Isabelle (SSBU)

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Isabelle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Animal Crossing
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Dream Town Hall

“	Isabelle Turns Over A New Leaf!	”
—Introduction Tagline

“	Isabelle joins the battle from Animal Crossing: New Leaf! She uses various trinkets from around the village to battle. Her side special, "Fishing Rod," not only allows her to snag and bring opponents closer, it can also be used as a recovery move.	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Isabelle (しずえ, Shizue) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The secretary for the player character in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and de facto mascot of the Animal Crossing franchise, she was announced as a newcomer at the end of the September 13, 2018 Nintendo Direct. While she shares many moves with Villager, Isabelle is not an Echo Fighter and has a multitude of unique moves, attributes, and animations. Isabelle is classified as fighter #68.

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play VS. matches, with Isabelle being the 21st character to be unlocked.
• Clear Classic Mode with Pikachu or any character in its unlock tree, being the fifth character unlocked after Mega Man.
• Have Isabelle join the player's party in World of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Isabelle must then be defeated on Town and City.

Attributes

• Isabelle's basic attributes are slightly different from those of Villager; she has slightly faster grounded and aerial mobility at the cost of being slightly lighter and floatier.
• Isabelle's moveset has several similarities with that of Villager, such as a similar dash attack, the use of Pocket, slingshot and turnip attacks, and grabbing with a net.
• She wears her Spring/Summer outfit by default, but can also wear her Autumn/Winter outfit, which has a red variant based on her twin brother Digby.

Moveset

Standard Attacks

• Neutral attack: Whacks the opponent with a toy hammer. This move is a single-hit jab with no followup attack and very low knockback.
• Dash attack: Identical to Villager's, but with a brown pot instead of a potted sapling.
• Grab: Swings a net down in front of her, much like Villager.

Tilt Attacks

• Forward tilt: Swings a candy umbrella in front of her, much like Villager.
• Up tilt: Swings a broom over her head, starting behind her.
• Down tilt: Pulls a weed out of the ground, much like Villager.

Smash Attacks

• Forward smash: Fires a party popper forward. Strong, but has considerable recovery frames and poor range.
• Up smash: Erects a do-not-enter sign in front of her while blowing her whistle. Has 2 hits that connect into each other.
• Down smash: Splashes a pail of water back and forth, similar to Inkling's Slosher. Deals high knockback.

Aerial Attacks

• Neutral aerial: Twirls around twice in the air while holding pom-poms.
• Forward aerial: Fires a pellet from a slingshot in front of her. Identical to Villager's.
• Back aerial: Fires a pellet from a slingshot behind her. Identical to Villager's.
• Up aerial: Swings turnips above her head. Unlike Villager's, she will always swing two turnips, making it more consistent but removing the chance of getting three turnips.
• Down aerial: Swings turnips below her body. Unlike Villager's, she will always swing two turnips, making it more consistent but removing the chance of getting three turnips.

Special Moves

Isabelle's special moves

Neutral special	Pocket
Side special	Fishing Rod
Up special	Balloon Trip
Down special	Lloid Trap
Final Smash	Dream Town Hall

Taunts

• Isabelle dances and jumps for joy, based off of the Complete emote in Happy Home Designer.
• Isabelle claps in place, based off of the Delight emote.
• Isabelle waves her hand while looking forward, based off of the Greetings emote.

On-screen appearance

• Isabelle comes out of the Town Hall cheering before it shrinks into a puff of smoke.

Victory poses

• Dusts herself off and jumps for joy twice before putting her hands on her hips, identically to the Pride emote.
• Waves energetically with her left then right hands, then poses with her arms wide open and a joyful smile.
• Waves goodbye to Lloid as he rockets off to the distance, then turns to face the camera and strikes a pose similar to how her render looks in Ultimate.

Classic Mode: Best in Show

Isabelle's opponents are composed of nearly all the female challengers that appear in Ultimate; the only female challengers that do not appear are Dark Samus, and Spiky-eared Pichu. The only non-female challenger is Popo of the Ice Climbers, as it is impossible for Nana to be alone.

