Editing Yoshi (SSB4)

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:{{Cquote|''Yoshi Rolls into Battle!''|cite=Introduction Tagline}}

'''Yoshi''' ({{ja|ヨッシー|Yosshī}}, ''Yoshi'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. His return to the series was announced during a [[Nintendo Direct|''Super Smash Bros.'' Direct]] on April 8th, 2014, making him the last of the [[List of Super Smash Bros. series characters#"Perfect-attendance crew"|"perfect-attendance crew"]] to be announced.<ref name="Direct">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUWnQu2Grs Super Smash Bros. Direct 4.8.2014]</ref> He was also among the first wave of [[amiibo]] figures. Yoshi's voice consists of all of Kazumi Totaka's ''Yoshi's Story'' clips last used in ''Brawl''.

Yoshi is ranked 33rd out of 54 on the [[tier list]], placing him in the D tier. This is a moderate improvement from his placement in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where he was ranked 27th out of 38. As in previous installments, Yoshi boasts excellent aerial mobility: he has the fastest [[air speed]] in the game by default, while his [[double jump]] is the second highest in the game and grants him nearly 70 frames of [[armor]]. Yoshi's grounded mobility has also been improved, as his already fast [[dash]]ing speed is now considerably faster.

Overall, Yoshi's strengths outweigh his weaknesses, yet his tier placement is heavily debatable. Despite being initially perceived as an impressively well-rounded character, and having achieved instances of national-level tournament success, Yoshi's placement has dropped throughout ''SSB4''{{'}}s lifespan. This is largely because of his results waning in lieu of his metagame stagnating. When coupled with many characters that were previously considered inferior to him (such as {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}, {{SSB4|Marth}}, and {{SSB4|Mega Man}}) having attained vastly greater viability thanks to more consistent success and/or expanded metagames, Yoshi's ranking is viewed by some top players, such as {{Sm|ZeRo}}, as too high.

Yoshi is a [[Weight|heavyweight]] that deviates quite noticeably from his weight class' archetype. This is most obvious with his [[air speed]], which is the fastest in the game by default, though it is surpassed under certain conditions ([[Giga Mac]], [[Wario-Man]], the lightest possible {{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}, and a fully [[Limit Charge]]d {{SSB4|Cloud}}). By extension, Yoshi has the second highest [[double jump]] in the game (surpassed only by {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}'s), which also grants him 68 frames of [[armor]] that can withstand a maximum of 120 units of knockback. Yoshi's other attributes also deviate from the mold of an archetypical heavyweight, albeit not to same the degree as his air speed and double jump. He has an above average [[walk]]ing speed, a fast [[dash]]ing speed (the 14th fastest in the game) and the 11th fastest [[air acceleration]], but in contrast has moderately low [[gravity]], the eighth slowest [[Falling speed|falling]] and [[fast fall]]ing speeds, and the fourth lowest [[traction]] in the game. Yoshi is also capable of [[crawling]]. Overall, these attributes grant him strong mobility, especially in the air, and also make him very floaty despite being heavy, yet do not render him frail or susceptible to [[juggling]].

Yoshi's greatest strength is the utility of his moveset. His neutral and tilt attacks are all very fast, leaving him exposed only very briefly. They additionally launch opponents either vertically or horizontally, which makes them reliable as set-ups for combos or [[edge-guarding]]. Yoshi's dash attack has high base knockback and long range, which allows for easy [[cross-up]]s and make it useful for [[punish]]ing rolls or techs. His smash attacks possess decent power, with his forward smash being the strongest among them. However, each of Yoshi's smashes also have certain perks. Forward and clean up smash grant [[intangibility]] to his head and legs, respectively, whereas down smash is a [[semi-spike]] like his down tilt.

Yoshi has been [[buff]]ed overall in the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''SSB4''. Many of his attacks have more speed, are stronger and have more utility, while the issues that plagued him in ''Brawl'' were fixed: thanks to the changes to [[hitstun canceling]], his combo game has improved to the point of granting him new KO set-up, and his smash attacks while dealing less damage are  stronger. Yoshi's biggest buff however was to his shield game which was previously the main issue that plagued him. Yoshi's shield [[grab]] is faster and for the first time since ''Smash 64'', Yoshi can jump [[out of shield]]. The other issues which plagued his shield in Brawl such as his longer shield drop, his inability to [[powershield canceling|powershield cancel]] and his inability to throw items out of a [[roll]] were all fixed, making his out of shield game much better; no longer being the worst in the game by a huge margin (although his out of shield game is still rather poor). The only new disadvantages Yoshi has while in shield is that he cannot [[shield platform drop]] and his [[spot dodge]] is significantly worse (going from one of the best to being fairly mediocre) but the buffs to his shields far outweigh these nerfs.

