amiibo

amiibo (Japanese: アミーボ amiibo) are a line of interactive figures and cards by Nintendo. Each amiibo figure or card contains an NFC chip in its base, which allows it to interact with multiple games on both the Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS consoles using near field communication.

Several Pokémon characters have been announced or released as part of the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U line. These figures are intended for use with the eponymous game. They also unlock minor content in games such as Super Mario Maker. In a Nintendo Direct on November 12, 2015, a card featuring Shadow Mewtwo, a bonus boss character from Pokkén Tournament, was revealed to be included in first print retail copies of the game.

An NFC reader/writer was released in October 2015 that can scan amiibo, allowing the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS to communicate with amiibo.

List of Pokémon amiibo

Pokémon	Game origin	Japanese release	American release	European release	Australia release	Korean release
Pikachu	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U	December 5, 2014	November 21, 2014	November 28, 2014	November 29, 2014	September 10, 2015
Lucario	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U	January 23, 2015	February 20, 2015	January 23, 2015	January 29, 2015	December 3, 2015
Charizard	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U	April 29, 2015	May 29, 2015	April 20, 2015	April 25, 2015	December 3, 2015
Greninja	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U	May 28, 2015	May 29, 2015	May 29, 2015	May 30, 2015	December 17, 2015
Jigglypuff	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U	May 28, 2015	May 29, 2015	May 29, 2015	May 30, 2015	December 3, 2015
Mewtwo	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U	October 29, 2015	November 13, 2015	October 23, 2015	October 24, 2015	December 3, 2015
Shadow Mewtwo	Pokkén Tournament	March 18, 2016	March 18, 2016	March 18, 2016	March 19, 2016

Compatibility list

Certain games allow amiibo to write save data to it so it can be retained even when using it with a different game or system. However, a amiibo can only hold save data for one game at a time. So far, the only Pokémon amiibo-compatible games that offers this ability are Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

Game	Effect
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U	Becomes a Figure Player—matching AI-controlled character that can be powered up and fought with/against in numerous game modes.							?
Hyrule Warriors/Hyrule Warriors Legends	Grants a present; a weapon, a small Rupee bonus, or crafting material. Each amiibo grants one present each day.
Mario Party 10	Allows players to play the Scratch Bonus minigame to win additional Mario Party Points.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	Grants the player 1-Up Mushrooms.
Word Search by POWGI	Includes the amiibo's nickname and owner name in word searches.
New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward	Gives the player a Star Hair Clip in a random color.
amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits	Unlocks a randomly selected, short, playable portion from one of 32 included NES or Super NES titles
Yoshi's Woolly World	Unlocks a generic amiibo Yoshi design.
Super Mario Maker	Becomes a costume for Mario to wear when he consumes a Mystery Mushroom. Unlike most amiibo costumes, however, the Pokémon costumes do not feature custom sounds or music.							?
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash	Grants the player in-game coins.
Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumete ☆ Tomodachi Daisakusen!	Gives the player free Don Kobans.
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge	Drops a Mini Spec into the game.
Pokkén Tournament	Unlocks Shadow Mewtwo as a character immediately, as opposed to unlocking it through other, unknown means.	×	×	×	×	×	×

Gallery

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  European Pikachu amiibo box

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  European Lucario amiibo box

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  European Charizard amiibo box

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  European Jigglypuff amiibo box

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  European Greninja amiibo box

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  European Mewtwo amiibo box

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  Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card back

NFC reader/writer

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  NFC reader/writer

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  NFC reader/writer English box

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  NFC reader/writer Japanese box

External links

• Nintendo amiibo website

This article is part of both Project Sidegames and Project Merchandise, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Sidegames and Merchandise, respectively.