Palette Swap (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

Palette Swaps in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate remain the same for the majority of the cast returning from the previous title, with each character receiving eight total. However, characters such as Mario and Cloud possess different costumes, characters such as Robin and Corrin have male and female variants, while characters such as Bowser Jr. and Olimar change them into different characters that change their voicelines and name, though in-game they remain the same.

Unlike previous installments, palette swaps are now notated by "Color #." In addition, by selecting the character on the character slot, an additional menu can be brought up to display all the colors immediately, though the traditional method of selecting a palette swap via the left and right shoulder buttons is still retained. Palette swaps are loaded up by order of the character's placement in the roster, meaning the characters from Smash 64 will have their palettes shown earlier than characters that are DLC.

Banjo & Kazooie

Brown	Based on their original appearance in the original Banjo-Kazooie and "Banjo-Tooie" games on the Nintendo 64.
Pink	Banjo resembles Mumbo Jumbo. While Kazooie has a lighter orange plumage similar to her appearance in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Her orange color might also reference Eyrie.
Black	Banjo resembles Bottles, while Kazooie most likely resembles either the blue Jinjos or one of Kazooie's multiplayer colors in Banjo-Tooie.
Red	Banjo resembles Tooty. It may also resemble Brash, a member of the Brothers Bear from Donkey Kong Country 3. While Kazooie references the Pink Breegulls from Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge.
White	Banjo resembles Boggy, while Kazooie resembles a Gentoo Penguin.
Yellow	Most likely resembles either Targitzan, the first boss from Banjo-Tooie, a multiplayer color for Banjo in Banjo-Tooie, or the Jiggies.
Blue	Most likely a reference to the blue eggs and red feathers Banjo and Kazooie collect, or the Split-up Pads in Banjo-Tooie. Their colors could also be based on the colors Banjo and Kazooie's names are in the series logo.
Green	Resembles Gruntilda, with both Kazooie and Banjo's pants specifically resembling Gruntilda's scarf, and Banjo resembling her skin and dress and hat.

Bayonetta

Black	Based on her appearance in Bayonetta 2.
Original	Based on her appearance in Bayonetta.
Yellow	Resembles her Princess Daisy outfit from the Wii U version of Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2.
Green	Resembles her green alternate color in Anarchy Reigns.
Red	Based on the color scheme of Jeanne, her friendly rival from the Bayonetta series. Her hair recolored white as well. The Wicked Weaves are also colored white to match.
Pink	Based on her time-displaced, younger self whom she watches over in Bayonetta.
White	Based off of the white dress she wears in the beginning of Bayonetta 2.
Blue	Resembles her blue alternate color in Anarchy Reigns.

Bowser

Default	Based on his appearance from the most recent games in the Mario series since Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4.
Black	Based on Morton Koopa Jr.'s design from recent games. This costume somewhat combines the Black and Brown costumes from Brawl.
Yellow	Possibly a reference to the gold Bowser statue from Super Mario World, or Ludwig Von Koopa's sprite design from the same game.
Green	Heavily resembles Bowser's in-game sprite from Super Mario World. It is also based on a green alternate costume in Mario Golf, and seems reminiscent of Bowser's cartoon design used in the three DIC Entertainment shows, as well as the Nintendo Comics System series.
Grey	This costume turns Bowser’s hair red and his shell and spiked collars to white, somewhat resembling Dry Bowser from New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart Wii. It also resembles Morton Koopa Jr.’s white and gold shell and darker skin.
Orange	The color scheme may resemble Bowletta from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Also resembles Giga Bowser's appearance in Ultimate.
Red	Based on an alternate costume in Mario Golf, except with red hair and a pink head.
Blue	Based on the color scheme of a Bowser Impostor from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Also resembles his alternate color in Mario Golf.

Bowser Jr.

Junior	Bowser Jr. rides in his Junior Clown Car that was introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Larry	Replaced with Larry Koopa.
Roy	Replaced with Roy Koopa.
Wendy	Replaced with Wendy O. Koopa.
Iggy	Replaced with Iggy Koopa.
Morton	Replaced with Morton Koopa Jr.
Lemmy	Replaced with Lemmy Koopa.
Ludwig	Replaced with Ludwig von Koopa.

Byleth

Male	Based on the default male avatar as a Commoner from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Female	Based on the default female avatar as a Commoner from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Blue	Based on the color scheme of Dimitri, the leader of the Blue Lions house in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Byleth's hair color changes to yellow in this costume.
Red	Based on the color scheme of Edelgard, the leader of the Black Eagles house in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Byleth's hair color changes to white in this costume.
Yellow	Based on the color scheme of Claude, the leader of the Golden Deer house in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Byleth's hair color changes to black in this costume.
Green	Based on Sothis from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Male Black	Based on Byelth's appearance after merging with Sothis. It's similar to their first two colors, but with the major difference of Byleth's hair color changing to light green in this color.
Female Black	Based on Byelth's appearance after merging with Sothis. It's similar to their first two colors, but with the major difference of Byleth's hair color changing to light green in this color.

Captain Falcon

Indigo	Based his standard appearance from F-Zero GX.
Black	Resembles his appearance in the Japanese F-Zero X commercial.
Red	Based on Blood Falcon's outfit from F-Zero X. Much like in the previous games, this color alters the logo on his back to “Blood Hawk”, the name of Blood Falcon’s F-Zero vehicle.
Green	Reminiscent of Pico and Wild Goose’s color scheme.
Blue	This is a reference to his original F-Zero costume, as well his appearance in F-ZERO: GP Legend.
White	Resembles Jody Summer’s original appearance in F-Zero X.
Yellow	Possibly based on Dr. Stewart and the Golden Fox’s color scheme.
Cyan	May be based on the outfit of Rick Wheeler, the protagonist of F-Zero: GP Legend.

Chrom

Blue	Based on his appearance as a Lord from Fire Emblem Awakening.
Red	Resembles Walhart, an antagonist in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Green	Resembles Stahl, one of Chrom’s shepherds in Awakening.
Yellow	Resembles the color scheme of Owain, Chrom‘s nephew from Awakening.
Black	Based on the color scheme of Lon'qu, a character in Fire Emblem Awakening. Also resembles Karel in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
Purple	Resembles Yen’fay, a minor antagonist in Awakening.
White	Resembles Kellam, one of Chrom’s shepherds in Awakening.
Cyan	Based on the color scheme of Donnel, a character in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Cloud

Purple	Based on his appearance in Final Fantasy VII.
Advent	Based on his appearance from the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie. Also known as "Cloudy Wolf" in Dissidia Final Fantasy. In this costume, his Buster Sword changes to that of the Fusion Sword. It is referred to as his "Advent Children costume".
Blue	Based on Zack Fair's original SOLDIER 2nd Class uniform from the start of Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.
Advent Blue	Resembles the color scheme of the default SOLDIER 3rd Class uniform from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. Also resembles the color scheme of the Shinra infantryman uniform from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.
Red	Based on the default SOLDIER 2nd Class uniform from the original Final Fantasy VII.
Advent Black	Based on his appearance in Advent Children after his fight with Bahamut SIN, during which his sleeve is torn off, revealing a pink ribbon commemorating Aerith
Brown	Based on the default SOLDIER 1st Class uniform from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, , which is used by Zack Fair in the same game. Also based on Cloud's default costume in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.
Advent Purple	Resembles the color scheme of the default SOLDIER 2nd Class uniform from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.

Corrin

Male	Based on the default male avatar as a Nohr Prince from Fire Emblem Fates.
Female	Based on the default female avatar as a Nohr Princess from Fire Emblem Fates, though with black leggings.
Red	Resembles the color schemes of Saizo and Arthur from Fire Emblem Fates. Also based on the "enemy unit" color in the Fire Emblem series.
Orange	Resembles the color scheme of Oboro from Fire Emblem Fates.
Blue	Resembles the color scheme of Kris, the Avatar from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. Also based on the "player unit" color in the Fire Emblem series.
Pink	Resembles the color scheme associated with the secret kingdom of Valla from Fire Emblem Fates.
Green	Resembles the color scheme of Kaze from Fire Emblem Fates. Also based on the "ally unit" and "NPC unit" colors in the Fire Emblem series.
Black	Resembles the color scheme of the Nohr Noble class from Fire Emblem Fates.

