Villager may not be the best character in singles but I am convinced that he is undoubtfully one of the top 5 characters in teams and this thread will list why I believe this.
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In this game you can be very creative with your teams and strategies. A good example is Kirby + Shulk, and this is because when Kirby copies Shulk he gains the Monado Arts which is a huge game changer. Kirby can cover all of his weaknesses except range due to the Monado Arts.
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Now for Villager he doesn't have to rely on someone like Shulk to be good in teams like Kirby does.
Note : I highly encourage you guys to give me some ideas to add to this with different characters.
Villager works well with
• Another Villager
• Samus
• Zero Suit Samus
• Pit/Dark Pit
• Ness
• Greninja
• Lucario
• King Dedede
• Mega Man
...but wait, why are these characters good with Villager?
1) Villager + Villager: One Villager can fully charge a Bowling Ball and the other Villager can pocket it or can pocket a tree. The Villager who didn't pocket can either grab or Dsmash an opponent to give the other Villager a chance to drop his pocketed item leading to a very very early kill or just huge damage. Both Villagers can gimp extremely well too, and get almost free stage control. Rate 4/5
2) Villager + Samus: This team is a one trick pony. Charge shot into pocket. Samus is very underused and can't take pressure so this isn't the greatest team. Rate 1/5
3) Villager+ Zero Suit Samus: This team is great. Zero Suit Samus has awesome mobility and combo game, plus her Neutral B or Dsmash give you a free Bowling Ball. Villager can beast offstage and Zero Suit Samus can help you when pressured. Rate 5/5
4) Villager + Pit / Dark Pit: Another one trick pony but is much better than Samus as a partner. If you plant a tree and cut it, Pit or Dark Pit can use their Guardian Orbitars to reflect the tree leading to a free tree to pocket (MUST BE SPACED). Another thing to note is that Battlefield/Duck Hunt/ Town and City are great stages because Villager can go to the top platforms (Duck Hunt's Tree) and drop a full charged bowling ball, on top of the Orbitars to send them back up, then the Villager must mash B to Pocket it in time. Rate 3/5
5) Villager + Ness: When Ness is offstage and Vulnerable you can assist his recovery. You can also heal Ness (used by MJG + FOW) by pocketing his PKThunder and then throw it into his PSI Magnet. Ness juggles everyone to death and both of you are amazing in the air. Keep in mind MJG + FOW took second at Apex in Smash 4 Doubles. Rate 5/5
6) Villager + Greninja: Another One trick pony, Villager can pocket a fully charged Water Shuriken. It's really fun to have someone offstage with fairs and then instantly throw a Shuriken to close it out. Not a bad team because Greninja can get damage like crazy. It's also worth mentioning that Greninja's water taunt does damage so if you want to style you could try to continuously footstool them into the taunt.
Rate 3/5
7) Villager + Lucario: If you want to be effecient you should do the Anuubis strategy or whatever it's called where Lucario takes damage and clocks in. You will want to stall and just play a very careful support game. When Lucario sends one of them offstage you should kill them if possible. Another thing to do is pocket his Aura Sphere when he's at crazy high percent.
8) Villager + King Dedede: This team is broken. Villager can pocket Gordos, and King Dedede can throw them when Villager has one. If two Gordos collide they bounce off at extreme speeds and ONE HIT KO whatever they touch. I can show a video but it will be from Mobile. Villager can Dsmash them or grab them and give King Dedede a chance to finish them. Another reason this team is good is because King Dedede is fat, which means he will take a lot of damage before he dies, which means he gets rage with megaton power, which means when Villager gets a grab or Dsmash the opponent is screwed. Another setup for a kill is : Dedede Grab > spam pummel until they slide (not jump) out > Villager Dsmash > Death. Rate 5/5
9) Villager+ Mega Man: Not a great time but Villager can pocket projectiles and a fully charged Fsmash, so free kills all day. The problem is that neither of them excel up close. Rate 2/5
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In this game you can be very creative with your teams and strategies. A good example is Kirby + Shulk, and this is because when Kirby copies Shulk he gains the Monado Arts which is a huge game changer. Kirby can cover all of his weaknesses except range due to the Monado Arts.
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Now for Villager he doesn't have to rely on someone like Shulk to be good in teams like Kirby does.
Note : I highly encourage you guys to give me some ideas to add to this with different characters.
Villager works well with
• Another Villager
• Samus
• Zero Suit Samus
• Pit/Dark Pit
• Ness
• Greninja
• Lucario
• King Dedede
• Mega Man
...but wait, why are these characters good with Villager?
1) Villager + Villager: One Villager can fully charge a Bowling Ball and the other Villager can pocket it or can pocket a tree. The Villager who didn't pocket can either grab or Dsmash an opponent to give the other Villager a chance to drop his pocketed item leading to a very very early kill or just huge damage. Both Villagers can gimp extremely well too, and get almost free stage control. Rate 4/5
2) Villager + Samus: This team is a one trick pony. Charge shot into pocket. Samus is very underused and can't take pressure so this isn't the greatest team. Rate 1/5
3) Villager+ Zero Suit Samus: This team is great. Zero Suit Samus has awesome mobility and combo game, plus her Neutral B or Dsmash give you a free Bowling Ball. Villager can beast offstage and Zero Suit Samus can help you when pressured. Rate 5/5
4) Villager + Pit / Dark Pit: Another one trick pony but is much better than Samus as a partner. If you plant a tree and cut it, Pit or Dark Pit can use their Guardian Orbitars to reflect the tree leading to a free tree to pocket (MUST BE SPACED). Another thing to note is that Battlefield/Duck Hunt/ Town and City are great stages because Villager can go to the top platforms (Duck Hunt's Tree) and drop a full charged bowling ball, on top of the Orbitars to send them back up, then the Villager must mash B to Pocket it in time. Rate 3/5
5) Villager + Ness: When Ness is offstage and Vulnerable you can assist his recovery. You can also heal Ness (used by MJG + FOW) by pocketing his PKThunder and then throw it into his PSI Magnet. Ness juggles everyone to death and both of you are amazing in the air. Keep in mind MJG + FOW took second at Apex in Smash 4 Doubles. Rate 5/5
6) Villager + Greninja: Another One trick pony, Villager can pocket a fully charged Water Shuriken. It's really fun to have someone offstage with fairs and then instantly throw a Shuriken to close it out. Not a bad team because Greninja can get damage like crazy. It's also worth mentioning that Greninja's water taunt does damage so if you want to style you could try to continuously footstool them into the taunt.
Rate 3/5
7) Villager + Lucario: If you want to be effecient you should do the Anuubis strategy or whatever it's called where Lucario takes damage and clocks in. You will want to stall and just play a very careful support game. When Lucario sends one of them offstage you should kill them if possible. Another thing to do is pocket his Aura Sphere when he's at crazy high percent.
8) Villager + King Dedede: This team is broken. Villager can pocket Gordos, and King Dedede can throw them when Villager has one. If two Gordos collide they bounce off at extreme speeds and ONE HIT KO whatever they touch. I can show a video but it will be from Mobile. Villager can Dsmash them or grab them and give King Dedede a chance to finish them. Another reason this team is good is because King Dedede is fat, which means he will take a lot of damage before he dies, which means he gets rage with megaton power, which means when Villager gets a grab or Dsmash the opponent is screwed. Another setup for a kill is : Dedede Grab > spam pummel until they slide (not jump) out > Villager Dsmash > Death. Rate 5/5
9) Villager+ Mega Man: Not a great time but Villager can pocket projectiles and a fully charged Fsmash, so free kills all day. The problem is that neither of them excel up close. Rate 2/5