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Wii Fit Trainer (SSBU)

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This article is about Wii Fit Trainer's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For the character in other contexts, see Wii Fit Trainer.
Wii Fit Trainer
in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Universe Wii Fit
Other playable appearance in SSB4


Availability Unlockable
Final Smash Wii Fit
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A fighter that attacks with healthy moves like stretching and yoga poses. You can pick between male and female versions. Charging up Sun Salutation all the way recovers a bit of health!
Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit トレーナー, Wii Fit Trainer) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, officially confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Wii Fit Trainer is classified as fighter #47. As in Smash 4, both the female and male versions of Wii Fit Trainer are playable.

Unlike the majority of the characters, Wii Fit Trainer has different voice actors depending on the region. The voice actors of each region's female or male trainers respectively are as follows:

  • In American English: October Moore/Steve Heinke
  • In British English: Tania Emery/Luke Smith
  • In Japanese: Hitomi Hirose/Tomoyuki Higuchi
  • In French: Corinne Kempa/François Anseaume (dialogue), Christophe Hespel (grunts)
  • In Latin American Spanish: Isabela Arevalo/Horacio Mancilla
  • In Iberian Spanish: Pilar Orti/Javier Fernandez Peña
  • In Italian: Lara Parmiani/Giovanni Loto
  • In German: Sylvia St. John/Michael Hulsmann
    • The Dutch and Russian versions of Ultimate also use Wii Fit Trainer's British English voices.
    • The Korean and simplified/traditional Chinese versions of Ultimate also use Wii Fit Trainer's Japanese voices.

All of the clips provided from the voice actors above were re-used from Smash 4.

Wii Fit Trainer was greatly improved from Smash 4, with significant upgrades to the character's strengths such as damage output, ground mobility, and projectiles. Her most imfamous buff was that of Deep Breathing, which now provides a wide variety of temporary stat increases rather than just a few. On the flipside, the character's glaring flaws are still present in Ultimate, albeit to a lesser degree. Wii Fit Trainer still struggles against small characters due to blindspots on key moves, and can find it difficult to approach other projectile-heavy characters. She was also given one or two small nerfs, such as a shorter recovery distance with Super Hoop.

Wii Fit Trainer excels in both long range and close-quarters combat due to her dependable projectiles and hard hitting normals, but struggles at mid range as a result of her lack of range on her tilts and aerials. As such, the character may sometimes have trouble approaching, and typically relies on Header to do so. Wii Fit Trainer has some of the most punishing combos in the game when it comes to damage, but actually landing that first hit can prove to be quite difficult in many situations.

Wii Fit Trainer notably excels both offstage and on the ledge. While neither of these areas are where she wants to be necessarily, she has several tools that give her more options than the average character in these scenarios. The most important of these tools is Header, which can be used to cover Wii Fit Trainer's recovery and getup from ledge, as well as air stall. Due to the character's below average air and fall speed (without Deep Breathing), she can sometimes struggle to land safely.

Her grab game is servicable, with both down throw and up throw offering some combo potential at low and mid percents. However, Wii Fit Trainer lacks a solid kill throw; back throw as her strongest kill throw typically doesn't KO until well past 140%. This can be remedied somewhat with Deep Breathing.

Wii Fit Trainer's smash attacks are all rather volatile, as they possess high risk for high reward. All three moves are far above average in strength, especially up smash, which is one of the strongest up smashes in the game even without Deep Breathing when the sweetspot connects. However, these moves also come with the downside of large amounts of ending lag, making them extremely punishable when missed. As a result, Wii Fit Trainer can sometimes have trouble taking stocks, as most of her other KO moves have some sort of inconsistency, such as Forward tilt and Back air's poor hitboxes.

Due to her unorthodox moveset, relatively steep learning curve, and lack of the mass appeal that many Smash Bros. characters possess, Wii Fit Trainer has a fairly small playerbase, although she has received much more attention than in Smash 4 since her overall viability has been greatly improved. It remains to be seen how she will fair in the long run of Ultimate's competitive scene.


How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

  • Play VS. matches, with Wii Fit Trainer being the 9th character to be unlocked.
  • Clear Classic Mode with Samus or any character in her unlock tree, being the second character unlocked after Inkling.
  • Have Wii Fit Trainer join the player's party in World of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Wii Fit Trainer must then be defeated on Wii Fit Studio.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Previously a near bottom tier character, Wii Fit Trainer has been significantly buffed from Smash 4 to Ultimate. She has received various improvements to her hitbox durations, hitbox placements, overall lag, mobility, projectiles, and damage output, making Wii Fit Trainer's moveset function more effectively overall.

Many of her notoriously inconsistent attacks have been improved: forward and up tilt both last longer, with the latter having intangibility on the arms and reaching farther upward than before, making it better for contesting aerials. Up tilt, dash attack, forward smash, down smash and forward aerial have lower ending lag, while up smash has a larger sourspot, making it less likely to whiff. Many of the trainer's aerials' hitboxes have been improved so they connect more consistently, including forward aerial (which now has a small but useful body hitbox) and down aerial (whose large sourspot now comes out sooner and lasts longer). In addition, dash attack and down tilt deal more damage, up and down throws both function as reliable combo throws, and neutral attack's finisher buries much more consistently. All these changes greatly improve the trainer's damage racking potential, while making it less likely for her moves to whiff.

