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[[File:A button.PNG|thumb|300px|The A button on various Nintendo controllers. From left to right, top to bottom: the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube controllers, the Wii Remote, the Classic Controller, the Nintendo 3DS, the Wii U GamePad, the Joy-Con, and the Switch Pro Controller]]
[[Image:A button.PNG|thumb|300px|The A button on various Nintendo controllers. From left to right: Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube controllers, the Wii remote and the Classic Controller]]
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The '''A button''' is one of the buttons on each controller where it is present. On the [[Nintendo 64 controller]] it is blue, on the Nintendo [[GameCube controller]] it is an aqua-green, on both the [[Wii Remote]] and [[Classic Controller]] it is transparent with a white backing, and on both the [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Joy-Con]] and [[Nintendo Switch Pro Controller|Pro Controller]] it is dark gray. The color of the button on the [[Wii U GamePad]] and [[Wii U Pro Controller]] matches the color of the controller, while it varies on the [[Nintendo 3DS]].  
The '''A button''' ('''a button''' on the [[Classic Controller]]) is one of the main buttons on each controller where it is present. On the Nintendo 64 controller it is blue, on the Nintendo [[GameCube]] controller it is an aqua-green, and on both the [[Wii Remote]] and Classic Controller it is transparent with a white backing. The colour of the button on the [[Wii U GamePad]], [[Wii U Pro Controller]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] depends on the colour of the controller or console. In all four installments of ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'', the A button is used mostly for executing standard attacks. When playing with the Wii Remote held sideways, however, the [[2 button]] acts as its A button, performing smash attacks (when pressed with the [[D-pad]] or the [[1 button]]) and confirming selections on menus, whereas the actual A button is used for [[taunt]]s.


==Overview==
In the default controller layouts of all installments in the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series, the A button is used mostly for executing standard attacks. This includes [[Neutral attack]], all [[Tilt attack]]s, [[Dash attack]], all standard [[Aerial attack]]s, all [[Smash attack]]s (in conjunction with the [[control stick]]), [[Pummel]], [[Floor attack]], [[Edge attack]], and some [[Command-input move]]s. Outside of gameplay, the A button is also the standard "confirm" button when navigating menus.
When playing with the Wii Remote held sideways, the [[2 button]] acts as a substitute for the A button, performing smash attacks (when pressed with the [[D-pad]] or the [[1 button]]) and confirming selections on menus, whereas the actual A button is used for [[taunt]]s. When using Joy-Con (R) as a single Joy-Con held horizontally, the A button will become the bottom button, acting like a [[B button]] and performing special attacks, while the A button's menu and battle functionalities are given to the [[X button]].
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' introduced the [[controls]] menu option introduced in this game allows non-default actions to be mapped to the A button. This option has returned in every subsequant ''Smash'' release. While not directly related, [[Nintendo Switch]] hardware version 10.0.0 introduced the ability to map the functionality of any button to any other button from the console options menu, further diversifying how the A button can be used in ''Ultimate''.
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