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[[File:Grand Prix Direct.jpg|thumb|[[Spring Man]] after winning the World Grand Prix, as shown in the May 2017 ARMS Direct]]

'''Grand Prix''' is an offline single-player or co-op mode in which the player attempts to defeat 10 [[fighters]] in a row, before (potentially) facing a final boss. It includes a mix of fights and sporting events. [[Biff]] commentates in between rounds, providing useful information to the player.

The premise of this mode is that each fighter is trying to become champion of the ARMS World Grand Prix. At the beginning of the mode, Biff explains the motivation of the fighter the player chooses.

After beating every other rival fighter, the player will eventually reach the Grand Finale against [[Max Brass]], a veteran fighter who uses championship belts to form his elastic ARMS. Before long, the player is thrust into battle, and, upon beating Max, the game ends; if the player is in difficulty level 4 to 5, however, [[Hedlok]] descends from above, brainwashing Max. The player must then fight Hedlok to win the Grand Prix; upon succeeding, Hedlok flies off, leaving Max unscathed, before the Awards Ceremony begins. The Grand Prix mode then ends.

On level 6 or higher, [[Dr. Coyle]] will teleport into the ring during Max Brass' introduction and attack him, unless the player is using Dr. Coyle herself. After a brief battle, Coyle knocks Brass out of the ring, and challenges the player to a fight. When Coyle is defeated, she calls her "masterpiece", Hedlok, and is willfully taken over by it. Like in the lower difficulties, the player must defeat Hedlok to proceed. If the player succeeds, Dr. Coyle smashes Hedlok to pieces and teleports away, arms crossed. The camera pans over to see Max Brass, safely floating down on a pair of [[Parasol|Parasols]]. He strikes a heroic pose for the camera as he lands. From here, the same ending occurs.

The '''Grand Prix''' has multiple different difficulty levels the user can select from. The difficulty scale starts at 1 and ends at 7, with difficulty level 1 being the easiest and difficulty level 7 being the hardest, similar to other Nintendo games such as ''Kid Icarus Uprising''. The behaviour of the fighters, and the fights played at the end of the game, change with each difficulty level. Since [[Version 5.0.0]], for Grand Prix LV6 and lower, the computer will now get stronger as you get deeper into the Grand Prix. For Grand Prix LV7, the computer will start out strong right from the first match, as usual.

!Special Match

| colspan="1" |''[[Fight]]''

vs. Normal Fighter'''(s)'''

 

| colspan="1" |''[[Fight]]''

vs. Normal Fighter'''(s)'''

| colspan="1" |<small>Either** when solo:</small>

<small>When in co-op:</small><br>

vs. Normal Fighter'''(s)'''

| colspan="2" |''Fight''

vs. Normal Fighter'''(s)'''

| colspan="1" |<small>Either** when solo:</small>

<small>When in co-op:</small><br>

vs. Normal Fighter'''(s)'''

| colspan="3" |''Fight''

vs. Normal Fighter'''(s)'''

| colspan="1" |''Fight''

| colspan="1" |''Fight''

<small>Either** when solo:</small><br>

 

<small>When in co-op:<br></small>

vs. Max Brass

| colspan="1" |''Fight''

<small>Either** when solo:<br></small>

vs. [[Hedlok]]'d Max Brass (level 4 and 5)

or Hedlok'd Dr. Coyle (level 6 and 7)

<small>When solo as [[Dr. Coyle]]:</small><br>

vs. Hedlok'd Max Brass (level 4 to 7)

<small>When in co-op:</small><br>

vs. Hedlok'd Max Brass (level 4 to 7)

| colspan="1" |Player's home stage

| colspan="1" |Opponent's home stage

| colspan="1" |Same stage as Semi Final

| colspan="1" |Level 4 upwards with no losses in a single round

| colspan="1" |Level 4 upwards; changes based on difficulty level

<small>**The same mode will not appear twice. For example, if Skillshot was played in Match 3, it won't be played again in Match 6.</small>

All fighters are potential opponents between Stage 1 and Semifinals in completely random order except Max Brass, Dr. Coyle, and Springtron.

 

When you lose a match, you can rematch as much as possible, and save & quit in each round, except the Springtron match, which will lead to Grand Finale automatically.

*Because Max Brass' stage of origin is the Sky Arena and can only be played in the ''Grand Prix'' towards the end when the player confronts him, whenever someone is playing as Max Brass the first round will always be a fight with Spring Man in Spring Stadium.

*Because duo Springtrons are a secret bosses with their own team battle, whenever someone is playing as him in the Grand Finale, Max Brass's partner will substitute to Spring Man.