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Equipment is a customization option in Super Smash Bros. 4. Three pieces of equipment can be attached to a character, which 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.

Up to 3,000 pieces of equipment can be stored. Older pieces of equipment will be deleted to make room for any new equipment obtained.

Equipment categories

This table lists the effects of increasing the value of a category. If a category is negative, its effect will be inverted. Stats can exceed maximum values when using multiply effects.

Type Effect
Attack Increases damage done by all attacks, including special moves and items. Knockback and freeze frames are increased proportionally.
Defense Decreases damage received (and therefore knockback taken) from all sources; it is currently unclear whether weight and shield health are also increased, or whether they are only indirectly improved by the damage decrease.
Speed Increases walking, dashing, air speed, jump height, and fast-falling speed. Reduces landing lag, but does not alter passive falling speed. Positive speed values will lower the weight limit for holding Smash Run powers, while negative speed values increase the weight limit.

Equipment types

Equipment comes in various types, which each have three rarities. Higher rarities result in stronger stat modifications. If a piece of equipment has an extra effect, it does not show its rarity. The frequency rate of each type of equipment appears to be based on how many characters can utilize it - for example, Swords are much more common than Pikmin.

Type Common Uncommon Rare
  Brawn Badge Super Rare
  Arm Cannon Standard Deluxe  
State-of-the-Art  
Prototype
  Banana Ordinary High-Quality Exquisite
  Bat Decent Top-Notch Legendary
  Beam Whip Standard Deluxe  
State-of-the-Art  
Prototype
  Blaster Standard Deluxe  
State-of-the-Art  
Prototype
  Boxing Gloves Lightweight Middleweight Heavyweight
  Drill Light Super Hyper
  Egg Medium Large Extra-Large
  Fake Nails Bronze Silver Gold
  Gloves Power High-Power Max-Power
  Hammer 100 lb. 1-ton 100-ton
  Lloid Mini Good Ol' Mega
  Lollipop Yummy Delicious Decadent
  Magic Stone Enchanted Mystical Mysterious
  Needles Iron Steel Silver
  Pikmin Dedicated Brave Fearless
  Protein One-Star  
A+  
Two-Star  
A++  
Three-Star  
A+++  
  Sacred Treasures Heroic Angelic Godly
  Staff Enchanted Purifying Holy
  Sword Steel Silver Legendary
  Toad Dedicated Brave Fearless
  Tome Apprentice's Expert's Sage's
  Torch Smoldering Burning Blazing
  X Attack Threefold Sixfold
  Zapper Standard Deluxe  
State-of-the-Art  
Prototype
  Protection Badge Super Rare
  Block Iron Steel Diamond
  Cape Squire's Knight's King's
  Clothes Well-Worn Stylish Expensive
  Coat Discount Expensive Designer
  Collar Bronze Silver Gold
  Dress Enchanted High-Quality Exquisite
  Hat Average Joe's Pretty Sweet Hero's
  Helmet Light Super Hyper
  Jacket Rookie's Veteran's Master's
  Mask Enigmatic Heroic Vengeful
Overalls  
Dungarees  
Ordinary Trendy  
Fashionable  
Vintage
  Raiment Heroic Angelic Godly
  Ring Bronze Silver Gold
  Saddle Bronze Silver Gold
  Shell Turtle Iron Diamond
  Shield Steel Silver Legendary
  Space Suit Standard Deluxe  
State-of-the-Art  
Prototype
  Suit Light Super Hyper
  Tie Discount Expensive Designer
  Watch Battery Ordinary High-Performance Ultra-Performance
  X Defense Threefold Sixfold
  Agility Badge Super Rare
  Booster Standard Deluxe  
State-of-the-Art  
Prototype
  Boots Well-Worn Stylish Expensive
  Dash Mushroom Double Turbo
  Feather Enchanted Shiny Shimmering
  Microchip Ordinary High-Performance Ultra-Performance
Pumps  
Heels  
Discount Expensive Designer
  Rocketbarrel Pack High-Speed Mach-Speed Light-Speed
  Sandals Nimble Swift Speedy
  Shin Guards Ordinary Lightweight Ultra-Lightweight
  Shoes Ordinary Lightweight Ultra-Lightweight
  Turbo Boost Deluxe  
State-of-the-Art  
First-Class
  X Speed Threefold Sixfold

Equipment usage

Each character has special item types they can equip. The equipment type "badges" can be equipped by any character. Items is simply the default weight limit value that the character has; this is used for Smash Run.

