List of unlockables (SSB4-Wii U)
The following contains a list of unlockables a player can obtain in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Unlockable characters[edit]
After meeting either of the encounter requirements, the character must be defeated in a one-stock match to be unlocked.
| Character | How to encounter | Unlock location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unique method | VS. Matches required | ||
| Falco | Clear Classic Mode on any intensity | 10 | Orbital Gate Assault |
| Wario | Clear 100-Man Smash | 20 | Gamer |
| Lucina | Clear Classic Mode at intensity 5.5 or higher | 30 | Coliseum |
| Dark Pit | Clear All-Star Mode on Normal | 40 | Palutena's Temple |
| Dr. Mario | Clear Master Orders on Hard | 50 | Delfino Plaza |
| R.O.B. | Clear Crazy Orders after eight rounds and defeat Crazy Hand | 60 | Wrecking Crew |
| Mr. Game & Watch | Clear Classic Mode at intensity 2.0 or higher with five characters | 80 | Flat Zone X |
| Duck Hunt | Earn one KO in Cruel Smash | 100 | Duck Hunt |
Mii Fighters[edit]
While not unlockable in the traditional sense, the Mii Fighters will not appear on the character selection screen until at least one has been created.
DLC[edit]
The downloadable characters Mewtwo, Lucas, Roy, Ryu, Cloud, Corrin, and Bayonetta were available for purchase. See Downloadable content (SSB4)#Pricing for the pricing.
Additionally, players who registered both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4 on Club Nintendo before March 31st, 2015 received a free download code for Mewtwo.
Unlockable stages[edit]
Unlockable stages are challenge rewards, and as such, some can also be unlocked using a golden hammer.
| Stage | How to unlock | Golden hammer |
|---|---|---|
| Kongo Jungle 64 |
Clear the “The Original Heavyweights” event | Allowed |
| Smashville |
Clear the “Playing Tricks” event | Allowed |
| Pac-Land | Play on all three stages in Smash Tour | Allowed |
| Pokémon Stadium 2 |
Clear the “When Lightning Strikes” event | Allowed |
| Duck Hunt | Get one or more KOs in a single Solo Cruel Smash | Not allowed |
| Flat Zone X | Play alone as Mr. Game & Watch and destroy 100 blocks in a single game of Trophy Rush | Not allowed |
DLC[edit]
There are eight downloadable stages:
- Dream Land
, Peach's Castle
, Hyrule Castle
, Pirate Ship
, and Super Mario Maker were available for purchase. See Downloadable content (SSB4)#Pricing for the pricing. - Suzaku Castle was included alongside the Ryu character DLC.
- Midgar was included alongside the Cloud character DLC.
- Umbra Clock Tower was included alongside the Bayonetta character DLC.
Poké Balls[edit]
Unlockable Poké Ball Pokémon are challenge rewards, and can also be unlocked using a golden hammer.
| Pokémon | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Meloetta | Clear Solo All-Star Mode on normal difficulty or higher while playing as Lucario |
| Victini | Clear All-Star Mode |
| Xerneas | Destroy 200 blocks in a single game of solo Trophy Rush while playing as Pikachu |
Modes[edit]
| Mode | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Random Stage Switch | Unlock all stages |
| True All-Star Mode | Unlock all characters |
Masterpieces[edit]
Unlockable masterpieces are challenge rewards; all except Dr. Mario can be unlocked using a golden hammer.
| Name | Platform | How to unlock | Golden hammer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mario | GB | Clear 10-Man Smash alone with Dr. Mario without taking any damage | Not allowed |
| Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream | NES | Clear the "No Mere Sparring Match" event on normal difficulty or higher | Allowed |
| EarthBound | SNES | Get 1968 ft. or more in Home-Run Contest | Allowed |
| Yoshi | NES | Clear Solo Classic with Yoshi | Allowed |
| Kirby's Adventure | NES | Clear Solo Classic with Kirby on intensity 5.5 or higher | Allowed |
Trophies[edit]
Trophies are usually obtained randomly with some downloadable, Classic Mode, All-Star Mode, Trophy shop, Trophy Rush, and event mode exclusives. The following trophies are unlocked through challenges.
