Idling

Sonic and Tails' idle pose, on Waiting Room.

Four characters idling (left) and Sonic's and Tails' idle poses (right) in Super Smash Flash 2.

Idle, also referred to as stand, stance, or idle animation, is the state of staying still during a match in the Super Smash Bros. series and in the Super Smash Flash series. If the player presses the attack button during this animation, they will perform a neutral attack.

Some characters perform cancellable minor animations if they idle for enough time. This time is, most times, randomized. These minor animations are called idle poses and are rare in both Super Smash Flash and Super Smash Flash 2. Below is a list of characters with randomized idle poses.

List of characters with idle poses[]

In Super Smash Flash[]

Character	Idle pose
Link	Looks toward the screen.
Pikachu	Scratches his ear.
Sheik	Looks toward the screen.
Zelda	Looks toward the screen.

In Super Smash Flash 2[]

Character	Idle pose
Black Mage	Scratches his nose.
Bomberman	Kicks the ground twice while blinking.
Captain Falcon	Makes a fighting stance.
Chibi-Robo	Sits down and looks to his left or right depending on which way he is facing.
Falco	TBA
Ganondorf	Crosses his arms and looks at the screen.
Ichigo	Puts Zangetsu on his shoulder.
Isaac	Adjusts his glove.
Jigglypuff	TBA
Kirby	Briefly falls asleep and shakes himself awake.
Krystal	Brushes her hair aside.
Link	Assumes a battle stance.
Lucario	Moves its arms in a circular motion before assuming to its normal stance again.
Luffy	Puts his feet together and holds the top of his hat.
Luigi	Pulls on his nose, which stretches slightly and then snaps back into place.
Mario	Adjusts his cap.
Mega Man	Looks around.
Mr. Game & Watch	Hops in place.
Mr. Game & Watch	Briefly looks behind himself.
Naruto	Adjusts and tightens his bandana.
Ness	Looks around curiously.
PAC-MAN	Scratches his head.
Pichu	Moves its ears while standing up. While in its Discharge state, it instead lifts its ears up and weakly produces electricity.
Pikachu	Stands on its toes and looks around.
Pikachu	Scratches its ear.
Rayman	Enters a fighting stance and moves his arms in a circular motion.
Ryu	Tightens his black belt.
Simon	Looks to his left or right, depending on which way he is facing.
Sonic	Puts his hands on his hips and taps his foot anxiously. This pose is similar to his idle animation in the original Sonic games.
Tails	Looks at the screen and yawns. This pose is similar to his idle animation in the original Sonic games.
Wario	Crosses his arms twice with his fists clenched.
Yoshi	TBA
Zelda	Leans her head downwards and puts her hands together, with her eyes closed. Very similar to her down taunt.