Standard Special Move

"B" redirects here. For the button on the game controllers, see B Button.

The Neutral Special Move (also commonly referred to as Standard Special Move, Neutral B, or simply B) is a Special Move performed by pressing the special move button without holding a direction on the control stick. Many of these moves are projectiles, which can be used repeatedly to rack up damage indirectly and/or hinder the enemy's approach.

With the introduction of the Side Special Move in Melee, several character's Standard Special Moves were changed to Side Special Moves (Jigglypuff, Link, and Ness). In Brawl, Kirby and Link had their moves renamed.

Reverse Neutral Special Move

A Reverse Neutral Special Move allows a character to use a standard special in the opposite direction that they're facing. This requires a different method than simply holding backward and pressing 'B', as this would activate the Side Special Move. Instead, tap the control stick in that direction and allow it to return to its neutral position before pressing 'B'.

In Brawl, it can also be done by tapping the control stick in the opposite direction the characters are facing right after pressing 'B'. This can be done on the ground and in mid-air. This is pulled off in the same way as the Reverse Falcon/Warlock Punch. When performed in the air, some characters will get a bounce in the direction tapped in the control stick in. Because of this, characters with Neutral Special Moves that cancel their momentum will not get the bounce, but will turn around. Other characters will only get a small, almost unseeable bounce, in which the turn around-effect is also the only profit. This bounce is often called Wavebouncing. It is, however, performed in a different way than regular Wavebouncing, which requires use of the C-stick for Specials.