Wii Fit Trainer's special moveset has also been buffed: Sun Salutation deals more damage and knockback when fully charged and can be canceled with a jump, much like other storable charge moves. Header functions significantly better as a projectile, as the ball is bigger, deals more damage, bounces faster and lower, has more variable angles if headbutted, and almost always keeps its hitbox while active, making ball setups significantly more viable. Super Hoop now deals multiple hits, which improves its damage if all hits land. Finally, Deep Breathing has been dramatically improved: it can be activated more easily and faster, has a lower recharge penalty if failed, and lasts significantly longer. It also grants faster fall speed, gravity, air speed, traction, initial dash speed and dash speed. This overall mobility increase coupled with both Deep Breathing's x1.25 damage increase and Wii Fit Trainer's already hard hitting attacks results in significant damage output during even a single Deep Breathing use, heavily improving its utility.

Finally, Wii Fit Trainer benefits from the game's universal changes. The standardized 3-frame jumpsquat allows her to use aerials more effectively, while the slower shield drop speed improves the safety of her projectiles and certain attacks such as down tilt. The limit to a single air dodge allows her projectiles to cover options better and catch landings with her high mobility, while the ability to cancel ground moves improves her ground game.

The nerfs Wii Fit Trainer received are relatively minor: Super Hoop has a shorter max distance, making her recovery slightly less flexible, the back hit of forward tilt has less horizontal range, Neutral aerial links into its second hit less consistently, and Neutral attack's second hit can now make opponents trip or even slide out of the Neutral attack combo, causing the third hit's bury to miss. However, most of her weaknesses are recurring ones from Smash 4: while Wii Fit Trainer's overall moveset has been heavily improved, her neutral game is still lacking, due to the trainer's lack of midrange options alongside very few ways to escape pressure, deal with projectiles, or get back onstage. This is further harmed by the nerfs to dodging and dodge intangibility, making her relatively easy to juggle or trap on the ledge. Due to this, her disadvantage state is still extremely lackluster. Short characters such as Olimar and Pichu are also still a struggle to deal with due to blindspots on key moves such as forward tilt.

Overall, Wii Fit Trainer now properly functions as a unique, projectile-based bait-and-punish character who relies on her unorthodox setups and options to pressure the opponent into making poor decisions, and then using her speed and massive damage output to capitalize. While she is capable of racking up damage extremely quickly, her weaknesses in approaching and landing consistent hits remain, making it important for her to keep opponents from rushing her down or camping her out. As a result of all of these changes, Wii Fit Trainer has had surprising success in the early metagame, with several notable players such as WaDi, BestNess, and varun using him/her as a main or secondary at high-level tournaments with respectable results, in contrast to the trainer's low success in Smash 4. However, as the character has a relatively small playerbase, it is unknown how well Wii Fit Trainer will fare in the long run.

Aesthetics

  • Change As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Wii Fit Trainer's model features a more subdued color scheme. Both genders are now slightly more muscular, and their clothing and hair also feature simple detailing.
  • Change Wii Fit Trainer's face is clearer and has more detailed eyes, similarly to Wii Fit U's trainer. According to Sakurai, this was a requested change from the Wii Fit development team.
  • Change Wii Fit Trainer's body faces the screen more compared to the previous entry; however, her stance is not mirrored.
  • Change Much like other fighters, Wii Fit Trainer is more expressive. In particular, she smiles while taunting and using Header, and appears angry while using smash attacks.
  • Change All three of Wii Fit Trainer's victory poses have been given more dynamic camera angles.

Attributes

  • Buff Like all characters, Wii Fit Trainer's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 5).
  • Buff Wii Fit Trainer's initial dash is significantly faster (1.5 → 2.024)
  • Buff Wii Fit Trainer runs much faster (1.696 → 1.866).
  • Buff Wii Fit Trainer walks faster (1.166 → 1.224).
  • Buff Wii Fit Trainer's air speed is slightly faster (0.97 → 1.019).

Ground attacks

  • Neutral attack:
    • Nerf Jab 1 deals less damage on the front hit (3% → 2%).
    • Buff Jab 1 has a slightly longer duration on the back hit (frame 4 → 4-5).
    • Buff Jab 1 covers the ground more effectively.
    • Buff Jab 1's back hit completely covers Wii Fit Trainer's foot.
    • Buff Jab 1 has hitboxes that pull the opponent in, making the move combo more consistently.
    • Nerf Jab 2 slides the opponent away and has a chance to trip, making it harder to bury with Jab 3.
    • Buff Jab 2 has larger hitboxes.
    • Buff Jab 3 has less startup lag (frame 6 → 5).
    • Buff Jab 3 has larger hitboxes for both its sourspot and burying sweetspot.
    • Buff Jab 1 and 2 jablock, creating new setups and punish options.
  • Dash attack:
    • Buff Dash attack has less startup (frame 7 → 6) and ending lag (FAF 43 → 39).
    • Buff Dash attack has a new early hitbox that deals more damage (6% → 10%) and sends at a lower angle (65° → 50°), making it a better kill option despite its lower knockback growth (80 → 71).
  • Forward tilt:
    • Buff Forward tilt deals more damage (9% → 11%).
    • Buff Forward tilt has a longer duration (frames 6-7 → 6-10).
    • Nerf Forward tilt has less knockback growth (100 → 85).
    • Nerf Forward tilt's back hit has less horizontal range.
  • Up tilt:
    • Buff Up tilt has more vertical range and combos into itself at low percents.
    • Buff Up tilt has intangibility on the arm for 10 frames (frames 3-12).
    • Buff Up tilt has a hitbox behind Wii Fit Trainer that sends the opponent away at a 75° angle rather than straight up. This hit also has higher base knockback (40 → 60) and lower knockback growth (70 → 50) than the main hit.
    • Buff Up tilt has a significantly longer duration (frames 5-7 → 5-12).
    • Buff Up tilt has less ending lag (FAF 35 → 30).
  • Down tilt:
    • Buff Down tilt has less startup lag (frame 10 → 9).
    • Buff Down tilt deals more damage (12% → 13.5%).
    • Nerf Down tilt has slightly more ending lag (FAF 38 → 39).
    • Buff Down tilt has larger hitboxes.
  • Forward smash
    • Buff Forward smash has less ending lag (FAF 62 → 57).
  • Up smash:
    • Buff Up smash has much larger hitboxes on its sourspot.
  • Down smash
    • Buff Down smash has less ending lag (FAF 57 → 52).

