Editing Hand Slap

{{about|Donkey Kong's special move|the recurring special move|[[Ground Pound]]}}
[[File:Hand Slap SSB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|250px|Donkey Kong performing a Hand Slap in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]
The '''Hand Slap''', also called '''ground pound'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet, page 13 ([https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DKC_Returns.pdf NTSC]) / 18 ([http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf PAL]).</ref> (alternatively '''Ground Pound'''<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' instruction manual (PDF).] Section 12.</ref>) or '''Ground Slap''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DK_Jungle_Beat.pdf ''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction manual], page 14</ref> is one of [[Donkey Kong]]'s attacks in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
[[File:DK Hand Slap DKC.png|thumb|200x200px|Artwork of Donkey Kong doing a Hand Slap for ''Donkey Kong Country'']]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', the Hand Slap is a move that only Donkey Kong can use by pressing {{button|paddown}} and {{button|snes|Y}}/{{button|gbc|B}}/{{button|gba|B}}. The move can defeat most regular enemies, and it even rewards a free [[banana]] for each enemy beaten. In the Japanese version, Donkey Kong is rewarded a [[Banana Bunch]] for every third enemy that he Hand Slaps, including [[Krusha]]s (even though it does not defeat them). In the Japanese and [[Game Boy Advance]] versions, Donkey Kong can also defeat dormant [[Rock Kroc]]s with this move. If he uses a Hand Slap in certain areas on the ground or on tree tops, Donkey Kong can unearth a Banana Bunch or even an [[Extra Life Balloon]].

In the [[Game Boy Color]] remake, the Hand Slap is required to unearth a [[DK Sticker Pack]] in each level. In the Game Boy Advance remake, some boss arenas have a buried [[photograph]], which Donkey Kong can unearth with his Hand Slap.

====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''====
The Hand Slap, referred to as the ground pound, reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', though it is performed differently from other games. This time, the ground pound is done by shaking the Wii Remote, or pressing the X button on the Nintendo 3DS. It can open [[item container]]s, crack [[Cracked Block|blocks]], push [[Spinning Platform|trapdoors]], open [[Rambi]]'s [[Animal Crate|crate]], and stun enemies. Ground pounding is also possible when [[cling]]ing onto grass ceilings and walls. While mounted, Rambi can also use this move; he instead stomps the ground with his front two feet.

In Multiplayer mode, [[Diddy Kong]] can perform his own variation, [[Popgun Pound]], a move which he can additionally use to stun or distract enemies from afar.

====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
The Hand Slap, referred to as the Ground Pound, reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' with the same role as in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. This time, [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Cranky Kong]] can also perform the move. Dixie's version involves her pounding the ground with her ponytail and Cranky with his cane. Unlike the other Kongs, Dixie's Ground Pound covers both sides.<!--What does Funky Kong do?-->

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:BrawlHandSlap.jpg|thumb|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' screenshot]]
Hand Slap is Donkey Kong's down special move in every ''Super Smash Bros.'' title, starting with the first game, ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' It is executed by pressing the special move button while pressing the Control Stick or Circle Pad down.

By performing the move, Donkey Kong rapidly slaps the ground, generating a small shockwave around him. This causes nearby opponents to get knocked upward and be damaged. The attack is very useful in the Multi-Man modes when Donkey Kong is surrounded by opponents, letting him launch all of them away, but it has no effect against aerial targets. The attack does takes a while to use, but once used, all the player must do is hold the Control Stick or Circle Pad down and continuously tap the special move button. Donkey Kong will keep using the attack until the special move button stops being tapped, or Donkey Kong is hit by an opponent. Until ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Donkey Kong could not execute the move in mid-air. Though the move isn't as useful in the air, it can still serve as a [[smashwiki:meteor smash|meteor smash]]. Additionally, the move can now break shields quite effectively, being able to break a full shield in 3 hits. 

The Hand Slap has set knockback in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', although in subsequent installments, it can send opponents with low damage high into the air, but the Hand Slap's low knockback scaling at higher percentages prevents it from being effective at KOing an opponent.

''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' also introduces two custom variants of Hand Slap:

*'''Focused Slap''' sacrifices attack range, but the shockwaves can stun and deal greater damage to opponents who are hit.
*'''Hot Slap''' creates a series of flame pillars in front of Donkey Kong, which can damage even airborne targets, but it has less range, and does not cover Donkey Kong's back. The attack deals more damage and knockback, and sends opponents flying sideways instead of upwards.

===''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
While absent from [[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|the original]], the Hand Slap is added in ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', where several gimmicks make use of it, such as breakable floors, platforms that act as switches, and underground seeds that act as [[item container]]s.

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', if Donkey Kong loses a hole or gets a bogey or worse, he performs a Hand Slap in anger.

===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
The Hand Slap, referred to as DK Ground Pound, appears in the [[Donkey Kong Adventure]] DLC of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' as Donkey Kong's secondary weapon. This move deals damage to nearby enemies, with more damage being dealt to closer enemies. Once used, it cannot be used again for the following turn. The DK Ground Pound can be upgraded via Battle HQ, with each upgrade treated as a stronger weapon, and can deal additional damage to certain types of enemies and may inflict the Bounce super effect.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
DKC Hand Slap screenshot.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' screenshot
DKAlt-SSB64.png|''Super Smash Bros.'' artwork
Hand Slap in SSB64.png|''Super Smash Bros.'' screenshot
Melee-HandSlap.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' screenshot
3DS SmashBros scrnC07 02 E3.png|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' screenshot
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハンドスラップ
|JapR=Hando Surappu
|JapM=Hand Slap
|Rus=Лапошлеп
|RusR=Laposhlep
|RusM=Paw Slap
|Ita=Forza bruta<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' Italian manual, pag. 13</ref><br>Schiaffo<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' European manual, pag. 108</ref><ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' European manual, pag. 105</ref><br>Manata <small>(''Super Smash Bros.'' series)</small><br>Scouti la terra<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' Italian manual, pag. 18</ref><ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' Italian e-manual, pag. 12</ref>/Scuotere la terra<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' Italian e-manual, pag. 5</ref><br>Schianto a terra DK <small>(''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle'')</small>
|ItaM=Brute force<br>Slap<br>Handslap<br>Shake the ground<br>DK [[Ground Pound]]
}}

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