Changes: Pound

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Pound (はたく, Hataku^?, lit. "Strike") is the name of Jigglypuff's Neutral Special Move in Super Smash Bros. and Side Special Move in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is a short-range attack that sends Jigglypuff forward a short distance with its arm out in front of it to punch.

Overview

Pound is very useful when recovering, as it can be used between jumps to give Jigglypuff more horizontal distance. This technique is required to beat Bonus 2 in Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pound knocked the opponent up and behind Jigglypuff, while in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it only has vertical knockback.

Although Pound is mostly used for recovery and movement purposes, it can also be utilized as an effective attack. Pound's hitbox lasts longer than one would expect, causing opponents to drop their guard too early at times. In certain situations, Pound can also serve as a setup for Jigglypuff's powerful Rest attack. Pound is also useful as an attack in Brawl due to its hitbox gaining the Shield damage effect, causing it to deal heavy damage to an opponent's shield should they be foolish enough to put it up.

Pound is also useful for interrupting projectiles, energy attacks, Donkey Kong's Giant Punch, and virtually any other move in the original Super Smash Bros; where it also serves as an excellent approach because it punishes shields and interrupts everything else. It also provides Jigglypuff with a highly reliable method of recovery.

Jigglypuff's Special Moves
	64	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Pound	Rollout
Side Special	—	Pound
Up Special	Sing
Down Special	Rest
Final Smash	—		Puff Up

Custom Variations

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, the move can turn into Sideways Pound and Pound Blitz via Customizations.

Sideways Pound

Sideways Pound hardly goes forward if at all, but the hitbox lingers longer and semi spikes opponents.

Pound Blitz

Pound Blitz has a Multi-Hit effect, followed up by a finishing Pound that knocks them upwards.

Jigglypuff's Custom Special Moves
	Custom 1	Custom 2
Standard Special	Relentless Rollout	Raging Rollout
Side Special	Sideways Pound	Pound Blitz
Up Special	Hyper Voice	Spinphony
Down Special	Leaping Rest	Wakie Wakie

Origin

Pound-0 — A Froakie using Pound in *Pokémon X & Y*.

Pound is based off a move of the same name in the Pokémon RPGs. In the Pokémon games, Pound is a basic physical Normal-type attack with a base power of 40 and has no additional effects, similar to Tackle. Like Tackle, Pound is either naturally known or learned at a very low level by many Pokémon.

Techniques

Rising Pound and Falling Pound

Quickly pressing Up after performing the Pound gains Jigglypuff a slight amount of vertical distance. This technique is known as the Rising Pound. One can also do a "Falling Pound" by pressing Down instead of up. This "Falling Pound" is an effective means of returning to the ground, but should not be overused.

Sources

A showcase of Pounds ability to cancel projectiles.

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-[[File:Pound-0.png|thumb|220x220px|A Froakie using Pound in ''Pokémon X & Y'']]
+[[File:Pound-0.png|thumb|220x220px|A Froakie using Pound in ''Pokémon X & Y''.]]
 Pound is based off a move of the same name in the [[Pokémon (universe)|''Pokémon'' RPGs]]. In the Pokémon games, Pound is a basic physical Normal-type attack with a base power of 40 and has no additional effects, similar to Tackle. Like Tackle, Pound is either naturally known or learned at a very low level by many Pokémon.