List of unlockables (SSBM)

The following contains a list of unlockables a player can obtain in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Characters

After meeting the unlock requirements or playing the required number of vs. matches, the character must be defeated in a 1-stock match on a specific stage.

Character	How to Unlock	Versus Matches	Unlocked Message
Jigglypuff	Complete Classic Mode or Adventure Mode with any character	50	Message #60
Dr. Mario	Complete Classic Mode or Adventure Mode with Mario without continuing	100	Message #13
Pichu	Unlock and complete Event Match #37	200	Message #11
Falco	Clear 100-Man Melee	300	Message #23
Marth	Use all 14 starter characters in VS., Classic Mode or Adventure Mode (Alternatively, use a Game Over in the aforementioned Regular Match modes)	400	Message #12
Young Link	Complete Classic Mode or Adventure Mode with ten characters (Zelda and Link are optional)	500	Message #14
Ganondorf	Unlock and complete Event Match #29	600	Message #4
Mewtwo	Play VS. mode for a combined total of 20 hours	700	Message #17
Luigi	Complete Stage #1 of Adventure Mode with the time ending in a ":X2" in the second's slot, then defeat Luigi and Peach in less than a minute and clear the rest of the mode.	800	Message #26
Roy	Complete Classic Mode or Adventure Mode with Marth without continuing	900	Message #21
Mr. Game & Watch	Complete Classic Mode, Adventure Mode or Target Test with all other characters	1000	Message #18

Stages

Stage	How to Unlock
Planet Zebes - Brinstar Depths	Play 50 VS. matches.
Eagleland - Fourside	Play 100 VS. matches.
F-Zero Grand Prix - Big Blue	Play 150 VS. matches.
Kanto Skies - Poké Floats	Play 200 VS. matches.
Mushroom Kingdom II	Obtain the Birdo trophy.
Past Stages - Dream Land	Complete Target Test successfully with all 25 characters.
Past Stages - Kongo Jungle	Complete 15-Minute Melee with any character.
Past Stages - Yoshi's Island	Hit more than 1312.3 ft/400 m in Home-Run Contest.
Special Stages - Battlefield	Complete All-Star Mode using any character.
Special Stages - Final Destination	Clear Event 51: The Showdown.
Superflat World - Flat Zone	Complete Classic Mode with Mr. Game & Watch.

Trophies

For an image list and description guide on Super Smash Bros. Melee trophies, see Trophies here.

