Special move

Meta Knight's special moves

A special move, also known as a special attack, is any move performed by pressing the special button, the B button by default. In many cases, special attacks provide more damage than smash attacks, although it's unlikely to provide a KO in some situations. Unlike other moves, special moves can have wildly different functions - for instance, Falco's side special is a quick running swipe familiar to a dash attack, whereas Samus' side special is a projectile that leaves Samus stationary. Usually, only special attacks can be projectiles (some exceptions are Snake's and Olimar's up smashes), and some are able to render the user helpless if used in mid-air (usually those that function as mid-air jumps, like most up special moves). Starting with Super Smash Bros Brawl, there is a special type of special move called the Final Smash that can be accessed when the Smash Ball is obtained. When obtained, the standard special move is then replaced with the Final Smash that usually does a very high damaging attack that can affect more than one person, but it can only be used once before obtaining another Smash Ball. In Super Smash Bros. 4, there are three options for each character's special moves (effectively meaning 12 move options per character). For example, Yoshi's neutral special, Egg Lay, can be replaced with either Lick or Egg Launch.

Special moves include the neutral special move, side special move, down special move, up special move, and the Final Smash.

List of Special Moves

Character	Custom neutral specials		Custom side specials		Custom up specials		Custom down specials
Mario	Fast Fireball/Capsule: Throws a faster, slightly weaker fireball/capsule straight ahead.	Fire Orb/Mega Capsule: Throws a big ball of fire/ large, slow-moving capsule. Slow, but hits repeatedly before disappearing.	Shocking Cape/Sheet: Whips out a cape/sheet that zaps opponents. It destroys projectiles instead of reflecting them.	Gust Cape/Breezy Sheet: Create a gust of wind with low attack power that can push opponents.	Super Jump: More jump than the Super Jump Punch, but with none of the punch.	Explosive Punch/Ol' One-Two: Less jump than the Super Jump Punch, but with an explosive punch at the top.	Scalding F.L.U.D.D.: Shoots hot water a short distance. Burns opponents on contact.	High-Pressure F.L.U.D.D: Takes a while to fully charge, but blasts opponents with torrents of water.
Dr. Mario							Soaring Tornado/Mach Cyclone: A rapid spin that creates wind and launches foes. Rises high, but cannot move very far horizontally.	Clothesline Tornado/Cyclone: A spin that launches opponents he collides with. Slow, but has high launching power.
Luigi	Bouncing Fireball: Throw a fireball that bounces along the ground. Gradually loses power.	Iceball: Throw a slow-moving, icy ball at your foes. Freezes opponents at higher percentages.	Floating Missile: Flies sideways in a straight line. Charges up quickly, but does not do a lot of damage.	Quick Missile: Luigi flies faster and farther than normal, sliding across the ground if he misses.	Fiery Jump Punch: Easier to get a critical hit at the start, but Luigi will not jump as high.	Burial Header: Can bury opponents on the way down, but no critical hits on the way up.
Peach	Sleepy Toad: A counter that puts opponents in front of Peach to sleep. Launches airborne opponents.	Grumpy Toad: Not a counterattack. Releases spores that deal minor damage.	Flower Bomber: A hip bash that plants flowers on enemies' heads. If Peach misses, she will be left open to attacks.	Flying Peach Bomber: Rise into the air and deliver a hip bash. Harder to land, but it is more powerful.	Parasol High Jump: Jump high into the air quickly, but Peach cannot open her parasol.	Light Parasol: The jump is not very high, but opening the parasol lifts Peach a little bit higher.	Light Veggie: Pluck a slow-flying veggie from the ground. Can only be used so many times in a row.	Heavy Veggie: Pluck a heavy veggie that does not go far but can launch opponents.
Bowser	Fire Shot: Spit out a fireball. Power will not change even if used in rapid succession.	Fire Roar: More powerful than Fire Breath, but it runs out quickly and takes longer to recharge.	Dash Slam: Dash and grab an opponent. The jump is not high, but there is more sideways movement.	Dash Slash: Charge and slash opponents with your claws. Low damage, but high launch power.	Flying Fortress: Spins high into the air but does not deal damage.	Sliding Fortress: Spin while sliding quickly to send opponents flying. Less vertical range.	Turbulent Bomb: Bowser jumps up diagonally, pushing opponents with a gust of wind when he lands.	Slip Bomb: Drop down and shake the ground, causing nearby opponents to fall over.
