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 (in which lowered stats are decreased more than usual) or negative (in which decreased stats are less than usual).
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. Decreases Defense. |
| 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. However, negative defense values will make the fighter take more damage than normal, along with being more vulnerable to knockback. Decreases Speed. |
| 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. Decreases Attack. |
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 |
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 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+++
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 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 |
 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 |
 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.
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Equipment bonus effects
The following table collects all bonus effects found on equipment. Negative effects 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. Likewise, equipment with positive effects have smaller stat bonuses as a trade-off. Different effects have different degrees of influence on the equipment's stat boosts. There are a total of 93 bonus effects. Wearing multiples of one bonus effect usually (but not always) makes the effect stronger, but not in a linear fashion.
| Shorthands | |
|---|---|
| Ground mobility | walk speed, walk accel., dash speed, dash accel., run speed |
| Air mobility | air accel., air decel., airspeed, horiz. air friction |
| Item prefix | Bonus effect name | In-game description | Numerical effect | Stat modifier | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x1 | x2 | x3 | |||||
| Sprinter | Increased run speed | 1.3x running speed. | 1.3x dash speed, dash accel., run speed | 1.45x | 1.6x | -25 | |
| Stroller | Decreased run speed | 0.8x running speed. | 0.8x dash speed, dash accel., run speed | 0.7x | 0.6x | +30 | |
| Glider Pro Glider |
Increased lateral air movement | 1.25x lateral air movement speed. | 1.25x air mobility | 1.3x | 1.35x | -25 | |
| Antiglide | Decreased lateral air movement | 0.8x lateral air movement speed. | 0.8x air mobility | 0.73x | 0.65x | +38 | |
| Leaper | Improved jump | 1.2x jump height. | 1.2x | 1.27x | 1.34x | -34 | |
| Antileap Hopper |
Weakened jump | 0.8x jump height. | 0.8x | 0.72x | 0.65x | +36 | |
| Speed Skater | Skating traction | 1.5x movement speed on land, but watch that you don't slip! | 1.5x ground mobility 0.6x traction |
1.65x 0.5x |
1.8x 0.4x |
-34 | |
| Hi-Jump | Improved ground jumps | 1.3x jump height from the ground. | 1.3x | 1.36x | 1.42x | -27 | |
| Lo-Jump | Weakened ground jumps | 0.7x jump height from the ground. | 0.7x | 0.64x | 0.58x | +35 | |
| Double-Jump Boost | Improved double jump | 1.3x midair jump height. | 1.3x | 1.36x | 1.42x | -34 | |
| Double-Jump Drag | Weakened double jump | 0.7x midair jump height. | 0.7x | 0.64x | 0.58x | +43 | |
| Thistle Jump | Floaty jumps | 0.6x speed when falling. | 0.95x gravity 0.6x fall speed 0.7x fastfall speed |
0.925x 0.5x 0.65x |
0.9x 0.4x 0.6x |
-19 | |
| Anchor Jump | Heavy jumps | 1.4x speed when falling. | 1.4x gravity 1.4x fall speed 1.1x fastfall speed |
1.55x 1.55x 1.1x |
1.7x 1.7x 1.1x |
+43 | |
| Speed Walker | Increased walk speed | 1.3x walking speed. | 1.3x walk speed, walk accel. | 1.4x | 1.5x | -12 | |
| Meanderer | Decreased walk speed | 0.8x walking speed. | 0.8x walk speed, walk accel. | 0.7x | 0.6x | +8 | |
| Lingering Edge | Increased edge-grab duration | Hang on to the edges of stages for twice as long. | 2.0x edgehang dur. | 3.0x | 4.0x | -10 | |
| Hasty Edge | Decreased edge-grab duration | Hang on to the edges of stages for half as long. | 0.5x edgehang dur. | 0.33x | 0.2x | +5 | |
