Tips

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Super Smash Bros. 4 includes a list of tips. These tips appear in two different locations - their own specialized menu in the Vault, or on the loading screens of the game.

List of tips

The many tips in the game are categorized into different types.

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Characters

Character-based tips mainly provide information about characters' special moves.

• Donkey Kong: Hand Slap DK's Hand Slap affects a large area around him. however, it won't hit airborne fighters.
• PAC-MAN: Bonus Fruit PAC-MAN's melon moves slowly through the air, so it's harder to hit opponents with. But when it does hit home, it deals quite some damage.
• Palutena: Angelic Missile Palutena fires herself forward like a spinning torpedo. This move travels a long way, so be careful not to fire yourself right off the cliff!
• Robin: Thunder Robine will use on of four magic spells, depending on how long you charge Thunder. The color of the tome glow indicates which spell will be used.
• Shulk: Monado Arts Shulk switches between five modes - Jump, Speed, Shield, buster, and Smash - that change his abilities for a short time.

Stages

Stage-based tips give notes about stages.

• Gerudo Valley Sometimes the wooden bridge will break if you stand on it or attack it. It's a flimsy bridge and will break over time, too.
• Green Hill Zone The object with the blue ball on top is called a Point Marker. A Point Marker will twirl when the ball is hit, dealing damage to anyone too close.
• Living Room Five kinds of puppies appear in the background. The breed will change randomly. Sometimes a kitten will appear instead!
• Spirit Train The Armored Train is pointy in front and will try and push the train you are on off the stage. Don't get pushed off during their conflict!
• Unova Pokemon League Stairs will appear and connect to N's Castle. The stairs will make the stage larger - change up your tactics with this new space!
• Yoshi's Island Shy Guys sometimes appear from the sky, carrying yummy food. Attack them to make them drop their tasty snacks!

Items

Item-based tips document items, Pokémon, and Assist Trophies.

• Assist Trophy: Chain Chomp If a Chain Chomp falls off the stage, it'll just jump straight back up!
• Assist Trophy: Elec Man Elec Man will move swiftly across the stage, firing Thunder Beam at the fighters. A hit from this attack will leave a fighter stunned for a time.
• Assist Trophy: Phosphora Phosphora will teleport around the stage, dodging attacks and shooting lightning at everyone not fortunate enough to have summoned her.
• Golden Hammer This sometimes turns into a Squeaky Hammer. It doesn't hurt much, but that sound sure is cute, eh?
• Pokémon: Eevee Eevee will use Take Down on any fighters nearby. If there aren't any, it'll just stand around looking a bit confused.
• Pokémon: Goldeen No matter how enthusiastically it splashes, nothing ever happens. Not even on those rare instances you find it in a Master Ball.
• Pokémon: Moltres Moltres slowly rises after appearing. Even barely touching this Legendary Pokémon will send a fighter flying.
• Pokémon: Staryu Staryu will pursue a target and shoot stars at high speed. For fighters with projectile-absorbing moves, this is like an early birthday present!
• Screw Attack You can deliver air attacks while using the Screw Attack item. This can lead to powerful combos.

Modes

Mode-based tips provide notes about the various modes, including Smash Run.

• Classic: Route Map The paths are marked with a color to show their difficulty: blue, green or red. The harder the path, the better the reward!
• Items on Floating Platforms In Multi-Man Smash, items occasionally float by on a platform. These aren't random - the same items appear at the same time in every battle.

Smash Run

Smash Run-based tips focus on enemies encounter in Smash Run, as well as its other unique features.

• Enemies: Devil Car These cars are the most inconsiderate drivers, trying to ram right at you! If one hits you at high speed, it'll hurt.
• Enemies: Lethinium These floral fiends shoot lasers that can go through the terrain. If the beam doesn't hit, the next shot will be at a different angle.
• Enemies: Starman Starmen are aliens that move by teleporting and unleash PK Beam attacks. They will paralyse you briefly if they hit you.
• Enemies: Types of Shy Guys Shy Guys come in four colors: red, blue, yellow, and green. They have different abilities and tend to drop different stat boosts.

Other

Other tips document game terminology and otherwise-unsorted notes.