Editing Flutter Jump

[[File:Yoshi does Flutter Jump YTT art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Yoshi performing the Flutter Jump from ''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy'']]
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The '''Flutter Jump''' (alternatively formatted as '''Flutter-Jump'''<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=9|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 19, 2006|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5}}</ref> or '''flutter jump'''), also known as the '''Hovering Jump''' in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', '''Sustained Jump''' in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] material,<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|date=April 7, 1999|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|isbn=0-7615-2103-8|page=102, 106, 110, 113|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]}}</ref> '''Hover''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', and '''flutter kick''' in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'', is a characteristic [[jump]]ing technique used by [[Yoshi]]. It can be used to prolong descending after a jump and to keep a character airborne temporarily. The Flutter Jump has a distinctive appearance and is executed by rapidly moving one's legs and in some cases one's arms as well, until the character starts to float and "walk" on air. This technique can be utilized to reach remote locations, or simply to rescue a character from a [[pit|bottomless pit]].

The Flutter Jump was first used by Yoshi and seemed like an ability exclusively available for [[Yoshi (species)|his species]] alone, similar to the [[Ground Pound]]. During the different installments, however, other characters were shown to be able to perform a Flutter Jump, such as [[Ludwig von Koopa]], [[Baby Bowser]],<ref>{{cite|author=KokiriGaming|date=March 13, 2014|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv_TYktjv6I|title=Yoshi's New Island - Final Boss + Ending|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref> [[Poochy]], and the [[Poochy Pup]]s.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
While the Flutter Jump was not introduced until ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', [[Luigi]] could use a similar jump called a [[Scuttle]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. This was a holdover from the original mechanics of ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', from which ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' was adapted, but was likely welcomed as a way to help make Luigi less similar to [[Mario]].

====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Flutterjump64DS.png|thumb|Yoshi Flutter Jumping in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
Long after its debut in the ''Yoshi'' series ([[#Yoshi franchise|see below]]), Yoshi's Flutter Jump reappeared in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. In this game, it is called the '''Flutter Kick''' and it helps the player jump slightly higher. Luigi's [[Scuttle]] also reappears and allows him to slow his descent, rather than gain height.

====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
The Flutter Jump ability returns in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', now used by Yoshis who serve as Mario's mounts. It can be used after every jump of Yoshi's [[Triple Jump]] to extend its covered distance.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:YellowToadLightBlueYoshi.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|left|[[Yoshi (species)|Light Blue Yoshi]] using the Flutter Jump while carrying [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
The Flutter Jump returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' where it can be performed by Yoshis. In this game, [[Ludwig von Koopa]] is also capable of using a similar technique during his two boss battle appearances. With this technique, he is able to execute it multiple times in a row without descending or touching the ground.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2_Yoshi_flutter.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Yoshi flutter jumping in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
The Flutter Jump can be performed with Yoshi in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. As with previous games, players can perform this trick by holding down the {{button|wii|A}} button on the Wii Remote after jumping with Yoshi. This move can be used to get to places that Mario and Luigi can't usually reach. It can also help to stop the player from falling and it can be used to avoid enemies. There is also a [[List of Super Mario Galaxy 2 glitches#Yoshi.27s Infinite Flutter Jump|glitch]] that allows Yoshi to endlessly Flutter Jump. Yoshi can still eat while in a Flutter Jump in this game.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Once again, Ludwig, as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', uses a technique similar to the Flutter Jump during his fight against Mario in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. This time, however, he uses it to grab some chains hanging from his arena's ceiling.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', when riding a Yoshi, players can perform the Flutter Jump, by jumping and holding the jump button while in the air. [[Ludwig von Koopa]] also demonstrates a move similar to the Flutter Jump in his boss battle.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', Yoshi can Flutter Jump as standard in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style, but not the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' style.

Mario can also Flutter Jump while in a [[Goomba's Shoe]] with wings in both the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' styles.

====''Super Mario Run''====
[[File:SMR - Yoshi Flutter Jump.png|thumb|140px|Yoshi flutter jumping in ''Super Mario Run'', as seen in the ''Tips and Tricks'' screen.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', the Yoshis can perform a Flutter Jump by touching and holding the screen.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', after players [[capture]] Yoshi via a Cap Throw, they can then flutter jump by holding {{button|switch|A}} or {{button|switch|B}}, which increases their jump height.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Flutter Jumping in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' works identically to how it did in the original. [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]] returns in the version 3.0.0 update acting the same as in his ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' appearance.
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====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', the four playable Yoshis in this game once again have the ability to flutter jump; they now turn red in the face when it is performed.

===''Yoshi'' franchise===
[[File:SMW2 Flutter Jump.png|thumb|left|Yoshi flutter-jumping in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
[[File:SMW2YI Yoshi flutter jump.gif|frame]]
The Flutter Jump first was shown during the events of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and was featured as a unique trait of the Yoshi species. The move allows the Yoshis to move through the air for a short time, aiding them on their quest to reunite [[Baby Mario]] with [[Baby Luigi|his brother]]. Its mechanics then were adapted for all of the following ''Yoshi'' franchise platformers. Yoshi can flutter far by jumping off of an enemy or a bouncy surface with good timing.

In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', the Flutter Jump aesthetically transmutates Yoshi's legs into a propeller, only in Classic Mode.

