Editing Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)

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

With the exception of the third method, Mr. Game & Watch must then be defeated on [[Flat Zone X]].

Mr. Game and Watch is a short, lightweight character that has some typical attributes of characters in his weight class. He has fast air speed, a small size, and a very low crouch that allows him to evade many attacks like {{SSBU|Marth}} and {{SSBU|Lucina}}'s [[Shield Breaker]] and {{SSBU|Simon}}'s forward tilt. However, he has fairly average walking and running speeds.

Unlike most other lightweights, Mr. Game and Watch possesses attacks with large disjointed hitboxes and has very powerful KO options. All of his smash attacks have very high power and low 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. Its sweetspot is also safe on shield. Up smash is also very strong, and comes with full body invincibility during and after its duration. 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 buries opponents long enough to lead into a forward smash. It also has a very large hitbox, allowing it to easily 2-frame many recoveries. Like his other smash attacks, down smash is safe on shield when spaced properly. This is arguably the best down smash in the game, as it buries, 2-frames, has fast startup, semi-spikes, and is safe on shield, Overall, Mr. Game and Watch possesses an excellent set of smash attacks.

Outside of his smash attacks, Mr. Game and Watch's other moves have strong KOing potential. Forward tilt comes out quickly, has a lingering hitbox, and kills under 120% by the ledge. Down tilt lowers Mr. Game and 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 edgeguards 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 kill at 100% by the ledge. Oil Panic is a potent combo finisher with practically instantaneous startup lag, with its fairly large 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). Compared to most characters and even compared to his previous iterations, Mr. Game and Watch possesses very strong KOing power.

Mr. Game and Watch also has a very potent combo and 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. Not only does Chef deal massive damage, but landing the move allows Mr. Game and Watch to follow up with a grab, forward aerial, forward tilt, or dash attack. Up tilt, though having worse range, deals high damage and combos into neutral aerial and Judge at low percentages. Once Mr. Game and Watch has his opponents above him, he can juggle them for massive damage using his up and neutral aerials. All in all, Mr. Game and Watch's strong KO power is also paired with highly damaging combos and juggles.

Lastly, Mr. Game and 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. This makes it deadly, as it can stage spike unwary opponents while also easily gimping characters with poor recoveries, like 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 and 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. 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 and 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. Overall, Mr. Game and Watch is extremely deadly off the level and at the ledge to all characters.

Despite these strengths, Mr. Game and Watch possesses a few notable weaknesses. He is tied with Squirtle being the third lightest character in the game, which makes 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. This makes characters like Ike and Cloud able to easily keep Mr. Game and Watch at arm's length. 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 and Watch to approach with his back air instead. It 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. His grab and throw game is  below average: his down throw is his only throw that can KO below 200%, and it has lost its combo potential beyond low percents, while his other throws are not good for KOing or combos. He also has a mediocre defensive game, possessing slow and short-reaching spot dodges and rolls.                                                      

All in all, Mr. Game and Watch is a very powerful glass cannon with unique properties to a majority of his moves. He possesses extremely high damage output and powerful KO options while being very vulnerable himself, but is compensated for his light weight and poor defensive options with an incredible recovery, a brutal combo and juggling game, great edgeguarding and an oppressive offstage presence. Overall his strengths considerably outweigh his weaknesses.

Having been regarded as a lower mid tier character in ''SSB4'' (39th out of 55), Mr. Game and Watch has been significantly buffed in his transition to ''Ultimate''. In a similar fashion to {{SSBU|Link}}, Mr. Game and Watch has undergone a massive overhaul in his moveset that goes beyond changes to aesthetic appearances; a majority of his moves have been altered in range, damage, knockback, lag, or have been completely reworked altogether in their purpose and utility. As a result, Mr. Game and Watch has undergone a plethora of buffs and nerfs in his transition to ''Ultimate'', arguably the most out of any other returning veteran. 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.

Mr. Game and Watch's KO potential has been improved. 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 start-up lag and is also capable of [[bury]]ing opponents when [[sweetspot]]ted. This can lead to a [[forward smash]] for early guarantee 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 has Mr. Game and Watch completely invincible during the attack. Mr. Game and Watch has gained a new [[forward aerial]]: an attack in which he drops a bomb in front of him, a move that seems to be based off of either ''Mario's Bombs Away'', ''Bomb Sweeper'', or ''Safebuster'', all of which featured similar bombs. Compared to his old aerial, the move's explosion has stronger knockback and damage output, making it a better KO move than his old forward aerial.  

