Editing Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)

As in his ''[[Smash 4]]'' incarnation, Mr. Game & Watch reuses his sound effects from ''Melee'' and ''[[Brawl]]'' for ''Ultimate''.

Mr. Game & Watch is a short, [[weight|lightweight]] character that has some typical attributes of characters in his weight class, and is also a character of extremes. He has fast [[air speed]], excellent [[air acceleration]], a small size, and a very low crouch that allows him to evade many attacks like {{SSBU|Marth}}'s [[Shield Breaker]] and {{SSBU|Simon}}'s forward tilt. However, his jumps are very low and he has fairly average [[walk]]ing and [[dash|running]] speeds although his initial dash is decently fast.

Unlike most other lightweights, Mr. Game & Watch possesses attacks with large disjointed hitboxes and has numerous, powerful KO options. All of his [[smash attack]]s have very high power and low ending lag throughout, with each of them possessing unique attributes. [[Forward smash]] is among the strongest in the game if sweetspotted while having low endlag and good range, with the sweetspot being safe on shield. [[Up smash]] is very strong, and comes with full body invincibility while the hitboxes are active. While it has slow startup, it has minimal endlag and is completely safe on shield. [[Down smash]] sends opponents at an awkward [[semi-spike]] angle offstage, while its sweetspot [[bury|buries]] opponents long enough to lead into a forward smash, even at medium percents. It also has a very large hitbox, allowing it to easily 2-frame many recoveries, and acts as an excellent punish option on rolls. Like his other smash attacks, down smash is safe on shield when spaced properly. Overall, Mr. Game & Watch possesses an excellent arsenal of smash attacks.

Outside of his smash attacks, Mr. Game & Watch's other moves have strong KOing potential. [[Forward tilt]] comes out quickly, has a lingering hitbox, and kills under 120% by the ledge, sending characters at a semi-spike. [[Down tilt]] lowers Mr. Game & Watch's hurtbox to match his crouch, allowing him to whiff-punish certain attacks. It also possesses high power and semi-spikes opponents offstage, leading to [[edgeguard]]s and killing outright at 100%. His new [[forward aerial]]'s explosion kills opponents at 115% by the ledge, while his [[down aerial]] has been strengthened to become a viable kill move around 130%. Similarly, his [[back aerial]] now sends at a flatter angle, and the final hit possesses enough power to KO below 100% offstage. The clean hit on [[down aerial]] boasts a powerful meteor smash that can KO below 65%, and the late hit also deals good knockback that can KO near 130%, and even sooner if it connects near the top blast zone, courtesy of the move's upward launch angle. The move's low ending lag allows as to be used as a potent edgeguarding and landing option, giving him a deadly mixup game in the air at all times.

Oil Panic is used as Mr. Game & Watch's primary defense against camping and projectiles, as it both absorbs energy hit boxes from moves such as Mega Buster and [[PK Fire]], and reflects items like {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}'s [[Blunderbuss]] and {{SSBU|Peach}}'s [[Turnip]]s. This can lead to massive advantages against certain characters- {{SSBU|Ness}}, {{SSBU|Snake}}, {{SSBU|Olimar}}, {{SSBU|Mega Man}}, and {{SSBU|Pikachu}} have notable difficulty fighting Mr. Game & Watch as it severely limits their play styles and movesets. Oil Panic also has the notable ability of carrying over the charge to subsequent stocks, which can be used as a lethal finisher and even mind games. The area in which Oil Panic can absorb projectiles is also deceptively large, which allows Mr. Game & Watch to store energy into Oil Panic merely by standing close to just the edge of any energy hit box. However, Oil Panic has the glaring weakness of being filled with extremely weak moves such as Fox's blaster. This causes Mr. Game & Watch to fill Oil Panic extremely quickly, rendering its defensive value useless, and forces him to either hold onto a weak use of it, or dump it without purposefully damaging the opponent in order to use it again as a defensive tool. [[Oil Panic]] is also a potent combo finisher with nearly instantaneous startup lag, with its fairly large, lingering hitbox coming out on just frame 2, as well as extreme knockback that can kill at single digit percents when at max power (power is dependent on projectiles absorbed). It is also notably difficult to defend against a fully charged use of it, as the lingering hitbox can still hit spot dodges if timed even slightly off, and a powerful enough charge can break a full shield, allowing Mr. Game & Watch to punish with one of his powerful smash attacks.