Bowser Jr.	Piercing Cannon: Fire a smaller, less-powerful cannonball that can bash through multiple fighters.	Air Cannon: Blast opponents with wind. In the air, he can also use it to move backward quickly.	Koopa Drift: When spinning, the kart careens forward, hitting opponents multiple times.	Grounding Dash: A Clown Kart Dash that buries foes. It does not go far, and it ends in an auto spin.	Meteor Ejection: Jump out of the Junior Clown Car, and send it crashing to the ground. This sacrifices height in exchange for a meteor smash on the start up of the move.	Koopa Meteor: Launch high into the air before the Junior Clown Car explodes, firing himself downward.	Impatient Mechakoopa: Launch a Mechakoopa a fair distance. It explodes shortly after landing.	Big Mechakoopa: A large, powerful Mechakoopa. Walks past enemies, but can be picked up and thrown.
Rosalina	Luma Warp: Luma does little damage but launches out faster.	Power Luma Shot: Luma moves slower but deals multiple strong hits.	Floaty Star Bit: A large projectile that moves slow and deals multiple hits.	Shooting Star Bit: Projectiles fly faster.	Launch Star Plus: More vertical recovery.	Launch Star Attack: Deal damage at the end of Rosalina's jump.	Catch & Release: Similar to Gravitational Pull, but fighters are drawn in instead of items.	Guardian Luma: Luma grows huge and acts as a shield.
Yoshi	Lick: Yoshi jumps forward and attacks with its tongue.	Egg Launch: Launches the egg farther behind Yoshi, but makes it easier to break.	Heavy Egg Roll: Slower variant that deals more damage.	Light Egg Roll: A bouncing version of Egg Roll, though it does not last as long.	High Jump: Jump really high. In midair, Yoshi can use the move more than once.	Timed Egg Throw: Eggs gain a larger, more damaging explosion but no longer burst on contact with foes.	Crushing Bomb: More powerful, but no stars appear on impact.	Star Bomb: Deals less damage with the bombing motion, but the stars are powerful and fly far.
Wario	Inhaling Chomp: Behaves like Wario's regular bite but with a suction effect. It might do less damage.	Garlic Breath: Long startup, but Wario exhales bad breath at his opponent. If they are next to Wario, they will be stunned as if their shield was broken. Farther opponents get knocked away and tripped.	Speeding Bike: Wario's bike is super fast, but it cannot turn around. Does more damage head on than wheelieing.	Burying Bike: Wario's bike moves slowly but does increased damage and buries opponents. Has a special animation if Wario performs a wheelie.	Widescrew: Wario can control the angle of his up special. It can go nearly horizontally. It has much less distance than the default, though.	Corkscrew Leap: Wario jumps extremely high. This deals no damage.	Rose-Scented Waft: Wario's waft puts a flower on his opponent. Has little knockback, but the flower racks up damage fast.	Quick Waft: Wario's fart charges faster and he does damage as he rises into the air. Less damage and knockback than the regular waft.
Donkey Kong	Storm Punch: Creates a large windbox that greatly pushes back if the opponent is out of melee range.	Lightning Punch: An electrical version of the Giant Punch. Takes less time to fully charge, but deals less damage.	Jumping Headbutt: Donkey Kong jumps before slamming his head downward. Buried opponents can break out faster.	Stubborn Headbutt: Donkey Kong launches a Headbutt with a longer startup time, but it deals more damage and gives him high knockback resistance.	Chopper Kong: Has increased vertical recovery, but doesn't deal any damage.	Kong Cyclone: Donkey Kong pulls in opponents with the initial flurry of punches, then launches them with the final hit.	Focused Slap: A modified Hand Slap that sacrifices range, especially behind him, for increased hitstun and knockback.	Hot Slap: Donkey Kong slaps his hands against the ground, causing flaming pillars to erupt on either side of him.
Diddy Kong	Exploding Popgun: Charges quickly and explodes, damaging nearby enemies. Does not fire any peanuts.	Jumbo Peanuts: Shoot giant peanuts that do not travel as far but can inflict more damage.	Back Flip: A backward leap that switches to a flying forward kick when the special button is pressed.	Flying Monkey Flip: A higher jump with a weaker kick, but the grab attack is stronger.	Rocketbarrel Attack: Hits harder than the Rocketbarrel Boost, but does not fly quite as well. More difficult to control.	Rocketbarrel Kaboom: Charges faster and has better control, but explodes on contact with terrain, damaging Diddy Kong.	Shocking Banana Peel: Paralyzes those who step on it.	Battering Banana Peel: Throws a banana peel straight up. The peel launches foes straight up as well.
