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Playable Fighter Updates

Below is the list of Playable Fighter specific changes made in the transition from SSBU to SSB6.

Banjo & Kazooie​

  • Rear Egg now has two variations, a tap-input and a hold-input. The tap-input is the grenade. The Hold-Input will have Kazooie produce a Golden Egg. A character can consume the Golden Egg to temporarily increase the damage they deal. The effect won't stack if multiple Golden Eggs are consumed. There is a Golden Egg meter similar to the Golden Feather meter. If there is no Golden Egg meter remaining, then a grenade egg will be produced instead.
  • Pressing Attack + Special during Breegull Blaster will cause Banjo to use his Forward-Tilt
  • Removed Intangibility from aerial Shock Spring Jump
  • Overdrive: Infinite Golden Feathers, Infinite Golden Eggs, Increased Damage of all attacks
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of The Mighty Jinjonator
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: The Mighty Jinjonator
  • Assist Move: Dash Attack

Bayonetta​

  • Overdrive: Negate Witch Time Use Frequency Penalties, Negate Increased Landing Lag Penalties, Ignore Dodge Frequency Penalties, 100% damage Negation of Bat Within
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Infernal Climax
  • Assist Move: Heel Slide

Bowser​

  • The Intangibility of Flying Slam is now Invincibility instead
  • Overdrive: Longer Fire Breath Duration, Faster Fire Breath Recharge, Down-Tilt can cancel into Whirling Fortress and Bowser Bomb. Neutral Attack 2 can cancel into Bowser Bomb.
  • Final Smash Attack: Giga Bowser Punch now functions similar to Gannondorf's Final Smash Attack, doing a quick transformation then punching rather than moving to the background.
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Giga Bowser
  • Assist Move: Up-Tilt

Bowser Jr.​

  • Bowser Jr can now use Abandon Ship during Clown Kart Dash, launching the exploding Clown Car forward.
  • Bowser Jr. can now use his standard Up-Aerial when outside of the Clown Cart.
  • Overdrive: Pom-Pom assists Bowser Jr in battle as if the Assist Trophy was used
  • Final Smash Attack: Wonder Bowser Jr.
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Shadow Mario
  • Assist Move: Mechakoopa

Byleth​

  • Reduced Down-Air strength
  • Overdrive: Increased damage dealt by all attacks, reduced damage received, increased walk and run speed. In team games, this boost will also apply to teammates.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Progenitor God Ruptured Heaven
  • Assist Move: Down-Tilt

Captain Falcon​

  • Updated Turnaround Dash animation to avoid sliding backwards for a few frames
  • Overdrive: Forward Tilt can cancel into Raptor Boost, Falcon Kick, and Dash (Double Tap-Left or Right during the cancel window). Neutral Attack 1, 2, and 3 can cancel into Raptor Boost. Increased Neutral-Special power.
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of Blue Falcon
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Universe Falcon Punch - A cinematic Falcon Punch reminiscent of the scene from the anime.
  • Assist Move: Raptor Boost

Charizard​

  • Pokémon Change now fails in Tag Team mode.
  • Charizard does not automatically switch to Squirtle when KO’d in Tag Team mode.
  • Pokémon Change now has 3 frames of startup
  • Overdrive: Increased Fire Attack Damage, faster Flamethrower recharge rate. Up-Smash can cancel into Fly. Forward-air will auto-cancel from a short-hop
  • Final Smash Attack: Fire Blast
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack (without Pokemon Trainer): Mega Charizard X
  • Ultimate Final Smash (with Pokemon Trainer): Triple Finish
  • Assist Move: Flamethrower (Brief)

Cloud​

  • Cross Slash Hit 2 and 3 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • Removed Auto-Cancel window of Neutral Aerial, Up Aerial, and Back Aerial when not in Limit Break status
  • Overdrive: Triples the Limit Gauge fill rate
  • Final Smash Attack: Blade Burst
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Omnislash
  • Assist Move: Dash-Attack

Corrin​

  • Counter (Counter Surge) has been replaced by Dragon Surge, where Corrin enters Dragon form and stomps the ground, similar to the Counter effect of Counter Surge
  • The Intangibility on Dragon Ascent is now Invincibility instead
  • Overdrive: Dragon Shot charge time is greatly reduced, increased power of Down-Special
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Torrential Roar
  • Assist Move: Up-Air (Short Hop)

Diddy Kong​

  • Diddy can now only pull a maximum of 3 Banana Peels per stock, and has a Banana meter similar to Banjo's Golden Feather meter
  • Banana Peels will disappear after hitting a character one time
  • Overdrive: Infinite Banana Peels. Down-Special will place the Banana in Diddy's hand as a throwable item instead of Diddy throwing it in the air. Gains Armor during Rocket Barrel Boost.
  • Final Smash Attack: DK Barrel - Throws a DK Barrel
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Hyper Rocket Barrel - An alternate cinematic version of Hyper Rocket Barrel
  • Assist Move: Dash Attack

