Editing Stone

|image=[[File:KirbyStoneMove.jpg|250px|]]

|caption=Various Stone transformations in ''Melee''.

|universe=''{{uv|Kirby}}''

'''Stone''' ({{ja|ストーン|Sutōn}}, ''Stone''), previously called '''Rock Shield''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', is [[Kirby]]'s [[down special move]]. Kirby transforms into a rock, becoming impervious to damage and knockback for a short time. Kirby can still be taken out of Stone form by grabs or grab-type moves such as [[Yoshi]]'s [[Egg Lay]] or [[Lucario]]'s [[Force Palm]]. To leave the transformation early, the player can press the B button while in rock form to return to normal, or wait approximately for 3 seconds after transforming.

==Description==

Offensively, Kirby can deal damage by using the move in midair and falling on opponents. When Stone is landed, it does excellent knockback, KOing most characters reliably under 150%; however, the move is rather situational as it is easily telegraphed and slow, making it a poor choice in most situations. Due to the sheer weight of Kirby in this form, he will slide off sloped surfaces.

In the first two games, Stone does no damage at all if used on ground. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and onward, however, the attack produces somewhat unnoticeable [[sourspot]] hitboxes on Kirby's sides, dealing 14% damage with horizontal knockback. When Stone is used on the ground, Stone will always hit with this sourspot no matter where the opponent is, and Kirby solidifies several frames quicker to do it (compared to an air drop).

Otherwise, all falling sweetspot versions of Stone deal 18% damage (20% in ''Smash 64'').

In ''Brawl'', the move is more powerful than ''Melee'', and it pushes characters away, even if used from the ground. However, if Kirby is hit with an attack that causes at least 30% damage, he will receive full knockback from it, but no damage. However, this means that a [[Judge|Mr. Game & Watch 9]] will always defeat this attack.

In ''SSB4'' if the move hitting kirby was strong enough to break the stone, he will instead take half damage rather than no damage.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', Kirby can only transform into one type of stone. Since ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', however, Kirby will randomly transform into one of the following objects, all having the same properties:

*The stone that Kirby normally turned into in his games.

*A 100 ton weight, similar to his 8 ton one from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''.

*Lip's garbage block from {{uv|Panel de Pon}}.

*A [[Thwomp]]. In ''Melee'' and ''[[Brawl]]'', it has its design from ''{{s|supermariowiki|Super Mario 64}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 64}}'', and the first six ''[[mariowiki: Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games; in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', the Thwomp has the original design introduced in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros. 3}}'', used since ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Mario Bros. Wii}}''.

{{CustomSet|Kirby|Down|name1=Stone|desc1=Turn into a heavy object and plummet. You'll take no damage while transformed.|name2=Grounding Stone|desc2=Takes longer to transform, but can bury opponents.|name3=Meteor Stone|desc3=Has a meteor effect on foes you hit while falling, but it takes longer to transform back.}}

# '''Grounding Stone''': [[Bury]] opponents upon landing, but takes longer to transform. Using the move on the ground won't bury foes at all.

# '''Meteor Stone''': Takes longer to transform back, but foes will be [[meteor smash]]ed when hit. Kirby will also be popped a small distance upwards if he is on the ground and can't transform back to normal as quickly as his other [[down special]]s.

{{iw|wikirby|Stone}} is one of Kirby's Copy Abilities that originated in ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby's Adventure}}'', behaving in much the same way. ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby Super Star}}'' introduced the detail of randomizing the transformations to various other types of objects, including a rare golden statue of [[Mario]] or [[Samus]], as well as the mechanic of Kirby sliding across slopes while in this form. Kirby can attack while sliding down slopes in Stone form, but he cannot do this in ''Smash Bros.'' In the [[Kirby (universe)|''Kirby'' games]], Kirby can stay in Stone form indefinitely, but in ''Smash Bros.'' Kirby can stay in Stone form for a limited amount of time. Like in the ''Kirby'' games, while in Stone form, Kirby is invulnerable to all attacks.

*In ''Brawl'', it can be seen in [[Boss Battles Mode]] and [[SSE]] that Kirby never automatically turns back into his normal form while being in his Stone form in midair, or at least for a very long time. However, this has no practical use in normal play.

*If {{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}'s [[Final Smash]], [[Blue Falcon]], is used on Kirby in Stone form, it will not work.

*In ''Kirby Super Star'', one of Kirby's Stone transformations was turning into a weight that said "8t" on it. In ''Smash Bros.'', it was changed to "100t".

==Gallery==

File:Thwomp Stone SSB4.png|Stone as a Thwomp in ''Smash 4''.

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