Editing Kirby (SSBU)

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'''Kirby''' ({{ja|カービィ|Kābī}}, ''Kirby'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Kirby is classified as fighter #06.

Kirby is voiced in all regions once again by Makiko Ōmoto, using a combination of new voice clips and ones recycled from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', respectively.

Kirby is known for being a small [[Weight|lightweight]], being tied for the eighth lightest character in the game. True to his franchise, Kirby is a floaty character in the air, but has average ground speed. He has the twenty-first slowest [[walk]]ing speed, fortieth fastest [[dashing]] speed, and a decently quick [[Dash#Initial dash|initial dash]]. He also has the fifth slowest [[air speed]], fifteenth highest [[air acceleration]], third lowest [[gravity]], the fourth lowest [[falling speed|falling]] and [[fast fall|fast falling]] speeds, and above average [[traction]]. Due to these statistics, Kirby is a floaty character overall and has a hard time chasing opponents in the air. Although Kirby has five midair jumps and the third-highest vertical [[airdodge]] in terms of distance, his [[recovery]] is average at best: despite his midair jumps and [[Final Cutter]] granting decent distance, his slow air speed combined with his low jump height means that he is vulnerable to offstage edgeguarding should he be careless.  

Kirby's greatest strength is his fast frame data and combo potential due to the versatility of his moveset. The majority of Kirby's moveset is characterized by speed, possessing among the fastest tilts in the game, while his slowest moves instead boast high power as a trade-off, while also being quite fast for their power. Neutral attack and forward tilt are fast and have decent range, allowing Kirby to quickly fend off opponents. Up tilt's low knockback and fast speed allows it to combo into itself or an aerial attack. Down tilt's low power is compensated by its very fast speed and it launching opponents at the [[Sakurai angle]], which allow it to [[trip]] most opponents even over 80%. His smash attacks have good range, high power, and great speed, making them excellent at scoring a KO. Kirby is also very small, making him hard to hit, which combined with his very low crouch, allows him to avoid almost all grabs and several attacks. As a result, Kirby has a strong ground game, and a very useful defensive game thanks to his crouch, requiring opponents to be careful when approaching him in a neutral state.

The usefulness of Kirby's ground game also extends to his grab game. His grabs have short range but are among the fastest, while his pummel's meager damage output is counterbalanced by its very fast speed. His forward throw, unlike most other forward throws in the game, has combo potential, leading into aerial attacks from low to mid percentages. Back throw can be followed up by a back aerial at 0% on certain characters, and can KO at high percents. Up throw is his strongest throw and is able to KO almost all characters around 170%, or even earlier if it lands on a platform. Lastly, down throw is reliable for damage racking when no other throw can yield better results.

Kirby's air game is also serviceable, thanks to the versatility of his aerial attacks. Neutral aerial has a long duration, decent knockback on the clean hit, very low landing lag, and good coverage make it a safe landing option. It can also serve as a follow-up for combos and can be used as a KO move at high percents. Forward aerial is a powerful combo tool, chains fluidly and its first two hits can allow additional follow-ups due to its low landing lag. Up aerial has vertical knockback, low landing lag and a fairly quick [[auto-cancel]] window, allowing for many potential follow-ups and even opportunities to KO. Back aerial has decent range, and is Kirby's fastest aerial, making it one of his most useful options overall. Lastly, down aerial has considerable startup, but drags opponents downward before [[meteor smash]]ing them and has low ending lag, making it a deceptively powerful [[edgeguarding]] tool. In addition, it is a decent combo starter with guaranteed follow-ups on grounded opponents.

Kirby's special moveset can provide some unique strengths. {{B|Inhale|Kirby}} is his most notable example; it allows him to either [[List of Copy Abilities|copy]] the [[neutral special move]] of any character he inhales, or spit them out as a weight-dependent [[projectile]]. Kirby can also inhale projectiles, allowing him to heal himself, while certain ones (such as a fully-charged [[Charge Shot]]) can be stored in his mouth, enabling him to spit them out. The former, depending on what character he inhales, can give Kirby a move that helps him in matchups to various degrees, such as useful projectiles to counter-camp his opponent ([[Needle Storm]], [[Charge Shot]], {{SSBU|Wolf}}'s {{b|Blaster|Wolf}}), powerful punish options ([[Giant Punch]], [[Homing Attack]]), a reflector ([[Nayru's Love]]), or other great benefits ([[Monado Arts]]). In addition, Kirby's version of the opponent's neutral special also has a 1.2x damage multiplier. Against a few projectiles, Inhale gives Kirby a reflector; the spat projectiles can be used to punish opponents at mid-range and can send them away with high knockback. It can also be used to [[Kirbycide]] or put the opponent offstage, although mashing out fast enough will free the opponent. [[Hammer Flip]] is very powerful, especially when fully charged, and Kirby can move and jump while charging. However. its high startup and endlag, along with its short range, makes it situational and difficult to land outside of a [[shield break]] or sometimes covering ledge options. [[Final Cutter]] is Kirby's primary [[recovery]] move, granting good vertical distance and decent horizontal distance, as well as protection in front of him during his ascent and descent. It also emits a shock wave upon landing, making it difficult to [[punish]] if not at point-blank range. Lastly, [[Stone]] causes Kirby to plummet straight down and ignore damage by any move that deals less than 25%. It is also very strong and can be canceled shortly after Kirby begins his descent, although these benefits are limited by its slow startup and ending lag, and Kirby is still vulnerable to grabs while transformed.

His most notable flaw is Kirby's poor approach. Characters who have fast mobility or can camp with projectiles can wall out Kirby, which includes examples such as {{SSBU|Greninja}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, and {{SSBU|Samus}}. Kirby's lack of reliable burst options makes his approach in these matchups problematic and sometimes predictable. In addition, characters with long [[disjointed hitbox]]es such as {{SSBU|Ike}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, and {{SSBU|Mr. Game and Watch}} can outrange and wall out Kirby since his range is short relative to the cast. Final Cutter's projectile has decent range, but is very slow due to requiring Kirby to perform the entire rising and falling portions of the move beforehand, and he lacks other projectiles outside of spitting inhaled projectiles or opponents or using a copy ability. Despite having a great air acceleration, Kirby's air speed is also too slow for him to take advantage of it, hindering his aerial approach and recovery despite possessing five midair jumps. Kirby also has several KO moves, but most of them are hard to land without a setup due to their short range and Kirby's lack of setups into them. [[Rage]] further compounds these issues, as Kirby will be launched even earlier, while he will typically not endure long enough in order to take advantage of it. His [[shield]] is also vulnerable to [[poke]]s, leaving him struggling against characters that have good shield pressure.

