Pit (SSB4)

Pit in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Kid Icarus
Other playable appearance	in Brawl
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Three Sacred Treasures
Tier	D (24)

Pit (ピット, Pit) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. His return to the series was confirmed on June 11th, 2013 during the E3 2013 Nintendo Direct. In the transition to SSB4, Pit underwent numerous changes to reference Kid Icarus: Uprising. Mechanically, he gained new special moves: two use weapons that debuted in Uprising, one references Palutena's ability to grant him the Power of Flight, and his Final Smash uses the Three Sacred Treasures with their updated designs. Aesthetically, Lani Minella has been replaced by Antony Del Rio, Pit's voice actor in the English version of Uprising. Minami Takayama, who voiced Pit in the Japanese versions of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Uprising, also reprises her role.

Pit is ranked 24th out of 58 on the tier list, placing him in the D tier and making him the second highest ranking mid-tier character. This is an improvement from his placement in Brawl, where he was ranked 17th out of 38. The number of differences between the Pits is extremely small, yet somewhat noticeable: Pit's forward tilt and Palutena Bow are stronger and much more maneuverable than Dark Pit's forward tilt and Silver Bow, respectively. Conversely, Silver Bow is stronger than Palutena Bow and Electroshock Arm is a more reliable KOing option compared to Pit's Upperdash Arm.

Outside of these differences, both Pits share the same primary strengths and weaknesses: they have capable damage racking games, great recoveries and are strong edgeguarders thanks to their multiple jumps, yet their KOing options are limited to the point of largely forcing them to rely on aggressive edgeguarding or the rather risky Upperdash/Electroshock Arm in order to score KOs. Overall, Pit has a small playerbase with average low-level results, but below average high-level results.

Attributes

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As in Brawl, Pit is a middleweight, well-equipped character. He boasts multiple jumps, but his walking and dashing speeds are now both above average, which improves his grounded mobility. While Pit's falling and fast falling speeds are both average, his air speed is below average and his gravity is low. Additionally, his jumps have become lower and less floaty, which hinders his aerial mobility and recovery. His Palutena Bow can be used to shoot guided, ethereal arrows for zoning, or be separated into twin blades for melee combat. Pit has an abundance of options for damage racking, from his neutral infinite (which has been improved due to concluding with a finishing hit) to his neutral, forward, and up aerials. The majority of his attacks have been adjusted for better and for worse, such as having less start-up, yet dealing less damage or hits. This means that Pit can execute attacks faster, but will have to wait longer before attempting to KO his opponent.

The adjustments to Pit's moveset most notably affect his special moves. To reflect the weaponry that he could wield in Kid Icarus: Uprising, all but one of Pit's special moves have been completely changed, which has resulted in both positive and negative effects. His neutral special, Palutena Bow, is his only special move that has been retained since Brawl. However, it has been noticeably nerfed, as its damage output, knockback and range have all been decreased. These changes remove the mindgame potential it once had, although it is still difficult to anticipate. Upperdash Arm consists of a dashing uppercut to any opponents in his path. The move grants super armor, can reflect projectiles, act as a horizontal recovery option and can lead to relatively early vertical KOs due to its impressive knockback. While it is a much better offensive option than Angel Ring, it cannot rack up damage and it reflects projectiles at an angle that makes its reflection ineffective for counterattacking purposes. Additionally, it has severe ending lag when it misses, making it very punishable.

Power of Flight allows him to soar a reasonably far distance in any upward direction chosen by the player. While it is nowhere near as versatile or unpredictable as Wings of Icarus, it offers better protection from being gimped off-stage because Pit can simply use it again in midair, unlike Wings of Icarus. Guardian Orbitars protect Pit's back as well as his front with energy barriers. While this may seem like a direct upgrade of the Mirror Shield, the Orbitars are not indestructible like the Shield. Should they end up being destroyed, the move cannot be used again for 10 seconds. Finally, Pit has received a new Final Smash called Three Sacred Treasures. The Treasures release a barrage of arrows and pillars of light to rain down on and overwhelm his opponents, but Pit is completely immobile (albeit invincible) and thus cannot manually aim the Final Smash while he is attacking. This may lead to some of the assaults (especially the concluding pillars of light) failing to hit their targets, or the Final Smash missing altogether if the opponent simply stands behind Pit.

