- For downloadable content in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U, see Downloadable Content (SSB3DS/WU). For general info, see Downloadable Content.
DLC for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was confirmed in the final Ultimate Direct held on November 1st, 2018. The DLC is available to purchase on the Nintendo eShop.
Bundles
- Fighters Pass was released on November 1st, 2018 which includes DLC fighters #71 to #75, alongside their stages and music when available, all for a discount. It also gives Mii Swordfighter Rex costume as a bonus of purchasing the pass. It costs $24.99 to buy.
- Fighters Pass Vol. 2 was first made available for pre-purchase on January 28th, 2020 which will include DLC fighters #76 to #81, alongside their stages and music when available, all for a discount. It will also give the Mii Swordfighter Ancient Soldier costume as a bonus of purchasing the pass. It costs $28.99 to buy.
Challenger Packs
There are a total of 11 Challenger Packs. Each pack will include a fighter, a stage, and additional music tracks and spirits, and will cost $5.99 each to buy.
- Challenger Pack #1 includes the DLC character, Joker, as well as the stage Mementos, music from the Persona series, and a Persona 5-themed Spirit Board.
- Challenger Pack #2 includes the DLC character, Hero, as well as the stage Yggdrasil's Altar, music, and a Dragon Quest-themed Spirit Board.
- Challenger Pack #3 includes the DLC character, Banjo & Kazooie, as well as the stage Spiral Mountain, music, and a Banjo-Kazooie-themed Spirit Board.
- Challenger Pack #4 includes the DLC character, Terry Bogard, as well as the stage King of Fighters Stadium, music, and an SNK-themed Spirit Board.
- Challenger Pack #5 includes the DLC character, Byleth, as well as the stage Garreg Mach Monastery, music, and a Fire Emblem: Three Houses-themed Spirit Board.
- Challenger Pack #6 includes the DLC character, Min Min, as well as the stage Spring Stadium, music, and an ARMS-themed Spirit Board.
- Challenger Pack #7 includes the DLC character, Steve, as well as the stage Minecraft World, music, and a Minecraft-themed Spirit Board.
- Challenger Pack #8 includes the DLC character, Sephiroth, as well as a currently unnamed stage based on Final Fantasy VII.
- Challenger Pack #9
- Challenger Pack #10
- Challenger Pack #11
Characters
Piranha Plant
Piranha Plant, from the Mario series, is a downloadable character that was available for free (for a limited time) by buying and registering Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on My Nintendo before January 31st, 2019. It was later released as a separate paid DLC for $4.99 on February 1st, 2019.
Joker
Joker, the main protagonist from Atlus' Persona 5, is a downloadable character that was released on April 17th, 2019, as a part of Challenger Pack 1.
Hero
Four protagonists from Square Enix's Dragon Quest series acting as a single newcomer under the collective name Hero is a downloadable character that was released on July 30th, 2019, as a part of Challenger Pack 2.
Banjo & Kazooie
Banjo and Kazooie, from the Rare and Xbox Game Studios franchise of the same name, is a downloadable character that was released on September 4th, 2019, as a part of Challenger Pack 3.
Terry Bogard
Terry Bogard, from SNK's arcade fighter series Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters, is a downloadable character that was released on November 6th, 2019, as a part of Challenger Pack 4.
Byleth
Byleth, the protagonist of the Nintendo Switch game Fire Emblem: Three Houses, is a downloadable character that was released on January 28th, 2020, as a part of Challenger Pack 5.
Min Min
Min Min, one of the fighters from the Nintendo Switch game ARMS, is a downloadable character that was released on June 29th, 2020, as a part of Challenger Pack 6.
Steve
Steve, the playable avatar from Mojang and Xbox Game Studios' Minecraft franchise, is a downloadable character that was released on October 13th, 2020, as a part of Challenger Pack 7.
Sephiroth
Sephiroth, the main villain of Final Fantasy VII, will be released on December 2020, as part of Challenger Pack 8.
Stages
Fighters Pass stages
Mementos
Mementos from Persona 5 was released as a part of Challenger Pack 1 on April 17, 2019, as Joker's home stage.
