All Copy Abilities and Evolutions - Kirby and the Forgotten Land Guide - IGN (2024)

See all Copy Ability upgrades in this guide. Copy Abilities are talents that Kirby can duplicate from certain enemies if they ingest them. You can do this by holding down the B button, where Kirby will gain their ability automatically. These are different from Kirby's Mouthful Modes.

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There are 12 Copy Abilities in Forgotten Land (10 returning and 2 new), however the upgrades expand the total list to 35. Evolutions are a new mechanic to Forgotten Land, allowing Kirby to make his Copy Abilities more powerful in various ways from Waddle Dee's Weapon Shop in Waddle Dee Town, after they find the Blueprint for each evolution.

Every Copy Ability in Kirby and the Forgotten Land
RangerHammerCrashFire
CutterSwordBombTornado
DrillSleepNeedleIce
Endgame Copy Ability Evolutions

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All Copy Abilities in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

How to Use Copy Abilities

Copy Abilities are a classic Kirby mechanic that allows Kirby to duplicate the talents of specific enemies. Here’s how it all works:

  • To copy an enemy’s ability, hold down the B button while close to and facing the target. Kirby will ingest them and take on their power, signified by a new outfit. While holding a Copy Ability, the B button will now use that ability.
  • Not every enemy has an ability for Kirby to copy, but if an enemy is using a tool, like a sword or a bomb, there’s a good chance Kirby can get their ability!
  • If you don’t like an ability, or want to use another one, you can eject it by holding down the Y button, or immediately by pressing the - (Minus) button. The ability will float in a bubble for a few seconds before disappearing for good. If you ejected an ability by mistake, you can still suck the bubble back in to regain it.
  • Copy Abilities will not be overridden by any Mouthful Mode forms, and will be remembered when you eject from that form. However you cannot ingest a Copy Ability bubble while in a Mouthful Mode form (Kirby's mouth is full in Mouthful Mode, after all), so make sure to get the Copy Ability first, then enter Mouthful Mode!
  • You can visit Waddle Dee's Weapon Shop in Waddle Dee Town to set what evolution you want each Copy Ability you’ve found to suit your tastes. Not every Evolution is an abject improvement over the last, and several will compliment specific playstyles. The Weapon Shop is unlocked after you complete the final Natural Plains stage, The Brawl at the Mall.
  • Evolutions aren't permanently set: you're free to change each one to suit your preferences. You cannot have multiple Evolutions active on the same Copy Ability, however.
  • You can also use the shop to give Kirby a Copy Ability in advance to start your next level with!
  • Once you beat the story, you can upgrade any Copy Ability or its evolutions to increase its Power, to a maximum of 6 for each!

Ranger Copy Ability and Evolutions

RangerNoble RangerSpace Ranger
Power1 / 51 / 54 / 5
Rapid-Fire2 / 54 / 52 / 5
LocationN/AThe Tropical TerrorConquer the Inferno Road
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems800 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Ranger is a classic ranged gun mechanic. Tap B to fire a quick but very weak shot. Alternatively, hold down B to aim and fire a blast that gets larger and more powerful the more you charge it up, breaking through enemy defenses!The Noble Ranger has Kirby dual-wield a pair of pop guns: they fire in quick succession, doubling the damage output. As well, charged attacks now fire a barrage of stars rather than one big one, which can work better on moving targets!The Space Ranger focuses on power over rate of fire, dealing 4x damage. A fully-charged shot will be fired as a large ring, and when it hits an enemy it will create a large energy bubble that continuously damages enemies inside it for three seconds before sending them flying!
Copy from: Bernard

Hammer Copy Ability and Evolutions

HammerToy HammerWild Hammer
Power2 / 52.5 / 54.5 / 5
Rapid-Fire1 / 52.5 / 51 / 5
LocationN/AWelcome to WondariaAlivel Mall (Staff Side)
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems800 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Hammer deals good damage at a very short reach, giving Kirby a suite of melee attacks. You can also hold down the attack button to charge up a powerful Hammer Flip attack. Finally, if you hold the attack button after a mid-air swing, Kirby will hit the ground with the hammer!The Toy Hammer features slightly more power than the normal Hammer ability, but is light enough for Kirby to mash it rapidly before finishing their combo, drastically increasing its damage output. It's also much larger, making it easier to hit your targets!The Wild Hammer focuses on power over speed, but has the shortest multi-strike combo with only two hits. While this makes it more limited compared to the Toy Hammer, even a Stage 1 Charged Attack dishes out a lot of damage, and the mid-air strike is still as fast as ever.
Copy from: Mookie, Wild Bonkers

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Crash Copy Ability and Evolutions

CrashTime Crash
Power4 / 55 / 5
Rapid-FireSingle UseSingle Use
LocationN/AInvasion at the House of Horrors
CostN/A1,200 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Crash ability lets Kirby release a large explosion around him that deals a large amount of damage to everything in the area (except Kirby, of course). You can make the blast radius even larger by charging it up first. Notably, Crash can only be used once in a stage, so you'll need to be strategic with it!The Time Crash ability actually works differently from Crash: time freezes temporarily. During this, Kirby can run up and touch enemies to deal insane amounts of damage, each touch extending the freeze duration. This is especially effective on bosses because you can touch them multiple times!
Copy from: Bomber