Despite his strengths, Pit has a few weaknesses. His once renowned recovery has been significantly weakened; along with lower jumps and the removal of gliding, Power of Flight is considerably inferior to Wings of Icarus due to its vastly lower versatility. Additionally, while Upperdash Arm can aid Pit's horizontal recovery, it has severe ending lag if performed in the air, making it extremely risky when improperly used as a recovery option. Like in Brawl, Pit's KO potential is unimpressive outside of aggressive edgeguarding. This means he must spend a comparatively longer time racking up damage before attempting to score a KO. The new rage mechanic helps Pit somewhat in this regard, but it will often leave him at a critical condition before the effects start to make a difference, due to him being a middleweight.

Pit does not improve much from his custom specials, as only Palutena Bow boasts any beneficial customs. Piercing Bow sacrifices control for more damage, making it similar to his clone's Silver Bow, as well as the ability to pierce opponents. Guiding Bow gives Pit even more control over the arrow at the cost of of a lower damage output.

Like Mario, Pit fits the "all-rounder" archetype, as he has no overwhelming strengths or weaknesses. Unlike Mario, Pit can be overlooked by players, due to his multiple jumps making him more recovery-oriented, whereas Mario's combo game makes him more offense-oriented. This has also been reflected in his relatively poor tournament representation. Nevertheless, players like Earth have achieved above average tournament results with Pit, and he continues to have a higher proportion of representation in Japan like in Brawl.

Changes from Brawl

Pit received some of the most recognizable changes of any returning veteran, much like Bowser, Dr. Mario, Roy, King Dedede and Charizard. Most of his moves have been heavily altered, with his special moveset being the most noticeably changed so as to reference Kid Icarus: Uprising. As a result, this has resulted in Pit receiving a mix of buffs and nerfs in the transition; while he has been objectively nerfed, the changes to game mechanics also affect him for the better overall, making it difficult to firmly determine whether he was buffed outright or nerfed outright during his transition from Brawl to SSB4.

Pit has received some noteworthy nerfs: many of his attacks deal less damage, have shorter hitbox durations, and increased start-up and ending lag. This is most notably evident with Palutena Bow and his back aerial, which were one of the most reliable projectiles in Brawl and one of Pit's most reliable KOing options, respectively. Since his special moveset has been changed to reflect Kid Icarus: Uprising, it has received a mix of both buffs and nerfs: his new side special, Upperdash Arm provides the most utility of the three, giving him a new KOing option that has super armor and can be occasionally used for horizontal recovery, although it deflects projectiles instead of reflecting them.

Guardian Orbitars, his new down special, provides protection from both sides instead of only the front, but cannot push reverse opponents at the start of the move and the Orbitars become unusable for some time. Lastly, his new up special, Power of Flight, is more consistent as he can use it again even if he gets hit out of it, however, it has vastly less versatility due to following a straight path. In particular, Pit's overall recovery was his most severely nerfed attribute, as it is now hindered by lower and less floaty jumps, the loss of gliding, and Power of Flight's aforementioned versatility issue.

However, Pit has gained several buffs that overall counterbalance the nerfs he received. His previously poor grab game has been improved: his forward throw is now a reliable KOing option at higher percentages, while the changes to hitstun canceling make his down throw a reliable combo starter and improve his damage racking potential. His attacks also have increased knockback, which makes them more consistent finishers despite not fully compensating for his lack of a reliable finisher. The removal of meteor canceling benefits Pit overall, as he is no longer as vulnerable to meteor smashes relative to the cast. Coincidentally, his down aerial has also become capable of meteor smashing, which further improves his edgeguarding potential.

As a result of these changes, Pit's position relative to the cast is debatable, considering the fact that most of his fellow veterans (particularly those that were once low-tier) have been buffed to varying degrees.