Number	Trophy	How to Unlock
1	Mario	Complete Classic Mode with Mario
2	Mario (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Mario
3	Mario (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Mario
4	Donkey Kong	Complete Classic Mode with Donkey Kong
5	Donkey Kong (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Donkey Kong
6	Donkey Kong (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Donkey Kong
7	Link	Complete Classic Mode with Link
8	Link (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Link
9	Link (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Link
10	Samus	Complete Classic Mode with Samus
11	Samus (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Samus
12	Samus (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Samus
13	Yoshi	Complete Classic Mode with Yoshi
14	Yoshi (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Yoshi
15	Yoshi (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Yoshi
16	Kirby	Complete Classic mode with Kirby
17	Kirby (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Kirby
18	Kirby (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Kirby
19	Fox McCloud	Complete Classic mode with Fox
20	Fox McCloud (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Fox
21	Fox McCloud (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Fox
22	Pikachu	Complete Classic mode with Pikachu
23	Pikachu (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Pikachu
24	Pikachu (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Pikachu
25	Ness	Complete Classic mode with Ness
26	Ness (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Ness
27	Ness (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Ness
28	Captain Falcon	Complete Classic mode with Captain Falcon
29	Captain Falcon (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Captain Falcon
30	Captain Falcon (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Captain Falcon
31	Bowser	Complete Classic mode with Bowser
32	Bowser (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Bowser
33	Bowser (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Bowser
34	Peach	Complete Classic mode with Peach
35	Peach (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Peach
36	Peach (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Peach
37	Ice Climbers	Complete Classic mode with Ice Climbers
38	Ice Climbers (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Ice Climbers
39	Ice Climbers (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Ice Climbers
40	Zelda	Complete Classic mode with Zelda/Sheik
41	Zelda (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Zelda/Sheik
42	Zelda (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Zelda/Sheik
43	Sheik	Complete Classic mode with Zelda/Sheik
44	Sheik (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Zelda/Sheik
45	Sheik (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Zelda/Sheik
46	Luigi	Complete Classic mode with Luigi
47	Luigi (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Luigi
48	Luigi (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Luigi
49	Jigglypuff	Complete Classic mode with Jigglypuff
50	Jigglypuff (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Jigglypuff
51	Jigglypuff (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Jigglypuff
52	Mewtwo	Complete Classic mode with Mewtwo
53	Mewtwo (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Mewtwo
54	Mewtwo (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Mewtwo
55	Marth	Complete Classic mode with Marth
56	Marth (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Marth
57	Marth (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Marth
58	Mr. Game & Watch	Complete Classic mode with Mr. Game & Watch
