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 the swallowed Kirby has a Copy Ability it can be stolen. When Kirby copies an opponent, he will also bear a resemblance of 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's KO'd.

Character	Super Smash Bros.	Melee	Brawl	SSB4	Special move	Notes
Bayonetta					Bullet Climax	Although Bayonetta will always aim in the same place, Kirby's shots from the handguns are lower than the shots from his heels.
Bowser					Fire Breath	Kirby can flame cancel in all versions of Melee, while Bowser can only do so in NTSC 1.0 and 1.1.
Bowser Jr.					Clown Cannon
Captain Falcon	File:Kirby cfalcon ssb.jpg				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.
Charizard					Flamethrower
Cloud					Blade Beam	Does not gain Cloud's Limit Gauge and thus cannot perform the Limit Break version of the move.
Corrin				File:Kirby Corrin Wii U.jpg	Dragon Fang Shot
Dark Pit					Silver Bow	Prior to version 1.0.5, 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.
Diddy Kong					Peanut Popgun
Donkey Kong	File:Super Smash Bros. (U) snap0085.jpg				Giant Punch	In SSB, Kirby can charge-cancel the windup to turn more easily in the air.
Dr. Mario					Megavitamins	In Melee, Kirby's Megavitamins make the Koopa Shell sound upon impact.
Duck Hunt					Trick Shot
Fox	File:Kirby fox ssb.jpg				Blaster	Gives Kirby the ability to short hop double laser and even short hop triple laser as a result of his floatiness.
Falco					Blaster	Kirby sports the same "mohawk" Falco had in Melee. In Brawl, shots fired from the copied Blaster do not have the electric effects that Falco's Blaster has.
Ganondorf					Warlock Punch
Greninja					Water Shuriken
Ice Climbers					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					Eruption
Ivysaur			File:Kbulbasaur.jpg		Bullet Seed	While Ivysaur can only hold Bullet Seed for 5 seconds, Kirby can hold it significantly longer, allowing him to rack up higher amounts of damage.
Jigglypuff	File:Kirby jigglypuff ssb.jpg				Pound	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	Regardless of the game's current language settings, Kirby says "Purin," Jigglypuff's Japanese name, upon performing this move.
King Dedede					Inhale	Kirby can use this to perform the obscure "Kirkirkircide".
Link	File:Kirby link ssb.jpg				Boomerang	Unlike Link's Boomerang, Kirby can throw the 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	Resembles Sword Kirby.
Little Mac					Straight Lunge	Does not gain Little Mac's Power Meter and thus cannot perform the KO Uppercut. 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					Aura Sphere	Kirby's Aura Sphere is not linked to his current damage, due to not copying Lucario's Aura ability. As a result, Kirby's Aura Sphere acts as though Lucario were using it at 75% damage. 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					PK Freeze
Lucina					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				Fireball
Mario	File:Kirby mario ssb.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					Shield Breaker	Lacks transcendent priority in Melee.
Mega Man					Metal Blade
Meta Knight					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 white eyes. Functionally resembles Kirby's Tornado ability.
Mewtwo					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					Shot Put
Mii Gunner					Charge Blast
Mii Swordfighter					Gale Strike
Mr. Game & Watch					Chef	Kirby won't change into 2D like Mr. Game and Watch.
Ness	File:Kirby ness ssb.jpg				PK Fire	Kirby wears Ness' cap backwards, resembling Yo-Yo, Wheel, and Paint Kirbys.
					PK Flash
Olimar					Pikmin Pluck	Since Pikmin are completely tied into Olimar's moveset, Kirby cannot use Pikmin Pluck correctly. Instead, he plucks a Pikmin and immediately throws it. The Pikmin hits opponents for minor damage and dies once it hits the ground. Kirby pulls Pikmin in the same order that Olimar does. With character customization enabled, an interesting quirk is revealed: Kirby's active side special correlates to the version of Pikmin Throw he will use. Namely, if Kirby's side special move is set to his second version Hammer Bash, Kirby's will copy Sticky Pikmin Throw, the second version of Olimar's side special. The same is true if Kirby uses his third side special Giant Hammer; he will copy 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.
Pac-Man					Bonus Fruit
Palutena					Autoreticle
Peach					Toad
Pichu					Thunder Jolt
Pikachu	File:Kirby pikachu ssb.jpg				Thunder Jolt
Pit					Palutena's Arrow	Resembles Cupid Kirby in both design and function.
R.O.B.					Robo Beam	While R.O.B. makes no sound for this move, Kirby says "BEEP" in a monotone voice. Resembles Laser Kirby in both design and function.
Robin					Thunder	Once Kirby exhausts the Thunder tome, he loses the Copy Ability entirely.
Rosalina					Luma Shot	The Luma vanishes after it loses momentum.
Roy					Flare Blade
Ryu					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				Charge Shot
Sheik					Needle Storm
Shulk					Monado Arts	The Jump Art does not cause Final Cutter to go any higher than usual.
Snake			File:SNAAAAAAAKE!.jpg		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, like Fighter Kirby, Suplex Kirby, and Backdrop Kirby do.
Sonic					Homing Attack
Squirtle					Water Gun
Toon Link					Hero's Bow	Resembles Sword Kirby.
Villager					Pocket
Wario					Chomp	Kirby can use this to perform the obscure "Kirbiocide".
Wii Fit Trainer					Sun Salutation
Wolf					Blaster
Yoshi	File:Kirby yoshi ssb.jpg				Egg Lay	Oddly, Kirby grows a second tongue to use Egg Lay. In SSB4, the egg that Kirby lays matches the color of the copied Yoshi.
Young Link					Fire Bow	Resembles Sword Kirby.
Zelda					Nayru's Love	Kirby wears the hat worn by the younger version of Zelda from Ocarina of Time.
Zero Suit Samus					Paralyzer