Aesthetics

• Pit retains his modern design from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which has been marginally updated since Brawl. His leg bands are now marginally thicker and their fur trim is more accentuated, the gold ring on his right thigh is now ornate, and his eye color is now marginally lighter. Unlike in Uprising, Pit now wears bluish-black archery bracers on both hands, instead of just wearing one on his left hand.
• Pit has received a number of animation and sound effect changes to reference Kid Icarus: Uprising. His roll, sidestep and air dodge emit the same sound effect from it, while he retains his dashing animation from it. One of his new victory poses is also highly similar to the pose he struck upon defeating Hades at the end of Uprising. Lastly, Pit now has a Smash Taunt that can be used on Palutena's Temple, which mimics his conversations with Palutena in Uprising while using an animation similar to his kneeling victory pose from Brawl.
• Palutena Bow is slightly thicker. Its trail is now gold with blue accents, rather than a solid gold trail like in Brawl.
• Pit's bow and blade swings sound deeper.
• Pit now says "Come on!" during his up taunt and "That all you got?" during his side taunt. These are alternate translations of his taunts in Japanese, which are unchanged.

Attributes

• The removal of gliding significantly hinders Pit's recovery.
• Pit is heavier (94 → 96). This slightly improves his endurance, but makes him slightly more susceptible to combos.
• Pit walks faster (1.18 → 1.199).
• Pit dashes faster (1.583 → 1.66215).
• Pit's air speed is slower (0.893 → 0.89).
• Pit falls faster (1.42 → 1.48). This improves his vertical endurance, but makes him slightly more susceptible to combos.
• Midair jumps are lower and less floaty.

Ground attacks

• Neutral infinite now has a finisher, an outward slash.
• Pit has a new forward tilt, a scissoring slash. Compared to the previous forward tilt, it deals less damage (12% → 7% (blade)/10% (tip)) and has more ending lag (24 frames → 25).
• Forward tilt has faster start-up (frame 14 → 10), stronger knockback (12 (base)/95 (scaling) → 40/100) and a longer duration (frames 14-16 → 10-14) compared to the previous forward tilt along with a more vertical hitbox. As a result, its tip KOs much earlier than the previous forward tilt's tip, despite dealing less damage.
• Pit has a new up tilt, a backflip kick followed by a stretch kick. Compared to the previous up tilt, it deals less damage (3% (hit 1)/6% (hit 2)/7% (hit 3) → 2%/3%/5%), has slower start-up (frame 2 → 6) and more ending lag (19 frames → 27).
• Up tilt's last hit is stronger and it transitions from the second hit 2 frames faster.
• Down tilt's has an altered animation, where Pit crouches down more as he slashes in a more exaggerated fashion. This gives it increased ending lag (22 frames → 25) and a shorter duration (frames 6-8 → 6-7), as well as no longer meteor smashing.
• Down tilt deals 5% less damage (11% → 6%), which harms its KO potential, but allows better followups at low to medium percentages.
• Pit has a new dash attack, a spinning inward slash with the Palutena Bow. Compared to the previous dash attack, it has more ending lag.
• Dash attack has different knockback (14 (base)/64 (scaling) → 80/50) and less ending lag (32 → 30 frames), making it better at KOing during Sudden Death compared to the previous dash attack.
• Dash attack now also deals more consistent damage (11% (body)/12% (arm)/9% (blade) → 11%).
• Forward smash deals less damage (7% (hit 1)/12% (hit 2) → 5%/10%) and both hits have shorter durations (frames 6-8 (first)/18-20 (second) → 10/21). It also has slower start-up (frame 6 → 10), though it is still tied for the fastest forward smash in the game.
• Forward smash's animation has changed. Its second hit now sees Pit quickly reassemble the Palutena Bow and while turning form the first slash, performs an outward slash. This new animation has increased ending lag (25 frames → 37), but is stronger overall and has increased reach, improving its KO potential.
• Up smash has increased vertical range. Its first hit has a longer duration (1 frames → 2), it transitions into the second hit faster (frames 6/11 → 6-7/10) and its last hit is stronger.
• Up smash's animation has slightly changed. Pit now slightly leans back while slashing upward. This new animation has increased ending lag (28 frames → 33) and decreased range behind Pit and below him in front.
• Down smash deals consistent damage (13% (body)/12% (hilt)/10% (blade) → 12%/12%/10% (hit 1), 10% (body)/9% (hilt)/8% (blade) → 12%/12%/10% (hit 2)). Its knockback and angles have also been reversed, making the front hit stronger than the back hit and making the back hit a semi-spike.
• Down smash's animation has slightly changed. Pit now leans further in for each hit. This new animation increases its overall range.

