Equipment is a customization option in Super Smash Bros. 4. Three pieces of equipment can be attached to a character, will will modify their attack, defense, and speed.
There are three classes of equipment. Orange equipment is based on weaponry and improves attack but lowers defense. Blue equipment is based on clothing and improves defense but lowers speed. Green equipment is based on footwear and improves speed but lowers attack. All three types can also bestow secondary effects, which may either be positive or negative.
Equipment types
The type of a piece of equipment affects which characters can equip it. Note that some names may be currently unofficial. Also, all badges can be equipped by all characters.
Known equipment values
The following table collects known values for equipment that lacks any special effects.
| Name | Plus Range | Minus Range | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.png アタックバッジ Attack Badge | Attack + | 19 | 21 | Defense - | 11 | 14 |
| File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.png スーパーアタックバッジ Super Attack Badge | Attack + | 34 | 39 | Defense - | 18 | 27 |
| File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.png レアアタックバッジ Rare Attack Badge | Attack + | 45 | 45 | Defense - | 31 | 31 |
 最新型ブラスター Latest-Model Blaster |
Attack + | 44 | 59 | Defense - | 24 | 37 |
| File:Equipment Icon Candy.png ペロぺロキャンディ Licking Candy | Attack + | 29 | 29 | Defense - | 17 | 17 |
 パワー手袋 Power Gloves |
Attack + | 28 | 28 | Defense - | 18 | 18 |
| ハイパワー手袋 High-Power Gloves |
Attack + | 33 | 54 | Defense - | 18 | 34 |
 1tハンマー 1-Ton Hammer |
Attack + | 47 | 47 | Defense - | 23 | 23 |
| File:Equipment Icon Needle.png 鋼の針 Steel Needle | Attack + | 45 | 45 | Defense - | 24 | 24 |
 銀の剣 Silver Sword |
Attack + | 40 | 40 | Defense - | 20 | 20 |
 プラスパワー X Attack |
Attack + | 25 | 25 | Defense - | 14 | 14 |
 最新型ザッパー Latest-Model Zapper |
Attack + | 57 | 57 | Defense - | 39 | 39 |
| File:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png ディフェンスバッジ Defense Badge | Defense + | 21 | 21 | Speed - | 14 | 14 |
| File:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png スーパーディフェンスバッジ Super Defense Badge | Defense + | 26 | 38 | Speed - | 13 | 25 |
| File:Equipment Icon Bodysuit.png スーパースーツ Super Bodysuit | Defense + | 60 | 60 | Speed - | 42 | 42 |
| File:Equipment Icon Cap.png 人気者の帽子 Popular Cap | Defense + | 48 | 48 | Speed - | 25 | 25 |
| File:Equipment Icon Cap.png ヒーローの帽子 Hero's Cap | Defense + | 75 | 75 | Speed - | 48 | 48 |
| File:Equipment Icon Cloak.png 王者のマント Monarch Cloak | Defense + | 69 | 72 | Speed - | 43 | 50 |
 なじみのふく Familiar Clothes |
Defense + | 27 | 28 | Speed - | 15 | 18 |
 高価なコート Expensive Coat |
Defense + | 33 | 33 | Speed - | 21 | 21 |
| お手ごろなコート Affordable Coat |
Defense + | 21 | 21 | Speed - | 12 | 12 |
 銀の首輪 Silver Collar |
Defense + | 56 | 56 | Speed - | 34 | 34 |
 ベテランジャケット Veteran Jacket |
Defense + | 55 | 55 | Speed - | 28 | 28 |
 流行りのオーバーオール Fashion Overalls |
Defense + | 59 | 59 | Speed - | 36 | 36 |
| File:Equipment Icon Robe.png 戦士の羽衣 Warrior's Robe | Defense + | 22 | 22 | Speed - | 13 | 13 |
| File:Equipment Icon Spacesuit.png 最新型宇宙服 Latest-Model Spacesuit | Defense + | 40 | 40 | Speed - | 25 | 25 |
| File:Equipment Icon X Defend.png ディフェンダー6 X Defend 6 | Defense + | 85 | 85 | Speed - | 50 | 50 |
| File:Equipment Icon Speed Badge.png スピードバッジ Speed Badge | Speed + | 18 | 21 | Attack - | 9 | 14 |
| File:Equipment Icon Speed Badge.png スーパースピードバッジ Super Speed Badge | Speed + | 28 | 42 | Attack - | 15 | 28 |
| File:Equipment Icon Speed Badge.png レアスピードバッジ Rare Speed Badge | Speed + | 54 | 54 | Attack - | 27 | 27 |
 なじみのブーツ Familiar Boots |
Speed + | 30 | 30 | Attack - | 16 | 16 |
| おしゃれなプ一ツ Stylish Boots |
Speed + | 48 | 57 | Attack - | 24 | 30 |
| 高級なブーツ High-Class Boots |
Speed + | 63 | 63 | Attack - | 40 | 40 |
| File:Equipment Icon Leg Guards.png 軽量レガース Lightweight Leg Guards | Speed + | 45 | 45 | Attack - | 25 | 25 |
 軽量シューズ Lightweight Shoes |
Speed + | 37 | 43 | Attack - | 21 | 28 |
Known equipment effects
The following table collects known effects and what equipment they were found on.
