Jump

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Captain Falcon jumping in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Mario jumping in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Mario jumping backwards in Melee.

A jump is an action that moves a character from the ground into the air. It is performed by pressing up on the Control Stick/D-Pad, the X or Y buttons with the GameCube, Classic Controller, and the 3DS, or the C button on the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. All characters can also jump a second time in midair, providing they are not attacking, air dodging, helpless, in hitstun, or have used it already. A few characters can jump more than once in the air.

There is a short delay between the jump button being pressed and the on-screen character actually jumping, during which the onscreen character will enter a crouching portion of their jumping animation. If the control stick or jump button is released during this time, then the character short hops. If the control stick is tilted backwards during this time, the character will jump backwards with a different animation than a regular jump. If the standard attack button is pressed during this time, then the character uses their up smash (but only if the jump was executed with the Control Stick). Because characters can jump while shielding (excluding Yoshi in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, due to his unique shield), this allows usage of up smashes (and up special moves as well) without having to drop the shield. This also makes it difficult for a player using the Wii Remote-only control scheme to perform up tilts. Inputting an aerial on the first frame that a character is airborne will cause the jump to be slightly lower, because gravity applies to the first frame of an aerial but not to the first frame of a jump.

Brawl added a jumping mechanic known as footstools. This allows characters to jump off the heads of other characters. This can be done even when all midair jumps have already been used.

Jump timing

Also known as jumpsquat, each character has a different window of time where they crouch before they jump. Characters that leave the ground faster can transition between their air and ground games easier; however, depending on the control setup, they may find it more technically demanding to perform short hop or up smash.

Super Smash Bros.

Rank	Character	Frames
1-7	Fox	3
1-7	Kirby	3
1-7	Luigi	3
1-7	Mario	3
1-7	Ness	3
1-7	Pikachu	3
1-7	Samus	3
8	Captain Falcon	4
9	Yoshi	5
10-11	Donkey Kong	6
10-11	Jigglypuff	6
12	Link	7
n/a	Giant Donkey Kong	8
n/a	Metal Mario	8

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Rank	Character	Frames
1-7	Fox	3
1-7	Ice Climbers	3
1-7	Kirby	3
1-7	Pichu	3
1-7	Pikachu	3
1-7	Samus	3
1-7	Sheik	3
8-15	Captain Falcon	4
8-15	Dr. Mario	4
8-15	Luigi	4
8-15	Mario	4
8-15	Marth	4
8-15	Mr. Game & Watch	4
8-15	Ness	4
8-15	Young Link	4
16-22	Donkey Kong	5
16-22	Falco	5
16-22	Jigglypuff	5
16-22	Mewtwo	5
16-22	Peach	5
16-22	Roy	5
16-22	Yoshi	5
23-25	Ganondorf	6
23-25	Link	6
23-25	Zelda	6
n/a	Giga Bowser	6
n/a	Fighting Wire Frames	7
26	Bowser	8

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The below values apply only to regular brawls; in The Subspace Emissary, all characters jump two frames faster.

Rank	Character	Frames
1-10	Diddy Kong	4
1-10	Fox	4
1-10	Ice Climbers	4
1-10	Kirby	4
1-10	Meta Knight	4
1-10	Pikachu	4
1-10	Samus	4
1-10	Sheik	4
1-10	Squirtle	4
1-10	Zero Suit Samus	4
11-26	Captain Falcon	5
11-26	Ivysaur	5
11-26	Lucario	5
11-26	Lucas	5
11-26	Luigi	5
11-26	Mario	5
11-26	Marth	5
11-26	Mr. Game & Watch	5
11-26	Ness	5
11-26	Olimar	5
11-26	Peach	5
11-26	Pit	5
11-26	R.O.B.	5
11-26	Sonic	5
11-26	Toon Link	5
11-26	Wolf	5
n/a	Fighting Alloys	5
27-35	Charizard	6
27-35	Donkey Kong	6
27-35	Falco	6
27-35	Ike	6
27-35	Jigglypuff	6
27-35	King Dedede	6
27-35	Wario	6
27-35	Yoshi	6
27-35	Zelda	6
36-37	Ganondorf	7
36-37	Link	7
n/a	Giga Bowser	7
38	Bowser	8
39	Snake	9