However, Yoshi has also received some noticeable [[nerf]]s. Yoshi's grab game was made even worse. He can no longer [[air release]] his opponents while he is pummeling them and the general changes to air releases hinder him more than almost any other character as he has now lost all of the followups he had out of an air release and the removal of [[chain grab]]bing further exacerbates this issue. His previously excellent pivot grab is also much laggier making it far less spammable and much easier to punish. His damage output is also lower and his forward and up tilts are laggier making them worse spacing tools and his down tilt is much weaker. His aerial game has also seen various downgrades. His air speed is lower, neutral aerial lingers for a shorter amount of time, forward aerial is weaker and has a stricter [[auto-cancel]] window, up aerial is weaker and down aerial has less edgeguarding potential. Back aerial while connecting more reliably and having a stronger final hit, it only has three hits making it weaker and it has drastically reduced combo potential as the first two hits have higher knockback and altered angles and the move has much higher ending and landing lag while also being unable to auto-cancel in a short hop which also greatly hinders its safety and spacing potential. The eggs from his [[Egg Throw]] also deal less damage and Yoshi can no longer edge cancel Egg Toss hindering its camping potential when used at the ledge although Egg Throw is faster.

*{{change|Due to the aesthetic used in ''SSB4'', Yoshi has a sleeker design, and his overall color scheme is significantly more vibrant. His body has a more chartreuse color, consistent with his appearance outside of ''Smash Bros.'' as well as ''[[Smash 64]]''. Unlike in previous installments, he now stands upright, as with his standard appearances outside of mainline Mario games.<ref name="Direct"/> Altogether, these changes make Yoshi appear virtually identical to his appearance as of ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games}}''.}}

*{{change|Yoshi has a new default idle animation where he stands more upright. This makes him harder to hit horizontally but easier to hit vertically.}}

**As a sidenote, Yoshi retains his idle pose from ''Brawl'' while holding a small [[item]].

*{{change|Yoshi's upright posture has translated into various moves in his moveset, be it through a tweaked animation or a completely new move.}}

*{{buff|As with all returning veterans from ''Brawl'', Yoshi’s [[Fast-fall|fast-falling speed]] is faster (1.806 → 2.064). However, it has gone from the 11th lowest out of 39 characters to the 8th lowest out of 58.}}

*{{buff|Yoshi's [[shield]] drop is significantly shorter (16 frames → 7), now matching the rest of the cast.}}

*{{buff|For the first time since Smash 64, Yoshi can now jump [[out of shield]].}}

*{{buff|Yoshi can now [[powershield canceling|powershield cancel]].}}

*{{buff|Yoshi can once again throw [[item]]s out of a roll however due to the removal of [[glide toss]]ing, this has minimal impact. The removal of glide tossing benefits Yoshi more than any other returning veteran as it hinders much of the rest of the cast's approach with items and Yoshi still has access to his long super glide toss, making his approach with items much better relative to the cast.}}

**{{buff|Altogether, these changes significantly improve Yoshi's out of shield options; resulting in his shield no longer being near unusable.}}

*{{nerf|Yoshi can no longer [[shield platform drop]], slightly hindering his out of shield game on platforms although the other changes to his shield more than make up for it.}}

*{{change|Yoshi's double jump now functions more like other double jumps, with Yoshi now rising immediately, instead of moving downwards for some time before rising upwards.}}

**{{buff|This improves Yoshi's ability to chase opponents vertically, as well as improving his vertical recovery potential.}}

**{{change|This also means it can now be affected by special gravity conditions.}}

**{{nerf|This also removes Yoshi's [[Dragonic Reverse]] and triple jump techniques, hindering double jump's utility.}}

*{{nerf|Yoshi can no longer grab ledges during the beginning of his double jump. When combined with the altered way the double jump functions, this makes it harder for Yoshi to grab ledges from behind.}}

*{{buff|[[Roll]]s have a longer duration (frames 4-19 → 4-21), especially when compared to the rest of the cast.}}

*{{buff|Back roll has less ending lag (FAF 38 → 36).}}

*{{nerf|[[Spot dodge]] has more startup lag, a shorter duration (frames 2-20 → 3-18) and more ending lag (FAF 23 → 28), no longer being one of the fastest spot dodges in the game.}}

*{{nerf|The removal of [[meteor cancel]]ing significantly hinders Yoshi's endurance against meteor smashes more than any other returning veteran besides {{SSB4|Olimar}} and {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} due to him previously having a shorter meteor-cancel window than most other characters.}}

**{{change|Neutral attack has an altered animation. Yoshi now jumps up when performing the first kick and the second hit is now a roundhouse kick.}}

**{{change|The near hitbox on both hits now has the lowest hitbox priority out of all the hitboxes rather than the highest (ID# 0 → 2).}}

**{{nerf|Yoshi's attacking foot is no longer intangible when performing either hit of neutral attack.}}

**{{nerf|Both hits have smaller hitboxes (5u/4u/4u → 3.3u/4.5u/3.3u).}}

**{{buff|The first hit has higher base knockback (8 → 30), significantly improving its [[jab cancel]]ing potential.}}

***{{nerf|However, this also makes it connect less reliably into the second hit at higher percents especially against aerial opponents.}}

