What can Peach's neutral special (Toad Guard) actually block?
Given my previous questions on Peach and countering, this questions seems like a natural extension:
What can be blocked using Peach's neutral special (Toad Guard)?
The SSBM wiki page above says nothing about what can actually be blocked by Toad, and only says:
Upon being hit, Toad will emit a damaging shower of spores. Unlike Roy or Ike's Counter which increases in damage when countering stronger attacks, Toad's spores do the same damage (3% each for a total of 18%) and knockback regardless of the power of the blocked attack. The spores themselves can be absorbed, and the move is in fact the only counterattack that fires projectiles when activated.
Melee's instruction manual is also scarce in detail:
Counter enemy attacks by blocking them with Toad.
So what attacks can actually be blocked? Is it all ranged attacks? Physical attacks? Some combination of the two?
To avoid some confusion I noticed in previous questions, this question is asking specifically about Super Smash Bros: Melee.
Best Answer
I believe that Peach can block most attacks with the exception of counterattacks. This includes both ranged and melee attacks.
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As briefly described in this link
Toad can be used as a shield that cancels (but not reflects) projectiles, or a multi-hit attack.
I've tested this against Link's Boomerang attack. Toad blocked the attack but the spore effect was out of range making it pretty useless. Strike attacks were blocked and the spore effect actually made contact.
An interesting but primarily opinion based FAQ about Peach and her moves, can be found here.
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