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Item-swallowing

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Kirby and King Dedede swallow items using Inhale.
Wario swallowing a crate using Chomp.

Item-swallowing is a technique in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, performable by Kirby, King Dedede, and Wario. These characters can use their neutral special moves to eat most items. Kirby and King Dedede use Inhale while Wario uses Chomp though Kirby can also use King Dedede’s Inhale and Wario’s Chomp as well to eat items if he copies them. Additionally, Munchlax uses the same list for the items it will eat.

When an item is swallowed, it takes some time for the character to swallow it. Light items are immediately swallowed, but non-explosive heavy items like barrels have the characters briefly remain bloated with the item in their stomach, before they eventually swallow it. Explosive items that are eaten will cause about 5% damage to the consumer, and if it is eaten by using Chomp, will also deal 13% damage to nearby opponents.

Food and other recovery items (except the Team Healer), Dragoon and Daybreak parts, Superspicy Curry, Super Mushrooms, Poison Mushrooms, Warp Stars, Super Stars, Metal Boxes, and Timers take immediate effect upon being eaten.

In Super Smash Bros. 4, it has been buffed, as Kirby and Wario can restore 1% damage from eating most items. Swallowing healing items has the same effect as using them normally. For example, swallowing a Fairy Bottle will heal 1% if the character is at less than 100% damage and will heal 100% damage if above. Wario and King Dedede gain 1.5x more HP from eating food items (Kirby can copy Wario's Chomp or King Dedede's Inhale for the same effect). Wario and King Dedede can also now eat energy projectiles like Ness's PK Fire and Mario's Fireballs, but do not receive any health. Finally, eating items, projectiles from items (like the Ray Gun's projectiles), and foods will increase the Wario Waft's charge for Wario.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it has been further buffed for both Kirby and King Dedede. Kirby, upon inhaling a projectile, can either spit it back out as a star or swallow it to recover some health. King Dedede's Inhale acts as a reflecting move, returning projectiles in their original form with a 1.5× damage multiplier.

Edible items[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]

Projectile attacks[edit]

Character Move Edible by Heals Explosive Heavy
Mario, Luigi Fireball Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Peach Vegetable Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4) No No
Bowser Fire Breath Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Yoshi Egg Throw Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Bowser Jr. Clown Cannon Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Mechakoopa Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No
Wario Wario Bike Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4) No Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4)
Diddy Kong Peanut Popgun, Banana Peel Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4) No No
Mr. Game & Watch Chef Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Link Hero's Bow, Gale Boomerang Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Bomb Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No
Zelda Din's Fire (Flames) Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Sheik Needle Storm Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Burst Grenade Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No
Toon Link Hero's Bow, Boomerang Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Bomb Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No
Samus Charge Shot, Missile, Bomb Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Zero Suit Samus Paralyzer Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Pit Palutena Bow Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Palutena Autoreticle Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Robin Thunder (all charge levels), Arcfire, Elwind Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Discarded Tomes and Levin Sword Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4) No No
Duck Hunt Trick Shot, Clay Shooting Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Kirby Final Cutter Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
King Dedede Gordo Throw Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Fox, Falco Blaster Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Pikachu Thunder Jolt Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Charizard Flamethrower Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Lucario Aura Sphere Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Greninja Water Shuriken, Hydro Pump Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
R.O.B. Robo Beam Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Gyro Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4) No No
Ness PK Fire, PK Thunder Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Villager Lloid Rocket, forward aerial, dash attack Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Timber (Wood chip) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4) No No
Wii Fit Trainer Sun Salutation Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Header Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4) No No
Dr. Mario Megavitamin Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Dark Pit Silver Bow Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Pac-Man Bonus Fruit Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4) No No
Power Pellet Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No
Fire Hydrant (Hydrant, water) Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Mega Man Metal Blade Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) Wario (SSB4)Kirby (SSB4) No No
Crash Bomber, Leaf Shield, neutral attack,
forward tilt/smash, neutral/up/down aerial
Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Mewtwo Shadow Ball, Disable Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Lucas PK Fire, PK Thunder Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Ryu Hadoken Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Cloud Blade Beam Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Corrin Dragon Fang Shot Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No
Bayonetta Bullet Climax Wario (SSB4)King Dedede (SSB4) No No No

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • When using Inhale, the player must usually stand directly next to an item. However, certain items will be actually pulled in from a greater distance.
  • Munchlax's function as a Poké Ball Pokémon is to eat all the items (except Trophies, CDs, Stickers, other Poké Balls and Smash Balls) on the stage.
  • Despite being able to eat both enemies and fruits in his home series, Yoshi cannot swallow items in Smash, making him the only character that can hold opponents in his mouth but cannot swallow items.
  • Characters who can swallow items can eat Sandbag in the Wi-Fi room, but another will reappear instantly.
  • Wario swallows items quicker than Kirby and Dedede, but still takes a while to swallow big things, such as his bike.