Challenges reappear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. There are a total of 124 challenges broken up into several different categories.
Challenges in a red background indicate they cannot be completed by using a Golden Hammer on them.
Smash[]
Clearing all challenges will reward the player 12,000G.
Character Image | Requirement | Reward |
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Incineroar | As Incineroar deal 40% or more damage to an opponent with a single attack. | Mecha Suit (Mii costume) |
Bayonetta | Finish a squad strike. | 800G |
Bowser | Beat a Lv. 3 CPU in a 2-player battle. You must have a 300% handicap, the CPU must have a 0% handicap, and spirits must be off. | All Primaries |
Donkey Kong | Reach 250% or more damage during battle. | Sandbag (spirit) |
King K. Rool | Beat a Lv. 9 CPU in a 2-player battle. This must be done with two or more stocks remaining, with spirits off, and without handicaps. | 2000G |
Luigi | KO 3 people within 10 seconds of starting in Super Sudden Death. | Ninja Suit (Mii costume) |
Little Mac | As Little Mac, hit an opponent with KO Uppercut in Boxing Ring. | Bear Hugger (spirit) |
Robin | As Robin, use a flurry attack to KO a Lv. 9 CPU in a 2-player battle. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps. | Duty (Ablaze) (music track) |
Villager | Get 3 KOs within the first minute of a battle. | Goo-Goo Buggy (spirit) |
Smash Ball | Finish a 32-participant tourney with a human player as the winner. | 1000SP |
Isabelle | As Isabelle, damage an opponent 5 times in a single battle with her side special, Fishing Rod. | Isabelle Hat (Mii headgear) |
Sheik | Beat a Lv. 3 CPU by at least 3 points in a 2-player battle. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps. | 1000SP |
Simon | As Simon, use a Final Smash. | Yoko Belnades (spirit) |
Yoshi | Beat a Lv. 9 CPU by at least 3 points in a 2-player battle. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps. | Shield Spacer |
Daisy | Beat a Lv. 5 CPU by at least 3 points in a 2-player battle. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps. | 1500SP |
Inkling | As Inkling, bury a Lv. 9 CPU into the ground 3 times with the side special, Splat Roller. | Inkling (Boy) (spirit) |
Captain Falcon | Beat a Lv. 5 CPU in a 2-player battle. This must be done with 500 stamina, with spirits off, and without handicaps. | 1500G |
Ryu | Beat a Lv. 9 CPU in a 2-player battle. This must be done within 500 stamina, with spirits off, and without handicaps. | 4000G |
Ice Climbers | Battle with eight fighters. | 3000G |
Chain Chomp | As Pac-Man, get a score of 7650 with his Final Smash. | Namco Arcade '80s Retro Medley 1 (music track) |
Squirtle | KO an opponent by using an item. | Snack (M) |
Mr. Game & Watch | KO an opponent by hitting them with a 9 from Mr. Game & Watch's side special, Judge. | Flagman (spirit) |
Dr. Mario | Beat a Lv. 5 CPU in a 2-player battle. This must be done with 2 or more stocks remaining, with spirits off, and without handicaps. | 1200G |
Dark Samus | Play Custom Smash with 5 or more special conditions. | Health Drain |
Pichu | Beat a Lv. 5 CPU in a 2-player battle. You must have a 300% handicap, the CPU must have a 0% handicap, and spirits must be off. | Aryll (spirit) |
Cloud | As Cloud, hit an opponent with his side special, Cross Slash, while the Limit Gauge is charged. | Cloud (Advert Children) (spirit) |
Donkey Kong | Against 4 Lv. 9 CPUs, KO 3 opponents with a meteor smash. This must be done within 3 minutes, with spirits off, and without handicaps. | Classic Ticket |
Ridley | Using Ridley's down special, Skewer, for a critical hit on an opponent 4 times within a single battle. | Meta Ridley (spirit) |
Adventure[]
Clearing all challenges will reward the player 10,000SP.
