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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update version 7.0.0 patch notes

The latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate patch is out and there are a handful of major character adjustments to go along with new fighter Byleth.

Ozzie Mejia

January 28, 2020 5:50 PM

Today marks a momentous occasion for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It marks the official end of Season 1, as the last of the first batch of DLC characters is released. Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Byleth officially makes his/her debut as the game's fifth add-on character.

More than that, today marks the release of the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate patch. Version 7.0 is now live and here are the patch notes, taken from the Nintendo website.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 7.0.0 - Fighter Adjustments

Fighter Adjustments
Fighter	Move	Change
Donkey Kong	Other	Increased shield size. Made the head briefly invincible after deactivating shield.
Link	Other	Increased shield size.
Samus	Dash Attack	Increased the power of the beginning of the attack.
Samus	Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Samus	Down Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Samus	Up Throw	Extended launch distance.
Samus	Other	Increased power of midair grab. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts for midair grab. Increased shield size.
Dark Samus	Dash Attack	Increased the power of the beginning of the attack.
Dark Samus	Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Dark Samus	Down Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Dark Samus	Up Throw	Extended launch distance.
Dark Samus	Other	Increased power of midair grab. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts for midair grab. Increased shield size. Made the right arm briefly invincible after activating shield.
Yoshi	Other	Increased shield size. Made the head and both legs briefly invincible after activating shield.
Kirby	Other	Increased shield size.
Fox	Other	Changed the animation when receiving attacks from opponents while shielding.
Pikachu	Other	Increased shield size.
Captain Falcon	Neutral Attack 1	Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Captain Falcon	Other	Increased shield size.
Bowser	Other	Increased shield size.
Ice Climbers	Other	Increased shield size.
Sheik	Down Smash Attack	Increased attack speed. Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Sheik	Grab	Increased grab range of stationary grab.
Sheik	Neutral Special	Reduced vulnerability when landing after using the move in the air.
Sheik	Side Special	Reduced vulnerability after using the move on the ground and in the air. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts for the explosion. The explosion will no longer get negated.
Sheik	Up Special	Extended launch distance for the explosion.
Sheik	Other	Increased shield size.
Zelda	Side Tilt Attack	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Zelda	Neutral Air Attack	Reduced vulnerability when landing after using the move. Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Zelda	Up Air Attack	Increased attack range. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts. Decreased power for the latter half of the time hit detection lasts. Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Zelda	Side Special	Increased the high-damage range. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts.
Zelda	Down Special	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Zelda	Other	Increased shield size.
Dr. Mario	Side Tilt Attack	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Dr. Mario	Down Tilt Attack	Increased the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation. Shortened launch distance.
Dr. Mario	Neutral Air Attack	Increased the power of the attack in the high-damage range. Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Dr. Mario	Down Air Attack	Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts.
Dr. Mario	Up Special	Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Pichu	Other	Increased shield size.
Falco	Other	Increased shield size.
Young Link	Neutral Attack 1	Increased attack speed.
Young Link	Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Young Link	Up Air Attack	Extended launch distance.
Young Link	Forward Throw	Extended launch distance.
Young Link	Other	Increased attack speed for midair grab. Adjusted launch angle for midair grab. Increased the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation. Increased shield size.
Ganondorf	Other	Increased shield size.
Mewtwo	Other	Changed posture while shielding to reduce vulnerability to a shield stab. Increased shield size.
Mr. Game & Watch	Other	Increased shield size.
Meta Knight	Other	Increased shield size.
Pit	Other	Increased shield size.
Dark Pit	Other	Increased shield size.
Zero Suit Samus	Down Special	Shortened the time opponents are buried when stomped on.
Zero Suit Samus	Other	Increased shield size.
Snake	Other	Increased shield size. Made the head briefly invincible after activating shield.
Squirtle	Other	Increased shield size.
Charizard	Other	Increased shield size.
Diddy Kong	Other	Made the arm briefly invincible after deactivating shield.
Sonic	Other	Increased shield size.
King Dedede	Other	Increased shield size.
Olimar	Other	Increased shield size.
Lucario	Other	Increased shield size.
Toon Link	Dash Attack	Reduced vulnerability.
Toon Link	Down Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Toon Link	Back Air Attack	Increased attack speed.
Toon Link	Down Air Attack	Increased the power of the attack in the low-damage range. Extended launch distance when hit in the low-damage range.
Toon Link	Other	Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts for midair grab.
Wolf	Other	Increased shield size.
Villager	Other	Increased shield size.
Wii Fit Trainer	Other	Increased shield size.
Rosalina & Luma	Other	Increased shield size.
Little Mac	Other	Increased shield size.
Greninja	Other	Increased shield size.
Mii Brawler	Side Special 3	Made it easier to grab opponents.
Mii Swordfighter	Other	Increased shield size.
Palutena	Up Tilt Attack	Increased power of the last attack. Extended launch distance for the last attack.
Palutena	Down Smash Attack	Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Palutena	Neutral Air Attack	Shortened launch distance. Reduced the range of the last attack against opponents in the air.
Palutena	Downward Throw	Extended launch distance.
Palutena	Other	Increased shield size.
PAC-MAN	Other	Increased shield size.
Bowser Jr.	Other	Increased shield size.
Duck Hunt	Flurry Attack	Increased the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation.
Duck Hunt	Other	Increased shield size.
Ryu	Down Tilt Attack (Heavy)	Adjusted launch angle.
Ryu	Down Smash Attack	Now possible on hit to cancel the attack animation into a special move. Reduced the power against shields.
Ryu	Neutral Special	Increased the opponent’s downtime when shielding against Hadoken. Made it easier for Shakunetsu Hadoken to hit multiple times.
Ryu	Side Special	Made the pivoting leg invincible while rotating when used on the ground. Increased power. Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Ryu	Other	Increased shield size.
Ken	Down Tilt Attack (Heavy)	Adjusted launch angle.
Ken	Down Smash Attack	Now possible on hit to cancel the attack animation into a special move. Reduced the power against shields.
Ken	Side Special	Made the pivoting leg invincible while rotating when used on the ground. Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Ken	Other	Increased shield size.
Cloud	Dash Attack	Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Cloud	Side Smash Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Cloud	Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance when hit with the sword tip. Increased attack speed.
Cloud	Up Special	Increased the speed of the edge-grab timing.
Cloud	Down Special	Increased the speed at which the gauge fills up with Limit Charge.
Cloud	Other	Increased shield size.
Corrin	Other	Increased shield size.
Bayonetta	Other	Increased shield size.
Ridley	Other	Made one part of the wing briefly invincible after activating or deactivating shield. Changed posture while shielding to reduce vulnerability to a shield stab.
King K. Rool	Other	Adjusted the shield’s center and center of the posture during shielding to match. Increased shield size.
Incineroar	Side Special	Extended launch distance when opponents that are not grabbed with a side special are caught up in the lariat or back body drop.
Piranha Plant	Other	Made the lips briefly invincible after deactivating shield.
Joker	Neutral Special	Reduced the range when shooting downward in the air.
Joker	Other	Reduced the amount of time Arsene is summoned for when receiving damage while Arsene is summoned in battles with two or fewer opponents.

As noted, in addition to today's fighter adjustments, Byleth is now available for anybody who has purchased the Fighters Pass. New Mii Fighter costumes are also available, a la carte.

Up next for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Fighter Pass 2. Details on the contents of this new season pass are unknown, but you can pre-order it now and pick up a fresh Mii Fighter outfit from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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