Aerial attacks

  • Buff All aerials have less landing lag (Neutral: 14 frames → 8, Forward: 15 → 9, Back: 20 → 12, Up: 15 → 9, Down: 20 → 12).
  • Neutral aerial:
    • Nerf The first hit of neutral aerial links into the second hit less consistently.
    • Buff The first hit of neutral aerial has an extra hitbox on the arms.
  • Forward aerial:
    • Buff Forward aerial has less ending lag (FAF 46 → 39).
    • Buff Forward aerial's spike hitbox has slightly more base knockback (10 → 15) and knockback growth (62 → 68).
    • Buff Forward aerial has a hitbox near the center of Wii Fit Trainer's body on frame 9, remedying its blindspot issues.
  • Down aerial:
    • Buff Down aerial has less startup lag (frame 20 → 15) with identical ending lag, shortening its total duration (FAF 45 → 40).
    • Buff Down aerial has a longer duration (5 frames → 6).
    • Buff Down aerial's spike hitbox has a longer duration (2 frames → 3).
    • Buff Down aerial's large sourspot has a longer duration (3 frames → 6) and becomes active at the same time the spike hitbox does (frame 15).
    • Buff Down aerial auto-cancels earlier (frame 40 → 35).

Throws/other attacks

  • Buff Pummel is faster.
  • Up throw:
    • Buff Up throw has lower base knockback (80 → 40) and higher knockback growth (50 → 80), as well as a slightly less vertical launch angle (85° → 80°). These changes make up throw a much better combo tool.
  • Down throw:
    • Buff Down throw has less ending lag (FAF 57 → 50), making it a better combo starter.

Special Moves

  • Nerf The introduction of the 1v1 multiplier hinders Wii Fit Trainer's ability to heal herself, as recovered damage is not increased by the multiplier.
  • Sun Salutation:
    • Change Sun Salutation is orange in color instead of bright yellow.
    • Buff Sun Salutation deals more damage when fully charged (18% → 21%).
    • Buff Charging Sun Salutation can be canceled with a jump.
  • Header:
    • Buff Header's soccer ball is around 50% bigger.
    • Buff Header has significantly less ending lag (FAF 59-75 → 41-57).
    • Buff Header's soccer ball has adjusted physics. It bounces faster and lower, and is almost always an active hitbox after being hit, allowing for some new niche setups.[1]
    • Buff Header offers a larger range of motion depending on the timing of a second b press; the lowest launch angle allows Header to hit grounded opponents at a close range.
    • Buff The ball deals more damage on average. The damage dealt varies based on the move the ball was hit with, but also seems to differ slightly at times for no apparent reason.
    • Buff Header's spike hitbox is significantly larger.
  • Super Hoop:
    • Buff Super Hoop requires less mashing for increased height. In addition, it is much easier to reach maximum height without the use of rhythmic tapping.
    • Change Super Hoop is now a multihit move that can hit up to three times, increasing its maximum damage output (5% → 15%) but reducing its gimp potential.
    • Nerf Super Hoop's overall vertical distance has been reduced significantly. It is not possible to travel as far as in Smash 4, even after reaching the maximum amount of button-mashing or rhythmic tapping possible.
  • Deep Breathing:
    • Buff A fresh Deep Breathing can be performed more quickly (frame 48 → 38).
    • Buff There is a wider window for a stale Deep Breathing to successfully activate (16 frames → 32).
    • Buff Deep Breathing's ending lag has been reduced when activating it on the ground (31 frames → 24).
    • Buff Deep Breathing's effect lasts longer both when fresh (552 frames → 732) and stale (360 frames → ~530).
    • Buff Successfully using Deep Breathing improves many more attributes.
      • Buff Air speed: x1.17 ~ x1.2
      • Buff Fall speed: x1.17 ~ x1.2
      • Buff Gravity: x1.17 ~ x1.2
      • Buff Initial dash speed: x1.1 ~ x1.13
      • Buff Run speed: x1.1 ~ x1.13
      • Buff Ground traction x1.1 ~ x1.13
    • Buff Successfully using Deep Breathing gives a larger damage output buff (x1.16 ~ x1.2 → x1.2 ~ x1.25).
    • Buff Deep Breathing has a much shorter refresh time (3600 frames → 2400).
  • Wii Fit:
    • Nerf Wii Fit's silhouettes have a limited travel distance. This trait is shared with Final Edge.
    • Buff Wii Fit launches a large, slow-moving Dancer pose image at the end of the move. This image has KO potential, increasing the Final Smash's overall reliability.

