Jump
A jump is an action that moves a character from the ground into midair. It is performed by pressing up on the Control Stick/D-Pad, the X or Y buttons with the GameCube, Classic Controller, and the 3DS, or the C button on the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. All characters can also jump a second time in midair, providing they are not attacking, air dodging, helpless, in hitstun, or have used it already.
There is a short delay between the jump button being pressed and the on-screen character actually jumping, during which the onscreen character will enter a crouching portion of their jumping animation. If the control stick or jump button is released during this time, then the character short hops. If the control stick is tilted backwards during this time, the character will jump backwards with a different animation than a regular jump. If the standard attack button is pressed during this time, then the character uses their up smash (but only if the jump was executed with the Control Stick). Because characters can jump while shielding (excluding Yoshi in Melee and Brawl, due to his unique shield), this allows usage of up smashes (and up special moves as well) without having to drop the shield. This also makes it difficult for a player using the Wii Remote-only control scheme to perform up tilts. Inputting an aerial on the first frame that a character is airborne will cause the jump to be slightly lower, because gravity applies to the first frame of an aerial but not to the first frame of a jump.
Jump timing
Also known as jumpsquat, each character has a different window of time where they crouch before they jump. Characters that leave the ground faster can transition between their air and ground games easier; however, depending on the control setup, they may find it more technically demanding to perform short hop or up smash.
Super Smash Bros.
| Character | Frames |
|---|---|
| Fox | 3 |
| Kirby | 3 |
| Luigi | 3 |
| Mario | 3 |
| Ness | 3 |
| Pikachu | 3 |
| Samus | 3 |
| Captain Falcon | 4 |
| Yoshi | 5 |
| Donkey Kong | 6 |
| Jigglypuff | 6 |
| Link | 7 |
| Giant Donkey Kong | 8 |
| Metal Mario | 8 |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Character | Frames |
|---|---|
| Fox | 3 |
| Ice Climbers | 3 |
| Kirby | 3 |
| Pichu | 3 |
| Pikachu | 3 |
| Samus | 3 |
| Sheik | 3 |
| Captain Falcon | 4 |
| Dr. Mario | 4 |
| Luigi | 4 |
| Mario | 4 |
| Marth | 4 |
| Mr. Game & Watch | 4 |
| Ness | 4 |
| Young Link | 4 |
| Donkey Kong | 5 |
| Falco | 5 |
| Jigglypuff | 5 |
| Mewtwo | 5 |
| Peach | 5 |
| Roy | 5 |
| Yoshi | 5 |
| Ganondorf | 6 |
| Giga Bowser | 6 |
| Link | 6 |
| Zelda | 6 |
| Fighting Wire Frames | 7 |
| Bowser | 8 |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The below values apply only to regular brawls; in The Subspace Emissary, all characters jump two frames faster.
| Character | Frames |
|---|---|
| Diddy Kong | 4 |
| Fox | 4 |
| Ice Climbers | 4 |
| Kirby | 4 |
| Meta Knight | 4 |
| Pikachu | 4 |
| Samus | 4 |
| Sheik | 4 |
| Squirtle | 4 |