Daisy

Orange	Based on her appearance from Mario Party 4 onwards.
Green	Resembles Peach's appearance on the title screen of NES Open Tournament Golf. Also resembles an alternate costume for Peach from Mario Golf.
Pink	Resembles Princess Peach's sprites in Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3, in which she was a brunette. It also resembles Princess Peach's cartoon design from the three DIC Entertainment shows, as well as the Nintendo Comics System series.
Blue	Resembles her appearance on the title screen of NES Open Tournament Golf. Also resembles an alternate costume for Peach from Mario Golf.
Red	Might be based on either Ashley from the WarioWare series, or Pauline's appearance from Super Mario Odyssey.
Purple	Resembles her appearance in the Short Game mode from Mario Tennis 64.
White	Gives Daisy a white dress similar to Peach's white dress.
Black	Resembles a maid uniform. It also loosely resembles her monochromatic sprite from Super Mario Land.

Dark Pit

Black	Based on his appearance from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which in turn is based on Pit's "Fallen Angel" costume from Brawl.
Green	N/A
Brown	Resembles Magnus from Kid Icarus: Uprising. This palette swap is the only one to change Dark Pit's skin.
Yellow	N/A
Red	N/A
Blue	N/A
White	Similar to Pit’s default outfit, but with black wings and and a red scarf to differentiate the two.
Purple	Resembles the Eggplant Wizard from the Kid Icarus series. Also resembles Pit's eggplant from the Kid Icarus games.

Dark Samus

Blue	Based on their appearance in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Green	Could likely be based on Samus's "Mass Produced Samus" palette from the original Super Smash Bros.
Purple	Resembles Noxus from Metroid Prime Hunters. Could also resemble Gandrayda from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Red	Resembles both Trace and Spire from Metroid Prime Hunters.
Yellow	Resembles the Golden Torizo from Super Metroid.
Grey	Resembles concept art of Dark Samus from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
Brown	Resembles a Demolition Trooper from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Pink	Resembles Gandrayda from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Diddy Kong

Red	Based on his current appearance since Donkey Kong Country.
White	Resembles the alternate outfit in the Two-Player Contest mode from the original Donkey Kong Country game.
Pink	His clothing and fur is based on Dixie Kong, Diddy Kong's girlfriend from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Purple	Resembles the alternate outfit in the Two-Player Contest mode from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Green	Resembles one of Diddy Kong’s alternate costumes in the multiplayer mode of Donkey Kong 64. The reddish fur also matches Donkey Kong’s red alternate costume.
Blue	His clothing and fur is based on Kiddy Kong from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble.
Yellow	Resembles an actual chimpanzee. Similar and complimentary to Donkey Kong's black alternate costume.
Cyan	Resembles Donkey Kong Jr., as he appears in Donkey Kong Jr. Math.

Donkey Kong

Brown	Based on his current appearance since the original Donkey Kong Country.
Black	Resembles a real life rainforest gorilla. The tie is the same as the one used in Contest Mode as a second player in the original Donkey Kong Country.
Red	May represent the original Donkey Kong from the arcade game with the same name who had reddish orange fur.
Blue	Resembles an alternate color scheme from Donkey Kong 64 and an alternate costume from Mario Golf.
Green	Based on his green color scheme throughout the Super Smash Bros. series. Resembles an alternate color scheme from DK: King of Swing.
White	Referred to as "Yeti DK" on the Brawl DOJO!! Resembles the Fire Mini Donkey Kong from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, and a recolor from Mario Golf. This may also be a reference to Eddie the Mean Old Yeti from the Donkey Kong Country animated series, who shared the same model as Donkey Kong. Also resembles Super Kong from the Donkey Kong Country games developed by Retro Studios.
Yellow	Resembles Donkey Kong under the effects of Banana Juice from Donkey Kong Country Returns, and a recolor from Mario Golf.
Pink	Based on Junior (II) from Donkey Kong Jr. Math.

Dr. Mario

White	Based on Dr. Mario’s appearance from Dr. Mario 64 onward, but with black jeans instead of white trousers like in Melee.
Red	Resembles the scrubs worn by modern day nurses. Also based on the Red Virus from Dr. Mario.
Blue	Resembles the scrubs of a modern day doctors. Also based on the Blue Virus from Dr. Mario.
Green	Resembles the scrubs of a modern day surgeon.
Black	Referred to as an “Unlicensed Doctor” on the Melee website.
Yellow	Based on the Yellow Virus from Dr. Mario.
Purple	N/A
Pink	His red outfit from Melee, which resembles Nurse Toadstool’s outfit.

Duck Hunt

Default	The dog is based on its default appearance from Duck Hunt. The duck is one of the three possible ducks from Duck Hunt.
Black	The dog has a tricolor coat pattern and resembles either a Rottweiler, a Doberman Pinscher, a Beauceron, a tricolor Border Collie, an Australian Shepherd or a Coonhound. The duck resembles that of a Swedish Blue or a male Saxony duck.
Blue	The dog is likely based on either an American Akita, American Pit Bull Terrier, English Foxhound or a bicolor Border Collie. The duck resembles a male Common Pochard or an American black duck.
Brown	The dog is likely based on either a Chocolate Labrador Retriever, or a Bloodhound. The duck is likely based on a Silver Appleyard, a female Welsh Harlequin, an American Black duck or a female Orpington duck.
White	The dog is based on a Dalmatian. The duck is likely based on an East Indie duck, a Ruddy shelduck or a male Red-Crested Pochard duck.
Tan	The dog is likely based on either a Japanese Akita, Shiba Inu, Beagle or an American Foxhound. The duck is highly likely based on a female Blue-Headed Mallard duck.
Yellow	The dog's coat resembles either a German Shepherd, Yellow Labrador Retriever or Golden Retriever. The dog's coat also resembles it's official artwork from the original NES game. The duck appears to be a male Mallard Duck and also one of the three possible ducks that appears in the original Duck Hunt.
Red	The dog's coat is likely based on a Black Labrador Retriever or a Great Dane. The duck is one of the three possible ducks from Duck Hunt. It also resembles Banjo and Kazooie, since this was referenced through their Classic Mode route.

Falco

Gray	Based on his appearance in Star Fox Zero.
Orange	Resembles his appearance from Star Fox 64 and Star Fox 64 3D.
Blue
Red	Resembles his appearance in Star Fox: Assault.
Green	N/A
Black	Based on the "Dark Falco" costume Falco has from Brawl. Resembles a black pheasant, red-throated caracara, crow or raven.
White	Resembles Falco's blue costume from the Versus Mode of Star Fox: Assault.
Pink	Resembles Katt Monroe from Star Fox 64, Star Fox 64 3D, and Star Fox Zero.

Fox

Default	Based on his appearance in Star Fox Zero.
Black	His “Dark Fox” costume from Brawl. The name of the color was posted on the DOJO!!. It also resembles a cross fox.
Red	Resembles Fox's Player 1 costume from the Versus Mode of Star Fox: Assault. His pink jumpsuit somewhat resembles Falco’s appearance from Assault. The red jumpsuit is also based on Peppy Hare's jumpsuit from Star Fox 64, Star Fox 64 3D, and Star Fox Zero.
Green	Resembles Fox's Player 4 costume from the Versus Mode of Star Fox: Assault.
Orange	Resembles Falco's appearances in Star Fox 64,Star Fox 64 3D and Star Fox Zero.
White	Resembles Fox's white costume from 3DS/Wii U.
Yellow	Resembles Fox's Player 3 costume from the Versus Mode of Star Fox: Assault.
Purple	Resembles Wolf O' Donnell. The fur is now purple to differentiate this costume from Wolf, who is playable in Ultimate. It also resembles a silver fox.

Ganondorf

Default	Based on his appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.
Violet	Loosely resembles the appearance of Yuga from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
Blue	Based of his original beast-boar form, Ganon, in the original The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, and A Link Between Worlds.
Green	Loosely resembles his in-game appearance in Ocarina of Time. Also based on his green alternate costume from Melee.
Purple	Also loosely resembles Yuga from A Link Between Worlds.
Brown	Resembles his appearance from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
White	Complementary to Link's "Dark Link" costume. This time, his skin is blue instead of grey. Also based on his "Old Manondorf" costume from Brawl and 3DS/Wii U, hence the white hair.
Grey	Resembles his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Greninja

Blue	Based on its appearance from Pokemon X and Y.
Red	Resembles Crawdaunt, another Water/Dark Type Pokémon from the Pokémon series.
Pink	Resembles Lickilicky, another Pokémon in the Pokémon series with a large tongue.
Black	Color scheme resembles its shiny variation, but with an orange tongue rather than a red tongue and white skin in certain areas instead of black skin.
Violet	Similar in color to the purple Kecleon which are occasionally seen in the Pokémon anime and games.
Green	Color scheme resembles Kecleon, another Pokémon in the Pokémon series with a long tongue.
Grey	N/A
Purple	Color scheme resembles Shellder, another Water-type Pokémon in the Pokémon series with a large tongue.