Yggdrasil's Altar
Yggdrasil's Altar from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age was released as a part of Challenger Pack 2 on July 30, 2019, as Hero's home stage.
Spiral Mountain
Spiral Mountain from Banjo-Kazooie was released as a part of Challenger Pack 3 on September 4, 2019, as Banjo's home stage.
King of Fighters Stadium
King of Fighters Stadium from The King of Fighters was released as a part of Challenger Pack 4 on November 6, 2019, as Terry's home stage.
Garreg Mach Monastery
Garreg Mach Monastery from Fire Emblem: Three Houses was released as a part of Challenger Pack 5 on January 28, 2020, as Byleth's home stage.
Spring Stadium
Spring Stadium from ARMS was released as a part of Challenger Pack 6 on June 29, 2020, as Min Min's home stage.
Minecraft World
Minecraft World from Minecraft was released as a part of Challenger Pack 7 on October 13th, 2020, as Steve's home stage.
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Standalone stage
Small Battlefield
Small Battlefield was added as a standalone stage for free as a part of v8.1.0 on August 4th, 2020.
Mii Costumes
Additional Mii costumes will be available for $0.75 each, with the exception of the Rex outfit and the Ancient Soldier outfit, which is only available as a bonus with the Fighters Pass and Fighters Pass Volume 2 respectively.
Fighters Pass bonus
This Mii costume is only obtainable as a bonus by pre-purchasing the Fighters Pass. The costume was released on December 7th, 2018.
| Costume | Type | Game origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Outfit | Swordfighter | 
|
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 |
Fighters Pass Volume 2 bonus
This Mii costume is only obtainable as a bonus by pre-purchasing Fighters Pass Volume 2. The costume was released on January 28th, 2020.
| Costume | Type | Game origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Soldier Armor | Swordfighter | 
|
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
Round 1
The first wave of costumes was released on April 17th, 2019. This contains 4 new costumes from the Persona series and 2 returning costumes from the Sonic series that were in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
| Costume | Type | Game origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgana Hat | Any | 
|
Persona 5 |
| Persona 4 Protagonist Outfit | Swordfighter |
|
Persona 4 |
| Teddie Hat | Any | ||
| Persona 3 Protagonist Outfit | Swordfighter |
|
Persona 3 |
| Tails Outfit | Gunner | 
|
Sonic The Hedgehog |
| Knuckles Outfit | Brawler | ||
Round 2
The second wave of costumes was released on July 30th, 2019. This contains 4 new costumes from the Dragon Quest series.
| Costume | Type | Game origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Outfit | Swordfighter | 
|
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age |
| Erdrick Armor | Swordfighter |
|
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line |
| Martial Artist Outfit | Swordfighter |
|
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation |
| Slime Hat | Any |
|
Dragon Quest series |
Round 3
The third wave of costumes was released on September 4th, 2019. This contains 1 new costume from UNDERTALE, 1 new costume from The Legend of the Mystical Ninja, 1 new costume from the Pokemon series, and 2 returning costumes from the Mega Man series that were in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
| Costume | Type | Game origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goemon Outfit | Swordfighter | 
|
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja |
| Proto Man Armor | Gunner | 
|
Mega Man 3 |
| Zero Armor | Swordfighter |
|
Mega Man X |
| Team Rocket Outfit | Brawler | 
|
Pokémon series |
| Sans Outfit* | Gunner |
|
UNDERTALE |
*Sans outfit also comes with a music track, MEGALOVANIA.
Round 4
The fifth wave of costumes was released on November 6th, 2019. This contains 1 new costume from the Samurai Shodown series, 1 new costume from the Art of Fighting series, 1 new costume from The King of Fighters series, and 2 returning costumes from the Virtua Fighter series that were in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
| Costume | Type | Game origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakoruru Outfit | Swordfighter | 
|
Samurai Shodown series |
| Ryo Sakazaki Outfit | Brawler |
|
Art of Fighting series |
| Iori Yagami Outfit | Brawler |
|
The King of Fighters series |
| Akira Outfit | Brawler |
|
Virtua Fighter series |
| Jacky Outfit | Brawler | ||
Round 5
The fifth wave of costumes was released on January 28th, 2020. This contains 1 new costume from the Assassin's Creed series, 1 costume from the Raving Rabbids series, 2 more returning costumes from the Mega Man series that was in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and 1 new costume from Cuphead.
