Overview

Palutena is a unique fighter with unconventional moves and mobility. She’s on the taller end, making her slightly more vulnerable to combos than most, but this is balanced by her excellent ground movement, thanks to her faster-than-average walking and dashing speeds.

While most of her attacks have relatively slow start speeds, they deal damage reliably, especially her neutral attack combo. Her grab game is incredibly strong, especially when factoring in her solid ground mobility and superb grab range. But her other ground attacks can be lackluster in most close-range skirmishes. Unlike other tilt attacks, most of Palutena’s tilt attacks are cumbersome and relatively easy to punish.

Her forward air attack and back air attack stand out in her aerial arsenal, allowing her to attack safely off of deep short hop attacks. When combined with her uncontestable dash attack, you can set up potential grabbing opportunities and juggles.

At close and midrange, Palutena’s game plan revolves around safe pokes and spacing. When you can create distance, you can begin focusing on pestering opponents with projectiles and set-distance explosions, forcing out enemy mistakes.

Palutena’s old Reflect Barrier special has been replaced by an incredibly powerful zoning tool, Explosive Flames (with her projectile-reflecting properties added to her Counter special). This change opens up dramatic potential in her space-control game plan, allowing her to readily punish and control foes at midrange.

Palutena Vitals

Movement Options

Movement Ranks