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'''Yoshi''' ({{ja|ヨッシー|Yosshī}}, ''Yoshi'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. His return to the series was announced during a [[Nintendo Direct|''Super Smash Bros.'' Direct]] on April 8th, 2014, making him the last of the [[List of Super Smash Bros. series characters#"Perfect-attendance crew"|"perfect-attendance crew"]] to be announced.<ref name="Direct">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUWnQu2Grs Super Smash Bros. Direct 4.8.2014]</ref> He was also among the first wave of [[amiibo]] figures. Yoshi's voice consists of all of Kazumi Totaka's ''Yoshi's Story'' clips last used in ''Brawl''. | '''Yoshi''' ({{ja|ヨッシー|Yosshī}}, ''Yoshi'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. His return to the series was announced during a [[Nintendo Direct|''Super Smash Bros.'' Direct]] on April 8th, 2014, making him the last of the [[List of Super Smash Bros. series characters#"Perfect-attendance crew"|"perfect-attendance crew"]] to be announced.<ref name="Direct">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUWnQu2Grs Super Smash Bros. Direct 4.8.2014]</ref> He was also among the first wave of [[amiibo]] figures. Yoshi's voice consists of all of Kazumi Totaka's ''Yoshi's Story'' clips last used in ''Brawl''. | ||
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===Aesthetics=== | ===Aesthetics=== | ||
*{{change|Due to the aesthetic used in ''SSB4'', Yoshi has a sleeker design, and his overall color scheme is significantly more vibrant. His body has a more chartreuse color, consistent with his appearance outside of ''Smash Bros.'' as well as ''[[Smash 64]]''. Unlike in previous installments, he now stands upright.<ref name="Direct"/> Altogether, these changes make Yoshi appear virtually identical to his appearance as of ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games}}''.}} | *{{change|Due to the aesthetic used in ''SSB4'', Yoshi has a sleeker design, and his overall color scheme is significantly more vibrant. His body has a more chartreuse color, consistent with his appearance outside of ''Smash Bros.'' as well as ''[[Smash 64]]''. Unlike in previous installments, he now stands upright, as with his standard appearances outside of mainline Mario games.<ref name="Direct"/> Altogether, these changes make Yoshi appear virtually identical to his appearance as of ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games}}''.}} | ||
*{{change|Yoshi has received two new [[alternate costume]]s. The first is {{s|mariowiki|Purple Yoshi}}, and the second is {{s|mariowiki|Black Yoshi}}.}} | *{{change|Yoshi has received two new [[alternate costume]]s. The first is {{s|mariowiki|Purple Yoshi}}, and the second is {{s|mariowiki|Black Yoshi}}.}} | ||
*{{change|Yoshi now faces the foreground at a slight angle, instead of facing directly forward.}} | *{{change|Yoshi now faces the foreground at a slight angle, instead of facing directly forward.}} | ||
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**{{nerf|The Eggs have smaller hitboxes, especially the explosion (3.8u (egg)/12u (explosion) → 2.5u/6.5u).}} | **{{nerf|The Eggs have smaller hitboxes, especially the explosion (3.8u (egg)/12u (explosion) → 2.5u/6.5u).}} | ||
**{{nerf|The Eggs and the explosion no longer deal extra shield damage (5/5 → 0/0).}} | **{{nerf|The Eggs and the explosion no longer deal extra shield damage (5/5 → 0/0).}} | ||
**{{nerf|Eggs travel less distance when the B button | **{{nerf|Eggs travel less distance when the B button is held, hindering its spacing potential.}} | ||
**{{nerf|Yoshi can no longer slide off ledges when using Egg Throw, hindering its use as a movement tool.}} | **{{nerf|Yoshi can no longer slide off ledges when using Egg Throw, hindering its use as a movement tool.}} | ||
**{{nerf|Consecutive uses of aerial Egg Throw grant Yoshi less height (0.84 → 0.5) and Yoshi cannot use it as many times before gaining no height (5 times → 3).}} | **{{nerf|Consecutive uses of aerial Egg Throw grant Yoshi less height (0.84 → 0.5) and Yoshi cannot use it as many times before gaining no height (5 times → 3).}} | ||
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==In [[competitive play]]== | ==In [[competitive play]]== | ||
===[[Official Custom Moveset Project]]=== | ===[[Official Custom Moveset Project]]=== | ||
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=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||
