A starter stage is a stage that is available for Versus Mode play immediately after turning the game on for the first time; the player does not have to unlock that stage in order for it to be selectable.
In competitive play, the term also refers to neutral stages, or stages that can be chosen in the first game of a match. This is in contrast to counterpick stages that can only be chosen in games 2 and 3. For more information on this, see the Stage legality and Tournament legal articles.
List of starter stages
The following stages appear as starter stages:
Super Smash Bros.
- Kongo Jungle
- Dream Land
- Hyrule Castle
- Peach's Castle
- Planet Zebes
- Saffron City
- Sector Z
- Yoshi's Island
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Brinstar
- Corneria
- Fountain of Dreams
- Great Bay
- Green Greens
- Icicle Mountain
- Jungle Japes
- Kongo Jungle
- Mushroom Kingdom
- Mute City
- Onett
- Poké Floats
- Pokémon Stadium
- Princess Peach's Castle
- Rainbow Cruise
- Temple
- Venom
- Yoshi's Island
- Yoshi's Story
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Battlefield
- Bridge of Eldin
- Brinstar
- Castle Siege
- Corneria
- Delfino Plaza
- Distant Planet
- Final Destination
- Frigate Orpheon
- Halberd
- Lylat Cruise
- Mario Circuit
- Mushroomy Kingdom
- New Pork City
- Norfair
- Onett
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- Port Town Aero Dive
- PictoChat
- Rainbow Cruise
- Rumble Falls
- Shadow Moses Island
- Skyworld
- Smashville
- Summit
- Temple
- WarioWare, Inc.
- Yoshi's Island
- Yoshi's Island
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- 3D Land
- Arena Ferox
- Battlefield
- Boxing Ring
- Brinstar
- Corneria
- Distant Planet
- Duck Hunt (Version 1.1.1 onwards)
- Final Destination
- Find Mii
- Gaur Plain
- Gerudo Valley
- Golden Plains
- Green Hill Zone
- Jungle Japes
- Living Room
- Mushroomy Kingdom
- Paper Mario
- PictoChat 2
- Prism Tower
- Rainbow Road
- Reset Bomb Forest
- Spirit Train
- Tomodachi Life
- Tortimer Island
- Unova Pokémon League
- Wily Castle
- Yoshi's Island
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- 75m
- Battlefield
- Big Battlefield
- Boxing Ring
- Bridge of Eldin
- Castle Siege
- Coliseum
- Delfino Plaza
- Final Destination
- Gamer
- Garden of Hope
- Gaur Plain
- Halberd
- Jungle Hijinxs
- Kalos Pokémon League
- Luigi's Mansion
- Lylat Cruise
- Mario Circuit
- Mario Circuit (Brawl)
- Mario Galaxy
- Miiverse (Version 1.0.8 onwards)
- Mushroom Kingdom U
- Norfair
- Orbital Gate Assault
- Onett
- Palutena's Temple
- Pilotwings
- Port Town Aero Dive
- Pyrosphere
- Skyloft
- Skyworld
- Temple
- The Great Cave Offensive
- Town and City
- Wii Fit Studio
- Wily Castle
- Windy Hill Zone
- Woolly World
- Wrecking Crew
- Wuhu Island
- Yoshi's Island
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Every stage is available from the beginning, meaning all non-DLC stages are starter stages.