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Claws Out was a Spirit Board event focused on spirits with claws. It ran from 6 a.m. on February 12, 2021 to 6 a.m. on February 15, 2021 (UTC), and was repeated on the following dates:

• 6 a.m. on August 26, 2022 to 6 a.m. on August 29, 2022 (UTC)
• 6 a.m. on August 25, 2023 to 6 a.m. on August 28, 2023 (UTC)
• 6 a.m. on August 23, 2024 to 6 a.m. on August 26, 2024 (UTC)

During the event, defeating spirits on the Spirit Board which were part of the event awarded more Gold than usual.

Description

North America

Spirits with claws, talons, and other sharp appendages will be clacking their way onto the Spirit Board!

Defeat them in battle to earn more gold than usual. Be sure to check them out!

PAL regions

Spirits with claws, talons and other sharp appendages are clacking their way onto the Spirit Board! Defeat them in battle to earn more gold than usual.

The Legend-class Dry Bowser, Queen Metroid and Omega Ridley, plus the Ace-class Dark Mind will also appear at set times. Be sure to check them out!

Periodically appearing spirits

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Appearance times (UTC)
63		Dry Bowser		★★★★	06:00, 18:00
281		Queen Metroid		★★★★	09:00, 21:00
291		Omega Ridley		★★★★	00:00, 12:00
350		Dark Mind		★★★	03:00, 15:00

