List of Copy Abilities

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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 will still gain Bowser Jr.'s bandanna regardless of if he swallows Bowser Jr. himself or a Koopaling.
Captain Falcon	File:Kirby cfalcon ssb.jpg				Falcon Punch	Amusingly imitates the famous "Falcon Punch!" shout. Allows Kirby to use Falcon Punch as a horizontal recovery move in the original game. In Smash 4, Kirby can use either hand while doing Falcon Punch, as opposed to Captain Falcon who only uses his right hand.
Charizard					Flamethrower
Dark Pit					Silver Bow
Diddy Kong					Peanut Popgun
Donkey Kong	File:Super Smash Bros. (U) snap0085.jpg				Giant Punch	In the original game, allows Kirby to more easily turn in the air because of charge cancels. Also sends Kirby into freefall in Melee.
Dr. Mario					Megavitamins	In Melee, Kirby's Megavitamins don't imitate the full sound effects of Dr. Mario's, instead only making the Koopa Shell sound on impact.
Duck Hunt					Trick Shot	As with Duck Hunt, shooting the can too close to Kirby will cause him to cover his dog ears for comedic effect.
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	Even in Brawl and Smash 4, Kirby has the same "mohawk" as Falco had in Melee, despite the Brawl Falco model's head rising to a single point. The copied Blaster does not have the electric effect that the original Blaster has in Brawl.
Ganondorf					Warlock Punch	In Smash 4, Kirby will use either hand to perform the Warlock Punch, depending on which way he is facing.
Greninja					Water Shuriken
Ice Climbers					Ice Shot	Since Kirby does not gain a partner through this ability, only one block of ice can be fired.
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 Japanese name being Purin) for the move, regardless of the game's current language settings.
King Dedede					Inhale	Kirby can use this to perform the obscure "Kirkirkircide". Also, by copying this version of Inhale, Kirby can only spit his enemies out as stars, similar to the original Kirby's Dream Land.
Link	File:Kirby link ssb.jpg				Boomerang	Looks similar to Sword Kirby. Unlike the Boomerang Link uses, Kirby can throw the it through solid walls if he is touching them, allowing a method of 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
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 faster if thrown while on the ground due to bouncing more often.
Marth					Shield Breaker	Lacks transcendent priority in Melee.
Mega Man					Metal Blade
Meta Knight					Mach Tornado	The bottom-most hitbox does not cause aerial opponents to flinch, whereas it does for Meta Knight's version of the attack. This move is a reference to Kirby's Tornado ability in many of his games. This is one of the few Copy Abilities that can render Kirby helpless, since he can't normally enter that state. 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 Yo-Yo Kirby, Wheel Kirby, and Paint Kirby.
					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 the design and ability.
Robin					Thunder	Once the Thunder tome is exhausted, Kirby loses the Copy Ability entirely.
Rosalina					Luma Shot	The Luma vanishes after it loses momentum.
Roy					Flare Blade	Also suffers recoil damage at full charge.
Ryu					Hadoken	Ryu's ability to perform a stronger Hadoken and the Shakunetsu Hadoken with the appropriate input is retained.
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	The hat is taken from Zelda's younger version from "Ocarina of Time".
Zero Suit Samus					Paralyzer