Tips for clearing Ultimate Cup Z in Kirby and the Forgotten Land
The more I sink into Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the more I love it — and it already left a strong impression after the first few worlds. I’m nearing 100%, and I can’t stop now. If you’re working toward that goal and haven’t quite been able to survive the Ultimate Cup Z in the colosseum, I’ve got a small tip that might make all the difference; it did for me!
Like prior Kirby games, it’s relatively smooth sailing on your first run through the main story — but the post-game “boss rush” content isn’t afraid to push back hard.
I really respect that duality, as it makes Kirby feel approachable yet deep. I also think Kirby and the Forgotten Land, specifically, will put a magnifying glass on the series’ longstanding design principles. If you’ve kept up with games like Planet Robobot and Star Allies and survived their fiercest challenges, you know the drill. But this Switch title is going wide.
Case in point, without even realizing it until it was too late, I went through basically all of the main quest without dodging. Flash forward to the post-game, and I’m now in a place where I use this move constantly — dodging is so ridiculously powerful as a way to avoid damage and also dish it back out with last-second “perfect dodge” counter-attacks.
You might be thinking, “Wait, that’s the tip??? Just dodging? I already knew that!”
I’m saving the real tip for below the spoiler gate, but I was curious if anyone else accidentally overlooked Kirby’s dodge for way too long. Just in case you’re reading this article and you haven’t picked up on it yet, you can dodge by holding one of the triggers (I personally find the L button most comfortable) and then tapping the left analog stick in your preferred direction. There’s a very generous
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