This page documents to show the game in which each Smash character is at their best and worst, with average tier list rankings being the major factor. If you disagree with an order, use the talk page.
All 5 games
- Mario: 4>U>64>M>B
- Donkey Kong: 4>B>64>M>U
- Link: U>4>M>64>B
- Samus: M>64>U>4>B*
- Yoshi: U>64>M>4>B
- Kirby: 64>B>4>U>M
- Fox: M>4>U>64>B
- Pikachu: 64>U>B>4>M
- Luigi: 4>M>U>B>64
- Captain Falcon: M>64>4>U>B
- Ness: U>4>B>64>M
- Jigglypuff: M>64>U>B>4
*B>M>64>U>4 counting Zero Suit Samus as the same character in Brawl
All except 64
- Bowser: 4>U>B>M
- Peach: U>M>4>B
- Zelda: U>4>M>B*
- Sheik: 4>M>U>B
- Marth: B>M>U>4
- Mr. Game and Watch: U>B>4>M
- Ganondorf: M>U>4>B
- Falco: M>B>U>4
*M>U>B>4 counting Sheik as the same character in Melee and Brawl
Melee, Brawl, and Ultimate
- Ice Climbers: B>M>U
Melee, SSB4, and Ultimate
Melee and Ultimate
- Young Link: U>M
- Pichu: U>M
Brawl onwards
- Diddy Kong: 4>B>U
- Zero Suit Samus: 4>U>B
- Meta Knight: B>U>4
- King Dedede: B>4>U
- Charizard: U>4>B
- Lucas: 4>U>B
- Ike: U>B>4
- Wario: U>B>4
- Pit: B>4>U
- Olimar: B>U>4
- Lucario: 4>B>U
- R.O.B.: U>B>4
- Toon Link: B>4>U
- Sonic: 4>U>B
Brawl and Ultimate
- Pokémon Trainer: U>B
- Snake: U>B
- Wolf: U>B
SSB4 and Ultimate
- Rosalina: 4>U
- Greninja: U>4
- Robin: 4>U
- Palutena: U>4
- Little Mac: 4>U
- Villager: 4>U
- Wii Fit Trainer: U>4
- Shulk: U>4
- Bowser Jr.: 4>U
- Duck Hunt Duo: 4>U
- Mii Brawler: 4>U
- Mii Gunner: U>4
- Mii Swordfighter: U>4
- Pac-Man: U>4
- Mega Man: U>4
- Lucina: U>4
- Dark Pit: 4>U
- Corrin: 4>U
- Ryu: 4>U
- Cloud: 4>U
- Bayonetta: 4>U