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*{{Sm|DIO|Japan}} - | ''See also: [[:Category:Yoshi players (SSB4)]]'' | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|DIO|Japan}} - One of the best Yoshi players in Japan. He became one of the first Yoshi players to garner results in 2015 at Karisuma and [[Sumabato]] events, most notably placing 5th at {{Trn|Sumabato 14}} and 7th at {{Trn|Sumabato 13}}. He eventually picked up {{SSB4|Ryu}}, but even after the switch in mains, he still used Yoshi at many tournaments to varying success such as 5th at {{Trn|Sumabato 26}}. | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|Raptor|USA}} - The best Yoshi player in the United States, in contention for best in the world during early meta. He headlined the character at Tri-state events with 9th at {{Trn|KTAR XIII}} and 13th at {{Trn|Apex 2016}} and also placed 9th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015}} and 17th at {{Trn|Pound 2016}}, marking the best solo-Yoshi placements at a major/supermajor. His major results declined past 2017, but still retained a decent string of placements at regionals before the release of ''Ultimate''. | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|Ron|Japan}} - The best Yoshi player in Japan after DIO and the best Yoshi player of ''Smash 4''. While he tri-mained the character with {{SSB4|Mario}} and {{SSB4|Luigi}}, he still has performed notable feats with the character such as winning {{Trn|Sumabato 18}}, using Yoshi to beat {{Sm|Shuton}} and {{Sm|HIKARU}} in his bracket. He was the only player to be ranked globally with Yoshi, placing 57th on the [[PGR 100]] as one of his characters. | ||
*{{Sm| | *{{Sm|Seth|USA}} - The best solo-Yoshi player by the end of the game's lifespan. He became the highest placing solo-Yoshi at notable majors such as 17th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 3}}, 25th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|Frostbite 2018}}. He also consistently placed well at multiple [[Midwest Mayhem (tournament series)|Midwest Mayhem]] events, placing 9th at {{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 10}} as an example. | ||
*{{Sm|Snoop|USA}} - A Yoshi player from Las Vegas that notably made top 64 at supermajors on most occasions, including 33rd at {{Trn|GENESIS 5}} defeating {{Sm|6WX}} and 49th at {{Trn|EVO 2018}} defeating {{Sm|K9sbruce}}. In terms of local rankings, he consistently remained a top 5 player, often peaking at 3rd on multiple [[Las Vegas Power Rankings]]. | |||
===Tier placement and history=== | |||
Yoshi's perception has been positive since ''SSB4''{{'}}s release, as many considered him to be as one of the best characters in the game with Japan putting him at 2nd on their 3DS tier list. Players pointed out how his buffs made him an extremely threatening character with "a lot of potential". Despite this, his tournament representation and results was never as high as some of the other characters, with very sparse results from professionals, such as {{Sm|Papa Wall}} placing 13th at [[2GGT: Mexico Saga]]. As a result, Yoshi was ranked 15th on the first [[tier list]], which resulted in him becoming the second highest ranking mid-tier character after {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} with some smashers still claiming that his spot is debatable. | |||
Although Yoshi has achieved more tournament success since then, his continually sparse results negatively affected his tier status in subsequent tier lists. On top of this, the additions of {{SSB4|Cloud}}, {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} and {{SSB4|Corrin}} hurt Yoshi as they proved to be very troublesome matchups. {{SSB4|Marth}} and {{SSB4|Lucina}} were also buffed durring patch 1.1.4 and they also proved to be difficult matchups for Yoshi. Yoshi's flaws such as his terrible grab game, poor range, being prone to edgeguarding, and lackluster landing capabilities became much more apparent. He would be ranked 23rd on the second tier list, but because of tier restructuring and Captain Falcon being reassessed as a high-tier character, Yoshi serendipitously became the highest ranking mid-tier character. | |||
By the time of the third tier list, Yoshi was ranked 29th, which was largely owed to the debut of both {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, both of whom are widely agreed upon as being his most challenging matchups as well as his results continuing to be inconsistent and not as impressive as other mid- and high-tier characters. In addition to resulting in Yoshi losing his status as the highest ranking mid-tier character, this tier drop was tied with {{SSB4|Kirby}} and {{SSB4|Pit}}'s for the second largest between the second and third tier lists. As of the fourth and current tier list, Yoshi is ranked 33rd, with this tier drop owing to both his results and metagame stagnating with some smashers like {{Sm|ZeRo}} claiming that he should be even lower. Other smashers such as {{Sm|ESAM}} however think that he is slightly underrated and that he should be ranked fairly higher with {{Sm|ESAM}} putting him above some characters ranked above him such as {{SSB4|Link}}, {{SSB4|Ness}}, {{SSB4|Lucas}}, {{SSB4|Pit}} and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}. | |||
==[[Trophies]]== | ==[[Trophies]]== | ||