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Air Speed List: Air Speed Ranking of All Characters

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This is a ranking of all characters' Air Speed in Super Smash Bros Ultimate (SSBU) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to see which characters move fastest left and right while in the air!

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Character Air Speed Ranking

Rank Fighter Air Speed
1
Yoshi ImageYoshi
 1.344
2
Jigglypuff ImageJigglypuff
 1.332
3
Mewtwo ImageMewtwo
 1.313
4
Chrom ImageChrom
 1.302
4
Roy ImageRoy
 1.302
6
Lucario ImageLucario
 1.281
6
Wolf ImageWolf
 1.281
8
Wario ImageWario
 1.271
9
Zero Suit Samus ImageZero Suit Samus
 1.26
10
Greninja ImageGreninja
 1.239
11
Mythra ImageMythra
 1.22
12
Captain Falcon ImageCaptain Falcon
 1.218
13
Little Mac ImageLittle Mac
 1.208
13
Inkling ImageInkling
 1.208
13
Mario ImageMario
 1.208
13
Donkey Kong ImageDonkey Kong
 1.208
13
Sonic ImageSonic
 1.208
18
Mr. Game ＆ Watch ImageMr. Game ＆ Watch
 1.176
19
Mii Swordfighter ImageMii Swordfighter
 1.17
20
Duck Hunt ImageDuck Hunt
 1.155
20
Cloud ImageCloud
 1.155
20
Bowser ImageBowser
 1.155
20
Sheik ImageSheik
 1.155
20
Lucas ImageLucas
 1.155
20
Mega Man ImageMega Man
 1.155
26
Mii Brawler ImageMii Brawler
 1.15
27
Bowser Jr. ImageBowser Jr.
 1.134
27
Ike ImageIke
 1.134
27
R.O.B. ImageR.O.B.
 1.134
30
Ryu ImageRyu
 1.12
30
Ken ImageKen
 1.12
32
Shulk ImageShulk
 1.113
33
Fox ImageFox
 1.11
34
Dark Samus ImageDark Samus
 1.103
34
Samus ImageSamus
 1.103
34
Charizard ImageCharizard
 1.103
37
Joker ImageJoker
 1.1
37
Pyra ImagePyra
 1.1
39
Pac-Man ImagePac-Man
 1.092
39
Zelda ImageZelda
 1.092
41
Marth ImageMarth
 1.071
41
Lucina ImageLucina
 1.071
43
Rosalina ＆ Luma ImageRosalina ＆ Luma
 1.05
43
Robin ImageRobin
 1.05
43
Ridley ImageRidley
 1.05
43
Toon Link ImageToon Link
 1.05
47
Meta Knight ImageMeta Knight
 1.04
48
Peach ImagePeach
 1.029
48
Daisy ImageDaisy
 1.029
48
Pichu ImagePichu
 1.029
51
Isabelle ImageIsabelle
 1.02
52
Corrin ImageCorrin
 1.019
52
Bayonetta ImageBayonetta
 1.019
52
Wii Fit Trainer ImageWii Fit Trainer
 1.019
55
Hero ImageHero
 1.01
55
Squirtle ImageSquirtle
 1.01
57
Ness ImageNess
 1.007
58
Palutena ImagePalutena
 1.0
58
Piranha Plant ImagePiranha Plant
 1.0
60
Ivysaur ImageIvysaur
 0.998
61
Snake ImageSnake
 0.987
61
Villager ImageVillager
 0.987
63
Falco ImageFalco
 0.977
64
Young Link ImageYoung Link
 0.966
65
Sora ImageSora
 0.96
66
Pikachu ImagePikachu
 0.957
67
Terry ImageTerry
 0.95
67
Sephiroth ImageSephiroth
 0.95
69
King K. Rool ImageKing K. Rool
 0.945
70
Simon ImageSimon
 0.94
70
Richter ImageRichter
 0.94
72
Pit ImagePit
 0.935
72
Dark Pit ImageDark Pit
 0.935
74
Mii Gunner ImageMii Gunner
 0.93
76
Link ImageLink
 0.924
74
Diddy Kong ImageDiddy Kong
 0.924
77
Dr. Mario ImageDr. Mario
 0.9238784
78
Banjo ＆ Kazooie ImageBanjo ＆ Kazooie
 0.92
79
Byleth ImageByleth
 0.89
79
Kazuya ImageKazuya
 0.89
81
Incineroar ImageIncineroar
 0.88
82
Olimar ImageOlimar
 0.861
83
Steve ImageSteve
 0.86
84
Min Min ImageMin Min
 0.85
85
Kirby ImageKirby
 0.84
86
Ice Climbers ImageIce Climbers
 0.83
86
Ganondorf ImageGanondorf
 0.83
88
Luigi ImageLuigi
 0.77
89
King Dedede ImageKing Dedede
 0.735

What is Air Speed?

How fast a character can move in the air

Some characters move fast on the ground but slow in the air and vice versa. Higher values means a faster speed when moving left and right in the air. Having a higher air speed will make it easier for characters to recover.

SSBU Related Links

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List of Fighters
Tier List
Tier List		 Unlocking Characters
Unlocking Fighters

Character Stat Lists

Character Stats
Weights of All Characters Run Speeds of All Characters
Air Speeds of All Characters Fast Fall Speeds of All Characters

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