List of challenges (SSBU)

A challenge in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a goal that must be met, usually requiring the player to use a certain character, input certain moves, play against a specific level AI, etc. Below is a list of all 124 challenges. Completion of a goal may net the player gold, Spirit Points, spirits, or a costume/hat accessory. Each challenge comes with a picture as well, normally having something to do with said challenge.

A Golden Hammer can be used on challenges to complete them. Golden Hammers are unlocked after a certain amount of challenges have been completed. Certain challenges cannot be completed with a Golden Hammer; these are marked as red cells. All other (white) cells can be broken by a Golden Hammer.

Challenges are sorted by the gameplay category where their conditions must be met. Due to this, it has been split into multiple sections below.

Red indicates that a Golden Hammer may not be used

Smash

The reward of clearing all challenges in the Smash page is 12,000 Gold.

Image	Title	Description	Reward
	Simon	As Simon, use a Final Smash.	Yoko Belnades (Spirit)
	Mr. Game & Watch	KO an opponent by hitting them with a 9 from Mr. Game & Watch's side special, Judge.	Flagman (Spirit)
	Dark Samus	Play Custom Smash with 5 or more special conditions.	Health Drain (Item)
	Chain Chomp	As Pac-Man, get a score of 7650 with his Final Smash.	Namco Arcade '80s Retro Medley 1 (Music)
	Squirtle	KO an opponent by using an item.	Snack (M) x10
	Luigi	KO 3 people within 10 seconds of starting in Super Sudden Death.	Ninja Suit (Outfit)
	Ice Climbers	Battle with eight fighters.	3000 Gold
	Little Mac	As Little Mac, hit an opponent with a KO Uppercut in Boxing Ring.	Bear Hugger (Spirit)
	Incineroar	As Incineroar, deal 40% or more damage to an opponent with a single attack.	Mecha Suit (Outfit)
	Inkling	As Inkling, bury a Lv. 9 CPU into the ground 3 times with the side special, Splat Roller.	Inkling (Boy) (Spirit)
	Robin	As Robin, use a flurry attack to KO a Lv. 9 CPU in a 2-player battle. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps.	Duty (Ablaze) (Music)
	Cloud	As Cloud, hit an opponent with his side special, Cross Slash, while the Limit Gauge is charged.	Cloud (Advent Children) (Spirit)
	Isabelle	As Isabelle, damage an opponent 5 times in a single battle with her side special, Fishing Rod.	Isabelle Hat (Headgear)
	Yoshi	Beat a Lv. 9 CPU by at least 3 points in a 2-player battle. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps.	Shield Spacer (Item) x6
	Daisy	Beat a Lv. 5 CPU by at least 3 points in a 2-player battle. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps.	1500 Spirit Points
	Sheik	Beat a Lv. 3 CPU by at least 3 points in a 2-player battle. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps.	1000 Spirit Points
	King K. Rool	Beat a Lv. 9 CPU by at least 2 points in a 2-player stock or stamina battle. This must be done with spirits off, and without handicaps.	2000 Gold
	Dr. Mario	Beat a Lv. 5 CPU by at least 2 points in a 2-player stock or stamina battle. This must be done with spirits off, and without handicaps.	1200 Gold
	Pichu	Beat a Lv. 5 CPU in a 2-player battle. You must have a 300% handicap, the CPU must have a 0% handicap, and spirits must be off.	Aryll (Spirit)
	Bowser	Beat a Lv. 3 CPU in a 2-player battle. You must have a 300% handicap, the CPU must have a 0% handicap, and spirits must be off.	All Primaries (Item) x5
	Ryu	Beat a Lv. 9 CPU in a 2-player battle. This must be done with 500 stamina, with spirits off, and without handicaps.	4000 Gold
	Captain Falcon	Beat a Lv. 5 CPU in a 2-player battle. This must be done with 500 stamina, with spirits off, and without handicaps.	1500 Gold
	Ridley	Use Ridley's down special, Skewer, for a critical hit on an opponent 4 times within a single battle.	Meta Ridley (Spirit)
	Donkey Kong	Reach 250% or more during battle.	Sandbag (Spirit)
	Donkey Kong	Against 4 Lv. 9 CPUs, KO 3 opponents with a meteor smash. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps.	Classic Ticket
	Villager	Get 3 KOs within the first minute of a battle.	Goo-Goo Buggy (Spirit)
	Smash Ball	Finish a 32-participant Tourney with a human player as the winner.	1000 Spirit Points
	Bayonetta	Finish a Squad Strike.	800 Gold

Classic Mode

The reward of clearing all challenges in the Classic Mode page is a Classic Ticket x5.

