High Jump (ハイジャンプ Hai Janpu) is an ability which appears in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It allows the user to jump higher than normal, usually incorporating a backflip into the jump. In games that allow it to be leveled up, doing so increases the height of the jump.
Mechanics
Kingdom Hearts
In Kingdom Hearts, High Jump is a Shared Ability and therefore can be equipped to the party at any time at no cost.
Kingdom Hearts II
In Kingdom Hearts II, it is a Growth Ability learned and upgraded by leveling up Valor Form. Outside of Valor Form, it costs 2 AP to equip and can reach up to level 3, while in Valor Form, it is automatically equipped and can reach MAX level.
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
In Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, High Jump is automatically equipped once obtained.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, it is an Ability Panel, which can be leveled up from High Jump LV1 to High Jump LV2 and High Jump LV3 by linking High Jump LV+ Ⓛ (ジャンプアップⓁ Janpu Appu Ⓛ, lit. "Jump Up Ⓛ") panels.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep it is a Movement Command which can be leveled up to level 4 by defeating enemies.
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded
In Kingdom Hearts Re:coded it appears as a Bonus Booster which must be linked to a CPU using chips in the Stat Matrix.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, it is a movement command that allows the user to jump higher than normal by pressing 
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Learning High Jump
Kingdom Hearts
- Sora finds High Jump in a chest in Monstro: Mouth, accessible after defeating the Parasite Cage for the first time.
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
- Sora learns High Jump after visiting the Room of Beginnings in Monstro.
Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
- Valor Form has High Jump LV1 as a default ability.
- Sora learns High Jump LV1 after leveling Valor Form to level 3.
- Valor Form learns High Jump LV2 at level 3.
- Sora learns High Jump LV2 after leveling Valor Form to level 5.
- Valor Form learns High Jump LV3 at level 5.
- Sora learns High Jump LV3 after leveling Valor Form to level 7.
- Valor Form learns High Jump MAX at level 7.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
High Jump is a clear bonus for Mission 44.- High Jump ③ is a clear bonus for Mission 74.
High Jump LV+ Ⓛ can be purchased for 2400 Heart Points once Roxas is promoted to Master rank, and once again for 6000 Heart Points once Roxas is promoted to Legend rank.
Panels which link to High Jump
Float Ⓛ (レビテト Rebiteto, lit. "Levitate"): Allows the user to slow their descent in midair.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
- Terra finds High Jump in a chest in a cell in the Turo Prison Block.
- Ventus obtains High Jump after defeating Vanitas for the first time at the Keyblade Graveyard.
- Aqua obtains High Jump after defeating Maleficent's goons with Prince Philip in Enchanted Dominion.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
- Data-Sora learns High Jump by linking the CPU to the respective Bonus Booster in the second section of the Stat Matrix.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Deep Drop Distance
- Sora and Riku learn High Jump after Sora saves Pinocchio from Dream Eaters in Prankster's Paradise. Jumping on a stall via a box near one in the City causes Sora or Riku to High Jump, even if they have the normal Jump installed.
Recipe
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
The Float Ⓛ can be synthesized for 8800 munny once Roxas is promoted to Novice rank.
Tips
- Equipped with Aerial Dodge and Glide, you can travel through areas at great speed. This fact has been exploited in the Cavern of Remembrance, where Sora has to use abilities learned from his Drive Forms to get across.