Dashing

Dashing is a form of ground movement faster than walking. It is performed by tapping sideways on the control stick. The player's character enters his or her initial dash animation and then proceeds to his or her running animation. In Brawl, a character attempting to dash can Prat Fall instead. The Bunny Hood item increases a character's running speed.

Initial Dash[]

The initial dash is the first part of a character's dash during which a character can change directions with very little lag. The concept of the initial dash is vital to many forms of ground movement, such as dash-dancing, fox-trotting and pivoting.

In Brawl, during the initial dash, there is a small chance that the character will trip. The more often a character dashes, the higher the chance of tripping (this can be lowered again by not dashing).

Out of the initial dash, some actions can be done. These include: jumping, attacking with a Dash Attack, Up Smash, or Forward Smash, or starting another dash (this is the basic move for Dash Dancing, Pivoting and Fox-Trotting).

A stutter step is a technique for when a player dashes but then stops before they actually run.

Running Speed[]

Running Speed is the rate at which a character can run.

SSB Rankings[]

Taken from Antdgar's Frame Data.

Rank	Character	Speed
1	Captain Falcon	70
2	Fox	60
3	Pikachu	55
4	Samus	54
5	Yoshi	50
6-7	Donkey Kong	48
6-7	Kirby	48
8	Mario	44
9-10	Link	42
9-10	Jigglypuff	42
11-12	Luigi	40
11-12	Ness	40

SSBM Rankings[]

Rank	Character	Speed
1	Captain Falcon	2.3
2	Fox	2.2
3-5	Marth	1.8
3-5	Sheik	1.8
3-5	Pikachu	1.8
6	Pichu	1.72
7	Roy	1.61
8-10	Young Link	1.6
8-10	Yoshi	1.6
8-10	Donkey Kong	1.6
11-15	Falco	1.5
11-15	Dr. Mario	1.5
11-15	Mario	1.5
11-15	Mr. Game & Watch	1.5
11-15	Bowser	1.5
16-20	Samus	1.4
16-20	Kirby	1.4
16-20	Mewtwo	1.4
16-20	Ice Climbers	1.4
16-20	Ness	1.4
21	Ganondorf	1.35
22	Luigi	1.34
23-24	Link	1.3
23-24	Peach	1.3
25-26	Jigglypuff	1.1
25-26	Zelda	1.1

Source

SSBB Rankings[]

Rank	Character	Speed
1	Sonic	3.5
2	Captain Falcon	2.18
3	Fox	2.08
4	Zero Suit Samus	1.93
5	Sheik	1.92
6	Meta Knight	1.847
7	Charizard	1.8
8	Pikachu	1.765
9	Diddy Kong	1.721
10	Marth	1.7
11	Yoshi	1.68
12	Toon Link	1.65
13	Donkey Kong	1.622
14	Pit	1.583
15	Mr. Game & Watch	1.553
16	Bowser	1.527
17-20	Ivysaur	1.5
17-20	Lucas	1.5
17-20	Mario	1.5
17-20	R.O.B.	1.5
21	Samus	1.445
22	Falco	1.432
23	Lucario	1.414
24-25	Olimar	1.4
24-25	Wolf	1.4
26	Ness	1.393
27	Ice Climbers	1.388
28-29	Ike	1.371
28-29	Kirby	1.371
30	Squirtle	1.37
31-33	Peach	1.35
31-33	Snake	1.35
31-33	Wario	1.35
34	Luigi	1.34
35	Link	1.328
36	Zelda	1.224
37	King Dedede	1.22
38	Ganondorf	1.16
39	Jigglypuff	1.1

Note: Several slow runners have a dash attack to move a far distance quickly, and some characters have a DACUS to increase mobility.

SSBWU/3DS Rankings[]

Rank	Character	Speed
1	Sonic	3.5
2	Captain Falcon	2.32
3	Little Mac	2.24
4	Fox	2.184
5	Zero Suit Samus	2.1
6	Greninja	2.08
7	Mewtwo	2.05
8	Sheik	2.016
9	Charizard	2.0
10	Cloud	1.993
11	Roy	1.95
12	Meta Knight	1.9
13	Palutena	1.888
14	Yoshi	1.86
15	Pikachu	1.85325
16	Diddy Kong	1.824
17	Bowser	1.792
18-19	Marth	1.785
18-19	Lucina	1.785
20	Toon Link	1.7325
21	Mii Brawler	1.72
22	Donkey Kong	1.7031
23	Wii Fit Trainer	1.696
24-25	Pit	1.66215
24-25	Dark Pit	1.66215
26	Rosalina	1.632
27	Duck Hunt	1.63
28-30	Mario	1.6
28-30	Ryu	1.6
28-30	Bayonetta	1.6
31-32	Kirby	1.568
31-32	R.O.B.	1.568
33	Mr. Game & Watch	1.5264
34-35	Shulk	1.52
34-35	Pac-Man	1.52
36	Samus	1.504
37-41	Luigi	1.5
37-41	Ike	1.5
37-41	Wario	1.5
37-41	Lucas	1.5
37-41	Mii Swordfighter	1.5
42	Lucario	1.4847
43	Falco	1.472
44	Olimar	1.47
45	Ness	1.46265
46	Mega Man	1.456
47	Corrin	1.45
48	Bowser Jr.	1.424
49	Peach	1.4175
50	Link	1.3944
51	King Dedede	1.36
52	Dr. Mario	1.312
53-54	Zelda	1.3
53-54	Mii Gunner	1.3
55	Villager	1.27
56	Ganondorf	1.218
57	Jigglypuff	1.155
58	Robin	1.15

It should be noted, however, that throughout the multiple online updates made on Smash for 3DS/Wii U, with multiple characters having their dashing speeds either increased or decreased. As a result, the dashing speeds of multiple characters in version 1.1.5 are noticeably different than the dashing speeds of the same characters in the initial version of the game.

External Links[]

Smash Science: Running Tiers