Donkey Kong​

  • If Donkey Kong is in the air and currently performing Cargo Carry, the only move he can use is Cargo-Up-Throw
  • Hand Slap deals increased damage to buried foes
  • Overdrive: Reduced Punch Charge time, Increased Neutral-Special Power, Increased Back-Throw power, Hand Slap can cancel into Dash
  • Final Smash Attack: Jungle Rush (slightly shortened)
  • Ultimate Final Smash: DK Crew - the Kong Family from DK64 contribute to a cinematic attack
  • Assist Move: Hand Slap (tap input)

Dr. Mario​

  • The endlag of Dr. Tornado can be canceled by Super Jump Punch
  • Jab 1 and 2 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • The Armor of grounded Dr. Tornado is now Intangibility instead and begins on Frame 3
  • Overdrive: Increased distance of Super Jump Punch, Increased Neutral-Special Damage, Movement attributes match Mario's
  • Final Smash Attack: Mushroom Recovery - Eats a mushroom to restore 40% HP.
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Doctor Finale
  • Assist Move: Megavitamin

Duck Hunt​

  • The Clay Pigeon can now only be shot by inputting Side-Special
  • Trick Shot now has 3 Frames of Startup for generating the can and shooting the can
  • Overdrive: Allows Duck Hunt to have 2 Cans out at once.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash: NES Zapper Posse
  • Assist Move: Clay Shooting (clay pigeon only)

Falco​

  • Increased reflector damage and speed multiplier to 1.4x
  • Jab 1 now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Blaster can cancel into Jump, Dash, and Air-Dodge. Does not have to hit to cancel. All Aerial Attacks can cancel into Air-Dodge.
  • Final Smash Attack: Arwing Support
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Team Star Fox
  • Assist Move: Reflector

Fox​

  • Reduced travel distance of Fire Fox to match Falco's Fire Bird
  • Jab 1 and 2 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Reflector can cancel into Jump, Dash, and Air-Dodge. Does not have to hit to cancel. Additionally, Fox will not be able to Roll while in Overdrive. Instead, inputting Forward-Roll will cause Fox to Wavedash forward and inputting Back-Roll will cause Fox to Wavedash back. (Here, the Wavedash is a unique move that puts Fox into a grounded sliding state that he can perform actions in.)
  • Final Smash Attack: Peppy Barrel Roll
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Team Star Fox
  • Assist Move: Fox Illusion

Ganondorf​

  • Additional frames of armor are added to grounded Warlock Punch, so that there is no longer a gap before the first frame of the attack
  • Ganondorf has a new passive Fighter Ability called King of the Gerudo, giving Ganondorf immunity to Curse, causing his attacks to ignore Armor, and causing his attacks to break Counters
  • Flame Choke now has projectile invincibility during it's dash
  • Overdrive: Neutral Attack can cancel into Flame Choke and Wizard's Foot. Increased Neutral-Special Damage and Shield Damage.
  • Final Smash Attack: Ganon, Demon King
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Spirit of Malice
  • Assist Move: Flame Choke

Greninja​

  • Counter (Substitute) has been replaced with Water Veil, which negates projectiles
  • Overdrive: Increases the range of Water Kunai attacks
  • Final Smash Attack: Ash-Greninja
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Secret Ninja Attack
  • Assist Move: Neutral-Air (Full Hop)

Hero​

  • A Critical Hit can no longer occur when Items are turned off in the Ruleset
  • Whack, Thwack, Metal Slash, Kaclang, and Hocus Pocus can no longer be in the Command Selection menu when Items are turned off in the Ruleset
  • Bang and Kaboom can appear together in the Command Selection Menu
  • Sizz and Sizzle can appear together in the Command Selection Menu
  • The MP Cost of Command Selection moves is now listed next to each item, instead of in a separate box, and the move does not have to be hovered over to see the MP cost
  • The Command Selection moves now show a unique icon per move next to the mana cost of each item
  • The MP Cost of Psyche Up is now 17 MP
  • The MP Cost of Snooze is now 18 MP
  • The MP Cost of Zoom is now 19 MP
  • Overdrive: Halves the MP cost of spells
  • Final Smash Attack: Thwack
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Gigaslash
  • Assist Move: Zap

Ice Climbers​

  • Overdrive: Increase chance of freezing with Ice Blocks and Blizzard. Nana will face the opposite direction of Popo when using Blizzard.
  • Final Smash Attack: Freezie Blocks - This is similar to Ice Blocks, but instead of normal Ice Blocks, the Ice climbers hit Freezies
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Iceberg
  • Assist Move: Ice Block

Ike​

  • Counter has been replaced by Radiance, which functions similarly to Hero's Kazap without the initial hit, and with a Blue Flame effect
  • Removed Armor from Aether
  • Overdrive: Adds a Blue Flame effect to Ike's sword, increasing its range and damage. Forward Smash will emit Blade Beams of blue fire.
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of Great Aether
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Great Aether
  • Assist Move: Eruption (uncharged)

Incineroar​

  • Overdrive: Doubles the stat boost provided by Revenge. Revenge cannot be lost during Overdrive. The endlag of the initial jump of Cross-Chop can be canceled into Alolan Whip and Air-Dodge.
  • Final Smash Attack: Gives Incineroar max revenge stacks
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Max Malcious Moonsault
  • Assist Move: Darkest Lariat

