List of Copy Abilities

This page is a list of all existing Copy Abilities that Kirby can obtain in the Kirby series games and in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

Normal Copy Abilities (Kirby games)

Copy Ability Sort by name	Icon	First Playable Appearance Sort by date of appearance	Latest Playable Appearance Sort by date of appearance	Ability-bearing Enemies
Animal		20060211	20060211	Enemies: Gaw Gaw Mid-Bosses: Gao Gao
Archer		20140502	20200923	Enemies: Spynum
Artist		20180316	20200923	Mid-Bosses: Vividria
Backdrop		19930323	20021025	Mid-Bosses: Bugzzy
Ball		19930323	20021025	Enemies: Bubbles Bosses: Paint Roller (baseball)
Balloon		20050324	20050324	Enemies: Bloon
Beam		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Gemra, Laser Ball, Metal Bit, Waddle Doo Mid-Bosses: King Doo Bosses: Dedede Clone, King Dedede, Shadow Dedede, Void Soul, Void, Void Termina, Zan Partizanne
Beetle		20140502	20200923	Enemies: Beetley Mid-Bosses: Hornhead
Bell		20140502	20200923	Enemies: Ringle
Bomb		19960321	20230224	Enemies: Balloon-Meister, Blowfish, Bomb Robot (missiles), Poppy Bros. Jr., Jungle Bomb, Skud, Pedo, Rockn, Balloon Bomber, Foley, Prank (bombs), Perot, Shadow Kirby (bomb), Volm, Walker Waddle Dee (missiles) Mid-Bosses: Bombar (bombs), Boxy (bombs), Doc (bombs), Poppy Bros. Sr., Security Force (missiles) Vividria (bombs) Bosses: Clanky Woods, Combo Cannon, Daroach, HR-D3, King Dedede, Mecha Knight, Metal General, Miracle Matter, Moley, Mr. Dooter, Mrs. Moley, President Haltmann (rubies), Queen Sectonia, Shadow Dedede, Soul of Sectonia, Susie, Void, Void Soul, Void Termina, Wham Bam Jewel, Wiz (bombs)
Bubble		20060211	20060211	Enemies: Bubble Head Mid-Bosses: Buboo
Burning		19930323	20220817	Enemies: Flamer, Bobo, Burnis, Galbo, Magoo, Transformer, Bukiset Mid-Bosses: Fire Lion, Batafire, Efreeti, Boboo, Master Hand (bullets) Bosses: Crazy Hand, Master Hand, Miracle Matter, Moley, Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright
Circus		20140502	20161006	Enemies: Clown Acrobot
Cleaning		19971127	20180316	Enemies: Broom Hatter, Keke, Bukiset Mid-Bosses: Haboki
Copy		19960321	20080922	Enemies: Tac
Cupid		20040415	20060211	Enemies: Cupie
Cutter		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Sir Kibble, Kapar, Bukiset, Fishbone, Sawyer, Boomerang Poppy Bros. Jr., Juckle, Perot (boomerang), Shadow Kirby (cutter) Mid-Bosses: Waiu, Kibble Blade, Vividria (Sawyer painting) Bosses: Flowery Woods, Marx, Marx Soul, Miracle Matter, Moley, Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright, Mrs. Moley, Soul of Sectonia, Star Dream Soul OS, Void Soul, Void
Doctor		20161006	20190904	Enemies: Chemitory
Drill		20220325	20220817	Enemies: Digguh
ESP		20161006	20180316	Enemies: NESP Mid-Bosses: Telepathos Bosses: Void, Void Soul, Void Termina
Fighter		19960321	20230224	Enemies: Knuckle Joe, Boxin, Blue Golem Mid-Bosses: Iron Mam, Box Boxer
Fire		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Acchi, Antler, Burning Leo, Flamer, Galbo, Heat Phanphan, Hothead, Prank (fireballs), Shadow Kirby (fire), Shield Guard (Sizzle shield) Mid-Bosses: Fire Lion, Fire Sphere Doomer (orbs), Flame Galboros Bosses: Bohboh, Coily Rattler, Dark Mind, Flamberge, Goldon & Silvox (red bombs), Hyness, Landia, Mr. Dooter, Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright, Mrs. Moley, Pon & Con (red bombs), Queen Sectonia, Soul of Sectonia, Void, Void Soul, Void Termina, Whispy Woods, Yggy Woods
Freeze		19930323	20050324	Enemies: Snoppy, Transformer, Chilly Mid-Bosses: Mr. Frosty
Ghost		20060211	20060211	Mid-Bosses: Tedhaun
Hammer		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Mookie, Yellow Drill Ball Mid-Bosses: Bonkers, Wild Bonkers
Hi-Jump		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Starman, Transformer