Aerial attacks

• Neutral, up and down aerials have decreased landing lag (30 frames → 24).
• Neutral aerial's loop hits deal 0.3% less damage (1% → 0.7%).
• Neutral aerial's last hit is stronger and launches opponents away, improving its safety. It also has increased range and autocancels earlier (frame ?? → 30), which allows it to autocancel from a short hop and improves its combo potential.
• Neutral aerial's animation has slightly changed. Pit now swings back his Palutena Bow with his right hand behind himself.
• Pit has a new forward aerial, a buzzsaw-like series of slashes. Compared to the previous forward aerial, it deals less damage (15% (body)/14% (hilt)/13% (blades) → 1.5% (hits 1-2)/4% (hit 3)).
• Forward aerial has less start-up (12 frames → 11) and, unlike the previous forward aerial, it can autocancel from a short hop (autocancel frame ?? → 28).
• Forward aerial is weaker, making it better for combos compared to the previous forward aerial, but worse at edgeguarding.
• Pit has a new back aerial, a double reverse gripped thrust with both blades behind himself. Compared to the previous back aerial, it deals less damage (15% (clean)/7% (late) → 12%/8%), has more landing lag (15 frames → 20), less range. It also lacks sex kick properties due to its shorter duration (17 frames → 3).
• Back aerial has a slightly more horizontal hitbox compared to the previous back aerial's angled hitbox.
• Up aerial deals 2% less damage (12% → 10%) due to consisting of five hits instead of six. It also has slower start-up (frame 8 → 11).
• Up aerial's last hit has increased knockback.
• Down aerial deals 2% less damage (12% → 10%) and has decreased base knockback (40 → 0), hindering its KO potential.
• Down aerial has received a sweetspot on frame 1 that is a meteor smash.

Grabs and throws

• All grabs have increased ranges.
• Forward throw has increased knockback, improving its KO potential.
• Up throw has increased knockback, hindering its combo potential and making it unable to KO reliably.
• The changes to hitstun canceling improve down throw's combo potential at low to medium percentages.

Special moves

• Palutena Bow deals less damage (5% (uncharged)/11% (fully charged) → 3.27%/8.6%) and decreased knockback. It also has increased ending lag (23 frames → 39) and its arrow covers less distance, as it now vanishes after a short time or when it crosses a blast line. This significantly hinders its advanced techniques and mindgame potential, particularly when shooting an arrow past the blast lines and then sending them back.
• Palutena Bow's animation has slightly changed. Its bowstring now appears invisible and periodically shines as if it is reflecting light, rather than visibly and consistently appearing as if it is made of energy. It also has updated sound effects.
• Pit has a new side special, Upperdash Arm. Like Angel Ring, it deflects projectiles. Unlike Angel Ring, it deals respectable knockback, grants super armor and can function as a horizontal recovery option.
• Unlike Angel Ring, Upperdash Arm cannot be used to disrupt opponents returning to the edge or to pressure shields. Upperdash Arm also has considerably more ending lag, especially in midair, which can lead to a self-destruct if Pit is too far from the stage and if he lands on-stage instead of sweetspotting the edge, he will receive significant landing lag, making it much less safe. Additionally, certain attacks can hit Pit out of it during its start-up.
• Pit has a new up special, Power of Flight. Unlike Wings of Icarus, it can be reused immediately after Pit is hit while using it.
• Unlike Wings of Icarus, Power of Flight functions like a traditional recovery move due to it following a linear trajectory and rendering Pit unable to attack while using it, making it much less versatile. Additionally, it cannot sweetspot edges during its ascent's initial frames, making it slightly less reliable.
• Pit has a new down special, Guardian Orbitars. Like Mirror Shield, they are shields that block both melee attacks and projectiles, while reflecting the latter with 1.5x the damage and 1.7x the speed that they originally had. They also push back opponents near him when wielded. Unlike Mirror Shield, they shield Pit both in front of and behind him, making them safer and, when coupled with their push effect, makes them capable of edgeguarding.
• Unlike Mirror Shield, Guardian Orbitars are breakable, as they will be destroyed upon blocking any attack that deals at least 50%. Upon breaking, Pit must wait 10 seconds for them to regenerate. They also have slower start-up (frame 6 → 9) and lack super armor on start-up.
• Pit has a new Final Smash, Three Sacred Treasures. Compared to Palutena's Army, Three Sacred Treasures are better at pressuring opponents in Free-for-Alls due to their projectiles outclassing the Centurions in regard to sheer numbers. Like Palutena's Army, they have accuracy issues, which is especially evident with their concluding light pillars appearing in random places, similarly to how PK Starstorm functioned in Brawl. Unlike Palutena's Army, they render Pit completely immobile, yet also invincible, throughout their duration.

