Item-swallowing
Item-swallowing is a technique inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. 4, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, performable byKirby,King Dedede, andWario. These characters can use theirneutral special moves to eat mostitems. Kirby and King Dedede useInhale while Wario usesChomp though Kirby can also use King Dedede’s Inhale and Wario’s Chomp as well to eat items if he copies them. Additionally,Munchlax uses the same list for the items it will eat.
When an item is swallowed, it takes some time for the character to swallow it. Light items are immediately swallowed, but non-explosive heavy items likebarrels have the characters briefly remain bloated with the item in their stomach, before they eventually swallow it. Explosive items that are eaten will cause about 5%damage to the consumer, and if it is eaten by using Chomp, will also deal 13% damage to nearby opponents.
Food and other recovery items (except theTeam Healer),Dragoon andDaybreak parts,Superspicy Curry,Super Mushrooms,Poison Mushrooms,Warp Stars,Super Stars,Metal Boxes, andTimers take immediate effect upon being eaten.
InSuper Smash Bros. 4, it has beenbuffed, asKirby andWario can restore 1% damage from eating most items. Swallowing healing items has the same effect as using them normally. For example, swallowing aFairy Bottle will heal 1% if the character is at less than 100% damage and will heal 100% damage if above. Wario andKing Dedede gain 1.5x more HP from eating food items (Kirby cancopy Wario's Chomp or King Dedede's Inhale for the same effect). Wario and King Dedede can also now eat energyprojectiles likeNess'sPK Fire andMario'sFireballs, but do not receive any health. Finally, eating items, projectiles from items (like theRay Gun's projectiles), and foods will increase theWario Waft's charge for Wario.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, it has been further buffed for bothKirby andKing Dedede. Kirby, upon inhaling a projectile, can either spit it back out as a star or swallow it to recover some health. King Dedede's Inhale acts as areflecting move, returning projectiles in their original form with a 1.5× damage multiplier.
Edible items[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
- All normal items except forSmash Ball,Mr. Saturn,Poké Balls,Bonsly,Electrode,Stickers,Trophies,CDs,Smash Coins and Bills
- Blast Box,Bob-omb,Gooey Bomb,Motion-Sensor Bomb, andSmart Bomb count as explosive items
- A revolvingHothead
- Link andToon Link'sBombs
- Snake'sCardboard Box when thrown (counts as a heavy item)
- Gyros
- Hand Grenades
- Diddy Kong'sPeanuts
- Power Suit Pieces
- Waddle Dees andWaddle Doos
- Wario'sWario Bike (counts as a heavy item) and wheels
- Peach'sVegetables
- Summit'sVegetables
- Apples onGreen Greens
- AnAuroros stuck in the ground
- AKoopa Troopa retreated into its shell
Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]
- All normal items except forSmash Ball,Mr. Saturn,Cuccos,Poké Balls,Master Balls,Electrode,Grass,Custom Parts,Smash RunPowers,Trophies, andCDs
- Blast Box,Bob-omb,Bombchu,Gooey Bomb,Hocotate Bomb,Motion-Sensor Bomb,Smart Bomb andX Bomb count as explosive items
- A revolvingHothead
- AKoopa Troopa retreated into its shell
Projectile attacks[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
- All normal items except forSmash Ball,Fake Smash Ball,Poké Balls,Master Balls,Electrode,Pyukumuku,Grass,Mr. Saturn andCuccos
- Blast Box,Bomber,Bob-omb,Motion-Sensor Bomb,Gooey Bomb,Smart Bomb,Bombchu,X Bomb andHocotate Bomb count as explosive items
- A revolvingHothead