Character Attack Defense Speed Items
        25
        24
        25
        23
        22
        29
        27
        26
        27
        27
        24
        26
        24
        22
        24
        29
        27
        23
        21
        22
        28
        24
        22
        23
        21
   
 
    27
        25
        24
        25
        25
        23
        23
        26
        24
        23
        24
        24
        23
        23
        26
        23
        23
        24
        24
        23
        23
        25
        25
        25
        25
        25

Known equipment values

The following table collects known values for equipment that lacks any special effects.

Name Plus Range Minus Range
  Brawn Badge Attack + 15 21 Defense - 7 14
  Super Brawn Badge Attack + 23 43 Defense - 11 30
  Rare Brawn Badge Attack + 43 60 Defense - 23 35
  Power Gloves Attack + 26 29 Defense - 15 18
  High-Power Gloves Attack + 33 60 Defense - 17 41
  Max-Power Gloves Attack + 62 85 Defense - 35 56
  Ordinary Banana Attack + 22 22 Defense - 14 14
  High-Quality Banana Attack + 33 55 Defense - 18 35
  Steel Sword Attack + 16 19 Defense - 10 11
  Silver Sword Attack + 33 60 Defense - 18 36
  Legendary Sword Attack + 63 84 Defense - 32 54
  Deluxe Arm Cannon Attack + 36 59 Defense - 21 39
  Prototype Arm Cannon Attack + 63 68 Defense - 37 46
  Large Egg Attack + 32 55 Defense - 18 32
  Yummy Lollipop Attack + 29 29 Defense - 17 17
  Delicious Lollipop Attack + 45 59 Defense - 27 37
  Decadent Lollipop Attack + 61 66 Defense - 33 35
  Deluxe Blaster Attack + 41 60 Defense - 19 34
  Prototype Blaster Attack + 78 78 Defense - 24 53
  X Attack Attack + 25 30 Defense - 14 18
  Threefold X Attack Attack + 38 60 Defense - 22 38
  Sixfold X Attack Attack + 65 82 Defense - 33 46
  Decent Bat Attack + 27 28 Defense - 14 16
  Top-Notch Bat Attack + 34 58 Defense - 20 36
  Legendary Bat Attack + 61 71 Defense - 39 44
  Brave Toad Attack + 34 56 Defense - 19 38
  Fearless Toad Attack + 64 84 Defense - 40 51
  Silver Fake Nails Attack + 41 60 Defense - 21 40
  Gold Fake Nails Attack + 61 73 Defense - 31 45
  Steel Needles Attack + 35 60 Defense - 24 34
  Silver Needles Attack + 45 70 Defense - 24 35
  Mystical Magic Stone Attack + 32 48 Defense - 17 32
  Mysterious Magic Stone Attack + 65 65 Defense - 39 39
  100kg Hammer Attack + 29 29 Defense - 17 17
  1-Ton Hammer Attack + 32 60 Defense - 18 39
  100-Ton Hammer Attack + 64 68 Defense - 36 38
  Burning Torch Attack + 35 48 Defense - 20 26
  Blazing Torch Attack + 74 79 Defense - 46 53
