Editing Olimar (SSB4)

:''This article is about Olimar's appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. For other uses, see [[Captain Olimar]] and [[Pikmin (species)]].''

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'''Olimar''' ({{ja|ピクミン＆オリマー|Pikumin & Orimā}}, ''Pikmin & Olimar'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. His return to the series was announced in a [[List of Director's Room Miiverse posts|Director's Room Miiverse post]] on July 12th, 2013, which also commemorated ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}'' being released in Japan on the following day. '''[[Alph]]''' ({{ja|ピクミン＆アルフ|Pikumin & Arufu}}, ''Pikmin & Alph''), one of the three {{s|pikipedia|leader}}s in ''Pikmin 3'', was revealed as an [[Alternate costume|alternate character]] in a Director's Room Miiverse post on September 11, 2014.

Olimar is ranked 21st out of 58 on the [[tier list]], placing him at the top of the C tier. This is a significant drop from his top-tier placement in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where he was ranked 3rd out of 38. As in ''Brawl'', Olimar's [[Pikmin (species)|Pikmin]] possess an impressive level of utility: they grant him respectable KO and damage racking potentials, as Olimar can use them to deal direct and/or indirect damage via his standard moves, and by having the Pikmin latch onto opponents via [[Pikmin Throw]], respectively.

The Pikmin also grant Olimar a potent grab game: each of them function as [[Grab#Tether grabs|disjointed grabs]]; White Pikmin-based pummel is tied with {{SSB4|Shulk}}'s [[Monado Arts|Buster]]-boosted pummel as the most damaging in the game; Blue Pikmin-based up throw is a viable KOing option at high percents; and Red Pikmin-based down throw is a very reliable combo starter even at high percents. Lastly, [[Winged Pikmin]] function as a maneuverable, flight-based recovery that can be used regardless of whether or not Olimar has Pikmin,<ref name="Direct">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUWnQu2Grs Super Smash Bros. Direct 4.8.2014]</ref> which makes them vastly superior to [[Pikmin Chain]]'s [[Tether recovery|tether-based recovery]].

However, Olimar's active Pikmin count has now been halved from six to three,<ref name="Direct"/> which severely weakens the [[camp]]ing strategies he relied on in ''Brawl''. The Pikmin themselves have also been weakened in a few, yet noticeable ways. Red, Yellow, Blue, and Purple Pikmin have less [[hit points]], which is further compounded by them and White Pikmin dying faster while separated from Olimar. Each type of Pikmin have also had the majority of their damage outputs lowered, and suffer from somewhat flawed [[artificial intelligence]]. Olimar also retains his slow overall mobility; his aerial mobility is particularly problematic, as it renders him susceptible to [[juggling]] in spite of his light weight. By extension, his offense is still burdened by slow attack speed and an over-reliance on Pikmin.

Overall, in spite of his retained and newfound weaknesses. Olimar has achieved impressive results at all levels of competitive play, thanks to smashers such as {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Shuton}}, {{Sm|Gomakenpi}}, and {{Sm|Myran}}.

Olimar is a [[Weight|lightweight]] with overall slow mobility. However, his [[air acceleration]] and [[traction]] are both above-average, while his [[jump]] and [[double jump]] are both average. Olimar's playstyle is almost identical to how it was in ''Brawl'': he has retained the overwhelming majority of his moveset and animations, yet some moves have been slightly modified. Much like in his [[Pikmin (universe)|home series]], Olimar's extremely meager offensive prowess forces him to rely on instructing his multicolored Pikmin to remedy this glaring flaw. As a result, almost all of his moves involve Pikmin; this, in turn, can result in his moveset being useful or useless depending on whether or not he has Pikmin. When Olimar has Pikmin, he possesses arguably one of the most unique playstyles in the game, thanks to the Pikmin functioning as both projectiles and separate characters, much like how [[Rosalina & Luma (SSB4)|Luma functions alongside Rosalina]].

When used correctly, the Pikmin provide noticeable and effective benefits: they can easily rack up high amounts of damage in short periods of time, they grant Olimar disjointed [[grab]]s by running out to grab opponents at any time, they can carry various [[item]]s back to Olimar as they run back to him much like in their home series, and they can also help with [[camp]]ing or hindering [[approach]]es. Additionally, each type of Pikmin provides [[Pikmin (species)#In Super Smash Bros. Brawl|unique and useful effects]]. Olimar's special moves are also heavily dependent on Pikmin, but they are all beneficial nonetheless.

[[Pikmin Throw]] enables him to hinder approaches or, with a Purple Pikmin, even stop them outright if they are not shielded. [[Pikmin Order]] reorganizes his Pikmin for the proper situation at hand, and thanks to it briefly granting super [[armor]], it can even allow Olimar to briefly [[Wikipedia:Tank (gaming)|tank]] an attack in spite of his light weight. Lastly, [[Winged Pikmin]] are very versatile: they provide a long-distanced and maneuverable recovery that makes Olimar more difficult to KO compared to other lightweights, yet they also allow him to attack while they are carrying him.

With all things considered, Olimar has one of the most damaging playstyles among the cast, as he is able to KO nearly any character in a short period when his Pikmin are utilized wisely. For example, Pikmin Throw allots him a large array of options for offense, as it can both zone and get opponents to KO percents quickly; when the thrown Pikmin are not shaken off, they can rack up 10%-30% in a matter of seconds, forcing opponents to carefully plan their approach. Olimar can also have up to three Pikmin at a time in his lineup, which, despite its aforementioned halving since ''Brawl'', can be hard for an opponent to keep track of, especially with each color boasting unique attributes. Despite being a lightweight, his smash attacks are fairly fast and, while using Red and Purple Pikmin, boast impressive power.