| Costume | Type | Game origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altaïr Outfit | Swordfighter |
|
Assassin's Creed series |
| Rabbids Hat | Any |
|
Raving Rabbids series |
| Mega Man X Armor | Gunner |
|
Mega Man X |
| MegaMan.EXE Armor | Gunner |
|
Mega Man Battle Network |
| Cuphead Outfit* | Gunner |
|
Cuphead |
*Cuphead outfit also comes with a music track, Floral Fury.
Round 6
The sixth wave of costumes was released on June 29th, 2020. This contains 1 new costume from ARMS, 1 returning costume from the Tekken series that was in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, 2 new costumes from the Splatoon series, and 1 new costume from the Fallout series.
| Costume | Type | Game origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninjara Outfit | Brawler | 
|
ARMS |
| Heihachi Outfit | Brawler |
|
Tekken series |
| Callie Outfit | Brawler | 
|
Splatoon series |
| Marie Outfit | Gunner | ||
| Vault Boy Outfit | Gunner |
|
Fallout series |
Round 7
The seventh wave of costumes will be released on October 13th, 2020. This will contain 3 new costumes from Minecraft, 1 new costume from the Bomberman series, 1 returning costume from The Tower of Druaga that was previously in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and 1 new costume from No More Heroes.
| Costume | Type | Game origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeper Outfit | Brawler | 
|
Minecraft series |
| Pig Outfit | Brawler |
| |
| Diamond Armor | Swordfighter |
| |
| Gil Armor | Swordfighter |
|
The Tower of Druaga |
| Bomberman Outfit | Brawler |
|
Bomberman series |
| Travis Outfit | Swordfighter |
|
No More Heroes series |
Modes and Features
As a part of v3.0.0, released on April 17th, 2019:
- Stage Builder returns from previous installments; it allows the player to create custom stages.
- Video Editor lets players edit their videos with transition effects, text, and music.
- Shared Content lets players share and discover custom stages, Mii Fighters, and videos. (A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required for sharing and downloading community-made content.)
As a part of v4.0.0, released on July 30th, 2019:
- World of Light mode now has a Very Easy difficulty option.
- Spectate Mode lets players spectate other players' matches and predict the winner to earn points, which can be used to buy items from a special Vault Shop.
- Online Tourney mode lets players participate in in-game online tournaments with preset rules that change periodically. Special event tourneys are also held periodically. (A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to play online tourneys.)
As a part of v5.0.0, released on September 4th, 2019:
- Home-Run Contest returns again, allowing players to rack up damage on a Sandbag and launch it as far as possible, either with themselves or with another player.
As a part of v8.0.0, released on June 29th, 2020:
- Players can now replay matches of Spirits that are present in their Spirit Collection, with a dedicated score system for it.
As a part of v8.1.0, released on August 4th, 2020:
- The stage Small Battlefield is added for free. It is a smaller version of the regular Battlefield designed for 1-vs-1 matches.
- Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Final Destination, along with Small Battlefield, now can play any song from the entire soundtrack.
- Adjustments to the Online have been made including the matchmaking, an expansion into the eligibility for Elite Smash, and the values for Global Smash Power calculation. Further investigations and adjustments are promised for future updates.
Spirits
A number of Spirits have been added to the game either through special Spirit events held periodically or with Challenger Packs by way of special DLC Spirit Boards.
