extremecoopster
Smash Cadet
Hey, I got curious about how you guys feel about what Pikmin you think are the best to worst and why you think it should be placed well. I am not sure at all whether this list would have similar rankings all around or be completely controversial. We are not going to have a voting system due to the fact that we only have 5 entrants (Please don't be that guy who brings up Winged Pikmin) and most of us know the usage of each one very well. It would be set up like this:
Purple Pikmin: A tier, very useful for lots of things. You can use them to gimp, anti-gimp, destroy approaches, rack up great damage with aerials, and sometimes get a very good finisher on them with Bair or Usmash. Their only problems are the horrendous grab ranges and smash distances, as well as weighing you down more on up-b, but all those can be prevented.
White Pikmin: B Tier, I consider the White Pikmin only a bit less useful than Purples. Their one shining strength is their ability to rack up HUGE damage with side-b and pummels and at an even further range. Usually throwing this guy during any jump will most likely send him plummeting to his inevitable death, so make sure to land him on your opponent with side-b on the ground for CRAZY damaging (3.7% per hit!!!) When I throw this baby on an enemy I try to go for a grab and a dthrow combo to stall out time. The White Pikmin annoys me because in the Pikmin series they had LESS damage per hit, one-half of a Red's, but that is a minor complaint for this godly damager. Besides that and his ability to let you combo at medium percents, he kind of sucks. So keep your Yellows, Reds, or Purples ready to do close range damaging.
Yellow Pikmin: C Tier. The reason I am putting this guy here is the fact that he can get you some nice damage at almost any percent, not necessarily the Purples aerials or the Blues throws, but you do not need to sacrifice a Pikmin to the Gods of the Offstage Boundaries in the middle of a fight to get coverage in any area. (Unless you are at neutral where I find sacrificing him for a White completely OK) He also has a 25% bigger hitbox as a note. Not to mention, his arc combined with the trajectory of a Purple and a Red/Blue Pikmin can almost guarantee a hit from any one of them after a short hop. He is your average Joe, very balanced
Red Pikmin: C Teir. (Being even with Yellow Pikmin, you should not get mad at me for putting him here. He is NOT the 2nd worst. I think he is EXACLY as good as the Yellow.) A red is basically lesser Purple I guess. He has nice air moves and the best Fsmash both for Olimar and THE ENTIRE GAME!!! Yes, a Purple is more powerful at smashes, but a Red Pikmin is your most reliable killer undoubtebly. He has the 2nd weakest throw (Next to White, but their godly pummels make up for it) but remember, less knockback just means more combo potential.
Blue Pikmin: D Teir. Blue Pikmin are not horrible, they just cannot live up to their standards. They have good grabs, but stink in any other factor. Combo potential? Trash. Smashes? Less than OK. Air moves? Bad. Kill potential? The most reliable at high percents. If Olimar was not a character that grabbed so often I would place him lower. He does have notably higher HP so he will survive slightly longer with side-b, but that is pretty much it. Speaking of which, he would not be as effective against some characters like Pikachu compared to Yellow Pikmin in survivability... so...
Purple Pikmin: A tier, very useful for lots of things. You can use them to gimp, anti-gimp, destroy approaches, rack up great damage with aerials, and sometimes get a very good finisher on them with Bair or Usmash. Their only problems are the horrendous grab ranges and smash distances, as well as weighing you down more on up-b, but all those can be prevented.
White Pikmin: B Tier, I consider the White Pikmin only a bit less useful than Purples. Their one shining strength is their ability to rack up HUGE damage with side-b and pummels and at an even further range. Usually throwing this guy during any jump will most likely send him plummeting to his inevitable death, so make sure to land him on your opponent with side-b on the ground for CRAZY damaging (3.7% per hit!!!) When I throw this baby on an enemy I try to go for a grab and a dthrow combo to stall out time. The White Pikmin annoys me because in the Pikmin series they had LESS damage per hit, one-half of a Red's, but that is a minor complaint for this godly damager. Besides that and his ability to let you combo at medium percents, he kind of sucks. So keep your Yellows, Reds, or Purples ready to do close range damaging.
Yellow Pikmin: C Tier. The reason I am putting this guy here is the fact that he can get you some nice damage at almost any percent, not necessarily the Purples aerials or the Blues throws, but you do not need to sacrifice a Pikmin to the Gods of the Offstage Boundaries in the middle of a fight to get coverage in any area. (Unless you are at neutral where I find sacrificing him for a White completely OK) He also has a 25% bigger hitbox as a note. Not to mention, his arc combined with the trajectory of a Purple and a Red/Blue Pikmin can almost guarantee a hit from any one of them after a short hop. He is your average Joe, very balanced
Red Pikmin: C Teir. (Being even with Yellow Pikmin, you should not get mad at me for putting him here. He is NOT the 2nd worst. I think he is EXACLY as good as the Yellow.) A red is basically lesser Purple I guess. He has nice air moves and the best Fsmash both for Olimar and THE ENTIRE GAME!!! Yes, a Purple is more powerful at smashes, but a Red Pikmin is your most reliable killer undoubtebly. He has the 2nd weakest throw (Next to White, but their godly pummels make up for it) but remember, less knockback just means more combo potential.
Blue Pikmin: D Teir. Blue Pikmin are not horrible, they just cannot live up to their standards. They have good grabs, but stink in any other factor. Combo potential? Trash. Smashes? Less than OK. Air moves? Bad. Kill potential? The most reliable at high percents. If Olimar was not a character that grabbed so often I would place him lower. He does have notably higher HP so he will survive slightly longer with side-b, but that is pretty much it. Speaking of which, he would not be as effective against some characters like Pikachu compared to Yellow Pikmin in survivability... so...
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