Link	Power Bow: Minuscule range and damage if uncharged. High damage and knockback when fully charged.	Quickfire Bow: Flies perfectly straight, has increased range and can pierce through targets. Does less damage and has no knockback.	Boomerang: Removes the gale effect and deals more damage, akin to the pre-Brawl Boomerang.	Ripping Boomerang: Can hit multiple times at the cost of shorter range, slower flight and little knockback.	Whirling Leap: Increased horizontal recovery distance and travel speed at the cost of doing no damage.	Shocking Spin: Does more damage and knockback at the cost of vertical recovery distance. Deals more damage and has higher knockback.	Giant Bomb: Physically a larger Bomb with a greatly improved blast radius and increased damage. Does not explode or cause knockback when it hits a player, but will detonate after 5 seconds. Takes slightly longer to pull out.	Meteor Bomb: Quicker to pull out and travels faster, but does less damage. Bombs have a meteor effect.
Toon Link	Fire Arrow: Sets fire to the ground where arrow lands, but the range is reduced.		Floating Boomerang: Flies slower with more control. Easier to return to Toon Link.	High-Speed Boomerang: Flies faster but only returns to the spot where it was thrown.	Sliding Spin Attack: More charge time but can move horizontally when spinning on the ground. Deals more damage than usual.	Flying Spin Attack: More vertical distance on last slash.	Time Bomb: Bomb explodes later but has increased weight. Deals less damage than usual.	Short-Fuse Bomb: Bombs explode quickly with bigger blast radius. Deals more damage than usual.
Zelda	Nayru's Rejection: Less duration, damage and knockback, but adds a "flip" effect akin to Mario's Cape.	Nayru's Passion: Draws in opponents before creating an explosion around Zelda.	Din's Flare: A faster Din's Fire with no vertical movement.	Din's Blaze: Much more vertical movement and a delayed explosion that grows based on distance traveled.	Farore's Squall: Less damage but more range, pushes enemies away at the beginning and end, and carries them along with Zelda.	Farore's Windfall: Can only teleport straight up, but deals meteor damage on reappearance.	Phantom Breaker: Changes hitbox locations and pushes players away.	Phantom Strike: The Phantom appears next to Zelda regardless of charge, rather than flying forward.
Sheik	Penetrating Needles: Needle goes through multiple opponents and projectiles, but can only charge up to three. Electric effect.	Paralyzing Needle: Longer hitstun. Can only hold one and attack animation is much longer, leaving Sheik vulnerable.	Gravity Grenade: No draw in effect before explosion, but enemies hit by the blast are knocked towards Sheik.	Skimming Grenade: Grenade bounces on the ground away from Sheik with a controllable delay before exploding.	Gale: Faster execution and larger movement range but no explosion or damage potential.	Abyss: Explosion has a meteor effect, while the movement hitbox can cause tripping. Possible to follow-up attack after initial explosion.	Jellyfish: Arcs much more vertically; easier to follow-up attack after initial hit.	Pisces: Arcs much closer to the ground and faster, but will not attack unless the button is pressed again; harder to time.
Ganondorf	Warlock Blade: Ganondorf pulls out his sword and plunges it forward in a stabbing motion, adding range at the cost of power. It still has armor.	Warlock Thrust: Sacrifices power and knockback in exchange for a reduced charge time and an AOE blast.	Flame Wave: Dash forward to grab an enemy and blast them into the air into other enemies.	Flame Chain: Instead of "choking" the victim at the end of the move, Ganondorf passes right through, dealing damage.	Dark Fists: Ganondorf spins upward, but does not grab his opponent. At the end of the move, there is a powerful hit.	Dark Vault: Doubles the height of Ganondorf's up special, but at the cost of the grab and severely reduced damage.	Wizard's Dropkick: If used on the ground, Ganondorf will leap into the air and come down at a diagonal angle slightly different than the original. When this move hits the ground, it causes slight knockback and damage for nearby enemies. Executes slightly faster with slightly reduced knockback. Turns the purple flames blue.	Wizard's Assault: Longer startup, however it increases the distance traveled. If used in the air, Ganondorf will come straight down. May have a meteor effect.
Samus	Dense Charge Shot: Takes longer to charge and deals less knockback, but fires a larger, much slower-moving projectile.	Melee Charge Shot: Releases a short-range "shotgun blast" of energy rather than a projectile ball.	Relentless Missile: Missiles move much slower, granting homing Missiles more control.	Turbo Missile: Missiles move faster, but "stall" for a moment before flying forward.	Screw Rush: Deals more damage and moves more diagonally/horizontally.	Apex Screw Attack: A purely vertical leap that only damages at the beginning and end.	Slip Bomb: Bombs cause opponents to trip but deal very little damage.	Mega Bomb: Explodes in a much larger blast after several seconds, limited to one on the stage at a time.
