Starter stage

A starter stage is a stage that is available for Versus Mode play immediately after turning the game on for the first time; the player does not have to unlock that stage in order for it to be selectable.

In competitive play, the term also refers to neutral stages, or stages that can be chosen in the first game of a match. This is in contrast to counterpick stages that can only be chosen in games 2 and 3. For more information on this, see the Stage legality and Tournament legal articles.

List of starter stages
The following stages appear as starter stages:

Super Smash Bros.
All stages are available from the start with the sole exception of.
 * Congo Jungle
 * Dream Land
 * Hyrule Castle
 * Peach's Castle
 * Planet Zebes
 * Saffron City
 * Sector Z

Super Smash Bros. Melee

 * DK Island: Jungle Japes
 * DK Island: Kongo Jungle
 * Dream Land: Fountain of Dreams
 * Dream Land: Green Greens
 * Eagleland: Onett
 * F-Zero Grand Prix: Mute City
 * Hyrule: Temple
 * Infinite Glacier: Icicle Mountain
 * Kanto: Pokémon Stadium
 * Lylat System: Corneria
 * Lylat System: Venom
 * Mushroom Kingdom: Princess Peach's Castle
 * Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise
 * Planet Zebes: Brinstar
 * Termina: Great Bay
 * Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Island
 * Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Story
 * Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Story

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 * Bridge of Eldin
 * Brinstar
 * Castle Siege
 * Corneria
 * Delfino Plaza
 * Distant Planet
 * Frigate Orpheon
 * Halberd
 * Lylat Cruise
 * Mario Circuit
 * Mushroomy Kingdom
 * New Pork City
 * Norfair
 * Onett
 * Pokémon Stadium 2
 * Port Town Aero Dive
 * PictoChat
 * Rainbow Cruise
 * Rumble Falls
 * Shadow Moses Island
 * Skyworld
 * Smashville
 * Summit
 * Temple
 * WarioWare, Inc.
 * Temple
 * WarioWare, Inc.


 * 3D Land
 * Arena Ferox
 * Boxing Ring
 * Brinstar
 * Corneria
 * Distant Planet
 * (Version 1.1.1 onwards)
 * Find Mii
 * Gaur Plain
 * Gerudo Valley
 * Golden Plains
 * Green Hill Zone
 * Jungle Japes
 * Living Room
 * Mushroomy Kingdom
 * Paper Mario
 * PictoChat 2
 * Prism Tower
 * Rainbow Road
 * Reset Bomb Forest
 * Spirit Train
 * Tomodachi Life
 * Tortimer Island
 * Unova Pokémon League
 * Wily Castle
 * Unova Pokémon League
 * Wily Castle


 * 75m
 * Big Battlefield
 * Boxing Ring
 * Bridge of Eldin
 * Castle Siege
 * Coliseum
 * Delfino Plaza
 * Gamer
 * Garden of Hope
 * Gaur Plain
 * Halberd
 * Jungle Hijinxs
 * Kalos Pokémon League
 * Luigi's Mansion
 * Lylat Cruise
 * Mario Circuit
 * Mario Circuit (Brawl)
 * Mario Galaxy
 * Miiverse (Version 1.0.8 onwards)
 * Mushroom Kingdom U
 * Norfair
 * Orbital Gate Assault
 * Onett
 * Palutena's Temple
 * Pilotwings
 * Port Town Aero Dive
 * Pyrosphere
 * Skyloft
 * Skyworld
 * Temple
 * The Great Cave Offensive
 * Town and City
 * Wii Fit Studio
 * Wily Castle
 * Windy Hill Zone
 * Woolly World
 * Wrecking Crew
 * Wuhu Island
 * Wrecking Crew
 * Wuhu Island

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Every stage is available from the beginning, meaning all non-DLC stages are starter stages.
 * 3D Land
 * 75m
 * Arena Ferox
 * Balloon Fight
 * Big Blue
 * Boxing Ring
 * Bridge of Eldin
 * Brinstar
 * Brinstar Depths
 * Castle Siege
 * Coliseum
 * Corneria
 * Delfino Plaza
 * Distant Planet
 * Dracula's Castle
 * Dream Land
 * Dream Land GB
 * Figure-8 Circuit
 * Find Mii
 * Flat Zone X
 * Fountain of Dreams
 * Fourside
 * Frigate Orpheon
 * Gamer
 * Garden of Hope
 * Gaur Plain
 * Gerudo Valley
 * Golden Plains
 * Great Bay
 * Great Plateau Tower
 * Green Greens
 * Green Hill Zone
 * Halberd
 * Hanenbow
 * Hyrule Castle
 * Jungle Japes
 * Kalos Pokémon League
 * Kongo Falls
 * Kongo Jungle
 * Living Room
 * Luigi's Mansion
 * Lylat Cruise
 * Magicant
 * Mario Bros.
 * Mario Circuit
 * Mario Galaxy
 * Midgar
 * Moray Towers
 * Mushroom Kingdom II
 * Mushroom Kingdom U
 * Mushroomy Kingdom
 * Mute City SNES
 * New Donk City Hall
 * New Pork City
 * Norfair
 * Onett
 * Pac-Land
 * Palutena's Temple
 * Paper Mario
 * Peach's Castle
 * PictoChat 2
 * Pilotwings
 * Pirate Ship
 * Pokémon Stadium
 * Pokémon Stadium 2
 * Port Town Aero Dive
 * Princess Peach's Castle
 * Prism Tower
 * Rainbow Cruise
 * Reset Bomb Forest
 * Saffron City
 * Shadow Moses Island
 * Skyloft
 * Skyworld
 * Small Battlefield (Version 8.1.0 onwards)
 * Smashville
 * Spear Pillar
 * Spirit Train
 * Summit
 * Super Happy Tree
 * Super Mario Maker
 * Suzaku Castle
 * Temple
 * The Great Cave Offensive
 * Tomodachi Life
 * Tortimer Island
 * Town and City
 * Umbra Clock Tower
 * Unova Pokémon League
 * Venom
 * WarioWare, Inc.
 * Wii Fit Studio
 * Wily Castle
 * Windy Hill Zone
 * Wrecking Crew
 * Wuhu Island
 * Yoshi's Island (Melee)
 * Yoshi's Story
 * Windy Hill Zone
 * Wrecking Crew
 * Wuhu Island
 * Yoshi's Island (Melee)
 * Yoshi's Story
 * Yoshi's Story