In addition, Kirby also has poor endurance. Being light and floaty, he cannot endure strong hits for long at high percents. He is also vulnerable to [[juggling]], due to his aforementioned slow falling and air speeds. This imposes as a risk in approaching opponents in the air, while also preventing Kirby's aerials from being used effectively out of disadvantage state, often forcing him to rely on his jumps or neutral aerial to escape and return to the ground or ledge, while also making him vulnerable to pressure.

Overall, Kirby tends to run hot and cold. He can inflict an impressive amount of damage if he gets close to his opponent thanks to his potent combo game, but doing so is challenging for him due to his poor approach. As such, Kirby functions well with a bait-and-punish playstyle, although being unprepared for an opponent's approach can be hazardous due to his unimpressive survivability.

==Changes from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==

Near the end of ''SSB4''{{'}}s metagame, Kirby had been considered a low-tier character, and was thus ranked as the 6th worst character in ''SSB4''{{'}}s most recent tier list (50th out of 55). In the transition to ''Ultimate'', Kirby has been granted a mixture of buffs and nerfs, but has been noticeably buffed overall, albeit initially to a lesser extent prior to later updates to the game.

Kirby's buffs lie in the increased utility of his ground and aerial moveset. The first two hits of his [[jab]] can now [[jab lock]], making them more useful for set-ups for downed characters, and the looping hits connect into the opponent much more reliably, albeit at the cost of reduced damage output. [[Forward tilt]] is a stronger neutral option, as its increased knockback gives it KO potential and its reduced ending lag makes it a harder move to punish overall. [[Dash attack]] has been completely reworked, reverting back to its ''Melee'' iteration—however, it is significantly stronger, dealing much more damage and knockback, has less startup compared to his previous dash attack in ''SSB4'', can cross-up on shields, covers more distance, and is more reliable for catching opponents thanks to only consisting of one, long-lasting hit. These changes make it a stronger punish tool and a much more useful and versatile move overall than his previous dash attack. His [[smash attack]]s are stronger punish options, with [[forward smash]] having an increase in range, [[up smash]] having reduced start-up, and [[down smash]] regaining its semi-spike angle that makes it better for edgeguarding, similarly to one of its hitboxes in ''Brawl'', and all three of have higher power, except for down smash, which has reduced knockback to compensate its lower angle, although it still KOs earlier close to the ledge. The landing lag in his aerials, already among the lowest in SSB4, was reduced even further and noticeably benefits him, making his aerials not only safer, but now capable of leading into followups, with forward air's first two hits now being able to follow up into forward smash, while his neutral aerial, one of his most situational attacks, has more range, more knockback and much less ending lag, making it safer and more reliable for pressuring, edgeguarding and KOing. In addition, Kirby's neutral and up aerials had their startup reduced. Many of Kirby's attacks, such as up tilt and all his aerials except for up aerial also have more range, partially reducing one of his weaknesses from ''SSB4''. [[Inhale]] has received a large number of of significant improvements: it has noticeably reduced startup, reduced ending lag, more range, a much longer grace period in which Kirby cannot lose his Copy Ability, and a lower probability of losing said ability after this period has ended. Furthermore he can now eat the projectiles he swallows to heal himself (and store certain ones in his mouth as well, enabling him to spit them out as stars) and his [[neutral special]] receives a 1.2× multiplier compared to his opponent, albeit without a corresponding increase to knockback, giving him a greater incentive to Inhale opponents. Lastly, Stone has super armor during its start-up, making it more difficult to interrupt Kirby out of the attack, as in previous ''Smash'' games, he could be interrupted even when he fully transformed.

However, Kirby has also received a few noteworthy nerfs. The most notable were to his [[grab]] game: The universal changes to the ending lag of grabs makes Kirby's riskier to throw out, his already mediocre grab range has been worsened (most notably on his pivot grab), and his [[forward throw]] has him jump up higher after the throw, which runs the risk of possibly landing on top of a soft platform, negating all follow-ups when it happens too early (although following up neutral air and forward smash can alleviate this issue), while back throw has lost its combo potential. Altogether, this grants Kirby a less effective combo game off of his grabs overall. Additionally, [[Stone]] no longer hits twice against shielded opponents, reducing its shield pressure considerably, and back aerial, one of his primary KOing options in ''SSB4'', deals less knockback, although the clean hit now lasts for 3 frames instead of 2. Lastly, his [[down aerial]], one of his most reliable combo starters in ''SSB4'', has more range on the looping hits, but slightly less on the final hit and is less advantageous on landing due to the removal of [[frame cancel]]ing, reducing the effectiveness of its follow-ups since its landing lag was not reduced enough to compensate properly.

Overall, while Kirby has been improved from ''SSB4'', he still retains many of the same issues (mediocre range, sluggish aerial mobility, down and forward air having noticeable startup, susceptibility to being camped) that made him a poorly viewed character in ''SSB4''. Additionally, a majority of the characters that were ranked on the same tier as Kirby or lower in ''SSB4'' have received notably bigger improvements than Kirby, which includes characters such as {{SSBU|Pac-Man}}, {{SSBU|Falco}}, {{SSBU|Wii Fit Trainer}}, and {{SSBU|King Dedede}}. This, coupled with his very sparse tournament results, has garnered him an overwhelmingly negative reception across the Smash community; multiple competitive players including {{sm|ESAM}}, {{sm|Leffen}}, {{sm|Tweek}}, {{sm|VoiD}}, {{sm|Dabuz}}, and {{sm|Samsora}} view Kirby just as poorly as in ''SSB4'' or even as one of the worst characters in the game altogether, with Mew2King going as far as to give Kirby his own tier below bottom tier, dubbed as the "Kirby Tier". However, he has earned some representation in all levels of play, with players such as {{sm|Komota}}, {{sm|Jesuischoq}}, {{sm|SuperGirlKels}}. As of now, his overall viability remains questionable.