Update History

While Wii Fit Trainer hasn't received a large amount of buffs in Ultimate as of Update 3.1.0, the changes to the character are a great example of quality over quantity. While Update 1.1.0 offered a single small buff, Update 3.0.0 improved Wii Fit Trainer greatly both by making neutral attack a much more consistent option and increasing the power of Deep Breathing, which was already one of Wii Fit Trainer's most powerful moves to begin with. In addition, Update 3.1.0 improved neutral attack's consistency further and opened up new jablock options, allowing for greater capitalization in certain scenarios.

Wii Fit Trainer has seen very few nerfs thus far aside from the universal projectile nerf in 3.0.0. Header's ability to phase the soccer ball through stages was removed in 3.0.0, which was likely intended to be more of a bug fix than a direct nerf. Header received a hidden change in 3.0.0 as well, as it was altered to send the ball at a less steep angle, making it less useful at close and mid ranges as well as during recovery.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1.1.0

  • Buff Dash attack has less ending lag (FAF 43 → 39).

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3.0.0

  • Buff Neutral attack's finisher has more bury range.
  • Nerf Sun Salutation deals less shield damage.
  • Nerf Header deals less shield damage.
  • Bug fix The interaction of Header's soccer ball with stage collision was fixed, removing several setups and making Header use from ledge less consistent. However, this in turn created a new tech known as Header Getup. [1]
  • Nerf Hitting the soccer ball with Header gives slightly more shallow angles.
  • Buff Deep Breathing's effect lasts longer both when fresh (552 frames → 732) and stale (360 frames → ~530).

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3.1.0

  • Buff Neutral attack 1 connects into neutral attack 2 more reliably.

Moveset

  • Wii Fit Trainer can increase overall damage output by x1.25 with Deep Breathing, consequently affecting knockback as well. The following moveset list details the properties of all attacks when Deep Breathing has not been used.
  • Wii Fit Trainer can crawl and wall jump. Notably, Wii Fit Trainer's crawl is one of the lowest in the game, alongside that of Snake.

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.