Character Image | Requirement | Reward |
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Bayonetta | Unlock a Dojo. | 800SP |
Bowser Jr. | Rescue 30 spirits in Adventure Mode. | Toy-Con Visor (Mii headgear) |
Dharkon | Win against Dharkon. | Dharkon (music track) |
Dr. Mario | Awaken 25 fighters. | Geo Stelar & Omega Xis (spirit) |
Drill | Obtain all Adventure Skills. | Classic Ticket |
Duck Hunt | Win in the final round without being KO'd. | Mew (spirit) |
Fox | Battle in Adventure Mode and rescue 100 spirits. | 5000SP |
Galeem | Win against Galeem. | Galeem (music track) |
Galeem & Dharkon | See the true ending. | Galeem/Dharkon (music track) |
Ganondorf | As Ganondorf, clear the first stage of the final battle without being KO'd. | Majora's Mask (Mii headgear) |
Hocotate Bomb | Clear Adventure Mode. | Masked Man (spirit) |
Inkling | Start New Game+. | 20,000SP |
Isabelle | Awaken 50 fighters. | Elma (spirit) |
King K. Rool | Remove all obstacles in the Light Realm. | Clip & Snip (spirit) |
Kirby | Unlock the Gym. | Minor Circuit (music track) |
Lucina | Win in all the battles. | Dragoon (spirit) |
Mario | Remove an obstacle on the map using a spirit's abilities. | 2000G |
Olimar | Open 20 treasure chests. | Putty (spirit) |
PAC-MAN | Rescue 60 spirits in Adventure Mode. | Toy-Con Outfit (Mii costume) |
Peach | Unlock all facilities. | Classic Ticket |
Pichu | Awaken all fighters. | Manaphy (spirit) |
Rosalina & Luma | Obtain an Adventure Skill. | Snack (M) |
Roy | Awaken a fighter. | Mappo (spirit) |
Wario | Unlock a Store. | 1200SP |
Yoshi | Unlock Explore. | 800SP |
Spirit Board[]
Clearing all challenges will reward the player a Snack (L).
Character Image | Requirement | Reward |
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Ice Climbers | Seek out a bounty target 30 times. | Max Spirit Board Targets Increased |
Incineroar | Win against a Legend class 10 times. | Classic Ticket |
Isabelle | Challenge an Advanced class 10 times. | Shuffle All |
King Dedede | Have four or more bounties waiting to appear. | Filler |
Link | Win against a Legend class. | Max Spirit Board Targets Increased |
Little Mac | Win against an Ace class. | Sluggish Shield |
Mewtwo | Win against a Novice class 20 times. | Snack (M) |
Ness | Win against an Advanced class three times without using a spirit team. | Karin (spirit) |
Peach | Use a battle item 10 times. | Weaken Minions |
Sonic | Use 10 board items on the Spirit Board. | All Supports |
Special Flag | Get 3000 Spirit Points (SP). | Jelfonzo (spirit) |
Tiki | Use a spirit team in a battle against a Spirit Board opponent. | Rematch |
Toon Link | Free 10 spirits in a row without using Free the Spirit items. | Zero (Metal Gear Solid 3) (spirit) |
Spirits[]
Clearing all challenges will reward the player a Smash Ball (spirit).
Character Image | Requirement | Reward |
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Bomberman | Collect 777 unique spirits. | Dr. Wright (spirit) |
Chef Kawasaki | Get 10 cores from dismissing spirits in Dismiss. | Damage 50% |
Inkling | Collect 10 unique spirits. | Agitha (spirit) |
Isabelle | Leave a spirit at Explore three times. | Snack (M) |
Ivysaur | Leave a spirit at the Dojo three times. | 2000G |
Mewtwo | Obtain a Legend class by using Summon. | Snack (L) |
Shulk | Leave a spirit at the Gym three times. | 1500SP |
Villager | Enhance a spirit five times in Level Up. | 10,000SP |
Young Link | Sell items five times in Items. | Snack (M). |
Classic Mode[]
Clearing all challenges will reward the player a Classic Ticket.