Mr. Game & Watch also has a very potent combo and aerial juggling game. Down throw combos into Oil Panic, [[Judge]], and [[neutral air]] at low percentages. [[Chef]] can deal massive damage if multiple 'food' items hit, allowing it to get around 30-40% off of a single edgeguard. The pan also hits opponents into the stream of meat through a [[semi spike]], and at high percents can launch opponents fast enough to miss the food entirely and lead to more ledge trapping. Chef's speed and pattern makes it extremely difficult for certain characters to recover, such as Ganondorf or Mario. Not only does Chef deal massive damage, but landing the move allows Mr. Game & Watch to follow up with a grab, neutral aerial, forward tilt, dash attack, and even Judge. Up tilt, though having worse range, deals high damage and combos into neutral aerial and Judge at low percentages. Once Mr. Game & Watch has his opponents above him, he can juggle them for massive damage using his up and neutral aerials. His up air acts similar to Megaman's up air, pushing opponents upwards, albeit with much less force. All in all, Mr. Game & Watch's strong KO power is also paired with highly damaging combos and juggles.

Lastly, Mr. Game & Watch possesses a fantastic recovery option, as well as large, disjointed aerials. This means that he is a formidable edgeguarder and is extremely hard to gimp himself. His [[up special]], [[Fire]], has frame 3 startup, invincibility in its early frames, and a strong upwards hitbox on its initial hitbox, and decent launch power horizontally, allowing for early off stage kills if it hits opposite the blast zone. This makes it deadly, as it can stage spike unwary opponents while also easily gimping characters with poor recoveries, like {{SSBU|Chrom}}. It is also an extremely useful combo breaker and one of the game's best out-of-shield options due to its fast startup and invincibility. His [[back air]], Turtle Bridge, is a large, long lasting disjointed multi-hit move that has high knockback at the final hit. Its large disjoint beats out a lot of recoveries that have hitboxes, and the multi-hit nature of the move makes it hard to tech for stage spikes and often drags opponents stuck in the move closer to the blast zone. For many characters, getting hit with Turtle Bridge is often fatal offstage, as the move lingers long enough to shift the opponent closer to the blast zone before dealing the final knock back on the last hit. On the ledge, Chef punishes ledge hangers and covers getup attack and rolls (hit by the pan), forcing opponents to jump. This can easily allow Mr. Game & Watch to follow up with neutral aerial and force the opponent back offstage. His new forward aerial can be comboed into with Chef and has strong KO potential on its own. Lastly, his up air has the notable quality of having no set limit on its distance, which can lead to interesting interactions when reflected by opponents, and subsequently by Mr. Game & Watch himself. Overall, Mr. Game & Watch is extremely deadly off the stage and at the ledge to all characters, even those with great recoveries like {{SSBU|Pit}}, {{SSBU|Rosalina}}, and even himself.

Despite these strengths, Mr. Game & Watch possesses a few notable weaknesses. He is tied with {{SSBU|Squirtle}} being the third lightest character in the game, which along with his floaty movement and average speed, make his horizontal and vertical endurance terrible. In addition, despite having disjointed hitboxes, his overall range is mediocre. This is worsened by the fact that many of his disjointed moves like down tilt, up tilt, and forward smash have underwhelming range for a disjoint. Characters with swords like {{SSBU|Marth}} and {{SSBU|Cloud}} are able to easily keep Mr. Game & Watch at arm's length and stop his approaches. Also, while his new forward air possesses more damage and knockback, it has very low priority, so any move can hit the bomb and make it disappear. This makes it unsuitable for approaching and forces Mr. Game & Watch to approach with his back air instead. It is also a much more situational move in general, due to its higher lag and delayed hitbox, as the bomb will only explode upon touching the ground or waiting for half a second. Also, none of his aerials can autocancel in a short hop. Due to this, he has a somewhat lackluster neutral game and a rather poor approach. While Mr. Game & Watch's [[down throw]] and [[up throw]] are good at starting combos, Mr. Game & Watch's [[throws]] don't KO until very high percents, with his strongest throw, down throw, KOing at around 200%. He also has mediocre defensive attributes, possessing slow and short-reaching spot dodges and rolls.

