Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch is the sixth installment of the Super Smash Bros. series and was developed by Sora Ltd. and Bandai Namco Games.

Gameplay
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch is an updated version of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U. This game has has new features such as Story Mode, Offline Tourney (from Brawl) and Menu Music performed by each artist. More returning characters who haven't been confirmed in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / 3DS appear in this game.

Customization/cross-connectivity
Players can send customized fighters from one version to the other. Players can customize fighter's special attacks with one of three variations for each. The Mii Fighters and Palutena, however, have custom special attacks that aren't variants of the original attacks; these are unlocked from the beginning. Players can also equip items to fighters to increase specific attributes (attack, defense, or speed) while sacrificing others. Up to three items can be equipped at a time, and some items provide additional side effects to the fighter.

Custom characters cannot be used in With Anyone online. Additionally, by connecting the two games the player can use their Nintendo 3DS as a controller for the Nintendo Switch version; alternatively, players can download the "Smash Controller" application off the Nintendo 3DS eShop to use their system as a controller.

8-Player Smash
A new game mode known as 8-Player Smash is also available. As opposed to the traditional four player battles Super Smash Bros. is known for, up to eight players can join a single battle. In this special game mode, most stages are restricted when five or six players are playing and even more when seven or eight are playing.

Smash Tour
Smash Tour is a new mode serving as the exclusive mode for the Wii U version. Smash Tour is a board game mode in which players (as Miis) travel around a board by spinning a wheel, collecting fighters and power-ups for their fighters scattered around the board. Players start with two fighters by default. If two players cross paths, then all players are pitted into a Smash battle for a reward, and the winner obtains a fighter from one of the other players. Players may also obtain items that can be used to trigger various effects, and random events may also occur on the board. Checkpoints are also scattered around the board which boost players' stats when they pass over them. After all the turns have ended, players fight in a Stock match using their stat boosts, their stock based on the fighters they collected. The player can choose between a small, normal-sized, and big board to play on.

Special Orders
In Special Orders, the player has the choice of playing either "Master Orders" or "Crazy Orders", referring to Master Hand and Crazy Hand. In their respective modes, Master Hand and Crazy Hand construct challenges for the player. Players purchase tickets in order to face challenges. In Master Orders, players purchase tickets in order to try one of three challenges, the reward depending on the difficulty; each ticket is used separately, and each challenge may only be tried once. Playing Crazy Orders requires the player to either use a pass or pay gold; the player can then play any number of challenges to rack up rewards within a set time limit before facing Crazy Hand in a final battle. If the player loses at any point they lose some of their rewards.

Events
Events return exclusively in the Wii U version of the game, in which players take on a series of themed battles. Events are arranged in a grid, however, and the path forward reveals itself when the player completes a given event. Players can also receive various rewards such as trophies, gold, and Special Orders passes by completing challenges. Like in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, two player Events are also available. This mode belongs in the Games & More section.

Classic
The Wii U version's Classic Mode operates in a different manner from that of the 3DS version. It still maintains the intensity system in the 3DS version; players can spend gold to increase the intensity level, and if the player uses a continue, some of his/her rewards will be lost, and the intensity will lower by .5, unless the intensity level is set at 2.0.

Instead of paths, the player has to choose which group of fighters that he/she wants to fight. As many as seven opponents may be fought in a single stage. One of the opponents includes the rival, which is programmed to be harder than the other opponents. The longer the rival stays alive, the stronger it'll become. On some occasions, an intruder may pop up for one match; the intruder will either be giant-sized or metallic. Some opponents may even possess rewards, which can either be gold, trophies, custom parts, or a Crazy Orders Pass.

When the player KOs any opponents, their trophies will be displayed in the "Fighters Defeated" box. The defeated opponents can later be used as allies for any team battle matches. In team battles, opponents that the player's allies KO will also be added to the "Fighters Defeated" box.

