Animal Transformation: Using her Neutral Special, she can transform into certain Animals depending on the button combination.
Dash Newt: When dashing, she transforms into her Dash Newt form.
Jet Octo: When doing her extra jumps, she transforms into a Jet Octo form & squirts ink as she jumps, inking opponents.
Mermaid: When in the water, she transforms into her Mermaid form, making her immune to drowning unless spiked or meteor smashed and can fire bubble projectiles.
Moveset[]
Ground Attacks[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Jab
Hair Whip
Hair Whip from the Shantae franchise.
Dash Attack
Edge Attack
Front Floor Attack
Back Floor Attack
Trip Floor Attack
Tilt Attacks[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Side Tilt
Up Tilt
Down Tilt
Smash Attacks[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Side Smash
Power Kick
Performs a spin followed by a strong kick.
Power Kick from Shantae & the Pirate's Curse.
Up Smash
Down Smash
Aerial Attacks[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Neutral Aerial
Forward Aerial
Back Aerial
Up Aerial
Down Aerial
Drill Kick
Kicks downward in a spiral fashion. Hits multiple times.
Drill Kick from Shantae
Grabs & Throws[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Grab
Pummel
Forward Throw
Back Throw
Up Throw
Down Throw
Special Moves[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Neutral Special
Transformation
Transforms into 1 of 4 forms depending on the button combination.
Spider:
Monkey:
Harpy:
Elephant:
Transformation forms from the Shantae franchise.
Side Special
Up Special
Down Special
Final Smash[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Poses, Animations & Others[]
On-screen appearance[]
Pose
Reference
Idle Poses[]
Pose Letter
Pose
Reference
A
B
Taunts[]
Pose Letter
Pose
Reference
A
B
C
D
Victory Poses[]
Pose Letter
Pose
Reference
A
B
C
D
Music Victory Theme:
Losing Pose:
Classic Mode/All-Star Mode[]
Credits Theme: Dance Through The Danger
Colors/Costumes/Skins[]
Number
Color/Costume/Skin
Reference
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
Trivia[]
Shantae's roll animation is based on her Back Dash skill in her games while her double jump is similar to her Jump Kick skill in the original Shantae game.
Shantae's shield is same as the Bubble Shield item in Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.