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[]
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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 |