There are a total of seven stages, with the first three stages consisting of battles against default opponents and the rival. For stages 4 and 5, the player will face an additional group of opponents, but they'll use their alternate color schemes; these opponents may also come equipped with their custom special moves. Stage 6 pits the player against the Fighting Mii Team, where he/she must KO twenty Fighting Miis. Stage 7 pits the player against Master Hand, but higher intensities will add Crazy Hand, and even Master Core to the mix. Unlike in the 3DS version, the player does not have the option to avoid fighting Crazy Hand on intensity levels 3.0 and higher. This mode belongs in the Games & More section.

All-Star
Unlike Classic, All-Star is almost the same as in the Nintendo 3DS version. Some differences include a larger rest area, and the player can choose how the fighters appear in forward or reverse chronological order; at the beginning, players face the oldest fighters, and finish with the newest fighters, or players can face the newest fighters, and finish with the oldest fighters in the game. Continues are now needed due to adding two hidden stages and one extra stage. Should the player get defeated and use a continue, he or she will not enter the hidden stages after stages 4 and 8. The first hidden stage pits the player against 50 Mii Fighters, while the second hidden stage contains 100 Mii Fighters for the player to fight against. This mode belongs in the Games & More section.

Stadium
Just like in the Nintendo 3DS version, three stadium games are playable. Home-Run Contest follows the same rules as in the previous installment but with an option to compete with four players. Target Blast now has three stages to play with instead of one, up to four players can participate, and the bomb is bigger in the second round, resulting a bigger explosion when that happens. Multi-Man Smash remains the same as in the Nintendo 3DS version. This mode is available in the Games & More section.

Masterpieces
Masterpieces from Super Smash Bros. Brawl returns as a feature exclusively in the Wii U installment. It offers many short demos of past Nintendo games that can be played for a certain amount of time. The game can redirect the player to the Nintendo eShop where they may purchase the Virtual Console version of the game, if it is available on the service.

The following is a list of the Masterpieces:


 * Super Mario Bros.
 * Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
 * Super Mario World
 * Super Mario Kart
 * Dr. Mario (Game Boy)
 * Super Mario 64
 * Donkey Kong
 * Donkey Kong Jr.
 * Yoshi
 * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
 * Tetris Attack
 * Yoshi's Story
 * Ice Climber
 * Wrecking Crew
 * Punch-Out!!
 * Balloon Fight
 * The Legend of Zelda
 * Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
 * Metroid
 * Super Metroid
 * Kid Icarus
 * Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (Japan only)
 * F-Zero
 * Kirby's Dream Land
 * Kirby's Adventure
 * Kirby Super Star
 * Star Fox
 * Star Fox 64
 * EarthBound
 * Pilotwings
 * Pac-Man
 * Mega Man 2
 * Metal Gear
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Magical Drop II
 * Highly Responsive to Prayers
 * Mischief Makers

Story Mode: The Subspace Emissary II
Just like the Subspace Emissary from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Subspace Emissary II has new features that acts like Adventure Mode from Hyrule Warriors, where the player must find and defeat the dark ruler of Hyrule. In this mode, the player can unlock new characters and characters that were DLC from SSB4. This mode is for 1 player.

Offline Tourney
From Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl, Tourney returns in this game. Winner Out and Loser Out modes in this mode do not return from Melee. This mode belongs in the Smash section.

Playable Characters
For their trophy description, see List of characters in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch.

Veteran Characters (from SSB4)
NOTE: Bold describes hidden characters

New Characters
NOTE: Bold describes hidden characters.

