Official v7.0.0 Patch Notes

[shrooby]

Welcome to the official Patch Notes thread for v7.0.0 of Ultimate.

This thread is only for cataloguing confirmed changes. For reporting and discussing changes use the patch discussion thread:
https://smashboards.com/threads/v7-0-0-patch-discussion-thread.498868/

If there's anything that we might have missed and have evidence of, you can either post it in the Patch Discussion Thread and tag shrooby and/or Gunla , or PM us with direct reports and evidence of unconfirmed changes (that are not in this post or discussed).

All character numerical values are presented in the base format, without the 1-v-1 multiplier. For convenience, the value with the 1-v-1 multiplier applied is displayed next to it in parentheses (*).

Changes marked in italics are changes that were not mentioned in Nintendo's official patch notes in any capacity.

• Bayonetta
  • Increased shield size by x.1.05
• Bowser
  • Increased shield size by x1.075
• Bowser Jr
  • Increased shield size
• Byleth
  • "Today...there is quite a bit to report!"
• Captain Falcon
  • Increased shield size by x1.05
  • Jab 1: Made it easier to link into jab 2
• Cloud
  • Increased shield size
  • Up Special: Ledge snaps earlier: 28F -> 24F
  • Down Special: Increased the speed at which Limit gauge fills
  • Dash Attack: Increased KBG of sweetspot: 60 -> 70
  • Forward Smash: Made hits link more reliably
  • Up Smash
    • Increased KBG at tip of sword: 96 -> 105
    • Decreased startup: 15F -> 12F
    • Decreased total frames: 48F -> 45F
• Corrin
  • Increased shield size
  • Down Throw: Decreased hitlag multipier: x2.5 -> x1.5
• Diddy Kong
  • Made arms briefly invincible after deactivating shield
• Donkey Kong
  • Increased shield size
  • Made head briefly invincible after deactivating shield.
• Dr. Mario
  • Up Special: Increased knockback of sweetspot: 100 -> 105 KBG
  • Forward Tilt
    • Increased damage: 8.2% -> 10.5% (9.0% -> 12.6%)
    • Decreased knockback: 70 -> 65 KBG
  • Down Tilt
    • Increased hitstun: 0F -> +3F
    • Decreased knockback: 80 -> 55 KBG
  • Neutral Air (Late Hit)
    • Increased damage: 9.4% -> 11.7% (11.3% -> 14.0%)
    • Decreased knockback: 102 -> 94 KBG
  • Down Air: Increased active frames: 16-17F -> 16-19F
• Duck Hunt
  • Increased shield size
  • Rapid Jab: Increased hitstun: +0F -> +2F
• Falco
  • Increased shield size
• Fox
  • Changed animation when shield is attacked
• Ganondorf
  • Increased shield size
• Greninja
  • Increased shield size by x1.206
• Ice Climbers
  • Increased shield size
• Incineroar
  • Side Special: Increased knockback of collateral hitboxes against opponents that were not grabbed
    • Lariat
      • KBG: 76 -> 38
      • BKB: 20 -> 88
    • Back body drop
      • KBG: 50 -> 34
      • BKB: 80 -> 128
• Isabelle
  • Side Special: Adjusted variables related to ledge tether range: (14, 10, -3, -10) -> (20, 25, -3, -10)
    • This seems to address certain positions at which Isabelle would not immediately snap to the ledge after tethering to it
• Joker
  • When there are two or fewer opponents, taking damage depletes Rebellion Gauge more
  • Neutral Special (Aerial Down): Reduced range
• King Dedede
  • Increased shield size by x1.15
• King K. Rool
  • Increased shield size by x1.011
  • Adjusted shield's center and the center of the posture during shielding to match