Zero Suit Samus	Blast Shot: Range and speed increase, but power decreases and loses paralyzing effect.	Electromagnetic Net: Shot explodes in front of her like a flare, travels a short distance, but hits a wide range.	Plasma Dash: A dashing strike with your gun. Doesn't use the whip, so it can't grab on to edges.	Whip Lash: Ensnares opponent and draws them in. It does not connect if she is too close to the opponent.	Impact Kick: Launches opponents skyward with a jump kick. Spinning finisher is extremely powerful.	Lateral Kick: Lifts opponents into the air at an angle, and then dashes forward with a spinning kick.	Shooting Star Flip Kick: Press the button while airborne to deliver a sharp falling kick. It does not drive opponents into the ground while flipping.	Low Flip: A flip that doesn't go very high but quickly covers a lot of ground.
Kirby	Ice Breath: Breathes cold air to freeze nearby opponents, disables Kirby's copy abilities.	Jumping Inhale: Kirby jumps and moves a significant distance forwards as he inhales.	Hammer Bash: Kirby swings his hammer forwards in an arc, which sends his opponents skyward on contact. He cannot charge this move.	Giant Hammer: Kirby swings a massive hammer, which is slower but stronger than his normal one.	Wave Cutter: Kirby jumps straight up and falls straight down, cutting anyone he comes in contact with on the way up and meteoring anyone he comes in contact with on the way down. When landing, Kirby creates a shockwave that sends rocks flying outwards.	Upper Cutter: Kirby jumps straight up and falls straight down, cutting anyone he comes in contact with on the way up. Stronger than his regular blade, but cannot hit anything on the way down.	Grounding Stone: Kirby turns into a heavy object and plummets straight down. Kirby takes longer to transform, but grounded enemies are buried on contact.	Meteor Stone: Kirby turns into a heavy object and plummets straight down. Kirby takes longer to transform back, but he will meteor smash any enemies he hits while falling.
Meta Knight	Entangling Tornado: Draws nearby opponents into the vortex. Although the special button can be tapped to make it last longer, horizontal movement is reduced by a lot and if used in the air, Meta Knight will not gain as much height.	Dreadful Tornado: Larger hitbox and deals more damage. The ending finish lag is longer, but the the knockback is greatly improved and sends the opponents off diagonally. Meta Knight can no longer increase the duration and vertical movement is completely removed.	High-Speed Drill: A longer ranged Drill Rush that cannot be controlled.	Shieldbreaker Drill: Less range and power, but deals high shield damage.	Blade Coaster: Startup time is increased, but the move is now at a diagonal angle. Opponents hit with the move are knocked back diagonally.	Lazy Shuttle Loop: Meta Knight loses the initial hit of the move for better vertical recovery and a stronger hit near the end of the move.	Shield Piercer: The attack penetrates shields, but the power and distance are lower.	Stealth Smasher: Longer travel distance, but you're left vulnerable for longer.
King Dedede	Dedede Storm: A cyclone from King Dedede's mouth that pulls foes in, hits repeatedly, and launches opponents upward.	Taste Test: Inhales opponents quickly, and spits them out as stars instantly. Deals extra damage.	Topspin Gordo: Throws a Gordo that moves slowly at first, then speeds up and becomes more powerful after it bounces.	Bouncing Gordo: Throws a Gordo that bounces back and forth. Lasts a while, but each hit will not damage much.	Rising Dedede: A big jump that attacks on the way up instead of the way down.	Quick Dedede Jump: A jump that is very fast, but does not go as high or damage as much.	Armored Jet Hammer: Player gains super armor during charge, however, fully charging damages Dedede more. Also deals less damage.	Dash Jet Hammer: Pushes Dedede backward while charging, and sends him dashing forward when the special button is released.
Fox	Impact Blaster: Fox fires slower blaster shots that deal more damage and knock opponents back.	Charge Blaster: Charge to fire a single, powerful laser. It's slow but deals a lot of damage.	Fox Burst: Fox cannot hit opponents with the dash itself, but will generate a large explosion wherever he stops.	Wolf Flash: Dash into the air at an angle. When it hits, it sends opponents crashing downward.	Flying Fox: Move can be used faster but deals no damage.	Twisting Fox: Spin to pull opponents in, then rise into the air, hitting multiple times on the way.	Big Reflector: A larger reflective shield that doesn't power up reflected projectiles.	Amplifying Reflector: Has a longer startup time, but doubles the power and speed of reflected projectiles.
