Top 10 Strongest Special Moves (Based on Damage Dealt) | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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In this video, we'll take a look at the strongest Special Moves in Smash Ultimate.
Would you believe that some special moves can deal over 50% damage?!
Let's see just how crazy this can get.
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[@Geneolgia]

When you ask Smash characters who has the strongest specials, Hero just comes forward and opens his coat to show you all his spells like a shady merchant selling suspicious stuff.

[@Lordbowser666]

Lol

[@Taktaagic]

Whatta ya buyin’?

[@SheruMuko]

Since your my next opponent Hero I will buy three Kamikazee. Hero: That is above my pay grade. I would have to pay my life. Me: exactly.

[@Pikaman20008]

I understood that reference

[@CoraCreates]

Stole that from RelaxAlax, didn’t you?

[@tate_bread354]

Fun fact: Roy’s fully charged nutreal B is stronger than his final smash

[@hexagonalsquare9985]

We Roy mains do be like that.

[@smolboiproductions2984]

Oh wow

[@tate_bread354]

@@hexagonalsquare9985 fax

[@shujinkoMK]

You’ll never land it without breaking a shield tho

[@LEAF265]

This says more about his final smash than it does about his neutral special

[@nikomiyaminaVODS]

I hate when Sephiroth gives me a pear

[@Maloz-se1rf]

Yeah, they're usually sour

[@nikomiyaminaVODS]

@@Maloz-se1rf exactly

[@realnintendonoah]

Don’t take the pear next time then

[@NinjaPickle]

How about, dis other pear?

[@nikomiyaminaVODS]

It would be rude not to

[@vossboss220]

D3's jet hammer actually does more the moment it reaches full charge instead of holding it longer

[@sunfishythesunfish1509]

In terms of knockback, that’s true, but in terms of damage, not really. The most I could get the Jet Hammer to do before full charge was 35.8% against full charge’s 48%, so in terms of damage, not quite.

[@kiwifluorite]

Actually if you hold it down to full charge it does more damage because king dedede takes damage

[@vossboss220]

@@User_6927 Dedede

[@lucg4005]

No the knock back is stronger right before, not the damage. At max charge he hits harder, but right before max charge the move actually has higher knock back for some reason

[@vossboss220]

@@lucg4005 to be fair I didn't say damage I just said more

[@botwleon187]

Jigglypuffs Down B does The most damage of all with the flower effect

[@dimlumens]

That’s only if the character doesn’t move around at all after the hit, moving around causes the flower to fall off earlier

[@wishesandbennett2372]

@@dimlumens that still counts i think

[@lancejohnsonjr.8405]

@@dimlumens it would also still do a solid 58 damage

[@bonkeykong858]

@@wishesandbennett2372 00:59

[@kirohai]

@@bonkeykong858 even if they do move around, it does enough to get onto the list though, which makes the "easily escaped" Part invalid

[@MrBond-xs3cr]

My mind immediately went to pocketing gigaflare. It's pretty nuts.

[@REbers99]

Went online duos with my friend who main DeDe, he can suck up (🥶) my gigaflare and it’s a one shot at any percent if he reflects it

[@the_neto06]

Pfp checks out

[@Dw7freak]

Two things missed: Chrom's neutral special is the same power as Roy's, so he's tied in that spot. Sephiroth's one-winged state increases the damage he deals and it happens pseudo-passively. The same is true with Joker's Arsene state, but he doesn't have any moves that'd make the list.

[@Shimofae]

he clearly stated that echo fighters wont be appearing

[@xzyhavionwilliams]

The return of the king

[@xzyhavionwilliams]

No Mario’s were hurt in the making of this video

[@adambaryliuk3393]

Many Mario’s were hurt in the making of this video

[@Toasteeei]

@@adambaryliuk3393 only one was hurt, repeatedly

[@mossthebryophyter]

If piranha plant breaks a shield (definitely doable) that side b can do a lot of damage so I kinda think it should be eligible. Especially since moves like kirby's side special would rarely ever hit if you just avoid it

[@kimotokirby1601]

Yeah, but in his rules, chargable moves are allowed.

[@huntergville7040]

@@kimotokirby1601 you know what else is chargeable? PP's side b

[@kimotokirby1601]

@@huntergville7040 Yeah, but the enemy basically can simply ''move'' for less damge

[@huntergville7040]

@@kimotokirby1601 the same could be said for any other moves sourspot

[@kimotokirby1601]

@@huntergville7040 You don't get the idea...

[@thepeoplestightend1939]

Alex is a criminally underrated KZbinr.

[@DangerDan19]

I just found him like a few days ago. Its a crime that it took this long lol.

