Dash attack’s early hit is excellent for whiff punishing and scoring a KO, potentially KOing opponents starting at 90%, while the late hit can set up into an Inhale. Should he trip his opponents with it, he can follow up with a variety of attacks, such as a dash attack, grab, or forward smash.

Down tilt's low power is compensated by its very fast speed and it launching opponents at the Sakurai angle, which allows it to trip most opponents even over 80%. Up tilt's low knockback and high speed allow it to combo into multiple moves, such as itself, an aerial attack, or an Inhale. Neutral attack and forward tilt are fast and have decent range, allowing Kirby to quickly distance opponents, with the latter being used for tech chase setups. The majority of Kirby's attacks are characterized by speed, with his tilts being among the fastest in the game, while his slowest moves instead boast high power as a trade-off, while still being quite fast for their power. Kirby's greatest strengths are his fast frame data, high combo potential, and the versatility of his moveset. Kirby's recovery is versatile: despite his slow air speed and low jump height rendering him susceptible to edgeguarding, his five midair jumps, slow falling speed, long vertical airdodge, and Final Cutter's decent distance give him good stalling capabilities and decent safety. Due to these statistics, Kirby has difficulty approaching opponents. He also has the 5th slowest air speed, 20th highest air acceleration, 3rd lowest gravity, the 5th lowest falling and fast falling speeds, and above average traction. He has the 31st slowest walking speed, and 42nd fastest dashing and initial dashing speeds. True to his franchise, Kirby is a slow, yet floaty character. Kirby is known for being a small lightweight, being tied for the eighth-lightest character in the game. 5.1 Most historically significant players.Nevertheless, Kirby has still seen some success from dedicated mains such as Guilheww, JeJaJeJa, and Konokururu. Overall, Kirby's weaknesses undermine some of his strengths, and as a result he has consistently placed near the bottom in terms of competitive representation. Finally, Kirby's recovery, though far-reaching, is rather predictable, and his poor air speed and floatiness make Kirby very vulnerable to edgeguarding. His poor air and ground speed, as well as a lack of projectiles and ranged attacks, presents a host of problems in neutral and offstage, as Kirby has trouble approaching and fighting those that can outrange him. However, Kirby's strenghts come at a cost of his poor endurance, as his light weight makes him susceptible to early KOs. Finally, Kirby's Inhale grants him his opponent's neutral special move, which not only deals more damage than the opponent's, but can also be used to alleviate some of Kirby's weaknesses. Kirby's relatively small size and low crouch also makes him hard to hit his crouch especially allows him to avoid most grabs and some attacks. He also possesses high damage output on the majority of his moves, with his back air and dash attack granting him strong KO options. Kirby possesses fast tilts and low ending lag on his aerials, granting him access to quick and powerful combos.

Kirby is currently ranked 76th out of 82 on the Ultimate tier list, placing him in the upper half of D+ tier, this is similar to his placement in the previous game, where he was ranked 49th out of 54. Kirby is voiced in all regions once again by Makiko Ōmoto, using a combination of new voice clips and ones recycled from Super Smash Bros. Like all veterans, he was confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Kirby ( カービィ, Kirby) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros.

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