Olimar's disjointed grab range also enables him to disrupt the movements of quick characters or roll spammers. When coupled with his above-average traction, this also grants him an excellent [[shield grab]]. Olimar's air game is also quite powerful: neutral aerial is a reliable combo starter when [[SHFF]]'d; up aerial is useful for juggling, and can even KO outright while near the upper [[blast line]]; forward aerial is useful for approaching and edge-guarding; back aerial is useful for edge-guarding, and can even KO outright while near the edge or the left/right blast line; and down aerial is a powerful [[meteor smash]] against aerial opponents during its first frame. However, Pikmin can also double as a drawback: due to being treated as [[projectile]]s, they can be [[reflect]]ed, which can sometimes hinder Olimar's offense against characters with moves of this sort.

However, Olimar has noticeable flaws. One of his greatest weaknesses is that he struggles against fast characters, such as {{SSB4|Sonic}} and {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}. As Olimar is a slow character, they can easily catch up and punish him if he tries to retreat to pluck more Pikmin. Due to all but White Pikmin having less [[hit points]] than in ''Brawl'', they are also susceptible to dying faster. Olimar also has poor aerial mobility, as his slow [[Air speed|air]] and [[falling speed]]s make him easy to juggle and, when coupled with his light weight, to KO. This is further compounded by his Pikmin-based aerials being burdened with low [[priority]], which makes them extremely difficult to use against edge-guarders.

Another severe flaw he has is his over-reliance on Pikmin, much like in his home series. Without any Pikmin, Olimar's smash attacks, up, down, back, and forward aerials, grabs and side special will simply do nothing, which significantly harms his neutral game because of them being his most effective attacks. This also leaves Olimar with a total of six moves that deal damage: his neutral attack; tilt attacks; dash attack; and neutral aerial. This, in turn, is further compounded by his forward tilt being the only move out of these that has KO potential. As a result, it is crucial that Olimar has at least one Pikmin with him at all times.

Lastly, some of Olimar's useful Pikmin-based attacks have certain drawbacks: his KOing options have very minimal KO potential while using White Pikmin; each of his grabs have noticeably shorter ranges while using Purple Pikmin; up throw has KO potential only while using Blue Pikmin; down throw's combo potential is consistent at high percents only while using Red Pikmin; and Winged Pikmin's recovery potential worsens when they are used too frequently.

Olimar has a few beneficial [[Character customization|custom moves]]. Hardy Pikmin Pluck makes all types of Pikmin more durable at the cost of being plucked slower. Sticky Pikmin Throw has each Pikmin deal less damage and cover less distance when thrown, but they stay latched on for much longer and deal damage at a faster rate. True to its name, Tackle Pikmin Throw makes Red, Yellow, Blue, and White Pikmin function like Purple Pikmin by tackling opponents instead of latching onto them. Mighty Winged Pikmin have reduced total travel distance, but the distance is not affected by the amount of Pikmin that Olimar is carrying. Lastly, Order Tackle has all latched on Pikmin deal damage upon being recalled, which grants Olimar another way to deal damage.

Overall, Olimar still retains many of his considerable strengths in spite of their nerfs, and has even had some traits buffed, mostly in regard to his damage output. While his potential damage output was reduced, a smart player can overcome this, especially with the new mechanics for keeping track of Pikmin, making Olimar a much more reliable character for the player. Olimar's recovery has also been completely revamped for the better, which is generally agreed to have alleviated his other changes. Early in the [[metagame]], Olimar was thought to be one of the worst characters, yet dedicated mains such as {{sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|ImHip}}, {{Sm|Angbad}}, {{Sm|Myran}}, and {{sm|Logic}} have shown that, as in ''Brawl'', he is still a very capable character who retains a very high learning curve.<ref>[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2016/dec/17/brawl-olimar-was-monster-when-smash-4-came-out-i-thought-he-was-bottom-tier-flat-out-garbage-dabuz-olimars-transition-brawl/ 'Brawl Olimar was a monster... When Smash 4 came out I thought he was bottom tier; flat out garbage' - Dabuz on Olimar's transition from Brawl]</ref>

In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Olimar was considered to be a top tier character, usually being seen as a top 5 or even a top 3 character. This was mainly due to the effectiveness of his [[Pikmin]]. Olimar had six Pikmin available and they overall gave him incredible camping potential. Olimar could easily abuse his [[Pikmin Throw]] to keep his opponents out due to the amount of Pikmin he could have out and even at close range, Olimar still possessed strong tools. His damage output was very high especially with certain Pikmin, his smash attacks were very effective, his aerials were powerful, he had a strong grab game with a very fast and long ranged grab in addition to possessing combo and KO throws depending on the Pikmin used and he even had a solid defensive option with [[Pikmin Order]]. Olimar also had rather respectable KO power, with his purple Pikmin and red Pikmin in some situations being particularly powerful. While he did have poor mobility, limited approach options, a slew of multi hit attacks which could be avoided with SDI and he had an extremely exploitable recovery, these weaknesses did not hurt Olimar too much. Altogether, these factors made Olimar an incredibly dominant character on stage, making it very difficult for most of the cast to deal with Olimar.

Olimar has naturally seen a mix of [[buff]]s and [[nerf]]s in the transition to ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' although due to his top tier status in the previous game, he has been significantly nerfed overall.

