While Skate limits you to some simple flip tricks and grinds at the beginning of the game, there’s so much than meets the eye. Skate offers over 100 tricks you can perform while on your board, and there are even some different tricks for wiping out with your character. You’re free to figure out how to perform each of these tricks on your own time, but why not take a peek at everything that’s possible?
Below, you can see every currently available trick in Skate and the buttons required to perform each one. As a note, the developers have confirmed more tricks are on the way, so we’ll be updating this guide as tricks are added to the game.
All tricks in Skate
The different tricks in Skate are divided up into several categories, including: Flip Tricks, Grinds, Grab Tricks, and Off-Board. You can find all of these tricks by going to the Skatepedia, which is found in the settings section of the main menu.
We will divide each trick up by its given category and then provide you with the button combination needed to perform each one. We won’t be including the “Riding” section of the Skatepedia, though, as those are more mechanical and not actual tricks.
Flip Tricks
Ollie Tricks
- Ollie – Right Stick (RS) Up
- Kickflip – RS Up and Right
- Heelflip – RS Up and Left
- FS Pop-Shuvit – RS Left
- BS Pop-Shuvit – RS Right
- Varial Kickflip – RS flick Down/Left then Up/Right
- Varial Heelflip – RS flick Down/Right then Up/Left
- 360 Flip – RS flick Left, Down, and Up/Right
- Laserflip – RS flick Right, Down, and Up/Left
- Hardflip – RS flick Down, Down/Right, and Up
- Inward Heelfip – RS flick Down, Down/Left, and Up
- FS 360 Pop-Shuvit – RS Down/Right then drag Left
- BS 360 Pop-Shuvit – RS Down/Left then drag Right
- 360 Hardflip – RS flick Right, Down, and Up
- 360 Inward Heelfip – RS flick Left, Down, and Up
Nollie Tricks
- Nollie – RS flick Up and Down
- Nolle Kickflip – RS flick Up and Down/Right
- Nollie Heelflip – RS flick Up and Down/Left
- Nollie FS Pop-Shuvit – RS flick Up and drag Right
- Nollie BS Pop-Shuvit – RS flick Up and drag Left
- Nollie Varial Kickflip – RS flick Up/Left and Down/Right
- Nollie Varial Heelflip – RS flick Up/Right and Down/Left
- Nollie 360 Flip – RS flick Up/Left, Up, and Down/Right
- Nollie Laserflip – RS flick Up/Right, Up, and Down/Left
- Nollie Hardflip – RS flick Up and slightly to the Right, Up, and Down/Right
- Nollie Inward Heelflip – RS flick Up and slightly to the Left, Up, and Down/Left
- Nollie FS 360 Pop-Shuvit – RS flick Up/Left and drag to Up/Right
- Nollie BS 360 Pop-Shuvit – RS flick Up/Right and drag to Up/Left
- Nollie 360 Hardflip – RS flick Right, Up, and Down/Right
- Nollie 360 Inward Heelflip – RS flick Left, Up, and Down/Left
Flip Trick Modifiers
- Late Flip Tricks – RS flick Down and Up/Right
- Held Flip Tricks – RS flick Down and Up/Right and then hold the stick in position in mid-air
- Boned Ollie – Hold RS Up
- Front Foot One-Foot Ollie – A/X (in-air)
- Back Foot One-Foot Ollie – X/Square (in-air)
Grinds
Grind Tricks
- FS 50-50 Grind – RS Down and Up
- BS 50-50 Grind – RS Down and Up
- FS 5-0 – Hold RS Down in-air
- BS 5-0 – Hold RS Down in-air
- FS Nose Grind – Hold RS Up in-air
- BS Nose Grind – Hold RS Up in-air
- FS Crooked – Hold RS Up/Left in-air
- BS Crooked – Hold RS Up/Left in-air
- FS Overcrook – Hold RS Up/Right in-air
- BS Overcrook – Hold RS Up/Right in-air
- FS Salad – Hold RS Down/Right in-air
- BS Salad – Hold RS Down/Right in-air
- FS Smith – Hold RS Right and Up in-air
- BS Smith – Hold RS Right and Up in-air
- FS Feeble – Hold RS Left and Up in-air
