Spinpound

File:Spin Pound (Quick Ground Pound)- Advanced Movement Tutorial - SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY

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A spinpound, also sometimes written as spin pound and known to some players as a hipdrop, is a move that is performed by pressing the crouch button during a spin jump.

Unlike a regular ground pound, a spinpound does not stall in midair; Mario will immediately accelerate toward the ground.

To make Mario spin, the joystick must be rotated in two full circles; however, spins can be buffered, meaning the two rotations can be performed during another animation so that Mario is spinning immediately upon returning to his normal state.

Buffered spinpounds, also occasionally called bumps, are a very effective way of performing a ground pound quickly, since the action of spinning, jumping and ground pounding can all be performed in rapid succession. Additionally, they can be used to reach maximum roll speed quickly if a roll action is added to the end of the input sequence, or used to execute a fast ground pound jump. All of these movement sequences are used extremely often in all types of speedruns.

Reproduction steps

To perform a spinpound:

• Spin the left analog stick so that it completes two full rotations;
• Press the jump button and immediately follow it with the crouch button;
• If spinpounding to gain speed, press X or Y to roll; if spinpounding into a jump, press A or B.

Spinpounds can differ in speed depending on how fast they are executed; a perfect spinpound can be performed in just four frames.

Uses

Spinpounds serve almost all the same purposes as regular ground pounds: transitioning into a roll or ground pound jump, killing enemies, breaking crates, activating switches, and revealing Power Moons, just to name a few. There is one notable exception: a spinpound cannot be used to perform a downthrow, unlike a regular ground pound. However, this actually works to speedrunners' advantage, since the lack of a window to perform a downthrow means the spinpound can transition into a roll instantaneously.

Spins can be buffered during any other movement animation, while Mario is in midair or as certain cutscenes are ending, and Mario will begin spinning as soon as he is in his normal state on the ground again. This is done by performing the two stick rotations during the prior animation. In speedruns, buffered spinpounds are often used to gain height quickly by means of a spinpound jump, to accelerate quickly by spinpounding into a roll, or simply in place of a standard ground pound.

A well executed buffered spinpound is slightly faster than initiating a roll regularly. This time save is more noticeable if one wishes to roll into a direction different from the one Mario is facing, because the spinpound eliminates the process of turning Mario to face the desired direction.

Aside from movement, most ledge clip setups feature spinpounds at some points, though the setups are usually very unreliable.

Silent spinpounds

A silent spinpound is when a spinpound does not generate the usual sound accompanied by a spinpound. Many players will encounter a silent spinpound at some point whilst playing the game and may be confused as to what caused it. According to current knowledge, a silent spinpound occurs when the player releases zl/zr just before the spinpound is completed.