The most glaring nerf was the halving of his Pikmin count from six to three due to the limitations of the Nintendo 3DS' processing power. As a result, this hinders his general damage output, as well as his [[camp]]ing potential, especially since [[Pikmin Throw]] deals less damage (especially with White Pikmin). Both Olimar and his Pikmin's endurance is also worse as Olimar is lighter and his Pikmin (except for white Pikmin) have less HP and they die faster if they are separated from Olimar. The removal of [[meteor cancel]]ing also significantly hinders Olimar's endurance against meteor smashes. Olimar's smash attacks have seen various downgrades: they can all be reflected, forward smash has a shorter duration, and his down smash deals less knockback. Up smash, however, had the largest nerf out of all of Olimar's smash attacks. Not only is it much laggier, having increased startup lag and much higher ending lag, but it also has decreased range and power, significantly hindering its utility. Olimar's aerials also deal significantly less damage with forward and down aerial in particular being significantly weaker. Olimar's grab game was also weakened: his grabs have a shorter duration, considerably less range no longer being the longest reaching grabs in the game, and his standing and dash grabs are significantly laggier, making Olimar rely on his already nerfed pivot grab more often. His throws with Blue and especially Purple Pikmin are also weaker which hinders his ability to KO opponents with his throws, especially relative to the cast. Lastly, [[Pikmin Order]] has significantly decreased super [[armor]], hindering its both its safety and overall versatility.

However, Olimar also received a few buffs: [[Winged Pikmin]] largely outclasses [[Pikmin Chain]] as a recovery tool due to being much more versatile and the removal of [[edge hog]]ging immensely aids Olimar. Olimar's white Pikmin have also been improved outside of Pikmin Throw as they have more HP and most of Olimar's attacks with White Pikmin are stronger (although they are still mostly useless for attacking). The removal of [[hitstun canceling]] has also given Olimar greater combo potential with moves such as down throw and his new up aerial which is now a powerful juggling tool. Lastly despite his overall damage output being reduced, a fair amount of Olimar's Pikmin attacks (mainly with Red and Purple Pikmin) deal more damage.  

Overall while his recovery has been improved significantly, Olimar's other flaws were not addressed and his strengths were significantly toned down making his flaws more detrimental. Despite this, Olimar has nevertheless retained most of his useful options from ''Brawl'' and remains an above average character. However, Olimar's buffs do not nearly compensate for his more severe nerfs and the changes to the game's mechanics do not benefit Olimar as much as some other returning veterans, which has led to him to be considered one of the characters to have been the most severely nerfed in the initial transition from ''Brawl'', alongside {{SSB4|King Dedede}}, {{SSB4|Meta Knight}}, {{SSB4|Falco}}, {{SSB4|Wario}} and {{SSB4|Marth}} (during the initial release). As a result, Olimar is still a viable character, albeit not to the degree as in ''Brawl''.

*{{change|Olimar's design is now a combination of his appearances in ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 3}}'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. His slightly smaller nose; helmet's {{s|pikipedia|whistle}} and gray collar; gloves' gray trim; and space suit's red and blue connectors are from ''Pikmin 3'', whereas his space suit's rivets and three connectors are from ''Brawl''. The aesthetic used in ''SSB4'' has also resulted in Olimar's space suit being sleeker, and his boots' red trim; his [[wikipedia:Primary Life Support System|life support system]]'s stripe; and his gloves and {{s|pikipedia|Hocotate Freight}} patches being more vibrant.}}

*{{change|Olimar's white and green [[alternate costume]]s have been updated. The former's suit is now gray and its gloves are now blue, instead of both being white, while the latter's sleeves and boots are now green instead of white and red, respectively. Instead of receiving new alternate costumes, [[Alph]] appears as an alternate character,<ref name=OlimarSSB4>[http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/07/29/plucky-little-guys-olimar-and-alph-in-smash-4/ Plucky Little Guys: Olimar and Alph in Smash 4]</ref> complete with his own respective alternate costumes.}}

*{{change|All [[taunt]]s have updated sound effects.}}

*{{change|The Pikmin's proportions are now significantly more in line with their appearances in ''Pikmin 3''.}}

*{{change|{{GameIcon|ssb4-3ds}}Pikmin now have more limited cosmetics, as their leaves do not [[pikipedia:Maturity|turn into buds or flowers]]. Additionally, if two or three Pikmin stand in the same spot in Olimar's lineup, it can produce [[:File:MeshedPikmin.jpg|odd results]] and make it difficult to tell which Pikmin will be used next. Lastly, their idle animations are all synchronized, presumably to avoid any unnecessary hardware strain.}}

*{{buff|The Pikmin at the head of the line now has a visual indicator in the form of a player-colored arrowhead above it. This allows the player to better visualize which Pikmin will be used next.}}

**{{buff|Olimar's initial dash is faster (1.4 → 1.6).}}

**{{change|Olimar falls faster (1.3 → 1.35). This slightly improves his vertical endurance, but makes him slightly more susceptible to combos.}}

**{{buff|Olimar's [[fast fall]]ing speed is higher (1.82 → 2.16).}}

**{{nerf|Olimar is [[Weight|lighter]] (82 → 79), hindering his endurance.}}

**{{nerf|Instead of having multiple hurtboxes for each of his body parts, Olimar now has one hurtbox which is a giant orb around him. This gives him a bigger hurtbox around his body, making him easier to hit, especially horizontally.}}

**{{buff|[[Roll]]s have less ending lag (FAF 33 → 30).}}

**{{nerf|Rolls have a shorter duration (frames 4-19 → 4-16).}}

**{{nerf|[[Spot dodge]] has a shorter duration (frames 3-20 → 3-17) and it has more ending lag (FAF 26 → 27).}}

**{{nerf|Air dodge has a shorter duration (frames 4-29 → 3-27).}}

**{{nerf|The removal of [[meteor cancel]]ing drastically hinders Olimar's endurance against meteor smashes moreso than any other returning veteran besides {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} due to him previously having one of the most lenient meteor cancel windows in ''Brawl''. While it does also increase the reliability of his down aerial, the move's power has been significantly reduced to compensate.}}

*Pikmin:

**{{nerf|Due to the limitations of the [[Nintendo 3DS]]' processing power,<ref>[http://sourcegaming.info/2015/07/09/i-answer-some-questions-sakurai-famitsu-column-vol-461-464/ "I Answer Some Questions" Sakurai Famitsu column vol. 461-464, on Ice Climbers, clones, and Smash Run]</ref> the maximum Pikmin count has been halved (6 → 3). <ref name="Direct"/>}} This significantly weakens his [[camp]]ing game and damage ranking potential.  

