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List of Copy Abilities

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In every Super Smash Bros. game, Kirby has the ability to copy another character's neutral special move with his own neutral special move, Inhale. If Kirby swallows another Kirby, only damage is dealt, but if he swallows another Kirby that has a Copy Ability, it can be stolen. When Kirby copies an opponent, he will also bear a resemblance to that character, usually in the form of a hat which displays a prominent visual part of the character copied. When performing copied attacks, Kirby often mimics their voices or sounds as well as their poses, and uses the same weapons as their owners. Aside from the obvious range differences, copied attacks are functionally identical to the originals except where noted.

Kirby can discard the ability at any time by taunting, though he may also lose it when taking damage and will lose it if he is KO'd. Also, anything spawned by the ability will vanish if Kirby loses it. For example, if Kirby tosses a Metal Blade onto the ground, picks it up, and taunts, the blade will vanish. Kirby will also lose his ability if the inhaled character's damage meter vanishes (indicating the character has been unloaded from memory), such as in Smash 4's All-Star Mode or certain Event matches.

Super Smash Bros. 4 introduced custom moves. Regardless of whether a neutral special has been customized or not, Kirby will only copy the default version of the move. This applies with Palutena and the Mii Fighters' neutral specials as well.


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Character Super Smash Bros. Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate Special move Notes
Bayonetta KirbyBayonetta3DS.jpg
Kirby using Bullet Climax
File:SSBU KirbyBayonetta.png Bullet Climax Although Bayonetta will always aim in the same place, Kirby's shots from the handguns are lower than the shots from his feet.
Bowser Kirbybowser.png Bowserkirby.jpg KirbyBowserHair3DS.jpg
Kirby using Fire Breath on Mario Circuit.
File:SSBU KirbyBowser.png Fire Breath Kirby can flame cancel in all versions of Melee, while Bowser can only do so in NTSC 1.0 and 1.1. Fire breathing pose resembles the one used by Fire Kirby's basic move.
Bowser Jr. KirbyBowserJrHat.jpg
Kirby Bowser Jr Wii U.jpeg
Clown Cannon Even if Kirby inhales one of the Koopalings, he will still wear Bowser Jr.'s bandana and ponytail.
Captain Falcon File:Kirby cfalcon ssb.jpg Kirbyfalcon.png Kfalconpunch.jpg KirbyHatFalcon.jpg
Kirby Captain Falcon Wii U.jpeg
File:SSBU KirbyCF.png Falcon Punch In SSB, Kirby can use the Falcon Punch as a horizontal recovery move. In Brawl, throwing it immediately after a jump gives him large boost upward. The visor was blank until Ultimate, when it was given the same "eyes" as Captain Falcon's visor and also became opaque for the first time since Smash 64.
Charizard Kcharizard.jpg KirbyCharizard3DS.jpeg
Kirby Charizard Wii U.jpeg
File:SSBU KirbyCharizard.png Flamethrower
Chrom unnamed
Cloud Screenshotted by myself.
Kirby using Blade Beam in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
File:SSBU KirbyCloud.png Blade Beam Does not gain Cloud's Limit Gauge and thus cannot perform the Limit Break version of the move.
Corrin KirbyCorrin3DS.jpg
Kirby using Dragon Fang Shot. For consistency, from Miiverse.
File:SSBU KirbyCorrin.png Dragon Fang Shot
Daisy Toad
Dark Pit KirbyDarkPitCopy.jpg
Kirby Dark Pit Wii U.jpeg
Silver Bow Prior to version 1.0.5 (3DS only), if Kirby uses the move at the end of his forward, back, or up throw, a glitch will occur in which he floats in the air until he stops charging the move.
Dark Samus File:SSBU - Dark Samus Copy Ability (v).png Charge Shot Kirby also acquires Dark Samus' subtle rippling, smoke-colored aura when he copies her.
Diddy Kong Kdiddy.jpg KirbyDiddyKong3DS.jpeg
Kirby Diddy Kong Wii U.jpeg
Peanut Popgun Strangely, if Kirby's gun explodes, and then the game is paused, Kirby will appear normal colored instead of a burnt black.
Donkey Kong File:Kirby Donkey Kong SSB.jpg Kirbydk.png Kdk.jpg KirbyDonkeyKong3DS.jpeg
Kirby Donkey Kong Wii U.jpeg
File:SSBU KirbyDK.png Giant Punch In SSB, Kirby can charge-cancel the wind-up to turn more easily in the air.
Dr. Mario Dr Mario Kirby.png KirbyDrMarioHat.jpg
Kirby Dr Mario Wii U.jpeg
Megavitamins In Melee, Kirby's Megavitamins make the Koopa Shell sound upon impact. Resembles the Doctor Ability in Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Duck Hunt KirbyDuckHuntHat.jpg
Kirby Duck Hunt Wii U.jpeg