All in all, Mr. Game & Watch is a very powerful glass cannon with unique properties to a majority of his moves, and is viewed by many to be the most potent glass cannon character in the game, and possibly the series. He possesses extremely high damage output and powerful KO options while being very vulnerable himself, but is compensated for his extremely light weight and mediocre approach and defensive options with an incredible recovery, a brutal combo and juggling game, great edgeguarding, oppressive offstage presence, and explosive power through his smash attacks and Oil Panic. Overall his strengths considerably outweigh his weaknesses, making Mr. Game & Watch one of the most fragile characters, but also one of the most powerful in all of ''Smash''.

Mr. Game and Watch has some of the most noticeable changes in the transition to ''Ultimate'', as several of his animations have been altered to change his appearance to the games they originate from when he performs them. This has led to a massive overhaul in his moveset that goes beyond changes to aesthetic appearances, as many of these moves have been mechanically altered and, in some cases, completely reworked altogether in their purpose and utility. As a result, Mr. Game and Watch has undergone a large mix of buffs and nerfs in his transition to ''Ultimate'', arguably the most out of any other returning veteran; however, while these changes have weakened his most powerful tools and set-ups from ''SSB4'', they have also greatly improved several of his more underwhelming moves in his toolkit from the previous game, and the changes to game mechanics have benefitted these changes as well. As a result, Mr. Game & Watch has been significantly buffed overall.

Mr. Game and Watch's KO and edgeguarding potential have been improved considerably. A majority of his regular moves, including [[forward tilt]] and [[down tilt]], have much stronger knockback, with the latter now capable of KOing as early as 100%. The ability to [[run cancel]] improves the utility of these attacks further, and now gives Mr. Game and Watch quick KO options he didn't have access to ''SSB4''. To further add to this, his smash attacks are stronger as well - [[down smash]] was significantly improved as it now has much less startup lag and is also capable of [[bury]]ing grounded opponents when [[sweetspot]]ted, which can lead to a [[forward smash]] for early guaranteed KO setups. Forward smash also has improved knockback, and is easier to sweetspot, making it a more potent punishing move. Lastly, up smash has increased knockback scaling, a longer duration, and now renders Mr. Game and Watch completely invincible during the attack. [[Back aerial]] and [[down aerial]] are stronger, leading them to become stronger options to punish opponents who are offstage. [[Chef]]'s trajectory can now be controlled, which makes it much easier to catch opponents who are trying to reach for the ledge and is now more effective keeping control of the neutral game.

Mr. Game and Watch's attacks have also increased utility overall. Changes to [[neutral aerial]]'s first hits allow them to catch opponents above him more effectively, and the move's reduced landing lag means it can now be used as a KO confirm at higher percents (particularly into down tilt). Forward tilt has a much longer duration, making it an effective option for both [[2 frame punish|2-framing]] and [[spotdodging]], and up tilt's hits connect into each other much more reliably, improving its consistency. [[Oil Panic]] can now reflect physical projectiles in addition to absorbing energy-based projectiles, and [[Judge]]'s numbers 5, 7, 8, and 9 have improved. Mr. Game and Watch now sports a much more disjointed dash and pivot grab, giving it effective reach.

In addition to this, Mr. Game & Watch has gained two new attacks in his [[forward aerial|forward]] and [[up aerial]]s. His forward aerial now has Mr. Game & Watch drop a bomb in front of him, based off of either ''Mario's Bombs Away'', ''Bomb Sweeper'', or ''Safebuster'', all of which featured similar bombs; compared to his old forward aerial, it posseses much more versatility, as its explosion can cover the entire ledge of a stage, it can be used as a combo starter at low percentages, as a shield pressuring tool, and a landing option (as it is much safer on block), and has stronger knockback and damage output, making it a better KO move. Meanwhile, his up aerial now has Mr. Game & Watch shoot a single puff of air upwards as a projectile, functioning very similarly to {{SSBU|Mega Man}}'s up aerial; this projectile has much more vertical range than his old up air, and is more reliable for keeping opponents trapped in it, improving its juggling potential considerably.  

Finally, Mr. Game and Watch now possesses much stronger [[out of shield]] options and juggling tools. Most notably, [[Fire]] now has a frame 3 hitbox that replaces its windbox from ''SSB4''; it launches opponent directly upwards, and can even be followed up with a [[neutral aerial]] or [[up aerial]] to keep opponents in the air for even longer. Because of this, it is now near-universally considered as the best out of shield option and the best up special in the entire game. As well, neutral aerial and up aerial's changes allow them to keep the opponent in the air more consistently due to their lingering hitboxes, and allow them to combo into themselves at lower percents, while neutral aerial retains its decently strong knockback, allowing it to serve as an emergency KO option, even when used out of shield.

