Editing Egg Lay

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|caption=Egg Lay in  ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

'''Egg Lay''' ({{ja|たまご産み|Tamago Umi}}, ''Egg Produce'') is [[Yoshi]]'s [[neutral special move]].

When used, Yoshi sticks his tongue out, pulling in and swallowing the closest enemy in front of him, causing 5% ({{GameIcon|64}})/7% ({{GameIcon|Melee}} onwards) damage and turning them into an egg. The amount of time varies between games: 250 frames in ''Smash 64'', 200 frames in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', and <code>1.8d + 100</code> frames in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' where '''d''' is the target's damage (capped at 100%). While trapped in an egg, one is open to attacks, although they cannot be knocked back, and only sustain 0.5× ({{GameIcon|64}}{{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|Brawl}})/0.66× ({{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}) the damage from attacks while in an egg. Damage taken while egged will reduce the trapped duration by 2 frames per damage dealt (prior to the damage reduction); from ''Brawl'' onwards, the damage dealt by Egg Lay itself is applied to the egg, automatically reducing the total duration (even more-so by damage modifiers such as [[Super Mushroom]]s, [[equipment]], [[spirit]]s, the [[1v1 multiplier]], etc.). Tilting the control stick [[button mashing|rapidly back and forth and mashing buttons]] will help the victim escape the egg more quickly, decreasing the frames by 12 ({{GameIcon|64}})/14 ({{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|Brawl}})/7 ({{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}; stick input, 12.6 for button input).  

It is important to note that Yoshi has a few [[armor]] 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.

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. Prior to ''Ultimate'', the opponent remains in full control of their horizontal movement while egged, so unless they are already far offstage they should not be falling past it. In ''Ultimate'' the opponent has no control in the air&mdash;giving it minor utility near the ledge at high percents&mdash;but instead they can tap left and right on the ground to slightly move and jump if tapping diagonally upwards, though the movement is very small and very unlikely to put the egged character in a better position than mashing out.

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# '''Lick''': Jumps forward and attacks with tongue. Enemies caught in the tongue are not encased in an egg. It deals 10% damage with good range, and is a semi-spike. The move also provides some horizontal momentum, giving it some recovery usage. Also has more ending lag. {{Main|Yoshi (SSB4)/Neutral special/Custom 1}}

# '''Egg Launch''': The swallowed enemy is launched a very far distance, but can escape faster, and all followup/damage racking potential is removed. Deals 3% more damage (7% -> 10%). When launching the opponent, Yoshi also gains a slight horizontal and vertical boost, potentially enabling usage of the move while recovering (which in turn launches the opponent away from the stage, forcing them to have to recover). Has marginally less ending lag. {{Main|Yoshi (SSB4)/Neutral special/Custom 2}}

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}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Woolly World}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Yoshi's Crafted World}}''.

Ssb64yoshi.jpg|Artwork of Egg Lay in the ''Super Smash Bros. 64'' instruction manual.

EgglaySSBM.jpg|Egg Lay in ''[[Melee]]''

EgglaySSBB.jpg|Egg Lay in ''[[Brawl]]''

SSB4 - Yoshi Screen-4.jpg|Egg Lay in ''[[SSB4]]''

Yoshi SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|Egg Lay as shown by the [[Move List]] in ''Ultimate''

*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]].

*In ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'', Yoshi vocalizes when [[grab]]bing, but not when using Egg Lay; the reverse is true in ''Brawl'' onwards.