Template:Pit and Dark Pit in competitive play (SSBU)
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At the beginning of Ultimate's lifespan, Pit and Dark Pit were seen as characters who had improved significantly from SSB4, with the universal increased mobility, landing lag reduction on all aerials, and new KO moves fixing many of their core problems from the previous game. However, their representation remained small due to how straightforward the characters are: professional players believe Pit and Dark Pit lacked an explosive factor in their kits, especially when compared to the rest of the cast, leading to the archetype that they were "honest" characters with average capabilities all around. Despite solid results from players such as Lucky, professionals such as Dabuz and ESAM labeled them as a mid tier.
In the current metagame, although Pit and Dark Pit received buffs in Patch 8.0.0 and still saw decent results at a regional level, their player base continued to shrink, with Lucky picking up Pyra and Mythra. As a result, opinions on the characters have remained largely the same.
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)
Len 
- Placed 3rd at The Pinnacle 2018, 17th at both The Pinnacle 2019 and Pinnacle 2021, and 25th at Play With Heart with wins over players such as moxi, Big D, and Alphicans.
Lucky 
- The best Pit and Dark Pit players in the world but has since dropped them in favor of Pyra and Mythra. 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 players such as Tarik, Streakz, and Longo. Currently ranked 38th on the European Smash Rankings.
RaZe - Co-mains Dark Pit with Link and is considered the best Dark Pit player in Australia. 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 such as 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.
