Editing Yoshi (PM)

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|name = Yoshi

|image = {{tabber|title1=Classic (PM)|content1=[[File:Yoshi SSBB.jpg|250x250px]]|title2=Classic (P+)|content2=[[File:PPlus Yoshi.png|250x250px]]|title3=Dorrie Yoshi (P+)|content3=[[File:PPlus Dorrie Yoshi.png|250x250px]]|title4=Great Gonzales (P+)|content4=[[File:PPlus Great Gonzales.png|250x250px]]}}

|mod = Project M

|base = SSBB

|moveset1 = Yoshi (SSBM)

|moveset2 = Yoshi (SSB)

|altcostume = [[supermariowiki:Dorrie|Dorrie Yoshi]] (''[[Project+]]''), Great Gonzales Yoshi (''Project+'')

Yoshi ranks 33rd out of 41 on the [[Project M#Tier list|official]] [[tier list]] at the top of the D tier. This is a significant drop from his ''Melee'' standing at 10th out of 26, however is less of a drop compared to ''Brawl'', where he placed 27th out of 38.  

Yoshi is a heavy, yet very mobile fighter with many great offensive and defensive options, a solid [[combo]] game, and a versatile [[projectile]]; despite being heavy, however, Yoshi is rather weak for his weight, being among the weakest of the heavyweights, and he does not have as many (if any) finishers compared to other heavyweights (ie {{PM|Ganondorf}}). Yoshi has two unique features in his moveset: his [[shield]] and his [[double jump]]. Yoshi's shield does not function as normal shields do: upon shielding, Yoshi encases himself in an egg. As the shield depletes from damage or time, it does not shrink, changing color instead. This makes Yoshi impossible to [[shield stab]] and grants Yoshi the ability to [[parry]], blocking attacks on the frame they hit and being able to counter instantly. Yoshi is also completely immune to [[shieldstun]] past the normal [[hitlag]] of the move. Yoshi's midair jump is also unique. It is delayed, like {{PM|Peach}}'s or {{PM|Ness}}' second jump, enabling [[double jump canceling]], rising aerials, and enhancing mobility options in the air. It also features subtractive [[armor]], letting Yoshi use it through moves that do not deal enough knockback. This allows Yoshi to [[double jump cancel counter]] or use the jump as a defensive option. Many of Yoshi's attacks utilize his long tail, giving them great reach. He also has great aerials, with his forward being a meteor smash, down being a heavy damage dealer, and neutral and up both being able to [[KO]]. His [[Egg Throw]] has great range and is hard to predict with how widely it can be angled. It serves as a great [[edge guard]]ing or comboing tool.

*{{buff|[[Up tilt]] is now a headbutt similar to its ''Smash 64'' counterpart. Compared to his ''Melee'' up tilt, it has less startup (frame 8 → 6) and ending lag (frame 30 → 24) and it has more range making it better at juggling and initiating aerial [[combo]]s at low percentages. It also deals more knockback (72 (base), 40 (scaling) → 36/112) improving its KO potential.}}

*{{nerf|Up tilt deals less damage (10% → 9% (clean), 7% (late)).}}

*{{buff|The front hit of down smash has more knockback scaling (75/60 → 80) while the back hit deals more damage (12% → 13%).}}

 

*{{buff|Forward aerial has less startup lag (frame 19 → 16) and it has a longer initial auto-cancel window (frames 1-4 → 1-7).}}

*{{nerf|Forward aerial has less knockback scaling (100 → 80).}}

*{{buff|Back aerial deals more damage due to changes to [[stale-move negation]] (20% → 22%) and the final hit has higher base knockback (40 → 50).}}

*{{nerf|Back aerial's second and third hits have more base knockback (10 → 20) making them connect less reliably.}}

*{{nerf|Down aerial deals much less damage (4% → 3% (loop hits), 53% → 38% (total)).}}

*{{buff|[[Grab]] has slightly faster startup (frame 18 → 17) and both standing and dash grab have less ending lag (frame 79 (standing), frame 70 (dash) → frame 63 (both)). Yoshi also retains his pivot grab from ''Brawl'' although it has more ending lag due to its ending lag animation playing at 0.75x its normal speed (frame 36 → 41).}}

*{{buff|All throws except for up throw deal more damage (6% → 7% (forward/back), 4% → 6% (down)). Forward and back throws also launch opponents at a lower angle (45° → 40°).}}

*{{buff|Down throw has slightly less ending lag and has less knockback (120 (base), 20 (scaling) → 90/25), allowing Yoshi to followup into aerial attacks quicker and more easily.}}

| Noggin Dunk || 17% || Yoshi brings his head back and forcefully swings it down. This move has slow start-up, but is a powerful [[meteor smash]], being one of the most effective meteor smashes in the game.

| Flutter Kick || 3% (hits 1-6), 2-3% (hits 7-14) || Yoshi kicks his feet downwards very fast and continuously, weakly meteor smashing enemies. A great move for racking up damage at early percents.

===Most historically significant players===

 

 

*{{Sm|Burntsocks|USA}} - The best Yoshi player in the world in ''Project M''. His 13th-place finish at {{Trn|Rewired 2016}} was tied for the best Yoshi placement at a major for many years, and he also notably placed 33rd at {{Trn|The Bigger Balc}}, one of the largest ''Project M'' tournaments of all-time.  

*{{Sm|Eyeheartlovetap|USA}} - The best Yoshi player in the [[Midwest]] best known for placing 13th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 2}}, which was tied as the best Yoshi placement at a major for many years. He remained active exclusively in the Midwest, although he made a few appearances outside his region, most notably placing 4th at {{Trn|Summit 2016}}.

*{{Sm|Shiny Zubat|USA}} - Although mainly a {{PM|Luigi}} player who only using Yoshi as a secondary in ''Project M'', he eventually switched to just Yoshi in ''Project+'' and is considered the best Yoshi player of all-time. He remains the only Yoshi player to place top 8 at a major, most notably placing 2nd at {{Trn|Undertow 2024}} and 3rd at {{Trn|The Bigger Mile High Club}}. He was ranked 15th on the [[PMRank 2023]] and remains the only Yoshi player ranked on the PMRank.

Yoshi has been given four new recolors: Black, White, Purple, and Orange.

 

|colspan=8| [[File:Yoshi Palette (PM).png|frame|center|Yoshi's alternate costumes in PM]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadSSBB.png]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadRedSSBB.png]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadBlueSSBB.png]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadYellowSSBB.png]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadPinkSSBB.png]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadCyanSSBB.png]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadBlackPM.png]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadWhitePM.png]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadPurplePM.png]]

|[[File:YoshiHeadOrangePM.png]]

*Yoshi has ten alternate costumes (nine as of 3.0), consisting of various colour changes; this gives Yoshi the highest number of alternate costumes in the game that do not directly modify his model.

**Two of the four new costumes, the purple and black costumes, would later be used in ''[[SSB4]]''.

*[http://smashboards.com/threads/frame-research-yoshis-parry.262911/#post-9415501 Detailed shield information]

*[https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBPM/comments/an8n91/labbing_discord_results_yoshi/ Labbing Discord Tech Post]