Character movesets

 * F.L.U.D.D. (Mario attack)
 * Toad (Peach attack)
 * Mechakoopa (Bowser Jr. attack)
 * Shadow Mario (Bowser Jr.'s Final Smash)
 * Doc Louis (Little Mac victory pose)
 * Navi (Link taunt)
 * Phantom (Zelda attack)
 * Gordo (King Dedede attack)
 * Chrom (Robin's Final Smash)
 * Pikmin (Olimar attack)
 * Lloid (Villager attack)
 * Tom Nook (Villager's Final Smash)
 * Timmy and Tommy Nook (Villager's Final Smash)
 * Rush (Mega Man attack)
 * Mega Man X (Mega Man's Final Smash)
 * Mega Man Volnutt (Mega Man's Final Smash)
 * MegaMan.EXE (Mega Man's Final Smash)
 * Star Force Mega Man/Geo Stellar (Mega Man's Final Smash)
 * Wild Gunman (Duck Hunt attack and Final Smash)
 * Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and/or Clyde (Pac-Man attack and taunt)
 * Galaga (Pac-Man attack and taunt)
 * Galaxian (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Gaplus (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Mappy (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Pooka (Pac-Man taunt)
 * King (King & Balloon) (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Souvalou (Xevious ship) (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Boscononian (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Gil (Tower of Druaga) (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Hero (Dragon Buster) (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Sky Kid (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Rally-X Car (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Unknown beholder-like creature (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Unknown fuzzy troll-like creature (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Don-chan (Pac-Man taunt)
 * Dunban (Shulk's Final Smash)
 * Riki (Shulk's Final Smash)
 * King Dodongo (Lana attack)
 * Gohma (Lana attack)
 * Manhandla (Lana attack)
 * Argorok (Lana attack)
 * Great Fairy (Lana's Final Smash)
 * Chi-Chi (Goku victory pose)
 * Fool (Justice attack)
 * Star (Justice attack)
 * Chariot (Justice attack)
 * Magician (Justice attack)
 * Lovers (Justice attack)
 * High Priestess (Justice taunt)
 * Judgement (Justice attack)
 * Temperance (Justice attack)
 * Kero (Sakura victory pose)
 * Tomoyo (Sakura victory pose)
 * Kagome (Inuyasha victory pose)
 * Clancer (Marina victory pose)
 * Jellyfish (SpongeBob attack)
 * MeeMee (AiAi's Final Smash)
 * Baby (AiAi's Final Smash)
 * GonGon (AiAi's Final Smash)
 * Ramona (Scott Pilgrim's Final Smash)
 * Kim (Scott Pilgrim's Final Smash)
 * Stills (Scott Pilgrim's Final Smash)
 * Anna (Elsa victory pose)