Image	Title	Description	Reward
	Zelda	Clear intensity 9.9.	Regal Crown (Headgear)
	Snake	As Snake, clear intensity 5.0 without using any continues.	Calling to the Night (Music)
	Wendy	KO a total of 15 opponents in Horde Battle.	1500 Gold
	King K. Rool	As King K. Rool, reach the goal in Bonus Game within 45 seconds.	Klaptrap (Spirit)
	Inkling	Get 1,400,000 or more points in the credits.	Classic Ticket
	Pichu	KO fighters from Pokémon 20 times.	Battle! (Wild Pokémon) - Pokémon Diamond/Pokémon Pearl (Music)
	Link	Defeat the Demon King, Ganon.	Champion's Outfit (Outfit)
	Greninja	As Greninja, score 98,000 points or more in Bonus Game.	Lugia (Spirit)
	Richter	Defeat Dracula.	Black Night (Music)
	Lucina	KO fighters from Fire Emblem 20 times.	Ike (Path of Radiance) (Spirit)
	Pikachu	KO giant fighters 5 times.	Sluggish Shield (Item) x3
	Wii Fit Trainer	Use a ticket 3 times.	Cappy Hat (Headgear)
	King Dedede	Play 8 total rounds of Team Battle.	Snack (M) x5
	Mega Man	As Mega Man, clear Classic Mode.	Mega Man Retro Medley (Music)
	Palutena	As Palutena, clear Classic Mode.	Daybreak (Spirit)
	Donkey Kong	Clear Classic Mode with an intensity of 3.0 or higher.	2500 Gold
	Maxim Tomato	Obtain 5 recovery items and clear Classic Mode.	Pig (Spirit)

Spirit Board

The reward of clearing all challenges in the Spirit Board page is a Snack (L) x20.

Image	Title	Description	Reward
	Ness	Win against an Advanced class 3 times without using a spirit team.	Karin (Spirit)
	Toon Link	Free 10 spirits in a row without hitting the shield or using Free the Spirit items.	Zero (Metal Gear Solid 3) (Spirit)
	Sonic	Use 10 board items on the Spirit Board.	All Supports (Item) x3
	Special Flag	Get 3000SP (Spirit Points).	Jelfonzo (Spirit)
	Mewtwo	Win against a Novice class 20 times.	Snack (M) x10
	Isabelle	Challenge an Advanced class 10 times.	Shuffle All (Item) x3
	Little Mac	Win against an Ace class.	Sluggish Shield (Item) x2
	Tiki	Use a spirit team in a battle against a Spirit Board opponent.	Rematch (Item) x2
	Link	Win against a Legend class.	Increase the max number of Spirit Board targets
	Incineroar	Win against a Legend class 10 times.	Classic Ticket x3
	Ice Climbers	Seek out a bounty target 30 times.	Increase the max number of Spirit Board targets
	King Dedede	Have 4 or more bounties waiting to appear.	Filler (Item) x5
	Peach	Use a battle item 10 times.	Weaken Minions (Item) x3

Spirits

The reward of clearing all challenges in the Spirits page is Smash Ball (spirit).

