Shielding

Shielding is a technique that is performed when you hold the shield button down, and a bubble of energy surrounds you. Shielding renders you invincible to all attacks except grabs and Final Smashes. A way to solve this problem is to sidestep before the enemy grabs you. While you shield, the bubble shrinks. Some special moves work similarly to shielding, such as Lloyd's Guardian, but they can't be broken. If you hold down the shield button for too long, or if the opponent hits the shield enough to destroy the shield, you will be stunned for a short period of time.

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Trivia

 * Both Yoshi and Mega Man (in Demo v0.6) use their own unique shields (Yoshi hides in an egg, and Mega Man used to protect himself by creating a force field).