Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2.0.0 Adds Piranha Plant, A Ton Of Balance Changes, And More

An actual substantial update with actual substantial patch notes!

Pramath in News On January 30, 2019

When patch 2.0.0 was originally revealed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and then again when update 7.0.0 for the Nintendo Switch went out yesterday, I made multiple jokes about how disappointing this new patch was going to be, and how not very detailed the patch notes would be. I was wrong on both counts, because Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2.0.0, which is available to download now, is a substantial patch with highly detailed patch notes uncharacteristic of Nintendo.

Piranha Plant is now available in the game to anyone who registers their game with My Nintendo before January 31 (so you still have time if you have not done so already). Extra spirits, including Partner Pikachu and Partner Eevee, can now be purchased in the in-game shop as well (with in game money only- no microtransactions, don’t worry). Several changes are also made to individual fighter characters (detailed on Nintendo’s website).

You can see the full patch notes for yourself below. If your Switch is in sleep mode and has automatic downloads enabled, the update will have installed for you already. If not, you can force it from the main menu.

Version 2.0.0 Patch Notes

Offline
- You can now play Spirit Board with up to four players.
  - Select the spirit you want to challenge on the Spirit Board, and then go to Party → Fighter to select the number of people who will play. When playing with multiple people, you will lose the battle if any player is KO’d.
- The following spirits will now appear in the Shop.
  - Partner Pikachu
  - Partner Eevee
  - Dice Block
  - River Survival
  - Golden Dash Mushroom
Online
- We adjusted the calculation for Global Smash Power.
General
- Added the DLC fighter Piranha Plant.
  - Piranha Plant will become available for purchase as DLC at a later date.
- Pressing both jump buttons at the same time will now cause you to short hop.
- Fixed the issue where the KO score included your teammates’ KOs when Team Attack was On.
- Game-balance adjustments.
- Various gameplay fixes.
- Specific fighter adjustments are detailed here.