Trick Shot
Falco Kirbyfalco.png Falcokirby.jpg KirbyFalco3DS.jpeg
Kirby Falco Wii U.jpeg
Blaster Kirby sports the same "mohawk" that Falco had in Melee. In Brawl, shots fired from the copied Blaster do not have the electric effect that Falco's Blaster has. Kirby's shorter stature means that he can laser lock characters that Falco himself cannot.
Fox File:Kirby fox ssb.jpg Fox KirbySSBM.png Kfox.jpg KirbyFoxHat.jpg
Kirby using Fox's Blaster on Orbital Gate Assault.
File:SSBU - Fox Copy Ability.png Blaster Gives Kirby the ability to short hop double laser and even short hop triple laser as a result of his floatiness.
Ganondorf Ganondorf KirbySSBM.png Kganon.jpg KirbyGanondorf3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Warlock Punch on Bridge Of Eldin.
File:SSBU KirbyGanondorf.png Warlock Punch
Greninja KirbyGreninja3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Water Shuriken on Kalos Pokemon League.
File:SSBU KirbyGreninja.png Water Shuriken
Ice Climbers Kirbyiceclimber.png Kpopo.jpg File:SSBU KirbyICs.png Ice Shot Kirby does not gain a partner through this ability, so he can only fire one block of ice at a time. Resembles Freeze Kirby.
Ike Ikekirby.jpg KirbyIkeHat.jpg
Kirby using Eruption on Castle Siege.
File:SSBU KirbyIke.png Eruption Inflicts recoil damage to Kirby if fully charged.
Incineroar File:SSBU KirbyIncineroar.PNG Darkest Lariat
Inkling File:SSBU - Inkling Copy Ability.png Splattershot If Kirby uses up all of his ink, he loses his Inkling Copy Ability entirely, in a similar manner to Robin's Copy Ability.
Isabelle Pocket
Ivysaur KIvysaur.jpg File:SSBU KirbyIvysaur.png Bullet Seed While Ivysaur can only hold Bullet Seed for 5 seconds, Kirby can hold it for significantly longer, allowing him to rack up higher amounts of damage.
Jigglypuff File:Kirby jigglypuff ssb.jpg Kirbyjiiggly.png Kjiggly.jpg KirbyJigglypuff3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Rollout on Pokemon Stadium 2.
File:SSBU - Jigglypuff Copy Ability.png Pound SSB64 Icon.png Differs from Jigglypuff's Pound in that using this move toward a ledge sends Kirby off of the ledge, and it is notable for having much higher distance if Kirby leaves the ground at the end of the Pound animation; it is capable of traveling nearly the length of a Dream Land soft platform if spaced correctly.
Rollout SSBM Icon.pngSSBB Icon.pngSSB4 Icon.pngSSBU Icon.png Regardless of the game's current language settings, Kirby says "Purin," Jigglypuff's Japanese name, upon performing this move. In SSB4, Kirby can move left and right in midair after hitting an opponent with Rollout, due to having a higher fall speed than Jigglypuff. He also rebounds further backwards, due to his air friction being lower than Jigglypuff's. In Ultimate, Jigglypuff's ears fold downwards during an uncharged Rollout; Kirby's do not follow this trait.
Ken Hadoken
King Dedede Kirbydedede.jpg KirbyKingDedede3Ds.jpeg
Kirby using Inhale on Great Cave Offensive.
Inhale Kirby can use this to perform the obscure "Kirkirkircide".
King K. Rool File:KingKirbyRool.jpg Blunderbuss Unlike K. Rool, Kirby does not don the pirate hat.
Link File:Kirby link ssb.jpg Kirbylink.png Klink2.jpg KirbyLink3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Fairy Bow on Skyloft.
File:SSBU - Link Copy Ability.png Boomerang SSB64 Icon.png Unlike Link's Boomerang, Kirby can throw it through solid walls if he is touching them, allowing for pseudo-sharking on stages like Hyrule Castle (especially from the Greenhouse side) or Dream Land. Resembles Sword Kirby.
Hero's Bow SSBM Icon.pngSSBB Icon.pngSSB4 Icon.png Resembles Sword Kirby.
Traveler's Bow SSBU Icon.png Despite Link's design now being based on Breath of the Wild, Kirby still gains his familiar green cap when copying him. Resembles Sword Kirby.
Little Mac KirbyLittleMac3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Straight Lunge on Boxing Ring.
File:SSBU KirbyLittleMac.png Straight Lunge Does not gain Little Mac's Power Meter and thus cannot perform the KO Uppercut. The hitbox is much lower down due to Kirby's size, enabling it to hit opponents hanging on the ledge. Also, if Kirby swallows Little Mac in his wireframe costume, his Straight Lunge will utilize the 8-bit sound effects unique to Wireframe Mac.
Lucario Klucario.jpg KirbyLucario3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Aura Sphere on Kalos Pokemon League.
Aura Sphere Kirby's Aura Sphere is not linked to his current damage, due to not copying Lucario's aura. As a result, Kirby's Aura Sphere acts as though Lucario were using it at 75%.