59	Mr. Game & Watch (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Mr. Game & Watch
60	Mr. Game & Watch (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Mr. Game & Watch
61	Dr. Mario	Complete Classic mode with Dr. Mario
62	Dr. Mario (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure mode with Dr. Mario
63	Dr. Mario (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Dr. Mario
64	Ganondorf	Complete Classic mode with Ganondorf
65	Ganondorf (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Ganondorf
66	Ganondorf (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Ganondorf
67	Falco Lombardi	Complete Classic mode with Falco
68	Falco Lombardi (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Falco
69	Falco Lombardi (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Falco
70	Young Link	Complete Classic mode with Young Link
71	Young Link (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Young Link
72	Young Link (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Young Link
73	Pichu	Complete Classic Mode with Pichu
74	Pichu (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Pichu
75	Pichu (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Pichu
76	Roy	Complete Classic Mode with Roy
77	Roy (Smash 1)	Complete Adventure Mode with Roy
78	Roy (Smash 2)	Complete All-Star Mode with Roy
79	Male Wire Frame	Beat 100 Man Melee in under 4 Minutes
80	Female Wire Frame	Defeat 100 enemies in Endless Melee
81	Fighting Wire Frames	Beat 15 Minute Melee
82	Giga Bowser	Beat Giga Bowser in Adventure Mode without using any continues
83	Master Hand	Clear Classic Mode on Hard or Very Hard, no continues
84	Crazy Hand	Clear Adventure Mode on Hard or Very Hard, no continues
85	Food	Play 1000 vs. battles
86	Maxim Tomato	Play 10 vs. battles
87	Heart Container	Play 100 vs. battles
88	Warp Star	Random
89	Ray Gun	Random
90	Super Scope	Random
91	Fire Flower	Random
92	Lip's Stick	Get a 21-hit combo or higher in Training Mode
93	Star Rod	Random
94	Beam Sword	Random
95	Home-Run Bat	Random
96	Fan	Random
97	Hammer	Random
98	Green Shell	Random
99	Red Shell	Random
100	Flipper	Random
101	Freezie	Random
102	Mr. Saturn	Random
103	Bob-omb	Random
104	Motion Sensor Bomb	Clear Event 3: Bomb-fest
105	Super Mushroom	Random
106	Poison Mushroom	Random
107	Starman	Random
108	Parasol	Random
109	Screw Attack	Random
110	Metal Box	Get an 11-hit combo or higher in Training Mode
111	Bunny Hood	Get 125 combined combos with all characters in Training Mode
112	Cloaking Device	Random
113	Barrel Cannon	Random
114	Party Ball	Random
115	Crate	Random
116	Barrel	Random
117	Capsule	Random
118	Egg	Random
119	Smash Coins	Play 100 Coin battles
120	Poké Ball	Random
121	Venusaur	Random
122	Charizard	Random
123	Squirtle	Random
124	Blastoise	Random
125	Clefairy	Random
126	Electrode	Random
127	Weezing	Random
128	Chansey	Random
129	Goldeen	Random
130	Staryu	Random
131	Snorlax	Random
132	Articuno	Random
133	Zapdos	Random
134	Moltres	Random
135	Mew	Clear All-Star Mode on Hard or Very Hard
136	Chikorita	Random
137	Cyndaquil	Random
138	Togepi	Random
139	Bellossom	Random
140	Marill	Random
141	Sudowoodo	Play 200 vs. battles
142	Unown	Get over 16,404 ft/5000 m combined distance in Home-Run Contest
143	Wobbuffet	Random
144	Scizor	Random
145	Porygon2	Random
146	Raikou	Random
147	Entei	Clear Event 26: Trophy Tussle 2
148	Suicune	Random
149	Lugia	Random
150	Ho-oh	Random
151	Celebi	See Celebi in a Poké Ball
152	Toad	Random
153	Coin	Random
154	Vegetable	Random
155	Megavitamins	Random
156	Lon Lon Milk	Get 25 combined minutes or less in Target Test
157	Kirby Hat 1	Random
158	Kirby Hat 2	Random
159	Kirby Hat 3	Random
160	Kirby Hat 4	Unlock Luigi, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Mr. Game & Watch, and Marth