Falco	Explosive Blaster: Blaster shots are slower and larger, but explode on impact.	Burst Blaster: Works like Fox's Blaster.	Falco Phase: Very little start up time. Increased distance and grants invincibility frames through the whole attack, but no longer causes damage.	Falco Charge: Has high power, but the distance traveled is much lower.	Fast Fire Bird: Slightly faster start up than the vanilla version, but slightly shorter reach and much less damage.	Distant Fire Bird: Slower start up, But the vertical recovery distance is longer. Multiple damaging hitboxes added to the end of the fire trail.	Accele-Reflector: The reflector is lime green in color and speeds up reflected projectiles, but only reflects as it travels forward.	Reflector Void: The reflector is a purple-red color and does a decent amount of damage with sizable knockback. Slightly slower than the vanilla version.
Pikachu	Thunder Wave: It stuns opponents for a very long time; however, it has considerably less range.	Thunder Shock: Shoots a ball of electricity horizontally. Triggers a small blast as it disappears.	Shocking Skull Bash: A flying headbutt that deals multiple hits. The last hit has added knockback.	Heavy Skull Bash: Dives sideways. Deals more damage if it hits near the start of the attack.	Meteor Quick Attack: A Quick Attack with a meteor smash effect.	Quick Feet: Moves once, but moves much farther than Pikachu's other up specials.	Thunder Burst: Unleashes an electric attack originating from Pikachu.	Distant Thunder: Extended reach, as well as a sweet spot where it begins and a sour spot where it ends.
Jigglypuff	Relentless Rollout: Rollout passes through foes rather than bouncing off.	Raging Rollout: A much longer charge time, but high damage and hits shields hard.	Sideways Pound: Cancels Jigglypuff's momentum, deals less damage and knocks enemies horizontally.	Pound Blitz: Pounds multiple times, dealing more damage and moving Jigglypuff further forward.	Hyper Voice: Damages rather than putting foes to sleep.	Spinphony: Flips opponents around rather than putting them to sleep.	Leaping Rest: Launches Jigglypuff upwards before falling asleep, knocking away foes.	Wakie Wakie: Sleeps for less time and explodes on wake, dealing 5% damage to Jigglypuff itself.
Charizard	Fire Fang: A short-range fire-breathing attack. Hits quickly and continuously to rack up damage.	Fireball Cannon: Fires distinct balls of fire that travel far but do less damage than Flamethrower.	Blast Burn: A slower version of Flare Blitz that deals more damage to both Charizard and its opponent. (Upwards of 23%)	Dragon Rush: Has less power overall, but Charizard takes no recoil damage.	Rising Cyclone: Recovery distance is reduced, but Charizard can suck in opponents and launch them. (Upwards of 20%)	Fly High: Deals no damage, but has an increased vertical distance.	Sinking Skull: Charizard headbutts an opponent, causing them to get stuck in the floor.	Rock Hurl: The rock fragments fly further than Rock Smash, but deal less damage.
Lucario	Snaring Aura Sphere: Aura Sphere travels slowly and draws in opponents.	Piercing Aura Sphere: A low power, fast-moving piercing Aura Sphere that can be fired rapidly.	Advancing Force Palm: Advances a large distance and released Aura. The Aura itself only travels a short distance.	Long-Distance Force Palm: Increased range at the cost of power. Pushes the opponent away.	Ride the Wind: Increases distance but removes damage.	Extreme Speed Attack: Increases knockback, but also startup.	Glancing Counter: Lucario parries and drives its fist into the opponent.	Stunning Double Team: Counter-attack that causes paralysis.
Greninja	Stagnant Shuriken: Fires a water shuriken that hovers in place wherever it is created.	Shifting Shuriken: Fire two different types of shuriken, depending on whether the attack button is held or tapped. One type knocks opponents towards Greninja.	Shadow Strike: Shadow moves slower through the ground. Shadow can move farther away, attack deals more knockback	Shadow Dash: Teleport is instant, no moving shadow. It teleports a set distance equal to about 75% of Shadow Sneak's max range. Attack deals less knockback.	High-Capacity Pump: Fire two jets for a bigger boost. Slower movement than Hydro Pump, but easier to control.	Single-Shot Pump: Greninja only throws one pump instead of two so it can only go one direction. It gains significantly more distance.	Exploding Attack: Greninja disappears for a brief moment and then reappears with an explosion around itself. This move does not counter.	Substitute Ambush: Evade an enemy attack with a substitute; after a delay, attack with an extra-powerful counter. This move does heavy damage to shields.
Captain Falcon	Falcon Dash Punch: Greatly increases the horizontal distance traveled, but deals less damage.	Mighty Falcon Punch: Increases the height of the fiery wing in Falcon Punch which "squishes" the rest of the bird. Captain Falcon also slides forward slightly when throwing the punch.	Heavy Raptor Boost: Raptor Boost with less distance, but more damage. Falcon does a fake out, followed by the usual uppercut.	Wind-up Raptor Boost: Captain Falcon's fist ignites as he uses the move, then there is a brief delay before charging forward.	Falcon Strike: A move that sacrifices damage at the cost of vastly improved vertical recovery.	Explosive Falcon Dive: Sacrifices vertical recovery for damage. Looks to be chargeable and useful for KOing.	Falcon Kick Fury: Turns Falcon Kick into a multi hit move.	Lightning Falcon Kick: A faster, electric Falcon Kick that sends opponents upward at a slight angle. Characters hit with this move are automatically sent upwards with Captain Falcon passing through them.