Fire Copy Ability and Evolutions

FireVolcano FireDragon Fire
Power1.5 / 52.5 / 53.5 / 5
Rapid-Fire1.5 / 52 / 52.5 / 5
LocationN/AVisit Waddle Dee's Weapon ShopWindy, Freezing Seas
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems800 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Fire Ability lets Kirby breathe a stream of fire directly in front of him, allowing him to light enemies, objects and the ground on fire, which can be made larger with sustained roasting. It can also jet Kirby forward when used in mid-air, which can damage enemies as well!The Volcano Fire has Kirby spit chunks of molten rock that fly father than the original jet of fire. You can hold down the fire button for rapid-fire action, or tap it to spit out a single molten rock.The ultimate form of Fire, the Dragon Fire has even more power per hit and greatly extended reach, letting Kirby deal more damage from a safer distance. As well, the “jet forward” Burn move has more reach and keeps Kirby level: use it multiple times to go REALLY far!
Copy from: Glunk, Hot Head

Cutter Copy Ability and Evolutions

CutterChakram CutterBuzz-Saw Cutter
Power1 / 51 / 53 / 5
Rapid-Fire2 / 53.5 / 53 / 5
LocationN/AVisit Waddle Dee's Weapon ShopSearching the Oasis
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems800 Star Gems, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Cutter lets you throw a blade that returns like a boomerang, picking up items and hitting enemies on the way back. You can also hold the attack button to charge the blade in place: it will release a stronger shockwave the more you hold it! Finally, Kirby can use a smashing melee combo up close!The Chakram Cutter works just like the original, only Kirby can now throw out two in quick succession, effectively doubling the damage output. Each will also return in opposite directions, which can really help when swarmed by enemies.The Buzz-Saw Cutter drops the rate of fire and focuses on damage, having three times that of the other Cutters, and fires larger blades. These blades can also ricochet off walls and other objects: each one resets its range, making it a monster in tight spaces.
Copy from: Sir Kibble

Sword Copy Ability and Evolutions

SwordGigant SwordMeta Knight Sword
Power1 / 53.5 / 53 / 5
Rapid-Fire2 / 51 / 54 / 5
LocationN/ACircuit SpeedwayComplete the Meta Knight Cup
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems1,200 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Sword can be slashed left and right in quick succession, or you can hold the attack button to charge up a death tornado spin to catch and fling enemies. Another very handy function is the jump attack: Kirby will flip forward rapidly to slash the sword like a wheel, which is extremely effective on larger enemies like bosses who can easily be hit multiple times very quickly.The Gigant Sword trades speed for power, having much slower swings but with more than triple the damage and longer range. Holding down the attack button will now charge up a downwards slam with an enormous damage zone, but there's a significant delay after releasing the button. Finally, you can use L or R to bring up a shield that protects Kirby from all damage... from the front.The Meta Knight Sword is more powerful than the Gigant Sword but even faster than the original Sword! When crouching attack to do a stab, then attack again for an Upper Calibur. If Kirby is at full health (or beyond!), sword swings will also sling Crescent Shots, just like in Zelda!
Copy from: Blade Knight, Wild Edge

Bomb Copy Ability and Evolutions

BombChain BombHoming Bomb
Power1.5 / 51.5 / 53.5 / 5
Rapid-Fire1.5 / 51.5 / 52.5 / 5
LocationN/AFast-Flowing WaterworksAn Unexpected Beast King
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems800 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Bomb a tricky ability: throwing it standing still will roll the bomb a tad ahead of Kirby, while doing it while running will bowl it. Kirby can then run up and kick the bomb forward. Bombs will either explode when the fuse runs out or if they hit a target. You can also hold the attack button to aim a throwing arc, allowing for more strategic shots that can get across gaps.The Chain Bomb has a unique gimmick where bombs close to each other are linked together: the more bombs in the network, the larger and more powerful the explosions will be. This makes them great in crowded spaces, as well as bosses if they get in the middle of them all! The power maxes out at six Chain Bombs.The Homing Bomb patrols the area you toss it searching for an enemy that gets close, after which it’ll zip over and explode. This makes it rather fire-and-forget, and thus more helpful in frantic or spur-of-the-moment situations. On top of that, it retains the ability to chain Bombs together! This makes it harder to set up traps but easier to deal high damage in frantic situations.
Copy from: Balloon-Meister, Foley, Poppy Bros. Jr.