Inkling​

  • Removed Bury Property from Splat Roller
  • Reduced Ink Cost of Splat Roller
  • Increased the amount of stage that can be inked at one time
  • Further reduced movement speed and jump height of foes standing in ink
  • Jab 2 now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Inkling won't recharge Ink if two Shield buttons are being held and Special is pressed.
  • Overdrive: Infinite Ink
  • Final Smash Attack: Mini Splatling
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Killer Wail
  • Assist Move: Splattershot (Brief)

Isabelle​

  • Increased knockback and damage of Neutral Attack
  • When Isabelle pummels a foe during a grab, if she does not currently have a pocketed item, she will be given a fixed pocketed item based on the character that was pummeled. For characters that can create projectiles, the pocketed item is one of their projectiles. For other characters, this will be a Food item.
  • Overdrive: Item Power Up, Item Throwing Power Up, Projectile Power Up. Any item in stored in Pocket will be duplicated, allowing for two uses of it from the Pocket.
  • Final Smash Attack: Item Pull - Isabelle pulls a random item out of her pocket, which may be one of Unira, X-Bomb, Star Rod, Lip's Stick, Soccer Ball, Pokeball, Bob-omb, Hothead, Beam Sword, Super Mushroom
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack - Dream Town Hall
  • Assist Move: Forward Smash (Uncharged)

Ivysaur​

  • Pokémon Change now fails in Tag Team mode
  • Ivysaur does not automatically switch to Charizard when KO’d in Tag Team mode
  • Pokémon Change now has 3 frames of startup
  • Overdrive: Restores HP over time, increases movement speed, increases air speed
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack (without Pokemon Trainer): Solarbeam
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack (with Pokemon Trainer): Triple Finish
  • Assist Move: Razor Leaf

Jigglypuff​

  • Rest Intangibility is now Invincibility
  • Rest now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Reduces end lag of Rest. Sing can be Jump and Shield canceled (does not have to hit). Foes put to sleep by Sing will be asleep for a fixed duration.
  • Final Smash: Puff Up
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Jigglypuff's Song - puts all characters (except self) to sleep
  • Assist Move: Sing

Joker​

  • Rebellion Gauge is now exclusively gained from absorbing attacks with Rebel's Guard
  • Rebellion Gauge is now emptied when Joker is KO'd
  • Tetrakarn is removed. Makarakarn always activates when down-special is used while Arsene is active
  • Removed Intangibility from Wings of Rebellion
  • Overdrive: Summons Arsene
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of All-Out-Attack
  • Ultimate Final Smash: All-Out Attack
  • Assist Move: Grappling Hook

Kazuya​

  • Kazuya will now lose Rage Drive on the first missed Rage Drive attempt (Grab or Down-Special)
  • Kazuya will now lose Rage Drive upon taking 25% damage instead of 37%
  • Kazuya will now lose Rage Drive after 20 seconds have passed
  • Removed Intangibility from Down-Tilt
  • Removed Intangibility from Spinning Demon to Left Hook
  • Removed Reflector from Left Splits Kick
  • Electric Wind God Fist is now a "Just-Frame" attack, having only 1 frame for activation instead of 3 frames
  • Overdrive: All inputs of Wind God Fist will become Electric Wind God Fist
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Final Blaster
  • Assist Move: Stature Smash

Ken​

  • Neutral Attack 1 (Tapped) now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Neutral Attack 1 (Tapped) will transition to Neutral Attack 2 (Tapped) and Neutral Attack 3 (Tapped) if whiffed and additional tap inputs are performed during the attack
  • The armor on Focus Attack begins on Frame 3
  • Removed full-body Intangibility from aerial Shoryuken
  • Removed Light Ankle Kick (Tap-Input Down-Tilt)
  • Removed Elbow Strike (Tap-Input Up-Tilt)
  • Overdrive: All special moves will be considered command-input.
  • Final Smash Attack: Shinryuken
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Shippu Jinraikyaku
  • Assist Move: Shoryuken (not command input)

King Dedede​

  • King Dedede can now swallow inhaled foes, like Kirby
  • If King Dedede inhales a foe in the air, he will always immediately swallow them
  • The Intangibility frames Dedede has after he inhales a foe are now Invincibility
  • King Dedede can now hit Gordos with his hammer after tossing them without requiring an opponent to have hit the Gordo first
  • The full-body Intangibility of Super Dedede Jump is now Invincibility instead
  • Overdrive: Gives Dedede the Hyper Smash Attacks spirit power. Additionally, Forward-Smash can be canceled into Forward-Tilt, Up-Smash can be canceled into Jump, and Down-Smash can be canceled into Down-Tilt.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Dedede-Rush
  • Assist Move: Gordo Throw (neutral angle)

King K. Rool​

  • If K. Rool is in the air and sucks in an opponent with the Blunderbuss, he can only shoot them upwards
  • Gut Check will now fully restore King K. Rool's Belly Armor HP whenever the move is used
  • Gut Check is now just a Reflector
  • Reduced endlag of Gut Check when not reflecting a projectile
  • Added Belly Armor to Propeller
  • Propeller can now be be B-Reversed
  • Overdrive: Gives K. Rool Infinite Belly Armor, Significantly Increased Weight, allows Crownerang to be canceled into Jump and Dash, and gives the Reduced Landing Lag spirit power.
  • Final Smash Attack: Gas Cloud - Randomly shoots a Red, Blue, or Purple Gas Cloud which have their corresponding effects from Donkey Kong Country 2
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Blast-o-Matic
  • Assist Move: Dash Attack