Super Smash Bros. 4

Rank	Character	Frames
1-13	Bayonetta	4
1-13	Cloud	4
1-13	Diddy Kong	4
1-13	Duck Hunt	4
1-13	Fox	4
1-13	Greninja	4
1-13	Kirby	4
1-13	Mega Man	4
1-13	Meta Knight	4
1-13	Pikachu	4
1-13	Samus	4
1-13	Sheik	4
1-13	Zero Suit Samus	4
14-41	Captain Falcon	5
14-41	Dark Pit	5
14-41	Dr. Mario	5
14-41	Little Mac	5
14-41	Lucario	5
14-41	Lucas	5
14-41	Lucina	5
14-41	Luigi	5
14-41	Mario	5
14-41	Marth	5
14-41	Mewtwo	5
14-41	Mii Brawler	5
14-41	Mr. Game & Watch	5
14-41	Ness	5
14-41	Olimar	5
14-41	Pac-Man	5
14-41	Palutena	5
14-41	Peach	5
14-41	Pit	5
14-41	R.O.B.	5
14-41	Rosalina	5
14-41	Roy	5
14-41	Ryu	5
14-41	Shulk	5
14-41	Sonic	5
14-41	Toon Link	5
14-41	Villager	5
14-41	Wii Fit Trainer	5
n/a	Giga Mac	5
n/a	Mega Lucario	5
42-51	Bowser Jr.	6
42-51	Corrin	6
42-51	Donkey Kong	6
42-51	Falco	6
42-51	Jigglypuff	6
42-51	King Dedede	6
42-51	Mii Gunner	6
42-51	Wario	6
42-51	Yoshi	6
42-51	Zelda	6
n/a	Wario-Man	6
52-57	Charizard	7*
52-57	Ganondorf	7
52-57	Ike	7
52-57	Link	7
52-57	Mii Swordfighter	7
52-57	Robin	7*
n/a	Giga Bowser	7
58	Bowser	8

*These characters' jumpsquat values are defined as 6 in fighter_param.bin, though they actually end up being 7.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Every character has a 3 frame jumpsquat.

Jump height ranking

This article or section may require additional technical data. The editor who added this tag elaborates: Needs specific jump height values for all non-Smash 4 games You can discuss this issue on the talk page or edit this page to improve it.

Below are characters ranked by the height of their first jump.

Note that there are two methods to encode jump height, depending on the game.

• In SSB, Melee, and Brawl, the game encodes jump force, or the speed at which the character leaves the ground. The resulting jump height is dependant on the character's gravity.
• In SSB4, the game encodes jump height, and works backwards using gravity to figure out the correct force to use. This allows more natural behaviour to modifications of jump height from equipment or special moves such as Monado Arts.

Super Smash Bros.

The jump physics of SSB are significantly less understood than later games due to extra complexity in the data. It is currently believed that there are two values involved in a normal jump: a base jump force, and an additional jump force based on how much height is given to the Control Stick. Until this is more elaborated, only the typical maximum jump force is listed here.

The calculation of short hop jump force is currently unknown.

This article or section is incomplete. You can help SmashWiki by expanding or finishing it. The editor who added this tag elaborates: PAL/AUS

JPN Rank Character Jump force Jump height 1 Luigi 86 1718.214881 2 Captain Falcon 105 1569.248529 3 Samus 76 1482.2375 4 Jigglypuff 76 1406.25 5 Donkey Kong 92.6 1383.201667 6 Mario 82 1360.133333 7 Pikachu 90.6 1323.135 8 Link 92 1276.9 9 Fox 103 1275.125 10 Yoshi 83.5 1249.744907 11 Kirby 78 1228.8 12 Ness 82 1204.522685

NTSC Rank Character Jump force Jump height 1 Luigi 86 1718.214881 2 Captain Falcon 104 1539.013235 3 Samus 76 1482.2375 4 Jigglypuff 76 1406.25 5 Donkey Kong 92.6 1383.201667 6 Mario 82 1360.133333 7 Pikachu 90.6 1323.135 8 Fox 103 1275.125 9 Kirby 78 1228.8 10 Ness 82 1204.522685 11 Yoshi 83.5 1203.644643 12 Link 92 1199.130882

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Jump Rank Character Jump force Jump height 1 Falco 4.1 47.41242647 2 Luigi 2.4 40.54775543 3 Captain Falcon 3.1 35.42778846 4 Donkey Kong 2.7 35.1125 5 Ness 2.5 33.48347222 n/a Male Wire Frame 2.5 33.48347222 n/a Giga Bowser 4.2 33.21125 6 Marth 2.4 32.69297794 7 Ice Climbers 2.6 32.5125 8 Samus 2.1 32.36734091 9 Yoshi 2.5 32.36377554 10 Sheik 2.8 31.28166667 11 Mewtwo 2.3 31.11634756 12 Young Link 2.62 29.90556818 13-14 Pichu 2.6 29.44102273 13-14 Pikachu 2.6 29.44102273 15 Zelda 2.1 29.16460445 n/a Female Wire Frame 2.1 29.16460445 16 Peach 2.2 29.16 17 Bowser 2.8 28.77009615 18 Roy 2.6 28.36337281 19 Fox 3.68 27.62875 20 Link 2.5 27.17284091 21-23 Dr. Mario 2.3 26.70398026 21-23 Mario 2.3 26.70398026 21-23 Mr. Game & Watch 2.3 26.70398026 24 Ganondorf 2.6 24.71625 25 Kirby 2.0 24.01 26 Jigglypuff 1.6 19.208

