Use this template to store information relevant to the metagame of Pit and Dark Pit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Most historically significant players
See also: Category:Pit players (SSBU); Category:Dark Pit players (SSBU)
Lucky 
- The best Pit and Dark Pit player in the early metagame prior to dropping them. 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. Ranked 38th on the European Smash Rankings in 2020.
Midorun - One of the best Pit players in Japan in the post-pandemic metagame. His breakout event was Kagaribi 10, where he defeated Eim en route to a 25th-place finish. Since then, he has placed well at many other large events, including 13th at UltCore Third — the highest Pit performance at a major not by Zackray — and 25th at both Seibugeki 14 and DELTA 7, in addition to wins over players such as Shuton at Kyokkan 9 and M0tsunabE at Shibuya BeeSmash BIG 3.- Tet. - The best Pit player in the world before Zackray, first debuting in the offline metagame during the COVID-19 pandemic. He first broke out onto the scene by placing 13th at the first Kagaribi, and eventually achieved some of the best Pit results in the early years of the post-pandemic metagame, including placing 25th at Kagaribi 3, Kagaribi 7, and Maesuma TOP 11. Even after Zackray picked up the Pits, he remained one of the best Pit players in Japan, including placing 17th at Smash Awesome! and defeating Akakikusu at Suma O ADVANCE 2 and Neo at Kagaribi 11.
- Zackray - Picked up the Pits in 2023 and is by far the greatest Pit player of all time, greatly contributing to the Pits' rise on the tier list and achieving results and performances that no other Pit players have ever been able to achieve. These achievements include becoming the only Pit player to ever place top 8 at a major, notably placing 3rd at both Kagaribi 9 and Kagaribi 10 and 4th at Kagaribi 12 using only or primarily the Pits, and becoming the only Pit player to ever rank in the top 100 globally. In addition, he notably took his only set off Sparg0 with Pit, doing so at The Throne II.
Tier placement and history
Due to having minor differences, most Pit players also play Dark Pit, and vice-versa. As such, the two characters have virtually the same playerbase.
In early Ultimate, many players believed Pit and Dark Pit were improved significantly from their incarnations in 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 were: professional players believed 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. Although there were some solid performances from players such as Lucky and RaZe, the Pits were widely considered mid tier at best. This reputation remained largely the same for the following few years, and although many old Pit players eventually dropped either or both of the characters, newer Pit players were able to take their place, such as Tet. and Nata. Without much change in their metagames during this time, the Pits were ranked 52nd on the first tier list as an upper-mid tier.
Around the time of the first tier list, Zackray began playing the Pits. Although he never won a major with the two characters, he was able to push them to heights never seen before, regularly placing top 8 at large Japanese events, especially in the Kagaribi series. These strong performances, as well as other noteworthy performances from Japanese players, led many to notice how effective their options and movesets are when used in the right hands. As such, many players re-evaluated their opinions on the Pits, leading them to rise eleven spots to 41st on the second tier list, one of the largest rises out of any character between the first and second tier lists. They then rose one spot to 40th on the third tier list.