• Kirby
  • Increased shield size
• Link
  • Increased shield size
• Little Mac
  • Increased shield size
• Lucario
  • Increased shield size
• Meta Knight
  • Increased shield size
• Mewtwo
  • Increased shield size by x1.1
  • Changed animation while shielding to avoid shield pokes
  • Down Tilt: Adjusted certain hitbox (IDs 0 and 1) mappings
    • This seems to address certain situations in which the hit would not connect due to z-axis positioning
• Mii Brawler
  • Side Special 3: Made it easier to grab opponents
• Mii Swordfighter
  • Increased shield size by x1.075
• Mr. Game & Watch
  • Increased shield size by x1.125
• Olimar
  • Increased shield size
• Pac-Man
  • Increased shield size
• Palutena
  • Increased shield size
  • Down Throw: Increased KBG: 25 -> 30
  • Up Tilt (List Hit)
    • Increased damage: 2.5% -> 4.5% (3.0% -> 5.4%)
    • KBG: 195 -> 136
    • BKB: 60 -> 75
  • Down Smash Increased BKB of sweetspot: 40 -> 52
  • Neutral Air
    • Decreased KBG: 180 -> 155
    • Increased BKB: 30 -> 35
    • Reduced hitbox size of last hit against aerial opponents: 11.5 -> 9.8
• Pichu
  • Increased shield size
• Pikachu
  • Increased shield size by x1.175
• Piranha Plant
  • Made lips briefly invincible after deactivating shield
• Pit
  • Increased shield size
• Dark Pit
  • Increased shield size
• Pokemon Trainer
  • Squirtle
    • Increased shield size by x1.15
  • Charizard
    • Increased shield size by x1.2
• Ridley
  • Made one part of wing briefly invincible after activating and deactivating shield
  • Changed animation while shielding to avoid shield pokes
• Rosalina and Luma
  • Increased shield size
• Roy
  • Up Smash: Adjusted certain hitboxes (IDs 0 and 1) to prevent opponents from tripping during the move
• Chrom
  • Up Smash: Adjusted certain hitboxes (IDs 0 and 1) to prevent opponents from tripping during the move
• Ryu
  • Increased shield size by x1.125
  • Down Tilt (Heavy)
    • Decreased BKB: 73 -> 66
    • Adjusted knockback angle: 64° -> 55°
  • Down Smash
    • Now possible to cancel into a special move
    • Reduced shield damage
  • Neutral Special
    • Hadoken: Increased shieldstun: 3-3F -> 8-8F
    • True Hadokuen: Increased shieldstun: 4-4F -> 10-10F
    • Shakunetsu Hadoken: Made hits link more reliably
  • Side Special
    • Made the pivoting leg invincible while rotating
    • Tatsumaki: Increased damage
      • Grounded: 9.0-11.0% -> 11.0-13.0% (10.8-13.2% -> 13.2-15.6%)
      • Aerial: 8.0-10.0% -> 10.0-12.0% (9.6-12.0% -> 12.0-14.4%)
    • True Tatsumaki: Increased damage
      • Grounded: 10.4-12.7% -> 12.7-15.0% (12.5-15.2% -> 15.2-18.0%)
      • Aerial: 9.2-11.6% -> 11.6-13.9% (11.0-13.9% -> 13.9-16.7%)
    • Increased knockack of sweetspot
• Ken
  • Increased shield size by x1.125
  • Down Tilt (Heavy)
    • Decreased BKB: 73 -> 66
    • Adjusted knockback angle: 64° -> 55°
  • Down Smash
    • Now possible to cancel into a special move
    • Reduced shield damage
  • Side Special
    • Made the pivoting leg invincible while rotating
    • Made hits link more reliably
• Samus
  • Increased shield size
  • Zair
    • Increased damage: 1.5/3.0 -> 2.5/4.0 (1.8/3.6% -> 2.0/4.8)
    • Increased active frames: 8-17F -> 8-19F
  • Up Throw
    • Increased KBG: 72 -> 80
  • Dash Attack
