Recovery Kick

TK3
TTT
TK4
TK5
TK6
TK7
TK8

Command

KND d+(3_4)

Stance

KND

Damage

3-7 depending on character

Hit Range

Low

Properties

RC

Frames

13

Hit Advantage

-7 (TK3-TTT Julia, Xiaoyu; TTT Jun)
-8 (TK3-TTT Law; TTT Lee)
-9 (TK3 Anna; TK3-TTT Eddy, Nina, Yoshimitsu; TTT Kunimitsu, Michelle)
-10 (TK3-TTT Hwoarang; TTT Baek, Bruce)
-11 (TK3-TTT Jin, Paul; TTT Bryan, Devil, Kazuya)
-13 (Gon vs. standing)
-14 (Gon vs. crouching; TK3-TTT King, Lei; TTT Armor King, Roger)
-17 (TTT Anna)

Block Advantage

-18 (TK3-TTT Julia, Xiaoyu; TTT Jun)
-19 (TK3-TTT Law; TTT Lee)
-20 (TK3 Anna; TK3-TTT Eddy, Nina, Yoshimitsu; TTT Kunimitsu, Michelle)
-21 (TK3-TTT Hwoarang; TTT Baek, Bruce)
-22 (TK3-TTT Jin, Paul; TTT Bryan, Devil, Kazuya)
-25 (Gon; TK3-TTT King, Lei; TTT Armor King, Roger)
-28 (TTT Anna)

Recovery Kick, originally called Ankle Kick, is a generic wake-up attack available to almost all characters since Tekken 3. It can only be performed while lying on the back with feet facing the opponent, otherwise known as the knockdown position.

Characters who can perform a Recovery Kick

Tekken 3

3 damage: Julia Chang, Ling Xiaoyu
4 damage: Anna Williams, Forest Law, Nina Williams, Paul Phoenix, Yoshimitsu
5 damage: Hwoarang, Jin Kazama, Lei Wulong
6 damage: Eddy Gordo, Gon, King, Tiger Jackson

Tekken Tag Tournament

3 damage: Julia Chang, Jun Kazama, Ling Xiaoyu
4 damage: Bryan Fury, Forest Law, Kunimitsu, Lee Chaolan, Michelle Chang, Nina Williams, Paul Phoenix, Yoshimitsu
5 damage: Baek Doo San, Bruce Irvin, Devil, Hwoarang, Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Lei Wulong, Wang Jinrei
6 damage: Alex, Armor King, Eddy Gordo, King, Roger, Tiger Jackson
7 damage: Anna Williams

Tekken 4

3 damage: Julia Chang, Ling Xiaoyu, Miharu Hirano
4 damage: Bryan Fury, Craig Marduk, Lee Chaolan, Marshall Law, Nina Williams, Paul Phoenix, Steve Fox, Violet, Yoshimitsu
5 damage: Hwoarang, Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Lei Wulong
6 damage: Christie Monteiro, Eddy Gordo, King

Tekken 5

3 damage: Asuka Kazama, Feng Wei, Julia Chang, Ling Xiaoyu
4 damage: Bryan Fury, Craig Marduk, Jinpachi Mishima, Lee Chaolan, Marshall Law, Nina Williams, Paul Phoenix, Steve Fox, Yoshimitsu
5 damage: Baek Doo San, Bruce Irvin, Devil Jin, Hwoarang, Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Lei Wulong, Raven, Wang Jinrei
6 damage: Christie Monteiro, Eddy Gordo, King, Roger Jr.
7 damage: Anna Williams

Trivia

Despite being a low attack, King can reverse a Recovery Kick. Oddly, this reversal will always be a Double Heel Hold, King's left kick reversal, even though the kick is a right kick.
- Gon's Recovery Kick cannot be reversed due to Gon being immune to throws from normal-sized opponents.
The standing hit animation from a Recovery Kick in the PlayStation version of Tekken 3 recovers 1 frame slower than the arcade version as the user returns to their default stance for 1 frame e.g. Jin connecting a Recovery Kick is -11 on arcade but -10 on PlayStation. The recovery frames from guarding a Recovery Kick or being hit while crouching are unchanged.
- Anna's Recovery Kick is identical to Nina's in both versions of Tekken 3, with Anna receiving different properties in Tekken Tag Tournament.
- Gon's Recovery Kick is identical to King's, but due to the aforementioned change it is -13 on hit instead of -14 (it is still -14 against a crouching opponent).