| Effect | Found on | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| しゃがみ回復 Healing Crouch | File:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png | Heals 3% every 2 seconds while crouching |
| たべもの回復アップ Food Recovery Up |  |
1.5x healing from food |
| たべると無敵 Eating Invincibility |  File:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png |
After eating food, become invincible for 5 seconds |
| ふれりジャンプ Fairy Jump |  |
0.6x falling speed |
| らくらく回避 Easy-Dodge | |
Faster dodges. |
| アイテムシューター Item Shooter | |
Improved item throw damage. |
| アイテム投げダウン Weak Item Throw | File:Equipment Icon X Defend.png | 0.7x thrown item damage |
| オート回復 Auto-Recovery | File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.png | Heals 2% every 3 seconds |
| ガケつかまりやすし Easy Edge Grab | |
Larger edge grab range |
| クイックスマッシュ Quick Smash | File:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png | Smashes charge faster |
| クリティカルヒット Critical Hit | File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.png | 20% chance of critical hit (3.0x damage) |
| シールドで反射 Reflection Shield |  |
Shielding deals proportional damage to attacker |
| ジャストシールド爆発 Explosive Powershield | File:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png | Deals 15% damage to nearby opponents on powershield |
| ジャンプ強化 Jump-Enhancement | |
1.2x jump power |
| スケーター Skater | File:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png | 1.5x walk/run speed, but less traction |
| スターロッド持ち Carry Star Rod | |
Start stocks with Star Rod |
| スマッシュボール引き寄せ Smash Ball Puller | File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.png File:Equipment Icon Speed Badge.png |
Attracts Smash Balls |
| ハイパースマッシュ Hyper Smash | File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.png | Smashes can be charged for longer for 1.3x extra damage |
| ビームソード持ち Carry Beam Sword | File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.pngFile:Equipment Icon Speed Badge.png | Start stocks with Beam Sword |
| ピンチで防御アップ Crisis Defense | |
Once per stock, upon reaching 100%, 0.33x damage taken for 20 seconds |
| ファイアフラワー持ち Carry Fire Flower | File:Equipment Icon Robe.png |
Start stocks with Fire Flower |
| ホームランバット持ち Carry Home-Run Bat | File:Equipment Icon Speed Badge.png | Start stocks with Home-Run Bat |
| ミス後無敵のばし Extended Respawn Invincibility | File:Equipment Icon Speed Badge.png | 3.0x respawn invincibility |
| メテオ強化 Strong Meteor |  |
1.5x meteor smash damage |
| 代償速度アップ Speed Tradeoff | |
Start stocks with 30%, 1.3x movement speed |
| 代償防御アップ Defensive Tradeoff | File:Equipment Icon Bow.pngFile:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png | Start stocks with 30%, take 0.8x damage |
| 切りふだパワー Final Power | File:Equipment Icon Orb.png | Attack, defense, and speed buff while possessing Smash Ball |
| 打ち上げ上手 Star Finish | File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.png | 1.3x knockback power to upward-angle attacks |
| 撃墜回復 Healing KO | File:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png | Heals 15% upon KO'ing an opponent |
| 早振りバッター Quick-Swing Batter | File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.png | Faster Home-Run Bat forward smash |
| 歩行速度アップ Walk Speed Up | File:Equipment Icon Attack Badge.pngFile:Equipment Icon Robe.png | 1.3x walk speed |
| 空中防御アップ Aerial Defense | File:Equipment Icon Defense Badge.png | 0.75x damage while aerial |
| 落とさん！スマッシュボール Smash Ball Grip | File:Equipment Icon Speed Badge.png | Reduced chance of losing Smash Ball when hit |
| 走行速度アップ Run Speed Up | File:Equipment Icon Speed Badge.png | 1.3x run speed |
| 超速ダッシュ Super-Speed Dash | |
Dashing deals damage based on distance travelled |
Trivia
- The names of the Pokémon-exclusive equipment reference battle items in the Pokémon games that would boost a Pokemon's stat. Unlike the equipment in Smash, they were one-use items.
- Sonic is the only third-party character to have an exclusive equipment type.
- The icon on Kirby's exclusive Weapons is identical to Invincibility Candy from his own series which functioned similar to Starmen in Mario.