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Kirby and the Forgotten Land All Copy Abilities

This is a list of all the new and returning Copy Abilities in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Read on the see the different effects and powers gained for each ability and its evolutions, as well as how to use, upgrade, and evolve them with blueprints.

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List of Copy Abilities Evolved Abilities
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All Copy Abilities

Sword Copy Ability and Evolutions

Sword IconSword Gigant Sword IconGigant Sword Meta Knight Sword IconMeta Knight Sword Morpho Knight Sword IconMorpho Knight Sword

Bomb Copy Ability and Evolutions

Bomb IconBomb Chain Bomb IconChain Bomb Homing Bomb IconHoming Bomb

Cutter Copy Ability and Evolutions

Cutter IconCutter Chakram Cutter IconChakram Cutter Buzz-Saw Cutter IconBuzz-Saw Cutter

Fire Copy Ability and Evolutions

Fire IconFire Volcano Fire IconVolcano Fire Dragon Fire IconDragon Fire

Ranger Copy Ability and Evolutions

Ranger IconRanger Noble Ranger IconNoble Ranger Space Ranger IconSpace Ranger

Needle Copy Ability and Evolutions

Needle IconNeedle Clutter Needle IconClutter Needle Crystal Needle IconCrystal Needle

Ice Copy Ability and Evolutions

Ice IconIce Frosty Ice IconFrosty Ice Blizzard Ice IconBlizzard Ice

Hammer Copy Ability and Evolutions

Hammer IconHammer Toy Hammer IconToy Hammer Wild Hammer IconWild Hammer Masked Hammer IconMasked Hammer

Sleep Copy Ability and Evolutions

Sleep IconSleep Deep Sleep IconDeep Sleep

Drill Copy Ability and Evolutions

Drill IconDrill Pencil Drill IconPencil Drill Twin Drill IconTwin Drill

Crash Copy Ability and Evolutions

Crash IconCrash Time Crash IconTime Crash

Tornado Copy Ability and Evolutions

Tornado IconTornado Fleur Tornado IconFleur Tornado Storm Tornado IconStorm Tornado

All New Copy Abilities

2 New Base Abilities

List of New Copy Abilities
DrillDrill Pencil DrillPencil Drill Twin DrillTwin Drill
RangerRanger Noble RangerNoble Ranger Space RangerSpace Ranger

Many of the copy abilities above are returning abilities from previous games in the Kirby franchise. However, there are some new abilities that will make their debut in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. These are the Ranger and Drill abilities and their evolutions.

How to Use Copy Abilities

Swallow Enemies to Gain Copy Abilities

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Swallow Enemies to Gain Copy Abilities

To gain copy abilities, Kirby needs to swallow specific types of enemies that give that copy ability. The ability will usually have similar qualities as the enemy swallowed, but not all enemies can give copy abilities. You can only have one ability active at a time.

Hold Y to Drop Ability

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Hold Y to Drop Ability

To drop an ability that you currently have, hold Y or press the - Button. After a few seconds, Kirby will drop the ability and spit out an ability bubble. Kirby will also involuntarily drop his ability after taking too much damage.

How to Drop Abilities

Swallow or Interact with Ability Bubbles

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Swallow or Interact with Ability Bubbles

After Kriby drops his ability, an ability bubble will exist for a limited time in the world. Swallow the bubble before it disappears to reabsorb the ability.

You can also occassionally find ability bubbles before boss fights. In these case, you do not need to swallow the bubble. Simply touch it to pick up the copy ability.

Evolve Copy Abilities

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Evolve Copy Abilities

Blueprints can be found hidden in different levels. To evolve a copy ability, you will need to find the blueprint and upgrade it back at Waddle Dee Town. After which, you will permanently gain access to the evolved ability.

Evolved Abilities: How to Evolve Copy Abilities

Powering Up Copy Abilities

Kirby Power Up Blizzard Ice

Aside from evolving copy abilities, you can also power up some copy abilities to increase their damage. However, this is only available after beating the main story and it does not grant it any additional effects.

The higher the evolutionary stage of the copy ability, the fewer times it can be upgraded. Stage 4 Copy Abilities can only be upgraded once.

How to Power Up (Upgrade) Abilities

Different from Mouthful Mode

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Mouthful Mode

Mouthful Mode and Copy Abilities are two different features in the game and function separately. Though you need to drop your current ability to pick up a new one, you can activate Mouthful Mode without dropping your current copy ability.

List of Mouthful Mode Transformations and Abilities

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