| Zero Suit Samus | 4 |
| Captain Falcon | 5 |
| Fighting Alloys | 5 |
| Ivysaur | 5 |
| Lucario | 5 |
| Lucas | 5 |
| Luigi | 5 |
| Mario | 5 |
| Marth | 5 |
| Mr. Game & Watch | 5 |
| Ness | 5 |
| Olimar | 5 |
| Peach | 5 |
| Pit | 5 |
| R.O.B. | 5 |
| Sonic | 5 |
| Toon Link | 5 |
| Wolf | 5 |
| Charizard | 6 |
| Donkey Kong | 6 |
| Falco | 6 |
| Ike | 6 |
| Jigglypuff | 6 |
| King Dedede | 6 |
| Wario | 6 |
| Yoshi | 6 |
| Zelda | 6 |
| Ganondorf | 7 |
| Giga Bowser | 7 |
| Link | 7 |
| Bowser | 8 |
| Snake | 9 |
Super Smash Bros. 4
| Character | Frames |
|---|---|
| Bayonetta | 4 |
| Cloud | 4 |
| Diddy Kong | 4 |
| Duck Hunt | 4 |
| Fox | 4 |
| Greninja | 4 |
| Kirby | 4 |
| Lucas | 4 |
| Mega Man | 4 |
| Meta Knight | 4 |
| Pikachu | 4 |
| Sheik | 4 |
| Zero Suit Samus | 4 |
| Captain Falcon | 5 |
| Dark Pit | 5 |
| Dr. Mario | 5 |
| Little Mac | 5 |
| Lucario | 5 |
| Lucina | 5 |
| Luigi | 5 |
| Mario | 5 |
| Marth | 5 |
| Mewtwo | 5 |
| Mii Brawler | 5 |
| Mr. Game & Watch | 5 |
| Ness | 5 |
| Olimar | 5 |
| Pac-Man | 5 |
| Palutena | 5 |
| Peach | 5 |
| Pit | 5 |
| R.O.B. | 5 |
| Rosalina | 5 |
| Roy | 5 |
| Ryu | 5 |
| Samus | 5 |
| Shulk | 5 |
| Sonic | 5 |
| Toon Link | 5 |
| Villager | 5 |
| Wii Fit Trainer | 5 |
| Bowser Jr. | 6 |
| Corrin | 6 |
| Donkey Kong | 6 |
| Falco | 6 |
| Jigglypuff | 6 |
| King Dedede | 6 |
| Wario | 6 |
| Yoshi | 6 |
| Zelda | 6 |
| Charizard | 7 |
| Ganondorf | 7 |
| Ike | 7 |
| Link | 7 |
| Mii Gunner | 7 |
| Mii Swordfighter | 7 |
| Robin | 7 |
| Bowser | 8 |
Jump height ranking
Below are lists ranking characters by how high they jump. Note that this list only measures their first jump; ergo, all additional jumps are irrelevant.
Super Smash Bros.
The following is a ranking of the characters in Super Smash Bros. based on how high they jump from the ground with #1 being the highest jump.
| Rank | Character |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi |
| 2 | Captain Falcon |
| 3 | Samus |
| 4 | Donkey Kong |
| 5 | Jigglypuff |
| 6 | Mario |
| 7 | Pikachu |
| 8 | Fox |
| 9 | Kirby |
| 10 | Link |
| 11 | Ness |
| 12 | Yoshi |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
The following is a ranking of the characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee based on how high they jump from the ground.
| Rank | Character |
|---|---|
| 1 | Falco |
| 2 | Luigi |
| 3 | Captain Falcon |
| 4 | Donkey Kong |
| 5 | Marth |
| 6 | Sheik |
| 7-9 | Fox |
| 7-9 | Ice Climbers |
| 7-9 | Young Link |
| 10-11 | Samus |
| 10-11 | Yoshi |
| 12-13 | Ness |
| 12-13 | Pikachu |
| 14 | Link |
| 15 | Pichu |
| 16 | Roy |
| 17-18 | Bowser |
| 17-18 | Mewtwo |
| 19-20 | Peach |
| 19-20 | Zelda |
| 21-22 | Dr. Mario |
| 21-22 | Mario |
| 23 | Ganondorf |
| 24 | Mr. Game & Watch |
| 25 | Kirby |
| 26 | Jigglypuff |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The following is a ranking of the characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl based on how high they jump from the ground, along with the jump force of each character.
