Yoshi (Super Smash Flash 2)

Yoshi is a veteran starter character in Super Smash Flash 2. He comes with a completely custom-made sprite set based on his appearance from . Yoshi retains many of his trademark moves like his chameleon-like tongue and unique ground pound ability. He is once again the only character representation of the universe. His moveset and voice clips are taken from Brawl.
Yoshi currently ranks 40th on the tier list, placing him in the D tier. Yoshi has good damage racking ability, decent combo potential and great KO moves in all of his smash attacks, and neutral aerial. Yoshi has a good air game with great air speed and solid aerials. Combined with the addition of double jump canceling, this helps his aerial game greatly. Yoshi also has a decent with having the highest midair jump (which grants him knockback resistance), great air speed and he can use egg throw to give him small jumps when used in the air. Yoshi has a unique shield in that he is immune to shield stabbing with the ability to jump and side step out of shield (an ability he was not able to do in or Super Smash Bros. Brawl).
However, Yoshi's recovery is highly polarizing; his double jump does covers great horizontal and vertical distance and gives him armor frames, making him hard to gimp with weaker attacks. However, since Yoshi lacks a true third jump, he has almost no chance of recovering if he is hit out of his midair jump. Due to Yoshi's size and weight, he is very vulnerable to combos and chain grabs. Yoshi also has problems KOing due to his finishers being weak at worst to somewhat average at best, which forces him to keep using his moves while they are fresh to net the stock. Yoshi also suffers from a subpar running speed, especially in comparison to the official games, which leaves him with a poor approach when he's not in the air.
== Attributes ==
Yoshi is a heavy character with good damage racking capabilities. Yoshi has one of the fastest air speeds and one of the highest midair jumps (which also grants him knockback resistance), giving him a good air game.
Yoshi has the fifth longest grab in the current demo, though it is one of the laggiest grabs and when missed, will leave Yoshi open. His grab is not the only problem, since he possesses extremely lackluster throws. His only useful throw is down throw, which can chain grab fast and high fallers from low to mid percents while its also a great combo starter. Ironically, despite it being able to chain grab, it is the only one of his throws that can KO under 200%.
Yoshi has a unique shield in that it is not an energy bubble, but rather an egg, which darkens over time, instead of shrinking, making Yoshi immune to shield poking and like in , he can jump out of his shield.
Yoshi main kill moves are in his forward smash, up smash and neutral aerial. Although fast, most of Yoshi's finishers are weak and he must keep them fresh in order KO reliably.
Yoshi's size is a problem when combined with his weight, being the second heaviest and being a high faller which makes him vulnerable to chain grabs and combos.
Yoshi's main mean of recovery is his midair jump, which has knockback resistance. However, it can be broken through or grabbed out of, reducing the chances of him making back to the stage even with Egg Throw. This is also dangerous when he tries to Double Jump Cancel off-stage.
Egg Roll is very situational because Yoshi can be knocked out of his egg by attacks, high-priority projectiles, grabbed out of and the move has a high amount of lag, making it a poor approach option. His grab is also situational because of the slow start up and ending lag.
His egg projectiles move in an arc slowly, making them easily avoidable. Even if they hit, they still deal little vertical knockback.
== Moveset ==
=== Ground attacks ===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Neutral attack	Does two front kicks. 	
Neutral attack	Does two front kicks. 	
Forward tilt 	Hits forward with his tail. 	9%
Up tilt 	Whips his tail upwards. 	10%
Down tilt 	Lashes his tail out in front of him while spinning in his crouching position. Deceptively long range.	7%
Dash attack 	Performs a dashing headbutt. 	
Dash attack 	Performs a dashing headbutt. 	
Dash attack 	Performs a dashing headbutt. 	
Forward smash 	Powerfully headbutts forward. 	
Up smash 	Headbutts upwards. 	
Down smash 	Spins of the ground while hitting with his tail. 	
=== Aerial attacks ===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Neutral aerial	Extends his foot for a sex kick. It is Yoshi's fastest aerial. 	
Neutral aerial	Extends his foot for a sex kick. It is Yoshi's fastest aerial. 	
Forward aerial	Performs and arching headbutt. It meteor smashes if it connects properly.	11%
Back aerial 	Flails his tail three times. 	
Back aerial 	Flails his tail three times. 	
Up aerial 	Whips his tail upwards. 	
Up aerial 	Whips his tail upwards. 	
Down aerial 	Flutter kicks in the air. 	
Down aerial 	Flutter kicks in the air. 	
=== Grab and throws ===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Grab 	Extends his tongue out. 	
Pummel 	Chews the opponent. 	1%
Forward throw	Spits out opponent, can chain grab. 	7%
Back throw 	Turns around and spits out opponent behind him.	7%
Up throw 	Spits opponent out into the air. 	5%
Down throw 	Jumps and spits the opponent on the floor. 	6%
=== Other attacks ===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Floor attack	Swings his head in both directions.	8%
Ledge attack	Climbs up and hits with his tail. 	6%
=== Special moves ===
Special move 	Name 	Description 	Damage
Neutral special move	Egg Lay 	Yoshi sticks his tongue out to catch opponents, laying them as an egg. Players do not take any knockback while in the egg. 	10%
Side special move 	Egg Roll 	Yoshi enters his egg and rolls across the stage, damaging opponents in his way. 	
Side special move 	Egg Roll 	Yoshi enters his egg and rolls across the stage, damaging opponents in his way. 	