  Name Damage Description
Neutral attack Lunge 2% Performs a Sideways Leg Lift, Single Leg Twist, and Lunge to attack with an outstretched arm, knee strike, and kneeling stomp, respectively. The first hit also has a rear hitbox on Wii Fit Trainer's leg. The third hit is able to bury grounded opponents, which can easily follow up into a tilt attack or a smash attack. However, Wii Fit Trainer can also wait for the opponent to wriggle out of being buried and catch them with an aerial attack. The first two attacks are able to jablock, and the second hit has a chance to trip the opponent.
2%
3%
Forward tilt Dancer 11% Assumes the Dancer pose to simultaneously perform a knifehand thrust in front and a scorpion kick in back. As a result, it is useful for punishing rolling opponents. It does not move the user at all on use, which can make it difficult to land. Both of Wii Fit Trainer's limbs have differing traits: the arm launches the opponent horizontally, whereas the leg launches them vertically. The arm KOs middleweights at 144% while near the edge, whereas the leg KOs them at 155%.
Up tilt   10% Assumes the Triangle pose to attack with an outstretched arm. The hitbox covers Wii Fit Trainer's arm and body while stepping backward to assume triangle pose. The rising arm is intangible. The arm hitbox launches the opponent straight up and is reliable for combos, particularly into itself and up smash, or as a follow-up from a short hopped up aerial. The body hitbox sends the opponent away at a diagonal angle.
Down tilt Bridge 13.5% Assumes the Bridge pose to attack with both knees. It has fairly quick start-up and deals both respectable damage and high hitstun, but lacks knockback for its power and has high ending lag. Useful for retaliating after dodging with a notable low crouch, hitting opponents on the ledge, or applying relatively safe shield pressure due to the pushback the move has.
Dash attack Gate 10% (early), 6% (late) Assumes the Gate pose while sliding to attack with an arcing arm. It has a respectable duration, which makes it useful for mindgames when used alongside a fox-trot. However, it is punishable on shield.
Forward smash Warrior 15.5% (arms), 14% (body) Assumes the Warrior pose to attack with an outstretched arms on both sides. Strikes in both directions. Its considerable start-up and ending lag make it very punishable. The uncharged forward smash KOs Mario around 78% at the edge of Final Destination.
Up smash Tree 18%/15% (clean, hands/arms), 11%/8% (late, hands/arms) Assumes the Tree pose to attack with an outstretched, clasped hands. Hits around Wii Fit Trainer with a weaker body hitbox. It has good vertical range and it grants intangibility from start-up, making it useful for aerial protection. The uncharged body hitbox KOs Mario around 103% off the top of Final Destination, and the uncharged early hands KOs Mario at 90%.
Down smash Arm & Leg Lift 12% (arm/leg), 10% (body) Performs an Arm & Leg Lift to attack with an outstretched arm and outstretched leg. It is a semi-spike. The uncharged down smash KOs Mario around 86% at the edge of Final Destination, however it's low trajectory launch angle result in KOs at lower percentages against characters with poor recovery.
Neutral aerial Jackknife 5% (hit 1), 9% (hit 2) Assumes the Jackknife pose to attack with both arms and legs. It deals impressive damage when both of its hits connect, connects much easier compared to most attacks thanks to its fairly large hitbox, has minimal ending and landing lag. Altogether, these traits make it a very useful combo starter when SHFF'd, and is Wii Fit Trainer’s overall best combo starter.
Forward aerial Single-Leg Extension 12%/10% (clean, arm/leg), 7.5%/6% (late, arm/leg) Performs a Single-Leg Extension to attack with an outstretched arm and outstretched leg. Due to its hitbox placements, it can hit opponents in front of and/or behind, but can be awkward to connect with due to its small hitboxes. Wii Fit Trainer's leg can meteor smash when clean, and thanks to it coming out on frame 9 like the arm hitbox, it is among the fastest meteor smashes in the game.
Back aerial   13.5% (clean feet), 11% (clean legs), 9% (clean body), 6% (late) Assumes the Cobra pose to perform a double-footed back kick. It comes out on frame 5, making it Wii Fit Trainer's fastest aerial, and a fast attack in general. When coupled with its high knockback growth, its clean feet hitbox enables it to KO Mario at 91% while near the edge of Final Destination.
Up aerial   10% Assumes the Half-Moon pose to attack with outstretched, clasped hands. It comes out on frame 6, making it Wii Fit Trainer's second fastest aerial, and a fast attack in general. In addition to having a wide range compared to the Trainer's other aerials, it has good juggling potential, auto-cancels from a short hop. It KOs Mario at 150% off the top of Final Destination.
Down aerial   13% (clean grounded), 14% (clean aerial), 10% (late) Assumes the Chair pose to perform a double foot stomp. It can meteor smash aerial opponents, but not grounded ones. Despite this, it is still fairly powerful against grounded opponents, as it KOs middleweights at 144% while near the edge. However, it comes out on frame 15, which makes it Wii Fit Trainer's slowest aerial.
Grab   Performs a Rowing Squat to grab and lift the opponent off the ground. Wii Fit Trainer's grabs have extremely short ranges, to the point that they almost require physically touching the opponent in order to connect.
Pummel   1.3% Squeezes the opponent. It is an average speed pummel.
Forward throw   3% (hit 1), 7% (throw) A jump serve, a technique used in volleyball.
Back throw   3% (hit 1), 6% (throw) Throws the opponent backwards and then dropkicks them away.
Up throw   8% A jump set, a technique used in volleyball.
Down throw   7% Slams the opponent onto the ground between both legs.
Floor attack (front)   7% Performs a spinning, double-footed roundhouse kick.
Floor attack (back)   7% Kicks around the floor while getting up.
Floor attack (trip)   5% Kicks around the floor while getting up.
Edge attack Side Plank 9% Assumes the Side Plank pose while climbing up.
Neutral special Sun Salutation 5% (uncharged), 21% (fully charged) Assumes the Sun Worship pose and charges a yellow energy ball in the air. Like Charge Shot, the energy ball grows in size as it charges. A fully charged Sun Salutation is quite strong, KOing Mario near the edge of Final Destination at 110%. Firing a fully charged Sun Salutation also heals Wii Fit Trainer by 2%. Charging a Sun Salutation also causes a weak push effect during the charge.
Side special Header 15% (clean headbutt), 8.8%-12.3% (soccer ball) Heads a soccer ball. It has impressive mindgame potential overall, due to its manipulable nature and hitboxes. The ball can be hit early if the special button is pressed, which launches the ball at different angles. Wii Fit Trainer can also air dodge upon initiating it, which drops the ball and allows Wii Fit Trainer to subsequently launching it with any other attack. However, air dodging while using Header renders helplessness. Aside from hitting the ball, the headbutt itself can be used as an attack and is able to meteor smash. In addition to its offensive potential, it has recovery potential: using it after a jump grants a slight boost upward, whereas using it while descending will briefly stall, similarly to Cape. However, it cannot be used again until Wii Fit Trainer either lands on a platform or stage or gets hit.
Up special Super Hoop 5% (hits 1-3) Hula hoops twirl around Wii Fit Trainer’s body in order to ascend. Button mashing or rhythmic tapping will make Wii Fit Trainer ascend higher and faster, which greatly improves its ascent. The hoops hit multiple times, but does not have hitboxes on the top, only the sides.
Down special Deep Breathing Takes a deep breath. When used correctly, it heals 2%, increases walking speed, run speed, initial dash speed, ground traction,fall speed, air speed, and gravity, while also increasing overall damage output by 20% (consequently improving knockback as well) for 12.2 seconds. However, it has a fairly long refresh time of 40 seconds. Subsequent uses before the 40 second refresh is complete yield smaller buffs and a shorter duration (~9 seconds), regardless of whether or not the initial use was successful.
Final Smash Wii Fit 2%/2.2%/2.5%/3% (medium silhouettes; based on position)
12% (large silhouette)
Assumes the Warrior pose to emit several multicolored afterimages forward, with each afterimage dealing damage and launching any opponents hit. The silhouettes assume varying yoga poses. A final, larger silhouette is released towards the end of the Final Smash. It travels much slowly across the stage compared to the smaller silhouettes. The final silhouette always assumes the Dancer pose.

On-screen appearance

  • Wii Fit Trainer appears performing a Tree Pose while standing on a Wii Balance Board, then steps off of the balance board, which jumps up and gives a cheer before disappearing.