However, Mr. Game and Watch has also received a few notable nerfs. His two most potent strengths from ''SSB4'' - his [[up smash]] and [[down throw]] setups - have been toned down considerably: down throw now deals much more knockback, removing its follow-up potential at higher percents; compounded with the changes to his up aerial, which has lost all of its KO potential, this effectively removes his strong (though inconsistent) "Toot Toot" KO confirm from ''SSB4'', which consisted of a down throw to an up aerial. Despite the startup reduction and increased knockback to up smash, it has lost all of its invincibility frames during the move's startup, making it much less effective as an anti-air, and allows opponents to challenge it easier. While his new forward aerial possesses more utility than his old forward aerial, it has much weaker priority to the point that the bomb disappears if it gets hit and the hitbox does not completely cover it, making it a riskier option to challenge opponents in the air with.

Additionally, many of Mr. Game and Watch's new animations have resulted in hitbox reductions for several of his attacks, including forward tilt, up aerial, up tilt, and most notably, his down tilt, the latter of which is now incapable of hitting aerial opponents altogether. This reduces Mr. Game and Watch's deceptive reach, and requires him to be closer towards opponents more often than before. Judge's number 9 is also less effective since instead of not having SDI at all, it now has a double SDI multiplier, which combined with its high hitlag makes it much easier to escape and reduces its effectiveness for early KOs. Lastly, despite his improvements, Mr. Game and Watch retains some of the same issues from his ''SSB4'' incarnation, namely his poor endurance, short reach outside of back aerial, and a lack of reliable approach options, with the buffs to his neutral aerial and Chef failing to fully address this issue.

Overall, Mr. Game and Watch generally retains much of his bait-and-punish playstyle from ''SSB4'', though the adjustments and increased utility he received to several of his attacks, as well as his significantly improved KO power, have led him to become more of an "all-rounder" type of character to his fellow lightweight brethren. Though competitive reception of Mr. Game and Watch was initially negative overall, he has shown very strong success in the tournament scene, thanks to the efforts of players including {{Sm|Extra}}, {{Sm|Regi}}, {{Sm|Notty}}, and especially {{sm|Maister}}. This has garnered Mr. Game and Watch a strikingly positive reception overall, where most players regard him as a lower top tier character overall in competitive play. In the end, this incarnation of Mr. Game and Watch is near universally considered to be his best iteration in the series yet.

Mr. Game and Watch has been slightly buffed via updates; in patch update {{SSBU|2.0.0}}, forward aerial's explosion had its range increased to match the visual explosion and down aerial auto-cancels slightly earlier to match its interruptibility. {{SSBU|3.0.0}} now has Octopus trap opponents for longer periods of time, and in patch {{SSBU|3.1.0}}, up tilt's first hit now deals weight independent set knockback, allowing it to always connect into the second hit, even at higher percents, and in {{SSBU|7.0.0}} his shield size has been significantly increased.

|neutraldesc=Rapidly presses an insecticide pump, pumping gas onto the opponent. Unlike other characters, Mr. Game & Watch's rapid jab slightly pushes the opponent away. The first hit can combo into a grab, Fire, and even Oil Panic at high percents; the finisher starts KOing middleweights at the ledge at around 150% on Final Destination. The finisher possesses a considerable amount of endlag, and is very punishable if shielded. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Greenhouse''.

|ftiltdesc=Thrusts a chair forward to hit with its legs. Relatively fast (frame 8) and extremely powerful, KOing at around 100% by the ledge. Its hitbox also lingers, making it effective at catching spot dodges and ledge options. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Lion''.

|utiltdesc=Mr. Game & Watch swings a flag in front of him, and a flag behind him. The first hit knocks the opponent into the second one and has low ending lag, giving it combo potential at low to mid percents. However, it has noticeable start-up for a tilt attack, and it has poor reach both horizontally and vertically. No matter what side he faces, Flag 1 and Flag 2 will always be on the left and right sides, respectively. If this move is used twice in succession, with the second use facing the opposite as the first, the numbers (albeit being mirrored) will switch sides. The second hit KOs middleweights at around 160%. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Flagman''.

