This page documents the update history of spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. (The list may be incomplete. If anyone finds an error tell me or edit it)
1.1.0
Hard difficulty added to Adventure Mode.
The following minor changes have been made to Spirits:
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- Merman changed to Fishman
- "Yoshi's Island Series", "Yoshi's Story", and "Yoshi's Woolly World" changed to "Yoshi Series"
- Throw Power ↑ (Primary) → Strong Throw (Primary)
- King Boo moved from Luigi's Mansion Spirits to after Boo.
- Sonic The Hedgehog Spirits reordered to match their debut order.
- Duo moved from between Bass and Dr. Light to between Auto and Dr. Wily.
- Punch-Out!! Spirits reordered to match their debut order instead of their fight order in Punch-Out!! (Wii).
- Carmilla moved from between Gabriel Belmont and Medusa Head to between Death and Werewolf.
- Shovel Knight Spirits moved from between Rayman and Clip & Snip to between Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers Spirits and Culdcept Spirits
- King Boo
- Number 121 → 49
- Bob-omb
- Number 49 → 50
- Chain Chomp
- Number 50 → 51
- Thwomp
- Number 51 → 52
- Nipper Plant
- Number 52 → 53
- Petey Piranha
- Number 53 → 54
- Boom Boom
- Number 54 → 55
- Boom Boom & Pom Pom
- Number 55 → 56
- Tatanga
- Number 56 → 57
- Hothead
- Number 57 → 58
- Chargin' Chuck
- Number 58 → 59
- Wiggler
- Number 59 → 60
- Kamek
- Number 60 → 61
- Mechakoopa
- Number 61 → 62
- Dry Bowser
- Number 62 → 63
- Nabbit
- Number 63 → 64
- Big Urchin
- Number 64 → 65
- King Bob-omb
- Number 65 → 66
- Shine Sprite
- Number 66 → 67
- F.L.U.D.D.
- Number 67 → 68
- Piantas
- Number 68 → 69
- Shadow Mario
- Number 69 → 70
- Luma
- Number 70 → 71
- Hungry Luma
- Number 71 → 72
- Honey Queen
- Number 72 → 73
- Lubba
- Number 73 → 74
- Starship Mario
- Number 74 → 75
- Sprixie Princesses
- Number 75 → 76
- Plessie
- Number 76 → 77
- Cappy
- Number 77 → 78
- Pauline
- Number 78 → 79
- The Odyssey
- Number 79 → 80
- Goo-Goo Buggy
- Number 80 → 81
- Barrel Train
- Number 81 → 82
- Bloom Coach
- Number 82 → 83
- Turbo Yoshi
- Number 83 → 84
- B Dasher
- Number 84 → 85
- Standard Kart
- Number 85 → 86
- Standard Bike
- Number 86 → 87
- Cheep Charger
- Number 87 → 88
- Mach 8
- Number 88 → 89
- Biddybuggy
- Number 89 → 90
- Badwagon
- Number 90 → 91
- City Tripper
- Number 91 → 92
- Master Cycle
- Number 92 → 93
- Paper Mario
- Number 93 → 94
- Paper Bowser
- Number 94 → 95
- Paper Bowser (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)
- Number 95 → 96
- Kammy Koopa
- Number 96 → 97
- Vivian
- Number 97 → 98
- Shadow Queen
- Number 98 → 99
- Mr. L
- Number 99 → 100
- Dimentio
- Number 100 → 101
- Huey
- Number 101 → 102
- Mallow
- Number 102 → 103
- Geno
- Number 103 → 104
- Prince Peasley
- Number 104 → 105
- Fawful