Hero

Luminary	Based on the appearance of the Hero from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
Erdrick	Based on the appearance of the male Hero from Dragon Quest III: Seeds of Salvations.
Solo	Based on the appearance of the male Hero from Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen.
Eight	Based on the appearance of the Hero from Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
Luminary Red	Resembles the Hero from Dragon Quest X. Also resembles Angelo, a party member from Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
Erdrick White	Resembles Abel/Madason, the Hero from Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride.
Solo Orange	Resembles the Hero from the original Dragon Quest.
Eight Blue	Resembles the Prince of Midenhall, the Hero from Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line. Also resembles Terry, a party member from Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation.

Ice Climbers

Purple	Based on their appearance from the original Ice Climber.
Blue	N/A
Green	N/A
Indigo	Popo's parka resembles his dark blue sprite from the original Ice Climber.
Red	Nana's red parka resemble the red Ice Climber on the American boxart for Ice Climber.
Brown	N/A
White	Resembles the color of any Ice Climber when touched by an enemy in Ice Climber. The mittens they wear are based on their default parka costumes.
Orange	N/A

Ike

Default	Based on his appearance in the Ranger class outfit from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, which was his default design in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Brown	Based on his Hero appearance from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, which was his default design from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
Purple	Resembles the outfit of Mia from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Also based on the "enemy unit" color from the Fire Emblem series.
Red	Resembles the outfit of Zelgius from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.
Yellow	Resembles the outfit of Ike's father, Greil from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.
Green	Resembles the outfit of Geoffrey from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. Also based on the "ally unit" and "NPC unit" colors in the Fire Emblem series.
Blue	Resembles the color scheme of Sigurd, one of the main protagonists from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.
Black	Resembles the Black Knight, one of the main antagonists from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.

Incineroar

Red	Based on it's appearance from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Green	Resembles Mitsuharu Misawa, the second Tiger Mask wrestler in Japan.
Black	A reversal of its normal color scheme. Resembles a black and red mask once worn by Japanese wrestler, The Great Muta. Also resembles its pre-evolution, Litten, but with a grey torso instead of a black one.
Blue	Resembles Ultimo Dragon, a Japanese wrestler known for popularizing the Asai Moonsault.
Orange	Resembles Yoshihiro Yamazaki, the fourth Tiger Mask wrestler in Japan. Also resembles Infernape, another evolved Fire-Type Pokémon. It also has a similar color scheme to it's other pre-evolution, Torracat.
Purple	Resembles a costume worn by Spanish wrestler Rey Mysterio Jr. from the 1997 Halloween Havoc event. Also resembles Big the Cat from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Grey	A more monochromatic or "burnt" looking swap. Resembles the Black Tiger, the rival persona of the Japanese wrestler, Tiger Mask. It might also resemble the black and white appearance of Dollar, Sun's Torracat from the Pokémon Adventures manga series.
White	Resembles its Shiny coloration from Pokémon Sun and Moon. Also resembles Japanese wrestler, Jushin "Thunder" Liger.

Inkling

Orange	Female Inkling wearing Fake Contacts, a White Tee, and Pink Trainers. Based on her default appearance in artwork and marketing from the original Splatoon.
Blue	Male Inkling wearing Fake Contacts, a Zink Layered LS, and Purple Hi-Horses. Based on his default appearance in artwork and marketing from the original Splatoon.
Yellow	Female Inkling wearing the Hero Headset Replica, Hero Jacket Replica, and Hero Runner Replicas. Based on how she appears in artwork from the original Splatoon, but with yellow tentacles and ink instead of green. Resembles the default appearance of the Female Agent 3.
Green	Male Inkling wearing the Skull Bandana, Armor Jacket Replica, and Moto Boots. Based on how he appears in on the boxart for Volume 2 of Sheldon's Picks.
Pink	Female Inkling wearing the Takoroka Mesh, Black Squideye, and White Kicks. Based on how she appears in artwork from the original Splatoon.
Cyan	Male Inkling wearing the Retro Specs, Baby-Jelly Shirt, and Blue Slip-Ons. Based on how he appears in artwork from the original Splatoon, but with cyan tentacles and ink instead of purple.
Purple	Female Inkling wearing the Squid Hairclip, School Uniform, and School Shoes, as she appears in promotional artwork from the Squid Research Lab. Also based on the School Uniform that can be unlocked in the original Splatoon after completing all challenges for the Female Inkling Amiibo.
Indigo	Male Inkling wearing the Skate Helmet, Octo Tee, and Octoling Boots.

Isabelle

Green	Her Summer Outfift appearance from Animal Crossing: New Leaf onwards.
Yellow	Her Winter Outfift appearance from Animal Crossing: New Leaf onwards.
Pink	A variation of her Summer Outfit, which resembles her casual outfit from Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.
Red	A variation on her Winter Outfift. Might be based on her brother, Digby.
Purple	Resembles Pelly from the Animal Crossing series. Also resembles her Winter Solstice outfit.
Teal	Resembles Tom Nook's appearance from Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Grey	Resembles Brewster from the Animal Crossing series. Also resembles her Labor Day outfit.
Blue	Resembles the outside and it's Daytime.

Jigglypuff

Default	Based on its appearance from the most recent games in the Pokémon series.
Red	Resemble the flower Elite Four member Phoebe wears in the Generation III Pokémon games, most noticeably in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Although it's worth pointing out that Jigglypuff has had this alternate costume ever since the original Super Smash Bros.
White	Wears the hat of Leaf, the female protagonist from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Blue	Wears a straw hat that's commonly associated with Bug Catcher Trainers throughout the Pokémon series.
Green	Wears the hat Kirby wears when he has the sleep copy ability. A reference to Jigglypuff's use of Rest throughout both Super Smash Bros. and the Pokémon series.
Pink	Based on the ribbon associated with the Fairy Tale Girls. Also resembles Jigglypuff's red ribbon alternate costume in the original Super Smash Bros.
Nurse	Wears the hat of the Pokémon Center Nurse as it appears in Pokémon X and Y.
Glasses	Wears the default hat and glasses of Serena, the female protagonist from Pokémon X and Y.

Joker

Black	Based on his appearance as a Phantom Thief from Persona 5.
Purple	Based on the main color used as the signature color of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.
Blue	Based on the main color used as the signature color of Persona 3, and resembles the color scheme of the Velvet Room attendants in the Persona series
Yellow	Based on the main color used as the signature color of Persona 4.
Red	A reversal of his normal colors. Based on the main color used as the signature color of both Persona 2 and Persona 5. Also resembles the color scheme of Arsene, Joker's Persona.
White	Based off the attire of Phantom Thief Crow from Persona 5. The only palette swap to change Joker's hair entirely to a different color.
School	Based off Joker's appearance when wearing his winter Shujin Academy uniform in Persona 5.
School White	Resembles Joker's appearance when wearing his summer Shujin Academy uniform in Persona 5. Could also resemble the appearance of Goro Akechi in Persona 5 when he's wearing his detective uniform.

Ken

Orange	Based on his design since the original Street Fighter.
Grey	Resembles his “Medium Punch“ color.
Purple	Resembles his ”Heavy Punch” color.
White	Resembles his “Light Punch” color.
Green	Resembles his “Light Kick” color.
Yellow	Resembles his “Start button” color.
Blue	Resembles his “Medium Kick” color.
Black	Resembles Violent Ken's 5th color in Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers or Ken's secret color in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike.

King Dedede

Red	Based on his appearance from recent Kirby games.
Pink	Similar to an alternate costume in the Multiplayer mode from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Green	Similar to an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. Has an Yarn Waddle Dee pattern on his belt, based on Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Purple	Similar to an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. The belt is very ornately decorated, similar to those on formal Japanese kimonos.
Cyan	Similar to an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. Features a belt that contains the same icons as one of the menu schemes from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Grey	Based on his appearance on the monochromatic Game Boy screen in Kirby's Dream Land.
Blue	Similar to an alternate costume in the Multiplayer mode from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Black	Similar to an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. May be based on the appearance of an actual Emperor Penguin.