Kirby​

  • If Kirby inhales a foe in the air, he will always immediately swallow them
  • Copy Power multiplier is increased to 1.25x
  • In Tag Team, Inhale can suck up characters from your own team
  • Jab 1 now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Increased air speed, Significantly increased HP recovery from swallowing food and other items, further increased Copy Power multiplier
  • Final Smash Attack: Warp Star
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Final Cutter
  • Assist Move: Inhale & Swallow (when he has no copied ability) / Copied Ability (when he has a copied ability)
  • Overdrive: Replaces Forward-tilt with a new move, Megaton Hammer, and replaces Grab with Hookshot. Also allows Neutral Attack 1 and 2 to cancel into Spin Attack.
  • Final Smash Attack: Ancient Arrow (slightly less power)
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Champions of Hyrule
  • Assist Move: Remote Bomb (throws a bomb if one is not already out, or detonates an existing bomb)

Little Mac​

  • Counter (Slip Counter) has been replaced by Power Charge, which functions similarly to Cloud's Limit Charge and charges Little Mac's Power Meter
  • The Power Meter 0.3x multiplier is now applied to damage received instead of damage dealt
  • Pummel damage increased to 2.5%
  • Removed Intangibility from aerial Jolt Haymaker
  • Removed Intangibility from aerial Rising Uppercut
  • Removed Super Armor from Little Mac's Smash-Attacks
  • Jab 1 and 2 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • Neutral-Air now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • The Armor of Straight Lunge now begins on Frame 3
  • Overdrive: Doubles Power Charge fill rate
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of Giga Mac
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Giga Mac
  • Assist Move: Power Charge (Raises Little Mac’s Power Meter)

Lucario​

  • Counter (Double Team) is replaced with Aura Charge, rapidly giving Lucario damage while the move is held
  • Added particle effect for initial launcher hitboxes of Up-Smash
  • Overdrive: Increased maximum Aura multiplier and capping percentage (from 190% up to 250%)
  • Final Smash Attack: A quick horizontal Kamehameha
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Aura Storm
  • Assist Move: Force Palm

Lucas​

  • Jab 1 now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Increases PSI Magnet HP Recovery, Reduces startup and endlag of Up-Smash, and gives the PSI Attack Up spirit power.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: PK Starstorm
  • Assist Move: PSI Magnet

Lucina​

  • Counter only protects the direction the character is facing
  • Removed Intangibility from aerial Dolphin Slash
  • Added particle effect for initial launcher hitboxes of Up-Smash
  • Overdrive: Adds Tipper effects to Falchion, similar to Marth. Increased Neutral-Special Shield Damage.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Critical Hit
  • Assist Move: Dolphin Slash

Luigi​

  • Super Jump Punch now has it's power scaled (reduced) when used as part of a combo
  • Removed Intangibility from aerial Super Jump Punch
  • Aerial Luigi Cyclone invincibility now starts on frame 3
  • Jab 1 now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Guarantees a Misfire from Green Missile
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Poltergust G-00
  • Assist Move: Fireball

Mario​

  • Jab 1 and 2 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • Removed intangibility of aerial Super Jump Punch
  • Overdrive: Becomes Metal
  • Final Smash Attack: Mega Mushroom - Mario transforms with a Mega Mushroom, performs an attack, then transforms back to normal
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Mario Finale
  • Assist Move: Fireball

Marth​

  • Counter only protects the direction the character is facing
  • Removed Intangibility from aerial Dolphin Slash
  • Added particle effect for initial launcher hitboxes of Up-Smash
  • Overdrive: Removes Tipper effects from Falchion, similar to Lucina. Increased Neutral-Special Shield Damage.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Critical Hit
  • Assist Move: Shield Breaker (Uncharged)

Mega Man​

  • Removed Intangibility from Rush Coil
  • Overdrive: Mega Man will automatically charge-up a charge-shot during Overdrive. Pressing Neutral Attack, Forward-Tilt, or Neutral Air will release the charge shot.
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial projectile from Mega Legends
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Mega Legends (with Zero and Mega Man Zero added)
  • Assist Move: Neutral Attack x3

Meta Knight​

  • Forward Tilt 2 and 3 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Meta Knight's sword becomes cloaked in darkness, adding the Darkness effect to all sword attacks. Meta Knight will also have an increased Offensive Meter Gain Multiplier during Overdrive.
  • Final Smash: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Darkness Illusion
  • Assist Move: Dimensional Cape

Mewtwo​

  • Added particle effect for initial launcher hitboxes of Up-Smash
  • Overdrive: The endlag of Teleport can be canceled into Shadow Ball, Confusion, Disable, or any Aerial Attack
  • Final Smash Attack: Psystrike (slightly reduced power)
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: A giant energy ball thrown similarly to Kid Buu's Planet Burst (Mewtwo also does this in the Pokemon Journey's anime)
  • Assist Move: Confusion

