Template:Pit and Dark Pit in competitive play (SSBU)
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At the beginning of Ultimate's lifespan, Pit was seen as a character who had improved significantly from SSB4, with the universal increased mobility, landing lag reduction on all aerials, and new KO moves fixing many of his core problems from the previous game. However, Pit's representation in the current stage of Ultimate has significantly dwindled due to how straightforward he is: professional players believe Pit lacks an explosive factor in his kit, especially when compared to the cast (most of which gained significant game-changing buffs). Even characters considered less viable than him, such as Little Mac and Isabelle, showcase more polarized but notable strengths, while Pit was deemed as fundamentals-based, low-reward fighter. This has perpetuated his archetype as an "honest" character with average capabilities all around. Due to this, professionals such as Mew2King, Samsora, ESAM, and Armada have labeled Pit as a low tier (or even bottom tier, in Mew2King's case, due to other characters outshining him, and his Echo Fighter, Dark Pit).
Changes as of patch 8.0 have yielded a wind of optimism in the character, considering Marss and Dabuz have speculated high tier status, the latter of whom expressing interest in using Pit in a serious manner. Without a stronger playerbase, however, it is debatable where Pit's viability truly lies; in the meanwhile dedicated players such as KiraFlax and Lucky continue to achieve great results with Pit. After a while, however, Kiraflax has mostly stopped playing the game in turn of content creation and plays R.O.B. more than Pit. Steadily, there are more players in the competitive scene that are getting results, Like Oración, RaZe and others.
Most historically significant players
Numbers in parentheses denote a smasher's placement on the Fall 2019 PGRU, which recognizes the top 50 players in the world in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from July 13th, 2019 to December 15th, 2019.
See also: Category:Pit professionals (SSBU); Category:Dark Pit professionals (SSBU)
Ichigo 
- The best Dark Pit in New Zealand. Offline, placed 2nd at Biggie III and Docked & Loaded with multiple wins Aluf. Online placed 3rd at the SWT: Oceania Ultimate Online Qualifier with wins over Fryd Ryce and Poppt1. Currently ranked 2nd on the New Zealand Power Rankings.
KiraFlax - Co-mains Dark Pit and R.O.B. and is one of the best Dark Pit players in the world. Placed 3rd at SIEGE 2019, 5th at 2GG: SoCal Chronicles 2020, 9th at DreamHack Anaheim 2020, 17th at Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas and 25th at 2GG: SwitchFest 2019 with wins over players like SweetT and Slither2Hunter. Currently ranked 15th on the SoCal Power Rankings.
Len - Placed 3rd at The Pinnacle 2018, 17th at The Pinnacle 2019, and 25th at Play With Heart with wins over players like Alphicans, Big D, and Pandarian.
Lucky 
- The best Pit player in the world. Placed 4th at Smashwick 4, 7th at both DoKomi 2019 and Calyptus Cup X: Purple Age, 17th at Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019, and 25th at Albion 4 with wins over cyve, Longo, and Yass. Currently ranked 38th on the European Smash Rankings.
RaZe - Co-mains Link and is one of the best Dark Pit players in the world. Placed 5th at Big Cheese 2 and Melbourne Esports Open, 9th at Phantom 2020, and 17th at Battle Arena Melbourne 11. Online placed 2nd at SWT: Oceania Ultimate Online Qualifier. Currently an honorary mention on the Australian Power Rankings.
Tet. - Placed 13th at Kagaribi and 25th at Kagaribi 3 with wins over players like chicken, takera, and Tarakotori. Online, placed 3rd at both Tamisuma SP 207 and Tamisuma SP 271 and 5th at Tamisuma SP 265. Previously ranked 40th in the 13th Smashmate SP season.
