Quick Attack is Pikachu's Up Special Move in the Super Smash Bros. series. After a short delay, Pikachu moves in a straight line in the direction in which the control stick is tilted, or upwards if it is not tilted. A Tilt of the control stick in a different direction will cause another, similar burst.
Overview
General
The high speed of this move renders Pikachu nearly invulnerable, but it is exposed at the beginning, middle, and end moments, when it briefly holds still. Quick Attack requires much practice before players can effectively take advantage of its two-direction functionality.
In Super Smash Bros.
This attack deals no damage. However, it is by far one of the best recoveries overall. Pikachu is notable for having one of the most diverse recoveries as well. Pikachu has multiple invincibility frames during the beginning and middle. It is possible to attack Pikachu only before and after the bursts. Because of this, Pikachu can ledge-stall indefinitely. The range of this move also allows Pikachu to go far out from the edge to edgeguard. It is also possible to travel with almost no change in direction between bursts. Pikachu can alternate between taunts and Quick Attack, each canceling the other. Finally, it can be used to escape situations and can go through a portion of the wall in Break the Targets.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros Melee's Quick Attack is for the most part similar to the attack in Super Smash Bros. Unlike the SSB version, Melee's deals 1-3% damage per hit to characters Pikachu passes through. The attack has a huge range, but the second burst requires a minimum rotation of 38 degrees. Quick Attack in Melee has fewer invincibility frames than in Super Smash Bros. It can also be cancelled.
In Super Smash Bros Brawl
Pikachu can deal light damage to characters it passes through, being stronger in damage (5%, if hit twice by Pikachu pulling a 180°), but it has less range than in Melee. Thus, people often use Skull Bash as an additional recovery move. It has more invincibility frames by the edge, however.
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Quick Attack Cancel
Pikachu's quick attack can also be cancelled into the ground, in a maneuver known as Quick Attack Cancel (also called QAC'ing). This is a very useful technique, as it is seen as a main way for Pikachu to approach many characters.
Trivia
- If Pikachu takes a Poison Mushroom, or is shrinking from a Super Mushroom during the first step of Quick Attack, it will perform an extra-high jump. This is assumed to be a glitch. It can be seen here.
although it dose damage in the Pokemon series, it was not until brawl when it finally did damage, the same thing with water gun, it dose damage in pokemon, but not brawl, lucarios double team shoulder do damage at all
| Pikachu's Special Moves | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Melee | Brawl | 3DS/Wii U | Ultimate | |
| Standard Special | Thunder Jolt | ||||
| Side Special | — | Skull Bash | |||
| Up Special | Quick Attack | ||||
| Down Special | Thunder | ||||
| Final Smash | — | Volt Tackle | |||