King K. Rool

Green	Based on his original appearance from Donkey Kong Country, with elements from the post-Donkey Kong 64 redesign of the character, such as the blue gem on his cape and more expressive eyes.
Orange	Based on the enemy, Kannon from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Blue	Resembles one of his alternate colors from DK: King of Swing. May also resemble Krusha.
Yellow	Based on the enemies, Kutlass and Kopter from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Pink	Resembles Skidda, an enemy from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.
Black	Most likely resembles Boss Dumb Drum from Donkey Kong Country.
Maroon	Most likely based on the enemies Rockcroc or Klump from Donkey Kong Country.
White	Most likely based on Bleak from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.

Kirby

Pink	Based on her appearance from recent Kirby games.
Yellow	Based on Keeby, the Yellow Kirby controlled by Player 2 in Kirby's Dream Course and various other Kirby titles, as well as Beam Kirby from Kirby Super Star, sans the hat.
Blue	Based on Ice Kirby in Kirby Super Star, but without the hat.
Red	Based on Fire Kirby in Kirby Super Star, but without the hat. It's also based on the Red Kirby controlled by Player 3 in recent multiplayer games.
Green	Based on Plasma Kirby in Kirby Super Star, but without the hat. It's also resembles the Green Kirby controlled by Player 4 in recent multiplayer games, but with yellow balled feet instead of dark green.
White	Based on Kirby's monochrome appearance from the original Kirby's Dream Land. It is also similar to Kirby's appearance on the North American box cover. It is most similar in appearance to the alternate "Chalk" palette in Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Orange	Resembles the orange spray paint from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad. It also resembles the color of Suplex Kirby in Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Purple	Resembles Meta Knight without his armor and mask.

Link

Blue	Based on the Champion's Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Green	Based on the Hero of the Wild Set from Breath of the Wild. This also gives Link his more traditional appearance throughout The Legend of Zelda series.
Red	Resembles the Hylian Tunic from Breath of the Wild.
Grey	Based on Fierce Deity Link from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
Indigo	Resembles the Royal Guard Uniform from Breath of the Wild. The colors of the Hylian Shield resembles the Royal Guard's Shield.
Teal	Resembles his appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
White	Based on his pre-adventure outfit from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. He no longer wears his cap in this costume, furthering its resemblance.
Black	Based off Dark Link, specifically using the design of the Dark Armor set from Breath of the Wild.

Little Mac

Default	Based on his appearance from Punch-Out!! for Wii. He wears this outfit in Contender mode when fighting in the Minor Circuit, the title introduction, and during his training montages. He also wears this outfit as Player 1 in the multiplayer mode, and in Doc Louis' Punch-Out!!.
Yellow	Resembles his appearance in Title Defense Mode in Punch-Out!! for Wii.
White	Resembles a glitch from the NES Punch-Out!! where the green color on Little Mac's sprite would turn white after winning a match. Also resembles Piston Hondo's attire from the Wii version of Punch-Out!!.
Blue	Resembles his appearance when fighting in the Major Circuit in Punch-Out!! for Wii.
Black	Resembles the appearance of the protagonist from the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!!. While the character is called "Little Mac" in some of the game's later promotional materials, there is dispute as to whether or not the two are the same character.
Pink	Wears his pink, hooded sweatshirt from various training montages in the Punch-Out!! series.
Wire	The wireframe design based on the original arcade Punch-Out!!
Green	The wireframe variant swaps the color of the hoodie and gloves, making the hoodie green and the gloves pink, which is the opposite of his training outfit.

Lucario

Blue	Based on its appearance from the most recent games in the Pokémon series.
Purple	N/A
White	Resembles Lucario's pre-evolution, Riolu.
Grey	A more monochromatic appearance.
Teal	N/A
Navy	N/A
Green	The color of the sprite if the main colors are given a hue of -100.
Pink	N/A

Lucas

Yellow	Based on his appearance from Mother 3.
Orange	Changes his color scheme to that of his twin brother Claus from Mother 3.
Blue	N/A
Red	N/A
Grey	Based on the color scheme of the Masked Man from Mother 3. The shirt's design includes a sprite of the Masked Man's head.
Cyan	Based on the color scheme of Duster from Mother 3.
Green	Based on the color scheme of Boney's human disguise from Mother 3. The shirt's design includes a sprite of Boney's head.
Purple	Based on Lucas's purple costume from Brawl, but the shirt has no stripes and instead includes a sprite of a baby Drago from Mother 3.

Lucina

Blue	Based on her default appearance as a Lord from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Green	Based off the color scheme of Nowi, a character in Awakening
Black	Resembles Cherche, a character in Awakening
White	Resembles the color scheme of Cordelia, a character in Awakening
Red	Resembles the color scheme of Tiki, a character in Awakening. Her cape changes to bear the Divine Dragon Crest
Yellow	Resembles Lissa, Lucina's aunt and a character in Awakening.
Navy	Resembles Tharja, a character in Awakening. Her chape changes to bear the crest of Plegia
Purple	Resembles Sumia, a character in Awakening

Luigi

Green	Based on his current appearance from recent games.
Orange	Most likely resembles Mario's color scheme from Pinball, although Luigi's cap is orange but his overalls are blue. It is not a bright color, rather it looks as if it has a brown tint which can have a reference to Princess Daisy since Luigi has a certain liking of her.
Pink	Resembles Luigi's outfit from Wrecking Crew. Also referred to as "Strawberry Luigi". Resembles Dawn as she appeared in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Cyan	Based on Ice Luigi, with his overalls purple instead of green. Resembles his brother Mario appearance on the Mario Bros. cartridge art.
White	Based on Fire Luigi from recent Mario games.
Purple	Based on Waluigi, his arch-rival from the Mario series, though the "L" on his cap is purple instead of yellow. Luigi's overalls are the same color as his normal green color costume.
Navy Blue	Resembles Luigi's Player 2 costume in Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon's ScareScraper. Luigi's cap and overalls are the same color, but the L on Luigi's cap is a greenish yellow matching his shirt.
Yellow	Resembles his appearance in the Atari XE port of Mario Bros., although Luigi's cap is yellow rather than green. His overalls are green compared to his Fire Luigi alternate costume.

Mario

Red	Based on his current appearance since Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4. Although there are minor changes to his design here compared to his design in 3DS/Wii U, now making it based on his appearance in Super Mario Odyssey.
Striped	Based on the outfit Mario wore in NES Open Tournament Golf. The outfit also resembles the American flag. In the Japanese version of NES Open Tournament Golf, it was only worn while playing on the U.S. Course, while Mario's default outfit was worn while playing in other courses. Sometimes referred to as 'Murica Mario by fans.
Blue	Based on Ice Mario, though his shirt is pink instead of blue. Mario's appearance on the Japanese boxart for Mario Bros. Also resembles Mario's appearance on the cover of the e-Reader game Mario Bros.-e. This replaces the inverted blue costume that was previously in all the other games. Resembles Urban Champion Fighter as he appeared In Urban Champion.
Black	Originally based on Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew '98 according to the original SSB Japanese site, though the costume has updated from the original version of this swap to be more black and white than brown and yellow. It may also resemble his more monochromatic appearance in the Super Mario Land games for the Gameboy.
Green	A color inverse of his traditional colors. Resembles Mario's appearance on Japanese and European box arts for Wrecking Crew. It also resembles Luigi's appearance on the arcade version of Mario Bros.
Purple	Based on Waluigi. Interestingly, Mario could wear these colors in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by having both the L Emblem and W Emblem badges equipped. His Wario-based swap was surprisingly removed.
Yellow	Based off Builder Mario from Super Mario Maker.
White	Based off Wedding Mario from Super Mario Odyssey.

Marth

Navy	Based on his appearance as a Lord from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. Also based on the "player unit" color in the Fire Emblem series.
Red	Based on the "enemy unit" color in the Fire Emblem series. May also could be based on the Cain archetype in the Fire Emblem series.
Green	Based on the "ally unit" and "NPC unit" colors in the Fire Emblem series. May also be based on the Abel archetype in the Fire Emblem series.
Black	Resembles the overworld sprites of partner units from Fire Emblem: Geneology of the Holy War. May also resemble Camus from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem.
White	Based on Leif, the protagonist from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.
Blue	Based on Marth's artwork from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. May also resemble Seliph from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.
Yellow	Based on Roy's yellow costume from Melee, but his jeans are colored black instead of white.
Purple	Resembles his original artwork from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. Also referred to as "Pantless Marth" in the community.