| # | Trophy | Series | How to unlock | Golden hammer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Smash Ball | Super Smash Bros. | View every fighter's Final Smash | Allowed |
| 33 | Master Hand | Super Smash Bros. | Clear Solo Classic Mode at intensity 2.0 with five or more characters | Allowed |
| 34 | Crazy Hand | Super Smash Bros. | Clear Crazy Orders | Allowed |
| 64 | F.L.U.D.D. | Super Mario Bros. | Clear Crazy Orders after 20 or more turns while playing as Mario | Allowed |
| 89 | Waluigi | Super Mario Bros. | Get a score of more than 85 in a single Rival Smash | Allowed |
| 90 | Banzai Bill | Super Mario Bros. | Clear a Solo 3-Minute Smash after getting 110 or more KOs while playing as Bowser | Allowed |
| 92 | Nabbit | Super Mario Bros. | Bump into an enemy who appears on the board during Smash Tour | Allowed |
| 107 | Birdo | Super Mario Bros. | Clear a Solo 3-Minute Smash after getting 100 or more KOs while playing as Mii Gunner | Allowed |
| 112 | Whomp | Super Mario Bros. | Play Pac-Man in stage three of Solo Target Blast and score 300 000 using the back (left) wall | Allowed |
| 115 | Toadsworth | Super Mario Bros. | Get eight or more KOs in Cruel Smash | Allowed |
| 120 | Daisy (Baseball) | Super Mario Bros. | Hit Sandbag 1 000m (3 280 ft.) or more in Home-Run Contest | Allowed |
| 124 | Mr. L | Super Mario Bros. | Play Solo Cruel Smash as Luigi and survive for one minute | Allowed |
| 160 | Kritter | Donkey Kong | Clear a 3-Minute Smash after getting 120 or more KOs | Allowed |
| 162 | King K. Rool | Donkey Kong | Play as Ganondorf and hit Sandbag at least 1 000m (3 280 ft.) in Solo Home-Run Contest | Allowed |
| 164 | Dixie Kong | Donkey Kong | Use Diddy Kong and get three or more KOs on your rival in a single Rival Smash | Allowed |
| 208 | Majora's Mask | The Legend of Zelda | Collect all Mii headgear | Allowed |
| 211 | Tetra | The Legend of Zelda | Play as Sheik and score 50 KOs or more in Solo Endless Smash | Allowed |
| 215 | Wolf Link | The Legend of Zelda | Play as Zelda in stage one and get a score of 150 000 or more in a single game of Solo Target Blast | Allowed |
| 235 | Gunship | Metroid | Clear the true Solo All-Star Mode without recovering health between rounds while playing as Zero Suit Samus | Allowed |
| 240 | Ridley | Metroid | Deal the final blow to a boss in Smash Tour | Allowed |
| 248 | Samus (Dark Suit) | Metroid | Clear the true Solo All-Star Mode on hard while playing as Duck Hunt | Not allowed |
| 275 | Knuckle Joe | Kirby | Clear Classic Mode at intensity 9.0 without any customizations | Allowed |
| 276 | Tac | Kirby | Collect all the CDs | Allowed |
| 286 | Fire Kirby | Kirby | Clear the “Kirby's Crazy Appetite” event on hard difficulty | Allowed |
| 299 | Galacta Knight | Kirby | Complete the reward conditions for all of the Solo Events | Not allowed |
| 300 | Magolor | Kirby | Score at least 450 000 points in a single game of Target Blast on stage three | Allowed |
| 301 | Lor Starcutter | Kirby | Play as Toon Link in stage two and get a score of 120 000 or more in a single game of Solo Target Blast | Allowed |
| 319 | Krystal | Star Fox | Play alone and as Fox and get a Fever Rush six or more times in a single game of Trophy Rush | Allowed |
| 320 | Tricky | Star Fox | Clear the “Behind Enemy Lines” event | Allowed |
| 342 | Substitute Doll | Pokémon | Play as Meta Knight and score 90 KOs or more in Solo Endless Smash | Allowed |
| 350 | Snorlax | Pokémon | Clear the “Fitness Junkie” event on normal difficulty or higher | Not allowed |
| 385 | Koffing | Pokémon | Clear the true Solo All-Star Mode within six minutes while playing as Jigglypuff | Not allowed |
| 433 | Deathborn | F-Zero | Clear the true Solo All-Star Mode on normal or higher while playing as Captain Falcon without healing between rounds | Allowed |
| 441 | Jeff | EarthBound (Mother) | Play as Ness in stage three and get a score of 200 000 or more in a single game of Solo Target Blast | Allowed |
| 442 | Flying Man | EarthBound (Mother) | Start the final battle with ten fighters in Smash Tour | Allowed |
| 460 | Black Knight | Fire Emblem | Clear the true Solo All-Star Mode on hard while playing as Ike | Allowed |
| 488 | Reaper | Kid Icarus | Play as Pit and score four or more KOs alone in Cruel Smash | Allowed |
| 489 | Souflee | Kid Icarus | Clear the “The FINAL Final Battle” event on hard difficulty | Allowed |
| 534 | Timmy & Tommy | Animal Crossing | Collect 300 unique trophies | Allowed |
| 538 | Rover | Animal Crossing | Clear Crazy Orders while playing as Villager | Allowed |
| 544 | Saharah | Animal Crossing | Create a stage in the Stage Builder | Allowed |
| 548 | Able Sisters | Animal Crossing | Collect all Mii outfits | Allowed |
| 552 | Celeste | Animal Crossing | Collect 50 unique trophies | Allowed |
| 565 | Mr. Resetti | Animal Crossing | Have the game on for more than ten hours | Allowed |
| 578 | Wii Fit U Trainer | Wii Fit | Get a chain of at least 50 in Trophy Rush while playing alone and as Wii Fit Trainer | Allowed |
| 591 | Soda Popinski | Punch-Out!! | Clear Crazy Orders after 12 or more turns | Allowed |