Shorthop Rank Character Jump force Jump height Difference 1 Samus 1.7 21.05218939 65.041% 2 Sheik 2.14 18.02666667 57.627% n/a Male Wire Frame 1.8 17.11125 51.104% 3 Zelda 1.6 16.74337158 57.410% n/a Female Wire Frame 1.6 16.74337158 57.410% 4 Yoshi 1.8 16.53097984 51.079% 5 Peach 1.6 15.21 52.160% 6 Ganondorf 2.0 14.40086538 58.265% 7 Luigi 1.4 13.51152355 33.322% 8 Kirby 1.5 13.3225 55.487% 9 Captain Falcon 1.9 12.95086538 36.556% 10 Marth 1.5 12.49591912 38.222% 11-12 Pichu 1.7 12.30011364 41.779% 11-12 Pikachu 1.7 12.30011364 41.779% 13 Donkey Kong 1.6 12.0125 34.211% 14 Ness 1.5 11.76125 35.126% 15 Mewtwo 1.4 11.26146951 36.191% 16 Falco 1.9 9.688897059 20.435% 17-19 Dr. Mario 1.4 9.627664474 36.053% 17-19 Mario 1.4 9.627664474 36.053% 17-19 Mr. Game & Watch 1.4 9.627664474 36.053% 20-21 Young Link 1.5 9.491022727 31.737% 20-21 Link 1.5 9.491022727 34.928% 22 Roy 1.5 9.132671053 32.199% 23 Ice Climbers 1.4 9.1125 28.028% 24 Bowser 1.6 9.062403846 31.499% 25 Fox 2.1 8.565706522 31.003% 26 Jigglypuff 1.05 8.09628125 42.151% n/a Giga Bowser 1.6 4.35125 13.102%

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The following is a ranking of the characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl based on how high they jump from the ground, along with the jump force of each character.

Rank	Character	Force
1	Fox	3.55
2	Falco	3.42
3	Sheik	3.37
4	Wolf	2.95
5	Zero Suit Samus	2.84
6	Captain Falcon	2.82
7-8	Diddy Kong, Squirtle	2.8
9	Bowser	2.65
10	Pikachu	2.48
11-12	Donkey Kong, Sonic	2.45
13-14	Meta Knight, King Dedede	2.4
15-17	Luigi, Lucas, Ice Climbers	2.35
18-19	Yoshi, Ganondorf	2.34
20	Wario	2.3
21-22	Link, Ike	2.26
23-24	Ness, R.O.B.	2.25
25-26	Mario, Charizard	2.22
27-28	Toon Link, Lucario	2.2
29	Pit	2.17
30-31	Ivysaur, Marth	2.16
32	Zelda	2.09
33	Mr. Game & Watch	2.07
34	Samus	2.05
35	Olimar	2.04
36	Peach	1.98
37	Snake	1.9
38	Kirby	1.79
39	Jigglypuff	1.44

When combined with gravity and falling speed (characters that fall faster cannot jump as high with the same jump force), the ranking of jump height from the ground is:

Rank	Character
1	Falco
2	Luigi
3-4	Zero Suit Samus, Diddy Kong
5	Captain Falcon
6-7	R.O.B., Lucario
8	Donkey Kong
9	Marth
10	Sheik
11-12	Samus, Yoshi
13	Lucas
14-15	Pikachu, Ness
16-17	Fox, Ice Climbers
18-19	Bowser, King Dedede
20-21	Squirtle, Ike
22-23	Mario, Pit
24-25	Sonic, Wolf
26	Ivysaur
27	Toon Link
28-29	Zelda, Peach
30	Olimar
31	Wario
32	Link
33	Ganondorf
34-35	Meta Knight, Charizard
36	Mr. Game & Watch
37	Kirby
38	Snake
39	Jigglypuff

For more information about jumping physics, see falling speed, gravity, and traction.