Update history

Pit has received very marginal buffs from games updates. Although not a direct buff, the changes to shielding mechanics brought about by updates 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 benefit him due to Upperdash Arm and his multiple hitting moves. As a result, Pit seems to be slightly better than he was during the game's release.

1.0.6

• Fixed a glitch where Pit would clip through sloped terrain while using his edge attack as someone else grabbed the edge.

1.1.0

• Neutral infinite finisher's hitbox size increased: 5u → 6u.
• Neutral infinite finisher's z-axis displacement decreased: 9u → 8.5u.
• All variations of Palutena Bow have had their ending lag decreased by 3 frames.

Moveset

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			2%	Two alternating, inward reverse gripped slashes, followed by an upward slash. If button mashed, Pit will spin the Palutena Bow instead, hitting multiple times before finishing with a lunging, outward slash.
			2%
			5%
			1% (loop), 2% (last)
Forward tilt			10% (tip), 7% (base)	A scissoring slash. Has a sweetspot on the blades' tips that can KO near the edge at 122%, while the rest of the blades KO at 170%.
Up tilt			2% (hit 1), 3% (hit 2), 5% (hit 3)	A backflip kick followed by a stretch kick. A fairly useful anti-air attack and at low percentages, it can combo into a neutral or up aerial depending on the opponent's DI.
Down tilt			6%	A kneeling swipe across the ground. Has a relatively high chance of tripping the opponent, while being relatively quick. Can combo into a dash attack against middleweights and higher until around 50%.
Dash attack			11%	A spinning, inward slash. Launches opponents upward, which allows it to combo with a forward aerial at medium percentages. However, it has moderate ending lag, making it punishable on shield.
Forward smash			7% (hit 1), 14% (hit 2)	A reverse gripped, inward slash with one blade, followed by quickly reassembling the Palutena Bow and performing an outward slash with it. The second hit has more reach than the first and it possesses the move's entire knockback, which is high enough to KO at 90% near the edge.
Up smash			4% (hit 1), 3% (hit 2), 11% (hit 3)	Jumps to perform a series of three upward slashes. It is similar to Link's up smash, but is noticeably faster and weaker, KOing at 125%. It has very minimal horizontal range despite its appearance, as it is unable to hit behind Pit and is only able to lead opponents into the attack if they are at point-blank range.
Down smash			16% (base), 14% (tip)	A downward angled, reverse gripped thrust with one blade in front of himself, followed by a downward angled, reverse gripped thrust behind himself with the other blade. The first hit is fast for a smash attack, although its diagonal knockback makes its KO potential relatively low, KOing at 145% near the edge. Conversely, the second hit is a semi-spike and KOs at 111% near the edge.
Neutral aerial			0.7% (hits 1-7), 4% (hit 8)	A buzzsaw-like series of slashes. It hits multiple times before the last hit launches the opponent vertically. It can nullify weak projectiles and has a smaller hitbox behind Pit that connects less reliably. Useful for starting combos from a short hop due to its ability to autocancel, as well as off-stage edgeguarding.
Forward aerial			1.5% (hits 1-2), 4% (hit 3)	A buzzsaw-like series of slashes. It hits multiple times before the last hit launches the opponent diagonally. Has a very short duration and minimal vertical range. However, it is useful for off-stage edgeguarding at 100% and above, due to its moderate knockback, and is able to autocancel.
Back aerial			8% (base), 12% (tip)	A double reverse gripped thrust behind himself. It has the longest range of Pit's aerials, and has very good KO potential if the blades' tips land. However, the move has a very small hitbox and deals less damage and knockback at point-blank range, making it difficult to land the sweetspot reliably. It has noticeable landing lag, but it can autocancel.
Up aerial			2% (hits 1-5)	A buzzsaw-like series of slashes. It hits multiple times before the last hit launches the opponent vertically. A useful juggling option and a viable KOing option while very close to the upper blast line. It can also autocancel.
Down aerial			10%	A downward arcing, reverse gripped slash. Has a large hitbox that can easily catch opponents and its sweetspot is a meteor smash, which occurs at the middle of the arc. It has noticeable landing lag, but it can be autocanceled.
Grab			—	Reaches out with his free hand.
Pummel			2%	A knee strike. A fairly fast pummel.
Forward throw			6% (hit 1), 4% (throw)	An upward slash. A viable KOing option near the edge at 155%.