161	Kirby Hat 5	Unlock Roy, Pichu, Dr. Mario, Ganondorf, Young Link, and Falco
162	Princess Peach's Castle	Random
163	Bullet Bill	Random
164	Lakitu	Random
165	Pidgit	Random
166	Birdo	Random
167	Klap Trap	Random
168	Shy Guys	Random
169	Pak E. Derm	Random
170	Tingle	Random
171	Moon	Random
172	Turtle	Random
173	Four Giants	Random
174	Master Sword	Random
175	Falcon Flyer	Play 150 vs. matches
176	F-Zero Racers	Complete Adventure Mode with every character
177	Mute City	Walk a combined total distance of 10,000 meters with every character
178	Arwing	Random
179	Great Fox	Random
180	Peppy Hare	Random
181	Slippy Toad	Random
182	Kraid	Play 50 vs. matches
183	Chozo Statue	Random
184	Whispy Woods	Random
185	Fountain of Dreams	Random
186	UFO	Play 100 vs. matches
187	Pokémon Stadium	Random
188	Game & Watch	Clear Event 45: Game & Watch Forever!
189	Target	Beat Target Test with all characters
190	Sandbag	Clear 984 ft (300 m) in Home-Run Contest
191	Battlefield	Clear All-Star mode
192	Final Destination	Clear Event 51: The Showdown
193	Goomba	Clear Event 14: Trophy Tussle 1
194	Koopa Troopa	Random
195	Koopa Paratroopa	Random
196	Redead	Random
197	Octorok	Random
198	Like Like	Random
199	Topi	Random
200	Polar Bear	Random
201	Raccoon Mario	Random
202	Metal Mario	Random
203	Paper Mario	Clear 1476 ft (450 m) in Home-Run Contest
204	Wario	Clear All-Star mode without any continues
205	Plum	Random
206	Daisy	Random
207	Waluigi	Random
208	Thwomp	Random
209	Boo	Random
210	Koopa Clown Car	Random
211	Viruses	Random
212	Bucket	Random
213	Racing Kart	Random
214	Baby Mario	Random
215	Baby Bowser	Random
216	Raphael Raven	Random
217	Dixie Kong	Random
218	King K. Rool	Random
219	Goron	Random
220	Marin	Unlock all stages and characters
221	Majora's Mask	Clear Event 47: Trophy Tussle 3
222	Ocarina of Time	Random
223	Samurai Goroh	Random
224	Dr. Stewart	Random
225	Jody Summer	Random
226	Landmaster Tank	Get 1000 combined KO's
227	Wolfen	Clear Adventure Mode in under 18 minutes 20 seconds or less
228	Andross (Star Fox)	Random
229	Andross (Star Fox 64)	Random
230	Samus's Starship	Clear Escape From Brinstar in Adventure mode
231	Metroid	Random
232	Ridley	Random
233	Fire Kirby	Random
234	Fighter Kirby	Random
235	Ball Kirby	Random
236	Waddle Dee	Random
237	King Dedede	Random
238	Rick	Random
239	Gooey	Random
240	Meta-Knight	Random
241	Paula	Random
242	Jeff	Random
243	Poo	Random
244	Starman	Random
245	Bulbasaur	Random
246	Poliwhirl	Random
247	Ditto	Random
248	Eevee	Random
249	Totodile	Random
250	Crobat	Random
251	Cleffa	Random
252	Igglybuff	Random
253	Steelix	Random
254	Heracross	Random
255	Meowth	Complete All-Star with every character
256	Professor Oak	Random
257	Misty	Random
258	ZERO-ONE	Random
259	Maruo Maruhige	Random
260	Ryota Hayami	Random
261	Kensuke Kimachi	Random
262	Love Giant	Random
263	Hate Giant	Random
264	Ray MK II	Random
265	Bayonette	Random
266	Annie	Random
267	Tom Nook	Get 1000 combined coins
268	Totakeke	Random
269	Mr. Resetti	Beat 5 enemies on Cruel Melee
270	Heririn	Random
271	Alpha	Random
272	Vacuum Luigi	Random
273	Pikmin	Random
274	Captain Olimar	Have a Pikmin save file on your memory card
275	Excite Bike	Random
276	Donkey Kong Junior	Complete Classic Mode with all 25 characters
277	Ducks	Random
278	Bubbles	Random
279	Eggplant Man	Random
280	Mach Rider	Get the Speed Demon Bonus
281	Balloon Fighter	Random
282	Stanley	Random
283	Pit	Random
284	Dr. Wright	Random
285	Donbe & Hikari	Random
286	Ayumi Tachibana	Random
287	Monster	Random
288	Sheriff	Get under 12 minutes 30 seconds in Target Test
289	Diskun	Earn all 249 bonuses
290	Nintendo Gamecube	Random
291	Tamagon	Japan Only
292	Mario and Yoshi	Japanese promo.
293	Samus Unmasked	Japanese promo.