Ness	Rising PK Flash: PK Flash mostly goes straight up with minimal control. Less damage, but larger hitbox.	PK Freeze: Operates as Lucas' did, freezing opponents at the cost of damage.	PK Bonfire: PK Fire has a significantly reduced range, but the result flame is larger, lasts longer, and does more damage on contact.	PK Fire Burst: Increased range, but only hits once on contact, similar to Lucas.	Lasting PK Thunder: Functions identically to Lucas' counterpart, with tighter turning and both the projectile and Ness piercing enemies.	Rolling PK Thunder: Slower, larger PK Thunder. Both the projectile and Ness do more damage and knockback.	PSI Vacuum: Pulls opponents towards Ness, exploding when the button is released. Lacks absorption capabilities.	Forward PSI Magnet: Ness holds PSI Magnet in front of him, also doing damage when the button is released, similarly to Lucas. Longer ending lag.
Marth/ Lucina	Storm Thrust: Shield Breaker produces a gust of wind that pushes opponents back. The longer the charge, the larger the gust.	Dashing Assault: Propels Marth/Lucina forward a significant distance on use.	Effortless Blade: Will perform the entire Dancing Blade combo no matter what speed the special button is pressed, but is weaker and will do the same attack type every time	Heavy Blade: The spacing between all four hits is wider and has reduced knockback, but deals greater damage.	Crescent Slash: Performs Dolphin Slash at a diagonal angle, doing more damage on the way up.	Dolphin Jump: Increased height, but does no damage.	Easy Counter: The "ready" time for the counter is longer, but has reduced damage.	Rush Counter: Upon countering, Marth/Lucina will slide past the opponent while slashing, sending the opponent flying behind him/her.
Ike	Tempest: Plunging the sword into the ground creates a wind gust that pushes opponents away.	Furious Eruption: The eruption covers a wider area the longer it is charged, but it also harms Ike.	Close Combat: A faster forward lunge that ends with a body blow that launches foes.	Unyielding Blade: Grants super armor during the charge and lunge, but the lunge is slower and shorter.	Aether Drive: Ike throws his sword at approximately a 45 degree angle upwards, then rushes forward to catch it. Much better horizontal recovery.	Aether Wave: Creates a shock wave when hitting the ground, but it's less powerful than normal. Looks similar to Kirby's Final Cutter.	Paralyzing Counter: A counter that paralyzes enemies instead of dealing damage.	Smash Counter: Delivers a slower, more powerful attack when countering.
Robin	Thunder+: The tome can charge up to 5 seconds with increased damage and knockback, but has less uses before being discarded.	Speed Thunder: The tome charges much more quickly, but does less damage and knockback.	Arcfire+: Longer range and hits once with a powerful explosion.	Fire Wall: Shorter range, hits twice with heavy knockback.	Soaring Elwind: Short delay between Elwind pulses.	Gliding Elwind: First Elwind pulse fired 45 degrees behind Robin, adding horizontal recovery.	Distant Nosferatu: Fires at about the range of regular Arcfire.	Goetia: Draws enemies in but does not heal.
Mr. Game & Watch	XXL Chef: The food flipped out of the pan is larger and does more damage, but the attack has reduced range and speed.	Short-Order Chef: The flipped food has reduced vertical movement, but is quicker and has longer reach.	Extreme Judge: The hammer is always either a 1 or 9; however, the 1 seems to be more common and both do reduced damage.	Chain Judge: Removes the effects the different hammer numbers have and instead hits the character the same number of times as what the hammer number reads.	High Fire: Similar to his recovery move in Melee. No parachute is deployed and he can use air moves quicker out of this move than normal.	Heavy Trampoline: Reduced recovery in exchange for dealing damage at the start of the move.	Efficient Panic: A single projectile will completely fill the bucket, though the damage and throw range is reduced. The "absorb" range seems to be slightly larger, however.	Panic Overload: Longer throw range and a larger oil hitbox; however, the other aspects of the move is slower.
