Editing Egg Lay

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{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Egg Lay
|image=[[File:YoshiEgg.gif|248px]]
|caption=Egg Lay in  ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
|user=[[Yoshi]] 
|universe={{uv|Yoshi}}
|interwiki=supermariowiki
|interwikiname=Super Mario Wiki
|interwikipage=Egg Lay
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{{cquote|''Paralyze enemies by swallowing them and laying them as eggs.''|cite=''Melee'''s instruction manual}}
{{cquote|''Snag enemies with your tongue and render them briefly immobile within eggs.''|cite=''Brawl'''s instruction manual}}
{{cquote|''Immobilise opponents by putting them in eggs.''|cite=Description from ''Smash for 3DS'''s foldout}}

'''Egg Lay''' ({{ja|たまご産み|Tamago Umi}}, ''Egg Produce'') is [[Yoshi]]'s [[neutral special move]]. When used, he sticks his tongue out, pulling in and swallowing any enemy touched near by, causing around 7% damage and turning them into an egg for a few seconds. The amount of time that the enemy remains in the egg is determined by how much damage they have. While trapped in an egg, one is open to attacks, although they cannot be knocked back, and only sustain half the damage from attacks while in an egg (similar to being [[frozen]]). Tilting the control stick rapidly back and forth and mashing buttons will help the victim escape the egg more quickly. 

It is important to note that Yoshi has a few [[launch resistance]] frames in this move from the second his tongue latches onto another character to the moment the egg is laid. This is useful for 4-player battles, as the attack itself only affects one opponent, so Yoshi would potentially be vulnerable - the resistance negates that vulnerability. Another important aspect of this move is that it acts as an aerial grab. The only other aerial grabs are {{SSBB|Ganondorf}}'s [[Flame Choke]] and [[Dark Dive]], {{SSBB|Bowser}}'s [[Koopa Klaw]], {{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}'s [[Monkey Flip]], [[Captain Falcon]]'s [[Falcon Dive]], {{SSBM|Mewtwo}}'s [[Confusion]], [[Kirby]] and {{SSBB|King Dedede}}'s [[Inhale]], and {{SSBB|Wario}}'s [[Chomp]].

Egg Lay can be used in an attempt to put the opponent off-stage, but unlike suicide techniques, such as Koopa Klaw and the [[Swallowcide]], opponents can usually break out well before they make it below the stage, even at higher [[percent]]s; the opponent also remains in full control of their horizontal movement while egged, so unless they are already far offstage they should not be falling past it.

The usefulness of Egg Lay is increased a fair bit in ''Melee''{{'}}s [[Adventure Mode]], where enemies eaten in sidescrolling stages are instantly defeated. The move cannot swallow enemies at all in ''Brawl'''s [[Subspace Emissary]], but it deals a solid blow (13%) with above-average [[knockback]]. Enemies in [[Smash Run]] will behave like regular opponents when egged; they will take damage, be trapped for a little while, and escape.

In ''Melee,'' this can be used to perform the [[shrink glitch]].

==Customization==
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
{{CustomSet|Yoshi|Neutral|name1=Egg Lay|desc1=Grab an opponent with your tongue, swallow them, and turn them into an egg.|name2=Lick|desc2=Jump forward and attack with your tongue. Surprisingly effective.|name3=Egg Launch|desc3=Turn a foe into an egg and launch them. This egg is easier to break out of.}}
# '''Egg Lay''': Default.
# '''Lick''': Jumps forward and attacks with tongue. Enemies caught in the tongue are not encased in an egg. This deals 11% damage with good range, and is decent for horizontal recovery. When used in the air, all horizontal momentum from using the move is retained upon landing, allowing this move to be used as a pseudo-[[wavedash]].
# '''Egg Launch''': The swallowed enemy is launched a very far distance, but can escape faster. Deals 10% damage. This move is excellent for [[spacing|keeping space]] between Yoshi and an enemy. Additionally, this move has a tendency to knock enemies off-stage, which can be instrumental against characters wih poor horizontal [[recovery]].

==Origin==
[[File:RetroEggLay.png|thumb|Yoshi eating a [[Shy Guy]] in ''Yoshi's Island''. The Shy Guy will become an egg once swallowed by Yoshi.]]
Since his first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Yoshi's trademark ability has been gulping his enemies using his tongue. However, since ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island}}'', Yoshi has been able to turn his eaten enemies into eggs. [[Egg Throw|Throwing these eggs at enemies]] would be Yoshi's primary attacking method. Yoshi also had the same abilities in ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Story}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 64 DS}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Island DS}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's New Island}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Wooly World}}''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ssb64yoshi.jpg|Egg Lay in the SSB instruction manual.
File:EgglaySSBM.jpg|Egg Lay in ''[[Melee]]''
File:EgglaySSBB.jpg|Egg Lay in ''[[Brawl]]''
File:SSB4 - Yoshi Screen-4.jpg|Egg Lay in ''[[SSB4]]''
</gallery>

==Trivia==
[[File:SSB4 Giant Yoshi Glitch (Multiplayer).jpg|thumb|The [[Egg Lay]] glitch in Multiplayer Multi-Man Smash (3DS)]]
*If Yoshi swallows an enemy who has consumed a [[Super Mushroom]] or [[Poison Mushroom]], the egg's size will grow/shrink proportionally.
*If the player uses Egg Lay on {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}} in ''Brawl'' after doing the [[Puff Up glitch]] on [[Bridge Of Eldin]], Jigglypuff will grow bigger.
*In ''Brawl'', if the very tip of Yoshi's tongue grabs the enemy, Yoshi won't swallow the enemy; it will just pull them in and cause small damage. This is extremely tricky to perform though.
*Egg Lay is the only [[Special Move]] that can eat opponents in ''Brawl'', but can't eat [[food]].
*Oddly, if used on a slope, the move will always face directly forward, but his grab will angle with the slope.
*Up until Version 1.0.4, Egg-Laying a giant opponent in [[Multi-Man mode|Multi-Man Smash]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' will significantly increase their size due to a [[glitch]].
*In ''SSB64'' and ''Melee'', Yoshi vocalizes when [[grab]]bing, but not when using Egg Lay; the reverse is true in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''.

{{Special Moves|char=Yoshi}}


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[[Category:Neutral special moves]]
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