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Moveset

Combos

Matchups

About

This sourpuss octopus is always looking for inspiration.

Playstyle

Squidward is an oddball character with a ton of amazing tools. He has great damage output, tricky movement, and has some of the best edgeguarding tools in the game. He's a tricky character to learn well, but, much like the character himself, with mastery comes great power, as Squidward becomes one of the strongest air characters in the game.

If you like tricky movement and several strong and unpredictable tools, Squidward is the character for you!

Metagame

Squidward is ranked 5th out of 29 on the current tier list, in the S tier.

Squidward possesses one of the best punish games amongst the entire cast. His great aerial game combined with his powerful strongs make him a terrifying threat both on-stage and off-stage. His down special, "You're Annoying Me", only serves to make his punish game even more threatening. Squidward also has a very strong edgeguarding game, with his Light Down Air being very powerful and leads to an early grave. Squidward also as a great recovery, making edgeguarding him very challenging.

However, despite these great strengths, Squidward does have some flaws. His neutral game is below average, relative to most of the cast. This makes it so he has to get up close in order to get his brutal punishes. Squidward also struggles against characters with disjoints. Besides Forward Air, his tools can't realistically compete against some of the best disjoints.

While Squidward's strengths largely outweigh his weaknesses, some believe his weaknesses have yet to be fully countered, with some believing he is an overrated character. Nonetheless, his strong punish game continues to rectify him as a top-tier character amongst the metagame.

Squidward


Franchise	SpongeBob SquarePants
Weight	0.96
Fall Speed	1.04
Gravity	0.86
Run Speed	0.85
Air Speed	1.3

Strengths

Weaknesses

Absurd Damage output: Squidward can do a crazy amount of damage with his aerial chains in under 10 seconds. And that's without rage!
Suffocating juggles: Squidward's aerial game is one of the best. He can cover an amazing amount of space and does insane amounts of damage off of one chain.
Rage: Down Special makes Squidward way faster and stronger. This is integral to his combo game, and makes him absolutely impossible to avoid up close. Count your blessings if he grabs you.
Bold and Brash: Squidward's Side Special is fairly easy to confirm into and, if the strongest version is pulled, will kill the opponent <70%.
Bike: Up special is extremely versatile both as a recovery tool and a movement tool. It can also combo into itself if slime-cancelled, if you're looking for a funny combo.
Meter tank: Squidward gains meter very fast due to his combo game, and will usually have at least 1 bar on deck at all times.

Difficult to master: Squidward is one of the more tricky characters in the game to maneuver with due to his odd gravity and use of double jump cancelling. Rage makes him fall faster, which accentuates the problem further. In addition, a lot of Squidward's stronger tools require strong knowledge of his toolkit, and are difficult to hit point-blank. Therefore, Squidward requires a lot of time and effort to maximize his potential in the match.
Not the best at neutral: Squidward doesn't have a lot of far-away options aside from Neutral Special.
Meh ground strongs: Aside from Forward Strong, his ground strongs are somewhat committal. You might want to use them as a last resort options.
Meter-heavy: A lot of Squidward's stronger confirms require a slime cancel, which can tank your meter fairly fast if you are reckless.

Moveset

Ground Light Attacks

4/4 Time
Light

"And a-one, and a-two, and-a one, two, three, four!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward does four different swings with his baton.

Tentacle Kick
Forward+Light

"He has that janky hitbox"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward kicks in front of himself.

Forget The Book!
Up+Light

"Because you were supposed to explode!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward swings his hand upward to slap anyone above him. Squidward has brief invincibility on his upper body as he uses this move, making it a reliable anti-air.

Knee Slap
Down+Light

"It was rated ARRGGGHH!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward does a knee slap as he slams his foot.

Spin Dash
Light (Running)

"Spin around, stop!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward impersonates part of the bubble blowing technique, hitting opponents multiple times.

Air Light Attacks

Octopus Dance
Light (Airborne)

"What the?"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward does part of his interpretive dance, stretching his tentacles on all sides of him.

Paintbrush Fury
Forward+Light (Airborne)

"If I'm lucky, some of Mr. Tentacles' talent may rub off on me"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward does several swings in front of himself with his paintbrush.

Head Bop
Back+Light (Airborne)

"Put your hands together for... the incomparable Squidward!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward does part of his interpretive dance, clapping as he bops his head back.

Corkscrew Dance
Up+Light (Airborne)

"I've saved the best for last, you'll see"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward does part of his interpretive dance, hitting opponents multiple times with his tentacles while blowing bubbles.

Down Slap
Down+Light (Airborne)

"Shut up!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward twists his body to slam with his hands while also attacking with his legs behind him.