List of Neutral Special Moves

Character	Neutral Special Move	Description	Image
Bayonetta	Bullet Climax	Shoots opponents with a stream up bullets which angle upward.
Bowser	Fire Breath	Breathes a continuous stream of flames which gets smaller as time passes on.
Bowser Jr.	Clown Cannon	Fires a cannonball from a cannon in the mouth of his Clown Car, and the cannon can be charged. If charged enough, the shot will give recoil and push the Clown Car back.
Captain Falcon	Falcon Punch	Yells "FALCON PUNCH!" and unleashes a devastating fiery punch which causes a lot of damage.
Charizard	Flamethrower	Breathes a continuous stream of flames which gets smaller as time passes on.
Cloud Strife	Blade Beam	Swings his Buster Sword to launch a curved energy beam.
Corrin	Dragon Fang Shot	Transforms his hand into a dragon's hand and fires a paralyzing shot. The hand can also bite opponents.
Dark Pit	Silver Bow	Fires purple-hued arrows from his Silver Bow which are slower but stronger than Pit's. The direction can not be altered as much as well.
Diddy Kong	Peanut Popgun	Fires a peanut from his peanut popgun which goes farther if charged, but the gun will explode if charged too long, stunning Diddy.
Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	Charges up a punch which can be saved infinitely, and which will cause high damage and knockback if it connects.
Dr. Mario	Megavitamin	Launches a megavitamin in the same way Mario launches his Fireball, but the vitamin bounces more and has a longer range.
Duck Hunt	Trick Shot	Kicks a can forward, which bounces and is repeatedly shot until it explodes.
Falco	Blaster	Fires blaster shots, which causes minor electric damage and flinching.
Fox	Blaster	Fires blaster shots, which do not cause flinching.
Ganondorf	Warlock Punch	Unleashes a slow dark punch which is difficult to use but can cause a one-hit KO.
Greninja	Water Shuriken	Charges up a shuriken made of water which will drag whoever it hits until it disappears.
Ice Climbers	Ice Shot	Each Ice Climber throws a sheet of ice which slides along the stage and causes minor damage.
Ike	Eruption	Holds his sword up in a fiery blaze and charges it before stabbing it into the ground, dealing a powerful fiery blow. If charged too long it will give recoil damage.
Jigglypuff	Rollout (SSBM, SSBB, SSBWU/3DS) Pound (SSB)	Rollout: Rolls in place and charges up before rolling forwards, which if charged long can be quite powerful. Can be charged infinitely. Pound: Leaps forward a small distance and throws a punch	Rollout Pound
King Dedede	Inhale	Inhales opponent and spits them back out dealing 10% damage. Cannot copy their abilities like Kirby. Can also be used as a more effective Kirbycide.
Kirby	Inhale	Inhales opponents and spits them back out, dealing damage and now having the ability to use his opponent's Neutral Special Move, as well as a "hat" based on the opponent's appearance. Can also be used for Kirbycide.
Link	Hero's Bow (SSBM, SSBB, SSBWU/3DS) Boomerang (SSB)	Hero's Bow: Shoots an arrow, which travels farther the longer it is charged. Boomerang: Throws a boomerang which circles back to him.	Hero's Bow Boomerang
Little Mac	Straight Lunge	Rushes forward and gives opponents a powerful punch, and the longer it is charged the farther Little Mac will go. How powerful it is is dependent on a power bar, which fills up as Little Mac takes and deals damage. If it is all filled up, Straight Lunge can be a one-hit KO Uppercut.
Lucas	PK Freeze	Shoots an ice crystal out of his head which travels downwards, though he can guide it horizontally. If it hits an opponent, they will become frozen.
Lucario	Aura Sphere	Charges up a ball of Aura energy which gets more powerful the more damage Lucario has.
Lucina	Shield Breaker	Charges his sword and thrusts it forward, which can break an opponent's shield.
Luigi	Fireball	Shoots fireballs like Mario's, only they are green and are not affected by gravity.
Mario	Fireball	Shoots red fireballs from his hand which bounce a small distance, causing minor damage.
Marth	Shield Breaker	Charges his sword and thrusts it forward, which can break an opponent's shield. The tip of the blade is the most powerful.
Mega Man	Metal Blade	Throws a Metal Blade in 8 possible directions, and the Blade can later be picked up by anyone to throw.
Meta Knight	Mach Tornado	Spins around in a tornado, damaging opponents and gaining horizontal and some vertical distance.
Mewtwo	Shadow Ball	Charges up a ball of Shadow energy and fires it.
Mii Brawler	Shot Put Ultimate Uppercut Exploding Side Kick	Shot Put: Throws a shot put ball a small distance, which causes a large amount of knockback. Ultimate Uppercut: Charges a powerful uppercut which can be saved for later. Exploding Side Kick: Does a powerful flaming kick, going forward a short distance.
Mii Swordfighter	Gale Strike Shuriken of Light Blurring Blade	Gale Strike: Launches a mini-tornado forward which repeatedly hits opponents. Shuriken of Light: Throws a golden shuriken that does more damage as it travels farther. Blurring Blade: Rapidly attacks with their sword. Can be charged.
Mii Gunner	Charge Blast Laser Blaze Grenade Launch	Charge Blast: Charges a powerful ball of energy which can be stored for later. Laser Blaze: Fires a fast energy beam which does not cause flinching. Grenade Launch: Fires a grenade. The longer it is charged the farther it will go.	}}
Mr. Game & Watch	Chef	Flips food out of his frying pan, some of which have fire effects.
Ness	PK Flash (SSBM, SSBB,SSBWU/3DS) PK Fire (SSB)	PK Flash: Launches a ball of energy from his head which can be guided a small horizontal distance. If it hits an opponent they will take a lot of damage. PK Fire: Throws a dart in front of him, which will catch any opponent it hits in a barrage of flames.	PK Flash PK Fire
Olimar	Pikmin Pluck	Plucks Pikmin (Up to 5 in Brawl and 3 in Wii U/3DS, and in random order in Brawl but in a set order in Wii U/3DS), which he then uses for most of his attacks.
Pac-Man	Bonus Fruit	Throws a fruit from the Pac-Man series, which alternates the longer it is charged. Each fruit has a different characteristic.
Palutena	Auto Reticle Explosive Flame Heavenly Light	Auto Reticle: Summons a reticle which locks on to a target then attacks it with small projectiles. Explosive Flame: Surrounds the opponent in front of her in a ball of flame. Heavenly Light: Summons a ray of light from the sky, which has a wide hitbox but does not cause flinching.
Peach	Toad	Holds Toad out in front of her, and if she is attacked with Toad out, Toad will spew damaging spores.
Pichu	Thunder Jolt	Launches a small ball of lightning which travels across the ground, but causes damage to Pichu.
Pikachu	Thunder Jolt	Same as Pichu's, only does not give him recoil damage.
Pit	Palutena's Arrow	Fires an arrow which travels in a continuously straight path. Can also guide the arrow's direction.
Pokémon Trainer	Squirtle: Water Gun Ivysaur: Bullet Seed Charizard: Flamethrower	Water Gun: Squirtle sprays water from its mouth, pushing opponents back without damaging them. Bullet Seed: Ivysaur shoots a continuous blast of seeds upwards. Flamethrower: Charizard breathes a continuous stream of flames which diminish in size as time passes.
R.O.B.	Robo Beam	Fires a beam across the stage, but the beam must be recharged afterwards.
Robin	Thunder Elthunder Arcthunder Thoron	Launches an electric projectile forward, but the strength and properties of it change the longer it is charged.
Rosalina & Luma	Luma Shot	Rosalina launches the Luma in front of her, allowing them to attack from two different locations.
Roy	Flare Blade	Executes a powerful fiery slash, which if fully charged can cause a One-Hit KO but also results in recoil damage.
Ryu	Hadoken	Launches a blue fireball that goes straight forward. Holding B will make it go longer. Inputting the original commands from Street Fighter will make it stronger, while inputting half-circle forward and A/B will cause Ryu to use the Shakunetsu Hadoken.
Samus	Charge Shot	Charges up a blast of electrical energy which can be saved for later or fired for considerable damage.
Sheik	Needle Storm	Throws a differing number of needles, depending on the time charged, and throws them forward to cause minor damage.
Shulk	Monado Arts	Activates one of five Monado Arts which change his attributes for a time.
Solid Snake	Hand Grenade	Throws a grenade which will go off after a few seconds. The grenades can be picked up and thrown.
Sonic	Homing Attack	Spins into a ball and homes in on his nearest opponent. Can be used indefinitely in the air.
Toon Link	Bow	Shoots an arrow, which travels farther the longer it is charged.
Villager	Pocket	Stores one item or projectile near him, which he can keep to use later.
Wario	Chomp	Bites any opponent directly in front of him for minor damage.
Wii Fit Trainer	Sun Salutation	Fires a ball of light energy, which can be stored and will heal her when fired if fully charged.
Wolf	Blaster	Fires a single shot, which causes flinching and minor damage.
Yoshi	Egg Lay	Can swallow any opponent in front of him and eject them from behind as an egg for a few seconds.
Young Link	Fire Bow	Fires a flaming arrow which does not travel as far as Link's but has fire effects and more hitstun.
Zelda	Nayru's Love	Surrounds herself with a shield which can reflect projectiles and damage enemies near her.
Zero Suit Samus	Paralyzer	Fires a shot which can briefly stun opponents. The longer it is charged, the longer the enemy will be stunned.