**{{buff|The first hit has a lower [[SDI]] multiplier (1.5x → 1x).}}

**{{nerf|The first hit has a shorter duration (frames 3-5 → 3-4).}}

**{{change|Yoshi now moves forwards when performing the second hit however, Yoshi does not stretch hit foot out as far. This gives it a similar amount of range overall.}}

***{{buff|However, the move is still capable of leading into followups at lower percents due to Yoshi's new dash attack.}}

**{{nerf|On the second hit's second active frame, Yoshi now moves his foot slightly backwards rather than moving it backwards and upwards, reducing its vertical range.}}

***{{buff|However, this also gives it more consistent horizontal range.}}

**{{nerf|Forward tilt has more ending lag (FAF 30 → 39), hindering its ability to set up juggles.}}

**{{nerf|Forward tilt has smaller hitboxes (5u (near)/4.25u (mid)/3.5u (up/non-angled tip)/4u (down tip) → 4u/3.5u/2.8u) and the middle/far hitboxes have been moved closer to Yoshi (x offsets: 8/15 → 7.5/13.5), reducing its range.}}

**{{nerf|The up and non-angled versions deal less damage (10% (up)/9% (non-angled) → 8%/7%).}}

**{{nerf|The up angled version's mid hitbox launches opponents at a lower, more horizontal angle (70° → 65°), now matching the other variants.}}

**{{buff|Up tilt has an altered animation where Yoshi swings his tail at a much wider arc. This gives up tilt more horizontal and vertical range.}}

**{{nerf|Up tilt deals less damage (11% (tail)/10% (tip) → 7%), without full compensation on its knockback scaling (40 → 45).}}

***{{buff|However, when combined with the changes to hitstun canceling and [[DI]], this improves its combo potential despite its higher ending lag.}}

**{{nerf|Up tilt has more startup (frame 7 → 8) and ending lag (FAF 30 → 32).}}

**{{nerf|Up tilt has smaller hitboxes (6u/6u/5u → 4u/4.5u/2.5u) with the move having less range inside of Yoshi.}}

**{{nerf|Down tilt deals much less damage (10% (near)/5% (far) → 5% (near)/4.5% (mid)/4% (far)) without compensation on its knockback, significantly hindering its edgeguarding potential.}}

***{{buff|However, these changes improve down tilt's tech-chasing potential when combined with the changes to hitstun canceling and DI.}}

**{{nerf|Down tilt has smaller hitboxes (5u/5u/4u → 3.5u/3.5u/3u). This gives the move less vertical range as well as less range inside of Yoshi.}}

**{{change|Yoshi has a new dash attack, a side kick.}}

**{{buff|Dash attack covers much more space in a shorter period of time, going from covering just over 25% of [[Final Destination]] to now covering just over 40% of Final Destination. This not only makes it a much better burst movement option as well as greatly improving its approach and cross-up potential but this also makes it a much better combo extender.}}

**{{buff|The clean hit's far hitbox has been positioned further away from Yoshi (z offset: 6 → 9), improving its range.}}

**{{change|Dash attack has much more base knockback but much less knockback scaling (15 (base), 100 (scaling) → 90/52). This drastically improves the move's safety on hit at lower percents but hinders its overall KO potential.}}

**{{change|Dash attack launches opponents at a higher angle ([[Sakurai angle|361°]] → 65°). When combined with its increased distance and higher knockback, this enables it to set up juggles but hinders its edgeguarding potential as well as removing its ability to [[lock]] opponents.}}

**{{change|Dash attack's hitboxes are positioned lower (y offset: 7.5 → 6.2 (clean)/7 (late)).}}

**{{nerf|Dash attack has more ending lag (FAF 42 → 50).}}

**{{nerf|Dash attack no longer grants intangibility to Yoshi's head.}}

**{{nerf|The near hitbox has been moved closer to Yoshi (z offset: 0 → 4 (clean)/3 (late)), giving dash attack less range inside of Yoshi.}}

**{{nerf|The late hit deals less damage (7% → 6%).}}

**{{buff|Forward smash deals more knockback (20 (base), 92 (scaling) → 30/(97/98/97)) improving the head hitbox's KO potential.}}

**{{buff|The head hitboxes are larger (3.7u/4.2u → 4.8u/5u) and they have been moved further away from Yoshi (x/y offsets: 0/(2.8/-1) → (3.2/5.8)/1.2). This gives forward smash more range, giving it a smaller blindspot.}}

**{{buff|The far hitbox now has the lowest hitbox priority (ID# 0 → 2). As the far hitbox is now a sourspot, this benefits the move.}}