*{{change|As with all [[veteran]]s returning from ''Smash 4'', Kirby's model features a more subdued color scheme.}}

*{{change|Like many other characters, Kirby is more expressive, both with his face and his movement.}}

*{{change|Some of Kirby's animations, particularly his dash and initial jump, have been tweaked to closer resemble his appearance from ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Return to Dream Land}}'' onward.}}

*{{change|One of Kirby's voice clips when taking high knockback has been changed to his alternate KO sound from ''Smash 4''.}}

**{{change|As a result, he gains a new KO clip, which sounds similar to one of his ''Melee'' knockback voice clips.}}

**{{change|Kirby's unused damage yell from ''Smash 4'' is now used when he takes medium knockback.}}

*{{change|Kirby's [[on-screen appearance]] has a more intense, fiery explosion than in previous games. The large, cartoony stars that appear have been removed, and while the sparkle effects are still present, they have been drastically toned down. All in all, it more closely resembles how it appeared in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''}}

*{{change|Up [[taunt]] has been shortened, with Kirby striking the ending pose without dancing first. The pose itself has been tweaked; Kirby now raises one of his feet, resembling the pose he makes when gaining an ability in his games.}}

*{{change|Kirby's [[victory pose]]s have been modified. Two new dances are used, one with Kirby waving his arms and breakdancing, and another with Kirby moonwalking and sliding, both based off of ''Kirby’s Return to Dream Land'' and ending in a unique pose. Kirby also splits into three separate Kirbys when not in team battles, referencing his home series. This is the first and only game to have Kirby's victory poses finish differently.}}

**{{change|Kirby's idle pose at the end of his victory animation is more animate, with a gentle squash-and-stretch effect leading to a more rubbery feeling.}}

**{{change|Kirby faces forward instead of away when "wiggling" in one of his victory poses.}}

*{{change|When Kirby gains a new [[List of Copy Abilities|Copy Ability]], he briefly poses like he does in his home series. This animation can be canceled.}}

**{{change|Unlike ''Smash 4'', his {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}} cap matches his costume color, as in previous games up to ''Brawl''.}}

**{{change|His {{SSBU|Zelda}} cap has been changed from the wimple she wore as a child in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' to a hairstyle matching her new ''{{s|zeldawiki|A Link to the Past}}'' and ''{{s|zeldawiki|A Link Between Worlds}}''-inspired look.}}

**{{change|His {{SSBU|Ganondorf}} cap is consistent with Ganondorf's ''Ocarina of Time'' appearance, effectively reverting to its design in ''[[Melee]]''.}}

**{{change|His {{SSBU|Ike}} cap uses the hairstyle from his ''Path of Radiance'' design, as in ''Brawl''.}}

**{{change|His {{SSBU|Wolf}} cap matches Wolf's ''Star Fox Zero''-based appearance.}}

**{{change|His {{SSBU|Robin}} cap, upon exhausting the {{b|Thunder|Robin}} tome, will disappear like it does in all other cases, instead of just disappearing with no animation.}}

*{{change|Kirby's [[Boxing Ring]] alias has been changed to "The Pink Demon", making consistent with the Japanese release.}}

*{{buff|Like all characters, Kirby's [[jumpsquat]] takes 3 frames to complete (down from 4).}}

*{{buff|Kirby [[run]]s faster (1.57 → 1.727).}}

*{{buff|Kirby [[walk]]s faster (0.93 → 0.977).}}

*{{buff|Kirby's [[air speed]] is slightly faster (0.8 → 0.84).}}

*{{buff|Kirby's [[traction]] is much higher (0.0493 → 0.116), going from below average to being tied for the 17th highest, making easier for him to punish out of shield. }}

*{{buff|The changes to taunt interruptibility benefit Kirby more than any other returning veteran, as he can act quicker after discarding a Copy Ability.}}

*{{nerf|Forward [[roll]] grants less [[intangibility]] (frames 4-17 → 4-15).}}

*{{nerf|Back roll has more startup with less intangibility (frames 4-17 → 5-16), and more ending lag (FAF 31 → 36).}}

*{{buff|[[Air dodge]] grants more intangibility (frames 3-27 → 3-29).}}

*{{nerf|Air dodge has significantly more ending lag (FAF 33 → 63), now being tied with {{SSBU|Rosalina}} for the second slowest air dodge in the game duration-wise, only behind {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}.}}

**{{buff|Neutral attack's first and second hits have altered angles (55° → [[361]]°/180° (hit 1), 70° → 361° (hit 2)) and knockback (8 base/30 scaling → 20 base/25/20 scaling (hit 1), 15/30 → 25/15 (hit 2)) to keep opponents close to Kirby, akin to other neutral attacks. This allows them to [[jab lock]], and noticeably improves their previously poor linking ability.}}

**{{buff|The first hit has less startup lag (frame 3 → 2), with its total duration reduced as well (FAF 16 → 15).}}

**{{buff|The second hit transitions faster into the infinite (frame 8 → 5) and has a lower [[SDI]] multiplier (1× → 0.3×), although with a slightly higher [[hitlag]] multiplier (1× → 1.2×).}}

**{{buff|The infinite has shorter gaps between hits (4 frames → 2), a consistent angle (55°/68°/80° → 361°), a lower hitlag multiplier (1× → 0.5×) and SDI multiplier (1× → 0.4×), and deals less knockback (6/4/2 base/100 scaling → 7 base/35 scaling). This allows it to connect more reliably and makes it much harder to escape.}}

**{{buff|The infinite's finisher has less startup (frame 5 → 3) and ending lag (FAF 51 → 40).}}

**{{buff|The finisher deals more damage (2% → 3%) and launches at a lower angle (45° → 361°), with knockback not fully compensated (80 base/120 scaling → 70/115), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|All hits except the finisher deal less damage (2% → 1.8% (hit 1), 3% → 1.6% (hit 2), 1% → 0.2% (infinite)).}}

**{{nerf|The first hit has a higher hitlag multiplier (1× → 1.7×), giving opponents more time to SDI it.}}

**{{nerf|The second hit and each hit of the infinite have a shorter hitbox duration (2 frames → 1), and the latter also has one frame more startup (frame 6 → 7), although this is compensated by its faster transition from the second hit.}}

**{{nerf|The finisher has smaller hitboxes overall (4.5u/6.5u/5.5u → 5u/5u/5u).}}

**{{nerf|The finisher has a much higher hitlag multiplier (1× → 3×), making it easier to DI after SDIing the infinite.}}

**{{change|Kirby's punching hand now disappears during his rapid jab; instead, the visual effects have been made thicker.}}

*[[Forward tilt]]:

**{{buff|Forward tilt has less ending lag (FAF 28 → 24). Combined with the increased [[shieldstun]] for ground attacks, this makes it much safer on shield.}}

**{{buff|It has much more base knockback (12 → 40), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{buff|The late hit and foot intangibility last one more frame (frames 6-9 → 6-10), matching its duration from ''Brawl''.}}

**{{buff|It has less base knockback (40 → 30/26 (clean), 26 (late)) and more knockback scaling (116 → 132/125 (clean), 110 → 130/119 (late)), allowing it to combo better into his aerials from low to mid percents, while also improving its KO potential at very high percents.}}