| Spirit | Spirit Event | Game of Origin | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner Pikachu | N/A
(unlocked with saved data from Let's Go! Pikachu and Let's Go! Eevee. Permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v2.0.0) |
Pokémon: Let's Go! Pikachu and Let's Go! Eevee |
12/7/2018 |
| Partner Eevee | |||
| Golden Dash Mushroom | "Oh Yeah! Mario Time!"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v2.0.0) |
 Mario Kart series |
12/27/2018 |
| Dice Block | Super Mario Party | ||
| River Survival | |||
| Piranha Plant | N/A
(Complete Classic Mode with Piranha Plant as of v2.0.0) |
Super Mario series |
1/29/2019 |
| Joker (Phantom Thief) | N/A
(Complete Classic Mode with Joker as of v3.0.0) |
Persona 5 |
4/17/2019 |
| Joker (Student) | N/A
(Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G as of v3.0.0) | ||
| Phantom Thieves of Hearts | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Persona 5 DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #1) | ||
| Igor | |||
| Caroline & Justine | |||
| Morgana | |||
| Ryuji Sakamoto | |||
| Ann Takamaki | |||
| Yusuke Kitagawa | |||
| Makoto Niijima | |||
| Futaba Sakura | |||
| Haru Okumura | |||
| Goro Akechi | |||
| Toy-Con Robot | "Nintendo Labo SMASH KIT"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v4.0.0) |
Nintendo Labo | 4/26/2019 |
| Toy-Con Car | |||
| Professor Rigss & Plaise & Lerna | |||
| Toy-Con VR Goggles | |||
| Peachette | "Super Smash Sisters"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v4.0.0) |
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe |
5/31/2019 |
| Link (Link's Awakening) | "Return to Koholint"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v5.0.0) |
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) |
6/14/2019 |
| Owl | |||
| Hero (DRAGON QUEST XI S) | N/A
(Complete Classic Mode with Hero as of v4.0.0) |
Dragon Quest series |
7/30/2019 |
| Hero (DRAGON QUEST III) | N/A
(Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G as of v4.0.0) | ||
| Hero (DRAGON QUEST IV) | |||
| Hero (DRAGON QUEST VIII) | |||
| Hero's Comrades | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Dragon Quest DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #2) | ||
| Cetacea | |||
| Slime (Dragon Quest) | |||
| King Slime | N/A
(Enhance the Slime spirit) | ||
| Dracky | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Dragon Quest DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #2) | ||
| Golem | |||
| Great Sabrecub | |||
| Great Sabrecat | N/A
(Enhance the Great Sabrecub spirit) | ||
| Liquid Metal Slime | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Dragon Quest DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #2) | ||
| Banjo & Kazooie | N/A
(Complete Classic Mode with Banjo & Kazooie as of v5.0.0) |
 Banjo-Kazooie series |
9/4/2019 |
| Tooty | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Banjo-Kazooie DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #3) | ||
| Bottles | |||
| Mumbo Jumbo | |||
| Jinjos | |||
| The Mighty Jinjonator | N/A
(Enhance the Jinjos spirit) | ||
| Jiggy | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Banjo-Kazooie DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #3) | ||
| Gruntilda | |||
| Buzzbomb | |||
| Tockles | N/A
(Unlocked with saved data from Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition or its demo. Permanently added to the Dragon Quest DLC Spirit Board as of v6.0.0) |
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age | |
| Radiant Gleam | "Arsenals at the Ready! DAEMON X MACHINA"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v7.0.0) |
DAEMON X MACHINA | 9/27/2019 |
| Kloster (Grief) | |||
| Bullet Walker (Brigadier General) | |||
| High Line (Guns Empress) | |||
| I-Tetrimino | "Attack of the Tetriminos!"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v7.0.0) |
Tetris series | 10/25/2019 |
| T-Tetrimino | |||
| S-Tetrimino & Z-Tetrimino | |||
| L-Tetrimino & J-Tetrimono | |||
| O-Tetrimino | |||
| Terry Bogard | N/A
(Complete Classic Mode with Terry as of v.6.0.0) |
Fatal Fury series |
11/6/2019 |
| Andy Bogard | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the SNK DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #4) | ||
