Air speed

Air speed, or lateral air movement, is the maximum rate at which a character can move left or right while in midair. Air speed, air acceleration, falling speed, and gravity are factors of how far a character can recover.

Air speed is often confused with how far a character can travel without landing. Characters with low falling speeds tend to be able to travel farther in the air simply due to hitting the ground later, not due to travelling through the air faster. As a result, characters with higher falling speeds are often perceived as having lower air speeds.

Super Smash Bros. air speed ranking

JPN Rank Character Air speed 1 Yoshi 40 2 Pikachu 37.5 3 Fox 36 4 Jigglypuff 35 5-6 Link 31 5-6 Captain Falcon 31 7-8 Mario 30 7-8 Donkey Kong 30 9-11 Samus 28 9-11 Kirby 28 9-11 Ness 28 12 Luigi 26

NTSC Rank Character Air speed 1 Yoshi 44 2 Pikachu 37.5 3 Fox 36 4 Jigglypuff 35 5-6 Link 31 5-6 Captain Falcon 31 7-8 Mario 30 7-8 Donkey Kong 30 9-11 Samus 28 9-11 Kirby 28 9-11 Ness 28 12 Luigi 22.5

PAL Rank Character Air speed 1 Yoshi 44 2 Pikachu 37.5 3 Link 37 4 Fox 36 5 Jigglypuff 35 6 Captain Falcon 31 7-8 Mario 30 7-8 Donkey Kong 30 9-10 Kirby 28 9-10 Ness 28 11 Samus 26 12 Luigi 22.5

Melee air speed ranking

Rank	Character	Air speed
1	Jigglypuff	1.35
n/a	Giga Bowser	1.22
2-3	Yoshi	1.2
2-3	Mewtwo	1.2
4	Captain Falcon	1.12
5	Peach	1.1
6-9	Donkey Kong	1
6-9	Link	1
6-9	Young Link	1
6-9	Mr. Game & Watch	1
10	Zelda	0.95
11	Ness	0.93
12-14	Dr. Mario	0.9
12-14	Marth	0.9
12-14	Roy	0.9
15	Samus	0.89
16	Mario	0.86
17-18	Pikachu	0.85
17-18	Pichu	0.85
19-20	Fox	0.83
19-20	Falco	0.83
21-22	Bowser	0.8
21-22	Sheik	0.8
23-24	Ganondorf	0.78
23-24	Kirby	0.78
25	Ice Climbers	0.7
26	Luigi	0.68

Brawl air speed Ranking

Rank	Character	Air speed
1	Yoshi	1.316
2	Jigglypuff	1.269
3-4	Wario	1.222
3-4	Wolf	1.222
5	Captain Falcon	1.18
6	Sonic	1.1092
7-9	Donkey Kong	1.081
7-9	Squirtle	1.081
7-9	Mr. Game and Watch	1.081
10	Lucas	1.05
11-13	Bowser	1.034
11-13	Zero Suit Samus	1.034
11-13	Marth	1.034
14-17	Zelda	0.987
14-17	Samus	0.987
14-17	Charizard	0.987
14-17	Lucario	0.987
18	Ness	0.9588
19-21	Mario	0.94
19-21	Toon Link	0.94
19-21	Snake	0.94
22	Ike	0.9212
23	Pikachu	0.9118
24-26	Peach	0.893
24-26	Falco	0.893
24-26	Pit	0.893
27-28	Fox	0.89
27-28	R.O.B.	0.89
29	Kirby	0.85
30-31	Ganondorf	0.846
30-31	Sheik	0.846
32	Diddy Kong	0.8272
33	Olimar	0.82
34	Link	0.8084
35	Ice Climbers	0.7708
36-37	Meta Knight	0.752
36-37	Ivysaur	0.752
38	Luigi	0.7332
39	King Dedede	0.658

SSB4 air speed ranking

Rank	Character	Air speed
1	Yoshi	1.28
2	Jigglypuff	1.269
3-4	Roy	1.21
3-4	Wario	1.21
5-6	Zero Suit Samus	1.2
5-6	Mii Brawler	1.2
7	Greninja	1.18
8-11	Mario	1.15
8-11	Donkey Kong	1.15
8-11	Mewtwo	1.15
8-11	Sonic	1.15
12-13	Mr. Game & Watch	1.12
12-13	Ryu	1.12
14-17	Sheik	1.1
14-17	Captain Falcon	1.1
14-17	Duck Hunt	1.1
14-17	Mega Man	1.1
18-20	Bowser Jr.	1.08
18-20	R.O.B.	1.08
18-20	Ike	1.08
21	Shulk	1.06
22-23	Mii Gunner	1.05
22-23	Lucas	1.05
24-25	Zelda	1.04
24-25	Pac-Man	1.04
26-27	Marth	1.02
26-27	Lucina	1.02
28	Lucario	1.01
29-31	Rosalina	1.0
29-31	Robin	1.0
29-31	Little Mac	1.0
32	Meta Knight	0.99
33	Bowser	0.98
34	Wii Fit Trainer	0.97
35-36	Fox	0.96
35-36	Mii Swordfighter	0.96
37	Ness	0.9588
38-39	Peach	0.95
38-39	Samus	0.95
40	Dr. Mario	0.943
41-42	Toon Link	0.94
41-42	Villager	0.94
43	Pikachu	0.9118
44	Palutena	0.91
45	Falco	0.893
46-47	Pit	0.89
46-47	Dark Pit	0.89
48-49	Diddy Kong	0.88
48-49	Link	0.88
50	Charizard	0.87
51	Olimar	0.82
52	Kirby	0.8
53	Ganondorf	0.79
54	Luigi	0.73418
55	King Dedede	0.658

See also

• Falling speed
• Weight
• Fast falling
• Gravity