**{{change|The hitbox at the tip of Kirby's foot launches at a slightly different angle (100° → 98° (clean), 88° → 86° (late)).}}

**{{buff|Due to the increased traction across the cast, opponents do not slide back as much upon [[trip]]ping from down tilt, improving its reliability for starting combos.}}

**{{change|It has more knockback scaling (30 → 43), causing it to stop tripping opponents sooner, but improving its combo potential at higher percents if it doesn't trip due to the aforementioned change.}}

*[[Dash attack]]:

**{{change|Dash attack has reverted to its ''Melee'' iteration, where Kirby does a flaming tackle identical to the Burning copy ability from his home series, although it does not drop him off edges.}}

**{{buff|It hits only once instead of six times, possessing a clean hit, mid hit and late hit. This makes it more reliable overall than the previous dash attack, which could sometimes miss its last hit due to the looping hits' poor linking ability.}}

**{{buff|It has lower hitlag multipliers (2× → 1.3× (clean)/1× (mid)/0.8× (late)). In combination with its faster startup and consisting of a single hit, this makes it harder to [[DI]].}}

**{{buff|The clean hit deals more damage (1% (hits 1-5), 4% (hit 6); 9% total → 12%), with knockback not fully compensated (100 base/70 scaling → 82/66), and launches at a more horizontal angle (65° → 46°). This turns it into a much stronger finisher, KOing opponents at around 160% from center stage and 105% near edges, compared to being unable to KO under 280% regardless of horizontal positioning.}}

**{{buff|The mid and late hits deal more damage than the previous dash attack's last hit (4% → 9% (mid), 6% (late)), and the former launches at a higher angle (65° → 76°), allowing it to KO slightly earlier despite its lower knockback values (100 base/70 scaling → 80/50).}}

**{{nerf|It has more ending lag (FAF 54 → 60). Combined with no longer dealing multiple hits, this makes it much more punishable on shield, regardless of timing and despite mantaining the ability to [[cross-up]] shields during its early frames.}}

**{{nerf|The late hit deals much less knockback (100 base/70 scaling → 80/50), hindering its KO potential despite launching at a higher angle (65° → 76°).}}

*[[Forward smash]]:

**{{buff|Forward smash's clean hit deals more knockback (30 base/102 scaling → 32/109), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|The clean hit has a higher hitlag multiplier (1× → 1.2×), making it easier to DI.}}

**{{change|It has a different startup animation: Kirby pulls back before executing a thrust kick instead of performing a spin first, resembling Smash Kick, one of Smash Bros. Kirby's attacks in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''.}}

**{{buff|The clean hit has a longer duration, with the late hit having a shorter duration instead (frame 14 (clean)/15-16 (mid)/17-19 (late) → 12-14/15-16/17). This improves its utility as an anti-air, as the clean hit now remains active when the hitboxes go above Kirby.}}

**{{buff|Down smash launches at a [[semi-spike]] angle like its foot hitboxes in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' (69° → 29°), significantly improving its edgeguarding ability and allowing it to KO earlier near edges.}}

**{{nerf|It has much less knockback scaling (110 → 89), hindering its KO potential from center stage and across the stage.}}

*{{buff|All aerials have less landing lag (10 frames → 6 (neutral), 13 → 8 (forward), 17 → 10 (back), 12 → 7 (up), 17 → 16 (down).}}

**{{buff|Neutral aerial has less startup (frame 10 → 8) and significantly less ending lag (FAF 73 → 53).}}

**{{buff|The clean hit deals significantly more knockback (30 base/90 scaling → 35/117), allowing it to KO reliably at around 150% from center stage.}}

**{{buff|All hitboxes are bigger (8u → 9u (clean), 7u → 8u (mid), 6u → 7u (mid-to-late), 5u → 6u (late)).}}

**{{buff|It [[auto-cancel]]s earlier (frame 56 → 51).}}

*[[Forward aerial]]:

**{{buff|Forward aerial's first hit launches at a higher angle (45°/80° → 53°/84°) and deals less knockback (35 base/50 scaling → 43/39 (close), 35/38 (far)), allowing it to connect into the second hit more reliably.}}

**{{buff|The first and second hits have lower hitlag (1× → 0.8×) and SDI multipliers (1× → 0.5×), making them harder to escape.}}

**{{buff|The first and third hits have larger hitboxes (4.3u/4.3u → 5u/4.4u (hit 1), 4.9u → 5.1u (hit 3)), with the latter extending further horizontally (Z offset: 8u-12u → 7u-13u) and vertically (Y offset: 3.9u-4.2u → 3u-4.2u), improving their range.}}

**{{buff|Due to its reduced landing lag, and forward smash's improved range and knockback, the first hit has gained a KO setup into it at high percents.}}

**{{buff|The second hit extends further outwards (Z offset: 8u-12u → 7u-13u) and below Kirby (Y offset: 3.7u-4.2u → 2.8u-4.1u), improving its horizontal range, and allowing it to hit short or crouching characters, even in a rising short hop.}}

**{{buff|The third hit has a longer duration (frames 25-26 → 25-27).}}

*[[Back aerial]]:

**{{buff|Back aerial has larger hitboxes (4u → 4.5u (clean), 3.4u → 3.5u (late)), and they extend further horizontally (Z offset: 7u-10.5u → 6u-13u (clean), 7u-10u → 6u-11u (late)), noticeably improving its range.}}

**{{buff|The clean hit has a longer duration (frames 6-7 → 6-8).}}

**{{nerf|The clean hit deals less knockback (20 base/104 scaling → 15/100), hindering its KO potential.}}

*[[Up aerial]]:

**{{buff|It deals more damage (9% → 10%) and has noticeably more knockback scaling (100 → 115), greatly improving its KO ability, without worsening its combo ability due to its reduced lag.}}

*[[Down aerial]]:

**{{buff|Down aerial's looping hits deal more damage (1% → 1.3%, total: 7% → 8.5%), with knockback scaling compensated (107 → 100).}}

**{{buff|The looping hits have a noticeably lower hitlag multiplier (1.5× → 0.8×), alongside a larger hitbox (5u → 6u), increasing their range and making them harder to escape from.}}

**{{nerf|It can no longer be [[frame cancel]]ed, with its landing lag not reduced enough to compensate. As a result, it has more landing lag relative to ''Smash 4'' if the landing hit connects, hindering its combo potential.}}

**{{nerf|The last hit has a smaller hitbox (6.2u → 5.6u).}}

===Throws and other attacks===

*[[Grab]]s:

