Basic Techniques
Standard Attacks
Button(s)
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Description/notes
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A
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A weak jab. Very unremarkable.
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A continuously
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A flurry of jabs. Also not very good.
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Forward + A
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A fairly quick kick.
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Dash + A
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Kirby engulfs himself in flames and launches forward. Decent dash attack, but easy to suicide with his.
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Down + A
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A decent kick while ducking.
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Up + A
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An overhead kick.
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Smash Forward + A
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This move kicks an enemy straight ahead of Kirby. Priority isn't very good.
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Smash Down + A
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Kirby break dances on the ground, hitting foes on either side of him. Bad range.
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Smash Up + A
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Kirby does a backflip, kicking overhead as he does. Decent move.
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A while holding ledge
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Kirby flip kicks up onto the ledge.
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Aerial Attacks
Button(s)
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Description/notes
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A
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Kirby spins around in mid-air.
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Forward + A
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A weak three hit combo. Kirby kicks three times rapid fire in front of him.
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Back + A
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Kirby kicks behind him.
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Down + A
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Kirby does a downward Drill Kick, knocking the enemy downward. In SSB (for Nintendo 64) this was a good move. But now it's been downgraded, and with a horribe lag time, isn't useful.
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Up + A
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Kirby performs a mid-air jump and flip kicks overhead.
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Special Attacks
Button(s)
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Attack
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Description/notes
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B
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Inhale
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Inhales a nearby character and holds them in Kirby's mouth. Press B again to shoot them out at opponents, or press down to swallow an opponent and copy their B skill, which will replace Inhale. Taunt (D-pad up) to ditch a power.
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Up + B
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Final Cutter
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Kirby brandishes a sword and leaps high into the air, coming down again and sending a shockwave along the ground. Can spike.
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Down + B
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Stone
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Kirby transforms into a heavy object.(a brick, a spiked ball, a 100 ton weight, a large rock, or
a thwomp)
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Forward + B
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Hammer
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Kirby swings a large, star-studded hammer. Slow attack, but powerful.
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Forward + B in the air
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Spinning Air Hammer
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Kirby swings the hammer around him in mid-air. Decent.
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Throws
Kirby's Grab is very short range, but it's lightning quick, making it easy to use while dashing
past an opponent.
Button(s)
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Description/notes
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A/Z
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Kirby slaps his opponent.
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Down
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Kirby throws his foe on the ground and german supplexes on him for a while.
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Forward
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Kirby does a flip forward, bodyslamming his opponent. A quick enough player will be able to break out of the throw before they hit the ground.
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Up
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Kirby does a fantastic leap, carrying his opponent with him, then comes crashing to the ground, causing momentary fire stun.
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Back
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Kirby falls backwards, throwing his opponent into the ground behind him.
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Advanced Techniques
Suicide Swallow
Swallow someone then jump off the ledge (which would leave a long time for the swallowee to escape). A much better way to do this is when an opponent
is right on a ledge, jump off the edge and on your way down, inhale them.
Super-Invincibility
Jump and use Kirby's Stone (Down + B). When Kirby falls, he will be invincible for a short period, at which point no enemy can touch him, and he can easily detonate Motion-Sensor Bombs/Bob-bombs or trigger Flippers without being hurt.