**{{change|Pikmin are now plucked in a set cycle (Red → Yellow → Blue → White → Purple), instead of being random and based on [[terrain]].<ref name="Direct"/> This means Olimar no longer has to depend on certain types of terrain in order to pluck certain Pikmin. However, this also makes it significantly less frequent to have two or more of the same type of Pikmin at once, especially when combined with the reduced maximum Pikmin count.}}

**{{nerf|All Pikmin except white Pikmin have decreased [[hit points]] (9 (Red/Yellow)/14 (Blue)/15 (Purple) → 9 (R/Y)/11 (B)/13 (P)). Pikmin separated from Olimar also die faster.}}

**{{buff|All Pikmin have increased maximum walk/run speed (2.4 (Red/Yellow/Blue)/3 (White)/1.5 (Purple) → 3 (R/Y/B)/4 (W)/1.7 (P)).}}

**{{buff|All Pikmin have increased walk/run acceleration (0.075 (Red/Yellow/Blue)/0.12 (White)/0.5 (Purple) → 0.1 (R/Y/B)/0.135 (W)/0.8 (P)).}}

*[[Neutral attack]]

**{{change|Olimar has a new neutral attack, the [[pikipedia:Upgrade#Rocket Fist|Rocket Fist]]'s {{s|wikipedia|one-two combo}}.}}

**{{nerf|Neutral attack has a shorter duration (frames 4-7 (hit 1)/ 8-10 (hit 1 antenna)/4-6 (hit 2) → 4 (hit 1 clean)/5 (hit 1 late)/4-5 (hit 2)).}}  

**{{buff|The first hit now has a late hit which deals more damage on Olimar's fist (3% → 4%).}}

**{{buff|The far hitbox now launches opponents vertically (361° → 80°), allowing it to connect more reliably into the second hit.}}

***{{nerf|However, this also remove's the far hit's ability to [[lock]].}}

**{{nerf|The first hit has smaller hitboxes (4u/4u → 2.5u/3u (clean)/2.5u/3.5u (late)) and it now has static hitboxes which overall do not reach as far as the previous hitboxes.}}

**{{nerf|The first hit's antenna hitbox has been removed, which in turn:}}

***{{buff|However, this prevents Olimar from being stuck in hitlag before being able to perform the second hit. When combined with the move transitioning sooner along with its increased knockback, this means it is no longer possible for the opponent to shield the second hit if Olimar lands the move at close range.}}

**{{nerf|The second hit's antenna hitbox has been removed, which in turn:}}

*[[Forward tilt]]

**{{change|Olimar has a new forward tilt, the Rocket Fist's wind-up punch. Olimar stays still while performing the punch.}}  

***{{buff|This makes it a safer spacing tool.}}

**{{buff|Forward tilt deals much more damage (6% → 11%) without full compensation on its knockback (15 (base), 130 (scaling) → 35/97), significantly improving its KO potential.}}  

**{{buff|Forward tilt now uses two extended hitboxes which overall cover more horizontal distance relative to Olimar than the previous hitboxes.}}

***{{nerf|However, the move is also no longer disjointed due to its new animation.}}

***{{nerf|In addition to this, the larger, further reaching hitbox is only active for the first frame, further reducing the move's range during its later frames.}}

*[[Up tilt]]

**{{buff|Up tilt's loop hits' left side hitbox now launches opponents towards Olimar (70° → 120°). When combined with the weakening of [[SDI]], this makes up tilt connect more reliably, especially if the opponent is behind Olimar.}}

**{{nerf|The loop hits deal less damage (1% → 0.6%).}}

**{{nerf|Up tilt now only has five loop hits instead of seven which in turn:}}

***{{nerf|Shortens its duration (frame 6/8/10/12/14/16/18/20 → 6/8/10/12/14/16) which also further increases the move's ending lag along with its longer total duration.}}

**{{nerf|The loop hit's head hitbox is smaller (5.5u → 5u) and the antenna hitbox has been removed, significantly reducing the move's vertical range although the head hitbox has lower set knockback (30 → 20) to partially compensate.}}

*[[Down tilt]]

**{{nerf|Down tilt's antenna hitbox has been removed, which in turn:}}

***{{buff|However, this also means that Olimar can no longer suffer from additional hitlag by landing the antenna hitbox, preventing the move from having more ending lag in some situations.}}

**{{nerf|Down tilt has a longer animation (29 frames → 37), increasing the amount of time Olimar cannot walk backwards after performing it.}}

**{{buff|The changes to [[hitstun canceling]] and [[DI]] improves down tilt's combo potential.}}

*[[Dash attack]]

**{{nerf|Dash attack has smaller hitboxes (6.5u/4u (hit 1)/5.2u/3.3u (hit 2) → 3.5u (both) and the near hit has been removed.}}

*{{nerf|All of Olimar's smash attacks can now be [[reflect]]ed hindering their reliability against certain characters.}}

*[[Forward smash]]

**{{buff|When forward smash is used on an upward slope, Pikmin now fly parallel to the slope, instead of directly into it.}}

**{{change|Forward smash no longer makes Pikmin fly off edges unless it is initiated close to an edge. This makes it safer to use Pikmin near ledges, but hinders their ability to hit opponents below platforms or off stage.}}

**{{nerf|Forward smash with non purple Pikmin has a much shorter duration (frames 11-15 (clean)/16-22 (mid)/23-47 (late) → 11-14/15-20/21-29).}}

***{{nerf|Purple Pikmin forward smash also has a shorter duration overall (frames 11-15 (clean)/16-20 (mid)/21-25 (late) → 11-14/15-19/20-24).}}

*Red Pikmin:

**{{buff|The mid hit deals slightly more knockback (20 (base), 90 (scaling) → 33/86).}}

*Yellow Pikmin:

**{{buff|The clean and mid hits deal more damage (13% (clean)/9% (mid) → 14.5%/10%).}}

**{{buff|Yellow Pikmin forward smash deals more knockback (10 (base), 96 (scaling) → 33/94 (clean), 20/90 → 33/94 (mid/late)) improving its KO potential, especially the clean hit when combined with its higher damage.}}

**{{nerf|Yellow Pikmin forward smash has smaller hitboxes (6.5u (clean)/5.5u (mid)/5u (late) → 5u/3.75u/3.75u).}}

*Blue Pikmin:

**{{buff|Blue Pikmin forward smash deals more knockback (10 (base), 96 (scaling) → 33/94 (clean), 20/90 → 33/94 (mid/late)) improving its KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|The clean and mid hits deal less damage (15% (clean)/11% (mid) → 14.5%/10%).}}

*White Pikmin:

**{{buff|White Pikmin Forward smash deals more damage (9% (clean)/6% (mid)/3% (late) → 11.6%/8%/4.8%) and knockback (10 (base), 80 (scaling) → 33/94 (clean), 15/80 → 33/94 (late)).}}

***{{buff|When combined with the changes to shields, this significantly improves purple Pikmin forward smash's shield pressuring potential.}}

**{{change|Purple Pikmin forward smash now launches opponents horizontally (70° → 361°), now matching the other variants of forward smash.}}

**{{nerf|The mid hit and especially the late hit deal less damage (16% (mid)/13% (late) → 14%/8.4%) and knockback (20 (base), 95 (scaling) → 33/84) hindering their KO potential.}}

*[[Up smash]]

**{{change|Up smash's animation has changed. Olimar only points up once instead of twice.}}

**{{nerf|Up smash has much more ending lag (FAF 33 → 56) removing its followup potential and greatly hindering its safety.}}

**{{nerf|Pikmin gain less vertical momentum from up smash (3.5 → 2.8), resulting in the Pikmin not jumping as high or as quickly.}}

**{{nerf|The removal of [[DACUS]] significantly hinders up smash's approach potential.}}

**{{nerf|Up smash with non purple Pikmin has a slightly shorter duration (frames 8-9 (clean)/10-12 (mid)/13-19 (late) → 12-13/14-16/17-22).}}

**{{nerf|The clean sweetspot (7u (red/blue/white)/9u (yellow)/6.5u (purple) → 6u (P/B/W/P)/7u (Y)) and late hit (6u (red/blue/white)/8u (yellow)/5.5u (purple) → 5u (P/B/W/P)/6.25u (Y)) have smaller hitboxes.}}

*Red Pikmin

**{{nerf|The clean sweetspot and late hit have lower knockback scaling (90 → 83 (clean)/78 (late)), hindering their KO potential despite their higher damage.}}

**{{nerf|The clean far hit deals less damage (14% → 12%) and has lower knockback scaling (87 → 74), greatly hindering its KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|The clean hit deals less damage (14% (near)/12% (far) → 13%/10%). The sweetspot's knockback scaling was marginally increased (90 → 91) while the sourspot's was decreased (90 → 81), hindering its KO potential, especially the far hit.}}

**{{nerf|The clean hit deals less damage (15% (near)/13% (far) → 13%/10%). The sweetspot's knockback scaling was marginally increased (90 → 91) while the sourspot's was decreased (90 → 81), hindering its KO potential, especially the far hit.}}

**{{buff|White Pikmin up smash deals more damage (9% (clean sweetspot)/7% (clean sourspot)/5% (late) → 10.8%/8%/8.8%). The clean hit has increased knockback scaling (90 → 91), while the late hit's knockback scaling was not fully compensated (90 → 85), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|The clean far hit has lower knockback scaling (90 → 81), slightly hindering its KO potential despite its higher damage.}}

**{{buff|Purple Pikmin up smash has a longer duration (frames 8-9 (clean)/10-12 (mid)/13-16 (late) → 12-13/14-16/17-22), now matching the other variants.}}

**{{buff|Purple Pikmin up smash deals more damage (16% (clean sweetspot)/13% (clean sourspot/late) → 18.2%/14%/15.4%).}}

**{{nerf|Purple Pikmin up smash deals less knockback (50 (base), 100 (scaling) → 50/(81/72) (clean), 40/100 → 50/76 (late)), hindering its KO potential despite its increased damage.}}

*[[Down smash]]

*{{nerf|Olimar and his opponent now suffer from the 1.5x hitlag multiplier caused by electric attacks (rather than just the opponent), giving all of his yellow Pikmin aerials more ending lag when they connect.}}

*[[Neutral aerial]]

*[[Forward aerial]]

*Red Pikmin

**{{nerf|Red Pikmin forward aerial deals much less damage (15% → 10.2%) and knockback (25 (base), 88 (scaling) → 32/82), greatly hindering its KO potential.}}

*Yellow Pikmin

**{{nerf|Yellow Pikmin forward aerial has a shorter duration (frames 7-10 → 7-9), now matching the other variants.}}

**{{nerf|Yellow Pikmin forward aerial deals much less damage (12% → 8.5%) with it only seeing a slight increase to its base knockback (25 → 32), significantly hindering its KO potential.}}

*Blue Pikmin

**{{nerf|Blue Pikmin forward aerial deals much less damage (13% → 8.5%) with it only seeing a slight increase to its base knockback (25 → 32), significantly hindering its KO potential.}}

**{{buff|White Pikmin forward aerial deals more damage (5% → 6.8%) and has higher base knockback (25 → 32), improving its KO potential.}}

*Purple Pikmin

**{{nerf|Purple Pikmin forward aerial deals less damage (14% → 11.9%) and knockback (25 (base), 90 (scaling) → 32/81), significantly hindering its KO potential.}}