**{{nerf|Forward smash has a shorter duration (frames 14-16 → 14).}}

**{{nerf|Forward smash grants less intangibility to Yoshi's head (frames 12-16 → 12-14).}}

**{{nerf|Forward smash has more ending lag (FAF 50 → 53).}}

**{{nerf|Forward smash deals less damage (16% → 15.5% (head)/14% (body)/13% (head's tip), hindering the near and especially the far hit's KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|The near hitbox is slightly smaller (3u → 2.9u) and it has been moved closer to Yoshi, with it now only covering Yoshi's front foot rather than covering the lower end of his saddle up to the top of his back foot. This gives the move less range inside of Yoshi despite the near hitbox now being extended.}}

**{{nerf|The near hitbox now has the highest hitbox priority (ID# 2 → 0). As the near hitbox is now a sourspot, this hinders the move.}}

**{{change|Yoshi has a new up smash, a bicycle kick. The move now hits in front of Yoshi and then behind rather than from behind to in front.}}

**{{buff|Up smash deals more knockback (23 (base), 83 (scaling) → 37/95), improving its KO potential despite its lower damage.}}

**{{buff|Up smash has more vertical range and downwards range in front of Yoshi due to its new animation.}}

**{{nerf|Up smash has more ending lag (FAF 43 → 47).}}

**{{nerf|Up smash deals less damage (16% → 14% ).}}

**{{nerf|Up smash now has a late hit for the second half of its duration which deals much less damage (16% → 12%), hindering its KO potential despite its higher knockback.}}

**{{nerf|Up smash has smaller hitboxes (6u/5u → 5u/3.5u). When combined with its new animation, this gives the move less horizontal range both in front of and especially behind Yoshi.}}

**{{nerf|Up smash has much less downwards range behind Yoshi, with the move now failing to hit smaller characters if they are behind Yoshi.}}

**{{nerf|Up smash grants less intangibility (frames 11-16 → 11-13).}}

**{{buff|Down smash deals more knockback (30 (base), 63/53 (scaling) → 40/73 (front sweetspot), 43/57 (front sourspot), 40/81 (back sweetspot), 43/75 (back sourspot)) improving the first hit's sweetspot's and the second hit's KO potential despite its lower damage, especially the second hit.}}

***{{nerf|However, the first hit's sourspot's knockback was not fully compensated for its lower damage, hindering its KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|Down smash deals less damage (14% (front)/13% (back) → 12% (mid tail)/10% (body/far tail)).}}

**{{nerf|Down smash has more startup lag (frame 6 → 7).}}

***{{buff|However, its total duration was unchanged, slightly decreasing its ending lag.}}

**{{nerf|Down smash has smaller htiboxes which are now extended (6u/5u/4.3u → 3.5u/2u), reducing its range.}}

**{{nerf|The sourspot now uses an extended hitbox which stretches from Yoshi's body to the end of his tail. This means that the sourspot can now connect if the opponent is inside of Yoshi, as well as still connecting if they are far away from Yoshi.}}

**{{buff|Neutral aerial now uses one extended hitbox rather than multiple normal hitboxes. This gives neutral aerial more consistent vertical range.}}

**{{buff|The clean hit has a larger hitbox (4.3u/4.3u/3.5u → 4.8u) which gives it more vertical range as well as slightly more range behind Yoshi.}}

**{{buff|The mid and late hit have higher base knockback (0 → 30), improving their KO potential, despite their lower damage.}}

***{{nerf|However, this also hinders their locking potential as well as their followup potential at higher percents, especially when combined with neutral aerial's shorter duration/higher landing lag.}}

**{{buff|The mid and late hits are positioned further away from Yoshi (z offset: 3.3 → 4 (mid)/3.5 (late)) with the mid hit's hitbox also being larger than its previous foot hitbox (3.3u → 3.6u). This gives them slightly more range in front of Yoshi, especially the mid hit.}}

**{{nerf|Neutral aerial has a shorter duration (frames 3-5 (clean)/6-15 (mid)/16-31 (late) → 3-4/5-11/12-25).}}

**{{nerf|Neutral aerial has more landing lag (9 frames → 11).}}

**{{nerf|The clean hit now has a static hitbox, rather than hitboxes attached to Yoshi's body. This gives it slightly less horizontal range during its later active frames.}}

**{{nerf|The mid and late hits deal less damage (9% (mid)/6% (late) → 7%/5%).}}

**{{nerf|The mid and late hits do not extend as far behind Yoshi and they have smaller hitboxes compared to their previous body hitboxes (4u (mid)/3.5u (late) → 3.6u/3u), giving them less range behind Yoshi.}}

**{{nerf|Yoshi can no longer perform a double jump after a short hop neutral aerial due to his lower short hop/higher gravity.}}

**{{buff|Forward aerial has less startup lag with a longer duration (frames 19-21 → 16-20).}}

**{{buff|The removal of [[meteor canceling]] improves the head hitbox's reliability.}}

**{{nerf|Forward aerial [[auto-cancel]]s later (frame 36 → 40).}}

**{{nerf|Forward aerial deal less damage (16% (back)/15% (head) → 15% (back/nose)/14% (head)), hindering its KO potential as its knockback was not compensated.}}