- FS Willy – Hold RS Left and Down in-air
- BS Willy – Hold RS Left and Down in-air
- FS Over Willy – Hold RS Right and Down in-air
- BS Over Willy – Hold RS Right and Down in-air
- FS Boardslide – Hold RS Left in-air
- BS Boardslide – Hold RS Left in-air
- FS Lipslide – Hold RS Right in-air
- BS Lipslide – Hold RS Right in-air
- FS Noseslide – Hold RS Up and Left in-air
- BS Noseslide – Hold RS Up and Left in-air
- FS Tailside – Hold RS Down and Left in-air
- BS Tailside – Hold RS Down and Left in-air
- FS Bluntslide – Hold RS Down and Right in-air
- BS Bluntslide – Hold RS Down and Right in-air
- FS Nose Blunt – Hold RS Up and Left in-air
- BS Nose Blunt – Hold RS Up and Left in-air
- Grind Exit – LS Left or Right
Grab Tricks
Basic Grab Tricks
- BS Grab – Hold RT/R2
- FS Grab – Hold LT/L2
- Double Grab – Hold LT/L2 + RT/R2
- Tail Grab – Hold Up on RS + LT/L2
- Nose Grab – Hold Down on RS + RT/R2
- Stale Grab – Hold Right on RS + LT/L2
- Weddle Grab – Hold Right on RS + RT/R2
- Crail Grab – Hold Down on RS + LT/L2
- Seatbelt – Hold Up on RS + RT/R2
- Rocket Air – Hold Down on RS + RT/R2 and LT/L2
Modified Grab Tricks
- Nosebone – Hold LT/L2 + RS Up
- Tailbone – Hold LT/L2 + RS Down
- Tuck Knee – Hold LT/L2 + RS Right
- Stiffy – Hold LT/L2 + RS Left
- BS Tweak – Hold RT/R2 + RS Down
- Melon – Hold RT/R2 + RS Up
- Cross Bone – Hold RT/R2 + RS Left
- Method – Hold RT/R2 + RS Right
- Tail Nosebone – Hold RS Up then LT/L2 + RS Up
- FS Shifty Tail Grab – Hold RS Up then LT/L2 + RS Right
- BS Shifty Tail Grab – Hold RS Up then LT/L2 + RS Left
- Nose Tailbone – Hold RS Down then RT/R2 + RS Down
- FS Shifty Nose Grab – Hold RS Down then RT/R2 + RS Right
- BS Shifty Nose Grab – Hold RS Down then RT/R2 + RS Left
- Stale BS Tuck Knee – Hold RS Right then LT/L2 + RS Right
- Stale Tailbone – Hold RS Right then LT/L2 + RS Down
- Stale Nosebone – Hold RS Right then LT/L2 + RS Up
- Japan Air – Hold RS Right then RT/R2 + RS Left
- Weddle Tailbone – Hold RS Right then RT/R2 + RS Down
- Weddle Nosebone – Hold RS Right then RT/R2 + RS Up
- FS Shifty Crail – Hold RS Down then LT/L2 + RS Left
- BS Shifty Crail – Hold RS Down then LT/L2 + RS Right
- FS Shifty Seatbelt – Hold RS Up then LT/L2 + RS Left
- BS Shifty Seatbelt – Hold RS Up then LT/L2 + RS Right
- Double Grab Mod Tail – LT/L2 + RT/R2 then hold RS Down
- Double Grab Mod Nose – LT/L2 + RT/R2 then hold RS Up
- Double Grab Mod Left – LT/L2 + RT/R2 then hold RS Left
- Double Grab Mod Right – LT/L2 + RT/R2 then hold RS Right
One-Foot Grab Tricks
- Frigid Air – LT/L2 + A/X
- FS One-Foot – LT/L2 + X/Square
- Judo Air – RT/R2 + X/Square
- One-Foot Air – RT/R2 +A/X
- Dog Piss – Hold RS Down then RT/R2 + X/Square
- Judo Nose Grab – Hold RS Down then RT/R2 + A/X
- Benihana – Hold RS Up then RT/R2 + X/Square
- One-Foot Tail Grab – Hold RS Down then RT/R2 + A/X
No Foot Grab Tricks
- Airwalk – Hold RS Down then RT/R2 + B/Circle
- Tailwalk – Hold RS Up then RT/R2 + B/Circle
- Christ Air – RT/R2 + B/Circle
- No-Foot Air – LT/L2 + B/Circle
- Superdue – LT/L2 + RT/R2 + B/Circle
Ground Grab Tricks
- Frontside Ground Grab – LT/L2 while rolling
- Backside Ground Grab – RT/R2 while rolling
- Double Ground Grab – LT/L2 + RT/R2 while rolling
- Coffin – LT/L2 + RT/R2 + X/Square + A/X
Hand Plants
- BS Handplant – RB/R1
- FS Handplant – LB/L1
Foot Plant Tricks
- Bean Plant – RT/R2 + A/X
- FS Fastplant – RT/R2 + X/Square
- FS Boneless – LT/L2 + A/X
- FS Fastplant – LT/L2 + X/Square
We’ll see how many tricks get added to this list over time, but those are your options right now in Skate.
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