List of Copy Abilities
In every Super Smash Bros. game, Kirby has the ability to copy another character's neutral special move with his own neutral special move, Inhale. If Kirby swallows another Kirby only damage is dealt, but if the swallowed Kirby has a Copy Ability it can be stolen. When Kirby copies an opponent, he will also bear a resemblance of that character, usually in the form of a hat which displays a prominent visual part of the character copied. When performing copied attacks, Kirby often mimics their voices or sounds as well as their poses, and uses the same weapons as their owners. Aside from the obvious range differences, copied attacks are functionally identical to the originals except where noted.
Kirby can discard the ability at any time by taunting, though he may also lose it when taking damage and will lose it if he's KO'd.
Character | Super Smash Bros. | Melee | Brawl | SSB4 | Special move | Notes |
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Bayonetta | Bullet Climax | |||||
Bowser | Fire Breath | Kirby can flame cancel in all versions of Melee, while Bowser can only do so in NTSC 1.0 and 1.1. | ||||
Bowser Jr. | Clown Cannon | Kirby gains Bowser Jr.'s bandanna even after swallowing a Koopaling alternate costume. | ||||
Captain Falcon | File:Kirby cfalcon ssb.jpg | Falcon Punch | In SSB, Kirby can use the Falcon Punch as a horizontal recovery move. In Brawl, throwing it immediately after a jump gives him large boost upward. | |||
Charizard | Flamethrower | |||||
Cloud | Blade Beam | Does not gain Cloud's Limit Gauge and thus cannot perform the Limit Break version of the move. | ||||
Corrin | Dragon Fang Shot | |||||
Dark Pit | Silver Bow | Prior to version 1.0.5, if Kirby uses the move at the end of his forward, back, or up throw, he will float in the air until he stops charging the move. | ||||
Diddy Kong | Peanut Popgun | |||||
Donkey Kong | File:Super Smash Bros. (U) snap0085.jpg | Giant Punch | In SSB, Kirby can charge-cancel the windup to turn more easily in the air. | |||
Dr. Mario | Megavitamins | In Melee, Kirby's Megavitamins make the Koopa Shell sound upon impact. | ||||
Duck Hunt | Trick Shot | |||||
Fox | File:Kirby fox ssb.jpg | Blaster | Gives Kirby the ability to short hop double laser and even short hop triple laser as a result of his floatiness. | |||
Falco | Blaster | Kirby sports the same "mohawk" Falco had in Melee. In Brawl, shots fired from the copied Blaster do not have the electric effects that Falco's Blaster has. | ||||
Ganondorf | Warlock Punch | |||||
Greninja | Water Shuriken | |||||
Ice Climbers | Ice Shot | Kirby does not gain a partner through this ability, so he can only fire one block of ice at a time. Resembles Freeze Kirby. | ||||
Ike | Eruption | |||||
Ivysaur | File:Kbulbasaur.jpg | Bullet Seed | While Ivysaur can only hold Bullet Seed for 5 seconds, Kirby can hold it significantly longer, allowing him to rack up higher amounts of damage. | |||
Jigglypuff | File:Kirby jigglypuff ssb.jpg | Pound | It differs from Jigglypuff's Pound in that using this move toward a ledge sends Kirby off of the ledge, and it is notable for having much higher distance if Kirby leaves the ground at the end of the Pound animation (it is capable of traveling nearly the length of a Dream Land soft platform if spaced correctly). | |||
Rollout | Kirby voices Jigglypuff's Japanese name while doing the move, regardless of the game's current language settings. | |||||
King Dedede | Inhale | Kirby can use this to perform the obscure "Kirkirkircide". | ||||
Link | File:Kirby link ssb.jpg | Boomerang | Resembles Sword Kirby. Unlike Link's Boomerang, Kirby can throw the it through solid walls if he is touching them, allowing for pseudo-sharking on stages like Hyrule Castle (especially from the Greenhouse side) or Dream Land. | |||
Hero's Bow | Resembles Sword Kirby. | |||||
Little Mac | Straight Lunge | Does not gain Little Mac's Power Meter and thus cannot perform the KO Uppercut. Also, if Kirby swallows Little Mac in his wireframe costume, his Straight Lunge will utilize the 8-bit sound effects unique to Wireframe Mac. | ||||
Lucario | Aura Sphere | Kirby's Aura Sphere is not linked to his current damage, due to not copying Lucario's Aura ability. As a result, Kirby's Aura Sphere acts as though Lucario were using it at 75% damage.