*[[Back aerial]]

**{{nerf|Red Pikmin back aerial deals marginally less damage compared to its previous sweetspot (13% → 12.96%).}}

**{{buff|Red Pikmin back aerial deals slightly more knockback (20 (base), 91 (scaling) → 30/90).}}

**{{nerf|Yellow Pikmin back aerial has a shorter duration (frames 10-14 → 10-13), now matching the other variants.}}

**{{nerf|Yellow Pikmin back aerial has a smaller hitbox (5.5u/5u/4.5u → 5.2u).}}

**{{nerf|Yellow Pikmin back aerial deals less damage compared to its previous sweetspot (12% → 10.8%).}}

**{{buff|Yellow Pikmin back aerial deals more knockback (20 (base), 91 (scaling) → 30/98), improving its KO potential despite its lower damage.}}

**{{nerf|Blue Pikmin back aerial deals less damage compared to its previous sweetspot (13% → 10.8%) without full compensation on its knockback (20 (base), 91 (scaling) → 30/98).}}

**{{buff|White Pikmin back aerial deals more damage (5% → 8.64%) and knockback (20 (base), 91 (scaling) → 30/98) compared to its previous sweetspot.}}

**{{buff|Purple Pikmin back aerial deals more damage (13% → 15.12%) and knockback (20 (base), 91 (scaling) → 30/88) compared to its previous sweetspot.}}

*[[Up aerial]]

**{{change|Olimar has a new up aerial. He swings a Pikmin directly above him, with the move now consisting of a single hit.}}

**{{nerf|Red Pikmin up aerial deals drastically less damage (3% (hits 1-6/6% (hit 7)/24% (total) → 10.8%).}}

**{{nerf|Yellow Pikmin up aerial deals much less damage (2% (hits 1-6/4% (hit 7)/16% (total) → 9%).}}

**{{nerf|Blue Pikmin up aerial deals drastically less damage (3% (hits 1-6/4% (hit 7)/22% (total) → 9%).}}

**{{nerf|White Pikmin up aerial deals much less damage (1% (hits 1-6/3% (hit 7)/9% (total) → 7.2%).}}

**{{nerf|Purple Pikmin up aerial deals much less damage (3% (hits 1-6/4% (hit 7)/22% (total) → 12.6%).}}

*[[Down aerial]]

**{{buff|Down aerial's meteor smash hitbox with non yellow Pikmin is slightly larger (3.5u → 3.7u) and it is now extended.}}

**{{change|Down aerial's non meteor smash hitbox now uses one extended hitbox rather than two normal hitboxes.}}

***{{buff|For non yellow Pikmin variants, this hitbox is the same size as the previous aerial only non meteor smash hitbox, giving it a larger hitbox against grounded opponents (3.8u → 4.6u).}}

**{{nerf|Down aerial's non meteor smash hitbox launches opponents at a higher angle (361° → 50°).}}

*Red Pikmin

*Yellow Pikmin

**{{nerf|The meteor smash hitbox is smaller (5u → 4.625u).}}

*Purple Pikmin

*[[Grab]]s

**{{buff|White Pikmin grabs have a larger grabbox (3u → 3.5u).}}

**{{nerf|All grabs have shorter durations (frames 11-25 → 10-19).}}  

**{{nerf|Red, yellow and especially blue Pikmin grabs have considerably reduced range. Their standing and pivot grab ranges in particular have been reduced to the point that they only reach about as far as Olimar's purple Pikmin grabs did previously.}}

**{{nerf|White and purple Pikmin grabs have reduced range (especially the former), albeit to a lesser extent than the other colours (although white Pikmin grabs overall have noticeably less range than Olimar's red/yellow Pikmin grabs did previously).}}

*{{buff|The changes to aerial [[grab release]]s benefits Olimar as he is less susceptible to air release followups.}}

*[[Pummel]]

**{{nerf|Yellow Pikmin pummel now has an electric effect. This gives it more hitlag (4 frames → 7) which along with the previous change, gives it considerably more ending lag.}}

*[[Forward throw]]

**{{nerf|Red Pikmin forward throw deals less damage (6% → 5.6%).}}

**{{buff|Red Pikmin forward throw deals more knockback (60 (base), 50 (scaling) → 65/60).}}

*Yellow Pikmin

**{{buff|Yellow Pikmin forward throw deals more knockback (60 (base), 50 (scaling) → 65/60).}}

*Blue Pikmin

**{{nerf|Blue Pikmin forward throw deals less damage (13% → 11.2%) and knockback (30 (base), 85 (scaling) → 65/60) considerably hindering its KO potential, especially from far distances.}}

*White Pikmin

**{{buff|White Pikmin forward throw deals more damage (6% → 7%) and knockback (60 (base), 50 (scaling) → 65/60).}}

*Purple Pikmin

**{{nerf|Purple Pikmin forward throw deals less knockback (60 (base), 90 (scaling) → 65/60).}}

*[[Back throw]]

**{{buff|Red Pikmin back throw deals more damage (7% → 7.2%) and knockback (48 (base), 52 (scaling) → 50/60).}}

**{{buff|Yellow Pikmin back throw deals more knockback (48 (base), 52 (scaling) → 50/60).}}

**{{buff|Blue Pikmin back throw deals more damage (14% → 14.4%).}}

**{{nerf|Blue Pikmin back throw deals less knockback (30 (base), 85 (scaling) → 50/60), considerably hindering its KO potential despite its increased damage.}}

**{{buff|White Pikmin back throw deals more damage (6% → 9%) and knockback (48 (base), 52 (scaling) → 50/60).}}

*Purple Pikmin

**{{nerf|Purple Pikmin back throw deals less knockback (48 (base), 90 (scaling) → 50/60).}}

*{{nerf|The removal of [[chain grab]]bing has hindered up and down throw's damage racking potential.}}

