List of Copy Abilities

In every Super Smash Bros. game, Kirby has the ability to copy another characters' neutral special moves with his neutral special attack, Inhale. If Kirby swallows another Kirby only damage is dealt, but if the swallowed Kirby has a Copy Ability it can be stolen. When Kirby copies an opponent, he will also bear a resemblance of that character in the form of a hat of some sort which displays a prominent visual part of the character copied. When performing copied attacks, Kirby often mimics their voices or sounds as well as their poses, and uses the same weapons as their owners.

Kirby can discard the ability at any time by using his taunt, though he may also lose it when taking damage.

Character	Super Smash Bros.	Melee	Brawl	SSB4	Special move	Notes
Bowser					Fire Breath	Kirby can flame cancel in all versions of Melee, while Bowser can only do so in NTSC 1.0 and 1.1.
Bowser Jr.					Clown Cannon	Kirby gains Bowser Jr.'s bandanna even after swallowing a Koopaling.
Captain Falcon	File:Kirby cfalcon ssb.jpg				Falcon Punch	In SSB, Kirby can use the Falcon Punch as a horizontal recovery move. In Brawl, throwing it immediately after a jump gives him large boost upward. Kirby can perform a Reverse Falcon Punch in Brawl and SSB4.
Charizard					Flamethrower
Dark Pit					Silver Bow
Diddy Kong					Peanut Popgun	In SSB4, shattered peanut shells no longer drop peanuts, but the explosion from overcharging the Peanut Popgun now deals damage.
Donkey Kong	File:Super Smash Bros. (U) snap0085.jpg				Giant Punch	In SSB, Kirby can charge-cancel the windup to turn more easily in the air. Also sends Kirby into freefall in Melee, Brawl, and SSB4.
Dr. Mario					Megavitamins	In Melee, Kirby's Megavitamins make the Koopa Shell sound upon impact.
Duck Hunt					Trick Shot
Fox	File:Kirby fox ssb.jpg				Blaster	Gives Kirby the ability to short hop double laser and even short hop triple laser, as a result of Kirby's floatiness.
Falco					Blaster	Kirby sports the same "mohawk" Falco had in Melee. In Brawl, shots fired from the copied Blaster do not have the electric effects that Falco's Blaster has.
Ganondorf					Warlock Punch	Kirby can perform a Reverse Warlock Punch in Brawl and SSB4.
Greninja					Water Shuriken
Ice Climbers					Ice Shot	Kirby does not gain a partner through this ability, so he can only fire only one block of ice at a time.
Ike					Eruption
Ivysaur			File:Kbulbasaur.jpg		Bullet Seed	While Ivysaur can only hold Bullet Seed for 5 seconds, Kirby can hold it significantly longer, allowing him to rack up an even higher amount of damage.
Jigglypuff	File:Kirby jigglypuff ssb.jpg				Pound	It differs from Jigglypuff's Pound in that using this move toward a ledge sends Kirby off of the ledge, being notable for having much higher distance if Kirby leaves the ground at the end of the Pound animation (it is capable of traveling nearly the length of a Dream Land soft platform if spaced correctly).
					Rollout	Kirby says "Puu-rin!" (Jigglypuff's name in Japanese is "Purin") while doing the move, regardless of the game's current language settings.
King Dedede					Inhale	Kirby can use this to perform the obscure "Kirkirkircide".
Link	File:Kirby link ssb.jpg				Boomerang	Looks similar to Sword Kirby. Unlike Link's Boomerang, Kirby can throw the it through solid walls if he is touching them, allowing for pseudo-sharking on stages like Hyrule Castle (especially from the Greenhouse side) or Dream Land.
					Hero's Bow	Looks similar to Sword Kirby.
Little Mac					Straight Lunge	Does not gain Little Mac's Power Meter.
Lucario					Aura Sphere	Kirby's Aura Sphere is not linked to his current damage, due to not copying Lucario's Aura ability. As a result, Kirby's Aura Sphere acts as though Lucario were using it at 75% damage. However, should Kirby's damage output be significantly augmented in some way, such as with the use of custom equipment or Amiibo power level, the Aura Sphere he uses will emit the characteristic sound it does when Lucario charges it at high percentages.
