Confusion is Mewtwo's Side Special Move in its Super Smash Bros. Melee appearance. Mewtwo psychokinetically whirls the opponent in front of it around, and lets the opponent land clumsily on the ground, doing some minor damage in the process.
Overview
Confusion is able to reverse projectiles, similar to Fox and Falco's Reflector, Mario's Cape and Dr. Mario's Super Sheet. Unlike those moves, however, a reversed projectile is still considered the "property" of the original character, and thus is unable to harm the projectile's original owner. It also cannot reflect Thunder Jolt unless used at the exact moment that the attack is used.
Also, Confusion can be used on the ground to completely stop momentum, or in the air to add a small upward force to the rising animation or used to stall (once and then must touch the ground first) while recovering.
| Mewtwo's Special Moves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Melee | 3DS/Wii U | Ultimate | |
| Standard Special | Shadow Ball | ||
| Side Special | Confusion | ||
| Up Special | Teleport | ||
| Down Special | Disable | ||
| Final Smash | — | Psystrike | |
Uses
Confusion is widely considered a very impractical move for its lack of a really damaging or disrupting effect, and the opponent usually recovers from the tumble animation before Mewtwo recovers from its attack animation.
However, it actually has a second and more practical but more obscure use. Confusion can be used to pull an opponent through a platform. Simply jump up through the platform slightly and activate the move, and as Mewtwo passes back through the bottom, the foe will clumsily land there as well. On Battlefield, this can cause an opponent to panic waste their jump and be unable to recover for an instant kill by pulling them through the right or left edge of the stage. This technique works with any thin obstacle.
Also, while less practical in stages that are too thick, Mewtwo cannot pull them through the course, but will instead pull them directly to the edge, which often results in Mewtwo getting edgehogged while trying to recover from being off the stage.