Events

Events	How to Unlock
Events 11-15	Beat 6 events
Events 16-20	Beat 10 events
Events 21-25	Beat 16 Events
Events 26-29	Beat 22 Events
Event 30	Beat 27 Events
Events 31-39	Unlock Jigglypuff, Luigi, Dr. Mario, Falco and Young Link and beat 27 events
Events 40-50	Unlock all characters and unlock all previous events
Event 51	Beat all 50 events

Messages

Number	Message
1	1-P All-Star mode is now open! Better practice up!
2	1,000,000 VS. mode matches! Never thought you'd see this!
3	A blast from the past! Dream Land is yours to use.
4	A great evil walks the earth...Ganondorf has been unlocked!
5	Access to Flat Zone has been granted. Time to get retro!
6	All stages are now open!
7	Check out smashing sounds! Find Sound Test under Data.
8	Congratulations! You've cleared 1-P Adventure!
9	Congratulations! You've cleared 1-P Classic!
10	Congratulations! You've cleared 1-P All-Star!
11	Cute, cuddly...and a threat to itself and others! It's Pichu!
12	Direct from Fire Emblem, it's Marth, the swordsman supreme!
13	Dr. Mario is in the house! His prescription? KOs.
14	Fast, nimble, and ready to roll, Young Link awaits you!
15	For the first time, you've survived 15-Minute Melee!
16	It's a flotilla of Pokémon! You've unlocked Poké Floats!
17	Mewtwo's mental powers are now yours to command!
18	Mr. Game & Watch is ready to rock, old-school style!
19	Mushroom Kingdom II is open: it's the dream world, Subcon!
20	Random Stage Select is now available in Additional Rules!
21	Roy from Fire Emblem has unsheathed his sword!
22	Side-scrolling madness awaits on F-Zero's Big Blue!
23	Star Fox's surly pilot Falco is now prepped for combat!
24	Take a step back in time to lovely Yoshi's Island!
25	The gateway to Final Destination has now been opened!
26	The man in green, Luigi, is ready for action!
27	The special stage, Battlefield, has now been unlocked!
28	Welcome back to DK's first locale, Kongo Jungle!
29	Welcome to Brinstar Depths! Kraid's been waiting for you!
30	Wow! You've cleared 1-P Classic with every character!
31	You can now set up the score display in Additional Rules!
32	You beat Event Match 51, The Showdown, with no falls!
33	You have all the trophies!!
34	You have over 50 trophies!
35	You have over 100 trophies!
36	You have over 150 trophies!
37	You have over 200 trophies!
38	You've cleared 100-Man Melee for the first time!
39	You've cleared 1-P Adventure with every character! Great!
40	You've cleared 1-P All-Star with every character! Sweet!
41	You've cleared 30 1-P Event Matches!
42	You've cleared Adventure Mode on Very Hard!
43	You beat Adventure Mode on Very Hard with a stock of one!
44	You've cleared all 1-P Event Matches!
45	You've cleared All-Star Mode on Very Hard!
46	You've cleared Classic Mode on Very Hard!
47	You've cleared Classic Mode on Very Hard with a stock of one!
48	You've cleared Target Test with all characters! Great!
49	You've collected more than 250 trophies!
50	You've encountered Celebi for the first time!
51	You've encountered Mew for the first time!
52	You've fought 100 VS. mode matches!
53	You've fought 1,000 VS. mode matches!
54	You've fought 10,000 VS. mode matches!
55	You've played 4,995 VS. bouts! That's about a cent per bout!
56	You've played 50,000 VS. bouts! Enough! Take a break!
57	You've fought 100,000 VS. mode matches! Go outside!
58	You've unlocked all playable characters! Get to fighting!
59	You've unlocked an alien invasion! It's Fourside!!
60	You've unlocked the singing wonder, Jigglypuff!

Other

Unlockable Item	How to Unlock
All-Star Mode	Unlock every character
Score Display	Get 5000 KO's in vs. mode
Random Stage Switch	Unlock all stages excluding past stages and special stages
Mew	Unlock all characters
Celebi	Unlock everything excluding trophies
Sound Test	Unlock all of the stages
Alternate music	Press L or R before the battle starts

How to Unlock

This does not include messages that accompany an unlockable stage/character. Trophies are in italics.

By vs. Match

# of vs. matches	Unlockable	Unlockable	Unlockable	Unlockable	Unlockable
10	Maxim Tomato
50	Jigglypuff	Brinstar Depths	Kraid
100	Dr. Mario	Fourside	Heart Container	UFO	Message #52
150	Big Blue	Falcon Flyer
200	Pichu	Poké Floats	Sudowoodo
300	Falco
400	Marth
500	Young Link
600	Ganondorf
700	Mewtwo
800	Luigi
900	Roy
1000	Mr. Game & Watch	Food	Message #53
4995	Message #55
10000	Message #54
50000	Message #56
100000	Message #57
1000000	Message #2

Trivia

• Super Smash Bros Melee is the only Super Smash Bros. game that has an equal number of unlockable characters and stages.

See also

• List of unlockables (SSB)
• List of unlockables (SSBB)
• List of unlockables (SSB4-3DS)
• List of unlockables (SSB4-Wii U)
• List of unlockables (SSBU)