- Number 105 → 106
- Princess Shroob
- Number 106 → 107
- Starlow
- Number 107 → 108
- Broque Monsieur
- Number 108 → 109
- Dreambert
- Number 109 → 110
- Papercraft Mario
- Number 110 → 112
- Sidestepper
- Number 112 → 113
- Freezie
- Number 113 → 114
- Eggplant Man
- Number 114 → 115
- Viruses
- Number 115 → 116
- Flies & Hand
- Number 116 → 117
- Wanda
- Number 117 → 118
- Kid
- Number 118 → 119
- Professor Elvin Gadd
- Number 119 → 120
- Poltergust 5000
- Number 120 → 121
- Dr. Eggman
- Number 777 → 776
- Tails
- Number 776 → 777
- Super Sonic
- Number 787 → 778
- Metal Sonic
- Number 795 → 780
- Knuckles
- Number 778 → 781
- Chaotix
- Number 788 → 782
- Big the Cat
- Number 784 → 783
- Gamma
- Number 794 → 784
- Chaos
- Number 793 → 785
- Chao
- Number 785 → 786
- Hero Chao
- Number 786 → 787
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Number 780 → 788
- Super Shadow
- Number 781 → 789
- Rouge the Bat
- Number 783 → 790
- Cream & Cheese
- Number 782 → 791
- Omega
- Number 789 → 792
- Blaze the Cat
- Number 791 → 793
- Jet the Hawk
- Number 790 → 794
- Silver the Hedgehog
- Number 792 → 795
- Dr. Light
- Number 868 → 867
- Roll
- Number 869 → 868
- Rush
- Number 870 → 869
- Beat
- Number 871 → 870
- Auto
- Number 872 → 871
- Duo
- Number 867 → 872
- Bald Bull
- Number 943 → 936
- Mr. Sandman
- Number 945 → 937
- Bear Hugger
- Number 939 → 938
- Great Tiger
- Number 940 → 939
- Super Macho Man
- Number 944 → 940
- Von Kaiser
- Number 936 → 941
- Don Flamenco
- Number 941 → 942
- King Hippo
- Number 937 → 943
- Soda Popinski
- Number 942 → 944
- Piston Hondo
- Number 938 → 945
- Medusa Head
- Number 1069 → 1068
- Mummy
- Number 1070 → 1069
- The Creature & Flea Man
- Number 1071 → 1070
- Death
- Number 1072 → 1071
- Carmilla
- Number 1068 → 1072
- Shovel Knight
- Number 1281 → 1264
- Shield Knight
- Number 1282 → 1265
- Plague Knight
- Number 1283 → 1266
- King Knight
- Number 1284 → 1267
- Specter Knight
- Number 1285 → 1268
- Culdra
- Number 1264 → 1269
- Goligan
- Number 1265 → 1270
- Allen
- Number 1266 → 1271
- Tempo
- Number 1267 → 1272
- Eddy
- Number 1268 → 1273
- Kageshina Kurabe
- Number 1269 → 1274
- Inuji Darumeshi
- Number 1270 → 1275
- Rusty Slugger
- Number 1271 → 1276
- Arcade Bunny
- Number 1272 → 1277
- Qbby
- Number 1273 → 1278
- Henry Fleming
- Number 1274 → 1279
- Tethu
- Number 1275 → 1280
- Esna
- Number 1276 → 1281
- Musashi
- Number 1277 → 1282
- Wonder-Red
- Number 1278 → 1283
- Wonder-Blue
- Number 1279 → 1284
- Rayman
- Number 1280 → 1285
Save-data spirits
- Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
- Partner Pikachu
- Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
- Partner Eevee
bcat-event spirits
- Oh Yeah! Mario Time!
- Golden Dash Mushroom
- River Survival
- Dice Block
2.0.0
Up to four players can now play on the Spirit Board.
