An Assist Trophy is an item that, when grabbed, summons a Nintendo character of various origin to quickly aid the holder, though there are currently nine third party Assist Trophies. Assist Trophies work nearly identical to Poké Balls. However, no Pokémon come out of them, and once an Assist Trophy is grabbed, it is automatically activated, assuming the holder is standing on the ground, and not in a jump, attack, or hitstun. Some assist trophies must be unlocked in order to be used, such as Jango Fett from Star Wars.