- This article is about Yoshi's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Yoshi.
| “ | Yoshi is all about egg-related moves, like throwing eggs, swallowing opponents and turning them into eggs, or turning into an egg and charging toward an opponent. With a high jump, recovery is a piece of cake for Yoshi! And for his Final Smash, a Yoshi army stampedes through the stage. | ” |
| —Description from the Super Smash Blog. | ||
Yoshi is a veteran fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, first playable in Super Smash Bros. He was confirmed to return on June 12, 2018 during E3 2018.
Attributes
Strengths
- High speed and mobility both on the ground and in the air.
- Flutter Kick does high damage to large targets.
- Very combo oriented.
- Capable of crawling.
- Forward Aerial can Meteor Smash.
- Down Aerial deals the highest damage of all aerials in the game, dealing around 30%, assuming all hits connect.
- Egg Lay is great for setting up traps and reads.
- Egg Throw is a powerful spacing and edge-guarding tool.
- Egg Roll has surprisingly high priority.
- Yoshi Bomb inflicts a good deal of shield damage.
Weaknesses
- Poor vertical recovery, lacking a proper recovering Special Move.
- Predictable recovery, relying heavily on his midair jump.
- All Smash Attacks have considerable ending lag.
- Very punishable grab if it misses, as it has long starting and ending lag.
- Very weak throws, none of them capable of KO'ing or comboing reliably.
- Has second longest dodge-roll in the game, after Samus.
Summary
Changes from SSBWU/3DS
Attributes
- Excluding initial dash, dash animation has been altered.
- Yarn and Crafted Yoshi from Yoshi's Wooly World and Yoshi's Crafted World, respectfully, are palette swaps.
Ground Attacks
- Forward tilt has an altered animation.
Aerial Attacks
- Yoshi has a new up aerial animation.
Grabs and Throws
- Yoshi's mouth now appears swollen when holding an opponent, forcing him to hold it closed with his hands.
Special Attacks
- Yoshi's Egg Roll side special now bounces along the ground rather than rolling.
- The eggs thrown by Yoshi via Egg Throw now bounce once if they hit the ground before exploding.
- Yoshi's Final Smash has been changed completely; instead of Super Dragon, Yoshi teleports the fighter to an open desert, where a Yoshi stampede tramples over them, damaging them and knocking them back, referencing a part of Melee's intro.
Moveset
Ground Attacks
Normal
- Neutral Attack: Yoshi kicks once, and then kicks a second.
- Forward Tilt: Yoshi swipes forwards with his tail.
- Up Tilt: Yoshi swipes overhead with his tail.
- Down Tilt: Yoshi swipes his tail across the ground.
- Dash Attack: Yoshi kicks forwards with one foot.
Smash Attacks
- Forward Smash: Yoshi performs a headbutt forwards.
- Up Smash: Yoshi does a back flip, kicking overhead.
- Down Smash: Yoshi swipes low to the ground with his tail on one side, then to the other side.
Other attacks
- Floor Attack (Front): A tail sweep.
- Floor Attack (Back): Headbutts on both sides of himself.
- Floor Attack (Trip): A tail sweep.
- Ledge Attack: An inward tail sweep.
Aerial Attacks
- Neutral aerial: Yoshi does a sex kick.
- Forward aerial (Noggin Dunk): Yoshi headbutts in a downwards arc; spikes when sweetspotted.
- Back aerial: Yoshi swings his tail backwards three times.
- Up aerial: Yoshi swings his tail upwards.
- Down aerial (Flutter Kick): Yoshi rapidly kicks below himself with both feet.
Grabs and Throws
- Pummel: Yoshi chews on the opponent.
- Forward Throw: Yoshi spits the opponent forward.
- Back Throw: Yoshi spits the opponent backward.
- Up Throw: Yoshi spits the opponent upwards.
- Down Throw: Yoshi spits the opponent into the ground.
Special Moves
| Yoshi's Special Moves | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSB | Melee | Brawl | SSBWU/3DS | Ultimate | ||
| Standard Special | Egg Lay | |||||
| Side Special | — | Egg Roll | ||||
| Up Special | Egg Throw | |||||
| Down Special | Yoshi Bomb | |||||
| Final Smash | — | Super Dragon | Stampede! | |||
Taunts
- Up Taunt: Dances around in a circle.
- Side Taunt: Chases his tail before pausing to stare at it.
- Down Taunt: Jumps up and down while flailing his arms and looking toward the screen.
On-Screen Appearance
Idle Poses
Victory Poses
In competitive play
To be added
In Spirit Battles
As the Main Opponent
- Hammer Bro
- Wiggler
- Plessie (Giant)
- Rattly
- Kip (Tiny; x4)
- Like Like
- Dimitri
- Spirit Who Loves Surprises (x4)
- Yarn Yoshi (x4)
- Leon Powalski
- Tricky
- Metapod
- Eevee (x3)
- Cresselia
- Zygarde (50% Forme) (Giant; Tiny x7)
- Pyoro
- Bulborb (Giant)
- Gracie
- Pig (x6)
- T-Rex (Giant)
- Nibbles
As a Minion
- Wanda
- MC Ballyhoo & Big Top
- Baby Mario (x8)
- Cobalion, Terrakion, & Virizion
- River Survival
Palette Swaps
Trivia
- Yoshi’s new Final Smash references the opening cinematic from Super Smash Bros. Melee, where a Yoshi stampede was seen treading through the desert.
Gallery
Yoshi's Crafted Yoshi palette
Yoshi appearing angry on Tortimer Island.
Yoshi air dodging a Super Scope shot from Zelda.
Yoshi doing his side taunt.
Mr. Game & Watch using Chef on a large Yoshi egg.
A green and yellow Yoshi taunting on Skyworld.
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