Kirby (SSB): Difference between revisions

Kirby has widely been considered a top tier throughout the entire competitive history of the ''Super Smash Bros.'', only rivaled by {{SSB|Pikachu}} for best fighter in the game. This placement is largely due to his above average recovery, quick yet powerful attacks with deceptive range, and being able to easily punish bad recoveries, which happens to be most of the roster. Likewise, he has seen excellent tournament representation and results since the beginning of ''Smash'' tournaments, including getting the most wins at [[Smash Bros. Fighting Battle: Smash Bros. Meijin Deciding Game]] in 1999. He has been the definitive second-best character in the game for the entire game's lifespan with the exception of the second tier list where {{SSB|Fox}} was considered better than Kirby, but that decision was quickly swapped in the third tier list a year later. Additionally, Kirby has been seen as one of the best secondary characters to use in the recent metagame, due to his favorable matchups against {{SSB|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSB|Yoshi}}, the latter being a more prevalent character in tournament in comparison to the early metagame.

In doubles, Kirby is occasionally banned from being used alongside {{SSB|Pikachu}}, such as at tournaments such as [https://www.start.gg/tournament/battle-at-the-border-23/ Battle at the Border]. Historically, Double Kirby was also banned, much like in Pikachu's case, but this has been rescinded in modern day due to re-evaluations of the team's speed and overall performance in tournaments. As such, tournaments that are recognized by the [[64 League Rankings]] have Kirby himself and the Pikachu/Kirby team legal in doubles, allowing the character to be the most popular team shown at many majors such as {{Trn|Xanadu Origins}} and the [[Tournament:Supernova|Supernova]] series. In the case of Double Kirby, this team is banned usually, but can vary depending on the format. For example, tournaments such as {{Trn|Battle At The Border '23}} had the team legal, however, no Kirby related teams were seen for top 8 or even most of the tournament. As such, most players often consider Double Kirby less of a ban-worthy team in comparison to Double Pikachu due to their lack of popularity in recent tournaments.