Belay, the up special, is a powerful KO move (though not as powerful as in Brawl) should the second Climber connect with the opponent, but it is generally a risky use of the move given that it separates the Climbers and puts them into a helpless animation. By mashing the button, they can gain a little height, making it a potential recovery option (albeit not an effective one). Squall Hammer is a decent approach attack with good damage and speed, spinning the Ice Climbers around each other in a forward-moving hammer attack. Blizzard, their down special move, can freeze opponents and has both Ice Climbers attacking one side whether on the ground or in midair. Their neutral special move, Ice Shot, is a projectile fired by each Ice Climber which slides along the ground, making it impossible to avoid by crouching/crawling, though it can damage the Climbers themselves if the blocks are attacked.

The Ice Climbers are great at dealing damage when together, have decent attack speed, and possess a few interesting attacks in their arsenal. Should the CPU Climber get KO'd during the stock, the remaining Climber will have drastically reduced damage output, KO ability, and recovery, with Belay becoming practically useless and Squall Hammer losing a good deal of distance (whereas with both Climbers they are excellent recovery moves). In this scenario, it is advisable to stick to and protect the partner. When separated, AI takes control of the partner, and guides them back to the leader. Unlike in previous installments, they are no longer hard to grab and throw unless the partner is the one being grabbed (when the leader is grabbed, the partner will panic). Due to technically being two characters, the Ice Climbers are able to grab two different items. Another unique trait that the partner possesses is their forward aerial's ability to meteor smash. The partner (Nana, by default) has higher mobility attributes ( walking, dashing, air and fall speeds, gravity, and air acceleration), but at the same time takes more damage and knockback than the leader (Popo, by default). The Ice Climbers are a pair of middleweights (weighing the same as Lucario, Wolf, Villager, Mythra, and Steve) that are the archetypical tag team characters, though each Climber is a unique character in their own right. The editor who added this tag elaborates: More details on normals, smashes, and aerials as well as desynching. You can help SmashWiki by expanding or finishing it. The Ice Climbers must then be defeated on Summit (the О© form is used in World of Light).

Have the Ice Climbers join the player's party in World of Light.

Clear Classic Mode with Link or any character in his unlock tree, being the 2nd characters unlocked after King K.

matches, with the Ice Climbers being the 10th characters to be unlocked.

6.1 Most historically significant players.

Ice climber combos