Back throw			8%	Spins around with the opponent in tow and then performs a one-handed body slam. At low percentages, it can lead into a dash attack.
Up throw			4% (hit 1), 7% (throw)	A handstand kick, similar to Sheik's up throw. Pit's most damaging throw, it can also combo into an up aerial at low percentages if the opponent does not react.
Down throw			2% (hit 1), 4% (throw)	Pins the opponent to the ground before slashing their back. Pit's best combo starter, as it can lead into a neutral, forward and up aerial at low to medium percentages, or a dashing up smash at low percentages.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	Gets up and slashes on either side of himself.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Gets up and then slashes in front of himself, then thrusts behind himself.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Spins the Palutena Bow behind himself and then in front of himself.
Edge attack Edge getups			7%	Performs a reverse roundhouse kick while climbing up.
Neutral special	Default	Palutena Bow	3.27% (uncharged), 8.6% (fully charged)	Shoots a bluish-white, ethereal arrow from the Palutena Bow. The arrow can be curved in any direction, while the Palutena Bow and can be aimed to either side and directly upward while charging.
	Custom 1	Piercing Bow	5.1% (uncharged), 11.7% (fully charged)	Shoots a bigger and stronger arrow that pierces opponents. However, this comes at the cost of it being slower, having less range, and its ability to be angled.
	Custom 2	Guiding Bow	2.1% (uncharged), 6% (fully charged)	Shoots an arrow that stays on-screen longer, has greater range, and can be curved to the point of forming two complete circles. However, this comes at the cost of it dealing noticeably less damage.
Side special	Default	Upperdash Arm	11% (grounded), 9% (aerial)	Wields the Upperdash Arm to perform a dashing uppercut, dealing strong vertical knockback. Grants super armor during the dash and it can reflect projectiles at roughly 45°.
	Custom 1	Interception Arm	13% (grounded), 11% (aerial)	Enters a defensive stance, counterattacking opponents who attack him and/or get too close. Grants super armor, but also deals slightly more damage, knockback and is faster. However, this comes at the cost of its dash.
	Custom 2	Quickdash Arm	9% (grounded), 7% (aerial)	Dashes quicker and farther, though at the cost of the uppercut being weaker and Pit sliding slightly while attacking.
Up special	Default	Power of Flight	—	Soars into the air by using the Power of Flight granted by Palutena. The flight's direction can be angled in any way except downward, making it capable of being a vertical and nearly horizontal recovery option.
	Custom 1	Striking Flight	9% (clean), 6% (late)	An offensive variation that deals damage throughout the flight, though at the cost of it having slower start-up and granting less distance.
	Custom 2	Breezy Flight	—	Emits a tornado during the start, which pushes away opponents in the opposite direction of the flight. However, this comes at the cost of it granting less distance.
Down special	Default	Guardian Orbitars	1.5x (reflected projectiles)	Wields the Guardian Orbitars, which create twin energy shields that protect his front and back. These shields reflect projectiles with 50% more power and 70% more speed than they originally had. They also block melee attacks, but will break if they block an attack that deals at least 50%. Upon breaking, they require 10 seconds to regenerate. They also push back opponents who are near Pit when he wields them, making them capable of edgeguarding. However, Pit is vulnerable to attacks directly above him. They have a minimum duration of 20 frames and a maximum duration of 80 frames.
	Custom 1	Impact Orbitars	5%	Offensive variations that deal damage and knockback, grant super armor and are unbreakable. However, this comes at the cost of their reflection and blocking properties.
	Custom 2	Amplifying Orbitars	2x (reflected projectiles)	Variations that have an increased reflection multiplier for both damage and speed, though at the cost of their push effect and being more fragile. They have a minimum duration of 16 frames and a maximum duration of 150 frames.
Final Smash		Three Sacred Treasures	2% (arrows, blasts), 12% (charged arrows), 15% (pillars)	Wields the Three Sacred Treasures and uses the Arrow of Light to fire a barrage of rapid orange-white ethereal arrows, rapid greenish-white energy blasts, and charged yellowish-white ethereal arrows. After this, a final barrage of bluish-white ethereal arrows is fired into the sky, which causes pillars of light to rain down. Deals high knockback overall, but only the charged arrows and light pillars have KO potential.

