be cancelled by shielding.
• Mythra's down tilt is notorious for its disjointed hitboxes that can two-frame, fast frame data with very low hitlag that makes it difficult to react to, and its low knockback scaling allowing it to combo well past 200%.

Crouching attacks

Crouching attacks are a unique type of attack related to down tilts where the character must fully be in the crouch position to activate. These attacks were introduced in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and are currently only available to Kazuya.

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