  Standard Zapper Attack + 17 35 Defense - 11 17
  Deluxe Zapper Attack + 53 59 Defense - 26 39
  Prototype Zapper Attack + 79 79 Defense - 55 55
  Heroic Sacred Treasures Attack + 20 20 Defense - 11 11
  Angelic Sacred Treasures Attack + 35 60 Defense - 19 39
  Godly Sacred Treasures Attack + 61 79 Defense - 33 41
  Deluxe Beam Whip Attack + 40 58 Defense - 20 37
  Prototype Beam Whip Attack + 73 76 Defense - 42 50
  Super Drill Attack + 40 59 Defense - 23 33
  Brave Pikmin Attack + 51 60 Defense - 29 36
  Pretty Staff Attack + 28 28 Defense - 15 15
  Purifying Staff Attack + 36 59 Defense - 22 35
  Holy Staff Attack + 62 62 Defense - 31 31
  One-Star Protein Attack + 23 23 Defense - 13 13
  Two-Star Protein Attack + 35 57 Defense - 22 34
  Three-Star Protein Attack + 62 62 Defense - 36 36
  Lightweight Boxing Gloves Attack + 11 11 Defense - 5 5
  Middleweight Boxing Gloves Attack + 37 45 Defense - 21 31
  Good Ol' Lloid Attack + 33 60 Defense - 19 36
  Mega Lloid Attack + 76 76 Defense - 51 51
  Expert's Tome Attack + 32 58 Defense - 20 40
  Sage's Tome Attack + 69 70 Defense - 40 45
  Protection Badge Defense + 10 21 Speed - 5 14
  Super Protection Badge Defense + 23 43 Speed - 12 28
  Rare Protection Badge Defense + 44 60 Speed - 23 36
  Ordinary Overalls Defense + 16 30 Speed - 9 17
  Trendy Overalls Defense + 42 59 Speed - 23 39
  Vintage Overalls Defense + 64 64 Speed - 41 41
  Expensive Tie Defense + 42 58 Speed - 24 30
  Designer Tie Defense + 42 42 Speed - 28 28
  Silver Shield Defense + 32 74 Speed - 16 46
  Legendary Shield Defense + 70 70 Speed - 39 39
  Light Suit Defense + 30 30 Speed - 16 16
  Super Suit Defense + 31 60 Speed - 16 36
  Hyper Suit Defense + 61 84 Speed - 34 42
  Silver Saddle Defense + 31 45 Speed - 19 22
  Pretty Sweet Hat Defense + 31 60 Speed - 15 34
  Hero's Hat Defense + 67 82 Speed - 36 48
  Veteran's Jacket Defense + 34 60 Speed - 21 37
  Master's Jacket Defense + 81 81 Speed - 42 42
  X Defense Defense + 29 29 Speed - 15 16
  Threefold X Defense Defense + 36 60 Speed - 20 40
  Sixfold X Defense Defense + 66 85 Speed - 33 56
  Squire's Cape Defense + 28 30 Speed - 14 16
  Knight's Cape Defense + 32 60 Speed - 22 39
  King's Cape Defense + 65 83 Speed - 32 50
  High-Quality Dress Defense + 32 58 Speed - 18 35
  Exquisite Dress Defense + 64 70 Speed - 34 38
  Turtle Shell Defense + 24 24 Speed - 15 15
  Iron Shell Defense + 41 59 Speed - 25 39
  Diamond Shell Defense + 72 72 Speed - 41 41
  Discount Coat Defense + 21 21 Speed - 12 12
  Expensive Coat Defense + 33 58 Speed - 21 35