Stage cameos

 * Shy Guys (Mario Circuit (Brawl), Mario Circuit, Rainbow Road)
 * Lubba (Mario Galaxy)
 * Lumas (Mario Galaxy)
 * Kamek (Mushroom Kingdom U)
 * Big Urchin (Mushroom Kingdom U)
 * Nabbit (Mushroom Kingdom U)
 * Blooper (Paper Mario)
 * Banzai Bill (Yoshi's Island (Melee))
 * Lakitu (Yoshi's Island (Melee))
 * Goonie (Yoshi's Island (Brawl))
 * Cranky Kong (Jungle Japes)
 * Klaptrap (Jungle Japes)
 * 5-Volt (Gamer)
 * Fish (Balloon Fight, Summit)
 * Loftwings (Skyloft)
 * King of Red Lions (Pirate Ship)
 * King Bulbin (Bridge of Eldin)
 * Bulbin (Bridge of Eldin)
 * Kotake and Koume (Gerudo Valley)
 * Alfonzo (Spirit Train)
 * Bird (Spirit Train)
 * Ridley (Pyrosphere)
 * Viridi (Reset Bomb Forest)
 * Flying Man (Magicant)
 * Garchomp (Kalos Pokémon League)
 * Hydreigon (Kalos Pokémon League)
 * Axew (Kalos Pokémon League)
 * Dragonite (Kalos Pokémon League)
 * Infernape (Kalos Pokémon League)
 * Pyroar (Kalos Pokémon League)
 * Blaziken (Kalos Pokémon League)
 * Reshiram (Unova Pokémon League)
 * Zekrom (Unova Pokémon League)
 * Milotic (Unova Pokémon League)
 * Shaymin (Unova Pokémon League)
 * Whimsicott (Unova Pokémon League)
 * Electrivire (Pokémon Stadium 2)
 * Magnezone (Pokémon Stadium 2)
 * Driftloon (Pokémon Stadium 2)
 * Hoppip (Pokémon Stadium 2)
 * Skarmory (Pokémon Stadium 2)
 * Cubone (Pokémon Stadium 2)
 * Dugtrio (Pokémon Stadium 2)
 * Snowver (Pokémon Stadium 2)
 * Snorunt (Pokémon Stadium 2)
 * Brewster (Town and City)
 * Dr. Shrunk (Town and City)
 * Gracie (Town and City)
 * Crazy Redd (Town and City)
 * Lloid (Town and City)
 * Frillard (Town and City)
 * Labelle (Town and City)
 * Saharah (Town and City)
 * Wendell (Town and City)
 * Pelly (Town and City)
 * Mabel (Town and City)
 * Timmy and/or Tommy Nook (Town and City)
 * Joan (Town and City)
 * Don Resetti (Town and City)
 * Wisp (Town and City)
 * Pete (Town and City)
 * Celeste (Town and City)
 * Phyllis (Town and City)
 * Kapp'n (Tortimer Island)
 * Tortimer (Tortimer Island)
 * Leila (Tortimer Island)
 * Leilani (Tortimer Island)
 * Grams (Tortimer Island)
 * Shark (Tortimer Island)
 * Bulborb (Distant Planet)
 * Cloaking Burrow-nit (Distant Planet)
 * Peckish Aristocrab (Garden of Hope)
 * Metal Face (Gaur Plain)
 * Nintendog (assorted breeds) (Living Room)
 * Cat (Living Room)
 * Dark Emperor (Find Mii)
 * Miis (Find Mii, Tomodachi Life)
 * Ms. Pac-Man (Pac-Land)
 * Fairy Queen (Pac-Land)
 * Yellow Devil (Wily Castle)
 * Metal Gear RAY (Shadow Moses Island)
 * Metal Gear REX (Shadow Moses Island)
 * GEKKO (Shadow Moses Island)
 * Tails (Green Hill Zone)
 * Knuckles (Green Hill Zone)
 * Silver (Green Hill Zone)
 * Flicky (Windy Hill Zone)
 * Ricky (Windy Hill Zone)
 * Rocky (Windy Hill Zone)
 * Fortune (Fortune's Chamber)
 * Create Dragon (The Create Card)
 * Sakuya Izayoi (Hakurei Shrine)
 * Sango (Naraku's Castle)
 * Kagura (Naraku's Castle)
 * Clancer (Planet Clancer)
 * Patrick (Jellyfish Fields)
 * Haku (The Great Naruto Bridge)
 * Zabuza (The Great Naruto Bridge)
 * Gideon (Chaos Theatre)
 * Mrs. Chau (Chaos Theatre)
 * Wallace (Chaos Theatre)
 * Julie (Chaos Theatre)
 * Vanellope (Sugar Rush)
 * Olaf (Arendelle)
 * Kristoff (Arendelle)

Returning Stages (from SSB4)
NOTE: All of the stages return from the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. 4. Stages highlighted in bold are hidden stages that must be unlocked on the Subspace Emissary 2 map.

Items
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch feature many new items. Unlike the Wii U and 3DS versions new and returning items are featured here.

Returning Items

 * Assist Trophy
 * Back Shield
 * Banana Peel
 * Barrel
 * Beam Sword
 * Beehive
 * Beetle
 * Blast Box
 * Bob-omb
 * Bombchu
 * Boomerang
 * Boss Galaga
 * Bullet Bill
 * Bumper
 * Bunny Hood
 * Capsule
 * CD
 * Crate
 * Cucco
 * Daybreak
 * Deku Nut
 * Dragoon
 * Drill
 * Fairy Bottle
 * Fire Bar
 * Fire Flower
 * Food
 * Franklin Badge
 * Freezie
 * Golden Hammer
 * Gooey Bomb
 * Grass
 * Green Shell
 * Gust Bellows
 * Hammer
 * Heart Container
 * Hocotate Bomb
 * Home-Run Bat
 * Killer Eye
 * Lightning
 * Lip's Stick
 * Master Ball
 * Maxim Tomato
 * Metal Box
 * Motion-Sensor Bomb
 * Mr. Saturn
 * Ore Club
 * Party Ball
 * Pitfall
 * Poison Mushroom
 * Poké Ball
 * POW Block
 * Ray Gun
 * Rocket Belt
 * Rolling Crate
 * Sandbag
 * Screw Attack
 * Smart Bomb
 * Smash Ball
 * Smoke Ball
 * Soccer Ball
 * Special Flag
 * Spiny Shell
 * Spring
 * Star Rod
 * Steel Diver
 * Super Leaf
 * Super Mushroom
 * Super Scope
 * Superspicy Curry
 * Starman
 * Team Healer
 * Timer
 * Treasure Chest
 * Trophy
 * Unira
 * Warp Star
 * X Bomb