On-screen appearance

• Descends onto the stage from a ray of sparkling light shining down from the sky.

Taunts

• Up taunt: Separates the Palutena Bow and crouches down, then spins its blades in either hand before standing up and crossing them over his head, saying "Come on!" (勝負だ！, Let's battle!)
• Side taunt: Separates the Palutena Bow and then slashes with its blades before striking a pose, saying "That all you got?" (まだまだ！, Not just yet!)
• Down taunt: Holds the Palutena Bow/its blades in one hand/each hand and spreads out his arms and wings as a few feathers are loosed from his wings.
• Smash taunt: Activates Palutena's Guidance. Kneels down before contacting Palutena, Viridi, Dark Pit (when in a match against him), and even Chrom (when fighting against Robin). Pit then receives information on one of his opponents; this goes for every character in the game, including himself, with altered conversations for the Koopalings and the male Wii Fit Trainer. There is a specific conversation reserved for the downloadable characters, but the dialogue remains the same regardless of what downloadable character Pit is facing. Palutena's Guidance can be used only on Palutena's Temple, and is performed by rapidly pressing the button which activates Pit's down taunt. Pit will hold a pose for a few seconds prior to the conversation starting. This can only be done once per match. If Pit gets hit while holding his pose before the conversation starts, it will be canceled. If Pit is KO'd, the conversation will end. Lastly, if there is more than one opponent on-screen when the conversation begins, one of the opponents will be randomly chosen to be discussed.

Up taunt	Side taunt	Down taunt

Idle poses

• Briefly fiddles with his Palutena Bow, splitting them into blades if it is in bow form.
• Impatiently hops in place.

Crowd cheer

	English	Japanese
Cheer
Description	Pit! Pit! This is it!	Pit-to!
Pitch	Group chant	Female

Victory poses

A small excerpt of the title screen theme of Kid Icarus with an original ending. This is also shared with Palutena.

• Descends from the sky and slashes his blades while saying "It's game over for you!" This pose is very similar to his side taunt. In Japanese, he yells "撃破ー!" (Struck down-!)
• Slightly turns to his right side while rearing his right arm back, then thrusts it forward to strike the V sign while saying "Victory!" or in Japanese, "ピース!" (Peace!); he either sports a slightly stern facial expression or a toothy smirk. The pose is very similar to the one he strikes after defeating Hades in Kid Icarus: Uprising.
• Slowly spins the Palutena Bow in front of himself, then strikes a pose while saying "That was easy!" or "What's up now?!" (in Japanese: "楽勝楽勝!"; Easy win easy win!/Easy peasy!). The pose is very similar to the one in his official artwork for Brawl.

In competitive play

Official Custom Moveset Project

Character	Custom sets available
Pit	3111	3112	1113	2113	3113
	2111	2112	1112	3311	3121

Notable players

Active

•  Earth
•  KiraFlax
•  Kuro
•  Paseriman
•  Plastic Poptart

Inactive

•  Nairo
•  Pink Fresh

Trophies

Pit

Pit is the captain of Palutena's royal guard. Despite the wings on his back, Pit needs the Power of Flight from Palutena in order to truly fly. In Smash Bros., he can still get more air than most, with four jumps and a special move that boosts him higher. He has a new reflect move—it protects both sides!

Despite being an angel with wings and all that jazz, Pit can't fly without a little bit of help from his favourite goddess, Palutena. In this game, he's good at both close and ranged combat, and can even deflect projectiles. On top of that, with a high-flying up special and the ability to jump four times in mid-air. He's also got great recovery skills.

: Kid Icarus (08/1987)

: Kid Icarus: Uprising (03/2012)

Pit (Alt.)

Pit's side special Upperdash Arm delivers an uppercut so strong, it can send foes flying for a KO. If you miss and fall off the stage, Pit's up special can bring him soaring back. Another of Pit's specials is Palutena Bow, which fires arrows Pit can aim even after they've left the bow.