| Gluey Edge | Easier edge grabs | Increased range for grabbing stage edges. | 1.3x edgegrab range | 1.5x | 1.7x | -27 | Also increases tether range. |
| Tough Edge | Harder edge grabs | Decreased range for grabbing stage edges. | 0.75x edgegrab range | 0.6x | 0.45x | +32 | Also decreases tether range. |
| Hard Braker | Improved braking ability | Stop on a dime even when dashing. | 1.5x traction | 2.0x | 3.0x | -5 | |
| Perfect-Shield Helper | Easy perfect shield | More easily nullify attacks when blocking at the last second. | 2.34x powershield window | 3.0x | 3.67x | -40 | |
| Imperfect Shield | No perfect shield | Only get a normal shield no matter how good your timing is. | 0.0x powershield window | 0.0x | 0.0x | +35 | |
| Shield Regenerator | Improved shield regeneration | Recharge your shield more quickly. | 1.5x shield regen | 2.0x | 2.5x | -21 | |
| Shield Degenerator | Weakened shield regeneration | Recharge your shield more slowly. | 0.5x shield regen | 0.33x | 0.25x | +22 | |
| Air Defender | Improved air defense | 0.75x damage received when in midair. | 0.75x dmg taken | 0.68x | 0.6x | -27 | |
| Air Piñata | Weakened air defense | 1.2x damage received when in midair. | 1.2x dmg taken | 1.3x | 1.4x | +38 | |
| Nimble Dodger | Improved dodge ability | Gives a little extra time to dodge an enemy attack. | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.3x | -22 | Increases the number of intangibility frames in a dodge. |
| Dodgy Dodger | Weakened dodge ability | Gives a bit less time to dodge an enemy attack. | 0.75x | 0.63x | 0.5x | +33 | Reduces the number of intangibility frames in a dodge. |
| Smooth Lander | Reduced landing impact | Start moving again more quickly after landing. | 0.7x aerial landing lag, heavy landing lag | 0.6x | 0.5x | -33 | |
| Crash Lander | Increased landing impact | After landing, take more time to start moving again. | 1.3x aerial landing lag 2.0x heavy landing lag 2.0x light landing lag |
1.5x 2.5x 3.0x |
1.7x 3.0x 4.0x |
+36 | |
| Quick Smasher | Quick smash attacks | Charge smash attacks faster when holding the attack button. | 2.0x smash charge speed | 2.5x | 3.0x | -28 | |
| Hyper Smasher | Hyper smash attacks | Charge smash attacks for longer to get 1.3x power. | 0.65x smash charge speed 1.3x smash charge dmg |
0.5x 1.4x |
0.4x 1.5x |
-29 | |
| Air Attacker Air Scrapper |
Improved air attacks | 1.15x attack power while airborne. | 1.15x | 1.25x | 1.35x | -15 | |
| Air Pushover | Weakened air attacks | 0.75x attack power while airborne. | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.5x | +35 | |
| Meteor Master | Improved meteor effect | 1.5x power when using moves that launch opponents downward. | 1.5x meteor power | 1.6x | 1.7x | -40 | |
| Desperate Attacker | Improved attack in a crisis | 1.7x attack power for 20 seconds when damage reaches 100%. | 1.7x dmg dealt | 1.9x | 2.1x | -27 | |
| Desperate Defender | Improved defense in a crisis | Take 0.33x damage for 20 seconds when damage reaches 100%. | 0.33x dmg taken | 0.2x | 0.1x | -18 | |
| Desperate Speedster | Improved speed in a crisis | 1.55x speed for 20 seconds when damage reaches 100%. | 1.55x ground mobility 1.35x air mobility 1.28x jump power |
1.68x 1.43x 1.34x |
1.8x 1.53x 1.4x |
-20 | |
| Desperate Specialist | Powered up in a crisis | Slowly increase attack, defense, and speed for 20 seconds when damage reaches 100%. | 1.5x dmg dealt 0.5x dmg taken 1.4x ground mobility 1.25x air mobility 1.2x jump power |
1.65x 0.33x 1.5x 1.3x 1.27x |
1.8x 0.25x 1.6x 1.35x 1.34x |
-33 | Increase does get stronger over time, but effect wears off completely when time is up. |
| Desperate Immortal | Invincibility in a crisis | Gain 7 seconds of invincibility when your damage reaches 100%. | Does not stack. | -36 | |||
| Unharmed Attacker | Improved attack at 0 damage | 1.5x attack power while damage is at 0%. | 1.5x dmg dealt | 1.75x | 2.0x | -24 | |