Randomly appearing spirits

Spirit				Battle parameters
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music
63		Dry Bowser	Super Mario Series	•Bowser		13,500	Reset Bomb Forest (Battlefield form)	•Defense ↑ •Curry-Filled •Hazard: Lava Floor	•The floor is lava •The enemy breathes fire after a little while •The enemy has increased defense after a little while	King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3
281		Queen Metroid	Metroid Series	•King K. Rool (180 HP)		13,300	Brinstar (Battlefield form)	•Giant •Attack Power ↑	•The enemy is giant after a little while •Stamina battle •The enemy has increased attack power after a little while	Boss Battle 4 - Metroid: Samus Returns
291		Omega Ridley	Metroid Prime Series	•Metal Ridley (180 HP)		13,900	Norfair	•Curry-Filled	•Stamina battle •The enemy breathes fire •The enemy is metal	Vs. Meta Ridley
30		Bowser (Wedding)	Super Mario Series	•Bowser •Ally: Peach		9,700	New Donk City Hall	N/A	•You lose if your CPU ally is KO'd •The enemy favors dash attacks •The enemy has increased attack power	Underground Moon Caverns
350		Dark Mind	Kirby Series	•Reflect Ganondorf		9,700	Kalos Pokémon League (Battlefield form)	•Curry-Filled	•The enemy reflects projectiles •The enemy's explosion and fire attacks have increased power •The enemy breathes fire after a little while	02 Battle
422		Mega Charizard X	Pokémon Series	•Giant Charizard (150 HP)		9,700	Pokémon Stadium (Fire type)	N/A	•The enemy's special moves have increased power •Stamina battle •The enemy is giant	Battle! (Trainer Battle) - Pokémon X / Pokémon Y
500		Rayquaza	Pokémon Series	•Ridley		10,000	Kalos Pokémon League (Dragonmark Chamber (Legendary) only)	•Hazard: Heavy Wind	•Dangerously high winds are in effect after a little while	Battle! (Lorekeeper Zinnia)
560		Necrozma	Pokémon Series	•Gold Mewtwo (160 HP)		9,400	Spear Pillar (hazards off)	•Giant	•The enemy is giant when the enemy's at high damage •The enemy's special moves have increased power •Stamina battle	Battle! (Elite Four) / Battle! (Solgaleo/Lunala)
1,405		Dragaux	Ring Fit Adventure	•Incineroar (200 HP)		9,500	Find Mii (Ω form)	•Metal Shift •Giant •Item: Food	•The enemy is giant when the enemy's at high damage •The enemy will occasionally turn metal when the enemy's at high damage •Stamina battle	Battle Start - Fossil Fighters: Frontier
287		Mecha Ridley	Metroid Series	•Giant Ridley (140 HP)		4,100	Norfair (Ω form)	•Move Speed ↓	•The enemy's smash attacks have increased power •Stamina battle •The enemy is giant	Vs. Meta Ridley
346		Heavy Lobster	Kirby Series	•Lemmy		3,600	Halberd	•Item: Fire Flower	•The enemy starts the battle with a Fire Flower	Meta Knight's Revenge
820		Peckish Aristocrab	Pikmin Series	•Giant Ridley (140 HP)		3,800	Garden of Hope	N/A	•Stamina battle •The enemy favors side specials •The enemy is giant	Garden of Hope (Remix)
1,035		Crusty Sean	Splatoon Series	•Inkling		3,600	Saffron City	•Move Speed ↑ •Item: Food	•The enemy becomes more powerful after eating •All fighters have increased move speed after a little while •The enemy is easily distracted by items	Rip Entry
504		Garchomp	Pokémon Series	•Charizard		3,900	Spear Pillar (hazards off)	•Attack Power ↑	•The enemy has increased attack power after a little while •The enemy has increased move speed	Battle! (Champion) / Champion Cynthia
780		Metal Sonic	Sonic The Hedgehog Series	•Metal Sonic (100 HP)		4,600	Windy Hill Zone	N/A	•Timed stamina battle (2:00) •The enemy is metal •The enemy starts the battle with a Rocket Belt	Sonic Heroes
1,008		Gomorrah	Bayonetta Series	•Bayonetta		3,200	Umbra Clock Tower	•Sudden Final Smash •Sudden Damage	•You take serious damage after a little while •The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash after a little while	Let's Hit The Climax!
113		Sidestepper	Mario Bros. Series	•Mr. Game & Watch Team ×8 ×4		1,900	Mario Bros.	•Move Speed ↑	•The enemy has increased move speed after a little while •The enemy can deal damage by dashing into you •Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd	Mario Bros.
349		Moley	Kirby Series	•Giant Pikachu		2,200	The Great Cave Offensive (Battlefield form)	•Item: Pitfall	•The enemy is giant	Squeak Squad Theme
1,146		Muddy Mole	Mole Mania	•Donkey Kong		1,700	The Great Cave Offensive (Battlefield form)	•Item: Pitfall	•Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle	Kirby Retro Medley (Float Islands)
428		Sandshrew	Pokémon Series	•Bowser		1,800	Mushroomy Kingdom (Battlefield form)	•Item: Pitfall	•The enemy is easily distracted by items	Main Theme - Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue (Brawl)
600		Bio Rex	F-Zero Series	•Wolf		1,900	Port Town Aero Dive	•Item Tidal Wave	•The enemy becomes more powerful after eating •Certain items will appear in large numbers after a little while	Fire Field (Remix)
902		Slash Man	Mega Man Series	•Mega Man ×3 (50 HP)		2,100	Distant Planet (Battlefield form)	•Hazard: Sticky Floor	•The floor is sticky •Stamina battle •The enemy favors back air attacks	We're Robots (Dr. Wily Stage 2)

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ツメを研いで待ってるぜ！	I'll be waiting for you, sharpening my claws!
French	Toutes griffes dehors	All claws out
German	Klauen-Keilerei	Claw-Wedging
Spanish	A zarpazo limpio	A clean claw
Italian	Fuori gli artigli	Claws out
Chinese (Simplified)	磨好爪子等你来！	I'll Sharpen your claws and wait for you to come!
Chinese (Traditional)	磨好爪子等你來！	I'll Sharpen your claws and wait for you to come!
Korean	발톱을 갈고 기다리겠다!	I'll sharpen my claws and wait!
Dutch	Uit de klauwen	Out of hands
Russian	Когти наголо	Claws out

Trivia

• Masahiro Sakurai showed an early version of the banner in a YouTube video, notably with different tearing marks. He suggested making the tearing marks be more rough and ripped.