Not to be confused withShield break jump, or jumpout of shield.

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King Dedede breaking his shield, causing a shield jump inBrawl.

Ashield jump occurs when a fighter'sshield is broken in anySuper Smash Bros. game. The fighter is sent a short distance upward before falling back down. Fighters cannot be controlled during their shield jump or thestun they suffer afterward.

Shield jumps cannot be canceled or interrupted, as the character isintangible during the shield jump (except inBrawl). If a fighter's shield breaks near a ledge, they may fall off the stage and be unable to recover.

Shield jump height values[edit]

Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]

Rank	Character	Shield jump height
1	Jigglypuff	936.83905
2	Falco	61.303986
3	Greninja	55.884041
4	Bayonetta	53.641396
4	Zero Suit Samus
6	Luigi	50.114208
7	Diddy Kong	50.01783
8	Rosalina & Luma	48.520573
9	Sheik	47.378315
10	R.O.B.	46.106945
11	Lucario	45.646511
N/A	Mega Lucario
12	Captain Falcon	45.298752
13	Samus	44.899666
14-17	Dr. Mario	44.1
	Mario
	Mii Brawler
	Ryu
N/A	Mii Brawler (Multi-Man Smash)
18	Yoshi	43.80624
19	Palutena	43.590145
20	Donkey Kong	43.487122
21	Wii Fit Trainer	43.21534
22	Sonic	42.488163
23	Duck Hunt	42.367996
24	Shulk	42.241882
25	Ness	41.843109
26	Bowser Jr.	41.762489
27	Fox	41.616199
28	Pac-Man	41.382965
29	Toon Link	41.0252
30-31	Lucina	40.849941
	Marth
N/A	Mii Gunner (Multi-Man Smash)	40.67
32	Mii Gunner	40.668427
33	Olimar	40.652481
34	Robin	40.316494
35	King Dedede	40.315399
36	Mega Man	39.83392
N/A	Giga Bowser
N/A	Warioman
37	Bowser	39.607784
38	Villager	39.44894
39	Lucas	39.15
40	Charizard	38.853573
41	Zelda	38.295349
42-43	Dark Pit	37.633354
	Pit
44	Wario	37.033981
45	Peach	36.442474
46	Pikachu	36.197403
47-49	Cloud	35.679428
	Corrin
	Ike
50	Meta Knight	35.135567
51	Mr. Game & Watch	33.404976
52	Mewtwo	32.5
53	Roy	32
54	Little Mac	31.572279
N/A	Giga Mac
N/A	Mii Swordfighter (Multi-Man Smash)	31.06
55-56	Link	31.059187
	Mii Swordfighter
57	Ganondorf	30.969843
58	Kirby	28.716846

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Rank	Character	Shield jump height
1	Jigglypuff	936.84
2	Fox	58
3	Greninja	52
	Mii Brawler
5	Sheik	47.5
6	Pichu	47
7	Bayonetta	46
	Diddy Kong
	Falco
10	Ryu	45.5
11	Captain Falcon	45.3
12	Joker	45
	Young Link
	Zero Suit Samus
15	Inkling	44.1
	Ken
	Mario
18	Incineroar	44
	Wolf
20	Palutena	43.59
21	Donkey Kong	43.5
	Hero
23	Terry	42.6
24	Sephiroth	42.5
25	Sora	42.4
26	Shulk	42.24
27	Ice Climbers	42.11
28	Chrom	42
	Kazuya
	Lucario
	Mega Man
	Roy
33	Bowser Jr.	41.76
34	Banjo & Kazooie	41.2
35	Link	41
	Piranha Plant
	R.O.B.
38	Lucina	40.85
39	Mii Gunner	40.67
40	King Dedede	40.32
	Robin
42	Corrin	40
	Dr. Mario
	Duck Hunt
	Ganondorf
	Ridley
	Toon Link
	Wario
	Wii Fit Trainer
50	Bowser	39.61
	King K. Rool
52	Cloud	39.5
	Richter
	Simon
55	Lucas	39.15
56	Byleth	39
	Meta Knight
	Mii Swordfighter
	Snake
	Sonic
61	Charizard	38.85
62	Luigi	38
	Marth
	Mythra
	Pyra
66	Dark Pit	37.63
	Pit
68	Little Mac	37
	Mewtwo
	Min Min
	Ness
	Villager
	Yoshi
74	Daisy	36.44
	Peach
76	Pikachu	36.2
77	Dark Samus	36
	Pac-Man
	Samus
	Zelda
81	Ike	35.68
	Ivysaur
	Squirtle
84	Steve	35.6
85	Isabelle	35
	Mr. Game & Watch
	Olimar
88	Kirby	34
89	Rosalina & Luma	33

