Air speed

Air speed, or lateral air movement, is the maximum rate at which a character can move left or right while in midair. Air speed, air acceleration, falling speed, and gravity are factors for how far a character can recover.

Air speed is often confused with how far a character can travel without landing. Characters with low falling speeds tend to be able to travel farther in the air, simply due to hitting the ground later, not due to traveling through the air faster. As a result, characters with higher falling speeds are often perceived as having lower air speeds, when in reality, some fast falling characters can move around in the air faster than the floaty characters.

Super Smash Bros. air speed ranking

JPN Rank Character Air speed 1 Yoshi 40 2 Pikachu 37.5 3 Fox 36 4 Jigglypuff 35 5-6 Link 31 5-6 Captain Falcon 31 7-8 Mario 30 7-8 Donkey Kong 30 9-11 Samus 28 9-11 Kirby 28 9-11 Ness 28 12 Luigi 26

NTSC Rank Character Air speed 1 Yoshi 44 2 Pikachu 37.5 3 Fox 36 4 Jigglypuff 35 5-6 Link 31 5-6 Captain Falcon 31 7-8 Mario 30 7-8 Donkey Kong 30 9-11 Samus 28 9-11 Kirby 28 9-11 Ness 28 12 Luigi 22.5

PAL Rank Character Air speed 1 Yoshi 44 2 Pikachu 37.5 3 Link 37 4 Fox 36 5 Jigglypuff 35 6 Captain Falcon 31 7-8 Mario 30 7-8 Donkey Kong 30 9-10 Kirby 28 9-10 Ness 28 11 Samus 26 12 Luigi 22.5

Melee air speed ranking

Rank	Character	Air speed
1	Jigglypuff	1.35
N/A	Giga Bowser	1.22
2-3	Yoshi	1.2
2-3	Mewtwo	1.2
4	Captain Falcon	1.12
5	Peach	1.1
6-9	Donkey Kong	1
6-9	Link	1
6-9	Young Link	1
6-9	Mr. Game & Watch	1
10	Zelda	0.95
11	Ness	0.93
12-14	Dr. Mario	0.9
12-14	Marth	0.9
12-14	Roy	0.9
15	Samus	0.89
16	Mario	0.86
17-18	Pikachu	0.85
17-18	Pichu	0.85
19-20	Fox	0.83
19-20	Falco	0.83
21-22	Bowser	0.8
21-22	Sheik	0.8
23-24	Ganondorf	0.78
23-24	Kirby	0.78
25	Ice Climbers	0.7
26	Luigi	0.68

Brawl air speed Ranking

Rank	Character	Air speed
N/A	Wario-Man	1.692
1	Yoshi	1.316
2	Jigglypuff	1.269
3-4	Wario	1.222
3-4	Wolf	1.222
N/A	Giga Bowser	1.222
5	Captain Falcon	1.18
6	Sonic	1.1092
7-9	Donkey Kong	1.081
7-9	Squirtle	1.081
7-9	Mr. Game and Watch	1.081
10	Lucas	1.05
11-13	Bowser	1.034
11-13	Zero Suit Samus	1.034
11-13	Marth	1.034
14-17	Zelda	0.987
14-17	Samus	0.987
14-17	Charizard	0.987
14-17	Lucario	0.987
18	Ness	0.9588
19-21	Mario	0.94
19-21	Toon Link	0.94
19-21	Snake	0.94
22	Ike	0.9212
23	Pikachu	0.9118
24-26	Peach	0.893
24-26	Falco	0.893
24-26	Pit	0.893
27-28	Fox	0.89
27-28	R.O.B.	0.89
29	Kirby	0.85
30-31	Ganondorf	0.846
30-31	Sheik	0.846
32	Diddy Kong	0.8272
33	Olimar	0.82
34	Link	0.8084
35	Ice Climbers	0.7708
36-37	Meta Knight	0.752
36-37	Ivysaur	0.752
38	Luigi	0.7332
39	King Dedede	0.658