|dtiltdesc=Pushes an angled manhole in front of himself. Does more damage than in the previous game and has much more knockback at the expense of increased endlag and reduced range. Down tilt has also lost its [[windbox]], disallowing juggling and potential recovery interrupting, and it can no longer hit aerial opponents. Has fast startup at frame 6 and possesses extremely high knockback for a tilt of its type (making it the strongest down tilt in the game knockback-wise), killing as early as 90% by the ledge and 120% center stage. It also semi spikes leading to edge guards and potentially gimping characters with poor recovery, while acting as a hard punish to any shielded ledge attack. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Manhole''.

|dashdesc=Performs a sliding headbutt while wearing a helmet. It has good range and is very fast, sliding Mr. Game & Watch forward in a choppy frame-by-frame manner, making it difficult to react to. It also lowers Mr. Game and Watch's hurtbox, allowing it to low-profile many attacks. This move is a tool for both risky approaching and safe punishing. Low ending lag, good knockback, and high amount of active frames make it a decent KOing option near the edge and useful for 2-framing opponents by the ledge. Originates from ''Helmet''.

|fsmashdesc=Swings a lit torch downward. The sweetspot is at the flame, while the sourspot is at the torch. While this move has moderate startup, coming out on frame 17, it has very little cooldown, is fully disjointed, and its sweetspot is safe on shield. While the sourspot has underwhelming knockback, the sweetspot is powerful, making it one of the stronger forward smashes. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model to the character from ''Fire Attack''.  

|nairdesc=Tosses out a pair of fish from a bowl. Multiple hitboxes enable it to cover every area except below him. Has the fastest start-up of all of Mr. Game & Watch's aerials (frame 7), launches opponents upward, has relatively low ending lag, and has the lowest landing lag of all of his aerials. Using the move to combo into itself and/or up aerial at low percents can deal upwards of 60% in a single combo or string. The first hit can be used as KO confirm into forward tilt or down tilt when landing with it. As a result, it has become one of Mr. Game and Watch's most effective damage-racking options and is one of his best tools for approaching. Originates from ''Tropical Fish''.

|fairdesc=Holds a bomb in front of him, dropping it downward shortly after execution. The dropped bomb acts as a projectile, as it is sent directly downwards, exploding on a half a second afterwards or when it hits the stage. As of update 2.0.0, the entirety of the explosion's radius contains the hitbox. The bomb does not explode upon hitting an opponent, and any attack that hits it will cause it to disappear. There is a weak hitbox on the bomb (shortly before Mr. Game & Watch drops it) that slightly pushes midair opponents downward that deals set knockback, disallowing it to kill at any percentage. Hitting grounded opponents with the first hit will set them up to be hit by the second. Even if an opponent is hit from behind, the explosion always launches them whichever direction Mr. Game & Watch is facing. Compared to his old forward aerial, it functions more as a poking/spacing tool than an approach option. Kills at 115% by the ledge. Seems to originate from ''Mario's Bombs Away'', ''Safebuster'', or ''Bomb Sweeper''.

|bairdesc=Swings a snapping turtle behind himself. Has moderate start-up, but is also fully disjointed, hits multiple times, and has low ending lag; compounded with Mr. Game and Watch's high air acceleration, this makes it effective as an edgeguarding option and a spacing tool. It has high landing lag, however, making it easy to punish if not spaced well. Although it can't combo into itself anymore at higher percentages, its final hit is much stronger, making it a more reliable KO move. Originates from ''Turtle Bridge''.

|uairdesc=Shoots a single puff of air upward. Similar to Mega Man's up aerial, it acts as a projectile, hits multiple times, and pushes opponents upward as it rises. It has much more damage-racking and juggling capabilities than his ''SSB4'' up aerial at the expense of losing all of its KO power. Despite its complete lack of KO potential, it is notorious for being an incredible juggling tool due to its very long range, decent damage, low knockback, and low commitment, making it a core part of Mr. Game & Watch's combo game, and can be a big contributing factor to many of his best matchups due to how difficult it is for many opponents to escape. The move now has Mr. Game & Watch's model look more like his appearance in ''Spitball Sparky''.

|dairdesc=Drops downward while holding a key beneath himself. A [[stall-then-fall]], it [[meteor smash]]es powerfully on the first frames. It can be moved left or right slightly during descent. While it can potentially cause Mr. Game & Watch to [[self-destruct]] while using it off-stage, his effective recovery, coupled with its low endlag and the move being slower than other stall-then-falls makes this unlikely. While the move has rather high landing lag, the landing hitbox can make it tricky to punish on whiff. It is a safe option when edgeguarding and has KO potential at high percents, killing at 130%. Originates from the ''Game & Watch'' version of ''Donkey Kong Jr.''

