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What Each amiibo Unlocks: How to Use amiibo

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land - amiibo Compatibility and Functionality

Scan amiibo in Kirby and the Forgotten Land to receive rewards. Read on to learn about all the compatible amiibo figures, the best one to use, what each amiibo unlocks, and how to use them!

What Do amiibo Figures Unlock?

Receive Star Coins and Consumables from amiibo

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - amiibo unlocks and rewards

Using amiibos will only give coins and consumables (Stock Items), and won't unlock any permanent in-game items.

Scanning Kirby amiibos reward you with Star Coins and Powerups while scanning non-Kirby amiibos give you two pieces of Star Coins, Cherries, and Cakes.

amiibo Rewards
Any Kirby amiibo A bunch of Star Coins
Attack Boost Attack Boost
OR
Life Up Life Up
OR
Speed Boost Speed Boost
Non-Kirby amiibo 2 Star Coins
Car-Mouth Cake Car-Mouth Cake

1 Cherry (restores HP)

amiibo Use Limit

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - amiibo use

Each amiibo can only be used once per stage and each stage allows for a total of five amiibos. You will need to clear your current stage and move to the next one if you want to re-use your amiibos.

All Compatible amiibo

Best amiibo to Use

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - All Compatible amiibo

There are 8 specific amiibo figures that are confirmed to give you better rewards when used. These amiibo figures are those related to the Kirby franchise and the Q-Bee amiibo from Box Boy.

Compatible Kirby amiibo Figures
Kirby amiibo Kirby SeriesKirby
Kirby series
Meta Knight amiibo Kirby SeriesMeta Knight
Kirby series
King Dedede amiibo Kirby SeriesKing Dedede
Kirby series
Waddle Dee amiibo Kirby SeriesWaddle Dee
Kirby series
Kirby amiibo Super Smash BrosKirby
Super Smash Bros. series
Meta Knight amiibo Super Smash BrosMeta Knight
Super Smash Bros. series
King Dedede amiibo Super Smash BrosKing Dedede
Super Smash Bros. series
Q- Bee.pngQ-Bee
Qbby Series

All Non-Kirby amiibo are Compatible

All Non Kirby amiibo Compatible

Though you get better rewards by scanning a Kirby-related amiibo, you can scan any amiibo from any game series to obtain rewards. However, amiibo cards cannot be used.

How to Use amiibo

1 Go to Settings and click the amiibo button
2 Select the "amiibo" option
3 Place your amiibo on your controller's NFC touchpoint

1. Go to the Game Settings

Game Settings

Go to the game settings by pressing the + button on your Switch. You can do this while in the middle of a stage or while in Waddle Dee Town.

Waddle Dee Town Facilities and Unlock Conditions

2. Select the amiibo Option

Press Use amiibo

Select the amiibo option to view the possible rewards that you can get from your amiibo, then select Use amiibo to proceed.

3. Scan Your Amiibo

amiibo

Place the amiibo on the NFC touchpoint of your controller. On a Joy-Con controller, it can be found on the Right Control Stick, while on an official Nintendo Pro Controller, you can find it in the middle of the device.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - cake reward from amiibo

After scanning, your rewards will appear near Kirby. Depending on the amiibo that you used, you'll get various rewards such as Star Coins and Stock Items.

Where to Buy amiibo

Purchase from Select Retailers

All amiibo figures compatible with Kirby and the Forgotten Land are sold by select retailers, including Amazon and GameStop. However, availability of these amiibo figures will vary depending on the shop.

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