SSB4 air speed ranking

Rank	Character	Air speed
N/A	Giga Mac	1.7
N/A	Wario-Man	1.69
N/A	Mii Brawler (lightest)	1.422
1	Yoshi	1.28
2	Jigglypuff	1.269
3	Mewtwo	1.25
N/A	Mii Gunner (lightest)	1.24425
4	Roy	1.24
N/A	Giga Bowser	1.22
5	Wario	1.21
6-7	Mii Brawler (default)	1.2
6-7	Zero Suit Samus	1.2
8	Greninja	1.18
9-11	Donkey Kong	1.15
9-11	Mario	1.15
9-11	Sonic	1.15
N/A	Mii Brawler (Fighting Mii Team)	1.15
N/A	Mii Gunner (Fighting Mii Team)	1.15
N/A	Mii Swordfighter (lightest)	1.1376
12-13	Mr. Game & Watch	1.12
12-13	Ryu	1.12
14-19	Captain Falcon	1.1
14-19	Cloud	1.1
14-19	Duck Hunt	1.1
14-19	Lucas	1.1
14-19	Mega Man	1.1
14-19	Sheik	1.1
20	Lucario	1.09
21-23	Bowser Jr.	1.08
21-23	Ike	1.08
21-23	R.O.B.	1.08
24	Shulk	1.06
25	Mii Gunner (default)	1.05
26-27	Pac-Man	1.04
26-27	Zelda	1.04
N/A	Mega Lucario	1.04
28	Samus	1.03
29-30	Lucina	1.02
29-30	Marth	1.02
N/A	Mii Brawler (heaviest)	1.02
31-34	Bowser	1.0
31-34	Little Mac	1.0
31-34	Robin	1.0
31-34	Rosalina	1.0
35	Meta Knight	0.99
36-38	Bayonetta	0.97
36-38	Corrin	0.97
36-38	Wii Fit Trainer	0.97
39-40	Fox	0.96
39-40	Mii Swordfighter (default)	0.96
41	Ness	0.9588
42	Peach	0.95
43-44	Toon Link	0.94
43-44	Villager	0.94
45	Dr. Mario	0.9315
46	Falco	0.93
47	Charizard	0.92
48	Pikachu	0.9118
49	Palutena	0.91
N/A	Mii Swordfighter (Fighting Mii Team)	0.9
N/A	Mii Gunner (heaviest)	0.8925
50-51	Dark Pit	0.89
50-51	Pit	0.89
52-53	Diddy Kong	0.88
52-53	Link	0.88
54	Olimar	0.82
N/A	Mii Swordfighter (heaviest)	0.816
55	Kirby	0.8
56	Ganondorf	0.79
57	Luigi	0.7341766
58	King Dedede	0.63

Update history

1.0.8

• Falco's air speed: 0.893 → 0.93

1.1.3

• Lucario's air speed: 1.01 → 1.09
• Mewtwo's air speed: 1.15 → 1.25

1.1.4

• King Dedede's air speed: 0.658 → 0.63

1.1.5

• Bowser's air speed: 0.98 → 1.0
• Charizard's air speed: 0.87 → 0.92
• Corrin's air speed: 1.0 → 0.97
• Samus's air speed: 0.95 → 1.03

Ultimate air speed ranking

Rank	Character	Air speed
1	Yoshi	1.344
2	Jigglypuff	1.332
3	Mewtwo	1.313
4-5	Roy	1.302
4-5	Chrom	1.302
6-7	Wolf	1.281
6-7	Lucario	1.281
8	Wario	1.271
9	Zero Suit Samus	1.26
10	Greninja	1.239
11	Captain Falcon	1.218
12-16	Inkling	1.208
12-16	Sonic	1.208
12-16	Little Mac	1.208
12-16	Mario	1.208
12-16	Donkey Kong	1.208
17	Mr. Game & Watch	1.176
18	Mii Swordfighter	1.17
19-24	Sheik	1.155
19-24	Bowser	1.155
19-24	Duck Hunt	1.155
19-24	Lucas	1.155
19-24	Mega Man	1.155
19-24	Cloud	1.155
25	Mii Brawler	1.15
26-28	R.O.B.	1.134
26-28	Bowser Jr.	1.134
26-28	Ike	1.134
29-30	Ryu	1.12
29-30	Ken	1.12
31	Shulk	1.113
32	Fox	1.11
33-35	Samus	1.103
33-35	Dark Samus	1.103
33-35	Charizard	1.103
36	Joker	1.1
37-38	Pac-Man	1.092
37-38	Zelda	1.092
39-40	Marth	1.071
39-40	Lucina	1.071
41-44	Ridley	1.05
41-44	Rosalina	1.05
41-44	Robin	1.05
41-44	Toon Link	1.05
45	Meta Knight	1.04
46-48	Pichu	1.029
46-48	Peach	1.029
46-48	Daisy	1.029
49	Isabelle	1.02
50-52	Bayonetta	1.019
50-52	Corrin	1.019
50-52	Wii Fit Trainer	1.019
53-54	Squirtle	1.01
53-54	Hero	1.01
55	Ness	1.007
56-57	Palutena	1.0
56-57	Piranha Plant	1.0
58	Ivysaur	0.998
59-60	Snake	0.987
59-60	Villager	0.987
61	Falco	0.977
62	Young Link	0.966
63	Pikachu	0.957
64	King K. Rool	0.945
65-66	Simon	0.94
65-66	Richter	0.94
67-68	Pit	0.935
67-68	Dark Pit	0.935
69	Mii Gunner	0.93
70-71	Link	0.924
70-71	Diddy Kong	0.924
72	Dr. Mario	0.9238784
73	Banjo & Kazooie	0.92
74	Incineroar	0.88
75	Olimar	0.861
76	Kirby	0.84
77-78	Ice Climbers	0.83
77-78	Ganondorf	0.83
79	Luigi	0.77
80	King Dedede	0.735

See also

• Falling speed
• Weight
• Fast falling
• Gravity
• Air acceleration
• Air friction