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General Guides

Guides to general aspects of Smash that pertain to one or more games, such as fundamentals, mechanics or game features.

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  1. Tools 1
  2. General Guides 174
  3. Super Smash Brothers Ultimate 75
    1. 01 - Mario 3
    2. 02 - Donkey Kong 1
    3. 03 - Link 1
    4. 04/04ε - Samus/Dark Samus 3
    5. 05 - Yoshi 2
    6. 06 - Kirby 1
    7. 07 - Fox 0
    8. 08 - Pikachu 0
    9. 09 - Luigi 0
    10. 10 - Ness 1
    11. 11 - Captain Falcon 0
    12. 12 - Jigglypuff 2
    13. 13/13ε - Peach/Daisy 2
    14. 14 - Bowser 0
    15. 15 - Ice Climbers 0
    16. 16 - Sheik 1
    17. 17 - Zelda 1
    18. 18 - Dr. Mario 1
    19. 19 - Pichu 0
    20. 20 - Falco 1
    21. 21/21ε - Marth/Lucina 0
    22. 22 - Young Link 1
    23. 23 - Ganondorf 2
    24. 24 - Mewtwo 3
    25. 25/25ε - Roy/Chrom 3
    26. 26 - Mr. Game & Watch 0
    27. 27 - Meta Knight 2
    28. 28/28ε - Pit/Dark Pit 1
    29. 29 - Zero Suit Samus 0
    30. 30 - Wario 1
    31. 31 - Snake 1
    32. 32 - Ike 0
    33. 33-35 Pokémon Trainer 2
    34. 36 - Diddy Kong 0
    35. 37 - Lucas 0
    36. 38 - Sonic 1
    37. 39 - King Dedede 0
    38. 40 - Olimar 0
    39. 41 - Lucario 1
    40. 42 - R.O.B. 2
    41. 43 - Toon Link 0
    42. 44 - Wolf 1
    43. 45 - Villager 1
    44. 46 - Mega Man 0
    45. 47 - Wii Fit Trainer 1
    46. 48 - Rosalina & Luma 0
    47. 49 - Little Mac 1
    48. 50 - Greninja 1
    49. 51-53 - Mii FIGHTER 4
    50. 54 - Palutena 2
    51. 55 - Pac-Man 0
    52. 56 - Robin 3
    53. 57 - Shulk 0
    54. 58 - Bowser Jr. 0
    55. 59 - Duck Hunt 0
    56. 60/60ε - Ryu/Ken 1
    57. 61 - Cloud 2
    58. 62 - Corrin 0
    59. 63 - Bayonetta 2
    60. 64 - Inkling 4
    61. 65 - Ridley 3
    62. 66/66ε - Simon/Richter 2
    63. 67 - King K. Rool 3
    64. 68 - Isabelle 0
    65. 69 - Incineroar 0
    66. 70 - Piranha Plant 1
    67. 71 - Joker 1
    68. 72 - Hero 2
    69. 73 - Banjo & Kazooie 0
    70. 74 - Terry 0
    71. 75 - Byleth 0
    72. 76 - Min Min 0
    73. 77 - Steve 0
    74. 78 - Sephiroth 0
    75. 79-80 - Pyra / Mythra 0
    76. 81 - Kazuya 0
    77. 82 - Sora 0
  4. Super Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U 600
    1. Bayonetta 2
    2. Bowser 9
    3. Bowser Jr. 6
    4. Captain Falcon 13
    5. Charizard 5
    6. Corrin 2
    7. Cloud 5
    8. Dark Pit 3
    9. Diddy Kong 5
    10. Donkey Kong 5
    11. Dr. Mario 11
    12. Duck Hunt 10
    13. Falco 17
    14. Fox 10
    15. Ganondorf 15
    16. Greninja 8
    17. Ike 9
    18. Jigglypuff 21
    19. King Dedede 12
    20. Kirby 13
    21. Link 16
    22. Little Mac 18
    23. Lucario 8
    24. Lucas 10
    25. Lucina 5
    26. Luigi 12
    27. Mario 10
    28. Marth 12
