Jostle

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Jostling is the mechanic where two objects on the ground attempt to push away from each other. In general, when multiple characters attempt to occupy the same space on the ground, they push away from each other. This effect also applies to other elements such as items, enemies, and summoned Pokémon and Assist Trophies, though some of these only jostle each other and not things in other groups.

In Super Smash Bros., only characters can jostle; items cannot. This partially results in the Green Shell glitch, which is caused when multiple Green Shells are positioned exactly on top of each other.

in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, enemies and bosses in the Subspace Emissary tend to use non-damaging hitboxes to fake the jostle effect. It is unclear why they do not jostle characters directly.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, jostling is augumented with a new facet: characters on the ground can no longer walk or run past each other at all, outside certain actions such as dodges. Different characters attempting to push each other will have varying levels of success based on their relative jostle strengths.