**{{nerf|All grabs have more ending lag (FAF 28 → 34 (standing), 39 → 42 (dash), 33 → 37 (pivot)), albeit they are still among the fastest in the game.}}

*[[Pummel]]:

**{{nerf|It has less startup (frame 9 → 1) and ending lag (FAF 10 → 6), but deals considerably more hitlag (4 frames → 11), increasing its effective duration.}}

*[[Forward throw]]:

**{{nerf|Forward throw has Kirby jump slightly higher and further backwards at the end of the animation, able to reach the height of {{SSBU|Battlefield}}'s lower platform. The additional height weakens its combo potential at low percents, while the additional backwards distance prevents him from benefitting from the extra height at higher percents.}}

*[[Back throw]]:

**{{nerf|Back throw has Kirby jump immediately after releasing the opponent, as opposed to a few frames later, causing him to be much higher in the air after the move ends. Additionally, Kirby lands a short distance forward relative to where the throw is initiated from, rather than in the same spot. This removes the throw's followups at low percents, and weakens its edgeguarding potential, as it now pushes Kirby away from edges.}}

**{{change|It has an altered animation where Kirby doesn't squish as much upon slamming the opponent to the ground.}}

**{{buff|Up throw has gained a collateral hitbox upon landing that deals 7%, similar to {{SSBU|Meta Knight}}'s up throw, increasing its effectiveness in battles with multiple opponents.}}

**{{buff|Down throw's first nine hits deal more damage (0.8% → 1%, total: 10.2% → 12%).}}

**{{buff|Edge attack deals more damage (7% → 9%).}}

**{{buff|The swallowing hitboxes are larger (4.2u/4.6u → 5.3u/5.8u), increasing the safety of copying an opponent when others are nearby.}}

***{{buff|Kirby can keep certain projectiles, like a fully charged [[Charge Shot]], inside his mouth and then choose to spit them out as a star that deals damage or swallow them to heal himself.}}

**{{buff|Kirby receives a 1.2× damage multiplier for his [[Copy Abilities]] compared to the copied opponent's neutral special.}}

**{{buff|Kirby cannot lose his Copy Ability by getting hit for 20 seconds after receiving it, allowing him to keep it much more efficiently.}}

**{{buff|The distance an opponent travels in a star scales with damage, allowing Kirby to KO spat opponents near edges more effectively at higher percents.}}

**{{nerf|Rather than a 3.125% chance regardless of move, the chance for Kirby to lose his Copy Ability by getting hit is determined by the formula '''(damage taken / 70) * 70%''', thus increasing it for hits that deal more than 3.125% damage. As a result, after the 20 second period, multi-hit moves are less likely to remove Kirby's Copy Ability, but more significantly, a vast majority of other attacks are more likely to do so.}}

**{{buff|The grounded version has intangibility (frames 2-10) and more super armor (frames 11-13 → 11-17) when fully charged.}}

**{{buff|The aerial version deals slightly more damage (15%-27% → 16%-28%) with no compensation on knockback.}}

**{{nerf|The aerial version sends at a higher angle when fully charged (45° → 50°), slightly reducing its KO potential despite its increased damage.}}

**{{change|Kirby may use his uncharged or fully charged voice lines from ''Smash 4'' when swinging an uncharged Hammer.}}

**{{nerf|The falling hit has smaller hitboxes (6.5u → 6u (meteor), 6u → 5.5u (late)).}}

**{{change|The projectile has a lower hitlag multiplier (1× → 0.7×), although this is compensated by the universal increase to [[hitlag]].}}

**{{buff|The landing hit launches at a higher angle (0° → 25°) and has much more base knockback (40 → 86), although with its knockback scaling compensated (40 → 24), allowing it to set up edgeguards more effectively, while also increasing its KO power.}}

**{{change|If Stone is hit with a reversing move such as  [[Cape]], the transformation will visually spin around.}}

**{{change|Stone can transform into a {{s|zeldawiki|Treasure Chest}} found in ''{{s|zeldawiki|''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}''{{'}}s shrines.}}

**{{change|If Kirby is [[metal]] when using Stone, the transformation will also be metal.}}

**{{change|Kirby doesn't change back to normal if he lands underwater.}}

**{{nerf|The final hit has less knockback scaling (100 → 95), hindering its KO potential.}}

**{{change|It features a special background effect upon usage, in a similar fashion to the use of Super Abilities in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.}}

Kirby has been noticeably buffed via game updates. Update 2.0.0 improved his ground game by reducing the ending lag of his forward tilt, along with granting it increased base knockback, giving it newfound KO potential at very high percentages, while also boosting its safety at low percents. Dash attack's clean hit was also given a larger hitbox, and its damage output was increased overall. 3.0.0 improved the duration of up smash's clean hit, making it easier to land on aerial opponents, and reduced the ending lag on neutral aerial. Inhale's Copy Ability grace period was also extended, allowing Kirby to safely keep his abilities for longer, and the probability of him losing them when receiving damage was also reduced. Furthermore, his down throw's damage-racking capabilities were improved, and his Final Cutter can grab ledges earlier, making it safer for recovery.  

Update 6.0.0 granted Kirby some of his most significant improvements. Both neutral and up aerials had their startup reduced and their knockback increased, improving their combo and KO potential. Inhale had its startup reduced as well, and the grace period for Copy Ability was further increased, along with a further reduction to the probability of losing his abilities. Up smash's sourspot had its knockback increased, improving its consistency, and neutral attack's startup was reduced by 1 frame. As such, he stands noticeably better in comparison to release.

*Kirby can perform five [[midair jump]]s.

|neutralname=Vulcan Jab / Smash Punch

|neutraldesc= A {{s|wikipedia|one-two combo}}. When button mashed, Kirby performs the Vulcan Jab from the {{s|wikirby|Fighter}} ability before concluding with the Smash Punch, also from the Fighter ability. It is very quick due to coming out on frame 2, and its first two hits have very minimal ending lag. These traits make it effective for [[jab cancel]]ing or as an [[out of shield]] option.

|ftiltname= 

|ftiltdesc=Throws a spinning roundhouse kick. It is quick, due to coming out on frame 5, having very little ending lag and can be angled. Due to its above average knockback, it can KO middleweights starting at around 132% at the edge of {{SSBU|Final Destination}}.

|utiltname= 

|utiltdesc=A scorpion kick. Although its damage output is low, it is a very useful combo starter at low percents, especially on fast-fallers, due to it coming out on frame 4 and having both minimal ending lag and disjointed range which slightly reaches behind him. It also renders Kirby's foot [[Intangibility|intangible]] throughout its duration.