- Vulpix,Alolan Vulpix,Staryu,Kyogre,Snivy,Fennekin andTapu Koko's projectile attacks
- Chef Kawasaki,Ghirahim,Guile,Hammer Bro,Jeff,Krystal,Mother Brain,Phosphora,Shovel Knight,Starman,Sukapon,Takamaru andWily Capsule's projectile attacks
- Projectile attacks:
- Mario andLuigi'sFireball
- Link's forward Smash,Bow and Arrows,Boomerang andRemote Bomb
- Samus andDark Samus'Charge Shot,Missile andBomb
- Yoshi'sEgg Throw andYoshi Bomb (stars)
- Kirby'sFinal Cutter (shock waves)
- Fox,Falco andWolf'sBlaster
- Pikachu andPichu'sThunder andThunder Jolt
- All ofNess andLucas's special moves except forPK Magnet
- Peach andDaisy'sToad andVegetable
- Bowser'sFire Breath
- Ice Climbers'Ice Shot
- Sheik'sNeedle Storm andBurst Grenade
- Zelda'sDin's Fire
- Dr. Mario'sMegavitamins
- Young Link'sFire Arrow,Boomerang, andBomb
- Mewtwo'sShadow Ball andConfusion
- Mr. Game & Watch's forward aerial andChef
- Pit'sPalutena Bow
- Dark Pit'sSilver Bow
- Zero Suit Samus'Paralyzer
- Snake'sHand Grenade,Remote Missile,C4, up Smash and taunt (box)
- Ivysaur'sRazor Leaf
- Charizard'sFlamethrower
- Diddy Kong'sPeanut Popgun andRocketbarrel Boost (airborne)
- Sonic'sSpring Jump (airborne)
- King Dedede'sGordo Throw andSuper Dedede Jump (stars produced by landing)
- Olimar'sPikmin Throw
- Lucario'sAura Sphere andForce Palm's aura
- R.O.B.'sRobo Beam andGyro
- Toon Link'sHero's Bow,Boomerang, andBomb
- Villager's dash attack, forward and back aerials, forward Smash,Lloid Rocket, andTimber (water)
- Mega Man's neutral attack, forward tilt, neutral aerial, up aerial,Metal Blade,Crash Bomber andLeaf Shield
- Wii Fit Trainer'sSun Salutation andHeader
- Rosalina & Luma'sStar Bits
- Mii Brawler'sShot Put
- Mii Swordfighter'sGale Strike,Shuriken of Light andChakram
- All ofMii Gunner's projectible attacks
- All ofPalutena's projectile attacks
- All ofPac-Man's special attacks except forPac-Jump
- All ofRobin's projectile attacks except for Discarded Levin Sword and tomes
- Bowser Jr.'sClown Cannon andMechakoopa
- Duck Hunt'sTrick Shot andClay Shooting
- Ryu andKen'sHadoken
- Cloud'sBlade Beam
- Corrin'sDragon Fang Shot
- Bayonetta'sBullet Climax
- Inkling'sSplat Bomb
- Ridley'sPlasma Breath
- Simon andRichter'sAxe,Cross andHoly Water
- King K. Rool'sBlunderbuss andCrownerang
- Isabelle's dash attack and forward and back aerials
- Piranha Plant'sPtooie andPoison Breath
- Joker'sEiha/Eigaon
- All ofHero's projectile attacks except forSwoosh and Kaswoosh
- Banjo & Kazooie'sEgg Firing / Breegull Blaster,Rear Egg andShock Spring Jump
- Terry'sPower Wave
- Byleth'sFailnaught, only the max charged arrows
- Steve's side tilt, down aerial, down Smash,Minecart andTNT
- Sephiroth'sFlare / Megaflare / Gigaflare,Shadow Flare andScintilla
- Pyra'sBlazing End
- Mythra'sRay of Punishment / Chroma Dust
- Kazuya'sDevil Blaster
- Sora'sMagic
Trivia[edit]
- When using Inhale, the player must usually stand directly next to an item. However, certain items will be actuallypulled in from a greater distance.
- Despite being able to eat both enemies and fruits in his home series,Yoshi cannot swallow items inSmash, making him the only character that can hold opponents in his mouth but cannot swallow items.
- Characters who can swallow items can eatSandbag in theWi-Fi room, but another will reappear instantly.
- Wario swallows items quicker than Kirby and King Dedede, but still takes a while to swallow big things, such as his bike.
- In thePikmin series, a creature that ingests aWhite Pikmin would take damage from its toxins. This feature is absent inSmash, and Wario and King Dedede can both recover health from swallowing one as they would from any other item.