| Unharmed Speedster | Improved speed at 0 damage | 1.32x speed while damage is at 0%. | 1.32x ground mobility 1.3x air mobility 1.2x jump power |
1.43x 1.37x 1.27x |
1.55x 1.42x 1.34x |
-8 | |
| Unharmed Speed Demon | Improved attack/speed at 0% | Attack and speed gradually increase while damage is at 0%. | 1.4x dmg dealt 1.26x ground mobility 1.2x air mobility 1.18x jump power |
1.55x 1.34x 1.25x 1.24x |
1.7x 1.43x 1.3x 1.3x |
-26 | Increase is set, and effect wears off when not at 0%. |
| Trade-off Attacker | Improved trade-off attack | Start each life with 30% damage, but you have 1.15x attack power. (1.15x attack power from the start of the match...as well as 30% damage.) |
1.15x dmg dealt | 1.25x | 1.35x | -16 | |
| Trade-off Defender | Improved trade-off defense | Start each life with 30% damage, but take only 0.8x damage from attacks. (1.2x damage resistance from attacks...as well as 30% damage.) |
0.8x dmg taken | 0.7x | 0.6x | -25 | |
| Trade-off Speedster | Improved trade-off speed | Start each life with 30% damage, but you move 1.3x faster. (1.3x speed from the start of the match...as well as 30% damage.) |
1.3x ground mobility 1.2x air mobility 1.18x jump power |
1.4x 1.24x 1.22x |
1.5x 1.28x 1.26x |
-21 | |
| All-around Trade-off | Improved trade-off ability | Start with 60% damage but slowly gain attack, defense, and speed. | 1.1x dmg dealt 0.8x dmg taken 1.28x ground mobility 1.18x air mobility 1.15x jump power |
1.2x 0.7x 1.36x 1.21x 1.21x |
1.3x 0.6x 1.44x 1.24x 1.26x |
-27 | Increase appears to be set, not slowly gained. |
| Moon Launcher | Improved launch ability | 1.3x attack power when launching enemies upward. | 1.3x up-launch power | 1.4x | 1.5x | -29 | |
| Vampire | Lifesteal | When directly striking an opponent, may recover health relative to damage inflicted. | Does not stack. | -43 | Heals 0.5x damage 50% of the time (0.25x damage average healed overall). | ||
| No-Flinch Smasher | No-flinch charged smashes | You cannot be launched by standard attacks when charging a smash attack. | Does not stack. | -30 | |||
| Critical Hitter | Critical-hit capability | Attacks get a 20% chance of dealing extra damage. | Does not stack. | -58 | Critical hits do 3.0x damage. | ||
| Insult to Injury | Prone damage dealer | 1.4x damage when hitting a prone opponent. | Does not stack. | -25 | |||
| First Striker | First-strike advantage | If you land the first strike of the battle, you will be invincible for 10 seconds. | Does not stack. | -9 | The player must deal the first hit on a playable character to activate the extra effect; it will not activate on enemies or bosses. | ||
| Countdown | Countdown bonus | Greatly improved launch power for the last five seconds of a battle. | Does not stack. | -23 | |||
| Speed Crasher | Crash run | Do damage to an opponent if you crash into them while dashing. | Does not stack. | -27 | Damage dealt based on distance traveled. | ||
| Shield Exploder | Explosive perfect shield | Shield against an attack with perfect timing to create an explosion. | Does not stack. | -30 | Does 15% damage. | ||
| Shield Healer | Health-restoring shield | Recover health when shielding relative to the power of received attacks. | 0.7x shield regen | 0.7x | 0.7x | -33 | Heals for ~25% of damage dealt. |
| Shield Reflector | Mirror shield | When shielding, reflect some damage back at your attackers. | 0.8x shield regen | 0.8x | 0.8x | -15 | Does about 25% of attack's damage. |
| Escape Artist | Improved escapability | Escape more easily from being grabbed, stunned, etc. | 0.5x status dur. | 0.33x | 0.25x | -18 | |
| Item Hurler | Stronger item throws | 1.5x attack power to thrown items. | 1.5x | 1.65x | 1.8x | -40 | |
| Item Lobber | Weakened item throws | 0.7x attack power to thrown items. | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.3x | +21 | |
