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 ===Character viability===
-During this period of time, many characters ranked lower in past iterations rose in popularity, including {{SSBU|Palutena}}, {{SSBU|Pichu}}, {{SSBU|Wario}}, {{SSBU|Shulk}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, {{SSBU|Roy}}, and most infamously {{SSBU|Wolf}}, whose potent neutral game and incredibly versatile moveset gave him a huge playerbase including players such as Zackray and MkLeo. Some characters, while being less viable than the aforementioned, have been noted as significant improvements over past iterations, such as {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}, {{SSBU|Pac-Man}}, {{SSBU|Falco}}, and {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}}. {{SSBU|Olimar}} became a controversial character due to his high damage output and kill power and players such as {{Sm|Shuton}}, {{Sm|Myran}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}} gathering great results with said character. {{SSBU|Lucina}}, who was deemed a downgrade from {{SSB4|Marth}} in ''[[SSB4]]'', is now considered much better than her counterpart, as Marth's smaller tipper hitboxes and the removal of [[Pivoting|Perfect Pivoting]] make him harder to use to his full potential. {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}, thought to be the worst of {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}}'s party in ''[[Brawl]]'', has been significantly buffed to the point of widely being considered the best and a top tier character on its own. Other perceived top-tier characters included {{SSBU|Peach}} (and her echo {{SSBU|Daisy}}), {{SSBU|Fox}}, {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, {{SSBU|Greninja}}, and {{SSBU|Snake}}.
+During this period of time, many characters ranked lower in past iterations rose in popularity, including {{SSBU|Palutena}}, {{SSBU|Pichu}}, {{SSBU|Wario}}, {{SSBU|Shulk}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, {{SSBU|Roy}}, and most infamously {{SSBU|Wolf}}, whose potent neutral game and incredibly versatile moveset gave him a huge playerbase including players such as Zackray and MkLeo. Some characters, while being less viable than the aforementioned, have been noted as significant improvements over past iterations, such as {{SSBU|Bowser}}, {{SSBU|Pac-Man}}, {{SSBU|Falco}}, and {{SSBU|Ike}}. {{SSBU|Olimar}} became a controversial character due to his high damage output and kill power and players such as {{Sm|Shuton}}, {{Sm|Myran}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}} gathering great results with said character. {{SSBU|Lucina}}, who was deemed a downgrade from {{SSB4|Marth}} in ''[[SSB4]]'', is now considered much better than her counterpart, as Marth's smaller tipper hitboxes and the removal of [[Pivoting|Perfect Pivoting]] make him harder to use to his full potential. {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}, thought to be the worst of {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}}'s party in ''[[Brawl]]'', has been significantly buffed to the point of widely being considered the best and a top tier character on its own. Other perceived top-tier characters included {{SSBU|Peach}} (and her echo {{SSBU|Daisy}}), {{SSBU|Fox}}, {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, {{SSBU|Greninja}}, and {{SSBU|Snake}}.
 Conversely, many characters who were top- or high-tier in their previous iterations have been heavily nerfed to the point where they have had limited or even nonexistent results in the early metagame. This includes {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSBU|Sheik}}, {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}, {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSBU|Sonic}}, {{SSBU|Ryu}}, {{SSBU|Corrin}}, and most notably {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, who had been drastically nerfed as a result of her controversial dominance in ''SSB4''. Other perceived low- or bottom-tier characters included {{SSBU|Kirby}}, {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}, {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}}, {{SSBU|Isabelle}}, {{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}}, and {{SSBU|Little Mac}}; Little Mac especially has been considered by many as the worst character in the game, as the game's engine changes have severely harmed his ''SSB4'' advantages.
-Updates have changed certain characters for the better or worse. Notably, {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBU|Lucario}}, {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSBU|Ryu}} and {{SSBU|Ken}} were considered mediocre to terrible at launch, but were given significant buffs in updates that allowed them to become more viable in the eyes of many people. At the same time, {{SSBU|Peach}}, {{SSBU|Daisy}}, {{SSBU|Pichu}}, {{SSBU|Olimar}}, and to a lesser extent {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}'s {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}, {{SSBU|Lucina}} and {{SSBU|Wolf}} have received nerfs from game updates due to their notorious effectiveness; Pichu and Olimar have been affected the most by these nerfs so far. With the former top tiers nerfed, characters such as {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Snake}} and {{SSBU|Joker}} rose to take the top spots on many tier lists.
+Updates have changed certain characters for the better or worse. Notably, {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBU|Lucario}}, {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSBU|Ryu}} and {{SSBU|Ken}} were considered mediocre to terrible at launch, but were given significant buffs in updates that allowed them to become more viable in the eyes of many people. At the same time, {{SSBU|Peach}} (and her Echo Fighter {{SSBU|Daisy}}), {{SSBU|Pichu}}, {{SSBU|Olimar}}, and to a lesser extent {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}'s {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}, {{SSBU|Lucina}} and {{SSBU|Wolf}} have received nerfs from game updates due to their notorious effectiveness; Pichu and Olimar have been affected the most by these nerfs so far. With the former top tiers nerfed, characters such as {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Snake}} and {{SSBU|Joker}} rose to take the top spots on many tier lists.
 ''Ultimate'' has shown to be the best game in the series in terms of character balance. It is fairly common to see an entirely unique character pool in top 8s for many major tournaments. Additionally, there are few low tiers that are seen as completely unviable, and there are no top tier characters that over-centralize the metagame in the same vein that {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} and {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} did. So-called low-tier characters have received decent results as well; {{Sm|Mr. L}} notably won Australia's largest major with King K. Rool, a character that was notably viewed as a low tier. While there may be clear high tier and low tier characters in ''Ultimate'', the gap between the two is nowhere near as significant as it was in previous games.