**{{nerf|The back and head hitboxes are slightly smaller (2.5u/5.5u → 2.4u/5.3u).}}

**{{change|Yoshi has an altered back aerial where he now only performs three tail swipes instead of four.}}

**{{buff|The first two hits now use an [[Autolink angle]] against aerial opponents (60° → 366°) and they deal more knockback (10/20 (base), 100 (scaling) → 30/200), making the move connect more reliably against aerial opponents, especially if Yoshi is falling.}}

**{{buff|The first two hits have a lower SDI multiplier (1.5x (hit 1)/1.3x (hit 2) → 0.5x). When combined with the move's altered angle against aerial opponents, this makes the move much more difficult to escape from.}}

***{{buff|The higher knockback and altered angle also allows Yoshi to drag opponents downwards if they fall out of the move, granting the first two hits edgeguarding potential.}}

***{{nerf|However, this does also hinders the move's followup potential against aerial opponents who are close to the ground.}}

**{{buff|The final hit deals more damage (4% → 5%) and much more knockback (50 (base), 100 (scaling) → 30/184), now being a viable KO move.}}

**{{buff|The final hit consists of one much larger extended hitbox (5.5u → 8u), giving it considerably more range.}}

**{{change|Back aerial has a higher hitlag multiplier (1x → 2x). This allows the move to significantly benefit from the introduction of [[frame cancel]]ing but makes it easier to DI.}}

**{{change|As with most back aerials, back aerial now always launches opponents behind Yoshi.}}

**{{change|The first two hits now have weight independent knockback.}}

**{{change|The final hit launches opponents at a higher angle (361° → 54°). This improves its followup potential but hinders its edgeguarding potential.}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 10-12 (hit 1)/16-18 (hit 2)/23-25 (hit 3)/28-30 (hit 4) → 11/17/25-26).}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial has much more ending lag (FAF 40 → 56) and a longer animation (39 frames → 62).}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial has much more landing lag (9 frames → 19).}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial has a shorter initial auto-cancel window (frames 1-9 → 1-5).}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial auto-cancels later (frame 38 → 44), no longer doing so in a short hop.}}

***{{nerf|Altogether, these changes considerably hinder back aerial's approach potential and safety.}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial deals less damage (4% (hit 1)/3% (hits 2 & 3)/4% (hit 4)/14% (total) → 2.5% (hits 1 and 2)/5% (hit 3)/10% (total)).}}

**{{nerf|The first two hits now launch grounded opponents horizontally (60° → 361°) and they deal more knockback (10/20 (base), 100 (scaling) → 50/150). This makes the move connect less reliably when used from a distance (especially at higher percents) as well as greatly hindering its followup potential if Yoshi lands, especially when combined with its higher landing lag.}}

**{{nerf|The first two hits now use one static extended hitbox instead of three normal hitboxes attached to Yoshi's tail. While this does give the move more consistent vertical range, this also reduces its horizontal range, especially for the first hit.}}

**{{nerf|Up aerial deal less damage (13% → 12%), hindering its KO potential as its knockback was not compensated.}}

**{{nerf|The upper hitbox is now attached to Yoshi's lower tail, rather than his upper tail, with its position altered (x offset: 0 → 6). This overall gives up aerial less vertical range on its second active frame.}}

**{{buff|Down aerial now has a landing hitbox, which deals 1% and low horizontal set knockback. This makes down aerial safer on hit at lower percents, as well as making it safer on shield.}}

**{{nerf|Hit 7 deals less damage (3%/2% → 2.2%/1.5%).}}

**{{buff|Hits 8-12 deals more damage (2%/1% → 2.2%/1.5%).}}

**{{nerf|The final hit deals less damage (2%/1% → 1%).}}

***{{change|Altogether, these changes slightly decrease down aerial's maximum damage potential (33% → 32.2%) but increase its minimum damage potential if all hits connect (20% → 22%).}}

**{{buff|Hit 7 has higher knockback scaling (80 → 100), making it stronger despite its lower damage.}}

**{{buff|The final hit deals more knockback (5 (base), 100 (scaling) → 60/200), granting it KO potential at very high percents depending on Yoshi's stage position.}}

**{{buff|The final hit has larger hitboxes (6u/4.5u/4.5u → 7u/5u/5u).}}

**{{buff|The final hit has a lower SDI multiplier (1.4x → 1x).}}

**{{change|The final hit launches opponents at different angles (270°/260°/280° → 80°/40°).}}

***{{buff|When combined with its higher knockback, this grants the final hit combo potential at lower percents if the middle hitbox connects.}}

***{{nerf|However, this also hinders its edgeguarding potential.}}

**{{nerf|The final hit has more startup lag (frame 40 → 41).}}

*[[Grab]]s:

**{{buff|Standing grab has less startup (frame 17 → 14) and ending lag (FAF 63 → 56), no longer being one of the slowest.}}

**{{buff|Dash grab has received a mouth grabbox (much like his other grabs) during its first two active frames, preventing the grab from whiffing against nearby characters.}}

**{{buff|Pivot grab has a larger mouth grabbox (5u → 5.5u).}}

**{{nerf|Dash and pivot grab have a shorter duration (frames 11-22 (dash)/10-20 (pivot) → 11-21/10-19).}}

**{{nerf|Dash and especially pivot grab have more ending lag (FAF 63 (dash)/36 (pivot) → 68/65), making pivot grab in particular drastically more punishable.}}

**{{nerf|All grabs have smaller tongue grabboxes (4u/3.2u → 3.5u/2.8u (standing/pivot)/3.3u/2.2u (dash)).}}

**{{nerf|The aerial tongue grabbox has been moved closer to Yoshi (x/z offsets: 0/1 → -2/0), giving standing and dash grab less range against aerial opponents.}}

***{{buff|However, this also gives pivot grab more range against aerial opponents.}}

**{{nerf|Standing grab has a smaller mouth grabbox (7u → 5.5u) which has been moved further away from Yoshi (z offset: 5 → 7.5), making it less effective at grabbing opponents inside of Yoshi.}}

**{{bugfix|The opponent can no longer escape from Yoshi's tongue during his grab and before they enter his mouth, preventing a [[game crash]] which could previously happen.}}

**{{change|Pummel now launches bystanders horizontally (80° → 361°).}}

**{{nerf|Yoshi can no longer force his opponent into an aerial [[grab release]] while pummeling them. When combined with the removal of chain grabbing and the universal decrease to aerial grab release's ending lag, this completely removes his grab release's followup potential outside of very rare and specific situations.}}

***{{nerf|When combined with the removal of [[chain grab]]bing, this hinders forward throw's damage racking potential at lower percents, especially against light fast fallers.}}

**{{buff|The changes to hitstun canceling and DI improves down throw's followup potential although the throw is still too laggy to possess true followups in most cases.}}

*[[Floor attack]]s:

**{{buff|Egg Lay's aerial grabbox has been moved slightly further away from Yoshi (z offset: -1 → x offset: -0.9).}}

**{{buff|The grounded grabbox is larger (2.5u → 3.5u) and it has been moved further away from Yoshi (z offset: -3.5 → x offset: -2).}}

**{{change|Egg Lay can no longer be used to [[double jump cancel]]. This improves its ability to catch opponents high up but hinders its movement and mixup potential.}}

**{{nerf|Egg Lay has more startup lag (frame 17 → 21) with its total duration equally increased (FAF 40 → 44).}}

**{{nerf|Egg Lay has a shorter duration (frames 17-18 (clean)/19-21 (late) → 21/22-24).}}

**{{nerf|Egg Lay no longer has a hitbox against boss enemies.}}

**{{buff|Egg Roll no longer renders Yoshi [[helpless]], improving its safety when used in the air.}}

**{{buff|Yoshi can now jump while using Egg Roll, improving its approach potential.}}

**{{nerf|Yoshi has to use Egg Roll for longer before he can cancel it (30 frames → 35).}}

**{{nerf|Egg Roll's maximum damage is lower (12% → 9%).}}

**{{nerf|Egg Roll has smaller hitboxes (3.36u/5.76u → 2.3u/3.5u).}}

***{{nerf|Additionally, the larger hitbox can no longer hit aerial opponents with the move now having deceptively small hitboxes, especially against aerial opponents.}}

**{{nerf|The changes to hitstun canceling and DI have effectively removed Egg Roll's already situational and risky [[momentum canceling]] ability.}}

**{{buff|Egg Throw's Eggs have less startup lag with a longer duration (frames 19-59 → 15-59).}}

***{{nerf|However, its total duration was unchanged, giving it more ending lag.}}

**{{buff|Egg Throw grants Yoshi more height during his first aerial Egg Throw (1.8 → 1.9).}}

**{{buff|Yoshi retains his horizontal momentum for a longer period of time after using Egg Throw, improving its horizontal recovery potential.}}

**{{buff|The changes to hitstun canceling and DI improves the Egg's combo potential at high percents.}}

**{{change|Egg Throw's visual effects have changed. The Yoshi Egg now emits a rainbow-colored trail during its flight trajectory, making the move resemble Yoshi's "Rainbow Ball" Star Pitch and his "Rainbow Swing" Star Swing from ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Super Sluggers}}''.}}

**{{nerf|Egg Throw's explosion deals less damage (8% → 5%), although its knockback was compensated (40 (base), 40 (scaling) → 60/50).}}

