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In contrast to its ''Melee'' iteration, where it is considered one of the worst characters in the game, Pichu was commonly considered one of, if not, the best characters in the game in the early metagame. This is due to its small size and powerful KO moves, which included back air, {{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}, and its infamous forward tilt. These strengths allowed Pichu to have a strong playerbase, with players such as {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|NAKAT}}, {{Sm|Nietono}}, and {{Sm|Captain L}} performing spectacularly on a national level. | In contrast to its ''Melee'' iteration, where it is considered one of the worst characters in the game, Pichu was commonly considered one of, if not, the best characters in the game in the early metagame. This is due to its small size and powerful KO moves, which included back air, {{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}, and its infamous forward tilt. These strengths allowed Pichu to have a strong playerbase, with players such as {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|NAKAT}}, {{Sm|Nietono}}, and {{Sm|Captain L}} performing spectacularly on a national level. | ||
However, update {{SSBU|3.1.0}} increased its size and nerfed the power of its forward tilt, while increasing the amount of recoil on | However, update {{SSBU|3.1.0}} increased its size and nerfed the power of its forward tilt, while increasing the amount of recoil damage on nearly all of its electric moves. In addition to more people learning how to play the matchup, many players considered Pichu to be inferior to {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, and its representation and results ended up declining as a result, with several of its best players either dropping the character (Captain L) or relegating it to either a co-main or secondary (VoiD). Although update {{SSBU|11.0.0}} reverted some of the nerfs, it failed to change most players' opinions on the character; with continuously declining results both during and after the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]], most of the community currently considers Pichu to be a lower high-tier or mid-tier character at best, ranking 55th on the first and current tier list. Nevertheless, Pichu is still widely considered to be significantly more viable than its ''Melee'' iteration. | ||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||