Wall jump
The wall jump is a technique some characters may use in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Super Smash Bros. 4 in which one momentarily clings to the wall, turns away, and then jumps back. It is performed by touching a wall and then pressing the control stick or d-pad in the direction opposite the wall. In Brawl, it can also be performed by pressing the jump button when touching a wall. A wall jumping character experiences a short period of invincibility at the moment he or she kicks off the wall. One cannot wall jump forever, as the height one gains from each successive wall jump decreases until they actually lose height.
Additionally, all characters can perform a wall jump directly after wall teching. This technique is often used by players recovering against an edge-guarder.
Melee characters
In Melee, the following characters can wall jump:
Brawl characters
In Brawl, the following characters can wall jump:
- Captain Falcon
- Diddy Kong*
- Falco
- Fox
- Lucario*
- Mario
- Pikachu
- Samus
- Sheik*
- Sonic
- Squirtle*
- Toon Link
- Wolf
- Zero Suit Samus
*: These characters can also wall cling.
SSB4 characters
In SSB4, the following characters can wall jump:
- Captain Falcon
- Diddy Kong*
- Dr. Mario
- Duck Hunt
- Falco
- Fox
- Greninja*
- Little Mac
- Lucario*
- Mario
- Mega Man
- Mii Brawler
- Mii Gunner
- Pac-Man
- Pikachu
- Samus
- Sheik*
- Sonic
- Toon Link
- Villager
- Wii Fit Trainer
- Zero Suit Samus
- *: These characters can also wall cling.
Origin
The wall jump is a common ability in platforming games. Several of the characters who have wall jumps here have had them in games of their own. Mario, Samus, and Sonic have performed wall jumps in their own series; Mario in Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario 3D Land, New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U, and Super Mario 3D World; Samus in all games except Metroid, Metroid II, and Metroid Prime; and Sonic in Sonic the Fighters (also known as Sonic Championship) and Sonic could do a horizontal wall jump known as the Triangle Jump in Sonic Heroes; Mega Man could wall jump in Mega Man 2:The Power Fighters and in Marvel vs. Capcom.
There is some speculation as to whether or not Super Mario Bros. is the first instance of wall-jumping in Nintendo games, as in that game the technique was a glitch. Luigi also had the ability to wall jump in New Super Mario Bros., but not in Super Mario 64 DS. Luigi, Donkey Kong, and Kirby (with the ninja ability in Kirby Super Star, though it's more of a wall cling) are the only characters that could wall-jump in a game they appeared in but can't in Brawl. Luigi gained the ability to wall jump in early development of SSB4, but it was removed in the final version.
