Air Slash

 Air Slash is one of Shulk's special moves in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, based on one of his physical Arts in Xenoblade Chronicles. On use, Shulk slashes up into the air with his Monado, knocking opponents up while dealing damage to them. By pressing the special move button again while Shulk is in the air, he swipes his sword in mid-air, giving him a small horizontal boost while also clearing away opponents. The move can be used as both a means of recovery and as a means of knocking opponents upward.

The move has two variants: Advancing Air Slash and Mighty Air Slash. Advancing Air Slash causes opponents to be launched diagonally on the first slash and gives Shulk a greater horizontal distance on his second slash. Mighty Air Slash makes the distance covered by either of the slashes be much shorter in exchange for the move itself to be much more damaging.