Super Smash Bros Ultimate Character/Engine Changes (via Videos)

Xyless - June 12, 2018

These are based on a Tweet Thread I made, so if anything seems condensed, it's because I was trying to fit the info on a tweet. If there's any changes you recommend, feel free to tweet at me at @Xyless! Because I made this during the Treehouse gameplay footage, I missed anything that happened in that time.

Update Log:

4:40 PM EST: Added dash cancel note, Added Nair on Pikachu, Limit Break nerf on Cloud, Spin Dash nerf on Sonic.

GENERAL OFFENSE CHANGES

Damage is increased during 1v1 battles.
New dramatic slowdowns for big hits.
Can automatically short hop aerial by pressing Attack + Jump together.
Can cancel dashes with any action.

GENERAL DEFENSE CHANGES

Directional air dodging is back, but seems like a cross of Smash 4 and Melee.
Rolling multiple times reduces its effectiveness.
Power shielding now happens on Shield button release, seems to allow quick punishes.
Distance for grabbing ledge seem to be reduced.

MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES

Stages are now picked before characters.
Damage UI now includes a tenth decimal point.
When a character is in the blast zone, a display will appear to show where everyone is.
In 1v1, if a stock is lost, the current stock count appears on screen.

CHARACTER CHANGES

01 Mario: Full hop velocity is way faster, reaches peak super fast. Taunts with Cappy.
02 Donkey Kong: Cargo Throw is one-handed, dash attack leads better into strong punishes. Forward Smash looks chunkier and closer range.
03 Link: New design, bomb is remote, 2 arrows fired.
04 Samus: Can charge shot in the air, Up Throw looks like an explosion now.
05 Yoshi: Up B Eggs bounce, grab range increased.
06 Kirby: Melee dash attack (probably better), new Stone transforms.
07 Fox: New design, new voice, Krystal an assist character?
08 Pikachu: Can be a female Pikachu now, including Libre. New Neutral Air, a multi-hit similar to Mewtwo's.
09 Luigi: New Up Tilt animation.
10 Ness: New windup on PK Fire, USmash looks stronger on the up swing.
11 Captain Falcon: New Forward Smash animation, Falcon Punch more cinematic.
12 Jigglypuff: Jab looks better, still has the shield pop insta-kill.
13 Peach: New Down Tilt animation, Toad helps with throws & his original special
- 13ε Daisy: Side B seems to go further than Peach's, different idle/taunt poses.
14 Bowser: 2nd hit of Down Tilt can trip.
15 Ice Climbers: Nana will smash in the opposite direction as Popo, will walk away and taunt during a throw, will look scared for Popo when he's in trouble (maybe can't attack if he's held?).
16 Sheik: new pauldrons, DSmash looks shorter.
17 Zelda: New design based on Link Between Worlds (can be Hilda), has a jab combo into jab flurry, likely lots of new animations.
18 Dr Mario: New DAir (stomp).
19 Pichu: Looks like more moves are electric (Forward Tilt & Down Tilt at least), still takes self damage.
20 Falco: New jab flurry finisher, laser looks faster on ground at least.
21 Marth: English voice, Dancing Blade is much quicker, Shield Breaker seems to be angleable.
- 21ε Lucina: Same changes as Marth.
22 Young Link: Bombs don't hurt Young Link when hitting others.
23 Ganondorf: New design based on Ocarina of TIme, all smashes use his sword, has Cloud's DSmash.
24 Mewtwo: USmash has more range and is quicker, new Dash Attack animation.
25 Roy: Can reverse the direction of his release of Flare Blade.
26 Mr Game & Watch: All animations are now accurate to their original G&W animations, which change his size and shape more heavily.
27 Meta Knight: Down Throw might have more hit lag.
28 Pit: Orbitars look slightly faster on release?
- 28ε Dark Pit: Same changes as Pit.
29 Zero Suit Samus: Faster taunt, Flip Kick can bounce off more walls, release of Flip Kick looks faster.
30 Wario: Dash attack is his shoulder charge, his full hop velocity also looks much faster.
31 Snake: DSmash is a low kick on both sides instead of mine.
32 Ike: Two designs, Eruption has 3 explosions at full charge, moving forward from Ike.
33/34/35 Pokemon Trainer: No more fatigue, switching is extremely fast, KO still forces switch.
- 33 Squirtle: Run is Squirtle surfing.
- 34 Ivysaur: Jab looks much improved.
- 35 Charizard: NAir might have less landing lag.
36 Diddy Kong: Different jab finisher.
37 Lucas: Looks mostly unchanged, other than Final Smash.
38 Sonic: Knuckles assist trophy, cannot shield cancel Spin Dash.
39 King Dedede: Can Inhale his Gordos and shoot them, New FAir animation, can Down Tilt in both directions.
40 Olimar: All active Pikmin will take part in grabbing and throwing.
41 Lucario: Low Aura Extreme Speed has extremely low distance, Double Team looks quicker.
42 R.O.B.: Up Smash initial hitbox also behind ROB, Robo Burner shows a gauge for fuel on body.
43 Toon Link: New Forward Smash (one upward swing), swinging taunt seems to be holdable.
44 Wolf: New design, faster Blaster, NAir seems to be a sex kick instead of a spin similar to Fox's.
45 Villager: New UI showing what's pocketed, Grab also pockets.
46 Mega Man: No visible changes, but likely can air dodge out of Rush Coil.
47 Wii Fit Trainer: New face, Deep Breathing is much faster.
48 Rosalina & Luma: New Rosalina NAir, Gravity Pull automatically grabs any item pulled, can likely air dodge out of Launch Star.
49 Little Mac: Can reverse direction of release of Straight Lunge, no longer goes helpless after Jolt Haymaker, new animation for KO Uppercut.
50 Greninja: Less end lag on stronger Water Shuriken.
51/52/53 Mii Fighters: Default size seems to be as tall as Marth.
54 Palutena: Hard to tell if she has them naturally, but it sounded like Explosive Flame is her new Side Special and her Down Special is the Reflector/Counter combined, Counter looks faster, Reflector no longer lingers.
55 Pac-Man: New UTilt, can smack away water, Trampoline seems to have 2 charges before breaking instead of 3 (blue > green > red/break) and can be "damaged" to lose a charge.
56 Robin: New UI element to show charges of specials, Elwind now angles harder, Arcthunder faster.
57 Shulk: Two different ways to choose Monado Art (rapid fire or hold + direction).
58 Bowser Jr: Clown Cannon ball hitbox continues when it hits ground, Down Tilt tongue eats food.
59 Duck Hunt: Can air dodge during Duck Jump, jab flurry looks more reliable and fast.
60 Ryu: Only faces towards opponent in 1v1.
61 Cloud: UI shows his charge on his icon, loses Limit Break after 15 seconds.
62 Corrin: The lunge animation of Dragon Lunge seems to go less distance.
63 Bayonetta: Witch Time clock seems to be shorter, knockback during Witch Time decreased much less (harder to combo through Witch Time).