In-game voice lines

When a Smash attack is used, there's a chance that Wii Fit Trainer will say a voice line. In addition, he/she will always say a voice line at the start of his/her Final Smash. These voice lines vary depending on the move used and the gender of Wii Fit Trainer.

Move used Female (American) Male (American) Female (British) Male (British)
Forward smash
"Let's tone up those legs."
"This exercise works your core muscles."
"Feel the burn in your thighs and abs."
"Remember to control your breathing."
"Good posture begins with a strong base."
"This pose strengthens the back and improves posture."
"Good posture starts with a strong base."
N/A
"Feel the burn in your thighs and glutes!"
N/A
"Let's work on your coordination."
Up smash
"Tuck in those glutes!"
"Exercise every day to help tone your body!"
"Don't let your bottom stick out!"
"Practicing every day will help tone your body!"
"When exerting yourself, remember to keep breathing."
"Your lower body is key for support."
"Use your lower body to support yourself."
You're wobbling! Try to keep your balance."
"Let's work on your coordination."
Down smash
"Don't forget to exhale when exerting yourself."
"Feel the stretch through your arm and leg."
"Remember to control your breathing."
"Let's work on tightening your thighs and back!"
"The key is to focus on your balance."
"Let's work on your coordination."
"Let's step up the pace!"
"Stabilize your upper body"
Final Smash
"That's it, feel the burn!"
"Stretching your spine will help stimulate your body."
"That's it! Feel your waist muscles tightening."
"Stretching your spine can help stimulate your body."
"Let's step up the intensity!"
"Stabilize your upper body."
"Let's step up the pace!"
"Stabilize your upper body."
"Let's work on your balance."
"Let's work on your coordination."
"Let's work on your coordination."
"High energy! Move that body!"
"Ready to get that body moving?"
"Now, let's try it together!"
"Let's try it together!"
"Let's get fired up!"
"Ready to get that body moving?" (different inflection)

Taunts

  • Up taunt: Stretches both arms above the head, saying "Let's get a good stretch." (ストレッチは念入りにしましょう, Stretch thoroughly.)
  • Side taunt: Crosses both arms and starts to stretch both shoulders, saying "Stretch those shoulders." (肩の筋肉を伸ばします, Stretch those shoulder muscles.)
  • Down taunt: Sits down and stretches both legs, saying "Let's stretch our legs." (脚を伸ばしましょう, Let's stretch our legs.) Much like Luigi's side taunt, this taunt can allow Wii Fit Trainer to avoid attacks with high hitboxes.

Idle poses

  • Performs a Torso Twist, a strength training exercise from the Wii Fit series.
  • Stretches his/her ankles and neck.

Victory poses

  • Performs the Tree pose and then the Warrior pose.
  • Performs the Triangle pose, then transitions to the Standing Knee pose, and transitions a final time to the Sideways Leg Lift pose.
  • Wipes forehead with a towel draped around both shoulders and gives a thumbs up.
    • Both the female and male Wii Fit Trainers have a selection of sayings picked at random during all of the above victory poses:
Female (American) Male (American) Female (British) Male (British)
"The key is to focus on your balance."
"Feel the stretch through your arm and leg."
"Remember to control your breathing."
"Let's work on tightening your thighs and back!"
"Work hard to tone that tummy!"
"Let's work on building a strong upper body."
"Work on tightening those waist muscles."
"Let's work on building an impressive upper body!"
"That's it, feel the burn!"
"Stretching your spine will help stimulate your body."
"That's it! Feel your waist muscles tightening."
"Stretching your spine can help stimulate your body."
"Let's tone up those legs."
"Time to firm up your thighs and back muscles!"
"Good posture starts with a strong base."
"Stabilize your upper body."
"Good posture begins with a strong base."
"This pose strengthens the back and improves posture."
"Let's step up the pace!"
"Remember to control your breathing."
"Let's step up the intensity!"
"Stabilize your upper body."
"Feel the burn in your thighs and abs."
"Keep on track to improve your posture."
"Let's work on your balance."
"Let's work on your coordination."
"Let's try some deep breathing!"
"Let's do some jackknife exercises."
"Feel the burn in your thighs and glutes!"
"This exercise works your core muscles."
"Make sure you don't hold your breath!"
"Follow my lead as we work on this pose."
"Don't forget to exhale when exerting yourself."
"Keep at it every day to improve your posture!"
"Don't let your bottom stick out!"
"Practicing every day will help tone your body!"
"How about some deep breathing?"
"Let's do some jackknife exercises!"
"Ready to get that body moving?"
"Watch your posture. Keep those glutes tucked in!"
"Follow my lead as we do this pose together!"
"Let's work on your coordination."
"Tuck in those glutes!"
"Exercise every day to tone your body!"
"Firm up those abs!"
"Now that was a great workout!"
"That was a great workout!"
"Your body's swaying a bit. Stand up tall and steady!"
"Work towards strong, firm abs!"
"Do this regularly to work out your core muscles!"
"Your lower body is key for support."
"Use your lower body to support yourself."
"When exerting yourself, remember to keep breathing."
"That was a great workout!"
"You're wobbling! Try to keep your balance."
"Now, let's try it together!"
"Let's get fired up!"
A remix of the tune that plays after a save file is selected in the original Wii Fit.

In competitive play

Notable players

Classic Mode: Aerobic Smash

The opponents are round characters, such as King Dedede and Jigglypuff. Dr. Mario appears as a teammate.

