Toad (Move)

This article is about Peach's Standard Special Move. For information about the character, see Toad.

Toad is Peach's Standard Special Move. Peach pulls Toad out of hammerspace, and holds him out in front of her. Toad can be used as a shield that cancels (but not reflects) projectiles, or a multi-hit attack.

Upon being hit, Toad will emit a shower of spores to do damage. Unlike Marth or Ike's Counter which does more damage when damaged while using counter move, Peach's Toad move does the same damage (18%) and knockback no matter how much damage or knockback the attack would have dealt to Peach. Toad's Brawl incarnation has much more knockback and range with his counter-attack, and now has true KO potential.

The move can be bit difficult to use, as there is quite a bit of delay before Peach can block attacks, especially compared to other counter/reflecting moves like Fox's Reflector or Marth's Counter.

Custom Variations

Sleepy Toad

Sleepy Toad is one of Peach's Standard Special Moves that can be used via customizations. Peach pulls a Toad that, if it counters successfully, will send opponents on the ground to sleep. It will launch opponents if they are in the air.

Grumpy Toad

Grumpy Toad is one of Peach's Standard Special Moves that can be used via customizations. Peach pulls a Toad that does not work as a counter move, but immediately releases spores as soon as it is brought out, but with decreased damage.

Peach's Custom Special Moves
	Custom 1	Custom 2
Standard Special	Sleepy Toad	Grumpy Toad
Side Special	Flower Bomber	Flying Peach Bomber
Up Special	Parasol High Jump	Light Parasol
Down Special	Light Veggie	Heavy Veggie

Origin

The move is unique to the Super Smash Bros. series, but the Toads are Peach's loyal servants in the Mario series, as well as the Mushroom Kingdom's dominant species.

Gallery

Trivia

Early screenshots of the move led some people to believe that Toad would be playable, sparking rumors.
Giant Melee, Mega Brawl, and Super Mushrooms both affect Toad's size, though Metal Boxes don't affect his coloring, due to the fact that Toad is a separate model from Peach.

Peach's Special Moves
	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Toad
Side Special	Peach Bomber
Up Special	Peach Parasol
Down Special	Vegetable
Final Smash	—	Peach Blossom