Power ranking
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Power Rankings, often shortened to PRs, are lists that rank the best competitive smashers in a particular region, be it a state, country or world, in order of perceived skill level. They are designed to showcase and honour skilled players, and to encourage competitors to improve. The judgement and presentation of each area's Power Rankings is usually determined by panels of active players in the region's community, who are familiar with each person's abilities. However, the accuracy of the rankings is limited to the knowledge and understanding of the people in these panels. Separate sets of Power Rankings exist for separate games in the Smash Bros. series.
Super Smash Bros.
No regional or national Power Rankings have ever been published for the original Super Smash Bros. game. However, the three regions where competitive Smash 64 is most prevalent are North America, Japan, and some their top players are listed below in no particular order.
North America
Isai 
, the World Champion of Smash 64 and ex-Melee top professional from San Jose, California
SuPeRbOoMfAn 
, Canada's strongest player, the undisputed second best in North America and top Captain Falcon player- Tacos
, a technical player from Houston Texas - KeroKeroppi , from New York, now widely considered East Coast's top player
- Wizzrobe , one of the best Yoshi players in the country, hailing from Florida
- The Z
, Canada's second best player and top Fox player 
Mariguas , often considered the next best Captain Falcon after SuPeRbOoMfAn, and Mexico's top player
Japan
- Jousuke
, Japan's strongest player and the top Samus main in the world. - Prince , an extremely proficient Yoshi player.
- Moyashi , Japan's best Kirby player
- Kikoushi , Japan's second best Kirby player, defeated Isai's Mario at Apex 2013
Peru
- Alvin , one of the best Fox mains in the world
- Marka , defeated SuPeRbOoMfAn twice in a Tacna tournament
- Gohan , one of the country's three best Pikachu players
- Gerson , known for going head-to-head with Isai's Pikachu
- Capitan Tavo , a top Captain Falcon player known for his innovative combos
Melee and Brawl
A number of state, regional and national Power Rankings exist for Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Regional and National Power Rankings
United States
- Smash Panel Power Rankings - discontinued, ranked players according to their performance in U.S. tournaments, last updated February 6th, 2010
- Hawaii Melee Power Rankings - last updated July 11th, 2010
- Mid-South Power Rankings - last updated May 27th, 2007
- Midwest Power Rankings - last updated January 14th, 2007
- North Atlantic Power Rankings - last updated July 4th, 2007
- New York Power Rankings - last updated April 28, 2012
- Pacific Northwest Power Rankings - last updated July 26, 2010
Canada
- CCSC Power Rankings - discontinued, last updated October 24th, 2007
- East Coast Canada Power Rankings - last updated September 1st, 2007
- Alberta Power Ranking - last updated January 5, 2009
- B.C. Power Rankings - last updated March 9, 2009
Europe
- Dutch Power Rankings - last updated May 6th, 2007
- Norwegian Power Rankings - last updated May 25th, 2007
- German-speaking Power Rankings - last updated August 2nd, 2008
- Finnish Power Rankings - last updated July 1st, 2012
State Power Rankings
- Arizona Power Rankings - last updated November 27th, 2013
- Hawaii Melee Power Rankings - last updated July 11th, 2010
- Minnesota Power Rankings - last updated April 11th, 2007
- NorCal Power Rankings - last updated September 22, 2013 (Melee)
- Oklahoma Power Rankings - last updated July 4th, 2007
- Queensland Power Rankings - last updated December 29th, 2009
- SoCal Power Rankings - last updated December 29, 2013 (Melee)
- Tristate Power Rankings - last updated November 17, 2013 (Melee), December 17, 2013 (Brawl)
- Utah Power Rankings - last updated November 13th, 2007
- Washington Power Rankings - last updated April 29th, 2007