| Rank | Character | Force |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 3.55 |
| 2 | Falco | 3.42 |
| 3 | Sheik | 3.37 |
| 4 | Wolf | 2.95 |
| 5 | Zero Suit Samus | 2.84 |
| 6 | Captain Falcon | 2.82 |
| 7-8 | Diddy Kong, Squirtle | 2.8 |
| 9 | Bowser | 2.65 |
| 10 | Pikachu | 2.48 |
| 11-12 | Donkey Kong, Sonic | 2.45 |
| 13-14 | Meta Knight, King Dedede | 2.4 |
| 15-17 | Luigi, Lucas, Ice Climbers | 2.35 |
| 18-19 | Yoshi, Ganondorf | 2.34 |
| 20 | Wario | 2.3 |
| 21-22 | Link, Ike | 2.26 |
| 23-24 | Ness, R.O.B. | 2.25 |
| 25-26 | Mario, Charizard | 2.22 |
| 27-28 | Toon Link, Lucario | 2.2 |
| 29 | Pit | 2.17 |
| 30-31 | Ivysaur, Marth | 2.16 |
| 32 | Zelda | 2.09 |
| 33 | Mr. Game & Watch | 2.07 |
| 34 | Samus | 2.05 |
| 35 | Olimar | 2.04 |
| 36 | Peach | 1.98 |
| 37 | Snake | 1.9 |
| 38 | Kirby | 1.79 |
| 39 | Jigglypuff | 1.44 |
When combined with gravity and falling speed (characters that fall faster cannot jump as high with the same jump force), the ranking of jump height from the ground is:
| Rank | Character |
|---|---|
| 1 | Falco |
| 2 | Luigi |
| 3-4 | Zero Suit Samus, Diddy Kong |
| 5 | Captain Falcon |
| 6-7 | R.O.B., Lucario |
| 8 | Donkey Kong |
| 9 | Marth |
| 10 | Sheik |
| 11-12 | Samus, Yoshi |
| 13 | Lucas |
| 14-15 | Pikachu, Ness |
| 16-17 | Fox, Ice Climbers |
| 18-19 | Bowser, King Dedede |
| 20-21 | Squirtle, Ike |
| 22-23 | Mario, Pit |
| 24-25 | Sonic, Wolf |
| 26 | Ivysaur |
| 27 | Toon Link |
| 28-29 | Zelda, Peach |
| 30 | Olimar |
| 31 | Wario |
| 32 | Link |
| 33 | Ganondorf |
| 34-35 | Meta Knight, Charizard |
| 36 | Mr. Game & Watch |
| 37 | Kirby |
| 38 | Snake |
| 39 | Jigglypuff |
For more information about jumping physics, see falling speed, gravity, and traction.
Super Smash Bros. 4
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| Rank | Character | Force |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falco | |
| 2 | Greninja | |
| 3 | Zero Suit Samus | |
| 4 | Luigi | |
| 5-7 | Sheik, Wii Fit Trainer, Bayonetta | |
| 8 | Diddy Kong | |
| 9 | Rosalina | |
| 10 | Lucario | |
| 11 | Shulk | |
| 12 | R.O.B. | |
| 13 | Palutena | |
| 14 | Fox | |
| 15 | Mario | |
| 16 | Yoshi | |
| 17 | Samus | |
| 18 | Sonic | |
| 19 | Duck Hunt | |
| 20 | Pac Man | |
| 21 | Toon Link | |
| 22 | Captain Falcon | |
| 23 | Pikachu | |
| 24-25 | Olimar, Bowser Jr. | |
| 26 | Mii Brawler | |
| 27-28 | Villager, Robin | |
| 29 | Donkey Kong | |
| 30 | Ness | |
| 31-32 | Wario, King Dedede | |
| 33 | Zelda | |
| 34 | Meta Knight | |
| 35 | Charizard | |
| 36-37 | Pit, Dark Pit | |
| 38 | Mega Man | |
| 39-41 | Marth, Lucina, Roy | |
| 42 | Corrin | |
| 43 | Cloud | |
| 44 | Peach | |
| 45-46 | Mii Gunner, Mii Swordfighter | |
| 47-48 | Bowser, Mewtwo | |
| 49 | Ryu | |
| 50-52 | Link, Lucas, Dr. Mario | |
| 53 | Ike | |
| 54 | Mr. Game & Watch | |
| 55 | Little Mac | |
| 56 | Ganondorf | |
| 57 | Kirby | |
| 58 | Jigglypuff |
References
- Mew2King's page of statistics(dead link)
- Aerials reduce jump height
