Tails (Super Smash Flash)

This article is about Tails's appearance in Super Smash Flash. For the character in other contexts, see Miles "Tails" Prower.

Miles "Tails" Prower in Super Smash Flash
Universe	Sonic
Stock icon
Availability	Starter
Tier	A+ (8)

Tails is a playable newcomer starter character in Super Smash Flash, one of the many Sonic characters in the game. His moveset and sprites, as with his other fellow Sonic characters, are taken primarily from his moves in Sonic Battle.

Tails is ranked 8th in the tier list, several spots lower than his placement in the previous tier list.

Attributes

Tails has one of the best recoveries in the game, as his extra jumps allow him a lot more range and flexibility in his methods for returning to the stage. His Energy Ball allows him to fire energy balls that have infinite range and can be fired in three different directions (forwards, upwards, and downwards in the air), giving him strong stage control, versatile zoning abilities and a strong edgeguard. He has some of the best instant-KO attacks in the game, including aforementioned up/down energy balls, the only projectiles with instant-KO properties in the game, as well as Rhythm Twister, one of the few instant-KO attacks that is not mapped to an up/down move.

However, he is not the strongest or most durable character in the game. He lacks the ability to cancel his momentum in the air, making him vulnerable to getting KO'd by moves that lack instant KO properties, like Knuckles' rock. His Electron Cannon has a slow firing rate, making it difficult to challenge another projectile user directly.

Regardless, his pros greatly overlook his cons, putting him in the high tier.

Hard data

Tails' hard data

Base info
Hitstun taken	8	Number of jumps	5
Attack boost	N/A	Attack length	19
Attack cooldown	20	Health division	14
Movement
Horizontal speed			17
Deceleration	1	Attack start speed	0.5x
Acceleration	0.6	Turn around speed	18
Short hopping speed	9	Jumping speed	14
Gravity	1	Falling speed	25
Individual attack data
Standard attack damage	3	Side attack damage	4
Down attack damage	6	Instant-KO value	4
Roll attack speed	N/A	Jump attack damage	N/A

Moveset

Attack	Image	Description	Damage
Standard attack		Fires with his Energy Ball a single projectile forwards.	3%
Side attack		Uses the Rhythm Twister to spin around and strikes opponents with his tails. For some reason, Tails visually turns back on the direction he was facing when he initiates the attack, only to face the correct direction once the attack ends.	4%
Down attack		Fires his Magic Hook, which is a boxing glove on a chain around his shoulders. A reliable close-range attack that covers Tails's whole body and is good at scoring KOs normally.	6%
Up attack		Similarly to his standard attack, Tails curls up and fires an Energy Ball directly upwards.	4%
Down aerial		Similar to his standard attack, Tails faces down and fires an Energy Ball directly below himself.