[@mikeag5662]

@NV Trueeeeee

[@raincastmusic]

I agree 100%

[@juandavidamadomartin8015]

He deserves being underrated. Also I DISLIKED this video LOL

[@kjl3080]

@@juandavidamadomartin8015 ok edgelord

[@kirbyof590stars]

Roy: My attack deals the most damage. Ridley: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@Simon-hs7ik]

ridley is multi hit

[@nathanielbaker9359]

@@Simon-hs7ik Down B??

[@Simon-hs7ik]

@@nathanielbaker9359 yes, but I guess it's still the strongest, but roy's is the strongest single hit(kamikaze is 2 hit)

[@nathanielbaker9359]

@@Simon-hs7ik it never said no multi hit moves it's strongest MOVE not strongest HIT. Also heros lighting spin thing is a multi hit soooooooo

[@Simon-hs7ik]

@@nathanielbaker9359 oh yeah I know

[@SonicTheCutehog]

Off topic, but I'm guessing the next "What's the Difference?" video is Pyra and Mythra

[@JammDodger]

What about Jigglypuff’s rest? Doesn’t that do more damage then Ridley down B if you wait

[@blake_beast9996]

@Hot Diggity Dog he said without anything so it would mean the cpu stands stll so jiggs can still work

[@TheRedStinger82]

Wario's waft?

[@aydenator2770]

@@TheRedStinger82 too bad!

[@Fireboy3727]

8:58 as a great man once said, "It's not about winning. It's about sending a message."

[@mr.sheeppeehs4204]

8:43 what did you just say? * Megalovania intensifies *

[@cynniethia]

8:42 *

[@papieverett]

he says “-ime”

[@smolhaabe4949]

Roy's neutral b when fully charged can be reversed to do 63 percent

[@kUHASZ]

Alex: If move can be easly escaped it doesn't count. Also Alex: Includes: hammer flip, eruption, gigaflare, warlock punch, jet hammer, flare blade and skewer.

[@sunsunmoon8385]

“Ok mr. sakurai we got all the menu moves for hero. What damage should they do?” “Yes”

[@CanZand7SM]

Min Min only has TWO Specials: Up, and Down.

[@Birb112]

The game counts side as a special

[@kimotokirby1601]

@@Birb112 Nope, it doesn't count.

[@meh1081]

Neutral b is a special move

[@darkstryller]

No, it isn't for the game

[@Geneolgia]

Even if side b isn't technically a special, Ram Ram and Megawatt are only available for side b and they have unique properties different from Dragon, so counting Megawatt for the video is fair.

[@anwnerd1762]

Fun fact: Ridley's Down B got buffed from 60 percent to 66 percent in a patch.

[@YeetZmeN]

Yeah, that was also the same patch where they removed the Down-Throw + Down-B combo

[@lasatar6428]

@@YeetZmeN Down Throw Down B was never true. It only works on opponents who aren't expecting it.

[@YeetZmeN]

@@lasatar6428 yes, but in that patch they made it stop working completely. Ever.

[@hsr978]

In training mode, the down b does 66, but when staling is on and the move is hit for the first time in a match, it does 69. Nice

[@art2norrman872]

These videos are so well made and addictive to watch. I have watched every Smash bros video for three times already from Alex🙌

[@thebulletbot3329]

for Pirahna plant's poison mist specifically, a common tactic is to release the gas, then grab and pummel the opponent. Such a thing is very common and it does crazy damage

[@skg8961]

Or use the rapid jab, either way your right

[@blade5445]

Wait a second. So plant forward b dosen't count because it's to easily escapable but we can use big moves which pretty much never land?

[@sangkim6556]

I just thought, he said he wasn’t gonna include special moves that you wouldn’t realistically hit, but he included Ganondorfs aerial warlock punch

[@h.oang0802]

Kirby's side special, skewer, reverse warlock, what the fuck?

[@thiscommenter180]

Very good to see this again. Wonder if Crash could make it in with the strongest attack if he gets in

[@carterbennett7528]

Honorable mentions to the icies’ down special, as it can do 39%, and it is faster than falcon punch.

[@TheRedStinger82]

Surprised not to see full waft on this list

[@ZidaneLopez8]

Justo estaba viendo el video de diferencias de Mario y Luigi I was just watching the video of differences of Mario and Luigi

[@kimotokirby1601]

Ta bien.

[@EpsiIqn]

This video was so great to see, and I’m glad to see someone make a comparison Only issue I had is that Dedede’s jet hammer makes it WELL over 50% when you land the timing perfectly. But other than that....great video.

[@tomato_42]

but, will there be "scariest moves in smash history" from that poll some time ago

[@carlosflores2156]

Is K.O punch by far, or just some hero special

[@kenthuang436]

Sephiroth’s B Neutral fully charged really does a lot of damage. You can OHKO a lot of fighters just at the start of the fight.

[@chaosjimthevoidlord3762]

I was expecting byleth to show up, but I guess his/her moves kill to early to warrant high damage.