Mr. Game and Watch's edgeguarding potential has also been buffed considerably. [[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 easier to catch opponents who are trying to reach for the ledge and is now more effective keeping control of neutral. Lastly, Mr. Game and Watch's new forward aerial's explosion can cover the entire ledge of a stage, making it a more potent option than his old forward aerial.

Additionally, Mr. Game and Watch now possesses stronger [[OoS]] options and juggling tools. Changes to [[neutral aerial]]'s landing lag and lingering hitboxes allow it to catch opponents above him more effectively, and can even it allow it to combo into itself at lower percents. Mr. Game and Watch has gained a new [[up air]], in which he shoots a projectile upwards in the form of a single puff, functioning very similarly to {{SSBU|Mega Man}}'s up air. 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. [[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 regarded as one of the best out-of-shield options in the entire game.

Mr. Game and Watch's attacks have increased utility overall: Mr. Game and Watch's new forward aerial possesses more versatility than his old forward aerial; it can be used as a combo starter, a shield pressuring tool, and a landing option, as it is much safer on block in comparison. Neutral aerial's landing weak hits 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 and combo potential. Mr. Game and Watch now sports a much more disjointed dash and pivot grab, giving it effective reach. Lastly, [[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.

However, Mr. Game and Watch has received 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) down-throw-to-up-aerial KO confirm from ''SSB4'', dubbed the "Toot Toot". Despite the start-up reduction to up smash, it has lost all of its invincibility frames during the move's start-up, 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'' counterpart, notably his poor endurance, limited 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, while Mr. Game and Watch generally retains much of his bait-and-punish playstyle from ''SSB4'', the adjustments and increased utility he received to several of his attacks have led him to become more of a jack-of-all-trades type of character, much like {{SSBU|Mario}} or {{SSBU|Pit}}. Though competitive reception of Mr. Game and Watch was initially negative (with {{sm|ZeRo}} in particular highlighting Mr. Game and Watch as the 2nd worst character in the game), he has shown strong success in the tournament scene thanks to the efforts of players including {{Sm|Regi}}, {{Sm|Notty}}, {{Sm|Extra}}, and especially {{sm|Maister}}, the latter of which has defeated multiple top level players and has placed very highly at majors and supermajors. This has garnered Mr. Game and Watch a significantly more positive competitive reception overall, where most players regard him as a high tier or even a top tier character. Notably, {{Sm|ZeRo}} views him as a top tier character, indicating that Mr. Game and Watch was better than first realized. 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.

|neutralname= 

|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''.

|ftiltname= 

|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 lege options. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Lion''.

|utiltname= 

|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''.

|dtiltname= 

|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. The strongest down tilt in the game, with fast startup at frame 6 and 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. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Manhole''.

|dashname= 

|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''.

|fsmashname= 

|fsmashdesc=Swings a lit torch downward. The sweetspot is at the flame, while the sourspot is at the torch. While this move has poor startup, coming out on frame 17, it has very little cooldown, is fully disjointed, and its sweetspot is safe on shield. One of the strongest forward smashes in the game when sweetspotted, KOing most characters at 60% uncharged by the ledge and 35% fully charged. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model to the character from ''Fire Attack''.  

|usmashname= 

|usmashdesc=Performs an upward headbutt while wearing a diving helmet. The move has noticeable start-up, coming out on frame 21, but has an extremely low cool down of only 13 frames and a deceptively long duration of 5 frames, making it a reliable baiting tool. Useful for shield break setups with Oil Panic due to its safety and even advantage on shield. It also has combo potential into his neutral air, up air, and fire. While his whole body gains invincibility, it only lasts during and after the move. The 12th strongest up smash in the game, KOing middleweights at 90% uncharged and 60% fully charged. Originates from ''Octopus''.

|dsmashname= 

|dsmashdesc=Swings two hammers downward and on both of his sides. Has the fastest start-up of all of Mr. Game and Watch's smash attacks, coming out on frame 12, and possesses extremely fast interruptibility, with only 21 frames of cooldown. It is rather disjointed for a down smash, and when sweetspotted, it will bury opponents, which can be followed up with a forward smash, down tilt, or forward tilt. Its sourspot sends opponents at a semi-spike angle and kills at 120% by the ledge. Its aerial sweetspot is one of the strongest down smashes in the game, KOing around 95%. As a result, down smash has become one of Mr. Game and Watch's most reliable KO'ing options and is undeniably the best down smash in the game. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Vermin''.