Lucas					PK Freeze
Lucina					Shield Breaker
Luigi	File:Kirby luigi ssb.jpg				Fireball
Mario	File:Kirby mario ssb.jpg				Fireball	As Kirby is shorter than Mario, his Fireball is likely to vanish quicker if thrown while on the ground due to bouncing more often.
Marth					Shield Breaker	Lacks transcendent priority in Melee. Changed from an overhead slash in Melee to a stab in Brawl and SSB4.
Mega Man					Metal Blade
Meta Knight					Mach Tornado	Unlike Meta Knight's version of the attack, the bottom-most hitbox does not cause aerial opponents to flinch. After use, Kirby is rendered helpless. This move is similar to Kirby's Tornado ability. In the Kirby series, Kirby cannot swallow Meta Knight.
Mewtwo					Shadow Ball	As Kirby is much shorter than Mewtwo, his Shadow Ball is more likely to collide with the ground unless Kirby jumps first.
Mii Brawler					Shot Put
Mii Gunner					Charge Blast
Mii Swordfighter					Gale Strike
Mr. Game & Watch					Chef	Kirby won't change into 2D like Mr Game and Watch.
Ness	File:Kirby ness ssb.jpg				PK Fire	Kirby wears Ness' cap backwards, like when he has the Yo-Yo, Wheel, and Paint abilities.
					PK Flash
Olimar					Pikmin Pluck	Since Pikmin are completely tied into Olimar's moveset, Kirby cannot use Pikmin Pluck correctly. Instead, he plucks a Pikmin and immediately throws it. The Pikmin hits opponents for minor damage and dies once it hits the ground. Kirby pulls Pikmin in the same order that Olimar does. With character customization enabled, an interesting quirk is revealed: Kirby's active side special correlates to the version of Pikmin Throw he will use. Namely, if Kirby's side special move is set to Hammer Bash, his second version, Kirby's will copy Sticky Pikmin Throw, the second version of Olimar's side special. The same is true if Kirby uses Giant Hammer, his third side special; he will copy Olimar's third side special, Tackle Pikmin Throw. However, this is less noticeable as Kirby's usage of the move is already quite similar to Tackle Pikmin Throw.
Pac-Man					Bonus Fruit
Palutena					Autoreticle
Peach					Toad
Pichu					Thunder Jolt	Includes recoil damage.
Pikachu	File:Kirby pikachew ssb.jpg				Thunder Jolt
Pit					Palutena's Arrow	This hat resembles Cupid Kirby in both the design and the attack that is copied.
R.O.B.					Robo Beam	While R.O.B. makes no sound for this move, Kirby says "BEEP" in a monotone voice. This hat resembles Laser Kirby in both design and ability.
Robin					Thunder	Once Kirby exhausts the Thunder tome, he loses the Copy Ability entirely.
Rosalina					Luma Shot	The Luma vanishes after it loses momentum.
Roy					Flare Blade	Suffers recoil damage after swinging at full charge.
Ryu					Hadoken	Retains Ryu's ability to perform a stronger Hadoken and the Shakunetsu Hadoken with the appropriate input.
Samus	File:Kirby samus ssb.jpg				Charge Shot
Sheik					Needle Storm
Shulk					Monado Arts
Snake			File:SNAAAAAAAKE!.jpg		Hand Grenade	While Kirby has no visible ears, he covers where they would be if a grenade explodes near him, mimicking Snake's behavior. He also walks differently while carrying a grenade that has not been thrown, again imitating Snake. He wears a headband, like Fighter Kirby, Suplex Kirby, and Backdrop Kirby do.
Sonic					Homing Attack
Squirtle					Water Gun
Toon Link					Hero's Bow	Like Link, this Kirby hat looks like the one obtained with the Sword ability.
Villager					Pocket
Wario					Chomp	Kirby can use this to perform the obscure "Kirbiocide".
Wii Fit Trainer					Sun Salutation
Wolf					Blaster
Yoshi	File:Kirby yoshi ssb.jpg				Egg Lay	Oddly enough, Kirby grows a second tongue to use Egg Lay. In SSB4, the egg that Kirby lays matches the color of the Yoshi he copied.
Young Link					Fire Bow	Like Link, this Kirby hat looks like the one obtained with the Sword ability.
Zelda					Nayru's Love	Kirby wears the hat worn by the younger version of Zelda from Ocarina of Time.
Zero Suit Samus					Paralyzer