  Designer Coat Defense + 81 81 Speed - 42 42
  Heroic Raiment Defense + 22 30 Speed - 13 15
  Angelic Raiment Defense + 39 60 Speed - 25 37
  Godly Raiment Defense + 62 62 Speed - 40 40
  High-Performance Watch Battery Defense + 41 59 Speed - 24 38
  Ultra-Performance Watch Battery Defense + 67 67 Speed - 40 40
  Heroic Mask Defense + 32 60 Speed - 16 39
  Vengeful Mask Defense + 62 62 Speed - 42 42
  Deluxe Space Suit Defense + 31 56 Speed - 17 39
  Iron Block Defense + 28 28 Speed - 17 17
  Steel Block Defense + 42 59 Speed - 21 40
  Diamond Block Defense + 65 67 Speed - 39 45
  Silver Ring Defense + 39 55 Speed - 25 32
  Gold Ring Defense + 62 62 Speed - 34 34
  Well-Worn Clothes Defense + 27 28 Speed - 15 18
  Stylish Clothes Defense + 39 60 Speed - 22 35
  Expensive Clothes Defense + 65 65 Speed - 44 44
  Super Helmet Defense + 35 54 Speed - 18 35
  Silver Collar Defense + 43 56 Speed - 24 35
  Agility Badge Speed + 11 21 Attack - 5 14
  Super Agility Badge Speed + 24 43 Attack - 12 28
  Rare Agility Badge Speed + 44 59 Attack - 23 40
  Ordinary Shoes Speed + 23 30 Attack - 13 20
  Lightweight Shoes Speed + 31 60 Attack - 16 39
  Ultra-Lightweight Shoes Speed + 61 80 Attack - 34 53
  Well-Worn Boots Speed + 16 30 Attack - 9 16
  Stylish Boots Speed + 32 60 Attack - 16 37
  Expensive Boots Speed + 61 85 Attack - 32 55
  X Speed Speed + 26 26 Attack - 15 15
  Threefold X Speed Speed + 35 59 Attack - 18 38
  Sixfold X Speed Speed + 63 69 Attack - 32 42
  Standard Booster Speed + 20 20 Attack - 10 10
  Deluxe Booster Speed + 32 60 Attack - 18 33
  Prototype Booster Speed + 79 79 Attack - 48 48
  Discount Pumps Speed + 24 24 Attack - 16 16
  Expensive Pumps Speed + 38 57 Attack - 19 37
  Designer Pumps Speed + 62 64 Attack - 38 40
  Lightweight Shin Guards Speed + 32 60 Attack - 22 41
  Ultra-Lightweight Shin Guards Speed + 68 84 Attack - 38 48
  Swift Sandals Speed + 32 60 Attack - 17 36
  Speedy Sandals Speed + 71 71 Attack - 48 48
  Dash Mushroom Speed + 12 12 Attack - 8 8
  Double Dash Mushroom Speed + 33 57 Attack - 20 36
  Turbo Dash Mushroom Speed + 61 65 Attack - 39 40
  High-Speed Rocketbarrel Pack Speed + 22 22 Attack - 12 12
  Sonic-Speed Rocketbarrel Pack Speed + 36 54 Attack - 18 32
  High-Performance Microchip Speed + 33 59 Attack - 19 36
  Ultra-Performance Microchip Speed + 67 67 Attack - 43 43
  Shiny Feather Speed + 31 56 Attack - 21 35
  Shimmering Feather Speed + 83 83 Attack - 53 53
  Mega Turbo Boost Speed + 33 46 Attack - 21 31
  Deluxe Turbo Boost Speed + 37 56 Attack - 19 34
  First-Class Turbo Boost Speed + 67 73 Attack - 38 40