    29. Mega Man 10
    30. Meta Knight 13
    31. Mewtwo 7
    32. Mii Brawler 7
    33. Mii Gunner 2
    34. Mii Swordfighter 1
    35. Mr. Game & Watch 10
    36. Ness 18
    37. Olimar 7
    38. Pac-Man 13
    39. Palutena 4
    40. Peach 39
    41. Pikachu 7
    42. Pit 11
    43. R.O.B 10
    44. Robin 14
    45. Rosalina & Luma 15
    46. Roy 11
    47. Ryu 10
    48. Samus 9
    49. Sheik 16
    50. Shulk 11
    51. Sonic 15
    52. Toon Link 9
    53. Villager 17
    54. Wario 10
    55. Wii Fit Trainer 5
    56. Yoshi 13
    57. Zelda 6
    58. Zero Suit Samus 8
  5. Super Smash Bros. Melee 66
    1. Bowser 1
    2. Captain Falcon 4
    3. Doctor Mario 0
    4. Donkey Kong 1
    5. Falco 4
    6. Fox 5
    7. Game & Watch 1
    8. Ganondorf 3
    9. Ice Climbers 3
    10. Jigglypuff 3
    11. Kirby 3
    12. Link 2
    13. Luigi 6
    14. Mario 1
    15. Marth 9
    16. Mewtwo 1
    17. Ness 1
    18. Peach 2
    19. Pichu 1
    20. Pikachu 2
    21. Roy 3
    22. Samus 2
    23. Sheik 3
    24. Yoshi 1
    25. Young Link 2
    26. Zelda 2
  6. Project M 37
    1. Bowser 1
    2. Captain Falcon 3
    3. Charizard 1
    4. Diddy Kong 0
    5. Donkey Kong 2
    6. Falco 0
    7. Fox 1
    8. Game & Watch 1
    9. Ganondorf 3
    10. Ice Climbers 1
    11. Ike 2
    12. Ivysaur 2
    13. Jigglypuff 0
    14. King Dedede 1
    15. Kirby 0
    16. Link 1
    17. Lucario 1
    18. Lucas 1
    19. Luigi 1
    20. Mario 1
    21. Marth 0
    22. Meta Knight 2
    23. Mewtwo 1
    24. Ness 1
    25. Olimar 0
    26. Peach 0
    27. Pikachu 0
    28. Pit 1
    29. R.O.B 0
    30. Roy 1
    31. Samus 1
    32. Sheik 1
    33. Snake 0
    34. Sonic 2
    35. Squirtle 1
    36. Toon Link 0
    37. Wario 0
    38. Wolf 1
    39. Yoshi 0
    40. Zelda 2
    41. Zero Suit Samus 0
  7. Super Smash Bros. (64) 12
    1. Captain Falcon 1
    2. Donkey Kong 0
    3. Fox 0
    4. Jigglypuff 2
    5. Kirby 1
    6. Link 4
    7. Luigi 1
    8. Mario 2
    9. Ness 0
    10. Pikachu 0
    11. Samus 0
    12. Yoshi 1
  8. Super Smash Bros. Brawl 11
    1. Bowser 0
    2. Captain Falcon 1
    3. Diddy Kong 0
    4. Donkey Kong 0
    5. Falco 0
    6. Fox 0
    7. Game & Watch 1
    8. Ganondorf 1
    9. Ice Climbers 0
    10. Ike 0
    11. Jigglypuff 0
    12. King Dedede 2
    13. Kirby 0
    14. Link 0
    15. Lucario 1
    16. Lucas 0
    17. Luigi 1
    18. Mario 0
    19. Marth 0
    20. Meta Knight 1
    21. Ness 0
    22. Olimar 1
    23. Peach 0
    24. Pikachu 0
    25. Pit 0
    26. Pokemon Trainer 0
    27. R.O.B 0
    28. Samus 0
    29. Sheik 0
    30. Snake 0
    31. Sonic 1
    32. Toon Link 0
    33. Wario 1
    34. Wolf 0
    35. Yoshi 0
    36. Zelda 0
    37. Zero Suit Samus 0

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