Tornado Copy Ability and Evolutions

TornadoFleur TornadoStorm Tornado
Power1.5 / 53 / 54 / 5
Rapid-Fire1.5 / 51.5 / 52 / 5
LocationN/AThe Wondaria Dream ParadeGathering of the Beast Council
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems800 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Tornado allows Kirby to charge fast and suck in enemies for damage before releasing them as projectiles. This move will also keep Kirby in the air, allowing them to glide across gaps and obstacles! You can also tap B to end the tornado as a wide melee attack, flinging anything you've caught. Tap B three times quickly to do this move quickly!The Fleur Tornado takes on some qualities of the swan-like mini-boss Fleurina, adding feathers and a much wider range to the tornado. It also deals a lot more damage and Kirby feels fancy doing it, meaning it completely supersedes the original!The Storm Tornado is a juiced-up, version of the regular Tornado, being more than twice as powerful and even faster. In addition, manually finishing the tornado will release a very wide blast of lightning. Finally, the Storm Tornado leaves a trail of shock clouds as you go!
Copy from: Fleurina, Twister

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Drill Copy Ability and Evolutions

DrillPencil DrillTwin Drill
Power2 / 53 / 54 / 5
Rapid-Fire1 / 51.5 / 52 / 5
LocationN/ADanger under the Big TopMoonlight Canyon
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems800 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Drill lets Kirby burrow under the ground, safe from enemies, then emerge for damage. A mid-air attack will jet Kirby forward and hit enemies multiple times. Lastly, if you make a loop while burrowing underground, you'll do a Quake Surge, damaging everything in the circle!The Pencil Drill is a more powerful version of the Drill, and now Kirby when Kirby launches above the ground a pencil missile rises with him and hits the ground nearby. While this isn't too useful, the Pencil Drill is outright more powerful than the normal Drill, so it's still superior.The Double Drill doubles everything about the original Drill: Double the power, double the speed, making it even easier to do Quake Surges! As well, a powersaw will now stick out of the ground when burrowing, which can catch and damage enemies as you travel underground!
Copy from: Digguh

Sleep Copy Ability and Evolutions

SleepDeep Sleep
PowerN/AN/A
Rapid-FireSingle UseSingle Use
LocationN/ABurning, Churning Power Plant
CostN/A1,200 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Sleep ability is the only non-offensive Copy Ability in the game. Kirby will immediately take a nap in to regain health as soon as he picks it up. Very useful if there’s no health items around, however it makes it practically impossible to take with you into a stage. As well, Sleep can only be used once.Deep Sleep differs from Sleep in that Kirby can go to sleep manually, rather than as soon as he gets it, so it's more practical to use. If Kirby sleeps the whole way, they will also receive a Health extension, or an Attack or Speed buff for 200 seconds, chosen at random. It will still disappear after one use.
Copy from: Sleep

Needle Copy Ability and Evolutions

NeedleClutter NeedleCrystal Needle
Power1.5 / 52.5 / 54 / 5
Rapid-Fire1.5 / 52 / 52 / 5
LocationN/AScale the Cement SummitThe Wastes Where Life Began
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems800 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Needle Ability allows Kirby to roll around the stage, picking up any enemy they hit with its spikes. Once you release the attack button, they’ll be launched away to potentially hit other targets! The spikes will retract after a few seconds if Kirby can’t pick up anything. To get the most distance, jump before you needle!The Clutter Needle works just like the Needle, only every time the spikes expand or retract, clutter will bounce along the ground and damage enemies. You can therefore rapidly hit the attack button to fill the ground with damaging clutter. It also lasts much longer than the original Needle before it expires.The Crystal Needle will leave a trail of spikes behind Kirby as they roll, and is larger than the Needle or Clutter Needle and releases crystal balls when you release it, regardless of if you've caught anything! Lastly, it's both far larger and lasts far longer than even the clutter Needle, making it far easier to work with.
Copy from: Jabhog, Needlous

Ice Copy Ability and Evolutions

IceFrosty IceBlizzard Ice
Power1.5 / 52.5 / 53 / 5
Rapid-Fire1.5 / 52 / 53 / 5
LocationN/AThe Battle of Blizzard BridgeCollector in the Sleepless Valley
CostN/A500 Star Coins, 2 Rare Gems800 Star Coins, 3 Rare Gems
DescriptionThe Ice ability does less damage than Fire in exchange for freezing enemies in blocks of ice to kick into other enemies! You can also tap and then hold the attack button to encase Kirby, allowing them to slide down slopes and take out enemies along the way! Finally, Kirby can skate on top of ice without slipping!The Frosty Ice upgrade has a very nice gimmick: when Kirby’s ice breath doesn’t hit an object, it’ll form a snowman, which Kirby can then kick into enemies. The ice breath will still go through the snowmen, meaning Kirby can freeze enemies and kick snowmen into them at the same time!Blizzard Ice is more offensive variant of the normal Ice ability, allowing Kirby to fire icicles that freeze enemies rather than using ice breath. This version has longer range, making it much more useful in most situations!
Copy from: Chilly, Wild Frosty

Endgame Copy Ability Evolutions

These Copy Abilities are acquired close to or after the end of the game. They're kept here in order to avoid spoiling them!

Tap to RevealTap to Reveal
PowerTap to RevealTap to Reveal
Rapid-FireTap to RevealTap to Reveal
LocationTap to RevealTap to Reveal
Cost1,200 Star Coins, 4 Rare Gems1,500 Star Coins, 5 Rare Gems
DescriptionTap to RevealTap to Reveal

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