*[[Up throw]]

*Red Pikmin

**{{nerf|Red Pikmin up throw deals less damage (9% → 6.4%) without full compensation on its knockback (55 (base), 72 (scaling) → 80/65). This hinders its KO potential while also not improving its combo potential due to the throw's higher base knockback/ending lag.}}

*Yellow Pikmin

**{{nerf|Yellow Pikmin up throw deals less damage (11% → 8%) without full compensation on its knockback (55 (base), 72 (scaling) → 80/65). This hinders its KO potential while also not improving its combo potential due to the throw's higher base knockback/ending lag.}}

**{{buff|Blue Pikmin up throw deals more damage (12% → 12.8%).}}

**{{nerf|Blue Pikmin up throw deals less knockback (55 (base), 72 (scaling) → 80/58), hindering its KO potential (despite its increased damage) while also not improving its combo potential due to the throw's higher base knockback/ending lag.}}

*White Pikmin  

**{{buff|White Pikmin up throw deals more damage (6% → 8%) and knockback (55 (base), 72 (scaling) → 80/65), improving its KO potential.}}  

**{{nerf|Purple Pikmin up throw deals less damage (11% → 8%) and knockback (55 (base), 100 (scaling) → 80/65), greatly hindering its KO potential. It is no longer the strongest up throw in the game or even the strongest version of Olimar's up throw.}}

*[[Down throw]]

**{{buff|The hitbox with non purple Pikmin has a longer duration (frames 15-18 → 23-30).}}

***{{nerf|In the case of yellow and purple Pikmin however, its total duration was overcompensated, giving these variants more ending lag, especially with purple Pikmin.}}

**{{nerf|Red Pikmin down throw deals less damage (9% → 6.6%).}}  

**{{buff|Blue Pikmin down throw deals more damage (11% → 11.2%) and has higher knockback scaling (40 → 60).}}  

**{{buff|White Pikmin down throw deals more damage (6% → 8%).}}  

**{{buff|Purple Pikmin down throw has less knockback scaling (100 → 60). When combined with the changes to hitstun canceling/DI, this greatly improves its combo potential despite its increased ending lag.}}

**{{nerf|Floor attacks have less intangibility (frames 1-29 (front)/1-27 (back) → 1-21).}}  

**{{change|Back floor attack now starts in in front of Olimar rather than from behind.}}

*[[Edge attack]]

**{{nerf|Edge attack has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 17-21 (clean)/22-23 (late) → 19-21).}}  

*[[Pikmin Pluck]]

**{{buff|Pikmin Pluck's speed is now consistent regardless of the terrain, making Olimar pluck Pikmin faster on rocky, dirty, metallic and icy terrains.}}  

*[[Pikmin Throw]]

**{{nerf|Pikmin Throw deals less damage when thrown with non purple Pikmin (9% (red)/7% (yellow/blue)/6% (white) → 7.8%/6.5%/5.2%), with red Pikmin throw also having decreased knockback scaling (100 → 92), hindering its effectiveness against boss enemies.}}

**{{nerf|Pikmin Throw deals less damage when latched (2% (red/yellow/blue)/6% (white) → 1.1%/3.7%). This significantly reduces its damage racking potential, especially with white Pikmin.}}  

***{{nerf|When combined with Olimar's reduced maximum Pikmin count, this significantly hinders Pikmin Throw's damage racking and camping potential, in addition to making the move more committal to use overall.}}

*[[Winged Pikmin]]

**{{buff|Olimar has a new up special, Winged Pikmin. Unlike [[Pikmin Chain]] which was a tether recovery, Winged Pikmin is a maneuverable, fuel-based recovery. Winged Pikmin can cover significantly more distance, it can be controlled and Olimar can cancel it by using an aerial (similarly to [[Robo Burner]], except Olimar is put into free-fall after using an aerial).}}  

***{{buff|Because of this, Olimar can more safely use Pikmin Throw while recovering to offensively challenge his opponent, as it will now improve his up special's recovery potential rather than reducing it.}}

**{{nerf|Unlike Pikmin Chain, Winged Pikmin lacks a hitbox, preventing it from being used as a long ranged anti air or as a powerful stage spike option.}}

**{{nerf|Winged Pikmin no longer auto-cancels before Olimar enters free fall, making it riskier to land with.}}

*[[Pikmin Order]]

**{{nerf|Pikmin Order's super [[armor]] has much more startup lag with a much shorter duration (frames 2-16 → 6-12), significantly hindering its safety.}}

*[[End of Day]]

***{{nerf|However, this hitbox also has significantly decreased set knockback (400 → 100) which along with its angle change, hinders its effectiveness against opponents off stage.}}

**{{nerf|The ascent deals less damage (15% → 10%). Its knockback was not compensated, hindering the upper hitbox's KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|The Bulborbs deal much less damage (43% (total) → 15%).}}  

**{{nerf|The landing hit deals much less damage (20%/15% → 12%/10%). The sweetspot's knockback was not fully compensated (50 (base), 100 (scaling) → 65/140), slightly hindering its KO potential.}}

Olimar has received a mix of buffs and nerfs from game updates. Update [[1.0.4]] made Pikmin Pluck unable to be [[Ledge-canceling|edge-canceled]] and decreased the amount of damage that Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin deal when they latch onto opponents. To compensate for this, White Pikmin deal more damage when latched on, and the latch time for Red, Yellow, Blue, and White Pikmin has increased.

However, Olimar also significantly benefits from the changes to shield mechanics brought about by updates [[1.1.0]] and [[1.1.1]]. This is thanks to latched Pikmin becoming better at damaging an opponent's shield, while the low ending lag on his smash attacks makes them even less punishable on shield, thanks to the increased [[shieldstun]]. As a result, Olimar is very slightly better than he was during ''SSB4''{{'}}s initial release.