Round Opponent Stage Music Notes
1 Wario WarioHeadSSBU.png Wii Fit Studio Super Hoop
2 Kirby KirbyHeadSSBU.png (x3) The Great Cave Offensive Advanced Step
3 Pac-Man Pac-ManHeadSSBU.png Wii Fit Studio (Battlefield form) Rhythm Boxing
4 Giant King K. Rool KingKRoolHeadSSBU.png Jungle Japes Mischievous Mole-way Dr. Mario DrMarioHeadSSBU.png appears as a teammate.
5 King Dedede KingDededeHeadSSBU.png Wuhu Island (Ω form) Core Luge
6 Giant Jigglypuff JigglypuffHeadSSBU.png Wii Fit Studio Wii Fit Plus Medley
Bonus Stage
Final Master Hand Final Destination Master Hand (Less than 7.0 intensity)
Master Hand / Crazy Hand (Intensity 7.0 or higher)
On intensity 7.0 and higher, Crazy Hand fights alongside Master Hand.

Note: Every stage plays a track from the Wii Fit universe, no matter what universe the stage originated from.

Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Wii Fit Trainer has Main Menu - Wii Fit accompany the credits.

Role in World of Light

Wii Fit Trainer's location in World of Light.
Finding Wii Fit Trainer in World of Light

The female Wii Fit Trainer was among the fighters that were summoned to fight against the army of Master Hands. She was also present when Galeem unleashed his beams of light. She was seen alongside a panicking Duck Hunt and Villager. She performed the Tree yoga pose as she was hit by a beam of light presumably as a reference to her being intangible when performing an up smash move. She was then placed under Galeem's imprisonment along with the rest of the fighters, excluding Kirby.

In the mode itself, she can be found in a city area and can be saved rather quickly by choosing to save Sheik instead of Villager or Marth.

Fighter Battle

No. Image Name Type Power Stage Music
47
Wii Fit Trainer SSBU.png
Wii Fit Trainer Shield 3,300 Wii Fit Studio (Ω form) Yoga

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Spirits

Wii Fit Trainer's Fighter Spirits can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. They are also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Wii Fit Trainer in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As Fighter Spirits, they cannot be used in Spirit Battles and are purely aesthetic. Unlike most fighters, the Spirits for Wii Fit Trainer only use their artwork from Ultimate due to not having official artwork from the Wii Fit games.

Additionally, the Wii Fit Trainers makes an appearance in various Support Spirits.

In Spirit battles

As the main opponent

Spirit Battle parameters
No. Image Name Series Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power Stage Rules Conditions Music
214
Postman.png
Postman The Legend of Zelda series Wii Fit Trainer WiiFitTrainerHeadMaleRedSSBU.png
Grab
2,600 Temple N/A •Timed Stamina battle
•The enemy tends to avoid conflict
Termina Field
310
Roger Ghost Spirit.png
Roger the Potted Ghost Yoshi series •Giant Wii Fit Trainer WiiFitTrainerHeadMaleRedSSBU.png
Meta Knight MetaKnightHeadGreenSSBU.png (×2)
Shield
4,400 Dracula's Castle (Ω form) •Hard to Launch
•Jump Power ↓
•Hazard: High Gravity
•Timed Stamina battle
•Defeat the main fighter to win
•All fighters have reduced jumping ability
Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
755
Mei Ling Spirit.png
Mei Ling Metal Gear Solid series Wii Fit Trainer WiiFitTrainerHeadRedSSBU.png
Snake SnakeHeadGreenSSBU.png
Grab
2,300 Midgar (Battlefield form) •Hazard: Fog •Defeat the main fighter to win
•The stage is covered in fog
MGS4 ~Theme of Love~
923
Spirits wii balance board.png
Wii Balance Board Wii Fit series Wii Fit Trainer WiiFitTrainerHeadYellowSSBU.png
Neutral
3,300 Wii Fit Studio •Easy to Launch
•Move Speed ↑
•All fighters are easy to launch after a little while
•All fighters have increased move speed after a little while
Wii Fit Plus Medley
925 Jackknife Wii Fit series Wii Fit Trainer Team WiiFitTrainerHeadRedSSBU.png (x4)
Attack
1,900 Wii Fit Studio N/A •The enemy favors neutral air attacks Super Hoop
926
Wiifit trainer.png
Deep Breathing Wii Fit series Wii Fit Trainer Team WiiFitTrainerHeadGreenSSBU.png (×4)
Shield
9,700 Wii Fit Studio •Defense ↑ •Timed battle
•The enemy has increased defense
•The enemy heals over time
Yoga
927
Sun Salutation Spirit.png
Sun Salutation Wii Fit series Wii Fit Trainer WiiFitTrainerHeadMaleGreenSSBU.png (×6)
Grab
10,000 Wii Fit Studio •Hazard: Lava Floor •The floor is lava
•The enemy favors neutral specials
•Defeat an army of fighters
Yoga
929 Dancer Wii Fit series Wii Fit Trainer WiiFitTrainerHeadMaleRedSSBU.png (x4)
Shield
2,600 Wii Fit Studio N/A •Defeat the main fighter to win
•Timed battle
•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
Yoga
931 Arm & Leg Lift Wii Fit series Wii Fit Trainer Team WiiFitTrainerHeadGreenSSBU.png (×4)
Shield
3,900 Wii Fit Studio N/A •The enemy's punches and elbow strikes have increased power
•The enemy's kicks and knee strikes have increased power
•The enemy favors down smash attacks
Advanced Step
1,129
Volleybalplayer.png
Volleyball Player Volleyball Wii Fit Trainer Team WiiFitTrainerHeadRedSSBU.png (×6)
Grab
1,900 Pokémon Stadium (Ω form) N/A •The enemy favors side specials
•Defeat an army of fighters
Training Menu - Wii Fit U
1,159 Akari Hayami 1080° Series Wii Fit Trainer WiiFitTrainerHeadRedSSBU.png
Shield
1,800 Summit •Slippery Stage
•Item: Freezie
•The stage's platforms are very slippery Golden Forest
1,177
Putty Spirit.png
Putty Magical Vacation series Wii Fit Trainer WiiFitTrainerHeadMaleGreenSSBU.png
Grab
4,400 Smashville •Slippery Stage •Timed battle
•The enemy tends to avoid conflict
•Melee weapons aren't as effective against the enemy
Attack - Soma Bringer

