Controls

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Extra Controls


Run	Press ⇦/⇨ twice quickly and hold. To stop, let go of the button.

Slide	Press while crouching.

Float	Press in mid-air. Keep pressing to keep floating.

Puff	Press while floating to release a puff of air. Kirby will stop floating if you do this.

Inhale	Press and hold to inhale. You can inhale enemies and blocks using this.

Spit Out	While holding an enemy or block, press to spit it out again.

Swallow	Press or ⇩ to swallow an enemy/block you have inhaled. You can gain Copy Abilities by swallowing some enemies.

Call a Helper	Press to eject your Copy Ability and have it form a Helper.

Cancel Helper	Press while Kirby has no Copy Ability absorbed. He will fire a short burst on both sides that will change any Helper back into its Ability Item.

Helper Trampoline	When you are close to your Helper and it is not performing another action, jump on it while holding ⇧. The Helper will act as a trampoline, helping Kirby to reach great heights! Different Helpers can have different trampoline effects, so try them all.

Guard	Press and hold or to defend against attacks.

Enter Door	Stand in front of a door and press ⇧ to enter it.

Use Ladder	Stand in front of a ladder and press ⇧/⇩ to climb up/down it.

Open Chest	Stand in front of a treasure chest and press ⇧ to open it.

Swim	While underwater, press or ⇧ to swim upwards.

Water Cannon	While underwater, press to attack with water.

Game-specific Controls


Treasure List	In The Great Cave Offensive, press to display a list of the treasures you’ve collected.

Select Ability	In Milky Way Wishes, press to scroll through the Copy Abilities that you have collected so far. Press , or to switch to the ability currently selected.