Pit	Piercing Bow: Fire a stronger arrow that can pierce through foes. Charging takes longer, and cannot be guided.	Guiding Bow: Fire an arrow that can be guided much more easily but has less power.	Interception Arm: Acts as a counter, allowing Pit to uppercut enemies if they try to hit him. No dash.	Quickdash/shock Arm: A faster, longer dash that continues after the uppercut, making it hard to control.	Striking Flight: The angle of flight cannot be controlled as much, but the user deals damage at takeoff.	Breezy Flight: Does not fly as far, but creates a whirlwind around the user that can push enemies away.	Impact Orbitars: The Orbitars damage foes and knock them back. Will not shield the user or reflect projectiles.	Amplifying Orbitars: Boosts the power of projectiles it reflects, but the Orbitars can be broken more easily.
Dark Pit			Electrocut Arm: Dark Pit readies his weapon, and then strikes if an enemy comes in range. He will not flinch while readied.
Olimar	Hardy Pikmin Pluck: Pikmin take longer to pull but can soak more damage.	Explosive Pluck: Pikmin create an explosion when plucked.	Sticky Pikmin Throw: Thrown Pikmin deal less damage but attack faster, and are harder to shake off.	Tackle Pikmin Throw: Pikmin do not latch on targets, but they deal stronger damage.	Winged Pikmin Jump: Flying Pikmin carry Olimar farther for less air time.	Mighty Winged Pikmin: You can fly just as far with Pikmin in tow as without, but you can't fly as far to begin with.	Order Tackle: Pikmin deal one final hit before jumping back to Olimar.	Dizzy Whistle: While whistling, Olimar spins nearby opponents, leaving him open to attacks.
R.O.B.	Wide-Angle Beam: Laser breaks through defenses, and can be fired at a wider range of angles, but doesn't deal as much damage.	Infinite Robo Beam: Recharge time is drastically lowered (never runs out of charge) at the cost of range and power.	Reflector Arm: A longer arm spin that makes it easier to reflect projectiles, at the cost of forward movement.	Backward Arm Rotor: Spins while knocking opponents behind R.O.B.. Has very long startup lag.	Robo Rocket: Cannot use aerials or hover during the move but recover great vertical distance.	High-Speed Burner: Easier horizontal movement and flies faster, but uses fuel more quickly.	Fire Gyro: Deals fire damage on contact, and deals more damage but doesn't travel as far.	Slip Gyro: Makes enemies slip on contact, and slides across the ground instead of bouncing.
Little Mac	Flaming Straight Lunge: A flaming Straight Lunge with less charge time but less damage.	Stunning Straight Lunge: Travels further and Paralyzes opponents, but deals less damage and lacks knockback resistance.	Grounding Blow: A Jolt Haymaker variant that buries opponents but removes Mac's projectile immunity.	Guard Breaker: Both the speed and range of the attack is reduced, but has knockback resistance and ignores shields, damaging the opponent directly.	Tornado Uppercut: Increased recovery height at the cost of reduced damage.	Rising Smash: Further sacrifices Mac's vertical recovery in exchange for greatly increased power and knockback.	Compact Counter: Very low knockback but greatly reduces startup and increases speed, allowing for better follow-ups.	Dash Counter: Mac lunges very far forward when counter-attacking, but cannot hit opponents directly next to him. Can be used as a recovery when countered against gimping.
Duck Hunt	High-Explosive Shot: Can is only kicked once upon initial activation. Greater distance and speed. Pressing the special button again at any time will make it explode immediately.	Zigzag Shot: The can alternates direction in the air for each press. Getting hit by the explosion sends the opponent straight upwards.	Rising Clay: Dog throws a clay pigeon that rises into the air slowly. No additional effects.	Clay Break: The pigeon can be shot at up to three times with varying accuracy, but the third shot definitely hits. Each shot is much stronger than the default move.	Duck Jump Snag: Dog bites repeatedly as the duck carries him upward. Covers about the same vertical distance as the default up-special.	Super Duck Jump: Short lag, then the duck and dog go up very quickly. Covers more vertical distance than the default up-special.	Quick Draw Aces: Start-up lag before firing is reduced, but both power and shot distance is decreased.	Mega Gunman: Large gunman acts as a shield. Fires after considerable delay if nothing hits it.
Villager	Garden: If the opponent gets hit by the vortex, it puts a flower in their head. No damage multiplying for the projectiles reflected and the vortex is smaller. Flower falls almost immediately	Pocket Plus: Bigger vortex. Damage multiplication for projectiles is less than regular Pocket.	Liftoff Lloid: The Lloid/Rocket goes in a bell curve trajectory.	Pushy Lloid: The Lloid/Rocket is bigger, causes more damage, but is slower. It will hit opponents multiple times, pushing them before exploding.	Extreme Balloon Trip: Slower than the original. Press the attack button to explode the balloons one by one. If Villager lands, both balloons go to the sides and explode.	Balloon High Jump: A really big jump, but no flight.	Timber Counter: All phases are faster. Sapling trips enemies when they step on it. Watering can has a smaller windbox. Tree reflects projectiles and counters damage. Slower to wither, but is the weakest and cannot withstand lots of damage. Damages less when timbered.	Super Timber: All phases are slower. Watering can has a longer range. Tree is significantly bigger and causes a lot of damage when timbered.