|dtiltname=Squish Kick

|dtiltdesc=A crouching shin kick. It is fairly spammable due to coming out on frame 4 and having minimal ending lag. When coupled with its [[trip]]ping potential, it can be a very useful set-up option.

|dashname=Burning

|dashdesc=The Burn attack from the {{s|wikirby|Fire}} ability. It has decent start up at frame 9 with a lengthy hitbox that grows weaker over time. When struck cleanly, it has great power, KOing middleweights at around 98% from the edge of Final Destination. Unlike Melee, it does not move off at edges.

|fsmashname=Smash Kick

|fsmashdesc=Based on the Spin Kick from the Fighter ability. Due to becoming active at frame 13, it's fast for a forward smash. It can be angled and moderately moves Kirby forward, giving it deceptive range. Its clean hitbox also deals respectable damage and has very high knockback growth, which makes it a powerful and reliable KOing option. While near the edge of Final Destination, it KOs middleweights at around 80%. However, its late hitbox lacks reliable KO potential.

|usmashname= 

|usmashdesc=A bicycle kick. It can hit behind Kirby, while its clean hitbox deals respectable damage and has very high knockback growth like forward smash. It cleans hitbox KOs middleweights at around 110% from anywhere on Final Destination. Kirby's foot is also rendered intangible throughout its duration. Comes out on frame 12 and has 29 frames of ending lag, so its speed is only average for an up smash.  

|dsmashname= 

|dsmashdesc=A spinning split kick. It hits in front of and behind Kirby, and its clean hitbox deals respectable damage and has very high knockback growth like his forward and up smashes. Comes out on frame 10. Semispike with above average power, with its clean hitbox KOing middleweights at around 103% from the edge of Final Destination. It also renders Kirby's feet intangible, albeit only during its clean hitbox. However, its late hitbox has significantly lower KO potential.

|nairname=Twinkle Star

|nairdesc= A cartwheel, similar to the aerial attack from the {{s|wikirby|Smash}} ability. Its very low landing lag makes it a decent set-up option at low percents or a tool for shield pressure when short hopped, while its high knockback growth makes it a decent anti-pressure and out of shield option. In addition, it also can KO characters at the center of Final Destination under 160%. It has big hitboxes, especially at the beginning, giving good protection and coverage around Kirby. It can also edgeguard, but it has the highest amount of ending lag out of Kirby's aerials, although much safer than in SSB4 since its ending lag was reduced drastically. It has [[sex kick]] properties and autocancels in a full hop.  

|fairname=Aerial Spin Kick

|fairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|4}} (hit 1), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|3}} (hit 2), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|5}} (hit 3)

|fairdesc=The Aerial Spin Kick from the Fighter ability. The first two hits have low knockback, which allows them to connect reliably with the third hit. Its low landing lag also allows the first or second hit to be used as set-up options into other moves, such as an up smash or forward smash at high percents. Good for combos. Can connect into itself for a [[Wall of Pain]] in certain instances. Autocancels in a full hop.  

|bairname= 

|bairdesc=A fast backwards dropkick. It functions as a sex kick, but also has the lowest amount of start-up lag out of Kirby's aerials, due to it coming out on frame 6. It autocancels from  a short hop and its clean hitbox also deals the most damage out of his aerials, and possesses very high knockback growth, which make it a viable KOing option. While near the edge of Final Destination, its clean hitbox KOs middleweights at around 105%. It also boasts good range due to its slightly disjointed hitbox, which makes it a viable edge-guarding option, and allows it to use it in a wall of pain.

|uairname=Moon Somersault Kick

|uairdesc=The Moon Somersault Kick from the Fighter ability. Comes out on frame 8, tied with neutral aerial for having the second lowest startup of Kirby's aerials. A decent juggling option, it can also be used for continuing a combo due to its low landing lag. Autocancels in a short hop.  

|dairname= 

|dairdesc=A diagonal corkscrew dropkick. A decent combo starter on grounded opponents and due its low ending lag. It can even lead into a [[footstool jump]] on fast-fallers and heavyweights. While it has the highest amount of start-up lag out of Kirby's aerials due to coming out on frame 18, and not autocanceling in a short hop, it can be auto-canceled on landing, giving Kirby a decent window to safely land while tumbling. While having a rather good autocancel window, its usage offstage is only serviceable against characters with bad recoveries, as the final hit cannot KO characters like {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}} at 155% near the ledge offstage.  

|grabname=Foe Grab

|grabdesc=The Foe Grab from the Fighter ability. One of the fastest grabs, but has short range. Kirby's throws are based on attacks used by the {{s|wikirby|Suplex}} and {{s|wikirby|Ninja}} abilities.

|pummelname=Arm Throw (Punch)

|pummeldesc=The punch version of the Arm Throw from the Fighter ability. Has damage output, but is one of the fastest pummels.  

|fthrowname=Pile Driver

|fthrowdesc=The Pile Driver from the Suplex ability. Unlike the majority of forward throws, it possesses combo potential. Its most reliable follow-ups are neutral, forward and down aerials at low percents, and up aerial and [[Final Cutter]] at medium percents. Using it below a {{SSBU|Battlefield}} platform will have Kirby land on said platform, hindering followups at lower percents, but extending them at higher percents.

|bthrowname=Big Suplex

|bthrowdesc=The Big Suplex from the Suplex ability. Despite having an average damage output and very low base knockback, it has very high knockback growth. As a result, it has decent KO potential. While near the edge of Final Destination, it KOs middleweights at around 137%.

|uthrowname=Air Drop

|uthrowdesc=The Air Drop from the Ninja ability. Like {{SSBU|Meta Knight}}'s up throw, it can damage and launch bystanders upon landing. It is weaker than his back throw when used at the edge, but it is consistently strong regardless of where it's used on the stage. Great knockback, KOing middleweights at around 158% from anywhere on Final Destination, and the landing hit can KO at around 157%. Because Kirby jumps up to perform it, he can land onto platforms above him upon descending, which enables it to KO even earlier.

|dthrowname=Fury Stomp

|dthrowdesc=The Fury Stomp from the Suplex ability. It is Kirby's most damaging throw at 12%, which makes it useful for damage racking. It can also damage nearby opponents.

|floorfdesc=Performs a spin kick before getting up.

|floorbdesc=Kicks on one side and then the other before getting up.

|floortdesc=The Break Spin from the Yo-yo ability.

|edgedesc=Performs a cartwheeling kick while climbing up. It has surprisingly good range compared to many other characters' edge attacks.

