Super Smash Bros. 1

Super Smash Bros. 1 is a reboot of the Super Smash Bros. Series. After Smash Bros. Ultimate cemented itself as the finale to the first era of Smash, this game was created as a new beginning for the series. While Sakurai did not return for this iteration of the game, it was still developed by Bandai Namco games. The story mode portion of this game was developed by Sega.
== Roster ==
The roster includes a total of 32 characters (38 if transformation characters and Mii fighters are counted as separate). This is a far cry from Ultimate, and the smaller roster size was due to the games reboot status. While the roster size shrunk, the returning characters received major moveset changes. The most notable character with a changed moveset is Ganondorf, who was completely decloned from Captain Falcon. Speaking of Captain Falcon, this game treating itself as a new start to the smash series meant that this was the first time that not all 12 characters from the original Super Smash Bros. returned in this installment. Only 11 out of 12 of those characters returned, with Captain Falcon being the only one to not make the cut. Another notable change comes in the form of the Pokemon characters in this game, as the trainers themselves were made the priority over individual Pokemon. This meant that 2 out of 3 of the Pokemon characters in this game were 3-in-1 Pokemon Trainers. Due to the amount of Pokemon in this game, the returning ones were some of the few characters to not receive any significant moveset changes. The brand new Pokemon introduced in this game were either semiclones or reused animations from other characters. The third party representation in this installment consisted of characters from Sega and Bandai Namco, the main developers of this game.
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Playable characters
Character 	Status 	Changes 	Other Notes
Mario 	Starter 	Mario's smash attacks now all utilize the hammer, and his special moves now consist of Fire (neutral), Rock (side), Propeller (Up), and Cape (down) 	
Peach 	Starter 	 	
Luigi 	Unlockable	Luigi also uses the Hammer in his smash attacks, and his specials now consist of Ice (Neutral), Shell (side), Raccoon (Up), and shooting a gust of wind with the Poltergust (Down). 	
Bowser 	Unlockable	 	
Yoshi 	Starter 	 	
Donkey Kong 	Starter 	 	
Wario 	Unlockable	Wario still sports his getup from the Wario Ware series as his primary costume, but his moveset takes more inspiration from the Wario Land series. 	
Link 	Starter 	Link now uses his design from Tears of the Kindom, with an alternate costume based on his design from Skyward Sword. He now uses the Biggoron sword for his Smash Attacks. His neutral special now has a wheel of elements to fuse with his arrows. His up special was changed to Revali's gale from Breath of the Wild	
Zelda 	Starter 	Zelda now uses her design from Tears of the Kingdom, but has an alternate costume based on her Ocarina of Time appearance. 	
Ganondorf 	Unlockable	 	
Inkling 	Starter 	 	
Villager 	Starter 	 	
Shulk 	Unlockable	 	
Duck Hunt 	Starter 	 	
R.O.B. 	Starter 	 	
Mr. Game & Watch 	Unlockable	 	
Kirby 	Starter 	 	
Pit 	Starter 	 	
King Dedede 	Unlockable	 	
Samus 	Starter 	 	
Fox 	Starter 	 	
Ridley 	Unlockable	 	
Red (Charizard, Pikachu, Machop) 	Starter 	 	
Blue (Blastoise, Jigglypuff, Eevee)	Unlockable	 	
Mewtwo 	Unlockable	 	
Byleth 	Starter 	 	
Marth 	Unlockable	 	
Ness 	Unlockable	 	
Sonic 	Starter 	 	
Pac-Man 	Unlockable	 	
Knuckles 	Unlockable	 	
Mii Brawler 	Starter 	 	
Mii Swordfighter 	Starter 	 	
Mii Gunner 	Unlockable