List of updates (SSBU)

This page documents the update history of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

1.0.0

1.0.0

The base game was released worldwide on December 7th, 2018. Due to the presence of a day 1 patch, only the physical version of the game is possible to play on 1.0.0.

1.1.0

1.1.0

This update was released alongside the game's Australian release on December 7th, 2018 at midnight AEDT (December 6th, 2018 at 13:00 UTC), its first official release in any time zone (also known as a "day 1 patch").

• Offline Gameplay
  • Added a Hard difficulty to Adventure mode.
  • Incorporated team colors for Spirit Battles and when fighting false characters in the final battle.
  • Made it so that music played in a spirit battle preview will continue into the battle itself, instead of restarting when the battle begins.
  • Removed the ability to set a player's damage to what is selected on the Training Mode menu by clicking on the player damage bar.
  • The revival platforms now appear in the same location in Training Mode as in Versus Mode.
• Online Gameplay
  • Online now includes Quickplay, Battle Arenas, Spectate, and Background Matchmaking.
  • Global Smash Power will now be displayed.
  • Note that the above requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
• Game Data Adjustments
  • The ability to receive spirit event data has been added.
  • The ability to receive presents has been added.
  • The number of challenges has increased from 111 to 124, as it now includes a new page with the online challenges.
• DLC Content
  • The special bonus for the Fighters Pass Vol. 1, Xenoblade Chronicles 2's Rex's Mii Fighter costume (Swordfighter type), has been added.
• Misc
  • Game balance adjustments.
  • Various gameplay fixes.

1.2.0

1.2.0

This update was released on December 13th, 2018.

• Offline Gameplay
  • Adjusted difficulty of approaching challengers.
• Online Gameplay
  • When matchmaking in Quickplay, Preferred Rules will be more highly prioritized.
  • Increased connection stability within Battle Arenas.
• Misc
  • Game balance adjustments.
  • Various gameplay fixes.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below:
    • Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Luigi, Ice Climbers, Young Link, Olimar, Toon Link, Villager, Greninja, Pac-Man, Duck Hunt, and Isabelle

1.2.1

This update was released on December 21st, 2018.

• Misc
  • Various gameplay fixes.

2.0.0

2.0.0

This update was released on January 29th, 2019.

• General
  • Piranha Plant has been added as a playable fighter.
  • Pressing both jump buttons now inputs a short hop.
  • Fixed an issue where the KO score included one's teammate KO when Team Attack is on.
  • Characters now respawn in the center of omega-form stages instead of to the left.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Patched out the Infinite Assist Trophy glitch.
    • Patched out the Slingshot Crash.
    • Fixed a glitch where if Olimar had any Attack-increasing Spirits equipped, the Attack multiplier would be applied twice for any of his attacks involving Pikmin, causing extremely large damage outputs.
    • The song "Bein' Friend" was renamed to "Bein' Friends".
  • The Techniques menu has been updated with two new sections for Ptooie and Long-Stem Strike. They are the 78th and 79th options.
  • Two new Smash Tag icons have been added, both of Piranha Plant: its default skin and its green skin.
  • Game-balance adjustments.
• Spirit Board
  • Can now be played with up to four players offline.
  • The following Spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
    • Partner Pikachu
    • Partner Eevee
    • Dice Block
    • River Survival
    • Golden Dash Mushroom
  • On the Spirit Board, the player can now fight a Spirit three times before it disappears.
• Online Mode
  • GSP calculation method has been adjusted.
• Misc
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below:
    • Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Dark Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, Pikachu, Luigi, Ness, Jigglypuff, Peach, Daisy, Bowser, Ice Climbers, Sheik, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Roy, Chrom, Mr. Game & Watch, Pit, Zero Suit Samus, Wario, Snake, Ike, Charizard, Diddy Kong, Lucas, Sonic, King Dedede, Lucario, R.O.B., Toon Link, Mega Man, Rosalina & Luma, Little Mac, Greninja, Mii Brawler, Mii Gunner, Palutena, Pac-Man, Robin, Shulk, Duck Hunt, Ryu, Ken, Cloud, Corrin, Bayonetta, Inkling, Ridley, King K. Rool, Isabelle, Incineroar
• Balance Changes
  • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/43317/~/super-smash-bros.-ultimate-update-ver.-2.0.0---fighter-adjustments

• Reversed the function of hide models when the camera gets too close to the fighters in camera mode. This was done mainly to avoid the error of showing Split models.