Character Image | Requirement | Reward |
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Donkey Kong | Clear Classic Mode with an Intensity of 3.0 or higher. | 2500G |
Greninja | As Greninja, score 98,000 points or more in Bonus Game. | Lugia (spirit) |
Inkling | Get 1,400,000 or more points in the credits. | Classic Ticket |
King Dedede | Play eight total rounds of Team Battle. | Snack (M) |
King K. Rool | As King K. Rool, reach the goal in Bonus Game within 45 seconds. | Klaptrap (spirit) |
Link | Defeat the Demon King, Ganon. | Champion's Outfit (Mii costume) |
Lucina | KO fighters from Fire Emblem 20 times. | Ike (Path of Radiance) (spirit) |
Maxim Tomato | Obtain five recovery items and clear Classic Mode. | Pig (spirit) |
Mega Man | As Mega Man, clear Classic Mode. | Mega Man Retro Medley (music track) |
Palutena | As Palutena, clear Classic Mode. | Daybreak (spirit) |
Pichu | KO fighters from Pokemon 20 times. | Battle! (Wild Pokemon): Pokemon Diamond/Pokemon Pearl (music track) |
Pikachu | KO giant fighters five times. | Sluggish Shield |
Richter | Defeat Dracula | Black Night (music track) |
Snake | As Snake, clear Intensity 5.0 without using any continues. | Calling to the Night (music track) |
Wendy | KO a total of 15 opponents in Horde Battle. | 1500G |
Wii Fit Trainer | Use a ticket three times. | Cappy Hat (Mii headgear) |
Zelda | Clear Intensity 9.9. | Regal Crown (Mii headgear) |
Games & More[]
Clearing all challenges will reward the player 9000G.
Character Image | Requirement | Reward |
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Captain Falcon | Get three KOs in Cruel Smash while playing solo. | 3000G |
Ken | As Ken, clear Century Smash alone using only special moves. | Classic Ticket |
Link | Play Century Smash alone on Great Plateau Tower, and clear it within five minutes. | Champion's Wig (Mii headgear) |
Luigi | As Luigi, play solo All-Star Smash and deal damage with taunt three times. | Mario (Wedding) (spirit) |
Mega Man | Play All-Star Smash alone, and KO an opponent with a meteor smash. | Snack (M) |
Pit | Play Century Smash alone and clear it within four minutes. | Masked Lumen (spirit) |
Sandbag | Get 20 continuous hits in Training. | Lion (spirit) |
Villager | Play All-Star Smash alone and KO an opponent three times. | 1000SP |
Wolf | As Wolf, clear Century Smash alone within five minutes. | 2500G |
Online[]
- A Nintendo Switch Online subscription is needed to complete these challenges.
Clearing all challenges will reward the player 3000G.
Character Image | Requirement | Reward |
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Bowser | Complete 200 Quickplay battles. | 2400G |
Incineroar | Defeat an opponent with a higher Global Smash Power than you 10 times in Quickplay. | Shield Spacer |
Spring Man | Use at least 30 different fighters in Quickplay. | 3 Rematch |
Squirtle | Defeat an opponent with higher Global Smash Power than you 5 times in Quickplay. | Slow FS Charging |
Falco | Get a total of 100 KOs. | 3000G |
Ganondorf | Use at least 10 different fighters in Quickplay. | 5 Disable Items |
Corrin | Complete 50 Quickplay battles. | 600G |
Mario | Claim 5 smash tags. | 1000SP |
Little Mac | Participate in 10 arena battles. | Snack (M) |
Samus | Get 3 KOs in a single Quickplay battle. | Snack (M) |
Ness | Claim 10 smash tags. | 2000SP |
Lucario | Complete 100 Quickplay battles. | 1200G |
Squid Sisters | Claim 50 smash tags. | 3000SP |
Other[]
Clearing all challenges will reward the player 2000SP.
Character Image | Requirement | Reward |
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Jigglypuff | Have access to 750 or more music tracks in Sounds. | Final Destination Ver. 2 (music track) |
Lucas | Acquire a total of 7777 Spirit Points or more. | Snack (M) |
Mario | Acquire a total of 5000G or more. | Yakuman Player (spirit) |
Mii Brawler | Create three Mii Fighters. | Business Suit (Mii costume) |
Ness | Have the game powered on for a total of 20 hours. | Prince's Crown (Mii headgear) |
Peach | Purchase an item during a Sunday sale in the vault shop. | Piantas (spirit) |
R.O.B. | Create a playlist in Sounds. | Vault (music track) |
Rosalina & Luma | Get 10 types of Mii Headgear. | Cat Hat (Mii headgear) |
Snake | Get 10 types of Mii Outfits. | Cat Suit (Mii costume) |
Wii Fit Trainer | Unlock 10 fighters, other than Mii Fighters. | 1500G |