Mii Brawler​

  • The Special Moves this character uses as the default (1, 1, 1, 1) have been changed to Flashing Mach Punch, Burning Dropkick, Thrust Uppercut, Feint Jump
  • When this character is selected on the Character Select Screen, the first in the list of choices is always the Default Costume with default Special Moves
  • When this character is selected on the Character Select Screen, the second in the list of choices is always a Random Matching Costume with default Special Moves. (The Hat and Outfit will belong to the same set)
  • Counter (Counter Throw) has been removed and replaced by a move similar to Lucario's Long Range Force Palm custom move from Smash 4
  • Jab 1 and 2 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • The Custom Moves that are being used are now displayed on the match loading screen (with number and move name)
  • An Online Setting is now available to set the costume used by opponents during Online Quickplay
  • If using the default outfit in a Team game, the outfit color will change to the team color
  • Kirby will now copy the Neutral-Special Move being used instead of always copying the default Neutral-Special move
  • Overdrive: All Special Moves become the default selections (1,1,1,1). Then, when holding the Tag-In 1 button and using a Special Move, the Special Move used will come from set 2 (2,2,2,2). When holding the Tag-In 2 button and using a Special Move, the Special Move used will come from set 3 (3,3,3,3). Will be unable to call assists or tag-in during Overdrive.
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of Omega Blitz
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Omega Blitz
  • Assist Move: Burning Dropkick

Mii Gunner​

  • The Special Moves this character uses as the default (1, 1, 1, 1) have been changed to Charge Blast, Gunner Missile, Arm Rocket, Bomb Drop
  • When this character is selected on the Character Select Screen, the first in the list of choices is always the Default Costume with default Special Moves
  • When this character is selected on the Character Select Screen, the second in the list of choices is always a Random Matching Costume with Default Special Moves. (The Hat and Outfit will belong to the same set)
  • The Custom Moves that are being used are now displayed on the match loading screen (with number and move name)
  • An Online Setting is now available to set the costume used by opponents during Online Quickplay
  • If using the default outfit in a Team game, the outfit color will change to the team color
  • Kirby will now copy the Neutral-Special Move being used instead of always copying the default Neutral-Special move
  • Overdrive: All Special Moves become the default selections (1,1,1,1). Then, when holding the Tag-In 1 button and using a Special Move, the Special Move used will come from set 2 (2,2,2,2). When holding the Tag-In 2 button and using a Special Move, the Special Move used will come from set 3 (3,3,3,3). Will be unable to call assists or tag-in during Overdrive.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Full Blast
  • Assist Move: Bomb Drop

Mii Swordfighter​

  • Counter (Blade Counter) has been removed and replaced by a move similar to Marth's Melee Shield Breaker called "Overhead Slash"
  • The Special Moves this character uses as the default (1, 1, 1, 1) have been changed to Shuriken of Light, Gale Stab, Hero's Spin, Overhead Slash
  • When this character is selected on the Character Select Screen, the first in the list of choices is always the Default Costume with default Special Moves
  • When this character is selected on the Character Select Screen, the second in the list of choices is always a Random Matching Costume with Default Special Moves. (The Hat and Outfit will belong to the same set)
  • Gale Stab (release) now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • The Custom Moves that are being used are now displayed on the match loading screen (with number and move name)
  • An Online Setting is now available to set the costume used by opponents during Online Quickplay
  • If using the default outfit in a Team game, the outfit color will change to the team color
  • Kirby will now copy the Neutral-Special Move being used instead of always copying the default Neutral-Special move
  • Overdrive: All Special Moves become the default selections (1,1,1,1). Then, when holding the Tag-In 1 button and using a Special Move, the Special Move used will come from set 2 (2,2,2,2). When holding the Tag-In 2 button and using a Special Move, the Special Move used will come from set 3 (3,3,3,3). Will be unable to call assists or tag-in during Overdrive.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Final Edge
  • Assist Move: Gale Stab

Min-Min​

  • The special effect of ARMS (Dragon Lasers, Ram Ram Fire, Megawatt Electricity) can only be used if Min Min has the ARMS Charge buff active.
  • Up-Smash now reflects projectiles at a 75 degree angle
  • Removed full-body Intangibility from ARMS Jump
  • The Ram-Ram ARM can no longer be angled
  • Overdrive: Puts Min-Min into the Arms Charged state
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of ARMS Rush
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: ARMS Rush
  • Assist Move: Forward-Tilt (Left ARM)

Mr. Game & Watch​

  • Removed Intangibility from aerial Fire
  • Removed initial launcher hitboxes from Fire
  • Removed Invincibility from Up-Smash
  • Removed Bury property from Down-Smash
  • Oil Panic Charges are now lost when KO'd
  • Oil Panic no longer reflects physical projectiles, instead negating them
  • Rapid Jab Finisher now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Oil Panic Overload now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Guarantees Judge will be a higher number (6, 7, 8, 9)
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Octopus
  • Assist Move: Chef (tap input)