**{{nerf|The Eggs and the explosion no longer deal extra shield damage (5/5 → 0/0).}}

**{{nerf|Eggs travel less distance when the B button is held, hindering its spacing potential.}}

**{{nerf|Yoshi can no longer slide off ledges when using Egg Throw, hindering its use as a movement tool.}}

**{{nerf|Consecutive uses of aerial Egg Throw grant Yoshi less height (0.84 → 0.5) and Yoshi cannot use it as many times before gaining no height (5 times → 3).}}

**{{nerf|The removal of ledge intangibility for consecutive ledge grabs combined with the reduced distance of held Egg Throws and the reduced height of consecutive Egg Throws has significantly hindered Egg Throw's camping potential.}}

**{{buff|Grounded Yoshi Bomb's fall has higher knockback scaling (70 → 72), slightly improving its KO potential.}}

**{{buff|The aerial version deals more kncokback (55 (base), 70 (scaling) → 70/68), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{buff|The changes to hitstun canceling and DI improves the grounded version's first hit's ability to lead into the second hit, with lighter characters no longer being capable of air dodging to avoid the second hit.}}

***{{nerf|However, heavier characters are now capable of DIing the first hit if Yoshi is at higher percents due to the introduction of [[rage]].}}

**{{buff|The universal increase to shield damage significantly improve Yoshi Bomb's shield pressuring potential, with the grounded version now being able to lead into a guaranteed shield break if the opponent shields the whole attack.}}

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*{{nerf|Back aerial has a shorter initial auto-cancel window|frames 1-10|1-5.}}

|fairname=Noggin Dunk ({{ja|かいてんずつき|Kaiten Zutsuki}}, ''Rotating Headbutt'')

|dairname=Flutter Kick ({{ja|ばたあしキック|Bata Ashi Kikku}})

|desc=Breaks out of a {{s|mariowiki|Yoshi Egg}} and strikes a pose while shaking his tail. The color of the Yoshi will determine the color of the spots on the egg. Based on Yoshi hatching from a Yoshi Egg in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

==In [[competitive play]]==

===Most historically significant players===

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''See also: [[:Category:Yoshi players (SSB4)]]''

*{{Sm|DIO|Japan}} - One of the best Yoshi players in Japan. He became one of the first Yoshi players to garner results in 2015 at Karisuma and [[Sumabato]] events, most notably placing 5th at {{Trn|Sumabato 14}} and 7th at {{Trn|Sumabato 13}}. He eventually picked up {{SSB4|Ryu}}, but even after the switch in mains, he still used Yoshi at many tournaments to varying success such as 5th at {{Trn|Sumabato 26}}.

*{{Sm|Raptor|USA}} - The best Yoshi player in the United States, in contention for best in the world during early meta. He headlined the character at Tri-state events with 9th at {{Trn|KTAR XIII}} and 13th at {{Trn|Apex 2016}} and also placed 9th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015}} and 17th at {{Trn|Pound 2016}}, marking the best solo-Yoshi placements at a major/supermajor. His major results declined past 2017, but still retained a decent string of placements at regionals before the release of ''Ultimate''.

*{{Sm|Ron|Japan}} - The best Yoshi player in Japan after DIO and the best Yoshi player of ''Smash 4''. While he tri-mained the character with {{SSB4|Mario}} and {{SSB4|Luigi}}, he still has performed notable feats with the character such as winning {{Trn|Sumabato 18}}, using Yoshi to beat {{Sm|Shuton}} and {{Sm|HIKARU}} in his bracket. He was the only player to be ranked globally with Yoshi, placing 57th on the [[PGR 100]] as one of his characters.

*{{Sm|Seth|USA}} - The best solo-Yoshi player by the end of the game's lifespan. He became the highest placing solo-Yoshi at notable majors such as 17th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 3}}, 25th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|Frostbite 2018}}. He also consistently placed well at multiple [[Midwest Mayhem (tournament series)|Midwest Mayhem]] events, placing 9th at {{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 10}} as an example.

*{{Sm|Snoop|USA}} - A Yoshi player from Las Vegas that notably made top 64 at supermajors on most occasions, including 33rd at {{Trn|GENESIS 5}} defeating {{Sm|6WX}} and 49th at {{Trn|EVO 2018}} defeating {{Sm|K9sbruce}}. In terms of local rankings, he consistently remained a top 5 player, often peaking at 3rd on multiple [[Las Vegas Power Rankings]].

===Tier placement and history===

Yoshi's perception has been positive since ''SSB4''{{'}}s release, as many considered him to be as one of the best characters in the game with Japan putting him at 2nd on their 3DS tier list. Players pointed out how his buffs made him an extremely threatening character with "a lot of potential". Despite this, his tournament representation and results was never as high as some of the other characters, with very sparse results from professionals, such as {{Sm|Papa Wall}} placing 13th at [[2GGT: Mexico Saga]]. As a result, Yoshi was ranked 15th on the first [[tier list]], which resulted in him becoming the second highest ranking mid-tier character after {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} with some smashers still claiming that his spot is debatable.