*{{bugfix|Fixed a glitch where [[reflect]]ing Order Tackle would give the Pikmin a permanent power boost.}}

*{{bugfix|Fixed a glitch where [[Pikmin Order]] no longer reverses from edge grabs.}}

*All Pikmin-based moves and grabs use the next Pikmin in the line to perform the given attack. Upon performing a move, that Pikmin goes to the back of the line.

** White Pikmin are very weak in attacks (around 0.8x damage for most hitboxes), but have significantly longer grab and [[Pikmin Throw|toss]] range and deal more latch damage. Their grab related attacks have a [[darkness]] effect.

** Purple Pikmin are very strong in damage (around 1.4x damage for most hitboxes) and knockback, but have very poor range for ranged attacks.

|utiltdesc=A jumping twirl. It hits on frame 6, has decent vertical range, and hits multiple times, with its last hit having very high knockback growth. Altogether, these traits make it a decent anti-air attack.

|dashdesc=A cartwheel. It can function as a mix-up, as it is able combo into up aerial at 0%-10%. However, its second hit's very low damage output, high base knockback, and low knockback growth collectively make it unable to combo past very low percents, or KO at reasonable percents.

Olimar English Announcer SSB4-SSBU.wav|Olimar (English)

Olimar Japanese Announcer SSB4-SSBU.wav|Olimar (Japanese/Chinese/Korean)

Alph English Announcer SSB4-SSBU.wav|Alph (English)

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==In [[Competitive play|competitive play]]==

===Notable players===

*{{Sm|Shuton|Japan}} (#23) - The best Olimar player in the world. Placed 1st at [[Sumabato 15]]; 3rd at [[Sumabato 14]] and [[2GGC: West Side Saga]]; 5th at [[Frostbite 2017]]; 9th at [[Umebura S.A.T.]]; and 13th at [[2GGC: Civil War]]. Ranked 4th on the [[JAPAN Power Rankings]].

*{{Sm|Syco|USA}} - Placed 25th at [[Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion]] and [[Naifu Wars: World War 1]]. Ranked 6th on the [[Ohio Smash 4 Power Rankings|Ohio Power Rankings]].

 

Like in ''Brawl'', Olimar's placing in ''SSB4'' was one of the most contentious among the cast. At first, players would deem his nerfs as being too harsh for him to even be assessed as a mid-tier character, with some even considering him to be a bottom-tier character. This was primarily due to the game mechanics in ''SSB4'' being faster mixed with Olimar’s camping game being toned down, and his strengths not being recognized as much. This perception would remain intact for several months until players soon started to demonstrate Olimar's retained strengths, with professionals like {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|ImHip}}, {{Sm|Shuton}}, and {{Sm|Soulimar}} placing highly. As a result, Olimar was ranked 24th on the first [[tier list]].

 

Although his competitive prospects and placings were accelerating, Olimar's rare usage negatively stood out compared with other high-tier characters. To reflect this, he dropped 30th on the second tier list. As before, representatives such as Dabuz and Shuton continued to defeat top players at high-level tournaments and achieve great placings. These demonstrations allowed Olimar to achieve 27th and then to 21st on the third and fourth tier lists respectively. Although he was not as overwhelmingly effective as he was in ''Brawl'', Olimar has nevertheless managed to achieve solid success in spite of the faster mechanics and the dominance of the DLC characters.

 

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''A veteran spaceship pilot for Hocotate Freight, Captain Olimar partners with Pikmin in Smash Bros. to help him in battle. Olimar is much stronger when he's got Pikmin with him, so keep them plucked and good to go. Pikmin abilities are based on their color—learn what each is best at!''

 

::{{flag|pal}} ''Captain Olimar, veteran Hocotate Freight astronaut, joins forces with Pikmin again in this game to take on the world. Olimar isn't much of an attacker without Pikmin by his side, so you should always keep some ready. Pikmin have different abilities depending on their colour, so learn how they work to use them effectively!''

 

{{Trophy games|console1=GCN|game1=Pikmin (12/2001)|console2=GCN|game2=Pikmin 2 (08/2004)}}

 

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''Pikmin aren't just good for attacking, you know. For example, when you throw them, they can pick up items on their way back. Only items that aren't very heavy, though! Also, if there's someone charging or shooting at you, a well-timed Pikmin throw can stop them in their tracks!''

::{{flag|pal}} ''Pikmin aren't just good for attacking, you know. For example, when you throw them, they can pick up items on their way back. Only items that aren't very heavy, but still! Also, if there's someone charging or shooting at you, a well-timed Pikmin throw can stop them. Just don't forget to replace your Pikmin when they're gone!''

{{Trophy games|console1=GCN|game1=Pikmin (12/2001)|console2=GCN|game2=Pikmin 2 (08/2004)}}

:'''End of Day'''

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''On the planet Olimar is investigating, the native creatures become extra violent at night, forcing him to retreat to orbit every evening. His Final Smash works the same way: night falls and Olimar takes to the sky, leaving his foes to the mercy of the wildlife below. Olimar returns when dawn breaks and you can adjust his less-than-safe landing!''

::{{flag|pal}} ''On the planet of the Pikmin, the native creatures get quite violent come nightfall, so Olimar retreats into orbit every evening. That's how his Final Smash works, too: Olimar takes off in his trusty Dolphin{{sic}}, then in comes the beasties to take care of the other fighters. When Olimar returns, make sure he touches down, er...safely!''

OlimarTrophy3DS.png|Classic (3DS)

OlimarAltTrophy3DS.png|Alt. (3DS)

OlimarTrophyWiiU.png|Classic (Wii U)

OlimarAltTrophyWiiU.png|Alt. (Wii U)

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==In [[Event Match]]es==

===Solo Events===

 

===Co-op Events===

*Olimar, Alph, Iggy and {{SSB4|Ike}} are the only characters in ''Smash 4'' whose names start with vowels.