Ice		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Pengy, Frigis, Snowl, Emp, Wappa, Prank (ice chunks), Bukiset, Antler, Chilly, Shield Guard (Blizzard shield), Propeller, Shadow Kirby (ice) Mid-Bosses: Yuki, Mr. Frosty, Ice Sphere Doomer (orbs), Wild Frosty Bosses: Dark Mind, Francisca, Goldon & Silvox (blue bombs), Goriath, Hyness, Marx, Marx Soul, Miracle Matter, Pon & Con (blue bombs), Void, Void Soul, Void Termina
Jelly		20220817	20220817	N/A
Jet		19960321	20161006	Enemies: Capsule J, Capsule J2, Capsule J3
Laser		19930323	20060211	Enemies: Laser Ball, Metal Guardian Mid-Bosses: Doc (laser cannon)
Leaf		20111024	20230224	Enemies: Bulby, Leafan
Magic		20040415	20060211	Mid-Bosses: Boxy
Mecha		20230224	20230224	Enemies: Armoroid
Metal		20060211	20060211	Enemies: Metalun Mid-Bosses: Big Metalun
Mini		20040415	20040415	Enemies: Minny
Mirror		19960321	20180119	Enemies: Simirror
Missile		20040415	20050324	Enemies: Bang-Bang Mid-Bosses: Bombar
Needle		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Needlous, Togezo, Tick, Boten, Punc, Pichicri, Spikey, Ghost Knight, Kacti, Transformer, Bukiset, Totenga, Jabhog Mid-Bosses: Captain Stitch Bosses: Miracle Matter
Ninja		19960321	20230224	Enemies: Bio Spark, Moonja Mid-Bosses: Spinni (shurikens)
Parasol		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Parasol, Drifter, Parasol Waddle Dee, Parasol Waddle Doo, Bukiset, Sasuke, Klinko, Transformer Mid-Bosses: Jumper Shoot Bosses: Paint Roller (parasol)
Plasma		19960321	20180316	Enemies: Plasma Wisp, Plugg Mid-Bosses: Vividria (Kracko painting) Bosses: Hyness, Zan Partizanne
Poison		20161006	20161006	Enemies: Dacooga, Venog Mid-Bosses: Miasmoros
Ranger		20220325	20220325	Enemies: Bernard
Sand		20230224	20230224	Enemies: Sandran
Sleep		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Noddy, Red Drill Ball Bosses: Wiz (poison apple)
Smash Bros.		20040415	20161006	Mid-Bosses: Master Hand
Spark		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Antler, Bobin, Bukiset, Dubior Jr., Elec, Haltworker, Pata, Plugg, Spark-i, Sparky, Transformer, Turbite, Zoos Mid-Bosses: Dubior, Master Green, Security Force (spark mines), Spark Sphere Doomer (Energy Balls), Telepathos (energy orbs) Bosses: Dark Mind, Metal General, Miracle Matter, Paint Roller (cloud), President Haltmann, Queen Sectonia, Soul of Sectonia, Wiz (cloud)
Spear		20111024	20230224	Enemies: Pierce, Lanzer
Spider		20180316	20180316	Enemies: Como
Staff		20180316	20200923	Enemies: Jammerjab
Stone		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Rocky, Gansan, Cairn, Pompey, Hack, Transformer, Golem, Bukiset, Giant Rocky Mid-Bosses: Blocky, Master Hand (stars), Moundo Bosses: Clanky Woods, Crazy Hand, Flamberge (stones when cooled off), Hyness (rocks when elemental attribute is removed), King Dedede (rubble), King Golem, Master Hand, Meta Knight (boulders), Miracle Matter, Moley, Void, Void Soul, Void Termina, Wham Bam Jewel, Wham Bam Rock
Suplex		19960321	20180316	Mid-Bosses: Jukid, Bugzzy, Phan Phan
Sword		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Sword Knight, Blade Knight, Heavy Knight, Swordory, Snapper Mid-Bosses: Gigant Edge, Wild Edge Bosses: Dark Meta Knight, Flamberge (swords when cooled off), Galacta Knight (sword projectiles), Clawroline (thrown knives)
Throw		19930323	20060211	Enemies: Bun Mid-Bosses: Rolling Turtle, Phan Phan
Tornado		19930323	20230224	Enemies: Twister, Caller, Transformer Mid-Bosses: Fleurina
UFO		19930323	20161006	Enemies: UFO, Transformer Mid-Bosses: Doc (UFO)
Water		20111024	20230224	Enemies: Water Galbo, Pluid, Driblee, Floaty the Cell Core Mid-Bosses: Water Galboros Bosses: Fatty Puffer, Francisca, Void, Void Soul, Void Termina
Wheel		19930323	20220817	Enemies: Wheelie, Yellow Golem, Transformer Mid-Bosses: Grand Wheelie Bosses: Moley, Mrs. Moley, Paint Roller (car), Wiz (car)
Whip		20111024	20230224	Enemies: Whippy, Wester
Wing		19960321	20230224	Enemies: Birdon, Flappy, Owgulf Bosses: Void, Void Soul, Void Termina
Wrestler		20200923	20200923	N/A
Yo-Yo		19960321	20200923	Enemies: Gim Bosses: Combo Cannon (cannonballs in Kirby Super Star)