Super Smash Bros. 4

Ground jump heights

Rank	Character	Height
1	Falco	50.506073
2	Greninja	46
3	Zero Suit Samus	44.5
4	Luigi	44
5	Diddy Kong	41.208694
6	Rosalina	40
7-8	Bayonetta, Sheik	39
9	R.O.B.	38
10	Lucario	37.619999
11	Captain Falcon	37.306652
12	Samus	37
13-14	Dr. Mario, Mario	36.331814
15	Yoshi	36.094189
16	Palutena	35.900002
17	Wii Fit Trainer	35.599998
18	Pikachu	35.5
19-21	Fox, Mii Brawler, Sonic	35
22	Shulk	34.799999
23	Ness	34.476265
24	Bowser Jr.	34.400002
25	Pac-Man	34.099998
26-27	Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt	34
28	Toon Link	33.799999
29-30	Lucina, Marth	33.660133
31	Olimar	33.5
32	Robin	33.208813
33-34	Bowser, Corrin	33
35	King Dedede	32.849998
36	Mega Man	32.799999
37-38	Cloud, Villager	32.5
39-41	Charizard, Meta Knight, Mii Gunner	32
42	Zelda	31.552761
43	Mewtwo	31.110001
44-45	Dark Pit, Pit	31
46	Roy	30.969999
47	Wario	30.5
48	Peach	30.025824
49	Ike	29.9
50	Lucas	29.41
51	Mii Swordfighter	28.299999
52	Link	27.799999
53	Mr. Game & Watch	27.511969
54-55	Little Mac, Ryu	26
56	Ganondorf	25.488228
57	Kirby	25.368114
58	Jigglypuff	19.786329

Short hop heights

Rank	Character	Height
1	Greninja	22.114738
2	Zero Suit Samus	21.354742
2	Bayonetta	21.354742
4	Luigi	19.984556
5	Diddy Kong	19.897078
6	Rosalina	19.370632
7	Sheik	18.752533
8	R.O.B.	18.378603
9	Lucario	18.193617
10	Samus	18
11	Captain Falcon	17.980684
12-14	Dr. Mario, Mario, Mii Gunner	17.539339
15	Mewtwo	17.5
16	Yoshi	17.434723
17	Falco	17.34
18	Palutena	17.303881
19	Donkey Kong	17.297209
20	Wii Fit Trainer	17.179214
21	Pikachu	17.123371
22-23	Cloud, Mii Brawler	17
24-25	Shulk, Sonic	16.887465
26	Ness	16.652296
27	Bowser Jr.	16.592869
28-29	Duck Hunt, Pac-Man	16.477137
30	Fox	16.403395
31	Toon Link	16.320242
32-33	Lucina, Marth	16.263107
34	Olimar	16.191645
35	King Dedede	16.019524
36	Robin	16.018034
37-38	Corrin, Ike	16
39	Bowser	15.699792
40	Villager	15.689452
41	Charizard	15.42625
42	Zelda	15.239396
43-44	Mii Swordfighter, Ryu	15
45-46	Dark Pit, Pit	14.955608
47	Wario	14.699989
48	Peach	14.501237
49	Meta Knight	13.915902
50	Link	13.380496
51	Mr. Game & Watch	13.261467
52-53	Lucas, Roy	13
54	Little Mac	12.526741
55	Ganondorf	12.244264
56	Kirby	12.241816
57	Mega Man	11.492068
58	Jigglypuff	11.260982

Midair jump heights

Rank	Character	Height
1	Mewtwo	58.542999
2	Yoshi	51.560001
3	Falco	50.506073
4	Greninja	46
5	Zero Suit Samus	44.199909
6	Bayonetta	42
7	Luigi	41.305771
8	Diddy Kong	41.208694
9-10	Rosalina, Sheik	40
11	R.O.B.	38
12	Lucario	37.619999
13	Captain Falcon	37.306652
14-15	Fox, Samus	37
16-17	Dr. Mario, Mario	36.331814
18	Charizard	36
19	Palutena	35.900002
20	Wii Fit Trainer	35.599998
21-23	Donkey Kong, Mii Brawler, Pikachu	35.5
24	Sonic	35
25	Shulk	34.799999
26	Lucas	34.48
27	Ness	34.476265
28	Bowser Jr.	34.400002
29	Pac-Man	34.099998
30-31	Duck Hunt, Toon Link	33.799999
32-33	Lucina, Marth	33.660133
34	Mii Gunner	33.500343
35	Olimar	33.5
36	Robin	33.208813
37	King Dedede	32.849998
38	Mega Man	32.799999
39	Bowser	32.611839
40-41	Cloud, Villager	32
42	Zelda	31.552761
43-46	Corrin, Dark Pit, Ike, Pit	31
47	Wario	30.5
48	Peach	30.025824
49	Ryu	29.5
50	Link	29
51	Meta Knight	28.925524
52	Mii Swordfighter	28.299999
53	Roy	28
54	Mr. Game & Watch	27.511969
55-56	Little Mac, Ganondorf	26
57	Kirby	22
58	Jigglypuff	19.786329

References

• Mew2King's page of statistics (archived)
• Aerials reduce jump height

See also

• Short hop
• Jump-canceling
• Double jump
• Triple jump