|nsdesc={{s|wikirby|Inhale}}s the opponent. It has a [[grab]]box and can be held indefinitely. Upon Inhaling an opponent, Kirby can spit them out as a star to deal damage to them and any nearby opponents, copy their neutral special move, or walk around slowly and/or perform a short hop. However, the opponent can escape from Kirby's mouth via button mashing. Some characters will give Kirby a slight variation of their neutral special due to mechanics that would not work properly when copied, such as [[Luma Shot]] and [[Pikmin Pluck]]. When inhaling projectiles, Kirby will heal off a small amount of percentage, and when inhaling large projectiles, such as {{SSBU|Samus}}'s fully charged [[Charge Shot]], it can be spat out as a star. Kirby's copied neutral special's damage output has a x1.2 multiplier compared the opponent's version.  

|ssdesc=The attack of the same name from the {{s|wikirby|Hammer}} ability. It is chargeable and, when fully charged, Kirby's hammer will ignite and deal [[recoil damage]]. He can also slowly walk and jump while charging it, while a fully charged Hammer Flip grants [[armor]] during part of the swing. When it is used in midair, Kirby will swing his hammer twice. While near the edge of Final Destination, uncharged Hammer Flip KOs middleweights at around 65%. Conversely, fully charged Hammer Flip KOs middleweights at around 6%. Although weaker, aerial Hammer Flip nevertheless possesses impressive KO potential. While near the edge of Final Destination, it KOs middleweights at around 86%. Conversely, its fully charged version KOs them at around 33%. When fully charged and on the ground, it makes Kirby invincible from frame 2-10 and gives him super armor from frame 11-17. To counteract its power, its usage in competitive play outside of shield break punishes or covering get-up options from ledge is very limited due to its small hitbox, as well as its lengthy startup and endlag.  

|usdesc=The attack of the same name from the {{s|wikirby|Cutter}} ability. It can meteor smash any opponents he comes into contact with upon descending. The sword also emits a shockwave upon hitting a solid surface, which is Kirby's only projectile aside from [[Inhale (Kirby)#Spitting characters|spitting out an Inhaled opponent]]. A good vertical recovery move and has decent horizontal distance when angled. However, it is predictable due to its high start-up. Kirby cannot [[sweetspot]] the edge until he starts to descend, and if the platform beneath him disappears or if he is pushed off while he is still in the landing animation, he will be rendered [[helpless]].

|dsdesc=The Stone Change (while Kirby is on the ground) and the Stone Smash (while Kirby is in the air) from the {{s|wikirby|Stone}} ability. Thanks to its high damage output, Stone Smash KOs middleweights at around 108% and deals considerable [[shield damage]]. It can also be canceled in midair by pressing the special button, which can be used for [[mindgame]]s. Although Stone Change is slightly weaker, it is a [[semi-spike]]. Kirby cannot be damaged while he is transformed, although his Stone forms have a set amount of durability, and he can be grabbed while transformed.

Kirby rides in on his classic warp star, followed by a small explosion while flipping off of it.

All taunts remove Kirby's copy ability if he has one.

*'''Side taunt''': Spins around playfully, followed by a "Nyum!" while standing on one foot. (Based on his "character chosen" animation in [[Super Smash Bros.]])

SSBUKirbyIdle1.gif|Kirby's first idle pose

SSBUKirbyIdle2.gif|Kirby's second idle pose

Note: Outside of team battles, Kirby's victory poses have three separate Kirbys, referencing the Kirby dances from his home series.

*'''Left:''' Moonwalks to the left, twists, slides to the right, and jumps into a pose where he stands on one foot. Based on Kirby's dances in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' and ends with a pose similar to his Brawl render.

*'''Up:''' Cartwheels to the left twice, wiggles, and does a front flip before posing.

*'''Right:''' Jumps twice, shuffles backwards, does a breakdance, and poses while facing away from the camera. Based on Kirby's dances in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', with the ending pose also appearing in said game.

==In competitive play==

Since the release of ''Ultimate'', many professionals immediately noticed Kirby's significant flaws from the previous installment have been retained, in spite of the mechanics suiting him better in comparison to ''SSB4''. As a result, his representation in regionals and nationals has been minimal, with his reception being negative across the community. Players would deride on his subpar aerial game, poor range, slow [[aerial]] frame data, as well as platforms potentially negating all follow-ups should he start a combo with a forward throw. Throughout ''Ultimate''’s metagame, many considered him a low or even bottom tier, with some going as far as putting him as the worst character in the game due to these weaknesses and his sparse results and representation outside of locals.

 

Patch 6.0.0 eventually gave Kirby some of his biggest improvements. While his [[neutral aerial]] and [[up aerial]] not only have more KO power and versatility, but also his ability to follow-up on platforms partially restored, players still have a poor view on his viability. Even with his results slowly improving over time, with players such as {{Sm|Jesuischoq}} and {{Sm|Ferretkuma}} earning bigger impacts in comparison to release, he is expected to be ranked low, especially if he fails to obtain more notable placements/future buffs from patches.

 

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====Active====

*{{Sm|Jesuischoq|France}} - The best Kirby player in Europe and one of the two best Kirby players in the world. Consistently places high in locals and monthlies. Placed 9th at {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 1}}, 13th at {{Trn|VCA 2019}}, 25th at {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 2}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|Albion 4}}. Has wins over players such as {{Sm|Oryon}}, {{Sm|Homika}}, {{Sm|Leon}}, {{Sm|Otakuni}}, {{Sm|PEW}}, and {{Sm|Whoophee}}. Ranked 17th in the [[French Power Rankings#Ultimate|French Ultimate Power Rankings]].

*{{Sm|Komota|USA}} - Co-mains {{SSBU|Isabelle}} with Kirby and is considered the best Kirby player in the United States and one of the two best Kirby players in the world. Placed 9th at {{Trn|Holiday Heist 4: Ultimate Edition}}, 17th at {{Trn|COST 2019}}, 25th at {{Trn|Holiday Heist 5}} as well as 65th at {{Trn|Frostbite 2019}} and {{Trn|The Big House 9}}. Ranked 10th on the [[Ohio Power Rankings]]. He has taken sets off players such as {{Sm|AndrewT}}, {{Sm|Cob}}, {{Sm|Jumpsteady}}, {{Sm|Katakiri}}, and {{Sm|Xane}}.

*{{Sm|SuperGirlKels|Canada}} - Uses Kirby as a strong secondary alongside her {{SSBU|Sonic}}. Placed 7th at {{Trn|ICARUS V}} using mostly Kirby. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|Terry Christmas}} and 7th at {{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2019}} using Kirby as a secondary. With Kirby, she has defeated players such as {{Sm|Exodia}}, {{Sm|Fwed}}, and {{Sm|Z (Canada)}}. Ranked 4th on the [[Montreal Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros Ultimate rankings|Montreal Ultimate Power Rankings]].