Mega Man

Blue	Based on his design in the original Mega Man series when he uses no weapons and only uses the Mega Buster.
Red	Based on his original coloration when using Items 1, 2, and 3 in Mega Man 2, as well as when using the Rush Coil and the other Rush adapters in the series starting from Mega Man 3 and onward.
Green	Based off the colors of Hyper Bomb from the original Mega Man, Leaf Shield from Mega Man 2, Gyro Attack from Mega Man 5, and Tornado Blow from Mega Man 9.
Brown	Based off the colors of Metal Blade from Mega Man 2 and Ring Boomerang from Mega Man 4.
Cyan	Based off the colors of the Air Shooter from Mega Man 2 and Crystal Eye from Mega Man 5.
Chartreuse	Based off the colors of Slash Claw from Mega Man 7. The colors also resemble his appearance from the Captain N: The Game Master cartoon.
Orange	Based off the colors of Flame Blast from Mega Man 6, the Fire Storm from Mega Man, the Atomic Fire from Mega Man 2, the Wave Burner from Mega Man & Bass, the Magma Bazooka from Mega Man 9, and the Solar Blaze from Mega Man 10.
Grey	Based off the colors of Thunder Beam from the original Mega Man, the Top Spin from Mega Man 3, and the Thunder Wool from Mega Man 10. It may also have a reference to Junk Man's body.

Meta Knight

Blue	Based on his appearance from the most recent games in the Kirby series, particularly Kirby's Return to Dream Land, though with more pieces of armor.
White	Based on an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride, as well as a Paladin/Holy Knight.
Red	Based on an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride. Also resembles concept artwork from Kirby's Dream Collection.
Green	Based on an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride.
Navy	Resembles his original appearance in Kirby's Adventure, but with red eyes.
Pink	Based on an alternate costume in Kirby Air Ride, which references Kirby's color scheme; Meta Knight himself resembles a dark blue Kirby beneath his armor.
Purple	Based on Galacta Knight, this time complete with the 4-stared mask, red eyes, and light pink skin color. In addition, Galaxia turns purple to resemble Galacta Knight's lance.
Grey	Based on Dark Meta Knight, complete with a grey mantle and scar on his mask. In addition, Galaxia now has a silver coloration with a blue gem.

Mewtwo

Default	Based on its appearance from the most recent games in the Pokémon series.
Orange	Mewtwo's orange palette swap from Melee. Also resembles one of Mewtwo's possible alternate colors in the Pokémon Stadium games. Also has a possible reference to its Yellow sprite.
Blue	Mewtwo's blue palette swap from Melee. Also resembles one of Mewtwo's possible alternate colors in the Pokémon Stadium games.
Brown	N/A
Red	N/A
Yellow	Mewtwo's shiny form from Pokémon Crystal, seen more as a yellow-green color. As back then Mewtwo had a slight change in its shiny over time.
Cyan	N/A
Purple	Slightly resembles Shadow Lugia from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. Could also resemble Shadow Mewtwo from Pokken Tournament.

Mr. Game & Watch

Black	Based on the Game & Watch characters from the games Fire and Parachute. He has the general color of the LCD frames in most of the Game & Watch handhelds.
Red	Resembles the colours of characters and objects on the Virtual Boy and the red crab in Crab Grab.
Yellow	Based on the depictions of objects and characters on the Game Boy.
Blue	Resemble the blue crab from Crab Grab.
Teal	Based on the displaying of the two shades on the Game Boy, commonly used for the background and foreground.
Cyan	Resembles the backlit display of the Game Boy Light.
Green	Resembles the crab from Crab Grab.
White	Inverted colors of his default costume. Similar to the monochrome LCD display on the Game & Watch.

Ness

Red	Based on his appearance from Earthbound.
White	Resembles Fuel from Mother 3. His appearance is similar to Fire Mario from the Super Mario series.
Yellow	Intended to reference the striped, black and yellow uniforms of the Hanshin Tigers, a Japanese baseball team. The shirt's pattern is also reminiscent of the Gigantic Ant enemy from EarthBound.
Green	Resemble's Everdred from Earthbound. Ness' cap is green but his shirt is yellow and orange striped. Sometimes also referred to as El Chavo Ness in the community.
Purple	Colors resemble that of his younger self that Ness encounters briefly in Magicant. Additionally, the shirt's colors resemble the color scheme of Ness's pajamas from the beginning of Earthbound.
Black	Ness wears a t-shirt with a sprite of Mr. Saturn and a pink cap. This might be based on the Good Kid from Mother 3.
Cyan	The patterns and eyes on his shirt are based on Master Belch, an enemy from EarthBound.
Blue	The shirt represents the checkered backgrounds of some of the menu screens in Earthbound. His cap is the same color as his color 6 costume.

Olimar

Tan	Olimar's Hocotate suit that combines both the details it has in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Pikmin 3.
Red	N/A
Green	Resembles the color scheme of Olimar's unnamed son in the Pikmin series.
Blue	Resembles the design of real life space suits. Also combines his white and blue swaps from Brawl.
Alph	Alph's standard design from Pikmin 3.
Alph Green	Resembles Charlie, the second playable character and Alph's captain from Pikmin 3.
Alph Pink	Resembles Brittany, the third playable character and Alph's co-worker from Pikmin 3.
Alph Red	Resembles Olimar's own colour scheme from the original Pikmin.

Pac-Man

Default	Based on his design on Japanese arcade cabinets, in the Japanese version of Pac-Land, and his appearance from the Pac-Man World games.
Blue	Based on the in-game palette of the wing shoes power-up from Pac-Land.
Yellow	N/A
Black	N/A
Purple	Probably represents Pinky, one of the ghost from the original Pac-Man arcade game.
White	Based on the ingame palette of the wing shoes power-up from Pac-Land.
Red	Probably represents Blinky, one of the ghost from the original Pac-Man arcade game.
Plaid	Gives Pac-Man's gloves and boots the appearance of oven mitts. Referred to as "Cooking Gloves Pac-Man" in the community.

Palutena

White	Based on her appearance from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which itself is based on her appearance that debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Pink	Resembles the palette of her sprite from the original Kid Icarus.
Cyan	Resembles concept art of Palutena from the original Kid Icarus. Also resembles the color scheme of Amazon Pandora from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Green	Resembles artwork of Palutena in the instruction manual from the original Kid Icarus. Might also resemble the sprite of Medusa's true form from the original Kid Icarus.
Blue	Resembles the color scheme of Pandora from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Red	Based on the color scheme of Viridi from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Black	Based on the color scheme of Dark Pit from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Purple	Based on the color scheme of Medusa from Kid Icarus: Uprising.

Peach

Pink	Based on her current appearance since Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4. Although it's worth noting that her dress in Ultimate is more detailed than her dress in 3DS/Wii U.
Yellow	Resembles Gold Peach from Super Mario Party. Replaces her Daisy alternate costume that she previously had ever since Melee due to Daisy now being an Echo Fighter for Peach in Ultimate.
Red	Resembles the original design of Pauline, Mario's girlfriend from Donkey Kong.
Blue	Based on an alternate costume in Mario Golf, with a crown resembling Rosalina's. Resembles Daisy's outfit from NES Open Tournament Golf.
Green	Based on an alternate costume in Mario Golf. Resembles her outfit from NES Open Tournament Golf.
White	Resembles her Wedding Dress from Super Paper Mario and Super Mario Odyssey.
Fire	Based on Fire Peach from Super Mario 3D World. Also resembles Peach's original sprite from Super Mario Bros.
Black	Resembles the color scheme of a Power Star throughout the Super Mario series. Also has some similarities to the appearance of the Shadow Queen from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Pichu

Yellow	Based on its appearance from the most recent games in the Pokémon series.
Cyan	Wears blue goggles based on the Swimmer Trainer class in the Pokémon series.
Red	Based on Pichu's red costume from Melee, albeit without the neckerchief.
Grey	Wears a white beanie based on Team Skull Grunts from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Blue	Wears a blue bandana based on Team Aqua Grunts from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Spiky	Based on the spiky-eared Pichu, a special event Pokémon from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
White	Wears a hibiscus on its ear. Could be based on a similar costume Jigglypuff has where they wear a red hibiscus.
Band	Wears the Focus Band, an item from the Pokémon series known for giving any Pokémon that wears it a 10% chance of preventing the Pokémon from fainting. Could potentially be a joke about how Pichu damages itself and wears it to prevent itself from unintentionally fainting.

