Template:Pit and Dark Pit in competitive play (SSB4)
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Tier placement and history
In the early metagame, players considered Pit to be a mid-tier character, mainly because of his small playerbase and sparse tournament results. Despite this perception, however, players such as Earth, KiraFlax, and Kuro spearheaded his metagame and prove he could keep up with the faster pace of the metagame. This consensus also applied to his clone, Dark Pit, because of their very minor gameplay differences. Earth's efforts in competitive play, most notably placing 13th at GENESIS 3, supported Pit's viability as a character. As a result, he was ranked 18th on the first tier list.
However, while Pit's tournament results were impressive up to this point, they have never been as consistent or common as other mid-tier characters such as Bowser. As a result, Pit's continually barren result and very small playerbase, the addition of DLC characters such as Bayonetta and Cloud, and Earth's declining results, leading him to pick up Corrin as as secondary, hindered his standing within subsequent tier lists: Pit fell to 24th on the second tier lsit, 30th/31st on the third list, and finally 32nd on the fourth list. Dark Pit followed a largely similar path to Pit: although he was initially ranked 17th on the first tier list, a place above Pit, the second tier list saw him drop to 27th, 3 spots below Pit. Subsequent tier lists had him ranked alongside Pit due to how similar the characters were.
Although some have argued that his current placement is accurate, other players such as Dabuz noted that both Pits should be ranked lower due to possessing a weak moveset as well as having one of the worst representation in the metagame. Some players also believed that Dark Pit should be ranked lower than his clone due to the former seeing even worse representation than the latter. Nevertheless, both Pits have seen no major shift in perception since the game's launch and remain a mid-tier character.
Official Custom Moveset Project
| Character | Custom sets available | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pit |
3111 | 3112 | 1113 | 2113 | 3113 |
| 2111 | 2112 | 1112 | 3311 | 3121 | |
| Character | Custom sets available | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Pit |
3111 | 3112 | 1113 | 2113 | 3113 |
| 2111 | 2112 | 1112 | 3311 | 3121 | |
Most historically significant players
Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the PGR 100, which recognizes the official top 100 players in Super Smash Bros. 4 of all time.
See also: Category:Pit players (SSB4); Category:Dark Pit players (SSB4)
Earth 
(#42) - The best Pit player in the world. Placed 1st at Sumabato 10, 3rd at Umebura 30, 9th at EVO 2016, and 13th at both GENESIS 3 and Frame Perfect Series 2 with wins over players such as VoiD, Tweek, and Abadango. Formerly ranked 10th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
KiraFlax - The best Pit player in the United States. Placed 13th at Rise 2018 and 33rd at Paragon Los Angeles 2015, 2GGT: Fresh Saga, SwitchFest, and EVO 2018. Formerly ranked 12th on the SoCal Power Rankings.- Kuro (#97) - One of the best Pit players in Japan but has since dropped him for Fox. Placed 7th at Umebura S.A.T., 9th at KSB 2017, 13th at both Umebura 23 and Sumabato 17, and 17th at Umebura 25 with wins over players such as 9B, T, and HIKARU.
Len - The best Pit player in Canada. Placed 3rd at Battle of BC, 7th at both Don't Park on the Grass and Port Priority: 4Ever, and 13th at both Northwest Majors VIII and Battle of BC 2. Formerly ranked 23rd on the Smash Canada Rankings.