Mythra​

  • Mythra is now an entirely seperate character from Pyra
  • Swap has been replaced by Spectral Halo, which has Mythra take a stance based on the animation from Torna: The Golden Country
  • Spectral Halo temporarily reduced damage taken by 10%. When used as an Assist, the effect is applied to the active character
  • Jab 1 now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Mythra no longer has the Foresight mechanic unless in Overdrive
  • Overdrive: Mythra gains the Foresight mechanic during Overdrive
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of Sacred Arrow
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Sacred Arrow
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack (in Tag-Team if Pyra is on the team): Infinity Blade
  • Assist Move: Spectral Halo

Ness​

  • PK Fire will fail if an active pillar of fire is already on the field
  • Overdrive: Allows Aerial PSI Magnet to be canceled into Jump and Air-Dodge, gives the PSI Attack Up spirit power, and the bat of Forward-Smash becomes a Home-Run Bat.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: PK Starstorm
  • Assist Move: PK Fire

Olimar​

  • Removed Armor from Pikmin Order
  • Overdrive: Temporarily allows Olimar to have 6 Pikmin at once
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: End of Day
  • Assist Move: Pikmin Throw

Pac-Man​

  • Bonus Fruit has been reworked to give random items, similar to Platinum's Magical Symphony Drive from BlazBlue Central Fiction
  • Cherries, Strawberries, Paris, Apples, and Melons will disappear after hitting a character one time
  • Overdrive: Bonus Fruit will only produce Galaxian, Bell, or Keys
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Super PAC-MAN
  • Assist Move: Dash Attack

Palutena​

  • Counter is removed from Down-Special. Down-Special is now just a reflector
  • Overdrive: Tilt and Smash Attacks can be canceled into Warp. Does not have to hit to cancel. Increased Forward-Smash and Down-Smash power.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Black Hole Laser
  • Assist Move: Autoreticle

Peach​

  • Neutral-Special (Toad) is now a Reflector instead of a counter. It only protects the direction Peach was facing when the move was performed.
  • Items can no longer appear from a turnip pull when items are turned off in the ruleset
  • Turnips will disappear after hitting a character one time
  • Jab 1 and Jab 2 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Improved chance of a Wink, Dot-Eyes, or Stitch-Face appearing from a Turnip pull
  • Final Smash Attack: Bob-Omb - Peach pulls a turnip that is reveals a Bob-Omb
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Peach Blossom
  • Assist Move: Peach Bomber

Pichu​

  • Jab now has 3 frames of startup
  • Removed Interuptability Window and Increased Landing Lag of Back-Aerial
  • Overdrive: Alolan Raichu assists in battle, Pichu will not take recoil damage
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial tackle of Volt Tackle
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Volt Tackle
  • Assist Move: Thunder Jolt

Pikachu​

  • Jab now has 3 frames of startup
  • Removed Interuptability Window and Increased Landing Lag of Back-Aerial
  • Overdrive: Electric Attack Up, Adds an additional hit to Quick Attack
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial tackle of Volt Tackle
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Volt Tackle
  • Assist Move: Quick Attack

Piranha Plant​

  • Piranha Plant has a new Fighter Ability called "Hearty Plant". This makes Piranha Plant immune to Poison Breath.
  • Poison Breath will damage all characters standing in it regardless of who owns the projectile
  • Jab 1 and 2 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Replaces Neutral Attack with a slow moving Fireball.
  • Final Smash Attack: Petey Piranha Strike - Petey Piranha behind Piranha Plant and strikes with one of his cages
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Petey Piranha
  • Assist Move: Ptooie (upwards once then swallow)

Pit​

  • Removed Armor from Upperdash Arm
  • Overdrive: Replaces the Palutena Bow with the Silver Bow, increases Neutral-Special Damage, and grants Invincibility during Power of Flight.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Lightning Chariot
  • Assist Move: Palutena Bow (tap input)

Pyra​

  • Pyra is now an entirely seperate character from Mythra
  • Swap has been replaced by Purifying Flames, which has Pyra take a stance with her Sword
  • Purifying Flames temporarily increases damage dealt by 10%. When used as an Assist, the effect is applied to the active character.
  • Overdrive: Increases Movement Speed
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of Burning Sword
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Burning Sword
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack (in Tag-Team mode when Nia is present on the team): Union Sword
  • Assist Move: Purifying Flames

Ridley​

  • Side-Special becomes Space Pirate Claw when used in the air, instead of Space Pirate Rush. It's similar to Charizard's Forward-Air
  • Wing Blitz can now be angled in a manner similar to Fox's Fire-Fox
  • Overdrive: Ridley will recover first after a successful Skewer
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of Plasma Scream
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Plasma Scream
  • Assist Move: Plasma Breath

R.O.B​

  • Removed grounded Launcher hitboxes on Up-Smash
  • Removed Intangibility and Grab Immunity from Robo Burner
  • R.O.B can now only use a maximum of 3 Gyro's per stock, and has a Gyro Meter similar to Banjo's Golden Feather meter
  • Gyros will disappear after hitting a character one time
  • Down-Throw now functions like Lucas's Down-Throw. The bury effect is aesthetic only. The knockback and knockback scaling is identical to Lucas's Down-Throw
  • Overdrive: Doubles fuel recharge rate and Robo-Beam charge rate
  • Final Smash Attack: Homing Laser Barrage
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Guided Robo Beam
  • Assist Move: Robo Beam (Normal)