Limited-use Abilities

Main article: Limited-use ability

Copy Ability Sort by name	Icon	Limit	First Playable Appearance Sort by date of appearance	Latest Playable Appearance Sort by date of appearance	Ability-bearing Enemies
Cook		1-use	19960321	20180316	Enemies: Cookin, Prank (frying pan) Mid-Bosses: Chef Kawasaki
Crash		1-use	19930323	20230224	Enemies: Bomber, Searches, Scarfy, Mr. Anglep (via Copy) Mid-Bosses: Poppy Bros. Sr. (only in Kirby's Adventure and the remake) Bosses: Paint Roller (bomb)
Festival		1-use	20180316	20230224	Enemies: Donpuffle Bosses: Yggy Woods (golden cherry)
Light		1-use	19930323	20021025	Enemies: Cool Spook
Magic		1-use	20040415	20060211	Mid-Bosses: Boxy
Mike		3-use	19930323	20230224	Enemies: Walky Mid-Bosses: Mr. Tick-Tock Bosses: Paint Roller (Microphone)
Paint		1-use	19960321	20080922	Enemies: Paint Slime Bosses: Chameleo Arm (paint blobs), Marx Soul (paint rain)
Sleep		1-use	19930323	20230224	Enemies: Noddy, Red Drill Ball Bosses: Wiz (apple)

Super Abilities

Main article: Super Ability

Special Copy Ability Sort by name	Icon	First Playable Appearance Sort by date of appearance	Latest Playable Appearance Sort by date of appearance	Ability-bearing Enemies
Flare Beam		20111024	20230224	Enemies: Super Waddle Doo
Grand Hammer		20111024	20230224	Mid-Bosses: Super Bonkers
Monster Flame		20111024	20230224	Enemies: Super Hot Head
Snow Bowl		20111024	20230224	Enemies: Super Chilly
Ultra Sword		20111024	20230224	Enemies: Super Blade Knight

Hypernova

Special Copy Ability Sort by name	Icon	First Playable Appearance Sort by date of appearance	Ability-bearing Enemies
Hypernova		20140502	None, obtained from Miracle Fruit