Pikachu

Default	Based on its appearance from the most recent games in the Pokémon series.
Red	Includes Red's hat, the male protagonist from the Generation I Pokémon games. Pikachu's fur color also changes to look akin to a shiny Pikachu. Pikachu's fur in this costume also resembles a color alteration of Pikachu in the Pokémon Stadium games.
Green	Includes the headband of Brenden, the male protagonist from the Generation III Pokémon games. Pikachu's fur in this costume also resembles a color alteration of Pikachu in the Pokémon Stadium games.
Yellow	Based on the hat the male protagonist Ethan wears in the Generation II Pokémon games.
Blue	Based on Pikachu's blue party hat alternate costume throughout the Super Smash Bros. series.
Glasses	Wears the default hat of the male protagonist Calem from Pokémon X and Y.
Female	The tip of Pikachu's tail is now heart-shaped like Pikachu's female variation in the Pokémon games. Also wears the cap of Moon/Selene from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Libre	The tip of Pikachu's tail is now heart-shaped like Pikachu's female variation in the Pokémon games. Wears the Libre costume from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Pokken Tournament.

Piranha Plant

For each costume, the container Piranha Plant sits in alternates between a pot and a pipe.

Red	The container Piranha Plant sits in changes with each costume. It sits in the brown pot from Super Mario 3D World by default.
Green	Resembles its original design from Super Mario Bros. The pot is replaced with a green pipe.
Yellow	Resembles various yellow Piranha Plants from the Mario series: the transformed king of Pipe Land from Super Mario Bros. 3, the Wild Ptooie Piranha from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island after being struck once, and the Glad Piranha Plant from Super Princess Peach. It sits in a magenta pot.
Pink	Resembles Peewee Piranha from Super Mario Galaxy and the Nipper Plants from the Super Mario All-Stars release of Super Mario Bros. 3. The stem color is shared with the white costume. It sits in a black pipe.
Black	Resembles the Inky Piranha Plant from Super Mario 3D Land. It may also be patterned off of the Pale Piranha from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. It sits in a red pot.
White	Resembles the Nipper Plant from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island; the spots are based on the Nipper Spores. The stem color is shared with the pink costume. It sits in a yellow pipe.
Purple	Resembles the Bungee Piranhas from Yoshi's Island DS and the Prickly Piranha Plant from Super Mario Galaxy. It sits in a yellow pot. It may also be patterned off of Mom Piranha from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga as well as the blue-colored Piranha Plants that appear both before and during the fight against her.
Blue	Resembles its blue cave sprite from Super Mario Bros.. It may also be patterned off of the Frost Piranha as it appeared in Super Paper Mario, where it had a green stem rather than a blue one as in previous games. The pot is replaced with a brown pipe.

Pit

Default	Based on his appearance from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which was based on his redesign from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Yellow	Resembles the color scheme of his outfit in the Captain N: The Game Master comic.
Red	Similar to an outfit from the original Kid Icarus, specifically when he is equipped with the Gold Arrow upgrade along with Level 4 strength.
Green	Similar to an outfit from the original Kid Icarus, specifically when he is equipped with the Bronze Arrow upgrade along with Level 2 strength, although his wings are now red instead of green.
Blue	Similar to an outfit from the original Kid Icarus, specifically when he is equipped with the Sacred Arrow upgrade along with Level 5 strength.
Black	Resembles Dark Pit, who in turn was based on Pit's "Fallen Angel" costume from Brawl.
White	Resembles a cherub, a depiction of an angel from both the Bible and many other mythologies.
Pink	Combines elements of his cyan and pink costumes from 3DS/Wii U.

Pokémon Trainer

Default	Based on Red from the original Pokémon games as he appears in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Red	Based on Leaf from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Squirtle resembles its evolution, Wartortle. Ivysuar resembles its in-battle sprite from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Charizard resembles his pre-evolution, Charmeleon.
Green	The male trainer takes on the color scheme of Ethan, the male protagonist from the Generation II Pokémon games, Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Squirtle appears with its shiny colors. Charizard appears in its green color from Brawl.
Pink	The female trainer takes on the color scheme of May, the female protagonist from the Generation III Pokémon games, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Charizard appears in its pinkish color from Brawl.
Yellow	The male trainer takes on the color scheme of Lucas, the male protagonist from the Generation IV Pokémon games, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Squirtle resembles its in-battle sprite from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Ivysuar appears with its shiny colors. Charizard appears with the shiny colors of its pre-evolutions, Charmander and Charmeleon.
White	The female trainer takes on the color scheme of Hilda, the female protagonist from the Generation V Pokémon games, Pokémon Black and White. Charizard resembles Aerodactyl, another winged species introduced in the Generation I Pokémon games.
Blue	The male trainer takes on the color scheme of Calem, the male protagonist of the Generation VI Pokémon games, Pokémon X and Y. Charizard resembles Zubat and Golbat, another pair of winged species introduced in the Generation I Pokémon games.
Purple	The female trainer takes on the color scheme of Moon/Selene, the female protagonist from the Generation VII Pokémon games. Specifically how she appeared in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. She has tanned skin. Charizard’s purple color is similar to its old shiny colors from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.

Richter

Navy	A mix between his appearance from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night.
Red	Resembles his ancestor Christopher Belmont as he appears in Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth.
Purple	Resembles Richter's appearance from the unreleased SEGA 32X game Castlevania: The Bloodletting.
Green	Possibly a reference to his girlfriend Annette as she appears in Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles. It also resembles the "Curse" status-effect from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.
Yellow	Resembles artwork of John Morris from Castlevania: Bloodlines.
Blue	Resembles his design in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Black	Resembles the end credits graphics of Castlevania: Dracula X, which are displayed in a monochromatic palette.
White	Resembles Leon Belmont from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

Ridley

Default	Seems to be an amalgamation of his in-game sprite from Super Metroid and his appearance in Metroid: Other M.
Meta	Based on Meta Ridley, a reoccurring boss from the Metroid Prime series and appeared as a boss in the Subspace Emissary from Brawl.
Red	Resembles artwork of him for Super Metroid and his appearance on the American boxart for Super Metroid.
Blue	Resembles Neo-Ridley/Ridley X from Metroid Fusion.
Green	Resembles his official artwork in Metroid: Zero Mission.
Purple	Resembles his in-game sprite from the original Metroid.
Yellow	Resembles the Golden Statue from Super Metroid, albeit with blue highlights instead of red as in the original.
Grey	Resembles Mecha Ridley from Metroid: Zero Mission.

R.O.B.

Tan	Based on R.O.B's Japanese colour scheme for the Famicom. Used as R.O.B.'s default color scheme in the Japanese version of the game.
Grey	Based on R.O.B's American colour scheme for the NES. Even the words on his base change from "Family Computer Robot" to "R.O.B. - Robotic Operating Buddy", the same as the American design. Used as R.O.B.'s default color scheme in the North American and PAL version of the game.
Yellow	Resembles the color scheme of the glitch, Spike, from Stack-Up.
Purple	Resembles the color scheme of the glitch, Flipper, from Stack-Up. Also resembles the North American SNES color scheme. May also resemble the Clear Purple Game Boy Color and the Atomic Purple Nintendo 64 controller.
Blue	Said to be based on either the color scheme of the indigo GameCube model or the color scheme of the Azurite Blue Game Boy Advance SP. Also loosely resembles the Nav-Com from StarTropics, who was a reference to R.O.B. itself.
Green	Similar to the R.O.B. Launcher from the Subspace Emissary, though lacking the same bright blue cord and missile-launching face.
Cyan	Resembles the color scheme of both the Pearl Blue Game Boy Advance SP model and the Japanese only "Mint x White" New Nintendo 3DS LL model.
Red	Resembles the Virtual Boy.