Robin​

  • Removed Intangibility from Nosferatu
  • Robin now starts the match with a Levin Sword
  • Grounded Elwind now creates a short range Wind Blade on each side of Robin
  • Overdrive: Infinite Tome and Levin Sword durability
  • Final Smash Attack: Book of Naga
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Pair Up
  • Assist Move: Arcfire

Rosalina​

  • Overdrive: Infinite Luma HP
  • Final Smash Attack: Prankster Comet - the color of the comet is random when used
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Grand Star
  • Assist Move: Star Bits

Roy​

  • Counter only protects the direction the character is facing
  • Counter multiplier reduced to 1.2x, to match Marth and Lucina
  • Increased ending lag of Flare Blade
  • Removed Armor from aerial Blazer
  • Removed Intangibility from aerial Blazer
  • Added particle effect for initial launcher hitboxes of Up-Smash
  • Overdrive: Removes inverse-tipper effects from the Binding Blade
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Critical Hit
  • Assist Move: Flare Blade (Uncharged)

Ryu​

  • Neutral Attack 1 (Tapped) now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Neutral Attack 1 (Tapped) will transition to Neutral Attack 2 (Tapped) and Neutral Attack 3 (Tapped) if whiffed and additional tap inputs are performed during the attack
  • The armor on Focus Attack begins on Frame 3
  • Removed full-body Intangibility from aerial Shoryuken
  • Removed Light Ankle Kick (Tap-Input Down-Tilt)
  • Removed Elbow Strike (Tap-Input Up-Tilt)
  • Overdrive: All special moves will be considered command-input.
  • Final Smash Attack: Shinku Hadoken
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Shin Shoryuken
  • Assist Move: Hadoken

Samus​

  • Removed intangibility from aerial Screw Attack
  • Overdrive: Extends the range of Grapple Beam, Increased Neutral Special Power
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Zero Laser
  • Assist Move: Homing Missile

Sephiroth​

  • Scintilla is now just a reflector, functioning similarly to Palutena's Reflect Barrier
  • Overdrive: Puts Sephiroth into his Winged state
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of Supernova
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Supernova
  • Assist Move: Shadow Flare (tap input)

Sheik​

  • Jab 1 now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Down-Special gets split into two moves, a tap-input move and a hold-input move. Tap input is bouncing fish. The hold-input will have Sheik play the Goddess Harp. Sheik will play a random Warp Song providing a corresponding Status Buff.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Sheikah Dance
  • Assist Move: Bouncing Fish

Shulk​

  • Counter (Vision) has been replaced with Battle Soul, which damages Shulk but clears the cooldown of his Monado Arts
  • Removed Intangibility during the Monado Art activation pose
  • Added particle effect for initial launcher hitboxes of Up-Smash
  • Overdrive: Down-Special becomes Vision
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Chain Attack
  • Assist Move: Back Slash

Simon​

  • Holding the Attack button down after Jab 1 will cause Simon to automatically spin the chain
  • Overdrive: Down-Special will place the Holy Bottle in Simon's Hand as a throw-able item. Holy Bottle will break on contact with any foe or shield instead of just breaking on the ground. The end lag of Axe can be canceled with any Tilt. Down-Air landing lag can be canceled into Down-Tilt.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Grand Cross
  • Assist Move: Holy Water

Snake​

  • Snake no longer gains Armor during Cipher
  • Removed intangibility from Dash Attack
  • A Grenade cannot explode until Snake pulls the pin on frame 6. If Snake is hit before pulling the pin, the move is canceled.
  • C4 can no longer be detonated when attached to a foe if that foe is being held in a grab
  • Overdrive: Allows Snake to have 2 C4 placed at once. A tap input will place C4, a hold input will detonate C4.
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Covering Fire
  • Assist Move: Hand Grenade

Sonic​

  • Removed Intangibility from Up-Smash
  • Removed Intangibility from Spin Dash
  • Removed Intangibility from Spring Jump
  • Reduced Shield Damage of Homing Attack, Spin Dash, Spring Jump, and Spin Charge
  • Reduced power of Back Aerial
  • Removed the hitbox from the Spring during Aerial Spring Jump
  • Jab 2 now has 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: Sonic & Knuckles - Knuckles will assist Sonic in battle
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Super Sonic
  • Assist Move: Spin Charge (Fully Charged)

Sora​

  • Counterattack (Down-Special) has been replaced by Aero
  • Aero no longer appears as one of Sora's Taunts
  • Reduced Power of Back-Throw
  • Reduced Power of Forward-Smash
  • Reduced Power of Up-Smash
  • Overdrive: Grants an additional Mid-Air jump
  • Final Smash Attack: The initial hit of Sealing the Keyhole
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Sealing the Keyhole
  • Assist Move: Sonic Blade (1 Thrust)

