Editing Peach (SSBU)

Peach, alongside her [[Echo Fighter]] {{SSBU|Daisy}}, is ranked 7th out of 82 on the current [[tier list]], placing her at the top of the S- tier. This is a notable improvement from her 20th out of 54 placement in ''SSB4'', and is her best placement in the series. Peach is one of the most unique characters in the game with her ability to float and do some of the most damaging combos in the game through float canceling as well as an amazing movement option and recovery tool. Her [[Vegetable]] is also an outstanding and versatile item projectile that aids with her combo game as well as a solid edgeguarding tool. Her edgeguarding is also amazing thanks to her aforementioned float, allowing her to go far and deep with moves such as forward aerial, back aerial, neutral aerial, and more. While ''Ultimate'' introduced a multiplier that reduces damage if performing aerials in a [[short hop]], she can completely ignore it by performing a full hop and float next to the ground, and since all her aerials can autocancel in a short hop, she can avoid the landing lag more easily than other characters. Floating also allow her to safely pressure her opponent's shields. All in all, this gives Peach some of the best and most dominant aerial games in ''Ultimate''.

However, Peach has several flaws. Her heavy reliance on aerials in the neutral game and somewhat ineffective smash attacks mean that she can sometimes have difficulty with KO-ing opponents as her moves [[Stale-move negation|stale]], further worsened by the fact that her weight and falling speed can make her susceptible to getting KO’d herself at fairly early percents. She is also lacking in range allowing for characters like {{SSBU|Shulk}} and {{SSBU|Cloud}} to wall her out effectively or hit her float. Peach also has some difficulty landing or getting back to the ground making her prone to juggling and her air dodge being one of the worst in terms of endlag. Finally, Peach is one of the most difficult characters to play because of her unique strengths and her float canceling techniques being a bit much for human error to take into account due to her precision.

Overall, Peach is a strong character that can do a lot of damage but she requires a lot of dedication and commitment to take her to the highest level. Despite this, she has consistently been seen as among the best characters in the game throughout the game’s lifespan, with most notably {{Sm|Samsora}} in the early metagame showing strong results at supermajors before the COVID-19 pandemic. In the post pandemic era, players such as {{Sm|MuteAce}} have continued to bring strong results for her.

The changes to gameplay mechanics, however, have given Peach the most improvements. As with most characters, Peach's mobility is faster and her aerials have less landing lag, noticeably aiding her approach and combo game. The new 0.85× damage multiplier for [[aerial attack]]s performed in a [[short hop]] affects Peach the least out of any returning veteran, as her [[float]] bypasses the multiplier, allowing her to attack low to the ground with her aerials; this considerably strengthens her shield pressure and combo potential, with both being one of the most oppressive and one of the rawest in the game in terms of damage and KO power, respectively.

In terms of direct changes, her [[forward aerial]], previously one of her most effective KO moves, is weaker and has received a sourspot, making it more difficult to use effectively. Her [[dash attack]] and [[back throw]] both have reduced knockback as well.

Overall, Peach has considerably better than her ''SSB4'' incarnation thanks to a superior mobility and combo game, and the changes to ''Ultimate''{{'}}s mechanics have further strengthened her caveats. However, Peach still retains some of her weaknesses from the previous game, such as her overall poor mobility, and her somewhat light weight and extreme floatiness rendering her vulnerable to vertical KOs and juggling, the latter of which gives her trouble landing safely. Game updates have also brought some noticeable nerfs to Peach; though the metagame's optimization has shown this has only mildly impacted her viability. Ultimately, Peach fares much better than she did in ''SSB4'', and this is considered to be her strongest incarnation in the series, even above [[Peach (SSBM)|her initial ''Melee'' iteration]].

Update {{SSBU|3.1.0}} arguably nerfed Peach harder than any other balance patch in the game's lifespan: Both back throw and forward aerial deal less knockback, further weakening what was considered to be her more effective KOing options, Peach Bomber has more endlag when connected, hindering its safety against shields, and Vegetable has more endlag, leaving Peach more vulnerable to enemy attacks when plucking turnips. Moreover, the removal of held item attacks makes her options when holding a turnip less versatile.

However, Peach has also received a few small buffs in various updates. Thanks to its changes in updates 2.0.0, 3.1.0, and 5.0.0, Peach Parasol connects more reliably against opponents and grabs the ledge much easier, patch 3.1.0 allows jab to connect more efficiently, and forward smash's golf club swing deals more knockback, improving its KO potential. Patch 4.0.0 made it so Toad's spores connect more reliably when countering an attack from behind, and 13.0.1 made so Peach Bomber now allows Peach to grab the edges of stages for its entire duration.

Overall, while Peach, along with Daisy, have been nerfed, the Princesses are still seen as some of the game's best characters, and remain highly prevalent and successful in the competitive scene to this day.  

|fairdesc=Peach grabs the crown off her head and strikes with it in a vertical arc with red and turquoise magic sparkles emerging from it. Has the slowest startup out of all her aerial attacks, coming out on frame 16, and it also has high ending lag. However, it is also her strongest aerial if sweetspotted. Her arm possesses a sourspot that deals 1% less damage, and KOs much later.

|bairdesc=Peach strikes behind her by thrusting her rear. She creates a heart, although it is aesthetic, and possesses no hitbox. At low percentages, even the clean hit can lock. Due to its 40 frames of ending lag, it has the highest ending lag of Peach's aerials and is very punishable when not autocanceled or used close to the ground.

|dairdesc=Rapidly kicks straight downwards four times. Depending on how the last hit lands, may launch opponents behind her. Has very low landing lag for a down aerial, and its ending lag is extremely low, allowing Peach to act just six frames after the final hit is active. It's a decent combo starter at low to mid percents if performed from a float at short hop height. Coming out on frame 12, it's rather fast for its type.