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Despite having received noticeable attention due to its unexpected inclusion, initial reactions towards Piranha Plant were underwhelming due to its susceptibility to combos as well as sub-par mobility and approach options. In spite of its versatile projectile and recovery, many professionals considered Piranha Plant to be a low-mid tier character, and Piranha Plant saw little representation. However, the summer of 2019 saw a brief shift for Piranha Plant, mainly due to {{Sm|Brood}}'s unexpected run to 2nd at {{Trn|Umebura SP 4}}, the closest a Piranha Plant player came to winning a major. In addition, Piranha Plant also saw successful runs from players such as {{Sm|Lucky|p=Minnesota}} and {{Sm|Greward}}, which helped boost its representation. As such, this period saw several professionals reconsider their opinions on Piranha Plant, with these players believing Piranha Plant had potential to be a mid-tier character. | Despite having received noticeable attention due to its unexpected inclusion, initial reactions towards Piranha Plant were underwhelming due to its susceptibility to combos as well as sub-par mobility and approach options. In spite of its versatile projectile and recovery, many professionals considered Piranha Plant to be a low-mid tier character, and Piranha Plant saw little representation. However, the summer of 2019 saw a brief shift for Piranha Plant, mainly due to {{Sm|Brood}}'s unexpected run to 2nd at {{Trn|Umebura SP 4}}, the closest a Piranha Plant player came to winning a major. In addition, Piranha Plant also saw successful runs from players such as {{Sm|Lucky|p=Minnesota}} and {{Sm|Greward}}, which helped boost its representation. As such, this period saw several professionals reconsider their opinions on Piranha Plant, with these players believing Piranha Plant had potential to be a mid-tier character. | ||
Following the summer of 2019, Piranha Plant's results and representation once again declined as Brood switched characters and Greward becoming less active nationally. This stagnation remained even in the post-online metagame: most notably, although Brood eventually returned to Piranha Plant, his results would decline as time went on. Although Lucky remained a threat in the Midwest and other Piranha Plant players such as {{Sm|Budoshu}} and {{Sm|Dmitrii}} began making noticeable impacts in their region, their major results were often inconsistent, let alone anywhere close to Brood's run at Umebura SP 4. As such, Piranha Plant became one of the least popular characters in competitive play, having ranked in the bottom 5 in terms of representation since 2021, and players widely consider it to be a low-tier character. This is reflected in its tier list placement, where it was ranked 77th on the first and second tier lists. | Following the summer of 2019, Piranha Plant's results and representation once again declined as Brood switched characters and Greward becoming less active nationally. This stagnation remained even in the post-online metagame: most notably, although Brood eventually returned to Piranha Plant, his results would decline as time went on. Although Lucky remained a threat in the Midwest and other Piranha Plant players such as {{Sm|Budoshu}}, {{Sm|Tas}}, and {{Sm|Dmitrii}} began making noticeable impacts in their region, their major results were often inconsistent, let alone anywhere close to Brood's run at Umebura SP 4. As such, Piranha Plant became one of the least popular characters in competitive play, having ranked in the bottom 5 in terms of representation since 2021, and players widely consider it to be a low-tier character. This is reflected in its tier list placement, where it was ranked 77th on the first and second tier lists. | ||
=={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: New Bloom== | =={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: New Bloom== | ||