Steve​

  • Blocks must now be connected to the stage or another block to be placed
  • Blocks placed by Steve will be destroyed when Steve tags out in Tag-Team mode
  • Removed grounded Launcher hitbox on Up-Smash
  • Reduced Speed and Power of all variants of Forward Smash
  • Reduced Speed and Power of all variants of Forward Air
  • Steve no longer replaces the Crafting Table when two Shield buttons are being pressed and Special is pushed
  • Overdrive: Doubles Resource gathering rate
  • Final Smash Attack: Gives Steve maximum resources
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: House of Boom
  • Assist Move: Mine (gathers resources for himself)

Squirtle​

  • Pokémon Change now fails in Tag Team mode
  • Squirtle does not automatically switch to Ivysaur when K.O'd in Tag Team mode
  • Jab 1 now has 3 frames of startup
  • Pokémon Change now has 3 frames of startup
  • Overdrive: Gives Squirtle the Water Attack Up spirit power
  • Final Smash Attack: Water Pulse
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack (without Pokemon Trainer): Squirtle Squad
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack (with Pokemon Trainer): Triple Finish
  • Assist Move: Water Gun (shortest charge)

Terry​

  • Terry will now lose GO Meter on the first missed Super Special Move
  • Removed full-body Intangibility from command input aerial Rising Tackle
  • Removed full-body Intangibility from command input aerial Power Dunk
  • Neutral Attack 1 will transition to Neutral Attack 2 and Neutral Attack 3 if whiffed and additional inputs are performed during the attack, or the attack button is held down
  • Overdrive: All special moves will be considered Command-Input
  • Final Smash Attack: Buster Wolf
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Triple Wolf
  • Assist Move: Burning Knuckle
  • Overdrive: Replaces Forward-tilt with a new move, Deku Leaf. Also allows Neutral Attack 1 and 2 to cancel into Spin Attack.
  • Final Smash Attack: Hurricane Spin
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Wind's Requiem (creates a strong wind effect, gives Toon Link Strong Wind Immunity)
  • Assist Move: Boomerang

Villager​

  • Woodchips will disappear after hitting a character one time
  • Up-Aerial and Down-Aerial will now always use 3-Turnips
  • When Villager pummels a foe during a grab, if he does not currently have a pocketed item, he will be given a fixed pocketed item based on the character that was pummeled. For characters that can create projectiles, the pocketed item is one of their projectiles. For other characters, this will be a Food item.
  • Overdrive: Item Power Up, Item Throwing Power Up, Projectile Power Up. Any item in stored in Pocket will be duplicated, allowing for two uses of it from the Pocket.
  • Final Smash Attack: Item Pull - Villager pulls a random item out of his pocket, which may be one of Mr. Saturn, Gooey Bomb, Star Rod, Lip's Stick, Rocket Belt, Pokeball, Green Shell, Red Shell, Beam Sword, Super Leaf
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack - Dream Home
  • Assist Move: Pocket

Wario​

  • Wario no longer retains Waft Charge when KO'd
  • Bike Armor now begins on Frame 3
  • Overdrive: Gives Wario the Impact Run spirit power
  • Final Smash Attack: Full Power Waft
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Wario-Man
  • Assist Move: Dash Attack

Wii Fit Trainer​

  • Removed Bury property from the third hit of Neutral Attack
  • Extended the duration of Deep Breathing to 15 seconds
  • Overdrive: Puts Wii Fit Trainer into Deep Breathing state and allows aerial attacks to cancel into Jump and Up-Special
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash Attack: Wii Fit
  • Assist Move: Header (Normal)

Wolf​

  • Removed Transcendent Priority from Blaster projectile
  • Overdrive: Jam Meter - foes lose 25% Smash Meter up activation and will not gain Smash Meter while active. Also increases the Damage Multiplier of Reflector to 2.5x and it's Speed Multiplier to 2.0
  • Final Smash: Wolfen Support
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Team Star Wolf
  • Assist Move: Blaster

Yoshi​

  • Overdrive: Increased Down Air Damage and Armor Added to Egg Roll.
  • Final Smash: Giant Egg
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Stampede!
  • Assist Move: Egg Throw
  • Overdrive: Bomchus - Down-Special is split into two moves, a tap-input and a hold-input. The tap-input is bombs, the hold-input has Young Link take out a Bombchu. Also allows Neutral Attack 1 and 2 to cancel into Spin Attack.
  • Final Smash Attack: Fierce Deity
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Triforce Slash
  • Assist Move: Fire Arrow (Uncharged)

Zelda​

  • Phantom can no longer be reflected or pocketed
  • Particle Effects of Nayru's Love now start three frames earlier
  • Overdrive: Allows Zelda to become actionable much earlier after pressing Down-Special to charge the Phantom and allows Neutral-Air to cancel into Nayru's Love.
  • Final Smash Attack: Light Arrow
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Triforce of Wisdom
  • Assist Move: Din’s Fire (detonates near foe)

Zero Suit Samus​

  • Removed Bury property from Flip Jump
  • Jab 1 and 2 now have 3 Frames of Startup
  • Overdrive: The Paraylzer will automatically charge when not being used
  • Final Smash Attack: New
  • Ultimate Final Smash: Zero Laser
  • Assist Move: Paralyzer (Uncharged)

Notes​

These updates get rid of things that contributed to a frustrating experience and apply balancing adjustments.