However, should Kirby's damage output be significantly augmented in some way, such as with the use of custom equipment or Amiibo power level, the Aura Sphere he uses will emit the characteristic sound it does when Lucario charges it at high percentages. | ||||
Lucas | PK Freeze | |||||
Lucina | Shield Breaker | Kirby wears the mask used by Lucina in her guise as "Marth", which she herself dons temporarily for her down taunt. | ||||
Luigi | File:Kirby luigi ssb.jpg | Fireball | ||||
Mario | File:Kirby mario ssb.jpg | Fireball | As Kirby is shorter than Mario, his Fireball is likely to vanish quicker if thrown while on the ground due to bouncing more often. | |||
Marth | Shield Breaker | Lacks transcendent priority in Melee. | ||||
Mega Man | Metal Blade | |||||
Meta Knight | Mach Tornado | Unlike Meta Knight's version of the attack, the bottom-most hitbox does not cause aerial opponents to flinch. This move is similar to Kirby's Tornado ability. | ||||
Mewtwo | Shadow Ball | As Kirby is much shorter than Mewtwo, his Shadow Ball is more likely to collide with the ground unless Kirby jumps first. | ||||
Mii Brawler | Shot Put | |||||
Mii Gunner | Charge Blast | |||||
Mii Swordfighter | Gale Strike | |||||
Mr. Game & Watch | Chef | Kirby won't change into 2D like Mr. Game and Watch. | ||||
Ness | File:Kirby ness ssb.jpg | PK Fire | Kirby wears Ness' cap backwards, resembling Yo-Yo, Wheel, and Paint Kirbys. | |||
PK Flash | ||||||
Olimar | Pikmin Pluck | Since Pikmin are completely tied into Olimar's moveset, Kirby cannot use Pikmin Pluck correctly. Instead, he plucks a Pikmin and immediately throws it. The Pikmin hits opponents for minor damage and dies once it hits the ground. Kirby pulls Pikmin in the same order that Olimar does. With character customization enabled, an interesting quirk is revealed: Kirby's active side special correlates to the version of Pikmin Throw he will use. Namely, if Kirby's side special move is set to his second version Hammer Bash, Kirby's will copy Sticky Pikmin Throw, the second version of Olimar's side special. The same is true if Kirby uses his third side special Giant Hammer; he will copy Olimar's third side special, Tackle Pikmin Throw. However, this is less noticeable as Kirby's usage of the move is already quite similar to Tackle Pikmin Throw. | ||||
Pac-Man | Bonus Fruit | |||||
Palutena | Autoreticle | |||||
Peach | Toad | |||||
Pichu | Thunder Jolt | |||||
Pikachu | File:Kirby pikachu ssb.jpg | Thunder Jolt | ||||
Pit | Palutena's Arrow | Resembles Cupid Kirby in both design and function. | ||||
R.O.B. | Robo Beam | While R.O.B. makes no sound for this move, Kirby says "BEEP" in a monotone voice. Resembles Laser Kirby in both design and function. | ||||
Robin | Thunder | Once Kirby exhausts the Thunder tome, he loses the Copy Ability entirely. | ||||
Rosalina | Luma Shot | The Luma vanishes after it loses momentum. | ||||
Roy | Flare Blade | |||||
Ryu | Hadoken | Retains Ryu's ability to perform a stronger Hadoken and the Shakunetsu Hadoken with the appropriate input. Resembles Fighter Kirby, who is also capable of performing Ryu's other special moves in certain games. Return to Dream Land and Triple Deluxe also include the ability to fire stronger fireballs by performing the traditional Hadoken input. | ||||
Samus | File:Kirby samus ssb.jpg | Charge Shot | ||||
Sheik | Needle Storm | |||||
Shulk | Monado Arts | |||||
Snake | File:SNAAAAAAAKE!.jpg | Hand Grenade | While Kirby has no visible ears, he covers where they would be if a grenade explodes near him, mimicking Snake's behavior. He also walks differently while carrying a grenade that has not been thrown, again imitating Snake. He wears a headband, like Fighter Kirby, Suplex Kirby, and Backdrop Kirby do. | |||
Sonic | Homing Attack | |||||
Squirtle | Water Gun | |||||
Toon Link | Hero's Bow | Resembles Sword Kirby. | ||||
Villager | ||||||
Wario | Chomp | Kirby can use this to perform the obscure "Kirbiocide". | ||||
Wii Fit Trainer | Sun Salutation | |||||
Wolf | Blaster | |||||
Yoshi | File:Kirby yoshi ssb.jpg | Egg Lay | Oddly, Kirby grows a second tongue to use Egg Lay. In SSB4, the egg that Kirby lays matches the color of the Yoshi he copied. | |||
Young Link | Fire Bow | Resembles Sword Kirby. | ||||
Zelda | Nayru's Love | Kirby wears the hat worn by the younger version of Zelda from Ocarina of Time. | ||||
Zero Suit Samus | Paralyzer |