Informative Tier List
Based on overall raw power and playability, **(NOT how often a char is played in high levels of competition; that in my eyes is just a waste of time)** this imo is the best tier list (in order).
TOP:
Pikachu
HIGH:
Kirby
Fox
Ness
MID:
Captain Falcon
Mario
DK
LOW:
Yoshi
Jigglypuff
Luigi
BOTTOM:
Samus
Link
Pikachu is hands down the best character on the game. NO questions asked. However, some people believe he is close to other characters in terms of power...but I don't. He is quite a bit stronger than kirby, which is why he is in his own tier. Kirby, Fox, and Ness, however, are relatively close in power level. Some people think Ness should be lower...that's fine, just realize that a "perfect ness" is far better than a lot of the characters you would swap him with if that other character was played "perfectly" as well. Captain F. is very good, but his recovery is worse than you think. His Up B is very fragile/easily disruptable...he just hangs in the air too long...otherwise he could almost be High tier. Mario, assuming the player can SH Dair-Uair cancel at will, is an all around solid character. He has great recovery, and an incredible projectile. DK is the most underrated character in my opinion. He is quicker than you think...in other ways. Im not talking about great attack speed (think fox), or quick running speed (think Captain F.), but rather his ability for the player to make decisions at the last second. His range during most of his aerials is ridiculous, and his Up B is VERY good (very high priority and knockback, and decent distance when in midair). Now onto the Low tier...these 3 are pretty self explanatory. Yoshi lacks an Up B recovery, although his 2nd jump is great. His hit recovery is terrible, so he gets comboed too easily. Jiggly looks good, but her main comboes can be DI'd out of. Not to mention her awfully small body, which dies at very low %'s and lack of vertical recovery. Luigi is just like Mario, but much worse. His projectile is almost useless, and he lacks the combo ability Mario has. Although he jumps a little higher, his Up B isnt as good when used during recovery b/c it doesn't "catch" the opponent and knock them back like Mario's. For the Bottom tier we have Samus and Link. Samus majorly lacks comboes, and her grab is the worst in the game. Link also lacks comboes, but not as severely. Link has amazing projectiles, but horrible speed (running and attacking). What puts Link in the #12 slot is his laughable recovery...If you so much as throw him off the stage around 30-40% (depending on your character, obviously), he'll have a hard time coming back because of his low 2nd jump and bad Up B.
This is all my opinion, of course
...there will still be ignorant guys that put Kirby above Pika and Link above DK...but thats why its an opinion. Anyway, have a good day and thanks for reading