| Joe Higashi | |||
| Kim Kaphwan | |||
| Geese Howard | |||
| Ryo Sakazaki | Art of Fighting series | ||
| Kyo Kusanagi | The King of Fighters series | ||
| Iori Yagami | |||
| Haohmaru | Samurai Shodown series | ||
| Nakoruru | |||
| Athena Asamiya | Psycho Soldier | ||
| Ralf & Clark | Ikari Warriors | ||
| Zacian & Zamazenta | "New Galar Region Pokémon Discovered!"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v8.0.0) |
Pokémon Sword and Shield |
11/21/2019 |
| Grookey, Scorbunny, & Sobble | |||
| Corviknight | |||
| Morpeko | |||
| Wesker | "Oust Resident Evil!"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v8.0.0) |
Resident Evil series | 11/29/2019 |
| Leon | |||
| Chris | |||
| Jill | |||
| ASTRAL CHAIN Hero (Female) | "Chain the Future to Spirits!"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v.8.0.0) |
Astral Chain | 1/17/2020 |
| ASTRAL CHAIN Hero (Male) | |||
| Kyle | |||
| Lappy | |||
| Byleth (Male) | N/A
(Complete Classic Mode with Byleth as of v.7.0.0) |
 Fire Emblem: Three Houses |
1/28/2020 |
| Byleth (Female) | N/A
(Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G as of v7.0.0) | ||
| Edelgard | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Three Houses DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #5) | ||
| Edelgard - Five Years Later | N/A
(Enhance the Edelgard spirit) | ||
| Dimitri | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Three Houses DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #5) | ||
| Dimitri - Five Years Later | N/A
(Enhance the Dimitri spirit) | ||
| Claude | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Three Houses DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #5) | ||
| Claude - Five Years Later | N/A
(Enhance the Claude spirit) | ||
| Sothis | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Three Houses DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #5) | ||
| Rhea | |||
| Seteth | |||
| Dorothea | |||
| Ingrid | |||
| Hilda (Fire Emblem) | |||
| Kunio | "River City Smash"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v.8.0.0) |
River City Ransom | 1/23/2020 |
| Riki (River City) | |||
| Goda | |||
| Ryuichi & Ryuji | |||
| Cuphead | "Ready? Wallop!"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v8.0.0) |
Cuphead | 2/14/2020 |
| Mugman | |||
| The Devil (Cuphead) | |||
| King Dice | |||
| Lotus | "Spirits in Black"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v8.0.0) |
Warframe | 2/28/2020 |
| Natah | "Spirits in Black"
(Enhance the Lotus spirit) | ||
| Ring Fit Trainees | "Spirits Fit for a Fight"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v8.1.0) |
Ring Fit Adventure | 3/13/2020 |
| Dragaux | |||
| Ring | |||
| Orville & Wilbur | "Animal Crossing Spirits! Yes, Yes!"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v8.1.0) |
 Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
4/2/2020 |
| C.J. | |||
| Flick | |||
| Daisy Mae | |||
| Duran & Angela | "The Spirits of Mana"
(permanently added to the Spirit Board as of v8.1.0) |
Trials of Mana (2020) | 4/23/2020 |
| Kevin & Charlotte | |||
| Hawkeye & Riesz | |||
| Min Min (Fighter) | N/A
(Complete Classic Mode with Min Min as of v8.0.0) |
ARMS |
6/29/2020 |
| Master Mummy | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the ARMS DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #6) | ||
| Mechanica | |||
| Byte & Barq | |||
| Kid Cobra | |||
| Helix | |||
| Max Brass | |||
| Alfyn & Therion | "Second Anniversary of OCTOPATH TRAVELER" | Octopath Traveler | 7/10/2020 |
| Tress & Cyrus | |||
| H'aanit & Ophilia | |||
| Olberic & Primrose | |||
| Peach (Paper Mario: The Origami King) | "Paper Mario: The Origami King" | Paper Mario: The Origami King |
8/28/2020 |
| Olivia | |||
| King Olly | |||
| Steve | N/A
(Complete Classic Mode with Steve as of v9.0.0) |
Minecraft |
10/13/2020 |
| Alex | N/A
(Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G as of v9.0.0) | ||
| Zombie | N/A
(Obtained after a Spirit battle on the Minecraft DLC Spirit Board included with Challenger Pack #7) | ||
| Creeper | |||
| Skeleton | |||
| Slime (Minecraft) | |||
| Enderman | |||
| Villager & Iron Golem | |||
| Ghast | |||
| Piglin | |||
| Ender Dragon |