2.0.1

This update was released on February 21st, 2019.

• Offline Gameplay
  • Fixed an issue in ver. 2.0.0 where an adventure challenge featuring King K. Rool could not be completed.

• Misc
  • Various gameplay fixes.

2.0.2

This update was released on April 2nd, 2019.

• General
  • Added support for the Daisy, Young Link and Ken amiibo figures.

3.0.0

3.0.0

This update was released on April 17th, 2019 at 8:30 PM PDT (April 18th, 2019 at 3:30 AM UTC).

• General
  • The following downloadable content will be usable after purchase:
    • Challenger Pack 1
      • Character: Joker
      • Stage: Mementos
      • Music: Persona series music.
    • Morgana Hat
    • Persona 4 Protagonist Wig + Outfit
    • Teddie Hat
    • Persona 3 Protagonist Wig + Outfit
    • Tails Hat + Outfit
    • Knuckles Hat + Outfit
  • How to Play now contains options to view the help screens for DLC Spirits, Stage Builder, Edit Video and Shared Content.
  • Mode Guide now contains selections for Stage Builder and Shared Content. The Replays section now contains information on Edit Video.
  • An additional question concerning Stage Builder has been added to the FAQ.
  • There is now a button to view the Credits in the bottom-right corner of the Help menu. This version is different from the Classic Mode and World of Light credits; it simply scrolls the names in the center of a black screen while playing the Vault's theme, and has extra companies and names relating to downloadable content, such as Atlus. These credits can be fast-forwarded, reversed, and paused.
  • The Techniques menu has been updated with two new sections for Gun / Gun Special and Rebellion Gauge. They are the 80th and 81st options.
  • Three new Smash Tag icons have been added, all concerning Joker: his Phantom Thief outfit, his Shujin school uniform, and the Persona series symbol, the Phantom Thieves of Hearts logo.
  • Chrom now uses the Fire Emblem Awakening victory theme.
  • The Announcer now properly calls out Stamina Mode if it is the set game mode.
• Offline
  • Stage Builder added to Games & More.
  • Edit Video feature added to Vault → Replays.
  • DLC Spirits option added to the Spirits menu.
  • The following Spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
    • Morgana
    • Ryuji Sakamoto
    • Ann Takamaki
    • Yusuke Kitagawa
    • Makoto Niijima
    • Futaba Sakura
    • Haru Okumura
    • Goro Akechi
    • Caroline & Justine
    • Igor
    • Phantom Thieves of Hearts

• Online
  • Replays, videos, Mii Fighters and custom stages can now be posted online via Shared Content.
  • It is now easier to be matched with players who have a similar Global Smash Power in Quickplay.
• Universal Changes
  • Shortened downtime for Perfect Shielding projectiles.
  • Consecutive dodge rolls have more endlag.

• Misc
  • Game balance adjustments and bug fixes have been made.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below:
    • Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Dark Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, Pikachu, Luigi, Ness, Jigglypuff, Peach, Daisy, Bowser, Ice Climbers, Sheik, Zelda, Dr. Mario, Pichu, Marth, Lucina, Young Link, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Roy, Chrom, Mr. Game & Watch, Pit, Dark Pit, Wario, Snake, Diddy Kong, Sonic, King Dedede, Olimar, Lucario, R.O.B., Toon Link, Wolf, Villager, Mega Man, Wii Fit Trainer, Rosalina & Luma, Greninja, Palutena, PAC-MAN, Robin, Shulk, Bowser Jr., Duck Hunt, Ryu, Ken, Cloud, Corrin, Bayonetta, Inkling, Ridley, Simon, Richter, King K. Rool, Isabelle, Piranha Plant, Mii Swordfighter, Mii Gunner,
• Balance Changes
  • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/45075

• No Palutena’s Guidance scenes for Ultimate's DLC fighters, instead Ultimate's DLC fighters will use a generic unused Palutena’s Guidance scene from Smash 4.

3.0.1

This update was released on April 25th, 2019.

• Offline Gameplay
  • A bug where winning with a Final Smash while on Joker's route in Classic Mode would prevent the game from progressing has been fixed.
  • A bug where aiming the Lightning Chariot beyond the blast zones on certain stages would cause the game to close has been fixed.

