Z button: Difference between revisions

The '''Z button''' refers to the long, purple button at the top right corner of a [[GameCube]] controller; the rectangular, gray trigger located on the back of a [[Nintendo 64]] controller or the rectangular button on the back of the [[Nunchuk]]. It can also collectively refer to the '''ZL''' and '''ZR''' buttons, two circular buttons on the top of the [[Classic Controller]] and [[New Nintendo 3DS]], or the two buttons above the L and R buttons on the [[Wii U GamePad]], [[Wii U Pro Controller]], [[Nintendo Switch Pro Controller]] and [[Joy-Con|Nintendo Switch Joy-Con]]s. The Z buttons match the color of the Nunchuk, Classic Controller, Wii U Pro Controller and Wii U GamePad, while they are dark gray on the Joy-cons and Switch Pro Controller. On the [[GameCube controller|GameCube]], Wii U Pro and Classic controllers, the purpose of the Z button is to [[grab]] opponents, and holding it past the grab will [[shield]] the character. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', it's also used for grabbing items in midair. On the Switch Pro, Nunchuk and [[Nintendo 64 controller]]s, the Z button is used to [[shield]].

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and {{forwiiu}}, the Z, ZL and ZR buttons can all be [[Controls|customized]] on their own to do other functions, while in {{for3ds}}, ZL and ZR are coded to do the same functions as the [[R]] and [[L]] buttons, respectively. Prior to [[version]] 1.0.5 of the game, these buttons' functions were reversed, so ZL would trigger the same actions as L and ZR would trigger the same actions as R, though their functions outside of battle (such as in menus) were the same as in current versions. On the [[character selection screen]] in ''Smash 3DS'', the ZL and ZR buttons are also used to scan [[amiibo]] to the lower screen and register them for battles.