Image	Title	Description	Reward
	Villager	Enhance a spirit 5 times in Level Up.	10,000 Spirit Points
	Mewtwo	Obtain a Legend class by using Summon.	Snack (L) x5
	Chef Kawasaki	Get 10 cores from dismissing spirits.	Damage 50% (Item) x3
	Young Link	Sell items 5 times in Items.	Snack (M) x5
	Ivysaur	Leave a spirit at the Dojo 3 times.	2000 Gold
	Shulk	Leave a spirit at the Gym 3 times.	1500 Spirit Points
	Isabelle	Leave a spirit at Explore 3 times.	Snack (M) x8
	Inkling	Collect 10 unique spirits.	Agitha (Spirit)
	Bomberman	Collect 777 unique spirits.	Dr. Wright (Spirit)

Adventure

The reward of clearing all challenges in the Adventure page is 10,000 Spirit Points. Some of the challenges are unable to be hit by a Golden Hammer until the player reaches a certain point in World of Light.

Image	Title	Description	Reward
	Roy	Awaken a fighter.	Mappo (Spirit)
	Dr. Mario	Awaken 25 fighters.	Geo Stelar & Omega-Xis (Spirit)
	Isabelle	Awaken 50 fighters.	Elma (Spirit)
	Pichu	Awaken all fighters.	Manaphy (Spirit)
	Fox	Battle in Adventure mode and rescue 100 spirits.	5000 Spirit Points
	Kirby	Unlock the Gym.	Minor Circuit (Music)
	Bayonetta	Unlock a Dojo.	800 Spirit Points
	Yoshi	Unlock Explore.	800 Spirit Points
	Wario	Unlock a Store.	1200 Spirit Points
	Peach	Unlock all facilities.	Classic Ticket
	Rosalina & Luma	Obtain an Adventure Skill.	Snack (M) x8
	Drill	Obtain all Adventure Skills.	Classic Ticket x3
	Mario	Remove an obstacle on the map using a spirit's abilities.	2000 Gold
	King K. Rool	Remove all obstacles in the Light Realm.	Clip & Snip (Spirit)
	Olimar	Open 20 treasure chests.	Putty (Spirit)
	Galeem	Win against Galeem.	Galeem (Music)
	Dharkon	Win against Dharkon.	Dharkon (Music)
	Galeem & Dharkon	See the true ending.	Galeem/Dharkon (Music)
	Hocotate Bomb	Clear Adventure mode.	Masked Man (Spirit)
	Inkling	Start New Game+.	20,000 Spirit Points
	Bowser Jr.	Rescue 30 spirits in Adventure mode.	Toy-Con Visor (Headgear)
	PAC-MAN	Rescue 60 spirits in Adventure mode.	Toy-Con Outfit (Outfit)
	Lucina	Win in all the battles.	Dragoon (Spirit)
	Duck Hunt	Win in the final round without being KO'd.	Mew (Spirit)
	Ganondorf	As Ganondorf, clear the first stage of the final battle without being KO'd.	Majora's Mask (Headgear)

Games & More

The reward of clearing all challenges in the Games & More page is 9000 Gold.

Image	Title	Description	Reward
	Link	Play Century Smash alone on Great Plateau Tower, and clear it within 5 minutes.	Champion's Wig (Headgear)
	Ken	As Ken, clear Century Smash alone using only special moves.	Classic Ticket x3
	Wolf	As Wolf, clear Century Smash alone within 5 minutes.	2500 Gold
	Pit	Play Century Smash alone and clear it within 4 minutes.	Masked Lumen (Spirit)
	Luigi	As Luigi, play solo All-Star Smash and deal damage with a taunt 3 times.	Mario (Wedding) (Spirit)
	Mega Man	Play All-Star Smash alone, and KO an opponent with a meteor smash.	Snack (M) x12
	Villager	Play All-Star Smash alone and KO an opponent 3 times.	1000 Spirit Points
	Captain Falcon	Get 3 KOs in Cruel Smash while playing solo.	3000 Gold
	Sandbag	Get 20 continuous hits in Training.	Lion (Spirit)

Other

The reward of clearing all challenges in the Other page is 2000 Spirit Points.

