Wall jump
The wall jump is a technique unique to certain characters. Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Melee, wall jumping consists of the character momentarily clinging to the wall, then turning away, and finally jumping back. It is performed by touching a wall and then pressing the control stick or d-pad in the direction opposite to the wall. In Brawl, it can also be performed by pressing the jump button when touching a wall.
Wall jumping cannot be done forever in order to stall, as each one performed without touching the ground has its initial velocity reduced to 0.96×, which stacks. While this sounds like a minimal reduction, in practice it means that most characters stop gaining meaningful height after the fifth or sixth wall jump.
Most characters cannot wall jump at will, but all characters can wall tech jump: by inputting a jump during a wall tech, a wall jump is performed. This technique is often used by players recovering against an edge-guarder.
In Melee, a wall jumping character experiences a short period of intangibility at the moment they kick off the wall, until they are able to perform another action. This is no longer the case as of Brawl, but the intangibility still applies when the character performs a wall tech jump, although this intangibility would later be removed in Ultimate.
Wall jumpers[edit]
| Key | Normal | Wall clingers |
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In addition, Byleth can wall jump by using Sword of the Creator to latch a wall, though only three times without landing.
Wall jump height rankings[edit]
Melee[edit]
| Rank | Fighter | Wall Jump Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Falco |
36.33 |
| 2 |  Captain Falcon |
35.42 |
| 3 |  Samus |
32.364 |
| 4 |  Sheik |
31.28 |
| 5-6 |  Pichu |
29.44 |
 Young Link
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| 7 |  Mario |
26.7 |
| 8 |  Fox |
22.05 |
Brawl[edit]
| Rank | Fighter | Wall Jump Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucario |
61.325 |
| 2 |  Captain Falcon |
45.2445 |
| 3 |  Pikachu |
37.555 |
| 4 |  Samus |
36.972 |
| 5 |  Toon Link |
36.64 |
| 6 |  Mario |
34.125 |
| 7 |  Falco |
33.6 |
| 8 |  Sonic |
29.97 |
| 9 |  Fox |
29.475 |
| 10 |  Zero Suit Samus |
28.7716 |
| 11 |  Diddy Kong |
27.6 |
| 12 |  Sheik |
26.429 |
| 13 |  Squirtle |
23.6523 |
| 14 |  Wolf |
19.21 |
Smash 4[edit]
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| Rank | Fighter | Wall Jump Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucario |
45.276 |
| 2 |  Little Mac |
40.96 |
| 3 |  Captain Falcon |
38.5 |
| 4 |  Pikachu |
34.29 |
| 5 |  Villager |
32.77 |
| 6 |  Toon Link |
32.335 |
| 7 |  Mewtwo |
31.108 |
| 8 |  Pac-Man |
29.58 |
| 9 |  Mario |
29.21035 |
| 10 |  Falco |
28.77 |
| 11-12 |  Sonic |
28.25 |
 Wii Fit Trainer
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| 13 |  Cloud |
28.2 |
| 14 |  Duck Hunt |
27.972 |
| 15 |  Samus |
27.594 |
| 16 |  Fox |
27.03 |
| 17 |  Sheik |
24.75 |
| 18 |  Mii Gunner |
24.255 |
| 19 |  Diddy Kong |
24.045 |
| 20 |  Mega Man |
23.5599 |
| 21 |  Mii Brawler |
21 |
| 22-23 |  Zero Suit Samus |
20.9 |
 Bayonetta
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| 24 |  Greninja |
11.22 |
Ultimate[edit]
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| Rank | Fighter | Wall Jump Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucario |
45.276 |
| 2 |  Captain Falcon |
38.5 |
| 3 |  Little Mac |
36.26 |
| 4 |  Pikachu |
34.29 |
| 5 |  Villager |
32.77 |
| 6 |  Toon Link |
31.514 |
| 7 |  Mewtwo |
31.108 |
| 8 |  Pac-Man |
29.58 |
| 9-10 |  Mario |
29.263 |
 Inkling
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| 11 |  Young Link |
28.8 |
| 12 |  Falco |
28.77 |
| 13 |  Samus |
28.35 |
| 14-15 |  Sonic |
28.25 |