Kirby (SSB)

This page is about Kirby in Super Smash Bros.. For information about Kirby's appearance Melee, see here. For information about his Brawl appearance, see here.

Kirby (カービィ, Kābii) is a starter character in Super Smash Bros.. He is known for his great recovery, quick attacks, and surprisingly long-range aerials. His trademark move is the vacuum, which allows him to him suck in enemies and steal their neutral B attacks.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Great recovery(1 normal jump, 5 balloon jumps and the B + up jump)
• Has two spikes
• Less vulnerable to combos
• Surprisingly long range attacks, especially aerials
• Has a shield break combo
• Good at edgeguarding
• Fastest jab
• Fastest u-tilt
• He can easily avoid Master Hand's moves by turning into a stone.

Cons

• Light and floaty, thus easy to KO
• Abusable 3rd jump(in this case, 7th jump)

Moveset

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A Attacks

• A - Jab-3%
• Rapid A - Double Jab + Weak Punches-4%, 4%, then 1% per punch

• Forward tilt - Roundhouse kick-10%*
• Down tilt - Low kick-9%
• Up tilt - Vertical Kick-14%

• Forward smash - Jump Kick-17%
• Down smash - Spinning Splits-18%
• Up smash - Flip-16%

• Dash attack - Slide Tackle-10%

• Nair - Aerial "Sex" Kick-15%*
• Fair - Forward Drill Kick-8 hits, 2%/hit, 6% on the 8th
• Bair - Back Kick-16% depending on hit
• Dair - Drill Kick-3% per hit, up to 10 hits
• Uair - Spin-10% depending on hit

*At the beginning of the move, damage decreases thereafter.

B Attacks

• B - Inhale-6% if ability is copied, 10% if shot out as a star
• Down B - Stone-20%
• Up B - Final Cutter-8% going up, 2% going down, 6% shockwave

Throws

• Forward throw-13%
• Back throw-16%

Combos, Tricks, Tactics

Extended Recovery

Kirby can maximize his horizontal recovery by pairing every aerial jump with F-air which allows him to recover much farther horizontally. Kirby still gains some vertical distance as well.

Down Air Up Tilt

Kirby's D-air is used extensively for edge guards. Its large knockback can destroy many characters (such as Captain Falcon, Mario, Luigi, and DK. It can also be comboed into an uptilt. Make it so the last hit of the down air doesn't hit, then do 3 up tilt, then back air. Against different chars, you can use uptilt multiple times.