|grabdesc=Mr. Game & Watch reaches in front of himself. Originates from ''Mario's Cement Factory.'' While standing grab has poor range, both his dash and pivot grabs have a massively disjointed range. All of his grabs are also among the fastest in the game.

|pummeldesc=Hits the opponent with a bell. Originates from the alarm feature on the "Wide Screen" and "Multi Screen" Game & Watch series.

|dthrowdesc=Juggles the opponent and drops them on the ground behind him. Launches opponents upward. Mr. Game & Watch’s only KO throw, but still does not KO middleweights until around 200%. At low to mid percents, it's a reliable combo starter, and can be followed up with neutral air, Judge, Fire, or up air. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Ball''.

|nsdesc=Flips various food items out of a frying pan, moving slowly through the air. The trajectory can be controlled by tilting the stick forward and/or backward. By tapping the button, the food will be flung at a faster frequency. The food can be used defensively to cancel attack animations of opponents as a zoning tool as well as to prevent aerial approaches and can be used for edgeguarding against opponents with linear recoveries. Hitting with the pan itself deals flame damage, and acts as a semi-spike. Mr. Game & Watch's model changes into his appearance from ''Chef''.

|ssdesc=Swings a hammer in front of him, and raises a flag with a random number from 1-9 with his other hand. It can have any one of 9 effects, which vary based on number; 1 only damages himself, while 9 is strong enough to be a virtual [[one-hit KO]]. Mr. Game & Watch's model changes into his appearance from ''Judge''.

*Judge 2: A weak swing that deals minimal knockback. It has a 20% chance of [[tripping]] the opponent.

*Judge 3: A weak swing. It sends opponents in the opposite direction from where Mr. Game & Watch is facing. It deals significant [[shield damage]].

*Judge 5: A swing that has an [[electric]] effect and hits multiple times.

|usdesc=Jumps off a trampoline and then descends while wearing a parachute. Has the second-fastest start-up of all of Mr. Game and Watch's attacks (frame 3), hits behind and in front of him, and launches opponents directly upward, granting the move combo potential, even at high percents. Capable of canceling into any move when falling. Because Mr. Game & Watch becomes intangible during his ascent and both hitboxes have good knockback, Fire is a good edgeguarding move offstage and a deadly [[Stage spike|stage spike]] when recovering low. It is Mr. Game & Watch's most effective [[OoS]] option, and is considered the best in the game. Originates from ''Fire''.

|dsdesc=Holds an oil drum, which absorbs energy-based projectiles, and reflects physical ones. Projectiles reflected will not be amplified, sped up, or have their duration refreshed. Once three units are absorbed, it turns into a powerful attack consisting of Mr. Game & Watch sending out a large splash of oil from his oil drum. No matter the strength of the oil, this move will always trigger [[Special Zoom]]. A max power Oil Panic will almost certainly OHKO and destroy full shields, while the least powerful Oil Panic can KO middleweights at the ledge around 95%. Comes out on frame 2, and with these traits Oil Panic is an incredibly dangerous move. Any opponent hit will be covered in oil for a brief moment. Mr. Game & Watch's model changes into his appearance from ''Oil Panic''.

The greater damage an absorbed energy-based projectile is supposed to deal, the higher damage the oil spill will deal. [[Oil Panic]] will multiply the damage per unit by 2, though the result is capped at 16%. As a result, the maximum damage Oil Panic deals is 48%. So for example, if 20%, 12% and 4% enter Oil Panic, the result will be 40% dealt not considering factors such as the [[1v1 multiplier]] and [[stale-move negation]]. <ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ipe2apITYqGCJ89QNRyH4kXzrFTDG-0v8ePDBc-lwYs/edit?usp=sharing Oil Panic Resource</ref>

Strong projectiles can fill two to three bucket units at once. If a move deals 10% (eg. [[PK Flash]] without charge), it will fill the bucket by two units. However, if a move deals 20% ([[Shadow Ball]] at max charge), it will fill by two. For each additional unit filled in one go, 8% is deducted from the previous unit, making it deal less damage overall.

*'''Down Taunt''': Sits down and catches his breath. Originates from the ''Game & Watch'' version of ''Mario Bros.'' when [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] finished a level.

* Hops in place.

* Briefly looks behind himself.