Round	Opponent	Stage
1	4 (Female) Villagers	Smashville
2	Wii Fit Trainer, (Female) Pokemon Trainer, and Pikachu (Libre)	Wii Fit Studio
3	Palutena, Lucina, Zelda, Corrin, and Robin	Temple (Battlefield form)
4	Zero Suit Samus, Bayonetta, and Samus with Inkling Girl and Ice Climbers as allies	Moray Towers
5	Peach, Daisy, Rosalina & Luma, and Wendy	Princess Peach's Castle
6	Sheik	Gerudo Valley
Bonus Stage
Final	Master Hand	Final Destination

Role in World of Light

Although Isabelle does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, she was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Alternate costumes

Reveal trailer

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Gallery

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  Villager and Isabelle artwork, as posted on the official Japanese Animal Crossing Twitter account.

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  Isabelle's splash art.

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  Isabelle's amiibo.

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  Isabelle's fighter card.

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  Isabelle using her down smash on Squirtle on Delfino Plaza.

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  Isabelle using her up smash on Mushroom Kingdom U.

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  Isabelle in three of her alternate costumes using Balloon Trip on Rainbow Cruise.

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  Isabelle using her forward smash on Link on Luigi's Mansion.

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  Isabelle using her neutral attack on Mario on Tomodachi Life.

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  Isabelle using her Fishing Rod on Goldeen on Tortimer's Island.

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  Isabelle using Lloid Trap on Gerudo Valley.

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  Isabelle using Pocket on Mario's Fireball on Skyworld.

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  Isabelle grabbing Snake with her Fishing Rod on Great Bay.

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  Isabelle using Balloon Trip on Fourside.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• Isabelle is the fourth character to be announced in Ultimate that was previously featured as a Mii costume in Super Smash Bros. 4, the others being Inkling, Chrom, and King K. Rool. Additionally, she uses a party popper in her moveset, which was used in her Mii costume in place of an arm cannon.
  • Isabelle is also the third character to become playable after previously appearing as an Assist Trophy, after Little Mac and Dark Samus.
• The Nintendo Direct that revealed Isabelle as a playable fighter was supposed to air on September 6th, 2018. However, an earthquake struck Hokkaidō, Japan that day. Its aftermath prompted Nintendo to postpone the Direct—and by extension, news of Isabelle's inclusion in Ultimate—by one week, out of respect for those affected by the tremor. This makes Isabelle the only playable character in the series' history whose reveal was explicitly delayed for any given reason.
• Isabelle's reveal trailer initially appeared to be a reveal trailer for a new Nintendo Switch installment of the Animal Crossing series, and was followed by an actual teaser trailer confirming such a title for 2019.
  • Tom Nook is even seen watching Isabelle's own trailer on his computer, before telling the audience he has to get back to work, in order to prepare for the upcoming game.
• In her reveal trailer, Isabelle opens a letter inviting her to join Smash Bros. that is enclosed in an envelope with a wax seal in the shape of the Super Smash Bros. logo. This is a callback to a similar letter found by Villager in his mailbox in the first trailer for Super Smash Bros. 4.
• There is an error on Isabelle's page on the Smash Bros. Ultimate site where her Animal Crossing symbol is the same color as Villager's (a dark green), instead of chartreuse, her background color.
• Isabelle is the first newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to be from a franchise that had their first character introduced in Super Smash Bros. 4 . Her inclusion also makes Animal Crossing the first franchise with a single character in Smash 4 to receive another playable character, the other being Street Fighter.
• Strangely, Isabelle's reveal trailer shows that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was then still Rating Pending, even though the rating had already been revealed to be rated E10+ at the time. Whether this was an error on Nintendo's part or ESRB's part is unknown, though European trailers kept the PEGI 12 rating.
• In a Famitsu column, Sakurai noted that because Isabelle and Villager have significantly different proportions and personalities, it was not possible for Isabelle to be Villager's Echo Fighter, and therefore, she has completely unique animations, although she still shares many moves with Villager.