However, should Kirby's damage output be significantly augmented in some way, such as with the use of custom equipment or Amiibo power level, the Aura Sphere he uses will emit the characteristic sound it does when Lucario charges it at high percentages.

Lucas Klucas.jpg screenshotted by myself
Kirby using PK Freeze on Onett.
PK Freeze
Lucina KirbyLucina3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Shield Breaker on Coliseum.
Shield Breaker Kirby wears the mask used by Lucina in her guise as "Marth", which she herself dons temporarily for her on-screen appearance and down taunt.
Luigi File:Kirby luigi ssb.jpg Kirbyluigi.png Kluigi.jpg KirbyLuigiHat.jpg
Kirby using Green Fireball on Luigi's Mansion.
Fireball
Mario File:Kirby mario ssb.jpg Mario Kirby.png KMario1.jpg KirbyMario3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Fireball on Delfino Plaza.
SSBUWebsiteKirby1.jpg Fireball As Kirby is shorter than Mario, his Fireball is likely to vanish quicker if thrown while on the ground due to bouncing more often.
Marth Kirbymarth.png Marthkirby.jpg KirbyMarth3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Shield Breaker on Castle Siege.
File:SSBU KirbyMarth.png Shield Breaker Lacks transcendent priority in Melee.
Mega Man KirbyMegaManHat.jpg
Kirby using Metal Blade on Wily's Castle.
File:SSBU KirbyMegaMan.png Metal Blade
Meta Knight Kmeta.jpg Meta Knight copy ability.jpg
Kirby using Mach Tornado on Halberd.
Mach Tornado Unlike Meta Knight's version of the attack, the bottom-most hitbox does not cause aerial opponents to flinch. Kirby's eyes while wearing the mask are light green in Brawl and yellow in SSB4. The green coloration is due to the mask giving off a yellow tint to Kirby's blue eyes and Meta Knight's silver eyes. Kirby's Mach Tornado only does half the damage of Meta Knight's. Functionally resembles Kirby's Tornado ability.
Mewtwo Mewtwo Kirby.png Kirby using Mewtwo's power on N's Castle.
Kirby using Shadow Ball on Kalos Pokemon League.
File:SSBU KirbyMewtwo.png Shadow Ball As Kirby is much shorter than Mewtwo, his Shadow Ball is more likely to collide with the ground unless Kirby jumps first in Melee.
Mii Brawler Kirby using Shot Put on Battlefield. Shot Put The face always looks like the Mii swallowed. Doesn't copy headgear.
Mii Gunner Kirby using Charge Blast on Battlefield. Charge Blast
Mii Swordfighter Kirby using Gale Strike on Battlefield. Gale Strike
Mr. Game & Watch Game and Watch Kirby.png G&wkirby.jpg KirbyMrGameAndWatch3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Chef on Flat Zone X.
Chef Kirby remains a 3D model.
Ness File:Kirby ness ssb.jpg Kirbyness.png Kness.jpg KirbyNess3DS.jpeg
Kirby using PK Flash on Dream Land.
File:SSBU KirbyNess.png PK Fire SSB64 Icon.png Kirby wears a cap backwards, similarly to Yo-Yo Kirby, Wheel Kirby, and Paint Kirby. Also resembles the ESP Ability in Kirby: Planet Robobot, which has a color-inverted version of Ness's hat turned to the right.
PK Flash SSBM Icon.pngSSBB Icon.pngSSB4 Icon.pngSSBU Icon.png
Olimar Kolimar.jpg KirbyOlimar3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Pikmin Pluck on Garden of Hope.
Pikmin Pluck and Pikmin Throw Kirby's version of this move is specially adapted for him due to Pikmin not being completely tied into his moveset, unlike Olimar. Kirby will pluck a Pikmin and immediately throw it, hitting opponents for minor damage and dying once it hits the ground. Kirby pulls Pikmin in the same order that Olimar does.