New Items

 * Barrel Cannon
 * Boo
 * Cloaking Device
 * Cracker Launcher
 * Fan
 * Flipper
 * Red Shell

Assist Trophies
In both games, Assist Trophies return. 61 Assist Trophies are featured, of which 22 are new, and the other 39 are returning from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / 3DS. In the items section, the player can switch on or off on the assist trophy characters.

Returning Assist Trophies

 * Andross
 * Ashley
 * Chain Chomp
 * Color TV-Game 15
 * Dark Samus
 * Devil
 * Dillon
 * Dr. Kawashima
 * Dr. Wright
 * Elec Man
 * Ghirahim
 * Ghosts
 * Hammer Bro
 * Infantry and Tanks
 * Isabelle
 * Jeff
 * Kat and Ana
 * Knuckle Joe
 * Lakitu and Spinies
 * Lyn
 * Magnus
 * Metroid
 * Midna
 * Mother Brain
 * Nightmare
 * Nintendog (French Bulldog)
 * Phosphora
 * Riki
 * Sablé Prince
 * Saki Amamiya
 * Samurai Goroh
 * Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Sheriff
 * Skull Kid
 * Starfy
 * Starman
 * Takamaru
 * Tingle
 * Waluigi

New Assist Trophies
NOTE: Bold describes hidden assist trophies. Some assist trophies return from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
 * Akuma
 * Barbara
 * Black Pierrot
 * Dr. Bad Boon
 * Dr. Cortex
 * Excitebike
 * Felix Jr.
 * Gaara
 * Geold
 * Gray Fox
 * Helirin
 * Isaac
 * Jill
 * Majin Buu (Kid)
 * Marisa Kirisame
 * Mr. Chau
 * Mr. Resetti
 * Naraku
 * Plankton
 * Ray Mk II
 * Sephiroth
 * Yue

Subspace Emissary II Enemies and Bosses
NOTE: All of the enemies return from The Subspace Emissary from Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Smash Run from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / 3DS. Bosses also return in this game, too.

Super Mario Bros.

 * Banzai Bill
 * Big Goomba
 * Bill Blaster
 * Birdo
 * Bullet Bill
 * Chain Chomp
 * Flame Chomp
 * Fly Guy
 * Goomba
 * Hammer Bro
 * Kamek
 * Koopa Paratroopa
 * Koopa Troopa
 * Lakitu
 * Nabbit (boss of Mushroom Kingdom U)
 * Petey Piranha (boss)
 * Piranha Plant
 * Shy Guy
 * Spike Top
 * Spiny

Donkey Kong

 * Klaptrap
 * Kritter
 * Tiki Buzz

Yoshi

 * Fly Guy

Ice Climber

 * Polar Bear
 * Topi

R.O.B.

 * R.O.B. Blaster
 * R.O.B. Launcher
 * R.O.B. Sentry
 * Ultra R.O.B. (boss)

The Legend of Zelda

 * Bubble
 * Cucco (16-bit)
 * Darknut
 * Like Like
 * Octorok
 * Peahat
 * Peahat Larva
 * ReDead
 * Stalfos

Metroid

 * Geemer
 * Kihunter
 * Meta Ridley (boss)
 * Metroid
 * Reo
 * Ridley (boss of Pyrosphere)