|nairname= 

|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 and 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 approaching tools. Originates from ''Tropical Fish''.

|fairname= 

|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. 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''.

|bairname= 

|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''.

|uairname=Spitball Sparky

|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''.

|dairname= 

|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 being slower than other stall-then-falls makes this unlikely. 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.''

|grabname= 

|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.  

|pummelname= 

|pummeldesc=Hits the opponent with a bell. Originates from the Game & Watch's alarm feature.

|fthrowname= 

|bthrowname= 

|uthrowname= 

|dthrowname= 

|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''.

|floorbdesc=Swings a hammer downward in behind himself and then in front of himself. Originates from ''Vermin''.

|edgedesc=Swings a bell forward while climbing up. Originates from the Game & Watch's alarm feature.

|nsdesc=Flips bacon 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 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. Its frame 9 hitbox has KO potential at high percents near the left and right blast lines, and is very good at [[Stage spike|stage spiking]], due to out-prioritizing most aerials because it being basically invincible on startup, and dealing strong knockback, making Mr. Game & Watch very difficult to edgeguard. It has become Mr. Game and Watch's most effective out-of-shield option, and is among the best [[OoS]] options in the game. Originates from ''Fire''.

|dsdmg=16%-48%

|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, 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''.

'''Oil-Panic scaling'''

The greater damage absorbed energy-based projectile were supposed to deal,

the higher damage and knockback the oil spill will deal.

Strong projectiles can fill two to three bucket units at once.

that can be absorbed despite not dealing any damage.

 

Absorbing it fills the bucket by one unit and adds 6.7% damage power to the bucket.

*'''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==

Upon the release of ''Ultimate'', Mr. Game and Watch's competitive reception was mostly poor; this was because many players considered the nerfs he received - particularly the lack of priority on his new forward aerial, the reduction of invincibility frames on his up smash, and the loss of his "Toot-Toot" KO confirm - as significant enough to outweigh the buffs he was given. Likely as a result, most players considered him a low tier or even a bottom tier character. It later became clear that the buffs were far more significant than the nerfs. In particular, Mr. Game and Watch has a strong aerial juggle game, an amazing out of shield option (as his up special is invincible on startup), and low ending lag on his smash attacks; down smash burying opponents allows for easy kills as well. Mr. Game and Watch also sports one of the strongest matchup spreads in the game, countering certain top tiers such as {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Peach}}, {{SSBU|Snake}}, {{SSBU|Fox}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, and {{SSBU|Mario}}.

 

Initial results with the character were sparse. Over time, however, Mr. Game and Watch began to show strong signs of success at both a local and national level; {{sm|Snickeldorf}}, {{sm|Extra}}, {{sm|Regi}}, and {{sm|Skylar}} have made respectable placements in each of their respective regions, with Regi in particular placing 7th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}}. On a larger scale, however, {{Sm|Maister}} has made very strong strides on both a regional and national level, placing top 3 at several major events including {{Trn|Combo Breaker 2019}}, {{Trn|Ragnarok}}, {{Trn|Full Bloom 5}}, {{Trn|The Big House 9}}, {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}, {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}} and {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}. In the process of doing so, he has also taken sets off of high-level players including {{sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}, {{sm|ESAM}}, {{sm|Dark Wizzy}}, {{sm|MVD}}, {{sm|yeti}}, {{sm|Abadango}}, {{sm|Javi}}, {{sm|Glutonny}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, and {{sm|Samsora}}. Samsora and ESAM in particular have struggled against Maister, with them being 0-4 and 0-5 against Maister in sets, respectively. Maister was able to go from being unranked in the first PGRU to top 10 status in the second PGRU while solo-maining the character.

Due to Maister's strong success with the character, Mr. Game and Watch has earned a drastically more positive reception from the community, as most competitive players view him as a upper high or even top tier character, with {{Sm|Shuton}} going as far to say he might be the best character in the game.

===Notable players===

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''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.''

*{{sm|Bulby|England}} - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in England. Placed 7th at {{Trn|UKIE Ultimate Circuit Finale}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Valhalla III}} and {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} with wins over {{sm|ScAtt}}, {{sm|Magister}}, and {{sm|Lancelot}}.

*{{Sm|Dingus Joe|USA}} - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in the MD/VA region. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|The Grind 64}} and 25th at {{Trn|Glitch 6}}. Has wins over {{Sm|ZD}}, {{Sm|Daybreak}}, {{Sm|Ling Ling}}, {{Sm|Dexter|p=Maryland}}, and {{Sm|Pathoran}}.