As a minion

Spirit Battle parameters Inspiration
No. Image Name Series Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power Stage Rules Conditions Music Character
602 Jack Levin F-Zero series Ken KenHeadBlueSSBU.png
Wii Fit Trainer WiiFitTrainerHeadGreenSSBU.png (×3)
Neutral
8,800 Big Blue (Battlefield form) •Sudden Final Smash •The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash
•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
Dream Chaser Female fans of Jack Levin

Alternate costumes

Wii Fit Trainer Palette (SSBU).png
WiiFitTrainerHeadSSBU.png WiiFitTrainerHeadMaleSSBU.png WiiFitTrainerHeadGreenSSBU.png WiiFitTrainerHeadMaleGreenSSBU.png WiiFitTrainerHeadRedSSBU.png WiiFitTrainerHeadMaleRedSSBU.png WiiFitTrainerHeadYellowSSBU.png WiiFitTrainerHeadMaleYellowSSBU.png

Gallery

Character Showcase Video

Trivia

  • Wii Fit Trainer and Ryu are the only two characters whose full renders are not on the official website. In this case, the picture stops just below the thighs.
  • In the World of Light opening cutscene, the female Wii Fit Trainer performs the Tree yoga pose just before she is hit by a beam of light. This may reference the fact that her up smash, which uses the same pose, grants her intangibility for a brief moment.
  • In French, Spanish, and German, the voice clip from the announcer on the victory screen is slightly different from the one used on the character select screen, instead featuring a noticeable translation of "the" ("l'Entraîneuse Wii Fit"/"l'Entraîneur Wii Fit", "la Entrenadora de Wii Fit"/"el Entrenador de Wii Fit", and "die Wii Fit-Trainerin"/"der Wii Fit-Trainer"). She shares this trait with Inkling, Pokémon Trainer, Villager, and the Mii Fighters.
  • Aside from her regular attacks, several of Wii Fit Trainer's other animations correspond to exercises found in the Wii Fit series, including Push-ups as her crouch and crawl, the Spinal Twist as her prone animation, the Standing Knee as her parry animation, and the Side Plank as her ledge getup attack. She also makes use of several exercises that are not found in the Wii Fit games, such as Pull-ups for her ledge hang animation.
  • Wii Fit Trainer is the only character who travels to Wuhu Island and The Great Cave Offensive in Classic Mode.
  • Wii Fit Trainer is one of two characters in Ultimate who, excluding throws, has canonical names for all of her attacks, unlike most fighters who only have a select few named attacks, with the other being Mega Man.
  • Wii Fit Trainer and Inkling are the only two characters in Ultimate to have gendered alternate costumes but female default costumes.
  • Wii Fit Trainer is one of three characters in Ultimate who possesses a unique attack effect, being the solar effect on Sun Salutation. The other two characters are Snake with the Down effect and Joker with the Poison effect.
  • In total, Wii Fit Trainer has 17 voice actors across both genders and all languages, the most out of any character in Ultimate.
  • Wii Fit Trainer is the only character to occasionally speak full sentences when using Smash attacks, with up to three different sentences assigned to each smash attack.
    • These sentences change depending on both Wii Fit Trainer's gender and the set region of the player's Nintendo Switch (if applicable).
    • Interestingly enough, if a battle is quit or won while Wii Fit Trainer is speaking, such as during one of her taunts or smash attacks, she can still be heard even over the announcer. She shares this trait with Bayonetta.
  • Wii Fit Trainer, Mr. Game & Watch, Bayonetta, and Mega Man (while using his Mega Buster) are the only characters in SSBU to have different charging sound effects for their smash attacks, with Wii Fit Trainer's smash attacks charging with the blow of a whistle. This is a reference to how strength training repetitions in Wii Fit were signaled with a whistle blow.
    • Despite this, Wii Fit Trainer's down smash is the her only smash attack that takes the form of a strength training exercise from Wii Fit, with the other two being yoga poses.
  • Wii Fit Trainer and Wario are the only characters who can heal themselves without the help of another character and/or when items are not made available; Wii Fit Trainer does so through Sun Salutation and Deep Breathing, while Wario does so via his Chomp.
  • Header's soccer ball is one of the only projectiles in Ultimate that does not stale, along with Pac-Man's Bonus Fruit.
  • Close inspection of male and female Wii Fit Trainer's official renders reveals that the two gendered trainers have differently textured shirts, while their pants are the same texture.

References