Robin

Male	Based on the default male avatar as a Tactician from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Female	Based on the default female avatar as a Tactician from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Green	Resembles the Tactician's map sprite color scheme from Fire Emblem as well as the scheme of the Abel archetypes. Robin's hair color more closely resembles Mark's from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade than the equivalent costume in 3DS/Wii U.
Red	Resembles Anna, a reoccurring shopkeeper in the Fire Emblem series, as she appeared in Fire Emblem: Awakening as well as the scheme of the Minerva and Cain archetypes. Robin's hair color less closely resembles Anna's than the equivalent costume in 3DS/Wii U.
Blue	Based on the Avatar from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow. Who was also the first ever customizable avatar in the Fire Emblem series.
Yellow	Resembles either Brigid from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War or Eyvel from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. Robin's hair color less closely resembles Eyvel's than the equivalent costume in 3DS/Wii U.
White	The colors are reminiscent of the White Mage from Square Enix's Final Fantasy series. Also resembles the summoner from Fire Emblem Heroes to a degree.
Pink	Based on Serra from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Rosalina & Luma

Cyan	Based on her appearance from Super Mario Galaxy.
Pink	Represents a Hungry Luma from Super Mario Galaxy. Also resembles Princess Peach's dress.
Yellow	Based on the Power Stars and Yellow Lumas from Super Mario Galaxy.
Green	Based on the Green Power Stars and Green Lumas from Super Mario Galaxy.
Red	Based on Fire Rosalina's appearance in Super Mario 3D World. May also represent the Red Star and Red Lumas from Super Mario Galaxy.
Purple	Based on Lubba from Super Mario Galaxy 2. Does also resemble the color of Purple Coins from Super Mario Galaxy.
Black	Resembles the color scheme of a Power Star.
White	Bears slight resemblance to Peach's appearance from Super Mario Bros. and possibly an inverted coloring of Peach's Fire costume from Super Mario 3D World.

Roy

Blue	Based on a mix of his designs from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, Fire Emblem: Awakening and Fire Emblem Heroes. Also based on the color scheme of the "player units" in the Fire Emblem series.
Red	Resembles Roy's orange costume from Melee. Also based on the color scheme on the "enemy units" in the Fire Emblem series.
Green	Resembles Roy's green costume from Melee. Also based on the color scheme on the "ally units" and "NPC units" in the Fire Emblem series.
Violet	Resembles on the color scheme of Marcus, a paladin and Roy's guardian from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
Cyan	Resembles on the color scheme of Eliwood, Roy's father from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. Like in Melee, this is his only palette swap to change the highlight of his armor from golden to silver.
Purple	Resembles on the color scheme of Zephiel, the main antagonist from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
Pink	Based on Cecilia, Roy's tutor from Fire Emblem: Binding Blade.
Yellow	Based on Roy's yellow costume from Melee and 3DS/Wii U.

Ryu

White	Based on his appearance from Street Fighter II up to Street Fighter IV. It is also his default "Low Punch" palette in Super Street Fighter II.
Grey	Based on his second player color in Champion Edition. It is also his "Strong Punch" palette in Super Street Fighter II.
Cyan	Based on his first player color in Hyper Fighting. It is also his "Fierce Punch" palette in Super Street Fighter II.
Black	Resembles his “Light Punch” color.
Orange	Based on Ryo Sakazaki's gi from SNK's Art of Fighting series.
Blue	Based on his "Forward Kick" palette from Super Street Fighter II.
Green	Based on his "Start + Kick" palette from Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
Purple	Resembles Ryu's tenth color from Street Fighter V.

Samus

Orange	Based on her appearance in the Varia Suit as it appears in Metroid: Other M.
Blue	Resembles the Fusion Suit from Metroid Fusion.
Pink	Based on the Varia Suit of the original Metroid when missiles are selected. It's also based the Gravity Suit as it appears in Super Metroid.
Maroon	Based on the Dark Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
Purple	Based the Gravity Suit as it appears throughout most games in the Metroid series.
Green	Samus' Power Suit in Super Metroid. Also, considered a staple of Super Smash Bros. by Masahiro Sakurai. In Japan, the original Smash 64 website referred to this alternate costume as "Mass Produced Samus", a reference to the Mass Produced Gundam's in the Gundam series.
White	Based on the Light Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes . It also resembles her sprite in Metroid II: Return of Samus on the Game Boy.
Black	Resembles a Power Trooper from Metroid Prime. It also resembles Kanden from Metroid Prime: Hunters. Replaces her Dark Samus costume from 3DS/Wii U, as Dark Samus is now an Echo Fighter for Samus.

Sheik

Blue	Based on the Stealth Set from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, including the long white scarf of the Stealth Mask. She maintains her physical appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Red	Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed red in Breath of the Wild.
Indigo	Resemble Sheik's original appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Purple	Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed purple in Breath of the Wild.
Green	Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed green in Breath of the Wild.
Black	Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed black in Breath of the Wild. A reference to a traditional ninja outfit, but is slightly darker and is the only costume to change the colour of her hair.
Yellow	Resembles the Stealth Set after being dyed light yellow in Breath of the Wild.
White	Could resemble Tetra from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, who is an alter ego to Zelda, similar to Sheik. Could also resemble some of the designs of Impa, a recurring Sheikah character throughout The Legend of Zelda series.

Shulk

With the exception of his first and last alternate costumes, all of Shulk's alternate costumes are based on the color schemes of his traveling companions from Xenoblade Chronicles. His hair colors now also match these characters.

Red	Based on Shulk's official art for Xenoblade Chronicles in his default "Colony" armor set.
White	Resembles Mecha-Fiora.
Black	Resembles Dunban.
Orange	Resembles Reyn.
Blue	Resembles Sharla.
Lavender	Resembles Melia.
Yellow	Resembles Riki.
Trunks	Based on Shulk's swimsuit armor set from Xenoblade Chronicles. Also seen when all of his equipment is removed. His skin is slightly tanned when wearing this costume.

Simon

Brown	Based on his classic appearance from the Castlevania series, particularly the Sharp X68000 version of Castlevania Chronicles, with elements of his appearance from Super Castlevania IV.
Red	Resembles his appearance from Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.
Yellow	Resembles his appearance as he appears in the Western boxart from Super Castlevania IV. Could also resembles Fake Trevor, a boss from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Black	Resembles his in-game appearance from Vampire Killer, the MSX2 version of the original Castlevania. Also resembles his appearance from Castlevania Chronicles.
Blue	Resembles his appearance as he appears in the Japanese boxart from Super Castlevania IV. Also resembles Richter Belmont.
Purple	Resembles Cornell from Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. Also resembles his in-game appearance in Vampire Killer, the MSX2 version of the original Castlevania.
Orange	Resembles his in-game appearance from the original Castlevania.
Indigo	Resembles Hector from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness.

Snake

Gray	Based on Snake's default standard sneaking camouflage suit from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
Black	Based off the Dark camouflage from Snake Eater. It's also resembles the Metal camouflage from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Red	Based on the Fire Camouflage from Snake Eater. Resembles Reala from the Sega Game NiGHTS into Dreams.
Blue	Based off the Water camouflage from Snake Eater.
Green	Based off the Tiger Stripe camouflage from Snake Eater.
White	Based off the Splitter camouflage from Snake Eater.
Chartreuse	Based off the Leaf camouflage from Snake Eater.
Brown	Based off Major Ocelot's Animal camouflage from Snake Eater.

Sonic

Blue	Based on his current appearance from recent Sonic the Hedgehog games.
Pink	Resembles NiGHTS from NiGHTS into Dreams..., another SEGA series. May also be a reference to Amy Rose since Sonic has a certain loving of her. The wristbands resemble the Pink Chaos Emerald.
Cyan	Wristbands resemble the Crystal Ring, an upgrade item from Sonic Adventure which helps the player perform a Light Speed Dash quicker. His brighter colored fur also resembles Ice Sonic.
White	Resembles Silver the Hedgehog from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). His wristbands resembles the blue Ark of the Cosmos from Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
Black	His appearance resembles Dark Sonic from the Sonic X anime series.
Yellow	Wristbands resemble the wristbands Silver the Hedgehog wears from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
Green	His wristbands resemble the ones attached to the gloves that appear in the special stages in Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Orange	His wristbands resemble the ones attached to the gloves that appear in the special stages in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Terry

Red	Based on his appearance from the Fatal Fury series and The King of Fighters series. It is also his default "Light Punch" palette.
Blue	Based on his "Light Kick" palette from multiple Fatal Fury and King of Fighters games. The color of the "Fatal Fury" on his hat also changes to blue.
Brown	Resembles his default appearance but with muted colors. Based on his "Heavy Punch" palette from multiple Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters games, including Garou: Mark of the Wolves. The "Fatal Fury" on his hat is also removed.
Green	Based on his "Heavy Kick" palette from multiple games in The King of Fighters series. Could potentially resemble Eri Kasamoto from the Metal Slug series. The "Fatal Fury" on his hat is also removed.
Orange	Based on his appearance from Fatal Fury: King of Fighters and Fatal Fury 2. The "Fatal Fury" on his hat also changes to "NEO GEO". This design also appears in official artwork for Fatal Fury: King of Fighters and Fatal Fury 2.
Grey	Resembles his "Heavy Punch" palette from The King of Fighter '98. Also resembles Kyo Kusanagi, the main protagonist from The King of Fighters series. The "Fatal Fury" on his hat also changes to "THE KING OF FIGHTERS".
Black	Based on his "Heavy Punch" palette he's had in multiple Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters games. The "Fatal Fury" on his hat is also removed, with the panel of the hat changing to a dark shade of grey.
Yellow	Based on his "Color 6" palette from The King of Fighters XIV. The "Fatal Fury" on his hat also changes to "HUNGRY WOLF", which in itself is based on his design in The King of Fighters XIV.