*{{Sm|Disgaea|USA}} - Placed 1st at {{Trn|The Ultimate Fall Arcadian}}, 9th at {{Trn|The Grind 110}}, and 65th at {{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World}}.

*{{Sm|Doofus|USA}} - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in Texas. Placed 17th at {{Trn|Super Smash Fight Club 2|Ultimate}} and has wins over {{Sm|MastaMario}} and {{Sm|Cheeks}}.

*{{Sm|Egapon|Japan}} - One of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in Japan. Placed 9th at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 12}} and 25th at both {{Trn|Sumabato SP 5}} and {{Trn|Sumabato SP 10}}.

*{{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}}, and 9th at {{Trn|Phantom 2019}}. He has expressed interest in dropping the character, but is currently still using him. Currently ranked 2nd on the [[Victorian Ultimate Power Rankings]].

*{{Sm|Maister|Mexico}} (#6) - The best Mr. Game & Watch player in the world. Won {{Trn|Combo Breaker 2019}},  {{Trn|Delfino Maza 2}}, {{Trn|Ragnarok}}, {{Trn|WeTecThose 9}}, {{Trn|Little Big House 5}}, and {{Trn|2GG: Nightmare on Smashville}} and has placed 2nd at {{Trn|Retro Arena 64}} and {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}, 3rd at {{Trn|Full Bloom 5}}, {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}}, {{Trn|The Big House 9}}, and {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}, 4th at {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2}}, 5th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}, {{Trn|Port Priority 5}}, and {{Trn|GENESIS 7}}, and 17th at {{Trn|EVO 2019}}, {{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}}, and {{Trn|Mainstage}}. Has wins over {{Sm|Shuton}}, {{sm|Abadango}}, {{sm|Prodigy}}, {{sm|Glutonny}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|yeti}}, {{sm|Samsora}}, {{sm|Salem}}, {{sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}, {{sm|Zackray}}, {{sm|VoiD}}, and {{Sm|Cosmos}}.

*{{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}}.

*{{Sm|Regi Shikimi|Mexico}} - One of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in the world. Placed 7th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}}, 9th at {{Trn|Delfino Maza 2}}, 13th at {{Trn|Ragnarok}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|GENESIS 6}}.

*{{Sm|Skylar|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}}. He has defeated {{Sm|SilentRain}}, {{Sm|MiSaiki}}, and {{Sm|BassMage}}. Ranked 6th on the [[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Ultimate Power Rankings]].

*{{Sm|Snickeldorf|USA}} - The best Mr. Game & Watch player from Washington. Placed 5th at {{Trn|Emerald City 8}}, 17th at {{Trn|Battle of BC 3}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018}}. Has wins over {{Sm|Konga}}, {{Sm|Duwang}}, {{Sm|Pandarian}}, and {{Sm|Magister}}.

*{{Sm|Songn|Japan}} - One of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in Japan. Placed 17th at {{Trn|Umebura SP}} and 33rd at {{Trn|Umebura SP 2}}.

*{{Sm|Take|Japan|p=Ultimate}} - Placed 2nd at {{Trn|Seibugeki 4}}, 25th at {{Trn|EVO Japan 2020}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 2}} with wins over {{sm|JILL}}, {{sm|TRIGGER}}, {{sm|T}}, {{sm|shky}}, {{sm|Rotsuku}}, and {{sm|YOC}}.

*{{Sm|The Great Gonzales|USA}} - Placed 2nd at {{Trn|Smashadelphia 2019}} with both {{SSBU|Palutena}} and Mr. Game & Watch as well as 17th at {{Trn|Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019}} with solo Mr. Game & Watch and was formerly ranked 43rd on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].

*{{Sm|YoshiFreak|USA}} - A Mr. Game & Watch player in California. Placed 25th at {{Trn|2GG: SwitchFest 2019}}, 49th at {{Trn|Mainstage}}, {{Trn|2GG: Breakthrough 2019}}, and {{Trn|Heart of Battle}}. Has a win over {{Sm|Umeki}}.

