5,773
edits
Pikachu (SSBU): Difference between revisions
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|availability = [[Starter character|Starter]] | |availability = [[Starter character|Starter]] | ||
|tier = S- | |tier = S- | ||
|ranking = | |ranking = 13 | ||
}} | }} | ||
<!--REMEMBER: Nintendo's official stance is that Pikachu, like all Pokémon, go by gender-neutral pronouns. Be sure to use "it" instead of "he" or "she".--> | <!--REMEMBER: Nintendo's official stance is that Pikachu, like all Pokémon, go by gender-neutral pronouns. Be sure to use "it" instead of "he" or "she".--> | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
As in ''[[Smash 4]]'', {{s|wikipedia|Ikue Ōtani}}'s portrayals of Pikachu from ''[[Melee]]'' and ''[[Brawl]]'' were repurposed for ''Ultimate''. | As in ''[[Smash 4]]'', {{s|wikipedia|Ikue Ōtani}}'s portrayals of Pikachu from ''[[Melee]]'' and ''[[Brawl]]'' were repurposed for ''Ultimate''. | ||
Pikachu is ranked | Pikachu is ranked 13th out of 86 on the current [[tier list]], placing it in the S- tier. This is a notable improvement from its 15th out of 55 placement in ''SSB4''. | ||
==Attributes== | ==Attributes== | ||
| Line 254: | Line 254: | ||
However, Pikachu noticeably lacked the results other contenders for best in the game had. Pikachu's early metagame results were largely spearheaded by only one player - {{Sm|ESAM}} - who despite seeing high highs were often brought down by mediocre results. Even after the online metagame, ESAM's consistency continued to be rather wobbly, as he saw a career-defining victory over {{Sm|MkLeo}} at {{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}} but largely underperformed at most of his other majors. Around this time, other notable Pikachu players such as {{Sm|H4}}, {{Sm|Neeroz}}, and {{Sm|ShinyMark}} began making their mark on the metagame, with ShinyMark especially having a breakout tournament at {{Trn|Smash Factor 9}}. These results, however, were often countered with the players' inconsistency or a lack of out-of-region results. Furthermore, Pikachu's position in the post-pandemic metagame became less secure due to the increase in strong players at top-level play as well as new metagame standards, with more people preferring to use characters that have easier time racking up damage and killing, such as {{SSBU|Steve}} and {{SSBU|Kazuya}}. | However, Pikachu noticeably lacked the results other contenders for best in the game had. Pikachu's early metagame results were largely spearheaded by only one player - {{Sm|ESAM}} - who despite seeing high highs were often brought down by mediocre results. Even after the online metagame, ESAM's consistency continued to be rather wobbly, as he saw a career-defining victory over {{Sm|MkLeo}} at {{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}} but largely underperformed at most of his other majors. Around this time, other notable Pikachu players such as {{Sm|H4}}, {{Sm|Neeroz}}, and {{Sm|ShinyMark}} began making their mark on the metagame, with ShinyMark especially having a breakout tournament at {{Trn|Smash Factor 9}}. These results, however, were often countered with the players' inconsistency or a lack of out-of-region results. Furthermore, Pikachu's position in the post-pandemic metagame became less secure due to the increase in strong players at top-level play as well as new metagame standards, with more people preferring to use characters that have easier time racking up damage and killing, such as {{SSBU|Steve}} and {{SSBU|Kazuya}}. | ||
As it stands, | As it stands, some players still consider Pikachu to be a Top 5 character, however some others such as {{Sm|Dabuz}} have argued that the character is overrated due to having mediocre representation compared to other top tiers. For these reasons, he is ranked 13th on the first and current tier list. | ||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||