Toon Link

Green	Based on his regular outfit from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.
Red	Based on the Red Link copy from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and Four Swords Adventure
Blue	Based on the Blue Link copy from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and Four Swords Adventure.
Purple	Based on the Purple Link copy from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and Four Swords Adventure.
Brown	Based on Link's appearance from the original The Legend of Zelda and his appearance in The Legend of Zelda cartoon. It also resembles Toon Link's appearance in the first trailer for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Black	Based on Dark Link's appearance in Twilight Princess. While a similar Dark Toon Link, known as Shadow Link, appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, it did not closely resemble this color scheme. It is one of two costumes to change the color of his tights and is the only costume to change the color of his shield.
Grey	Based on the color scheme when Link wears the Blue Ring in The Legend of Zelda. It is one of two costumes to change the color of his tights.
Teal	Based on Link's appearance in A Link Between Worlds, which first appeared in the Oracle Series. Also resembles Link's appearance in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

Villager

Villager's appearance varies greatly between costumes, with their eyes, hair, gender and clothing all changing. All of Villager's alternate costumes, with the exception of the yellow costume, are based on how the player may look at the start of a new game depending on how they answer questions asked by Kapp'n or Rover in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk respectively. The shirts/dresses worn are named below.

Red	Male villager wearing a "No. 1 Shirt". Based on the default appearance of the male Villager from Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk.
Pink	Female villager wearing a "Daisy Shirt". Based on the default appearance of the female Villager from Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk.
Yellow	Male villager wearing a "Racer 6 Tee". The only alternate costume not based on a villager appearance at the start of a new game.
Green	Female villager wearing a "Turnip Top".
Cyan	Male villager wearing a "Blue Tie-Dye Tee".
Blue	Female villager wearing a "Rugby Tee".
Purple	Male villager wearing a "Four-Ball Tee". He has darker skin compared to the previous game.
Chartreuse	Female villager wearing a "Yellow Bolero". She has darker skin compared to the previous game.

Wario

Wario alternates between wearing his biker outfit from WarioWare and his classic overalls from the Mario and Wario Land games.

Blue	Based on his outfit from the WarioWare series.
Classic	Based on his classic outfit from the Mario series and the Wario Land series as well as his current appearance since Wario Land 2.
Red	Combines elements of his red and black costumes from Brawl.
Classic Red	Resembles how Mario looked like in the early Mario games where he had red overalls and a blue shirt instead of the blue overalls and red shirt he wears today. Resembles his blue alternate costume from Mario Golf. It also resembles Mario's outfit in the original Donkey Kong arcade game, in the three DIC Entertainment cartoons and in the Nintendo Comics System series. Giving Wario a Mario skin mirrors how Mario has a Wario skin since Smash 64.
Yellow	Combines elements of his yellow and green costumes from Brawl.
Classic Cyan	Resembles Mario's appearance on the Japanese cover of Mario Bros.
Green	N/A
Classic Green	Similar to Mario's green costume. It also resembles Luigi's debut in Mario Bros., although the colors of the overalls an shirt are swapped.

Wii Fit Trainer

Female	Based on her design from Wii Fit, but the hair is based on her design from Wii Fit Plus and her top covers up more of her torso.
Male	Based on his design from Wii Fit.
Green	Based on her design from Wii Fit Plus and Wii Fit U, though less revealing. Also the color that represents the Strength training mode in the Wii Fit series.
Male Green	Same as previous.
Red	The color that represents the Aerobics category of activities in the Wii Fit series.
Male Red	Same as previous.
Yellow	The color that represents the Balance Games in the Wii Fit series. Also loosely based on an alternate outfit from Wii Fit Plus which only appears when a Yoga or Strength Training activity is being done in "My Wii Fit Plus" mode.
Male Yellow	Same as previous.

Wolf

Purple	Based on his appearance in Star Fox Zero.
Brown	Resembles his appearance in Star Fox Zero and Starlink: Battle for Atlas.
Red	Resembles the Star Wolf member Andrew Oikonny and his appearance from Star Fox: Assault.
Blue	Resembles Wolf's Player 2 costume from the Versus Mode of Star Fox: Assault.
Green	Resembles Wolf's Player 4 costume from the Versus Mode of Star Fox: Assault. Also resembles Harken from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
Orange	N/A
Black	Could loosely be based on Wolf's black costume from Brawl. Compliments with both Fox's and Falco's "dark" costumes.
Pink	Resembles the Star Wolf member Pigma Dengar and his appearance from Star Fox: Assault.

Yoshi

Green	Yoshi's main colors, based on his appearance from both the Mario and Yoshi series as well as his current appearance since Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4.
Red	Based on a Fire Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World.
Blue	Based on a Blue Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World.
Yellow	Based on a Yellow Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World.
Pink	Based on a Pink Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Cyan	Based on an Ice Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Purple	Based on a Purple Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Crafted	An alternate costume based on his appearance from Yoshi's Crafted World.

Young Link

Green	Based on his appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.
Red	Resembles the Goron Tunic from Ocarina of Time.
Blue	Resembles the Zora Tunic from Ocarina of Time.
White	Resembles the use of the Blue Ring in The Legend of Zelda.
Pink	Based on the pink dye from Breath of the Wild. Might also be a reference to Ravio from A Link Between Worlds.
Cyan	Based on the light blue dye from Breath of the Wild. Resembles Link's appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Orange	Based on the orange dye from Breath of the Wild.
Black	"Dark" costume, similar to Link's Dark Link costume.

Zelda

Pink	Based on a mixture her appearances from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Red	Based on Zelda's appearances in the original The Legend of Zelda when Link rescues her with the Red Ring equipped. Her hair is brunette just like said appearance from The Legend of Zelda. Could also be a reference to Din, the Goddess of Power from The Legend of Zelda series.
Blue	Based on Zelda's appearances in The Legend of Zelda when Link rescues her with the Blue Ring equipped. Could also be a reference to Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom from The Legend of Zelda series.
Violet	Based on her appearance as adult Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Green	Based on Zelda's appearances in The Legend of Zelda when Link rescues her with no Magic Ring equipped. Could also be a reference to Farore, the Goddess of Courage from The Legend of Zelda series.
Black	Resembles the appearance of Hilda, Zelda's Lorule counterpart from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
Purple	Based on Zelda's appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
White	Based on Zelda's field sprite from A Link to the Past as well as the goddess dress from Skyward Sword along with her white dress from Breath of the Wild.

Zero Suit Samus

Cyan	Based on her Zero Suit's appearance in Metroid: Other M, while also incorporating some traits from Metroid: Zero Mission.
Blue	Based on her outfit she wears after completing Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
Red	A reference to her red undersuit from the original Metroid after clearing it 100% or by entering JUSTIN BAILEY into the password screen.
Black	May be a reference to her black undersuit from Super Metroid, which was also seen in a Japanese Super Metroid commercial.
Yellow	Inspired by the "Mass Produced Samus" alternate costume that Samus has had since the original Super Smash Bros.
White	Resembles an outfit from one of the endings of Metroid Fusion.
Shorts Orange	Based on an outfit from the ending of Metroid: Zero Mission.
Shorts Blue	Based on an outfit from the ending of Metroid Fusion.

N/A: Color that is original to Super Smash Bros. and doesn't have any particular reference.

Stats

• There is a total of (as of the release of Version 6.0 and Terry) 608 alternate costumes.
• Like with 3DS/Wii U, the average number of costumes per character is 8.
  • However unlike both Brawl and 3DS/Wii U, there is currently no fighter that has more than 8 color palettes specifically for an alternate costume like with Wario in Brawl or Little Mac in 3DS/Wii U, meaning that the number eight is standardized.

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