*{{Sm|Zackray|Japan}} (#7) - Uses Mr. Game & Watch as a secondary and is considered one of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in the world. Placed 3rd at {{Trn|Little Big House 5}} with solo Mr. Game & Watch and 1st at {{Trn|The Big House 9}}, {{Trn|EGS Cup 3}}, and {{Trn|Waseda Festival 2019}} as well as 7th at {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2}} using Mr. Game & Watch as one of his characters. Has wins over {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|Mr E}}, {{Sm|Kola}}, {{Sm|MuteAce}}, and {{Sm|RFang}}.

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

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|1||{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=White}}||[[Dream Land GB]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Green Greens}}''||Kirby has his 6th alternate costume equipped, referencing his monochromatic appearance in ''Kirby's Dream Land''.

|2||{{SSBU|Pac-Man}} {{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Pac-Land]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Pac-Man|PAC-MAN}}''||

|3||{{SSBU|Duck Hunt}} {{Head|Duck Hunt|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{b|Duck Hunt|stage}}||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Famicom Medley}}''||

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

|5||{{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} {{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}||[[75m]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Donkey Kong|25m Theme}}''||Mario {{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}} is a CPU ally.

|6||Mr. Game & Watch Team (x6) {{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}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}||[[Flat Zone X]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Game & Watch|Flat Zone}}''||Horde Battle. If the player chose any alternate costume shown in this battle, the default Mr. Game & Watch {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}} replaces the enemy with said alternate costume.

Mr. Game & Watch is unlocked in the area reminiscent of [[PAC-MAZE]] of the Light Realm. He can be found by going through the teleporters to find the correct path. After finding the correct path through the maze, the player must defeat the Sidestepper and Nikki spirits blocking him.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"

! style="width:5%;"|No.

! style="width:5%;"|Image

! Name

! Type

! Power

! Stage

! Music

| 26

| [[File:Mr. Game & Watch SSBU.png|center|108x108px]]

| {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}}

| [[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]] <center>{{color|#18aef5|Shield}}</center>

| 7,500

| [[Flat Zone X]] ([[Ω form]])

| ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Game & Watch|Flat Zone 2}}''

{{-}}

Mr. Game & Watch's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing [[Classic Mode]]. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Mr. Game & Watch in World of Light allows the player to preview the spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in ''Ultimate''.

GW Spirit.png|689. '''''Mr. Game & Watch'''''

Ball Spirit.png|690. Ball

Flagman Spirit.png|691. Flagman

Judge Spirit.png|693. Judge

Manhole Spirit.png|694. Manhole

Lion.png|696. Lion

Octopus Spirit.png|698. Octopus

Chef Spirit.png|699. Chef

Oilpanic.png|702. Oil Panic

==In Spirit battles==

|{{anchor|Vivian}}Vivian

|''Paper Mario series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Sidestepper}}[[Sidestepper]]

|''Mario Bros. series''

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team (×12) ({{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}x8, {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}x4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|{{anchor|Wall-Merged Link}}Wall-Merged Link

|''The Legend of Zelda series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeNeutral.png|20px|center|Neutral]]

|{{anchor|Unown}}[[Unown]]

|''Pokémon series''

|•Tiny {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}} Team (×8)

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|{{anchor|Shedinja}}Shedinja

|''Pokémon series''

|•Reflect {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|•The enemy reflects projectiles<br>•The enemy will occasionally be invincible<br>•[[Stamina battle]] (Opponent has 1 HP)

|{{anchor|Giratina (Altered Forme)}}[[Giratina]] (Altered Forme)

|''Pokémon series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeNeutral.png|20px|center|Neutral]]

|•The screen will suddenly flip after a little while<br>•Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls ([[Giratina]])<br>•The enemy is giant

|{{anchor|Chandelure}}[[Chandelure]]

|''Pokémon series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|{{anchor|Buzz Buzz}}Buzz Buzz

|''EarthBound series''

|•Tiny {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Teal}}

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|•Timed battle (Opponent at 300% damage)

|{{anchor|Octoman}}{{s|fzerowiki|Octoman}}

|''F-Zero series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|{{anchor|Ball}}Ball

|''Game & Watch series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|•The enemy favors grabs and throws<br>•The enemy's throwing type items have increased power

|{{anchor|Flagman}}Flagman

|''Game & Watch series''

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|•Timed battle<br>•The enemy favors up tilt attacks

|{{anchor|Fire}}[[Fire]]

|''Game & Watch series''

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|•The enemy's up special has increased power<br>•Timed battle

|{{anchor|Judge}}[[Judge]]

|''Game & Watch series''

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (×8)