Ground Strong Attacks

This one's on the house!
Strong

"He ate the whole thing in one bite."

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward takes out a fresh Krusty Krab Pizza and slams it right in front of himself.

Krakatoa!
Up+Strong

"Get him angry and he's bound to erupt!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward channels the power of Captain Magma, unleashing an eruption from his hat.

Squidward Live
Down+Strong

"You bottom feeders! You don't even know talent!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward does part of his interpretive dance, squatting down and moving his arms rapidly.

Air Strong Attacks

Sforzando
Strong (Airborne)

"Sounds like there's a dying animal on the premises"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward takes out his clarinet and blows into it, hitting opponents with both the clarinet itself and its obnoxious sound.

Woohoo freedom!
Up+Strong (Airborne)

"Well, we know one thing: it sure isn't that guy!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward takes out a Reef Blower and uses it to fly upward, hitting opponents on the way.

Artistic Tantrum
Down+Strong (Airborne)

"You, sir, are the greatest fighter who ever lived!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward takes out a block of marble and slams it down to the ground.

Special Attacks

Clary
Special

"Why, sure, pal, I can play better"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward inhales air, then plays a note on his clarinet to send a projectile forward. The projectile changes depending on the amount of inhale time. EX: Instantly charges up the projectile to a whole note, along with going much faster.

Artistic Genius
Forward+Special

"Come on, Larry! Get your art on!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward shows off one of his latest paintings! His opponent may be overwhelmed in different ways depending on which one he shows. EX: Increases the chances of getting a good painting. Each painting has a different effect. The farmers painting does 21% with average knockback, the Seabear painting is a dud that deals 7% with extremely weak knockback, and Bold and Brash is the strongest dealing 30% with extremely strong knockback.

"You're Annoying Me"
Down+Special

"SpongeBob! Patrick! Do you mind?!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward channels his anger to increase his power and speed for a set amount of time. EX: Takes less time to activate. This buffs Squidward in several different ways, including velocity being increased by 25%, dealing 10% more knockback and dealing 25% more damage.

Whatever
Up+Special

"I guess Squidward forgot his karma"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward tries to ride his bicycle, but it unfortunately explodes and sends him flying away. His fall can be angled in different directions. EX: Squidward flies further but slower after the explosion.

Grab/Throws

Grab
Grab

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Dash Grab
Grab (Running)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Grab Pummel
Light (Grabbing)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Up Throw
Up (Grabbing)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Forward Throw
Forward (Grabbing)

"GO AWAY!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Down Throw
Down (Grabbing)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Back Throw
Back (Grabbing)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Super

Super
Slime+Light

"Squidward! Look out for that falling shoe!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward dramatically gets hit by a shoe. He then transforms into Handsome Squidward, hitting any opponents caught before slamming into a pole and returning to normal.

Taunts

Taunt
Taunt

"Future.... Future...."

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward slowly sits down and does several sit-ups before getting back up.

Down Taunt
Down+Taunt

"Hang in there, Squidward, it's all part of the job"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward suddenly appears in his cashier boat and slams his head on the register. If you manage to slide off the stage while using this taunt, it actually has a powerful hitbox that spikes opponents. However, unless you have Slime to cancel the taunt you will be left falling.

Up Taunt
Up+Taunt

"Reflecto, up to no good"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Squidward sits down in his lawn chair with a pair of sunglasses, he then takes off his sunglasses and gets off the chair.

Strategy

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Other Resources

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Videos

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Costumes

Squidward's Default Outfit.
Squidward wearing his band director outfit from the episode "Band Geeks".
Squidward's viking attire from the episode "Bunny Hunt." (unlocked by having the Ultimate edition of NASB 2).
Squidward's artist outfit. Commonly confused to be the brown artist outfit from "Artist Unknown", this white variant is actually from the episode "Out of the Picture".
Mind controlled Squidward (unlocked by defeating Squidward twice in campaign mode).
Squidward's Ghost Clone (unlocked by defeating Squidward thrice in campaign mode).

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 * Squidward shows off one of his latest paintings! His opponent may be overwhelmed in different ways depending on which one he shows.
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+* EX: Increases the chances of getting a good painting.
+* Each painting has a different effect. The farmers painting does 21% with average knockback, the Seabear painting is a dud that deals 7% with extremely weak knockback, and Bold and Brash is the strongest dealing 30% with extremely strong knockback.
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 * Squidward channels his anger to increase his power and speed for a set amount of time.
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 * Squidward tries to ride his bicycle, but it unfortunately explodes and sends him flying away. His fall can be angled in different directions.
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