Image	Title	Description	Reward
	Rosalina & Luma	Get 10 types of Mii Headgear.	Cat Hat (Headgear)
	Snake	Get 10 types of Mii Outfits.	Cat Suit (Outfit)
	Ness	Have the game powered on for a total of 20 hours.	Prince's Crown (Headgear)
	Peach	Purchase an item during a Sunday sale in the Vault Shop.	Piantas (Spirit)
	Mario	Acquire a total of 5000G or more.	Yakuman Player (Spirit)
	Lucas	Acquire a total of 7777 Spirit Points (SP) or more.	Snack (M) x5
	R.O.B.	Create a playlist in Sounds.	Vault (Music)
	Jigglypuff	Have access to 750 or more music tracks in Sounds.	Final Destination Ver. 2 (Music)
	Mii Brawler	Create 3 Mii Fighters.	Business Suit (Outfit)
	Wii Fit Trainer	Unlock 10 fighters. (Mii Fighters don’t count towards the total, but DLC characters do.)	1500 Gold

Online

This page was unavailable in the base game until the 1.1.0 update. The reward of clearing all challenges in the Online page is 3000 Gold.

Image	Title	Description	Reward
	Falco	Get a total of 100 KOs.	3000 Gold
	Corrin	Complete 50 Quickplay battles.	600 Gold
	Lucario	Complete 100 Quickplay battles.	1200 Gold
	Bowser	Complete 200 Quickplay battles.	2400 Gold
	Squirtle	Defeat an opponent with a higher Global Smash Power than you 5 times in Quickplay.	Slow FS Charging (Item) x3
	Incineroar	Defeat an opponent with a higher Global Smash Power than you 10 times in Quickplay.	Shield Spacer (Item) x3
	Ganondorf	Use at least 10 different fighters in Quickplay.	Disable Items (Item) x5
	Spring Man	Use at least 30 different fighters in Quickplay.	Rematch (Item) x3
	Samus	Get 3 KOs in a single Quickplay battle.	Snack (M) x5
	Mario	Claim 5 smash tags.	1000 Spirit Points
	Ness	Claim 10 smash tags.	2000 Spirit Points
	Squid Sisters	Claim 50 smash tags.	3000 Spirit Points
	Little Mac	Participate in 10 arena battles.	Snack (M) x7

Trivia

• Unlike in past games, when a Golden Hammer is used to clear a challenge and then finish that challenge later, the hammer icon next to that challenge's description will be removed.
• Like in Smash 4 some challenge pictures feature images that normally are impossible to mimic in the actual game.
• Some of the challenge pictures are references events or situations to various games:
  • The picture of Cloud and Zelda in Tortimer Island references Aerith's death from Final Fantasy VII, specifically the scene where Cloud lays Aerith's body to rest in the waters of the Forgotten City. Coincidentally, the reason behind her death, Sephiroth, was added into Ultimate two years later.
  • The picture showing Ken and Yoshi with his back turned is a reference to the recurring Street Fighter character Akuma and his signature attack, the Shun Goku Satsu, or the Raging Demon in English. This reference was also made with Ryu's All-Star congratulations screen in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
  • The picture of Snake, Bayonetta and Zero Suit Samus in Gerudo Valley is a possible reference to the fight against Sniper Wolf in Metal Gear Solid, specifically to her death following the battle.
  • The picture of Mega Man and Dr. Wily in Wily Castle references a running gag at the end of every classic Mega Man game, where Dr. Wily would beg for mercy after being defeated. Mega Man attempting to shoot a Crash Bomber at Wily may specifically reference the ending of Mega Man 7, where Mega Man attempted to kill Wily.
• Toon Link's Spirit Board image references the Swiss folktale of William Tell, an archer who was forced to shoot an apple off his son's head.
• Meta Knight is the only playable base game character to not appear in a challenge image.
• Inkling and Isabelle are in the most challenge titles, with four each.
  • Coincidentally, they are both female newcomers.
• 66 of the 76 playable characters in the base game are in a challenge title, with the remaining characters being Marth, Chrom, Meta Knight, Dark Pit, Zero Suit Samus, Ike, Charizard (along with Pokémon Trainer), Diddy Kong, Mii Swordfighter, and Mii Gunner.
  • This makes Chrom the only base game newcomer to not be in a challenge title.
• Wendy and Roy Koopa are the only alternate characters in a challenge title.

See also

• List of challenges (SSBB)
• List of challenges (SSB4-3DS)
• List of challenges (SSB4-Wii U)