[@genesisosuna]

Roy's neutral b literally kills at 0% and does 60%, byleth's moves are just more knockback oriented than damage oriented

[@WeegeeMaro]

Great video like always Alex!

[@DiegoLopez-lg4ub]

Hey! Love your content keep it up

[@雪者]

*lol, nice thumbnail!*

[@isleling5191]

Agreed I love min min as well

[@雪者]

@@isleling5191 thx man!

[@beansfebreeze]

Skewer when you have the opponent at ledge is just brutal since downsmash covers all options. And will you ever be in this situation? Basically never.

[@zahaireexistslmao5171]

Will you do more "What's the difference?" Videos?

[@EricNightStorm]

Hey Alex, i like your videos! Can you make "The most OP moves"?

[@Apollo-bo8dn]

I love how he stuck hero in it like four times. He’s definitely not biased

[@kirbyg2374]

If roy's neutral special is on the list, I think that pirana's side special shoulb be too. They are both nearly imposible to land without a shield break

[@kimotokirby1601]

Yeah, but that's only bc it takes too much tme for charging up, But in his rules, that's completely ok.

[@fin2510]

In that case so should falcon punch and other strong b moves. So no, it's a single hit so you can just catch them off guard.

[@fplHoby]

Hey Alex! I love your videos. Can you do a best aerials in smash history video?

[@namialus1376]

Kicking off the list *arms character*

[@Marsdend1]

I do think Piranha Plants side special should be considered, it's a really good shield break punish and you included Roy's neutral B.

[@nicohalt3165]

3:43 i was today years old when I found out about this

[@signiorshady]

With One Wing, Sephiroth would make it into second place (around 64% iirc)

[@kirbyg2374]

Greatest intro ever

[@x-celsius5905]

Ya know what's even funnier? Ridley's down b got another damage increase, so now it deals about 70% instead of 66%. It's still #1 though 🙂

[@zacharywooden2113]

Min Min’s fully charged Dragon ARM actually does more damage than her fully charged Megawatt if you sweetspot the ARM and hit the laser. Yes it’s two hits and it’s not guaranteed but it’s the same move.

[@ppowersteef]

The fact that this begins with Min Min's Megawatt already makes it interesting.

[@NabayitFan1]

I really love this channel, keep up the good work!

[@Nokyyyyy]

Kirby hammer : _exists_ Alex : you f***ing donkey !! DDD hammer : _same as kirby, but deals 6% more and jumps higher_ Alex : oh dear, oh dear. Gorgeous.

[@memeking2997]

Sephiroth can do more damage with gigaflare when he has his wing (61.1%)

[@corn8837]

There, it’s confirmed, hero is the strongest character in the game, and easily the most balanced character as well

[@hexagonalsquare9985]

He's mid tier.

[@islemsissou7707]

Heu no

[@corn8837]

@@hexagonalsquare9985 you didn’t like my joke!

[@jeremiahstoner8448]

warlock punch is strong but it's unfortunately a terrible move despite it's super armor. Also I love how you played the We're Robots ( Dr. Wiley Stage 2 ) music , it's easily the best mega man song in Smash and you can't change my mind.

[@Video2Video]

I would say Mr. Game & Watch should be in one of the top 3 as his side special "Judge" can be a 0% Knockout, if the 9 appears, and if you get to the right point of the map.

[@lancejohnsonjr.8405]

Ridley: My attack deals the most damage Puff: Am I a joke to you?

[@kimotokirby1601]

It doesn't count bc the enemy can simply move.

[@lancejohnsonjr.8405]

@@kimotokirby1601 yeah but the flower can't be shaken off till like 58 percent

[@lancejohnsonjr.8405]

@@kimotokirby1601 so either way, moving or not, once you get hit by rest, the flower it leaves is doing 50+ damage

[@kimotokirby1601]

@@lancejohnsonjr.8405 Well, that's right. I Suposed, that also, it's bc the flower it's an ''external''-thing

[@h.oang0802]

@@kimotokirby1601 Roy's flare blitz:

[@hououinkyouma5539]

You know, most of these fully charged moves can be 'easily escaped'

[@StevenJones851]

What about quick attacks?

[@hexagonalsquare9985]

Shield Breaks.

[@EmeraldEleki7]

If I ever have videos like this, I will always say Daisy and never the other one. Also im surprised you even counted Megawatt

[@deamonnight955]

i love being a hero main 😭

[@Jonathan-im3ck]

Hocus Pocus is the best

[@Lordandsaviourwazowski]

Woo

[@shadowhenry7680]

does anyone else remember when ridley's down b killed if the enemy's percentage was over 100%?

