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Air speed (also known as horizontal air movement, lateral air movement, air control or aerial control) is the rate a character can move left or right while in mid-air. Air speed, along with falling speed, air acceleration, and gravity, are factors in how far a character can recover.

Smash 64 air speed ranking[]

JPN
Rank Character Air speed
1 Yoshi 40
2 Pikachu 37.5
3 Fox 36
4 Jigglypuff 35
5-6 Link 31
5-6 Captain Falcon 31
7-8 Mario 30
7-8 Donkey Kong 30
9-11 Samus 28
9-11 Kirby 28
9-11 Ness 28
12 Luigi 26
NTSC
Rank Character Air speed
1 Yoshi 44
2 Pikachu 37.5
3 Fox 36
4 Jigglypuff 35
5-6 Link 31
5-6 Captain Falcon 31
7-8 Mario 30
7-8 Donkey Kong 30
9-11 Samus 28
9-11 Kirby 28
9-11 Ness 28
12 Luigi 22.5
PAL
Rank Character Air speed
1 Yoshi 44
2 Pikachu 37.5
3 Link 37
4 Fox 36
5 Jigglypuff 35
6 Captain Falcon 31
7-8 Mario 30
7-8 Donkey Kong 30
9-10 Kirby 28
9-10 Ness 28
11 Samus 26
12 Luigi 22.5

Melee air speed ranking[]

Rank Character Air speed
1 Jigglypuff 1.35
2-3 Yoshi 1.2
2-3 Mewtwo 1.2
4 Captain Falcon 1.12
5 Peach 1.1
6-9 Donkey Kong 1
6-9 Link 1
6-9 Young Link 1
6-9 Mr. Game & Watch 1
10 Zelda 0.95
11 Ness 0.93
12-14 Dr. Mario 0.9
12-14 Marth 0.9
12-14 Roy 0.9
15 Samus 0.89
16 Mario 0.86
17-18 Pikachu 0.85
17-18 Pichu 0.85
19-20 Fox 0.83
19-20 Falco 0.83
21-22 Bowser 0.8
21-22 Sheik 0.8
23-24 Ganondorf 0.78
23-24 Kirby 0.78
25 Ice Climbers 0.7
26 Luigi 0.68

Brawl air speed ranking[]

Rank Character Air speed
1 Yoshi 1.316
2 Jigglypuff 1.269
3-4 Wario 1.222
3-4 Wolf 1.222
5 Captain Falcon 1.18
6 Sonic 1.1092
7-9 Donkey Kong 1.081
7-9 Squirtle 1.081
7-9 Mr. Game and Watch 1.081
10 Lucas 1.05
11-13 Bowser 1.034
11-13 Zero Suit Samus 1.034
11-13 Marth 1.034
14-17 Zelda 0.987
14-17 Samus 0.987
14-17 Charizard 0.987
14-17 Lucario 0.987
18 Ness 0.9588
19-21 Mario 0.94
19-21 Toon Link 0.94
19-21 Snake 0.94
22 Ike 0.9212
23 Pikachu 0.9118
24-26 Peach 0.893
24-26 Falco 0.893
24-26 Pit 0.893
27-28 Fox 0.89
27-28 R.O.B. 0.89
29 Kirby 0.85
30-31 Ganondorf 0.846
30-31 Sheik 0.846
32 Diddy Kong 0.8272
33 Olimar 0.82
34 Link 0.8084
35 Ice Climbers 0.7708
36-37 Meta Knight 0.752
36-37 Ivysaur 0.752
38 Luigi 0.7332
39 King Dedede 0.658

Smash for 3DS/Wii U air speed ranking[]

Rank Character Air speed
1 Yoshi 1.28
2 Jigglypuff 1.269
3 Mewtwo 1.25
4 Roy 1.24
5 Wario 1.21
6-7 Mii Brawler 1.2
6-7 Zero Suit Samus 1.2
8 Greninja 1.18
9-11 Donkey Kong 1.15
9-11 Mario 1.15
9-11 Sonic 1.15
12-13 Mr. Game & Watch 1.12
12-13 Ryu 1.12
14-19 Captain Falcon 1.1
14-19 Cloud 1.1
14-19 Duck Hunt 1.1
14-19 Lucas 1.1
14-19 Mega Man 1.1
14-19 Sheik 1.1
20 Lucario 1.09
21-23 Bowser Jr. 1.08
21-23 Ike 1.08
21-23 R.O.B. 1.08
24 Shulk 1.06
25 Mii Gunner 1.05
26-27 Pac-Man 1.04
26-27 Zelda 1.04
28 Samus 1.03
29-30 Marth 1.02
29-30 Lucina 1.02
31-34 Bowser 1.0
31-34 Little Mac 1.0
31-34 Robin 1.0
31-34 Rosalina 1.0
35 Meta Knight 0.99
36-38 Bayonetta 0.97
36-38 Corrin 0.97
36-38 Wii Fit Trainer 0.97
39-40 Fox 0.96
39-40 Mii Swordfighter 0.96
41 Ness 0.9588
42 Peach 0.95
43 Dr. Mario 0.943
44-45 Toon Link 0.94
44-45 Villager 0.94
46 Falco 0.93
47 Charizard 0.92
48 Pikachu 0.9118
49 Palutena 0.91
50-51 Pit 0.89
50-51 Dark Pit 0.89
52-53 Diddy Kong 0.88
52-53 Link 0.88
54 Olimar 0.82
55 Kirby 0.8
56 Ganondorf 0.79
57 Luigi 0.73418
58 King Dedede 0.63

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