SSBUMrGame&WatchIdle1.gif|Mr. Game & Watch first idle pose

SSBUMrGame&WatchIdle2.gif|Mr. Game & Watch second idle pose

[[File:G&WTheme.ogg|thumb|An original melody with an energetic tempo, based upon the typical bleeping noises that characters or other objects in a {{s|wikipedia|Game & Watch}} would make.]]

==In competitive play==

 

 

 

Starting in mid-March, as a result of the COVID-19 quarantine, offline tournaments were postponed with the new medium of competition being held almost entirely online. Because of the added input delay due to Ultimate's online system, Mr. Game & Watch is considered an even more viable character than he already was, thanks to his already powerful aerials, smash attacks, and out of shield game becoming much safer in neutral and in advantage. Several Mr. Game & Watch players, including Maister, Regi Shikimi, and {{Sm|Frido}}, have performed well at major online tournaments; all 3 of them were ranked on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5]].

 

''Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]], which recognizes the official top 50 players in the world in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] from July 13th, 2019 to December 15th, 2019.''

''See also: [[:Category:Mr. Game & Watch professionals (SSBU)]]''

*{{Sm|Bulby|UK}} - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in Europe. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|BIG LAB: Awakening}}, 7th at {{Trn|UKIE Ultimate Circuit Finale}}, 9th at {{Trn|Super SmashPoint 3}}, and 25th at both {{Trn|Valhalla III}} and {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|ScAtt}}, {{Sm|Magister}}, and {{Sm|Lancelot}}. Currently ranked 6th on the [[England Power Rankings]].

*{{Sm|Egapon|Japan}} - One of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in Japan. Placed 9th at{{Trn|Sumabato SP 12}}, 13th at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 18}}, 17th at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 17}}, and 25th at both {{Trn|Sumabato SP 5}} and {{Trn|Sumabato SP 10}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Atelier}}, {{Sm|Nishiya}}, and {{Sm|tk3}}.

*{{Sm|Extra|Australia}} - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in Australia. Placed 1st at {{Trn|Melbourne Esports Open}}, 2nd at {{Trn|Battle Arena Melbourne 11}}, 4th at {{Trn|Expand Gong 4}}, 5th at {{Trn|Phantom 2020}}, and 9th at {{Trn|Sunny Side Up}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|DD}}, {{Sm|Jdizzle}}, and {{Sm|Tru4}}. Currently ranked 2nd on the [[Australian Power Rankings]].

*{{Sm|Frido|Chile}} - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in Chile.  Placed 1st at {{Trn|Smash Chile - Civil War}}, 2nd at {{Trn|Iwanna Torneo Nacional!}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Chag}}, {{Sm|Firehao}}, and {{Sm|Harlonga}}. Currently ranked 1st on the [[Chilean Power Rankings|Chilean Ultimate Power Rankings]]. Online, placed 3rd at {{Trn|SWT: South America Ultimate Online Qualifier}}, 2nd at {{Trn|SWT: South America Ultimate Regional Finals}}, 5th at both {{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 11}} and {{Trn|The Online Olympus}}. Formerly ranked 72nd on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5]].

*{{Sm|Maister|Mexico}} (#6) - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in the world.  Placed 1st at both {{Trn|Combo Breaker 2019}} and {{Trn|2GG: Nightmare on Smashville}}, 2nd at {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}, and 3rd at both {{Trn|The Big House 9}} and {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}. Currently ranked 1st on the [[Mexican Power Rankings]]. He is also one of the best players online, winning both {{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 13}} and {{Trn|The Airlock: Charity Smash Tourney}} as well as placing 2nd at {{Trn|Lockhart Series}} and {{Trn|Ultimate 32}}. Currently ranked 3rd on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7]].

*{{Sm|Notty|Japan}} - One of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in Japan. Placed 9th at {{Trn|KVOxTSB 2019}}, 17th at both {{Trn|Sumabato SP 2}} and {{Trn|Sumabato SP 4}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 8}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Abadango}}, {{Sm|Compact}}, and {{Sm|Nishiya}}.

*{{Sm|Regi Shikimi|Mexico}} - One of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in Mexico. Placed 7th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}}, 9th at {{Trn|Delfino Maza 2}}, 13th at {{Trn|Ragnarok}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|GENESIS 6}}. Currently ranked 7th on the [[Mexican Power Rankings]]. Online, placed 4th at {{Trn|Maruchan Gaming Series}}, 9th at {{Trn|Rev It Up: 2020 Series}}, and 17th at {{Trn|SWT: Mexico Ultimate Online Qualifier}}. Currently ranked 28th on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7]].