Although Yoshi has achieved more tournament success since then, his continually sparse results negatively affected his tier status in subsequent tier lists. On top of this, the additions of {{SSB4|Cloud}}, {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} and {{SSB4|Corrin}} hurt Yoshi as they proved to be very troublesome matchups. {{SSB4|Marth}} and {{SSB4|Lucina}} were also buffed durring patch 1.1.4 and they also proved to be difficult matchups for Yoshi. Yoshi's flaws such as his terrible grab game, poor range, being prone to edgeguarding, and lackluster landing capabilities became much more apparent. He would be ranked 23rd on the second tier list, but because of tier restructuring and Captain Falcon being reassessed as a high-tier character, Yoshi serendipitously became the highest ranking mid-tier character.

By the time of the third tier list, Yoshi was ranked 29th, which was largely owed to the debut of both {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, both of whom are widely agreed upon as being his most challenging matchups as well as his results continuing to be inconsistent and not as impressive as other mid- and high-tier characters. In addition to resulting in Yoshi losing his status as the highest ranking mid-tier character, this tier drop was tied with {{SSB4|Kirby}} and {{SSB4|Pit}}'s for the second largest between the second and third tier lists. As of the fourth and current tier list, Yoshi is ranked 33rd, with this tier drop owing to both his results and metagame stagnating with some smashers like {{Sm|ZeRo}} claiming that he should be even lower. Other smashers such as {{Sm|ESAM}} however think that he is slightly underrated and that he should be ranked fairly higher with {{Sm|ESAM}} putting him above some characters ranked above him such as {{SSB4|Link}}, {{SSB4|Ness}}, {{SSB4|Lucas}}, {{SSB4|Pit}} and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}.

Yoshi's default trophy is obtained by clearing Classic Mode as Yoshi. His alternate trophy is obtained by clearing All-Star Mode as Yoshi in the 3DS version or purchasing it in the Trophy Shop for 1000G in the Wii U version. The Super Dragon trophy is obtained only in the Wii U version by clearing All-Star Mode as Yoshi.

{{Trophy/Fighter

|desc-ntsc=As dependable a partner as one could hope for, Yoshi often aids Mario in his adventures. Yoshi can swallow just about anything and make an egg of it instantly. He's got some serious airborne power, making launching opponents skyward and then following up with more attacks a wise choice.

|desc-pal=They say man's best friend is a dog, but Mario's may well be Yoshi. He lives on Yoshi's Island, and can swallow up just about anything, then lay it as an egg. In this game, jumping is his forte – he can leap really high, then quickly land again, making chasing after launched opponents and getting in sneaky follow-up strikes easy.

|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Super Mario World|release1=08/1991|console2=SNES|game2=Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|release2=10/1995}}

|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Super Mario World|release1=04/1992|console2=SNES|game2=Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|release2=10/1995}}

{{Trophy/Fighter

|name=Yoshi (Alt.)

|desc-3ds-ntsc=Yoshi's up special move Egg Throw is a projectile attack that travels farther the longer the button is held. Yoshi will also rise a bit if this move is used in midair. The side special Egg Roll turns Yoshi into a rolling, damaging egg. Yoshi won't roll off an edge if no directions are pressed.

|desc-wiiu-ntsc=Yoshi's up-special move Egg Throw is a projectile attack that travels farther the longer the button is held. Yoshi will also rise a bit if this move is used in midair. The side special Egg Roll turns Yoshi into a rolling, damaging egg. Yoshi won't roll off an edge if no directions are pressed.

|desc-pal=When you use the Egg Throw up special, how far Yoshi throws the egg depends on how long you hold the button. In mid-air, the move also makes him rise a bit. Egg Roll, a side special, sends him rolling inside an egg. If you don't control him while he's rolling, he'll stop just before he rolls off the edge of a platform.

|name=Super Dragon

|image=SuperDragonTrophyWiiU.png

|desc-ntsc=Wings sprout from Yoshi's back, and he transforms into a super-cool dragon! While transformed, Yoshi is invincible and will constantly breathe fire. He can also ram into foes and shoot fireballs at them. The fireballs are great for launching foes and most powerful when used at close range.

|desc-pal=A pair of wings appear on Yoshi's back, turning him into an angelic dragon. While the Final Smash is active, he can fly freely through the air, and is invincible to boot. He constantly breathes fire, can ram into opponents, and can also shoot fireballs that deal a lot of damage and have great launching power, especially at close range.

|game=ssb4-wiiu

*Yoshi, {{SSB4|Ness}}, and {{SSB4|Jigglypuff}} are also the only members of the "perfect-attendance crew" to be absent from non-DLC posters containing [[newcomer]]s. In Yoshi's case, the only poster he appears on is {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}'s.

*Yoshi is the only character to debut in a {{uv|Mario}} game who does not have "Congratulations" written in ''Mario''-themed font for his [[congratulations screen]].