Up special move 	Egg Toss 	Yoshi takes out and tosses an egg in an upward arc to damage opponents with it. Distance depends on how long the special button is held.	8%
Down special move 	Yoshi Bomb 	Yoshi plummets toward the ground rear-first, damaging opponents on the way. 	
Down special move 	Yoshi Bomb 	Yoshi plummets toward the ground rear-first, damaging opponents on the way. 	
Down special move 	Yoshi Bomb 	Yoshi plummets toward the ground rear-first, damaging opponents on the way. 	
Final Smash 	Super Dragon	Yoshi gains the ability to fly around freely and shoot fireballs. 	18%
=== Misc. ===
Misc. 	Description 	Description 	Description
On-screen appearance	Breaks out of a Yoshi egg. 	Breaks out of a Yoshi egg. 	Breaks out of a Yoshi egg.
Taunts 	Neutral 	Spins around, dancing and says "Yoshi!" at the end. 	
Taunts 	Side 	Chases his tail in circles. 	
Taunts 	Down/Up 	Turns toward the camera and jumps twice and says "Yoshi!". 	
Idle poses 	colspan="3" 	 	
Victory theme 	A combination of two excerpts from . The first is a cover from the title screen and the other is the tune that plays when Yoshi has eaten the 30 fruits needed to complete the level.	A combination of two excerpts from . The first is a cover from the title screen and the other is the tune that plays when Yoshi has eaten the 30 fruits needed to complete the level.	A combination of two excerpts from . The first is a cover from the title screen and the other is the tune that plays when Yoshi has eaten the 30 fruits needed to complete the level.
Victory pose 	Angrily punches and kicks the air, then poses with his head facing right, and his back to the camera. 	Angrily punches and kicks the air, then poses with his head facing right, and his back to the camera. 	Angrily punches and kicks the air, then poses with his head facing right, and his back to the camera.
== Changes from v0.9a ==
Yoshi received little changes from last demo. Yoshi benefits from the lower histun of the demo due to him being less susceptible to chain grabs while still being able to combo like last demo. Even with the little changes Yoshi received, he is seen as a more effective character.
== In competitive play ==
=== Match ups ===
=== Notable players ===
*Nstinct
*Reimu
*Sekanor
*LHG
=== Tier placement history ===
When Yoshi was first introduced, he was seen as a strong character, but when demo v0.8b came out is when Yoshi was seen as the worst character in the game where he was ranked 20th of K tier. In demo v0.9a, Yoshi was seen as better character than he was last demo, but was not seen as a strong character and ranked 21st of what could be considered C tier. However, in demo v0.9b, Yoshi strengths were seen and he is ranked 9th of A tier where he is seen as a high tier character. However, continued changes in the metagame showed that Yoshi was not as good as previously thought and he dropped down to 15th of B tier, where he was seen as a mid tier character, more changes shown that Yoshi was even worse as previously thought, making him drop to 22nd of B- tier. In Beta, he dropped again, to 39th of STOP READING HERE tier, making Yoshi the worst character in the game again. In the current Beta tier list, Yoshi is ranked as 24th in the B- tier, making him a mid tier character.
== Gallery ==
=== Costumes ===
=== Artworks ===
Yoshibig.gif|Yoshi's first art for the DOJO!!!.
YoshiPre9a.png|Yoshi's first early art, used from v0.8a to v0.8b. Taken from Yoshi's Topsy Turvy.
SSF2 Yoshi (early).png|Yoshi's second artwork, used from v0.9a to Beta v1.0.2.
SSF2 Yoshi (early 2).png|Yoshi's third artwork, used from Beta v1.0.3 to Beta v1.1.0.1.
=== Screenshots ===
Yoshi 1.png|Yoshi using Egg Roll against , , and while they are running on Nintendo 3DS.
Yoshi 2.png|Yoshi using Egg Toss to attack Bowser on Castle Siege.
Yoshi 3.png|Yoshi using shooting his tongue out forward near Yoshi's Cookie while ({SSF2|Mario}} running towards him on Bomb Factory.
Yoshi 4.png|Yoshi performing Yoshi Bomb and Bowser performing Bowser Bomb on Central Highway.
Yoshi 5.png|Three Yoshis standing next to on Yoshi's Island (64).
Ball - Yoshi.png|Ball version.
=== Early designs ===
1.png|Yoshi taunting next to Birdo on .
2.png|Yoshi and in the air on Twilight Town.
3.png|Yoshi next to on Hidden Leaf Village.
4.png|Yoshi crouching on Saturn Valley.
=== Designs ===
Old Design - Yoshi.png|Yoshi's early design used in demo v0.8a to Beta v1.0.2.
New Design - Yoshi.png|Yoshi's current design used from Beta v1.0.3 onward.
=== Misc. ===
SSF2 - Classic mode - Yoshi.png|Yoshi's congratulations screen on Classic mode.
SSF2 - All-Star mode - Yoshi.png|Yoshi's congratulations screen on All-Star mode.
== Trivia ==
*In the early stages of SSF2's development, Yoshi was originally planned to use sprites from .
*Since his introduction in v0.8a up until the v1.0.3 patch for the Beta version, Yoshi used edited sprite sets from Yoshi's Island DS. These were dropped in favor of a custom-made appearance.
*Yoshi, along with and , are the only characters so far who wear their default costumes in team battle when they are on the green team.
*Yoshi and are the only characters with a long-ranged grab to not have a tether recovery.
*Yoshi, along with , , , , , and , are the only characters so far that do not go into a helpless state under normal circumstances.
*Yoshi's first early artwork was based on one of his taunts in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
**Yoshi's second early artwork was based on one of his victory poses in the official Super Smash Bros. games.
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