The following Spirits can now appear in the Vault Shop:
- Piranha Plant; Fighter Spirit
- Partner Pikachu
- Partner Eevee
- Golden Dash Mushroom
- River Survival
- Dice Block
The following major changes have been made to Spirits:
- Baby Mario (Superstar Mario)
- Slots 2 → 3
- Attack
- Base 2185 → 2076
- Max 5464 → 5190
- Defense
- Base 2058 → 1955
- Max 5145 → 4888
- Tiki (Naga's Voice)
- Slots 2 → 3
- Attack
- Base 1568 → 1473
- Max 4716 → 4421
- Defense
- Base 1363 → 1281
- Max 4099 → 3843
- K.K. Slider
- Slots 2 → 3
- Attack
- Base 1384 → 1301
- Max 4164 → 3903
- Defense
- Base 1658 → 1558
- Max 4987 → 4676
- Soma Cruz
- Slots 2 → 3
- Attack
- Base 2635 → 2510
- Max 6589 → 6275
- Defense
- Base 1988 → 1893
- Max 4971 → 4734
- Dr. Kawashima (Concentration Training)
- Slots 1 → 2
- Attack
- Base 2152 → 2050
- Max 5381 → 5125
- Defense
- Base 2152 → 2050
- Max 5381 → 5125
Bug: A Spirit's max experience is based on their stats, slots, enhance-ability, and type and are then hard-coded for that Spirit. The changes to the above Spirit's stats/slots were made without changing their max experience, resulting in them requiring less experience than normal.
3.0.0
New menu option for DLC Spirits added to the Spirits section.
DLC Spirits menu option leads to a new DLC Spirit Board containing only Persona non-Fighter Spirits.
The following Spirits can now appear in the Vault Shop:
- Persona Spirits
- Joker (Phantom Thief); Fighter Spirit
- Joker (Student); Fighter Spirit
- Phantom Thieves of Hearts
- Igor
- Caroline & Justine
- Morgana
- Ryuji Sakamoto
- Ann Takamaki
- Yusuke Kitagawa
- Makoto Niijima
- Futaba Sakura
- Haru Okumura
- Goro Akechi
bcat-event Spirits
- Nintendo Labo SMASH KIT (Non-event availability after Ver. 4.0.0)
- Toy-Con Robot
- Toy-Con Car
- Professor Riggs & Plaise & Lerna
- Toy-Con VR Goggles
- Super Smash Sisters (Non-event availability after Ver. 4.0.0)
- Peachette
- Return to Koholint (Non-event availability after August 11, 2019)
- Link (Link's Awakening)
- Owl
4.0.0
Very Easy difficulty added to Adventure Mode.
The DLC Spirits option now displays a menu for current and future DLC Spirit Boards.
DLC Spirit Board added for DRAGON QUEST Spirits.
The following Spirits can now appear in the Vault Shop and Spirit Board:
- Not mentioned in the patch notes
- Toy-Con Robot
- Toy-Con Car
- Professor Riggs & Plaise & Lerna
- Toy-Con VR Goggles
Note: The above Spirits were not mentioned to have been made available in the patch notes
The following Spirits can now appear in the Vault Shop:
- DRAGON QUEST Spirits
- Hero (DRAGON QUEST XI S); Fighter Spirit
- Hero (DRAGON QUEST III); Fighter Spirit
- Hero (DRAGON QUEST IV); Fighter Spirit
- Hero (DRAGON QUEST VIII); Fighter Spirit
- Hero's Comrades
- Cetacea
- Slime
- Dracky
- Golem
- Great Sabrecub
- Liquid Metal Slime
5.0.0
DLC Spirit Board added for Banjo-Kazooie Spirits.
The following Spirits can now appear in the Vault Shop:
- Banjo-Kazooie Spirits
- Banjo & Kazooie
- Tooty
- Bottles
- Mumbo Jumbo
- Jinjos
- Jiggy
- Gruntilda
- Buzzbomb
Save-data spirits
- DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Demo or full version)
- Tockles
bcat-event spirits
- Arsenals at the Ready! DAEMON X MACHINA (Non-event availability after January 29, 2020)
- Radiant Gleam
- Kloster (Grief)
- Bullet Walker (Brigadier General)
- High Line (Guns Empress)
- Attack of the Tetriminos! (Non-event availability after January 29, 2020)
- I-Tetrimino
- T-Tetrimino
- S-Tetrimino & Z-Tetrimino
- L-Tettimino & J-Tetrimino
- O-Tetrimino
6.0.0
Tockles Spirit will now appear on the DRAGON QUEST DLC Spirit Board.
