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Healing Sprout

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Healing Sprout
Healing Sprout item render
Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.
Official artwork of the Healing Sprout in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe Super Smash Bros.
Appears in Ultimate
Item class Throwing/Healing
This item will slowly heal whomever it is stuck to. It can be transferred to another fighter through contact.
Items, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

The Healing Sprout (やすらぎのたま, Ball of Peace) is an item in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Mechanics

Isabelle getting healed by holding the Healing Sprout on 75m.

The Healing Sprout is a throwing item that sticks to fighters and gradually heals them. It can be transferred from fighter to fighter on contact, similarly to the Gooey Bomb. The sprout will heal whoever picks it up when the item is held. This will prevent the sprout from transferring, as long as it is not thrown. Players can stick the sprout onto themselves by throwing it up and touching it while it comes down, which will allow them to use any attack while being healed, but the sprout will be susceptible to being transferred. The sprout heals 1.6% every half second when held and stuck.

Origin

The Healing Sprout is an original item that was made specifically for Ultimate. The sprout design is similar in appearance to the Healing Field, as both were made for Ultimate and have similar functions.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese やすらぎのたま Ball of Peace
UK English Healing Sprout
France French Pousse apaisante Soothing Sprout
Germany German Linderungssphäre Sphere of Relief
Spain Spanish Brote curativo Healing Sprout
Italy Italian Sfera della salute Sphere of Health
China Chinese (Simplified) 康复球 Recovery Orb
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 康復球 Recovery Orb
South Korea Korean 고요의 구슬
Netherlands Dutch Geneeskruid Medicinal Herb
Russia Russian Лекарственный росток Medicinal Sprout

Trivia

Accidental leak caused by Nintendo of America's October 25 tweet.
The leaked item, seen in the trailer.
  • While the item was revealed on November 1st, 2018, the item was accidentally leaked by Nintendo of America on October 26th, 2018: the official Twitter account uploaded a video promoting their Wendy's College Tailgate Tour in which the Healing Sprout can be seen on the Mute City SNES stage for a split second.
    • Despite being unrelated to the series, fans quickly noticed that this item highly resembled the Growth Psynergy from Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, believing it to be the Psynergy and thus seemingly confirming boosted representation for the Golden Sun universe, which at the time corroborated to the legitimacy of the "Grinch hoax". It was only on its official reveal that the Healing Sprout was confirmed to be an original item with no connection to the Golden Sun series.