Kid Icarus

 * Boom Stomper
 * Bumpety Bomb
 * Clubberskull
 * Daphne
 * Flage
 * Lethinium
 * Lurchthorn
 * Mahva
 * Megonta
 * Mimicute
 * Monoeye
 * Nutski
 * Orne
 * Reaper
 * Reapette
 * Skuttler
 * Skuttler Cannoneer
 * Skuttler Mage
 * Souflee
 * Zuree

Kirby

 * Bonkers
 * Bronto Burt
 * Gordo
 * Parasol Waddle Dee
 * Plasma Wisp
 * Shotzo
 * Tac
 * Waddle Dee
 * Waddle Doo

EarthBound / Mother

 * Devil Car
 * Flying Man (boss of Magicant)
 * Porky Minch (boss)
 * Starman

Pokémon

 * Chandelure
 * Cryogonal
 * Gastly
 * Koffing
 * Petilil
 * Rayquaza (boss)

Pikmin

 * Bulborb
 * Iridescent Glint Beetle

Xenoblade Chronicles

 * Metal Face (boss of Gaur Plain)

Rhythm Heaven

 * Sneaky Spirit

Find Mii

 * Dark Emperor (boss of Find Mii)
 * Ghost

Pac-Man

 * Bacura
 * Pooka

Mega Man

 * Mettaur
 * Yellow Devil (boss of Wily Castle)

Sonic the Hedgehog

 * Eggrobo
 * Egg Pawn
 * Flying Egg Pawn

Dragon Ball

 * Cell Jr.
 * Saibaman

Magical Drop

 * Tower (boss)
 * Tower Head

Cardcaptor Sakura

 * Create Dragon (boss of The Create Card)

Mischief Makers

 * Clancer

Scott Pilgrim

 * Alien
 * Doberman
 * Robot-01
 * Super Gideon (boss of Chaos Theatre)

Wreck-It Ralph

 * Cy-Bug

Super Smash Bros.

 * Armank
 * Armight
 * Auroros
 * Autolance
 * Big Primid
 * Big Bytan
 * Bombed
 * Borboras
 * Boom Primid
 * Buckot
 * Bucculus
 * Bytan
 * Cymul
 * Duon (boss)
 * Feyesh
 * Fire Primid
 * Floow
 * Galleom (boss)
 * Gamyga
 * Generator
 * Glice
 * Glire
 * Glunder
 * Greap
 * Jyk
 * Metal Primid
 * Mite
 * Nagagog
 * Poppant
 * Primid
 * Puppit
 * Quark Mine
 * Roader
 * Roturret
 * Scope Primid
 * Shaydas
 * Shellpod
 * Spaak
 * Sword Primid
 * Tabuu (final boss)
 * Ticken
 * Towtow
 * Trowlon

Pokémon
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, this set of 40 Pokémon, 23 new features more focus on the fifth and sixth generations, but still contains Pokémon from previous generations. The Wii U and 3DS versions have the same amount of Pokémon. Several Pokémon such as Chikorita, Munchlax, Piplup, and Torchic however, have been removed or replaced from the previous games. In the Items section, the player can switch the Pokémon in the Poké Balls section on or off.

List of Pokémon
NOTE: All of the Pokémon return from the Wii U and 3DS versions of this game.
 * Abomasnow
 * Arceus
 * Bellossom
 * Chespin
 * Darkrai
 * Dedenne
 * Deoxys
 * Eevee
 * Electrode
 * Entei
 * Fennekin
 * Fletchling
 * Gardevoir
 * Genesect
 * Giratina
 * Gogoat
 * Goldeen
 * Inkay
 * Keldeo
 * Kyogre
 * Kyurem
 * Latias and Latios
 * Lugia
 * Meloetta
 * Meowth
 * Metagross
 * Mew
 * Moltres
 * Oshawott
 * Palkia
 * Snivy
 * Snorlax
 * Spewpa
 * Staryu
 * Suicune
 * Swirlix
 * Togepi
 * Victini
 * Xerneas
 * Zoroark

Menu / Gameplay Music
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch has a feature where background music performed by various artists can be displayed below. These songs can be changed on how often it plays next.