Pit's Upperdash Arm special launches him forwards to strike with an uppercut. It's so powerful, it can deliver an instant KO! If you accidentally dash off the stage with it, one of his up special will get you back on easily. His Palutena Bow special can be charged up, shot straight up into the air, and you can even guide the arrows mid-flight!

: Kid Icarus (08/1987)

: Kid Icarus: Uprising (03/2012)

Three Sacred Treasures

The Arrow of Light, the Wings of Pegasus and the Mirror Shield-three legendary artifacts that Pit once used to defeat the evil Medusa. When you activate Pit's Final Smash, he can use them in this game, too! After firing a barrage of different bow attacks, his final shot will cause powerful light pillars to rain down on the battlefield.

The Arrow of Light, the Wings of Pegasus and the Mirror Shield - three legendary artifacts that Pit once used to defeat the evil Medusa. And when you activate his Final Smash, he can use them in this game too! After firing a medley of different bow attacks, his final shot makes powerful light pillars rain down on the battlefield.

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  Classic (3DS)

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  Alt. (3DS)

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  Classic (Wii U)

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  Alt. (Wii U)

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  Three Sacred Treasures

In Event Matches

Solo Events

• All-Star Battle: Brawl: Pit is one of the opponents fought in this event. All of the opponents debuted in Brawl.
• Doppelgänger Duel: As Dark Pit, the player must defeat Pit in a Stamina Battle.
• The Break of Day: Pit must defeat three Dark Pits using the Daybreak.

Co-op Events

• An Offering of Coins: Pit and Dark Pit must collect 1000G from a shadow Pit and a shadow Dark Pit in a Coin Battle.
• The Ultimate Battle: Two players select a character and must defeat the entire roster.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Pit in the Nintendo Direct from April 8th, 2014.

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  Pit's amiibo.

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  Pit's appearance during E3 2013.

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  Pit as he appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Pit as he appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Alongside Wii Fit Trainer.

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  Using Palutena Bow.

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  Using Palutena Bow while Mega Man uses his down tilt.

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  Using Guardian Orbitars, his new down special.

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  Using Palutena Bow on Villager, who is throwing a previously grabbed arrow at him.

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  Using his down taunt.

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  Using Upperdash Arm, his new side special, against Pikachu's Thunder Jolt.

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  Attacking Samus' Missile.

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  Mario, Pikachu, Bowser and Pit fighting on Pilotwings.

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  Link's and Pit's arrows colliding.

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  Rolling away from Toon Link's forward tilt.

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  Jumping while Wii Fit Trainer uses Header.

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  Using Upperdash Arm on Fox in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Using Upperdash Arm in the air in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Using Palutena Bow in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Using Power of Flight, his new up special.

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  Using his forward smash on Donkey Kong.

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  Alongside Villager on Wily Castle.

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  Sonic hitting Pit with the Ore Club.

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  Using Upperdash Arm on Link.

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  Using Three Sacred Treasures, his new Final Smash.

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  Zero Suit Samus about to attack Pit while a Metroid is latched onto him.

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  Pit taunting with Greninja and Little Mac.

Trivia

• Pit makes two references to his home series:
  • He will sometimes yell "I'm finished!" (遣られちゃった..., They got me...) upon being KO'd, which is a reference to both the game over screen of Kid Icarus and what he would say upon getting a game over in Kid Icarus: Uprising.
  • When he uses a Hammer or Golden Hammer, he simply pivots his wrist while swinging the Hammer, rather than moving his whole body around like most other characters. This is based on how he would move when attacking with a hammer in Kid Icarus. This animation is shared with Dark Pit and Mr. Game & Watch.
• Pit was the first Brawl newcomer confirmed to reappear in SSB4.
• Of all the characters who made the transition from Brawl to SSB4, Pit underwent the most changes to his special moves, with his previous side special, up special, down special and Final Smash being replaced.
• Pit and Dark Pit are the only characters with two reflectors in their default movesets.
  • They also have two quirks in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Their wings will not be outlined if outlines are turned on.
• Both Pit and Dark Pit, akin to the former in Brawl, have some of their moves not applying to their bow being split apart or put together. The moves that fit this are their down tilt, dash attack, up special, down taunts (despite both of them being different), rolls and sidestep (only if the latter two are done at the frame before their shielding animation properly occurs).