• Misc
  • Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.

3.1.0

3.1.0

This update was released on May 30th, 2019.

• Offline Gameplay
  • Functionality with Nintendo Labo VR Goggles added.
• Online Gameplay
  • Figure Players are now usable in Battle Arenas.
  • Figure Players can now be sent on a journey.
  • Adjustments to Quick Play preferred rules.
    • Final Smash Meter can now be used in Quick Play.
    • Special Flag can no longer be toggled individually.
  • Adjustments to Arenas.
    • There is a new Type of arena, "amiibo Battle".
    • The color for Playground arenas has been changed to green. amiibo Battle uses Playground's old teal color.
    • The "amiibo" setting has been added, allowing players to include or exclude arenas that allow amiibos when searching for arenas.
    • The "Passworded Arenas" setting has been added, allowing players to include or exclude arenas that need a password to enter.
    • The "Next" indicator on the next players in line to enter the ring has been moved to the left.
    • In arenas that choose players' preferred stages, music is now randomly chosen on a match-by-match basis when a player picks a stage without specifying a song, rather than randomly picking one song and always playing it.
• Misc
  • Game balance adjustments and bug fixes have been made.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below.
    • Donkey Kong, Samus, Dark Samus, Fox, Pikachu, Luigi, Ness, Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff, Peach, Daisy, Ice Climbers, Pichu, Lucina, Ganondorf, Roy, Chrom, Mr. Game & Watch, Pit, Dark Pit, Zero Suit Samus, Snake, Ivysaur, Charizard, Diddy Kong, Olimar, Lucario, R.O.B., Toon Link, Wolf, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Rosalina & Luma, Little Mac, Mii Brawler, Mii Gunner, Pac-Man, Shulk, Bowser Jr., Duck Hunt, Ryu, Ken, Cloud, Bayonetta, Inkling, King K. Rool, Isabelle, Incineroar, Piranha Plant, Joker
• Balance Changes
  • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/45405

4.0.0

4.0.0

This update was released on July 30th, 2019 (July 31st in some time zones).

• General
  • The following downloadable content will be usable after purchase:
    • Challenger Pack 2
      • Character: Hero
      • Stage: Yggdrasil's Altar
      • Music: Dragon Quest series music.
    • Veronica's Hat + Outfit
    • Erdrick's Helmet + Armour
    • Martial Artist Wig + Gi
    • Slime Hat
  • The FS Meter can no longer be used 20 seconds after it is fully charged.
  • How to Play now contains options to view the help screen for Online Tourney.
  • The Techniques menu has been updated with two new sections for Special Moves That Change When Charged and Command Selection. They are the 82nd and 83rd options.
  • Five new Smash Tag icons have been added, all relating to Dragon Quest. The first four are the default skins of the Hero, and the last is their series symbol, Erdrick's symbol.
  • The Koopalings and Alph now have their own pictures to go along with their bios.
• Offline
  • Very Easy difficulty has been added to Adventure mode.
  • Snapshots can be added to the time line in Edit Video.
  • Steel, grass, sponge, paper, and yarn terrains have been adjusted in Stage Builder.
  • The damage meter is now displayed when testing stages in Stage Builder.
  • The following Spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
    • Slime
    • Dracky
    • Golem
    • Liquid Metal Slime
    • Great Sabrecub
    • Cetacea
    • Hero's Comrades
  • Players can select pages for DLC spirits. Only Persona and Dragon Quest pages are selectable with three more selections being labeled as "COMING SOON".
• Online
  • Online Tourney mode has been added.
  • A Support function to predict the winner of a Spectate battle and earn points has been added. The points can be exchanged for in-game items and gold.
  • Videos can now be played repeatedly in Shared Content. In addition, a Yeah! will be added automatically whenever posted content is saved.
  • A pop-up will appear on the results screen when a fighter has been unlocked into, or kicked out of Elite Smash. Opponents can no longer be rematched and the game will return to the Quickplay menu.
• Misc
  • Game balance adjustments have been made.
  • Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below:
    • Fox, Peach, Daisy, Mewtwo, Pit, Dark Pit, Ivysaur, Charizard, Lucas, Olimar, R.O.B., Rosalina & Luma, Pac-Man, Ryu, Ken, Corrin, Ridley, Isabelle, Piranha Plant, Joker
• Balance Changes
  • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/47012

5.0.0

5.0.0

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This update was released on September 4th, 2019 (September 5th in some time zones).