[@deathcool345]

Let's go a upload

[@fallen2292]

Hero:im in all spots so i can never loose

[@obliveratrix8917]

As a Ridley main, I can tell you I've been able to use Skewer to success. While it is unlikely to appear in battle, if practiced right you'll be able to throw them out succesfully all the time. And thanks to Ridley's Space Pirate Rush, you can keep enemies on the fence about using their shields or not.

[@EnderalRocks]

8:43 I never noticed that characters jaws will drop when kamikazee is used

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

It's just the standard face a character does when taking damage.

[@mr.dead-brawlstars3571]

Yesterday when I was training with peach I pulled out a bomb… maybe I should go get a lottery ticket.

[@jamesbutlerx64]

Oh great, PTSD from Magic Burst

[@user-sv3tx9gm6u]

Whack and Thwack: Are we a joke to you?

[@Kyee124]

technically the strongest special is hero's kamikaze, every other move need very specific situation to land a killing blow or do high damage, kamikaze can 0 to death hero while still do high damage

[@Liggliluff]

(3:00) Just so you know, your position in a list is n+1, where n is the number of slots ahead of you. So if 4 characters are tied at number 9, that makes Min Min be position 13, not 10.

[@ARMSStudyLab]

0:44 - dat ARMS Music tho

[@Arksimon2k]

Kamikazee? Oh :o close.

[@robertoriveragierbolini7068]

Rule 3 could happen if it's a shield break

[@tigerrace9989]

I'm pretty sure giga flare is stronger with wing for sephiroth

[@RiskierGoose340]

Number 1: Steve’s triple special

[@jethiliusavalar6449]

I would like to point out if magic burst behaved the same way it does in dragon quest, it would do 300% with 100 mp

[@gauge19021]

I like how my main has 4 spots on the list

[@kylesantos5536]

You should make a video on which moves launch the farthest!!

[@lilkittyluna]

As a hero main, this is acceptable.

[@bowserknight]

I was really wondering if Smash Ultimate's Jigglypuff Rest would show up here. I don't know the exact % damage it deals, but the flower you get from it deals some insane damage over time. But I don't know how the duration works, you might be able to mash to shake it off earlier. But in total, I'm sure it would be more than some of the earlier entries in this video

[@cluelesspug1]

Piranha Plant's poison doesn't count because it'll never hit the whole thing in a real match, but Peach gets to count a Bob-omb pull and Roy gets a fully charged neutral B?

[@ChromaLuke]

Next, do most damaging smash attacks

[@amoura39]

Oh wow, I'm surprised Min Min's Megawatt was only 10th. I guess I didn't really think of how many other powerful attacks there are.

[@piman3143]

If you arc the initial PK Thunder in front of you, hit your opponent, then lead them behind you and PK 2, it should deal 42+% as Lucas (and I guess Ness if performed correctly).

[@Chaotic_Hollow]

I'd just like to add to Roy's neutral special, and as Alex said, it kills at 0%, unlike Kamikaze or Skewer

[@teve20]

amazing content as always! check out this mans twitch, very chill and fun!

[@playbtdbattles2409]

Im pretty sure you can turn right before kirby side b for more dmg

[@driphtwood]

Falco up special can do over 41% out of footstool

[@Blu_Moon_VA]

I like how Hero has three entries.

[@mg-oe3qr]

*four

[@beatrizmuller1327]

I think you should count Hero's side B as ONE single move with 21 different variants Making it the strongest move in the list

[@jdittlecon2358]

Fully charged kirby hammerflip gets armor. Can use it to bait out get up attacks.

[@nguy3n777]

Who would do more damage :A One wing god with a nuke to end the whole world : One fat bird wearing red clothes with a hammer

[@andrewmags1926]

Ridley was so big, he had to be at the top

[@KirbCakesEvie]

I like how he says everything bad about Hammer Flip and everything good about Jet Hammer even though they both suck

[@whyamihere6016]

With a big spirit you can kill with hero’s fully charged side-b

[@chaddyladdy8494]

The is video proof of sephiroth's neutral B doing 75% damage in training. Look at the announcement video the Sakarai made.

[@etheReal6780]

Kirby can also move and jump while using hammer flip, like dedede

[@bobcole8516]

It has to be a solid connect, but it can happen surprisingly often....Bowsers (and I guess Charizards) neutral B can do a solid 40+% damage I guess since it depends on how much of the move hits, it’d be hard to place on a list like this, but it can really hurt, especially against big, heavy characters. If I get a good connect, I usually do over 40%....light characters will take the full brunt too, just not as often

[@fantastic_jarod2391]

When I saw this in my recommended I was like oh it’s triple revenge incineroar side b than he explained the rules… also game and watch 9???

[@Joker-ek3yn]

hi alex

[@AlexEXE]

hello Joker. How are the Phantom Thieves doin?

[@Joker-ek3yn]

Alex.EXE they are doing great thanks for asking