Edge pressure is the act of placing an attack with long-lasting hitboxes on the edge of a stage or creating some other kind of obstruction on the edge so that an opponent hanging on the edge or recovering to the edge will feel pressured to drop back off the edge or roll onto the stage to avoid being hit by the edge-guarder's attack; a smart player will often position themselves to punish the opponent when they edge-roll. Edge-pressure often times uses projectiles that can be easily deposited onto an edge though it is not limited to this.
Moves Often Used for Edge Pressure[]
| Edge-Pressuring Moves | ||
|---|---|---|
| Move Name | User | Description |
| Bomb | Samus | Explodes after a set time |
| Giant Bomb | Link | Explodes after a set time |
| Time Bomb | Toon Link | Explodes after a set time; has high launch power |
| Gyro | R.O.B. | Damages opponents that touch it |
| Arcfire | Robin | Damages opponents that touch it |
| Timber | Villager | Planting it on or close to the edge can pressure opponents by limiting the space they have on the edge; more of a 'mental' edge-pressure method |
| Fire Breath | Bowser | Hits multiple times |
| Flamethrower | Charizard | Hits multiple times |
| Hand Slap | Donkey Kong | |
| Banana | Diddy Kong | Causes opponents to trip |
| Din's Flare | Zelda | Hovers in place for a bit before exploding |
| Burst Grenade | Sheik | Can be place on the edge for a while before detonating |
| Luma Shot | Rosalina and Luma | Places Luma on the edge to attack an opponent that gets up; charging a smash attack will further pressure opponents |
| Trick Shot | Duck Hunt | Placing it on the edge can pressure an opponent hanging from it |
| Bomb Drop | Mii Gunner | Explodes after a set time |
| Fire Hydrant | Pac-Man | Another 'mental' edge pressure tool, has pushboxes to make recovery difficult |