Inhale

Inhale is Kirby's signature technique. It involves Kirby sucking objects into his mouth like a vacuum, which stretches to fit large objects. Kirby can then swallow the object or enemy that is in his mouth to eat it, or spit it out as a star to attack. In most games, stars will sink in water (though in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror and Kirby Squeak Squad, they will travel through water without sinking).

Some enemy characters have special powers that Kirby gains once he's eaten them called copy abilities.

Inhaling doesn't work on excessivly large or heavy objects, like a boss.

Super Inhale
In Kirby & the Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad, Kirby can only inhale for a certain amount of time but after inhaling for a while, it becomes a Super Inhale with more range and strength allowing him to inhale large-size regular enemies and Star Blocks. [[Image:Kirby_Super_Inhale.png|thumb|left|234px|Kirby Super Inhaling a [[Giant Rocky]]] [[Image:Kirby_Super_Inhale_Squeak_Squad.png|thumb|189px|Kirby Super Inhaling instructions]]

Other Users

 * Other Kirby have been shown to use this move as well.


 * King Dedede has seemingly mastered this move as well, though he can't gain copy abilities.


 * Rick the Hamster can both inhale and copy powers just like Kirby in Kirby's Dream Land 2 but in Kirby's Dream Land 3 he grabs objects and shoves them into his mouth.


 * Gooey uses his tounge to in the same way that Kirby inhales.

In Super Smash Bros. Series


Inhale is Kirby's Standard Special attack in the Super Smash Bros. Series working much the same as it does in his own games. Kirby sucks up his foes, after which he can then spit out or swallow them. If he spits out an enemy, he/she will turn into a star that can be used to hurt others.

Though he can't defeat other characters directly by swallowing them he can still copy their abilities and gains the use of that enemies Standard Special Move along with a hat that makes him look like that character (for example: inhaling Mario Lets Kirby unleash Fireballs and has him wear Mario's Hat). For more information on what powers Kirby gets, see Super Smash Bros. Abilities.

Kirby is immobile with an enemy in his mouth in the original Super Smash Bros. (aside from changing direction) but in Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl Kirby can slowly walk around and even jump with a victim in his mouth sometimes jumping off the stage and taking his opponent with him.