| Item Hitter | Battering item boost | 1.5x attack power to battering items. | 1.5x | 1.65x | 1.8x | -35 | |
| Item Pitcher | Throwing item boost | Item-throwing range increased. | 1.28x | 1.5x | 1.72x | -15 | |
| Item Shooter | Projectile item boost | 1.5x attack power and ammo for items that fire projectiles. | 1.5x item dmg dealt 1.5x item ammo |
1.65x 1.8x |
1.8x 2.0x |
-33 | |
| Quick Batter Fast Bat Smasher |
Quicker bat swing | Faster smash attacks when using the Home-Run Bat. | 0.7x bat speed | 0.6x | 0.5x | -26 | 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. | Provides item on first stock only. | Provides item on first and second stocks. | Provides item on first 3 stocks. | -12 | |
| Lip's Stick | Lip's Stick equipped | Start battles with a Lip's Stick. Hit an opponent to plant a damaging flower. | -11 | ||||
| Super Scope | Super Scope equipped | Start battles with a Super Scope. Attack with charge shots or rapid fire! | -14 | ||||
| Ray Gun | Ray Gun equipped | Start battles with a Ray Gun. Blast your foes with lasers! | -14 | ||||
| Fire Flower | Fire Flower equipped | Start battles with a Fire Flower. Roast your enemies! | -6 | ||||
| Beam Sword | Beam Sword equipped | Start battles with a Beam Sword. The stronger the attack, the longer the reach. | -12 | ||||
| Home-Run Bat | Home-Run Bat equipped | Start battles with a Home-Run Bat. Use smash attacks and aim for the stands! | -22 | ||||
| Bob-omb | Bob-omb equipped | Start battles with a Bob-omb. Just don't hold on to it for too long... | -12 | ||||
| Mr. Saturn | Mr. Saturn equipped | Start matches with Mr. Saturn. He does huge damage to fighters' shields. | -4 | ||||
| Food Lover | Increased healing from food | 1.5x damage healed when eating food. | 1.5x healing | 1.75x | 2.0x | -17 | |
| Picky Eater | Decreased healing from food | 0.7x damage healed when eating food. | 0.7x healing | 0.5x | 0.3x | +7 | |
| Crouch Healer | Heal while crouching | Slowly heal damage while crouching. | Does not stack. | -30 | Heals 3% every 2 seconds. | ||
| Caloric Attacker | Improved attack after eating | 1.4x attack power for 15 seconds after eating food. | 1.4x dmg dealt | 1.5x | 1.6x | -26 | |
| Caloric Speedster | Improved speed after eating | 1.38x speed for 15 seconds after eating food. | 1.36x ground mobility 1.3x air mobility 1.21x jump power |
1.47x 1.37x 1.26x |
1.58x 1.42x 1.32x |
-16 | |
| Caloric Defender | Improved defense after eating | 0.5x damage received for 15 seconds after eating food. | 0.5x dmg taken | 0.4x | 0.3x | -16 | |
| Caloric Powerhouse | Power up after eating | Attack, defense, and speed rise gradually for 15 seconds after eating food. | 1.3x dmg dealt 0.65x dmg taken 1.3x ground mobility 1.2x air mobility 1.15x jump power |
1.4x 0.52x 1.4x 1.25x 1.2x |
1.5x 0.4x 1.5x 1.3x 1.25x |
-27 | The increase is set, not gradual. |
| KO Healer | KOs heal damage | Recover damage when you KO an enemy. | Does not stack. | -22 | Heals 15%. | ||
| Caloric Immortal | Invincibility after eating | Become invincible for 5 seconds after eating food. | Does not stack. | -32 | |||
| Auto-Healer | Auto-heal capability | Heal damage gradually over time. | 2%/3s | 3%/3s | 4%/3s | -42 | |
| Smash Ball Attractor | Smash ball gravitation | Automatically draw Smash Balls to you. | Does not stack. | -16 | |||
| Pity Final Smasher | Respawn Final Smash | After a KO, return to battle ready to use your Final Smash. | Does not stack. | -5 | |||
| Smash Ball Clinger | Smash Ball retention | When glowing with your Final Smash, resist losing it when attacked. | 0.5x Smash Ball drop chance | 0.3x | 0.1x | -6 | |
| Super Final Smasher | Powered up Final Smash | Attack, defense, and speed rise gradually while you have the Final Smash glow. | 1.5x dmg dealt 0.5x dmg taken 1.3x ground mobility 1.25x air mobility 1.2x jump power |
