Unlockable stage

An unlockable stage is a stage that is not available at the beginning of the game, unlike a starter stage, but must be received through other means.

Super Smash Bros.

Stage	How to Unlock
Mushroom Kingdom	Complete 1P Game with all starter characters and use all starter stages in VS Mode at least once.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Stage	How to Unlock
Mushroom Kingdom II	Unlock the Birdo trophy. Said trophy is random, but when unlocked, the stage is unlocked along with it.
Planet Zebes: Brinstar Depths	Play 50 VS. matches.
Eagleland: Fourside	Play 100 VS. matches.
F-Zero Grand Prix: Big Blue	Play 150 VS. matches.
Kanto Skies: Poké Floats	Play 200 VS. matches.
Superflat World: Flat Zone	Complete Classic Mode with Mr. Game & Watch.
Past Stages: Yoshi's Island	Hit 1312.4 feet (400 meters) in the Home Run Contest.
Past Stages: Kongo Jungle	Survive the 15-Minute Melee.
Past Stages: Dream Land	Complete Target Test successfully with all 25 characters.
Special Stages: Battlefield	Complete All Star with any character.
Special Stages: Final Destination	Complete the Event 51: The Showdown.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Stage	How to Unlock
75m	Play as Donkey Kong 20 times on VS. Mode
Big Blue	Play as Captain Falcon 10 times on VS. Mode
Hanenbow	Complete Event 28: Flower Blooms in the Echoes
Flat Zone 2	Unlock Mr. Game & Watch
Pirate Ship	Unlock Toon Link
Green Greens	Play 20 VS. Matches using Kirby
Green Hill Zone	Unlock Sonic
Jungle Japes	Play 10 VS. matches on Melee stages
Luigi's Mansion	Play as Luigi in 3 VS. matches
Mario Bros.	Complete Event 19: Wario Bros.
Pokémon Stadium	Play on Pokémon Stadium 2 in 10 VS. matches
Spear Pillar	Complete Event 25: The Aura Is With Me

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Stage	How to Unlock
Balloon Fight	Use Villager 3 times in VS mode
Dream Land	Use Ultra Sword
Flat Zone 2	Unlock Mr. Game & Watch, and complete Challenge panel 1
Magicant	Unlock Ness
Mute City	Win 3 VS matches using Captain Falcon
Pac-Maze	Use Super Pac-Man
WarioWare, Inc.	Unlock Wario

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Stage	How to unlock	Golden hammer
Kongo Jungle 64	Clear the "The Original Heavyweights" event	Allowed
Smashville	Clear the "Playing Tricks" event	Allowed
Pac-Land	Play on all three stages in Smash Tour	Allowed
Pokémon Stadium 2	Clear the "When Lightning Strikes" event	Allowed
Duck Hunt	Get 1 or more KOs in a single Solo Cruel Smash	Not allowed
Flat Zone X	Destroy 100 blocks in a single game of Trophy Rush as Mr. Game & Watch	Not allowed

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Ultimate, there are no unlockable stages, as all 103 non-DLC stages are available from the start.

However, Northern Cave, for a limited time from December 17th–22nd, 2020, was unlockable via early access if Sephiroth Challenge was cleared.

Trivia

• Super Smash Bros. Melee is the only game to use placeholders for unlockable stages. Despite having 11 unlockable stages, there are only 5 "?" marked boxes for unlockable stages. The ones not marked with a placeholder are Flat Zone, Special Stages, and Past Stages.
  • Additionally, in Melee, with the exception of Flat Zone, five of the unlockable stages match the universes from Smash 64's playable character roster and part of the "Original 10" universes (Mario, Metroid, F-Zero, EarthBound, and Pokémon). Therefore, this may be why Mushroom Kingdom II, Brinstar Depths, Fourside, Big Blue, and Poke Floats appear as "?" marked boxes (placeholders).
    • And by extension, Luigi and Mr. Game & Watch are the only two unlockable characters whose unlocking battles do not take place on a starter stage nor a stage from Special Stages or Past Stages but on an unlockable stage which takes place on Mushroom Kingdom II, Brinstar Depths, Fourside, Big Blue, Poke Floats, or Flat Zone. Luigi's unlocking battle uses Mushroom Kingdom II and Mr. Game and Watch's uses Flat Zone.
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the only installment with unlockable stages where playing VS. matches does not unlock an unlockable stage.

See also

• Starter stage
• Starter character
• Unlockable character