Robobot Armor Modes

Main article: Robobot Armor#List of Modes

Robobot Armor Mode	Icon	First Appearance
Normal Mode		20161006
Beam Mode		20161006
Bomb Mode		20161006
Cutter Mode		20161006
ESP Mode		20161006
Fire Mode		20161006
Ice Mode		20161006
Jet Mode		20161006
Mike Mode		20161006
Parasol Mode		20161006
Spark Mode		20161006
Stone Mode		20161006
Sword Mode		20161006
Wheel Mode		20161006

Evolved Copy Abilities

Main article: Evolved Copy Ability

Copy Ability	Evolved Copy Ability	Icon	First Appearance
Bomb	Chain Bomb		20220325
	Homing Bomb		20220325
Crash	Time Crash		20220325
Cutter	Chakram Cutter		20220325
	Buzz-Saw Cutter		20220325
Drill	Pencil Drill		20220325
	Twin Drill		20220325
Fire	Volcano Fire		20220325
	Dragon Fire		20220325
Hammer	Toy Hammer		20220325
	Wild Hammer		20220325
	Masked Hammer		20220325
Ice	Frosty Ice		20220325
	Blizzard Ice		20220325
Needle	Clutter Needle		20220325
	Crystal Needle		20220325
Ranger	Noble Ranger		20220325
	Space Ranger		20220325
Sleep	Deep Sleep		20220325
Sword	Gigant Sword		20220325
	Meta Knight Sword		20220325
	Morpho Knight Sword		20220325
Tornado	Fleur Tornado		20220325
	Storm Tornado		20220325

Copy Food Abilities

Ability	Image	First Appearance
Burning		20220817
Drill		20220817
Hi-Jump		20220817
Jelly		20220817
Needle		20220817
Stone		20220817
Tornado		20220817
Wheel		20220817

Mix Abilities

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Power Combos

Power Combo	Icon
Burning Burning
Burning Stone
Burning Ice
Burning Needle
Burning Bomb
Burning Spark
Burning Cutter
Stone Stone
Stone Ice
Stone Needle
Stone Bomb
Stone Spark
Stone Cutter
Ice Ice
Ice Needle
Ice Bomb
Ice Spark
Ice Cutter
Needle Needle
Needle Bomb
Needle Spark
Needle Cutter
Bomb Bomb
Bomb Spark
Bomb Cutter
Spark Spark
Spark Cutter
Cutter Cutter

Kirby: Squeak Squad Mix Abilities

Copy Ability	Icon	Mix (Base)	Mix (Element)	Required Item
Fire Sword		Sword	Fire	Sword Scroll
Ice Bomb		Bomb	Ice	Bomb Scroll
Ice Sword		Sword	Ice	Sword Scroll
Thunder Bomb		Bomb	Spark	Bomb Scroll
Thunder Sword		Sword	Spark	Sword Scroll