===''Super Princess Peach''===
Within the [[Toad Jump]] minigame of ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', [[Toad]] is capable of performing a "Flutter Jump" of sorts as the player controls him within the minigame. Toad's variation of the jump involves him wildly flapping his arm to keep himself afloat for a longer period of time. This jump allows him to stay above enemies and various pits throughout the course he must complete. The duration of his jump is dependent on how long the player blows into the mic of the [[Nintendo DS]] (as his jumps are initiated by blowing into the microphone).

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File: PMTTYD Yoshi Flutter.png|thumb|right|[[Mini-Yoshi]] flutter jumping in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.'']]
Another variation of the Flutter Jump appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. It serves as the field ability of Mario's [[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi partner]] and while riding on him, he can use it to reach ledges that cannot be reached with a normal jump. The ability is similar to [[Parakarry]]'s move in the [[Paper Mario|previous game]].

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
The Flutter Jump makes a reappearance as the Floating/Floaty Jump effect in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. During the game, Mario and Luigi can obtain the ability to use the Floating Jump by equipping the [[Excite Spring]].

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
During [[Sunnycide]]'s boss fight in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', when a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] breaks out of an [[Egg (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)|egg]], they seem to perform a Flutter Jump before landing.

In [[Commander Shroob]]'s boss fight, the [[Shroob-omb]] can perform an action very similar to a Flutter Jump. This happens when the [[Support Shroob]]s want to attack the bros. themselves; they will throw the Shroob-omb up to the top screen where it will kick its legs and float in place until the attack is finished.

The [[Intern Shroob]] enemies in [[Shroob Castle]] also perform a Flutter Jump-like move during battle. Similar to the Shroob-omb, a [[Shroobsworth]] will throw its Intern Shroob above the top screen before running up to the bros. and swinging at them with its cane. The Intern Shroob will rapidly move its arms to slow its fall while the Shroobsworth is attacking.

====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] can use an ability strikingly similar to (if not) the Flutter Jump. He uses it as a counter in combat and lets him float in the air, and even ascend for a short amount of time.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
The Flutter Jump appears in all installments of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, again as a move exclusive to Yoshi. The Flutter Jump serves as Yoshi's mid-air jump and covers the greatest distance of all the other mid-air jumps (except for [[Mewtwo]] since ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'') as well as granting knockback armor to compensate for the fact that Yoshi lacks a significant recovery move. Yoshi also weaponizes this jump in his down aerial move. It deals up to 56% in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', 53% / 39% in the NTSC and PAL versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' respectively, 35% in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', 29% in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and 34% in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

===''Super Mario Strikers''===
When Yoshi scores a goal in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', one of the winning animations shows him flutter jumping in two camera focuses.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
The Flutter Jump is Yoshi's special ability in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
YoshiFlutterJump.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2-BrownYoshiFlutterJump.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2-OrangeYoshiFlutterJump.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Pink_Yoshi_Flutter_Jump.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
Yoshi fluttering YIDS artwork.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
Baby Peach on Yoshi YIDS artwork.jpg|''Yoshi's Island DS''
YWW Yoshi Propeller.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
YCW Flutter Jump.png|''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
YCW Yoshi Flutter Jump 2D Artwork.png|''Yoshi's Crafted World''
SMBW Light Blue Yoshi Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Scuttle]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ふんばりジャンプ
|JapR=Funbari Janpu
|JapM=Straddling Jump
|ChiS=浮游跳<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/G_yoshi_metroidrh.htm|title=iQue Ltd.|publisher=[[iQue]]|language=zh-hans|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/mariods/action/yoshi.htm|title=神游马力欧DS的动作|language=zh-hans|publisher=iQue|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref> <small>(iQue)</small>
|ChiSR=Fúyóu Tiào
|ChiS2=空中踏步跳跃 <small>(Nintendo)</small>
|ChiS2R=Kōngzhōng Tàbù Tiàoyuè
|ChiS3=坚忍跳跃<ref>https://t.bilibili.com/337500978254550915{{dead link}}</ref> <small>(Tencent)</small>
|ChiS3R=Jiānrěn Tiàoyuè
|ChiSM=Floating Jump
|ChiS2M=Midair Stepping Jump
|ChiS3M=Stoic Jump
|ChiT=空中踏步跳躍
|ChiTR=Kōngzhōng Tàbù Tiàoyuè
|ChiTM=Midair Stepping Jump
|SpaE=Revoloteo
|SpaEM=Flutter
|FreE=Saut plané
|FreEM=Hopping
|Dut=Fladdersprong
|DutM=Flutter Jump
|Ger=Flatterflug
|GerM=Flutterflight
|Ita=Salto svolazzo/svolazzante
|Ita2=Calcio volante <small>(''Super Mario 64 DS'')</small>
|ItaM=Flutter jump
|Ita2M=Flying kick
|Kor=버티기 점프
|KorR=Beotigi Jeompeu
|KorM=Withstanding Jump
|PorA=Salto pairante
|PorAM=Hovering jump
|PorE=Salto flutuante
|PorEM=Floating jump
|Rus=Прыжок-полет
|RusR=Pryzhok-polet
|Rus2=Порхающий прыжок <small>(''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'')</small>
|Rus2R=Porkhayushchiy pryzhok
|RusM=Flight jump
|Rus2M=Fluttering jump
|SpaA=Pataleo
|SpaA2=Revolotear
|SpaAM=Kicking
|SpaA2M=Flutter
}}

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