Editing Egg Lay

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'''Egg Lay''' ({{ja|たまご産み}} ''Lay Egg'') 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]].

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

Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the known variations:

# '''Egg Launch''': Enemies turned into eggs are launched out further from Yoshi, but the egg is easier to break out of.

 

===''[[Melee]]'' manual description===

''"Paralyze enemies by swallowing them and laying them as eggs."''

 

''"Snag enemies with your tongue and render them briefly immobile within eggs."''

==={{For3ds}} foldout description===

''"Immobilise opponents by putting them in eggs."''

Since his first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Yoshi's trademark move has been gulping his enemies using his chameleon like tongue. However, since ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', Yoshi has been able to turn his eaten enemies into eggs. [[Egg Toss|Throwing these eggs at enemies]] would be Yoshi's primary attacking method.  

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]]''

*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.

*In ''Brawl'', Egg Lay will not work on {{SSBB|Ike}}'s and {{SSBB|Marth}}'s [[Counter]] nor {{SSBB|Lucario}}'s [[Double Team]].

*Egg Lay is the only [[Special Move]] that can eat opponents in ''Brawl'', but can't eat [[food]].

*Up until Version 1.0.4, Egg-Laying a giant opponent in [[Multi-Man mode|multiplayer Multi-Man Smash]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' will significantly increase their size due to a [[glitch]].

*In ''SSB64'' and ''Melee'', Yoshi vocalises when [[grab]]bing, but not when using Egg Lay; the reverse is true in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''.