The version of Pikmin Throw that Kirby performs correlates with whichever side special move of Kirby's is set via character customization. Namely, if Kirby's side special move is set to Hammer Bash, his second side special, Kirby will perform Sticky Pikmin Throw, Olimar's second side special. The same is true if Kirby uses his third side special Giant Hammer, which will result in him performing Olimar's third side special, Tackle Pikmin Throw. However, this is less noticeable as Kirby's usage of the move is already quite similar to Tackle Pikmin Throw.

Kirby can only have 3 Pikmin out at a time.

Pac-Man KirbyPacManHat.jpg
Kirby using Bonus Fruit on Pac-Land.
File:SSBU KirbyPacMan.png Bonus Fruit
Palutena KirbyPalutena3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Autoreticle on Palutena's Temple.
Autoreticle
Peach Peach Kirby.png Kirbypeach.jpg KirbyPeach3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Toad on Mario Circuit.
Toad
Pichu Pichu Kirby.png Thunder Jolt Inflicts recoil damage to Kirby.
Pikachu File:Kirby pikachu ssb.jpg Pikachu KirbySSBM.png Kpika.jpg KirbyPikachu3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Thunder Jolt on Pokemon Stadium 2.
File:SSBU - Pikachu Copy Ability.png
Piranha Plant unnamed
Pit Kpit.jpg KirbyPit3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Palutena's Bow on Skyworld.
File:SSBU KirbyPit.png Palutena's Arrow Resembles Cupid Kirby in both design and function.
Richter Axe
Ridley unnamed
R.O.B. Kr.o.b.jpg KirbyROB3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Robo Beam on Wrecking Crew.
Robo Beam While R.O.B. does not emit a vocalization during this move, Kirby says "beep" in a monotone voice. Resembles Laser Kirby in both design and function.
Robin KirbyRobin3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Thunder on Coliseum.
Thunder Once Kirby exhausts the Thunder tome, he loses the Copy Ability entirely. Unlike Robin, he doesn't drop a tome to throw.
Rosalina KirbyRosalina3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Luma Shot on Mario Galaxy.
Luma Shot The yellow, unvoiced Luma appears when the button is pushed, and vanishes after losing momentum. Unlike Rosalina, Kirby's Luma can't be attacked, nor can it block projectiles. Also, the attack can't be spammed, because the attack needs a few seconds before it can be used again.
Roy Roy Kirby.png screenshotted by myself
Kirby using Flare Blade on Castle Siege.
File:SSBU KirbyRoy.png Flare Blade Inflicts recoil damage to Kirby if fully charged.
Ryu screenshotted by myself
Kirby using Hadoken on Sukazu Castle.
File:SSBU KirbyRyu.png Hadoken Retains Ryu's ability to perform a stronger Hadoken and the Shakunetsu Hadoken with the appropriate input. Resembles Fighter Kirby, who is also capable of performing Ryu's other special moves in certain games. Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby: Triple Deluxe also include the ability to fire stronger fireballs (called "Mega Force Blast", or "Hadou-Shot" in Japan) instantly by performing the traditional Hadoken input.