Known equipment effects

The following table collects all known effects found on equipment. Negative effects (shown in red) may in fact be desirable if the player thinks they can handle them, as any equipment with a negative effect is balanced by a much smaller stat penalty relative to its primary stat boost. Likewise, equipment with positive effects usually have larger stat penalties (as well as smaller stat bonuses) as a trade-off.

Item Prefx Bonus Effect Name In-game description Notes
Sprinter Increased run speed 1.3x running speed.
Stroller Decreased run speed 0.8x running speed.
Glider Increased lateral air movement 1.25x lateral air movement speed.
Antiglide (unknown) 0.8x lateral air movement speed.
Leaper Improved jump 1.2x jump height.
Antileap (unknown) 0.8x jump height.
Speed Skater (unknown) 1.5x movement speed on land, but watch that you don't slip!
Hi-Jump Improved ground jumps 1.3x jump height from the ground.
Lo-Jump Weakened ground jumps 0.7x jump height from the ground.
Double-Jump Boost Improved double jump 1.3x midair jump height.
Double-Jump Drag Weakened double jump 0.7x midair jump height.
Thistle Jump Floaty jumps 0.6x speed when falling.
Anchor Jump (unknown) 1.4x speed when falling.
Speed Walker Increased walk speed 1.3x walking speed.
Meanderer (unknown) 0.8x walking speed.
Lingering Edge Increased edge-grab duration Hang on to the edges of stages for twice as long.
Hasty Edge Decreased edge-grab duration Hang on to the edges of stages for half as long.
Gluey Edge Easier edge grabs Increased range for grabbing stage edges.
Tough Edge (unknown) Decreased range for grabbing stage edges.
Hard Braker Improved braking ability Stop on a dime even when dashing.
Perfect-Shield Helper Easy perfect shield More easily nullify attacks when blocking at the last second.
Imperfect Shield No perfect shield Only get a normal shield no matter how good your timing is.
Shield Regenerator Improved shield regeneration Recharge your shield more quickly.
Shield Degenerator (unknown) Recharge your shield more slowly.
Air Defender Improved air defense 0.75x damage received when in midair.
Air Piñata (unknown) 1.2x damage received when in midair.
Nimble Dodger Improved dodge ability Gives a little extra time to dodge an enemy attack.
Dodgy Dodger Weakened dodge ability Gives a bit less time to dodge an enemy attack.
Smooth Lander Reduced landing impact Start moving again more quickly after landing.
Crash Lander Increased landing impact After landing, take more time to start moving again.
Quick Smasher Quick smash attacks Charge smash attacks faster when holding the attack button.
Hyper Smasher Hyper smash attacks Charge smash attacks for longer to get 1.3x power.
Air Attacker Improved air attacks 1.15x attack power while airborne.
Air Pushover (unknown) 0.75x attack power while airborne.
Meteor Master Improved meteor effect 1.5x power when using moves that launch opponents downward.
Desperate Attacker Improved attack in a crisis 1.7x attack power for 20 seconds when damage reaches 100%.
Desperate Defender Improved defense in a crisis Take 0.33x damage for 20 seconds when damage reaches 100%.
Desperate Speedster Improved speed in a crisis 1.55x speed for 20 seconds when damage reaches 100%.
Desperate Specialist (unknown) Slowly increase attack, defense, and speed for 20 seconds when damage reaches 100%.
Desperate Immortal Invincibility in a crisis Gain 7 seconds of invincibility when your damage reaches 100%. Does not stack.
Unharmed Attacker Improved attack at 0 damage 1.5x attack power while damage is at 0%.
Unharmed Speedster Improved speed at 0 damage 1.32x speed while damage is at 0%.
Unharmed Speed Demon Improved attack/speed at 0% Attack and speed gradually increase while damage is at 0%.
Trade-off Attacker Improved trade-off attack 1.15x attack power from the start of the match...as well as 30% damage.
Trade-off Defender Improved trade-off defense Start the match with 30% damage, but take only 0.8x damage from attacks.
Trade-off Speedster Improved trade-off speed 1.3x speed from the start of the match...as well as 30% damage.
All-around Trade-off Improved trade-off ability Start with 60% damage but slowly gain attack, defense, and speed.
Moon Launcher Improved launch ability 1.3x attack power when launching enemies upward.
Vampire (unknown) When directly striking an opponent, may recover health relative to damage inflicted. Heals .5x damage 50% of the time (.25x damage average healed overall).
No-Flinch Smasher No-flinch charged smashes You cannot be launched by standard attacks when charging a smash attack.
Critical Hitter Critical-hit capability Attacks get a 20% chance of dealing extra damage. Critical hits do 3.0x damage.
Insult to Injury Prone damage dealer 1.4x damage when hitting a prone opponent.
First Striker First-strike advantage If you land the first strike of the battle, you will be invincible for 10 seconds. The player must deal the first hit on a playable character to activate the extra effect. The extra effect will not activate against Master Hand and/or Crazy Hand.