1.65x 0.33x 1.45x 1.3x 1.27x |
1.8x 0.25x 1.6x 1.35x 1.34x |
-20 | |
| Final Smash Healer | Healing Final Smash | Heal damage gradually while you have the Final Smash glow. | Does not stack. | -16 | 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. | Does not stack. | -23 | |||
| Sudden Death Gambler | Chance of lucky Sudden Death | Get a 50% chance of going into Sudden Death with only 100% damage. | Does not stack. | -16 | |||
| Safe Respawner | Extended respawn invincibility | Invincibility will last three times as long after being KO'd. | 3.0x respawn invincibility | 4.0x | 5.0x | -28 | |
| Risky Respawner | No respawn invincibility | Get no invincibility after being KO'd. | 0.0x respawn invincibility | 0.0x | 0.0x | +33 | |
Equipment stats
All equipment is randomly generated; two Brawn Badges or two Sprinter Boots can have completely different positive and negative effect values. The following rules are known to govern how equpiment is generated:
- The positive value can be any value from 10 to 85. The negative value is between 50% and 70% of the positive one. For example, a positive value of 35 can have a negative value from 17 to 24.
- The rarity title is based on the positive value: common is 10 to 30, uncommon is 31 to 60, and rare is 61 to 85.
- Equipment with a positive bonus effect have a lower positive value, while equipment with a negative bonus effect have a lower negative value. The strength of the modification is listed in the bonus table above, with negative numbers representing positive bonus effects.
- After the preceding calculations, equipment cannot have either stat at a value lower than 5.
- Badges (Brawn, Protection, and Agility) have their stats multiplied by 23/32, reducing the values to 71.875% of what they otherwise would be, compensating for how any character can equip them.
- Both the positive and negative stats are rounded down, if necessary.
The sell price of equipment is also based on the strength of its values and bonus effect, with the formula being (1.0p - 0.6n + 1.1pb - 0.4nb) * t:
pandnare the positive and negative values, taken after the badge modification.pbandnbare the absolute value of the modifiers for positive and negative bonus effects; they are 0 if not applicable.tis a scaling value based on the power of the positive value before any modification:
| Positive value | Price scaling |
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| 10 - 20 | 0.36 |
| 21 - 30 | 0.58 |
| 31 - 40 | 0.97 |
| 41 - 50 | 1.22 |
| 51 - 60 | 1.35 |
| 61 - 70 | 1.44 |
| 71 - 85 | 1.71 |
Trivia
- The names of the Pokémon-exclusive equipment reference battle items in the Pokémon games that would boost a Pokémon's stat.
- The uncommon and rare variations may be based on the Wonder Launcher items in Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, which can boost a Pokémon's stats by three or six stages at once rather than one.
- The icons for these types of equipment are identical to Pokémon's pre-Brawl series symbol.
- 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.
- 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 and Space Suit all share the same rarity titles.
- Turbo Boost's icon is a reference to the Speed Up patch from Kirby Air Ride.
- There is an interesting glitch when King Dedede is equipped with Double Final Smasher equipment. If he fails his Final Smash, he gains the Final Smash glow as soon as his fail animation ends, but the glow disappears almost immediately after, so he cannot use his Final Smash again.
- The rarity titles for the Gloves may be a reference to the infamous peripheral.
- The Legendary Bat equipment shares the same name of one of the Bats that Ness can use in Earthbound.
- Should a game's save file be hacked to insert a piece of equipment with positive and negative values of 0, the game will delete it.