| 596 | Riki | Xenoblade Chronicles | Use 18 or more Tour Items in a single game of Smash Tour | Allowed |
| 598 | Mechonis | Xenoblade Chronicles | Clear the true Solo All-Star Mode within six minutes while playing as Shulk | Allowed |
| 599 | Bionis | Xenoblade Chronicles | Get three or more checkpoint bonuses in Smash Tour | Allowed |
| 623 | Special Flag | Other | Clear all of the Solo Events | Allowed |
| 630 | Prince of Sablé | Other | Collect over 300 000G | Not allowed |
| 631 | Saki Amamiya | Other | Clear All-Star Mode on hard difficulty with all characters | Allowed |
| 634 | Dr. Kawashima | Other | Clear Classic Mode without losing a single life | Allowed |
| 643 | Ice Climbers | Other | KO your rival four or more times in a single Rival Smash | Allowed |
| 660 | CommanderVideo | Other | Get a chain of 300 or more in a single game of Trophy Rush | Allowed |
| 663 | Wonder-Green | Other | Hit Sandbag between 500 and 505m (1 640 and 1 656 ft.) in Home-Run Contest | Allowed |
| 665 | Wonder-Yellow | Other | Clear 10-Man Smash within 25 seconds with all characters | Allowed |
| 672 | Shadow | Sonic the Hedgehog | Clear the “All-Star Battle: Secret” event on hard difficulty | Not allowed |
| 695 | Dr. Light | Mega Man | Hit Sandbag between 500 and 505m (1 640 and 1 656 ft.) in Solo Home-Run Contest while playing as R.O.B. | Not allowed |
Event matches[edit]
Event matches are unlockable by completing other events, the only exception being the starter events: “The Original Heavyweights”, located in the center of the solo events screen, and “A Lurking Menace”, located in the top-left corner of the group events screen. Hidden routes have an additional requirement: players must unlock a specific character (or, in the case of The Ultimate Battle, all characters) to reveal a hidden route.
Solo events[edit]
Group events[edit]
Milestones[edit]
| Message |
Message |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Broke 1000 blocks in Trophy Rush! | 1000 blocks blown up in Trophy Rush! | |
| Broke 5000 blocks in Trophy Rush! | 5000 blocks blown up in Trophy Rush! | |
| Blew up 5000 combined targets and obstacles in Target Blast! | 5000 targets and obstacles blown up in Target Blast! | |
| Mewtwo, the reawakened legend, has joined the battle! | A legend reawakens! Unlocked Mewtwo! | See #Unlockable characters |
| Achieved a Global Smash Power of 100000! | Achieved a Global Smash Power of over 100000! | |
| You've fought 10 battles! | Battled 10 times now! | |
| You've fought 100 battles! | Battled 100 times now! | |
| You've fought 1000 battles! Positively smashing! | Battled 1000 times now! That's quite an effort! | |
| You've fought 200 battles! | Battled 200 times now! | |
| You've fought 2000 battles! | Battled 2000 times now! | |
| You've fought 300 battles! | Battled 300 times now! | |
| You've fought 3000 battles! | Battled 3000 times now! | |
| You've fought 4000 battles! | Battled 4000 times now! | |
| You've fought 50 battles! | Battled 50 times now! | |
| You've fought 500 battles! | Battled 500 times now! | |
| You've fought 700 battles! | Battled 700 times now! | |
| Became a tourney champion for the first time! | Became a tourney champion for the first time! | Awarded for winning a regular tourney |
| Cleared 10 challenges in Group Events! | Cleared 10 challenges in Group Events! | See #Event matches |
| Cleared 30 challenges in Solo Events! | Cleared 30 challenges in Solo Events! | See #Event matches |
| Cleared All-Star for the first time! | Cleared All-Star for the first time! | |
| Cleared All-Star on hard! | Cleared All-Star on Hard! | |
| Cleared All-Star with every fighter! | Cleared All-Star with every fighter! | |
| Cleared Classic at intensity 9,0: Nothing Harder! | Cleared Classic at intensity 9.0: Nothing Harder! | |
| Cleared Classic for the first time! | Cleared Classic for the first time! | |
| Cleared Classic with every fighter! | Cleared Classic with every fighter! | Clearing with Mii Fighter and downloaded characters not required |
| Cleared Crazy Orders after getting through 10 rounds! | Cleared Crazy Orders after getting through 10 rounds! | |
| Cleared Crazy Orders for the first time! | Cleared Crazy Orders for the first time! | |
| Cleared all challenges in Group Events! | Cleared all challenges in Group Events! | See #Event matches |
| Cleared all challenges in Solo Events! | Cleared all challenges in Solo Events! | See #Event matches |
| Cleared an intense-difficulty ticket in Master Orders for the first time! | Cleared an Intense stage in Master Orders for the first time! | |
| Cleared the 3280ft. mark in Home-Run Contest! | Cleared the 1000m mark in the Home-Run Contest! | |
| Collected 10 unique headgear items! | Collected 10 types of custom headgear! | See List of Mii outfits and headgear by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected 10 types of custom outfits! | Collected 10 types of custom outfits! | See List of Mii outfits and headgear by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected 100 unique trophies! | Collected 100 different trophies! | See List of trophies by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Found 100 custom items! | Collected 100 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Collected 100 unique special moves! | Collected 100 types of custom special moves! | See #Special moves |