Countdown Countdown bonus Greatly improved launch power for the last five seconds of a battle.
Speed Crasher Crash run Do damage to an opponent if you crash into them while dashing. Damage dealt based on distance traveled.
Shield Exploder Explosive perfect shield Shield against an attack with perfect timing to create an explosion. Does 15% damage.
Shield Healer Health-restoring shield Recover health when shielding relative to the power of received attacks.
Shield Reflector Mirror shield When shielding, reflect some damage back at your attackers.
Escape Artist Improved escapability Escape more easily from being grabbed, stunned, etc.
Item Hurler Stronger item throws 1.5x attack power to thrown items.
Item Lobber Weakened item throws 0.7x attack power to thrown items.
Item Hitter Battering item boost 1.5x attack power to battering items.
Item Pitcher Trowing item boost Item-throwing range increased.
Item Shooter Projectile item boost 1.5x attack power and ammo for items that fire projectiles.
Quick Batter Quicker bat swing Faster smash attacks when using the Home-Run Bat. Works for both the Home-Run Bat item and Ness's side-smash bat.
Star Rod Star Rod equipped Start battles with a Star Rod. Wave it to fire star-shaped projectiles.
Lip's Stick Lip's Stick equipped Start battles with a Lip's Stick. Hit an opponent to plant a damaging flower.
Super Scope Super Scope equipped Start battles with a Super Scope. Attack with charge shots or rapid fire!
Ray Gun Ray Gun equipped Start battles with a Ray Gun. Blast your foes with lasers!
Fire Flower Fire Flower equipped Start battles with a Fire Flower. Roast your enemies!
Beam Sword Beam Sword equipped Start battles with a Beam Sword. The stronger the attack, the longer the reach.
Home-Run Bat Home-Run Bat equipped Start battles with a Home-Run Bat. Use smash attacks and aim for the stands!
Bob-omb Bob-omb equipped Start battles with a Bob-omb. Just don't hold on to it for too long...
Mr. Saturn Mr. Saturn equipped Start matches with Mr. Saturn. He does huge damage to fighters' shields.
Food Lover Increased healing from food 1.5x damage healed when eating food.
Picky Eater Decreased healing from food 0.7x damage healed when eating food.
Crouch Healer Heal while crouching Slowly heal damage while crouching. Heals 3% every 2 seconds.
Caloric Attacker Improved attack after eating 1.4x attack power for 15 seconds after eating food.
Caloric Speedster Improved speed after eating 1.38x speed for 15 seconds after eating food.
Caloric Defender Improved defense after eating 0.5x damage received for 15 seconds after eating food.
Caloric Powerhouse Power up after eating Attack, defense, and speed rise gradually for 15 seconds after eating food.
KO Healer KOs heal damage Recover damage when you KO an enemy. Heals 15%.
Caloric Immortal Invincibility after eating Become invincible for 5 seconds after eating food.
Auto-Healer Auto-heal capability Heal damage gradually over time. 1 Heals 2% every 3 seconds, 2 Heals 3% every 3 seconds, 3 Heals 4% every 3 seconds.
Smash Ball Attractor Smash ball gravitation Automatically draw Smash Balls to you.
Pity Final Smasher Respawn Final Smash After a KO, return to battle ready to use your Final Smash.
Smash Ball Clinger Smash Ball retention When glowing with your Final Smash, resist losing it when attacked.
Super Final Smasher (unknown) Attack, defense, and speed rise gradually while you have the Final Smash glow.
Final Smash Healer (unknown) Heal damage gradually while you have the Final Smash glow. Heals 6% every 2 seconds.
Double Final Smasher Chance of double Final Smash After using a Final Smash, you have a 20% chance of being able to use it again.
Sudden Death Gambler Chance of lucky Sudden Death Get a 50% chance of going into Sudden Death with only 100% damage.
Safe Respawner Extended respawn invincibility Invincibility will last three times as long after being KO'd.
Risky Respawner (unknown) Get no invincibility after being KO'd.

Trivia

  • The names of the Pokémon-exclusive equipment reference battle items in the Pokémon games that would boost a Pokémon's stat.
  • Charizard is the only character to be able to use two types of specialized (i.e. non-badge) equipment within the same category, having both access to X Attack and Fake Nails in the attack category. This also makes it the only Pokémon character that can use something other than badges and the Pokémon equipment.
  • Dr. Mario and Ganondorf are the only clones (counting semi-clones) not to share all 3 types of equipment with their respective parent clones.
    • Conversely, Wario, Ike and the Pokémon characters are the only non-clones to share all equipment types with at least one other character.
  • Mr. Game & Watch is the only character not to share any non-badge equipment with any other character.
  • The Arm Cannon, Beam Whip, Blaster, Zapper, Booster all share the same rarity titles.
  • Turbo Boost's icon is a reference to the Speed Up patch from Kirby Air Ride.