• General
  • The following content is now available for purchase:
    • Challenger Pack 3
      • Character: Banjo & Kazooie
      • Stage: Spiral Mountain
      • Music: Banjo-Kazooie series music.
    • Goemon Wig + Outfit
    • Proto Man Helmet + Armor
    • Zero Helmet + Armor
    • Team Rocket Hat + Outfit
    • Sans Mask + Outfit + MEGALOVANIA
• The Techniques menu has been updated with two new sections for Wonderwing and Breegull Blaster. They are the 84th and 85th options.
• Three new Smash Tag icons have been added, all relating to Banjo & Kazooie: their default skin, their "white and black" skin, and their series symbol, a Jiggy.
• Offline
  • Home-Run Contest game mode added.
    • Milestones related to Home-Run Contest added.
  • Players who have save data for Dragon Quest XI S: Echos of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition or its demo on their Switch will be gifted with the Tockles Spirit.
  • The following Spirits will now appear in the Shop on the Vault Menu.
    • Buzzbomb
    • Tooty
    • Bottles
    • Mumbo Jumbo
    • Jiggy
    • Jinjos
    • Gruntilda
• Misc
  • Game balance adjustments have been made.
  • Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below:
    • Yoshi, Peach, Daisy, Ice Climbers, Villager, Rosalina & Luma, Joker, Hero
• Balance Changes
  • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/47365
• The message for reaching Elite Smash has been changed.
• Replays are no longer paused with the left shoulder button (which previously paused gameplay with the frame-by-frame function). Game footage can now only be paused with the plus button.

6.0.0

6.0.0

This update was released on November 6th, 2019 (November 7th in some time zones).

• General
  • The following content is now available for purchase:
    • Challenger Pack 4
      • Character: Terry
      • Stage: King of Fighters Stadium
      • Music: Fatal Fury series music.
    • Nakoruru Wig + Outfit
    • Ryo Sakazaki Wig + Outfit
    • Iori Yagami Wig + Outfit
    • Akira Yuki Wig + Outfit
    • Jacky Bryant Wig + Outfit
  • The Techniques menu has been updated with four new sections for Differentiating Special Moves and Commands, Attack Canceling, Super Special Move, and Dodge Attack. They are the 86th, 87th, 88th, and 89th options.
  • Three new Smash Tag icons have been added, all relating to Terry: his default skin, his "blue and black" skin, and his series symbol, a pointed star.
• Offline
  • The following Spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
    • Andy Bogard
    • Joe Higashi
    • Kim Kaphwan
    • Geese Howard
    • Ryo Sakazaki
    • Kyo Kusanagi
    • Iori Yagami
    • Haohmaru
    • Nakoruru
    • Athena Asamiya
    • Ralf & Clark
  • The Tockles spirit is now available to battle on Hero's Spirit Board, in addition to being available as a gift like before.
• Adjustments to Arenas.
  • There are two new Types of arena: "Elite Only", which has a bright yellow color, and "Beginners Only". Both of them are placed after "amiibo Battle". These two types are mutually exclusive; if you have access to "Elite Only", "Beginners Only" disappears and you can't enter any arenas of that type.
  • In Arenas, rules can now be changed without closing the arena.
  • A new setting has been added when creating an Arena, "Random Battlefield and Ω form". True to its name, it acts as a combination of the Random Battlefield and Random Ω Form settings.
  • The Arena Log is now a much more substantial part of Arenas:
    • The log takes up a larger area when not expanded, now touching the ring, allowing more messages to be seen.
    • If a ruleset is changed or not changed, it is shown in the window.
    • The Arena Log now counts the number of battles done in the Arena.
    • Several of the Arena Log's automated messages, such as "The battle has started", "The battle has ended", and "[playername] has racked up 10 KOs" have been changed.
    • Messages sent by players appear in the log.
  • Predefined messages can now be sent in the Arena. They are in a menu opened with the R button. 91 messages are included under the All section, which are divided between Greetings, Preparation, Before Battle, Thoughts, and Goodbyes sections. In addition to appearing in the Arena Log, messages will also appear above the token of the player who sends it.
  • Button prompts are now shown in the Arena. This includes A when holding your token over the Waiting Area, Ring, or Spectator Stands, L to expand the Arena Log, and R to send a message.
  • The Arena ID is now shown in the top right below the Player List button, in addition to being present on the Rules popup as before.
• Misc
  • Game balance adjustments have been made.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below.
    • Donkey Kong, Kirby, Jigglypuff, Robin, King K. Rool, Incineroar, Hero
• Balance Changes
  • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/48071/kw

6.1.0

6.1.0

This update was released on November 14th, 2019 (November 13th in some time zones).