| Found 1000 custom items! | Collected 1000 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Collected 20 unique headgear items! | Collected 20 types of custom headgear! | See List of Mii outfits and headgear by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected 200 unique trophies! | Collected 200 different trophies! | See List of trophies by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Found 200 custom items! | Collected 200 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Collected 200 unique custom special moves! | Collected 200 types of custom special moves! | See #Special moves |
| Collected 30 unique headgear items! | Collected 30 types of custom headgear! | See List of Mii outfits and headgear by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected 300 unique trophies! | Collected 300 different trophies! | See List of trophies by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Found 300 custom items! | Collected 300 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Collected 300 types of custom special moves! | Collected 300 types of custom special moves! | See #Special moves |
| Collected 40 unique headgear items! | Collected 40 types of custom headgear! | See List of Mii outfits and headgear by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected 400 unique trophies! | Collected 400 different trophies! | See List of trophies by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Found 400 custom items! | Collected 400 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Collected 50 unique custom special moves! | Collected 50 types of custom special moves! | See #Special moves |
| Collected 500 unique trophies! | Collected 500 different trophies! | See List of trophies by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Found 500 custom items! | Collected 500 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Collected 600 unique trophies! | Collected 600 different trophies! | See List of trophies by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Found 600 custom items! | Collected 600 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Found 700 custom items! | Collected 700 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Found 800 custom items! | Collected 800 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Found 900 custom items! | Collected 900 pieces of custom equipment! | |
| Collected every single trophy! Thank you, and congrats! | Collected every single trophy! Thank you, and congrats! | See List of trophies by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected every song! Music to Smash to! | Collected every song — a smashing playlist! | See List of music by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected every custom headgear item! That's a lot of hats! | Collected every type of custom headgear! What a dapper collection of hats! | See List of Mii outfits and headgear by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected every custom outfit. Dress for success! | Collected every type of custom outfit! Your body is ready! | See List of Mii outfits and headgear by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected every custom special move! Show me your moves! | Collected every type of custom special move! You're the special move master! | See #Special moves |
| Collected over 350 songs! | Collected over 350 songs! | See List of music by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected over 400 songs! | Collected over 400 songs! | See List of music by unlock criteria (SSB4-Wii U) |
| Collected every online profile icon! Pick the one that's right for you! | Collected every online profile icon! Pick the one that's right for you! | See #Profile icons |
| Defeated 10 enemies in Cruel Smash! | Defeated 10 enemies in Cruel Smash! | |
| Defeated 300 enemies in Endless Smash! | Defeated 300 enemies in Endless Smash! | |
| Encountered Mew for the first time! Strange things do happen. | Encountered Mew for the first time! Strange things do happen. | |
| Found 30 unique bonus effects for equipment! | Found 30 unique bonus effects for equipment! | |
| Found 40 unique bonus effects for equipment! | Found 40 unique bonus effects for equipment! | |
| Found 50 unique bonus effects for equipment! | Found 50 unique bonus effects for equipment! | |
| Found 60 unique bonus effects for equipment! | Found 60 unique bonus effects for equipment! | |
| Found 70 unique bonus effects for equipment! | Found 70 unique bonus effects for equipment! | |
| Found 80 unique bonus effects for equipment! | Found 80 unique bonus effects for equipment! | |
| Got a Global Smash Power rating! | Got a Global Smash Power Rating! | Awarded when connecting to Nintendo Network for the first time |
| Earned 400000 points in Target Blast! | Got over 400000 points in Target Blast! | |
| Met the reward requirements of all Solo Events challenges! | Met the reward requirements of all Solo Events challenges! | See #Event matches |
| Obtained 500 |