Most challenging level 9 opponent for practice?

[Nein01]

This may seem like an odd question, and maybe there's no good answer for it, but..
Which character's AI poses the greatest challenge to a villager player?

I don't like to play smash online because of the lag, and I don't have any friends who are both into smash and live nearby, so I pretty much rely on fighting level 9 CPUs in training mode to improve my skills.

I've read on this forum recently that Sheik (human-controlled of course) is one of the hardest match ups for Villager, but I just opened up my 3DS a few minutes ago out of boredom/insomnia and KO'd a level 9 Sheik five times (almost six) on an omega stage before being KO'd myself - and that was with no warm-up at all.

I know that the game's AI is a joke compared to playing against a human, but surely some of the characters have better programmed behaviors than others, right? So I just became curious to know if anyone has ever tested this before and come up with any solid conclusion.

 

[AusGremlinBoy]

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT fight level 9s. They give you bad habits, and make you fight way too safe. They unrealistically shield, and qirdodge any non-true combos you throw out.

I fight 8s or 7s usually.

 

[Tinkerer]

Beyond learning your character's basics, CPUs aren't going to help you getting better much, just makes you better at fighting CPUs.

Try and fix that lag somehow or look up a local scene.

 

[Nein01]

Thanks for the tips. I started looking around online for a local scene. Hopefully I'll be able to meet some new folks within a couple of weeks.

 

[ChromeZero]

I am wondering how the CPU would compare to fighting other characters purely based on their AI. Just a mild curiosity really.

 

[Nein01]

You can always pit the CPUs against each other and just watch if you're curious about that. My little brother and I made a tournament bracket with all the fighters in Melee once just for fun back then. I don't remember the outcome though.. haha.