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|{{anchor|Manhole}}Manhole

|''Game & Watch series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Lion}}[[Lion]]

|''Game & Watch series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Turtle Bridge}}Turtle Bridge

|''Game & Watch series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Fire Attack}}Fire Attack

|''Game & Watch series''

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|Oil Panic}}[[Oil Panic]]

|''Game & Watch series''

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{anchor|TURN-TO-BLUE}}[[TURN-TO-BLUE]]

|''Pac-Man series''

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|•Timed battle<br>•The enemy tends to avoid conflict

|{{anchor|Li'l Judd}}Li'l Judd

|''Splatoon series''

|•Tiny {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}<br>•{{SSBU|Inkling}} (×2) ({{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Cyan}})

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|{{anchor|Primid}}[[Primid]]

|''Super Smash Bros. series''

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Teal}} (×8)

|[[File:SpiritTypeNeutral.png|20px|center|Neutral]]

|{{anchor|Mite}}[[Mite]]

|''Super Smash Bros. series''

|•Tiny {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team (×9) ({{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}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=White}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}})

|[[File:SpiritTypeAttack.png|20px|center|Attack]]

|{{anchor|Shadow Bug}}[[Shadow Bug]]

|''Super Smash Bros. series''

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|{{anchor|Num Diddly}}Num Diddly

|•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=White}} (×4)

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|{{SSBUMusicLink|Nintendo|Menu - Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!}}

|{{anchor|Jinjos}}[[Jinjo|Jinjos]]

|''Banjo-Kazooie series''

|•Giant {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}<br>•{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team (×3) ({{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Teal}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}})

|[[File:SpiritTypeNeutral.png|20px|center|Neutral]]

|{{anchor|Tockles}}Tockles

|''Dragon Quest series''

|•Tiny {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team (×8) ({{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=White}}×3,{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Teal}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Cyan}})

|[[File:SpiritTypeNeutral.png|20px|center|Neutral]]

|{{anchor|Princess Shokora}}{{s|mariowiki|Princess Shokora}}

|''Wario Land series''

|[[File:SpiritTypeShield.png|20px|center|Shield]]

|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•Timed battle<br>•The enemy tends to avoid conflict

|{{s|mariowiki|Item Shopkeeper}}

|{{anchor|Ando Kensaku}}Ando Kensaku

|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|{{SSBUMusicLink|Nintendo|PictoChat}}

|

|rowspan="2"|{{anchor|King Dice}}King Dice

|rowspan="2"|•Giant {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} {{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (Chibi-Robo Hat, Butler Outfit)<br>•Tiny {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} Team (×6) {{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=White}}

|rowspan="2"|[[File:SpiritTypeGrab.png|20px|center|Grab]]

|style="background-color:#EEE;"|{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Floral Fury}}<ref name="DLC">This alternative occurs when the corresponding DLC has been purchased and downloaded.</ref>

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

SSBUWebsiteMrGame&Watch3.jpg|Being attacked by {{SSBU|Ryu}} on [[Suzaku Castle]].

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

Game&WatchJudge9.png| Hitting {{SSBU|Mario}} with Judge 9 on [[Pictochat 2]]

===Character Showcase Video===

**The ''[[List of spirits (Game & Watch series)|Fire Attack]]'' [[Spirits (characters)|spirit]] also had its artwork altered in the same patch as well, removing the feather.

*Although Mr. Game & Watch has no visible eyes in his neutral animation, the loading screen, which temporarily glows 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.

**However, his Jab, Up Tilt, Down Tilt, Forward Smash, Down Smash, Up Aerial, Throws, and Final Smash make him resemble characters from the Game and Watch series with eyes. However, they are not affected by parrying.

*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.

*On the [[character selection screen]], the icon in the Japanese version show his name within only one row, while in the English version it is shown with two rows. This trait is shared with {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}, {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}, {{SSBU|Wii Fit Trainer}}, {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}}, the {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s, {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} and {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}.

*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''.

*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 {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}.

**Mr. Game & Watch is also one of two of these characters to use his default costume in more than one spirit battle, the other being Bowser Jr, and the only one of those four to do so at launch.

*If Mr. Game & Watch's forward air is based on ''Safebuster'', that would make it the first Western-exclusive game to represented in gameplay and the fourth Western-exclusive game to be represented overall, following ''Elite Beat Agents'', ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'' (at the time of ''Brawl{{'}}s'' release), and ''Rusty's Real Deal Baseball''.

*Mr. Game & Watch is one of few characters who has two moves that trigger special zoom.