*{{Sm|sebayee|USA}} - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in Florida. Placed 9th at {{Trn|GatorLAN Spring 2020}}, 13th at {{Trn|Tampa Never Sleeps 8}}, and 17th at {{Trn|InfinityCON Tally 2021}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Goblin}}, {{Sm|Kobe}}, and {{Sm|Uncivil ninja}}. Online, placed 5th at {{Trn|Rev It Up: 2020 Series}} and 17th at both {{Trn|Pound Online}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Galaxy}}. Formerly ranked 16th on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5]].

*{{Sm|Widget|USA}} - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in Arizona. Placed 5th at {{Trn|Ascension II}}, 7th at {{Trn|Ascension}}, {{Trn|Ascension V}}, and {{Trn|Emerald City 8}}, and 9th at {{Trn|Ascension IV}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|SilentRain}}, {{Sm|MiSaiki}}, and {{Sm|BassMage}}. Formerly ranked 6th on the [[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Ultimate Power Rankings]].

Mr. Game & Watch fights classic characters on retro stages. They are fought in reverse order of release dates.

|4||{{CharHead|Mario|SSBU|hsize=20px}} and {{CharHead|Luigi|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Mario Bros.]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros.}}''||Free-for-All

|5||{{CharHead|Donkey Kong|SSBU|hsize=20px|color=Red}}||[[75m]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Donkey Kong|25m Theme}}''||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}} Mario is a CPU ally, likely a reference to Mario appearing in the original ''{{b|Donkey Kong|game}}''.

|6||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Teal}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Cyan}} Mr. Game & Watch (x6)||[[Flat Zone X]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Game & Watch|Flat Zone}}''||Horde Battle.<br/>If any of these costumes are being used by the player, the {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}} default Mr. Game & Watch takes their place.

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==In Spirit battles==

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SSBUWebsiteMrGame&Watch1.jpg|Mr. Game and Watch's up [[taunt]] on [[Town and City]].

SSBUWebsiteMrGame&Watch6.jpg|Four of Mr. Game and Watch's [[Alternate costume (SSBU)#Mr. Game & Watch|alternate costumes]] on [[Flat Zone X]].

*Although Mr. Game & Watch has no visible eyes in his neutral animation, the loading screen, which temporarily lights up the selected character's eyes, makes Mr. Game & Watch glow where his eyes would be. The same applies to his Final Smash activation picture, which focuses on where his eyes would be, as with other characters.

*Along with {{SSBU|Samus}} and {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, Mr. Game & Watch is one of the few characters in ''Ultimate'' to lack voice clips in the [[Sound Test]], despite {{SSBU|Duck Hunt}} and {{SSBU|R.O.B.}} being included. This is probably because the game considers his various beeps as sound effects instead.

*Mr. Game & Watch's "transformation" into other Game & Watch characters are fully 2-D, unlike his regular model, although the manhole in his down tilt is still rendered in 3-D. This can be seen when under the effect of a metal box.

*Mr. Game & Watch’s Classic Mode route is vaguely similar to {{SSBU|Pac-Man}}’s, as both characters fight retro video game characters from the NES era for opponents.

**Coincidentally, they are chronologically the oldest fighters in ''Ultimate''.

*The two Judge sprites that appear on the celebration screen for Mr. Game & Watch's Classic Mode route carry a 3 and 9, which is {{s|wikipedia|goroawase}} for "san-kyu", or "thank you".

*In the form of all ''Game & Watch'' series spirits, Mr. Game & Watch is one of the only characters to use their default costumes in a spirit battle present at the game’s initial launch, the others being {{SSBU|Yoshi}}, {{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}}, and R.O.B.

*Mr. Game & Watch is one of few characters who has two moves that trigger special zoom, being Judge and Oil Panic.

*In Mr. Game & Watch's showcase trailer in ''Ultimate'', Mr. Game & Watch is seen using his ''Vermin'' form in his down smash, which had a very different expression on his face (such as his eyes being circular and large, his hair being more bigger than the original and his mouth being more extended). This form was not currently seen in-game of ''Ultimate'', as this was only seen in his showcase trailer.

*Oddly, Mr. Game & Watch cannot angle his [[shield]] directly forward as doing so will cause the shield to reset to neutral position.