SSBU/Version/9.0.0

Version 9.0.0

Date Released: October 13, 2020

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Previous Version 8.1.0

Next Version 9.0.1

General

• Steve joins the game as a playable character
• An issue where the movement delay after a parry was behaving incorrectly against projectiles has been fixedThis change was actually in the game since 04/17/2019, but was only applied in training mode before this update

Online

• The tick rate for battle arenas with 4 or fewer players has been increased from 30Hz to 60Hz, instead of only applying to 1-on-1 battles without spectators
• Adjustments have been made to the way GSP is calculated

Fighter Adjustments

The transcendance update

Fighter	Adjustment
Donkey Kong	Increased grounded side-B's vertical range against grounded opponents
Link	Usmash is more consistent
Pikachu	Fair is more consistent
Ness	Dash Attack's third hit does more damage and knockback Utilt does more damage (knockback stays the same) Dair has less startup Uthrow does more damage Neutral-B has less startup
Captain Falcon	Usmash is more consistent
Ice Climbers	NanaRefers to the second Ice Climber, regardless of the color used (some of Ice Climbers' colors swaps Popo and Nana's place) takes less damage and knockback in general, and has an improved AI Dash Attack's double hitsPopo's Dash Attack comboing into Nana's Dash Attack are more consistent, on top of having more range Dsmash has more knockback Side-B starts grabbing the ledge earlier Up-B covers more distance. Also, Nana automatically using down-B does not prevent the player from using up-B anymore
Sheik	Utilt is more consistent
Young Link	Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack
Meta Knight	Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack
Wario	Up-B is more consistent
Ivysaur	Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack
Charizard	Side-B is more consistent Up-B is more consistent
Sonic	Dash Attack does more damage (knockback stays the same), on top of having less endlag Utilt has less endlag Usmash is more consistent. It also has less startup and more invincibility during startup Uair is more consistent
Lucario	Increased the max value Aura will strengthen damage Jab 1 has less startup Ftilt is more consistent Dsmash has less startup Up-B has less landing lag Side-B's projectile has more knockback
Mii Swordfighter	Up-B 3 is more consistent
Robin	Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack
Shulk	Usmash is more consistent Shulk takes more knockback while Monado ShieldOne of Shulk's power-ups obtained with his neutral-B is active Down-B's counter has more knockback
Bowser Jr.	Adjusted certain landing behaviors to no longer prevent passing through platforms Ftilt has more knockback Usmash is more consistent Dsmash has less startup Fthrow has more knockback Ledge Attack does more damage after using up-B Side-B has more priority Up-B has less startup
Bayonetta	Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack
Ridley	Rapid Jab is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack Up-B's landing hitbox when going downwards now only affects grounded opponents
Simon	Rapid Jab is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack Dash Attack does more damage, on top of having more base knockback Utilt has more base knockback Usmash has less startup and more knockback Dsmash has more knockback Up-B has more range
Richter	Rapid Jab is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack Dash Attack does more damage, on top of having more base knockback Utilt has more base knockback Usmash has less startup and more knockback Dsmash has more knockback Up-B has more range
Piranha Plant	Rapid Jab is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack
Banjo & Kazooie	Rapid Jab is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack
Min Min	Rapid Jab's finisher is now transcendantCannot clank with any attack