• Fixed the Buster Wolf freeze glitch.

6.1.1

This update was released on January 7th, 2020.

• General
  • Added support for the Dark Samus and Richter amiibo figures.

7.0.0

7.0.0

This update was released on January 28th, 2020 (January 29th in some time zones).

• General
  • The following content is now available for purchase:
    • Challenger Pack 5
      • Character: Byleth
      • Stage: Garreg Mach Monastery
      • Music: Fire Emblem: Three Houses music.
    • Rabbid Hat
    • Altaïr Hat + Outfit
    • X Helmet
    • MegaMan.EXE Helmet + Armor
    • Cuphead Mask + Outfit + Floral Fury
  • The special bonus for the Fighters Pass Vol. 2, the Ancient Armor from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild set for the Mii Swordfighter, has been added.
  • The Techniques menu has been updated with three new sections for Failnaught, Sword of the Creator, and Amyr. They are the 90th, 91st, and 92nd options.
  • Four new Smash Tag icons have been added, all relating to Byleth: the default male and female skins, and the Enlightened One male and female skins.
  • The default music rate for MEGALOVANIA has been increased in all stages it is available on except Hanenbow.
• Offline
  • The following Spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
    • Dorothea
    • Ingrid
    • Hilda (Fire Emblem)
    • Seteth
    • Edelgard
    • Dimitri (Fire Emblem)
    • Claude
    • Rhea
    • Sothis
• Misc
  • Game balance adjustments have been made.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below.
    • Samus, Dark Samus, Captain Falcon, Sheik, Zelda, Dr. Mario, Young Link, Zero Suit Samus, Toon Link, Mii Brawler, Palutena, Duck Hunt, Ryu, Ken, Cloud, Incineroar, Joker.
• Balance Changes
  • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/48674

8.0.0

8.0.0

This update was released on June 29th, 2020 (June 30th in some time zones).

• General
  • The following content will be available for purchase on June 29th, 2020:
    • Challenger Pack 6
      • Character: Min Min
      • Stage: Spring Stadium
      • Music: ARMS music.
    • Ninjara Wig + Outfit
    • Heihachi Wig + Outfit
    • Callie Wig + Outfit
    • Marie Wig + Outfit
    • Vault Boy Wig + Outfit
• Offline
  • New features for Spirits mode.
    • Rematches/High-scores: Appears on an obtained spirit in the Spirit List, being unlocked by pressing X or + on the controller.
      • Completing a rematch will give a score and some spirit points.
      • Your score and number of spirit points you obtain is dependent on the power level of the Spirit team you used in battle.
  • The following Spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
    • Master Mummy
    • Mechanica
    • Byte & Barq
    • Kid Cobra
    • Helix
    • Max Brass
• Misc
  • Garreg Mach Monastery's Ω form and Battlefield form no longer has lower blast zones and camera bounds than other Ω forms.
  • Game balance adjustments have been made.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below.
    • Mario, Kirby, Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff, Ice Climbers, Sheik, Dr. Mario, Falco, Marth, Mewtwo, Meta Knight, Pit, Dark Pit, Zero Suit Samus, Ike, Diddy Kong, Sonic, King Dedede, Olimar, Villager, Mega Man, Wii Fit Trainer, Rosalina & Luma, Little Mac, Palutena, Corrin, Bayonetta, Ridley, King K. Rool, Isabelle, Incineroar, Piranha Plant, Hero, Banjo & Kazooie, Terry.
  • Hero’s placement in All-Star Smash was changed to match the release date of Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation rather than Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
  • Fatal Fury friend icons had their backgrounds changed from red to light blue, matching Terry's page on the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website.
  • Spring Man's friend icon had its background color changed from gray to chartreuse, matching the icons bundled with Min Min.
  • Balance Changes
    • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/49877