DLC Spirit Board added for SNK Spirits.
The following Spirits can now appear in the Vault Shop:
- Tockles
- SNK Spirits
- Terry Bogard; Fighter Spirit
- Andy Bogard
- Joe Higashi
- Kim Kaphwan
- Geese Howard
- Ryo Sakazaki
- Kyo Kusanagi
- Iori Yagami
- Haohmaru
- Nakoruru
- Athena Asamiya
- Ralf & Clark
bcat-event spirits
- New Galar Region Pokémon Discovered! (Non-event availability after February 25, 2020)
- Zacian & Zamazenta
- Grookey, Scorbunny, & Sobble
- Corviknight
- Morpeko
- Oust Resident Evil! (Non-event availability after February 25, 2020)
- Wesker
- Leon
- Chris
- Jill
- Chain the Future to Spirits! (Non-event availability after April 20, 2020)
- ASTRAL CHAIN Hero (Female)
- ASTRAL CHAIN Hero (Male)
- Kyle
- Lappy
- River City Smash (Non-event availability after April 20, 2020)
- Kunio
- Riki (River City)
- Goda
- Ryuichi & Ryuji
7.0.0
DLC Spirit Board added for Fire Emblem: Three Houses Spirits.
The following Spirits can now appear in the Vault Shop and Spirit Board:
- Radiant Gleam
- Kloster (Grief)
- Bullet Walker (Brigadier General)
- High Line (Guns Empress)
- I-Tetrimino
- T-Tetrimino
- S-Tetrimino & Z-Tetrimino
- L-Tettimino & J-Tetrimino
- O-Tetrimino
The following Spirits can now appear in the Vault Shop:
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses Spirits
- Byleth (Male); Fighter Spirit
- Byleth (Female); Fighter Spirit
- Edelgard
- Dimitri (Fire Emblem)
- Claude
- Sothis
- Rhea
- Seteth
- Dorothea
- Ingrid
- Hilda (Fire Emblem)
The following minor changes have been made to Spirits:
- Hilda changed to Hilda (The Legend of Zelda)
- Dimitri changed to Dimitri (The Legend of Zelda)
- Riki changed to Riki (Xenoblade Chronicles)
bcat-event spirits
- Ready? Wallop! (Non-event availability after June 9, 2020)
- Cuphead
- Mugman
- The Devil (Cuphead)
- King Dice
- Spirits in Black (Non-event availability after June 9, 2020)
- Lotus
- Spirits Fit for a Fight (Non-event availability after July 21, 2020)
- Ring Fit Trainees
- Dragaux
- Ring
- Animal Crossing Spirits! Yes, Yes! (Non-event availability after July 21, 2020)
- Orville & Wilbur
- C.J.
- Flick
- Daisy Mae
- The Spirits of Mana
- Duran & Angela
- Kevin & Charlotte
- Hawkeye & Riesz
8.0.0
A rematch option has been added to the Spirit Inventory menu.
The DLC Spirits page has been adjusted to accommodate 6 more entries
DLC Spirit Board added for ARMS Spirits.
The following Spirits can now appear in the Vault Shop:
- ARMS Spirits
- Min Min (Fighter), Fighter Spirit
- Master Mummy
- Mechanica
- Byte & Barq
- Kid Cobra
- Helix
- Max Brass
bcat-event spirits
- Second Anniversary of OCTOPATH TRAVELER
- Alfyn & Therion
- Tressa & Cyrus
- H'aanit & Ophilia
- Olberic & Primrose