Samus File:Kirby samus ssb.jpg Kirbysamus.png Ksamus.jpg KirbySamus3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Charge Shot on Pyrosphere.
File:SSBU - Samus Copy Ability.png Charge Shot Originally a flat texture, the visor was made translucent from Melee to Smash 4, before being given an opaque glow in Ultimate that makes it more closely resembly Samus's own visor.
Sheik Sheik Kirby.png Ksheik.jpg KirbySheik3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Needle Storm on Hyrule Temple.
File:SSBU KirbySheik.png Needle Storm
Shulk KirbyHatShulk.jpg
Kirby using Monado Arts on Gaur Plain.
Monado Arts The Jump Art does not cause Final Cutter to go any higher than usual.
Simon Axe
Snake SnakeCopyAbilitySSBB.jpg File:SSBU KirbySnake.png Hand Grenade Kirby covers where his ears would be if a grenade explodes near him, mimicking Snake's behavior. He also walks differently while carrying a grenade that has not been thrown, again imitating Snake. He wears a headband, similarly to Fighter Kirby, Suplex Kirby, and Backdrop Kirby.
Sonic Ksonic.jpg KirbySonicHat.jpg
Kirby using Homing Attack on Windy Hill Zone.
File:SSBU KirbySonic.png Homing Attack
Squirtle Ksquirtle.jpg File:SSBU KirbySquirtle.png Water Gun
Toon Link Ktoonlink.jpg KirbyToonLink3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Hero's Bow on Skyloft.
Hero's Bow Resembles Sword Kirby.
Villager KirbyVillager3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Pocket on Town & City.
File:SSBU KirbyVillager.png Pocket
Wario Fatmankirby.jpg KirbyWario3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Chomp on Gamer.
File:SSBU KirbyWario.png Chomp Kirby can use this to perform the obscure "Kirbiocide".
Wii Fit Trainer KirbyWiiFitTrainer3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Sun Salutation on Wii Fit Studio.
Sun Salutation Resembles Snow Kirby's coloration from Kirby and the Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Wolf Kwolf.jpg Blaster
Yoshi File:Kirby yoshi ssb.jpg Kirbyyoshi.png Yoshikirby.jpg KirbyYoshi3DS.jpeg
Kirby using Egg Lay on Yoshi's Woolly World.
File:SSBU KirbyYoshi.png Egg Lay In Brawl and SSB4, Kirby does the same vocalization that Yoshi does when unleashing his tongue. In SSB4, the egg that Kirby lays matches the color of the copied Yoshi.
Young Link Young Link Kirby.png Fire Bow Resembles Sword Kirby.
Zelda Kirbyzelda.png Kzelda.jpg KirbyZeldaHat.jpg
Kirby using Nayru's Love on Hyrule Temple.
File:SSBU KirbyZelda.png Nayru's Love Kirby wears the hat worn by the younger version of Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. In Ultimate, this was changed to her hair and tiara from A Link to the Past and A Link Between Worlds.
Zero Suit Samus Kirby with a Zero Suit Samus hat KirbyZeroHat.jpg
Kirby using Paralyzer on Norfair.
Paralyzer