    • Increased damage of initial hit: 7.0% -> 10.0% (8.4% -> 12.0%)
  • Up Smash: Increased KBG: 150 -> 162
  • Down Smash: Increased KBG:
    • Sweetspot: 58 -> 68
    • Sourspot: 58 -> 70
• Dark Samus
  • Increased shield size by x1.025
  • Made right arm briefly invincible after activating shield.
  • Zair
    • Increased damage: 1.5/3.0% -> 2.5/4.0% (1.8/3.6% -> 2.0/4.8)
    • Increased active frames: 8-17F -> 8-19F
  • Up Throw
    • Increased KBG: 72 -> 80
  • Dash Attack
    • Increased damage of initial hit: 7.0% -> 10.0% (8.4% -> 12.0%)
  • Up Smash: Increased KBG: 150 -> 162
  • Down Smash: Increased KBG:
    • Sweetspot: 58 -> 68
    • Sourspot: 58 -> 70
• Sheik
  • Increased shield size.
  • Standing Grab: Increased range
  • Neutral Special: Decreased landing lag: 16F -> 12F
  • Side Special
    • Decreased total frames of grounded variant: 75-104F -> 69-98F
    • Decreased total frames of aerial variant: 84-154F -> 78-148F
    • Increased active frames of explosion: 50-51F -> 50-53F
    • The explosion will no longer get negated
  • Up Special (Explosion): Increased KBG: 102 -> 112
  • Down Smash
    • Decreased startup: 11/18F -> 8/15F
    • Decreased total frames: 51F -> 48F
    • Made hits link more reliably
• Snake
  • Increased shield size
  • Made head briefly invincible after activating shield
• Sonic
  • Increased shield size by x1.1
  • Up Smash: Adjusted certain hitboxes (IDs 2 and 3) to prevent opponents from tripping during the move
• Toon Link
  • Zair: Increased active frames: 11-18F -> 11-20F
  • Dash Attack: Decreased total frames: 30F -> 28F
  • Down Smash: Increased KBG
    • First hit: 83 -> 90
    • Second hit: 79 -> 85
  • Back Air: Decreased startup 7F -> 6F
  • Down Air (Late Hit)
    • Increased damage: 12.0% -> 14.0% (14.4% -> 16.8%)
    • Decreased KBG: 100 -> 98
• Villager
  • Increased shield size
• Wii Fit Trainer
  • Increased shield size
• Wolf
  • Increased shield size
• Yoshi
  • Increased shield size
  • Made head and legs briefly invincible after activating shield
• Young Link
  • Increased shield size
  • Zair
    • Active frames: 11-18F -> 9-17F
    • Adjusted knockback angle: 38° -> 60°
    • Increased hitstun: +0F -> +4F
  • Forward Throw
    • Increased KBG: 165 -> 184
    • Increased BKB: 45 -> 48
  • Jab 1
    • Decreased startup: 6F -> 4F
    • Decreased total frames: 19F -> 17F
    • Made transition into jab 2 earlier: 9F -> 7F
  • Up Smash: Increased KBG: 100 -> 108
  • Up Air: Increased KBG: 77 -> 82
• Zelda
  • Increased shield size
  • Side Special
    • Increased hitbox size of early hit
    • Increased active frames of explosion: 14-17F -> 14-19F
  • Down Special
    • Increased damage (All Stages): 4.7-14.1% -> 5.9-17.7% (5.6/16.9% -> 7.0-21.2%)
    • Increased knockback
  • Forward Tilt
    • Increased damage: 10.0/12.0% -> 11.5/15.0% (12.0/14.4% -> 13.8/18.0%)
    • Decreased KBG: 70/70 -> 68/69
  • Neutral Air
    • Decreased landing lag: 15F -> 12F
    • Made hits link more reliably
  • Up Air
    • Increased active frames: 14-16F -> 14-19F
    • Increased hitbox size
    • Increased KBG of initial hit: 70 -> 73
    • Added new late hit on frames 17-19
      • Damage: 12.0% (14.4%)
      • Knockback angle: 90°
      • KBG: 70
      • BKB: 55
• Zero Suit Samus
  • Increased shield size
  • Down Special: Decreased bury time