Wii Fit Trainer	Enriched Sun Salutation: Charges a ball of energy that condenses while charging, then launches it. The move does not heal.	Sweeping Sun Salutation: The energy ball travels slowly but hits foes multiple times, pushing them away.	Huge Header: Head a larger ball that's slightly slower and less powerful but easier to hit with.	Weighted Header: Head a heavy ball that's more powerful but quick to drop to the ground.	Jumbo Hoop: Gyrate into the air with larger hoops that deal damage over a wider area. Will not go as high.	Hoop Hurricane: Pull in opponents while rising, and then knock them upward with the hoops.	Volatile Breathing: A forbidden breathing method that causes an explosion. It will not heal or power up Wii Fit Trainer.	Steady Breathing: If successful, Wii Fit Trainer briefly becomes impossible to launch. However, the move has a cooldown.
Shulk	Decisive Monado Arts: The ability's time is extended, but it is impossible to change.	Hyper Monado Arts: The abilities' benefits and drawbacks are both amplified. The abilities' time is also decreased.	Back Slash Leap: Shulk jumps high in the air to slice the opponent.	Back Slash Charge: Shulk leaps lower and longer and will not receive knockback while in the air. However, the attack deals less damage.	Advancing Air Slash: Shulk goes upward in the first slash, then sideways in the second one.	Mighty Air Slash: Shulk strikes the enemy with a powerful slash. However, the reach is short and the move is hard to control when falling down.	Dash Vision: Shulk takes a big step forward and the counter's range is extended. The counter is faster, but lacks power.	Power Vision: Shulk foresees the future for a longer time and counters with greater power. However, if used too much, the counter will become less and less effective.
Sonic	Stomp: Upon activation, goes straight down without homing; can meteor smash.	Surprise Attack: Enemy homing is fast and accurate.	Hammer Spin Dash: The height of Spin Dash's initial "hop" is increased. Players that are hit on the hop's descent are buried.	Burning Spin Dash: a fiery version of Spin Dash. Limited follow-up options.	Double Spring: Sonic's Spring Jump does not send him as high, but can be performed twice before landing with controllable delay. It is possible to do regular aerial attacks between each spring jump.	Springing Headbutt: The spring has a hitbox. Good vertical recovery that is increased further if Sonic hits an opponent.	Auto-Spin Charge : Spin charge can be held indefinitely without tapping B, but no hitbox while charging.	Gravitational Charge: Opponents are pulled towards or away from Sonic as he charges, depending on the direction he is facing.
Mega Man	Hyper Bomb: Bomb Man's weapon. Explodes upon contact with the ground, walls, or opponents, but Mega Man can hold it indefinitely and it does not hurt him upon exploding. Has an unusual throwing arc.	Shadow Blade: Shadow Man's weapon. Returns to Mega Man like a boomerang, but vanishes on hitting the stage.	Ice Slasher: Ice Man's weapon. Freezes opponents at high enough percents.	Danger Wrap: Burst Man's weapon. A bubble-encased bomb that floats upwards and explodes on contact.	Tornado Hold: Tengu Man's weapon. Drops an upwards-facing fan that creates an uplifting cyclone.	Beat: Carries Mega Man, granting more horizontal control but moving slower than Rush Coil's bounce.	Skull Barrier: Skull Man's weapon. Does no damage when circling Mega Man, but reflects projectiles and pushes away close enemies.	Plant Barrier: Plant Man's weapon. Petals do not disappear when hit, but moves slower and has less range when thrown.
Pac-Man	Freaky Fruit: Gives all fruits different functions; cherries bounce and strawberries hit enemies towards Pac-Man.	Lazy Fruit: Fruits take slower to cycle.	Distant Power Pellet: The pellet trail takes a longer time to deploy, but can extend to much farther lengths.	Enticing Power Pellet: Adds a pulling effect as the move starts up.	Meteor Trampoline: The trampoline meteor smashes players when red, rather than putting them into helpless.	Power Pac-Jump: Summon a trampoline that bounces Pac-Man higher than usual but does not stick around.	On-Fire Hydrant: The hydrant spews short-ranged fire, causing damage to anyone including Pac-Man himself.	Dire Hydrant: The hydrant explodes after hitting the ground, or a certain amount of time.