Equipment

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. 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
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
				23
				29
				25
				22
				27
				26
				27
				24
				26
				22
				24
				29
				24
				27
				23
				21
				22
				28
				24
				22
				23
				21
				25
				27
				25
				24
				25
				25
				25
				23
				25
				26
				24
				23
				23
				24
				23
				24
				27
				23
				26
				24
				23
				24
				23
				23
				23
				25
				25
				25
				25
				25
				25

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.

Equipment Rarity	Positive value	Negative value
Common	10 - 30	5 - 21
Uncommon	31 - 60	15 - 42
Rare	61 - 85	30 - 59

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:

• p and n are the positive and negative values, taken after the badge modification.
• pb and nb are the absolute value of the modifiers for positive and negative bonus effects; they are 0 if not applicable.
• t is a scaling value based on the power of the positive value before any modification:

Positive value	Price scaling
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.
  • 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 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.