Unblockable attack

An unblockable attack (also called unblockable move or unblockable) is an attack that cannot be defended against with a shield or a counterattack. Unblockable attacks tend to be exceptionally powerful and are often grabs, Final Smashes, wielded by bosses, or moves from rare Pokémon and Assist Trophies; there are very few moves that are unblockable outside of these cases. In Brawl, SSB4, and Ultimate, most characters have at least one unblockable attack if grabs and Final Smashes are counted.
Unblockable attacks can still be avoided by intangibility, such as sidestepping and air dodging, as well as 's Witch Time in most cases. True invincibility also protects against unblockable attacks, such as that granted by a Super Star.
It is possible for a shielding character to be hit by a blockable attack and an unblockable attack on the same frame. What happens in this situation depends on the game.
*In Melee, the blockable attack hits the shield, and the shielder is hit by the unblockable attack.
*In Brawl and SSB4, the blockable attack hits the shield and the shielder goes into shieldstun. The unblockable attack hits the shielder, but it deals no damage or knockback.
All grabs (with the exception of 's Fishing Rod, 's grounded Grappling Hook, 's Buster Wolf and 's Sword of the Creator) are unblockable and so will not be included in the following list.
==List of unblockable attacks by characters==
Moves only available as custom moves are indicated in italics.
Move 	User 	Portion of move
10-Hit Combo 	 	Last hit
Aether 	(Brawl only) 	Sword while loose
Focus Attack 	Ryu and 	Fully charged
Guard Breaker 	 	Entire move
Kamikazee 	 	Explosion
KO Uppercut 	Little Mac 	Entire move ( grounded version only)
Nayru's Love 	(Brawl only) 	Entire move, normal move by Zelda not unblockable
Pac-Jump 	(SSB4 only) 	Grounded version only. The attacking portion is actually blockable, but grounded opponents who touch the trampoline will instantly drop shield and jump. As the trampoline spawns on frame 1, this technically makes the grounded version impossible to block. Fixed in Ultimate as the trampoline appears on frame 10, after the attack hits.
Reflect Barrier 	 	The shield's hitbox
Rocketbarrel Boost	Diddy Kong 	Loose barrels
Shield Piercer 	 	Entire move
Up aerial 	Mr. Game & Watch (except in Ultimate)	Wind
Vision 	(SSB4 only) 	Counterattack, both versions (standard and forward-held)
Waddle Dee Toss 	 	Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos in certain situations
===List of unblockable Final Smashes===
Note that, in Ultimate, all Final Smashes are unblockable, so this table only applies to Brawl and Smash 4.
Move 	User 	Portion of move
Aura Storm 	Lucario 	Entire move
Beast Ganon 	Ganondorf 	Entire move
Blue Falcon 	Captain Falcon 	Trapping hit
Critical Hit 	Marth, Lucina, and Roy 	Entire move
Diffusion Beam 	 	Entire move
End of Day 	Olimar 	Entire move
Galaxia Darkness	Meta Knight 	Initiation
Great Aether 	Ike 	Sword while loose
Grenade Launcher	 	Entire move
Konga Beat 	Donkey Kong 	Wind
Landmaster 	Fox, Falco, and 	Entire move
Light Arrow 	Zelda and Sheik 	First hit
Mario Finale 	Mario and Dr. Mario 	Entire move
Negative Zone 	 	Entire move
Octopus 	Mr. Game & Watch 	Entire move
Peach Blossom 	Peach 	Entire move
PK Starstorm 	Ness and Lucas 	Entire move
Power Suit Samus	 	Last hit pre-transformation
Psystrike 	Mewtwo 	Entire move
Puff Up 	Jigglypuff 	Entire move
Super Dragon 	Yoshi 	Fireballs
Super Sonic 	Sonic 	Entire move
Triforce Slash 	Link, Young Link, and Toon Link	Swipes
Triple Finish 	Pokémon Trainer 	Entire move
 	Samus 	Last hit
==List of unblockable attacks by items==
Item 	Situation
Banana 	Stationary
Beehive 	Bees
Blast Box 	Explosion (Brawl only)
Bumper 	When active
Daybreak 	Any situation
Deku Nut 	Any situation
Dragoon 	Any situation
Freezie 	When it "bursts" (Brawl Only)
Gooey Bomb 	Any situation
Hothead 	Spark
Motion-Sensor Bomb	Explosion (Blockable in SSB)
Pitfall 	Any situation
Screw Attack 	Any situation
Smart Bomb 	Any situation
Spring 	Any situation
Warp Star 	Any situation
===Unblockable Poké Ball Attacks===
Pokémon 	Situation
Articuno 	Any situation
Bellossom	Any situation
Clefairy 	All attacks
Electrode	Any situation
Entei 	Any situation
Ho-Oh 	Any situation
Keldeo 	Any situation
Lugia 	Any situation
Moltres 	Any situation
Scizor 	Any situation
Snorlax 	Descent
Suicune 	Any situation
Togepi 	All attacks
Unown 	First attack
Weezing 	Any situation
Wobbuffet	Any situation
Zapdos 	Any situation
==List of unblockable attacks by enemies and bosses==
Enemy 	Situation
Subspace Army goons	Careening state
Crazy Hand 	Falling bombs ( explosion is blockable)
Duon 	Spin attack (Wind only)
Galleom 	Dual smash, Single stomp, Spin attack (Wind only for all)
Master Core 	Red waves (if not defeated within 45 seconds)
Master Giant 	Arm swing (delayed slash effect)
Meta Ridley 	Mega fireball, Falcon flyer slam
Polar Bear 	Stomp (earthquake effect only)
Skuttler Mage 	Homing spell
Rayquaza 	Thunder (Wind only), Spiral dive
Tabuu 	Off waves, Electric shield
Galeem 	Lens Flare
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