*{{Sm|Uto|Japan}} - Uses Kirby as a strong secondary to his {{SSBU|Meta Knight}}. Placed 13th at {{Trn|Karisuma SP 6}}.

*{{Sm|Captain L|Canada}} - Placed 1st in {{Trn|The Pinnacle 2018}} using him as one of his characters prior to dropping the character. Was ranked 50th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]] using him as a secondary alongside {{SSBU|Pikachu}} and {{SSBU|Pichu}}.

Kirby's opponents are characters who, like Kirby, are known for their large appetites. For each battle, Kirby and his opponent each spawn with 35% damage and several food items appear on the stage as the match begins.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|1||{{SSBU|Pac-Man}} {{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Pac-Land]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Pac-Man|PAC-MAN}}''

|2||Giant {{SSBU|Yoshi}} {{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Ground Theme - Super Mario World}}''

|3||{{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} {{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Jungle Japes]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Donkey Kong|Jungle Hijinxs}}''

|4||Giant {{SSBU|Wario}} {{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Gamer]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|WarioWare|WarioWare, Inc.}}''

|5||{{SSBU|King K. Rool}} {{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{SSB|Kongo Jungle}}||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Donkey Kong|Mangrove Cove}}''

|6||{{SSBU|King Dedede}} {{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Fountain of Dreams]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Gourmet Race (64)}}''

|Final||[[Marx]]||Mysterious Dimension||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Vs. Marx}}''

Kirby's Classic Mode character unlock tree includes the following characters in order:  

Kirby was among the fighters summoned to the cliffside to assist in defeating an army of [[Master Hand]]s.  

He is later seen alongside several other fighters, as they make their final stand against Galeem and [[Dharkon]].

Kirby's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing [[Classic Mode]]. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Starting World of Light and play as Kirby allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in ''Ultimate''.

Additionally, Kirby makes an appearance in various Support Spirits.

KirbyFighterSpirit.png|323. '''''Kirby'''''

Warp Star Spirit.png|326. Warp Star

Star Rod.png|327. Star Rod  

Ultra Sword Spirit.png|328. Ultra Sword  

Kirbybot.png|329. Robobot Armor

==In Spirit battles==

|{{anchor|Boo}}[[Boo]]

|''Super Mario series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeNeutral.png|20px|center|Neutral]]

|{{anchor|Bob-omb}}[[Bob-omb]]

|''Super Mario series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}} (×3)

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|{{anchor|King Bob-omb}}King Bob-omb

|''Super Mario series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|{{anchor|Piantas}}[[Piantas]]

|''Super Mario series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}} (×2)<br>•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} (×2)<br>•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}} (×2)<br>•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Orange}} (×2)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Delfino Plaza}}

|{{anchor|Luma}}[[Luma]]

|''Super Mario series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} (×4) ({{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}})

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Lubba}}Lubba

|''Super Mario series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Viruses}}[[Viruses]]

|''Dr. Mario series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} (×3) ({{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}})

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|•Timed battle

|Chill Virus (blue costume), Weird Virus (yellow costume), Fever Virus (red costume)

|{{anchor|X Parasite}}X Parasite

|''Metroid series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} Team {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}} (×10)

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|{{anchor|Star Rod}}[[Star Rod]]

|''Kirby series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} Team {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|•The enemy starts the battle with a [[Star Rod]]

|

|{{anchor|Robobot Armor}}Robobot Armor

|''Kirby series''

|•Metal {{SSBU|Kirby}} Team {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|•Item: {{b|Drill|item}}

|{{anchor|Dragoon}}[[Dragoon]]

|''Kirby series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|•Item: [[Dragoon]] Parts

|

|{{anchor|Gooey}}Gooey

|''Kirby series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeNeutral.png|20px|center|Neutral]]

|•Timed battle<br>•The enemy favors neutral specials

|{{anchor|Whispy Woods}}[[Whispy Woods]]

|''Kirby series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} Team {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}} (×5)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Nightmare's Power Orb}}[[Nightmare]]'s Power Orb

|''Kirby series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|•Assist Trophy Enemies ([[Nightmare]])

|{{anchor|Waddle Dee}}[[Waddle Dee]]

|''Kirby series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} Team {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Orange}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeNeutral.png|20px|center|Neutral]]

|{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Kirby Retro Medley}}

|{{anchor|Waddle Doo}}[[Waddle Doo]]

|''Kirby series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}} (×3)

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|{{anchor|Scarfy}}Scarfy

|''Kirby series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} Team (×4) ({{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}},{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}x3)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Rocky}}Rocky

|''Kirby series''

|•Metal {{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Orange}}

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|•Timed [[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy favors down specials<br>•The enemy is metal

|{{anchor|Bomber}}[[Bomber]]

|''Kirby series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|•Item: [[Bomber]]

|{{anchor|Prince Fluff}}Prince Fluff

|''Kirby series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|{{anchor|Dugtrio}}Dugtrio

|''Pokémon series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Orange}} (×3)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Geodude}}Geodude

|''Pokémon series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} Team {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=White}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Ditto}}[[Ditto]]

|''Pokémon series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|•The enemy favors neutral specials<br>•Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls ([[Ditto]])

|{{anchor|Marill}}[[Marill]]

|''Pokémon series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Diancie}}Diancie

|''Pokémon series''

|•Reflect {{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Orange}} (×2)

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|[[Kalos Pokémon League]]

|[[File:Pyukumuku.png|center|64x64px]]

|[[Pyukumuku]]

|''Pokémon series''

|•Tiny {{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|[[Wuhu Island]]

|•Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls ([[Pyukumuku]])

|{{anchor|Nihilego}}Nihilego

|''Pokémon series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} (×3)

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|{{s|fireemblem|Wrys}}

|''Fire Emblem series''

|•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|•Timed [[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy tends to avoid conflict<br>•The enemy heals over time

|{{anchor|White Pikmin}}[[Pikmin (species)|White Pikmin]]

|''Pikmin series''

|•Tiny {{SSBU|Kirby}} Team {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=White}} (×13)

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|•The floor is poisonous<br>•Timed [[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy favors dash attacks

|{{anchor|Rock Pikmin}}[[Pikmin (species)|Rock Pikmin]]

|''Pikmin series''

|•Tiny {{SSBU|Kirby}} Team {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=White}} (×8)

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|[[Garden of Hope]]

|[[File:Ghosts spirit.png|center|64x64px]]

|[[Ghosts]]

|''Pac-Man series''