Jigglypuff's shield jump[edit]

Jigglypuff's high shield jump.

Jigglypuff has the most notable shield jump out of every character. In everySmash Bros. title, breaking Jigglypuff's shield makes it shield jump extremely high, due to a large amount of knockback from the break. Under most circumstances, Jigglypuff passes the upper blast line and getsKOed. This can only be prevented by an overhead obstruction or if another character inflicts knockback on Jigglypuff as it flies.

Due to changes with the upper blast line's behavior inSuper Smash Bros. 4, Jigglypuff can only be Blast KO'd, unless it istiny on a large stage likePalutena's Temple. Star KOs or Screen KOs are mostly ineffective against Jigglypuff from a shield jump because of its jumping speed. This appears to have been reverted inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.

It is never officially explained within the games why Jigglypuff has a high shield jump.

Advantages[edit]

The first noticeable advantage is inSuper Smash Bros. Melee'sAdventure Mode, when the player has to escape theexploding Brinstar. This stage consists of a vertical climb, which can be completed a lot faster from shield jumping. However, as this technique requires shield breaking, the Shield Stupiditybonus, worth -2000 points, is awarded to the player. The shield jump enablesJigglypuff to reach areas inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl'sSubspace Emissary that few others could, and complete stages, such asGlacial Peak, in record time.

Custom stages inBrawl[edit]

Brawl's introduction ofcustom stages created a new use for shield jumping: aplatform high above the main battlefield can provide Jigglypuff a spot that few other characters can reach or hit with rangedattacks. OnlyPit andR.O.B. can reach a similar height normally. Jigglypuff can be potentially threatened byMeta Knight andKirby'sthrows, and other characters can use thebomb jump.

The Super Jiggly Jump[edit]

When Jigglypuff's shield breaks, it flies upward with its hitstun animation for a period of time. During this period, Jigglypuff can be KOed from the upper blast zone. If Jigglypuff does not reach the upper blast line until after this period, it continues to fly upwards and beyond the blast line as if it had simply jumped very high. This move is easiest to perform on a ceiling that Jigglypuff only gets stuck on for a short period of time, or with accurate timing as it is pushed away from the ceiling.

One easy way of doing this is on theBrawl stageNew Pork City. For this to be executed, Jigglypuff must stand along the right side of the floating structure closest to the middle and shield until it jumps. If Jigglypuff is close enough to the right wall, it skims the wall and continues to be KOed. If a character uses either theMushroom or thePoison Mushroom, it may possibly escape the stun as it reverts to normal size. This enables the player to move freely during the fall.

It can also be performed underneath certain blocks in theMushroomy Kingdom stage.

Gallery[edit]

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  Mario shield jumps before he gets stunned inMelee.

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  Captain Falcon breaksJigglypuff's shield inSmash 64, causing it to do an extremely high jump and getStar KO'd.

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  Jigglypuff can be seen in the top-right corner, high above the other fighters.

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  Jigglypuff's shield jump's usefulness in theBrinstar Escape Shaft inMelee'sAdventure Mode.

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  Mario inSSB4, having just broken his shield.

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Trivia[edit]

• InSmash 64,Kirby,Pikachu, andJigglypuff use their Star KO voice clips when their shield is broken; all other characters use one of their voice clips for taking heavy knockback.
• InMelee andUltimate, voice clips when shields are broken will repeat rather than playing once.
• If a shield is broken in the last 5 seconds of a match, the intangibility is not given.

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