Kirby Star Allies Friend Abilities

Main article: Friend Abilities

Copy Ability	Base Ability	Elemental Ability
Blizzard Bomb	Bomb	Ice
Blizzard Cutter	Cutter	Ice
Blizzard Hammer	Hammer	Ice
Blizzard Ninja	Ninja	Ice
Blizzard Sword	Sword	Ice
Blizzard Whip	Whip	Ice
Blizzard Yo-Yo	Yo-Yo	Ice
Blizzard Staff	Staff	Ice
Zap Bomb	Bomb	Plasma/Beam/ESP
Zap Cutter	Cutter	Plasma/Beam/ESP
Zap Hammer	Hammer	Plasma/Beam/ESP
Zap Ninja	Ninja	Plasma/Beam/ESP
Zap Sword	Sword	Plasma/Beam/ESP
Zap Whip	Whip	Plasma/Beam/ESP
Zap Yo-Yo	Yo-Yo	Plasma/Beam/ESP
Zap Staff	Staff	Plasma/Beam/ESP
Splash Bomb	Bomb	Water/Parasol/Cleaning/Ninja
Splash Cutter	Cutter	Water/Parasol/Cleaning/Ninja
Splash Hammer	Hammer	Water/Parasol/Cleaning/Ninja
Splash Ninja	Ninja	Water/Parasol/Cleaning/Ninja
Splash Sword	Sword	Water/Parasol/Cleaning/Ninja
Splash Whip	Whip	Water/Parasol/Cleaning/Ninja
Splash Yo-Yo	Yo-Yo	Water/Parasol/Cleaning/Ninja
Splash Staff	Staff	Water/Parasol/Cleaning/Ninja
Bluster Bomb	Bomb	Cleaning/Wing
Bluster Cutter	Cutter	Cleaning/Wing
Bluster Hammer	Hammer	Cleaning/Wing
Bluster Ninja	Ninja	Cleaning/Wing
Bluster Sword	Sword	Cleaning/Wing
Bluster Whip	Whip	Cleaning/Wing
Bluster Yo-Yo	Yo-Yo	Cleaning/Wing
Bluster Staff	Staff	Cleaning/Wing
Sizzle Bomb	Bomb	Fire/Fighter
Sizzle Cutter	Cutter	Fire/Fighter
Sizzle Hammer	Hammer	Fire/Fighter
Sizzle Ninja	Ninja	Fire/Fighter
Sizzle Sword	Sword	Fire/Fighter
Sizzle Whip	Whip	Fire/Fighter
Sizzle Yo-Yo	Yo-Yo	Fire/Fighter
Sizzle Staff	Staff	Fire/Fighter

Final Weapons

Final Weapon	Icon	First Appearance	Latest Appearance
Big-Rig Mouth		20220325	20220325
Final Screw Mode		20161006	20161006
Halberd Mode		20161006	20161006
Landia		20111024	20230224
Love-Love Stick		19971127	19971127
Master		20040415	20040415
Rainbow Sword		19950321	19950321
Ribbon's Crystal		20000324	20000324
Star Allies Sparkler		20180316	20180316
Star Rod		19930323	20021025
Starship		19960321	20080922
Triple Star		20060211	20060211

Exclusive Copy Abilities (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!)

• Baton
• Iron
• Top
• Kabuki
• Galaxia

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Main article: Copy Abilities (Super Smash Bros. series)

Miscellaneous Abilities and Costumes

Abilities in italics are not confirmed to be true Copy Abilities obtained by inhaling an enemy; rather, they may simply be costumes that Kirby wears.

• Baseball (Star Slam Heroes and TRY! KIRBY! SPORTS FESTIVAL artwork)
• Cheerleader (TRY! KIRBY! SPORTS FESTIVAL artwork)
• Conductor (Sound Test in Kirby Super Star/Kirby Super Star Ultra and Kirby 25th Anniversary orchestra artwork)
• Construction Worker (Kirby 25th Anniversary and Kirby Portal artwork)
• Cowboy (Quick Draw/Kirby on the Draw)
• Explorer (The Great Cave Offensive)
• Ekiben Seller (Kirby Pupupu Train artwork)
• Fisher (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Japanese New Nintendo 3DS advertisement)
• Lumberjack (Chop Champs)
• Mechanic (Settings Menu in Kirby Super Star Ultra)
• Morgana (Super Smash Bros.)
• Police Officer (Kirby Pupupu Train artwork)
• Sailor (Bon Voyage artwork)
• Samurai (Samurai Kirby/Kirby Card Swipe)
• Swimmer (TRY! KIRBY! SPORTS FESTIVAL artwork)
• Tennis (TRY! KIRBY! SPORTS FESTIVAL artwork)
• Tour Guide (Kirby Pupupu Train artwork)
• Vendor (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
• Yarn Kirby in Kirby's Epic Yarn, with his unique move set and abilities.
• Though this is not exactly a Copy Ability, in the opening scene for Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, Kirby starts in his 8-bit graphics from Kirby's Adventure; but after inhaling and swallowing a star, he changes to resemble his appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
  • In contrast, in the completed Kirby's 20th Anniversary panel in the StreetPass Mii Plaza game Puzzle Swap, Kirby starts with modern graphics but swallows an 8-bit star, reverting to his 8-bit graphics.