Wii Fit Trainer (SSBU): Difference between revisions

|tier = C+

|ranking = 57

Wii Fit Trainer is ranked 57th out of 82 on the current tier list, placing her at the top of the C+ tier. This is a notable improvement from her 50th out of 54 placement in ''SSB4''.

Wii Fit Trainer is a somewhat tall middleweight with a slender physique. She possesses a fast [[walking]] speed (the 24th highest), slightly above average [[dash]]ing speed, a fast initial dash, average [[air speed]], high [[air acceleration]] (tied for the 21st highest), high [[jump]]s, average [[gravity]], has the 11th highest [[traction]] and is tied with Isabelle and the Ice Climbers for the 7th-9th slowest [[falling speed]]. In addition, she has one of the longest tech rolls and ledge rolls in the game, which can make her hard to punish even if a roll is expected. These attributes give her overall good mobility, although, similarly to Luigi and Pit, Wii Fit Trainer is somewhat floaty for her weight class, and is one of the floatiest characters in the game. She can also [[wall jump]] and [[crawl]], with the latter being one of the shortest in terms of hurtbox height, making it useful defensively.

Overall, Wii Fit Trainer's strengths and weaknesses have been further defined. While her moveset hasn't changed much in terms of functionality, its significant improvements now let her play to her strengths better, but her worse recovery distance has made her offstage disadvantage state harder to endure. Additionally, Wii Fit Trainer still retains most of her weaknesses from ''SSB4'', such as lackluster options at mid-range, lackluster disadvantage on-stage, a lack of options to deal with opposing camping, and large blindspots in her moves. While Wii Fit Trainer's buffs considerably outweigh the nerfs she received and she's is unquestionably a better character than she was in ''SSB4'', the various buffs to other returning veterans mean that she still underperforms compared to the rest of the cast.

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Wii Fit Trainer was generally considered to be a mid tier character upon ''Ultimate''{{'}}s release. She received noteworthy buffs from game updates, particularly updates {{SSBU|3.0.0}} and {{SSBU|8.0.0}}. Additionally, she has performed relatively well at the regional level as players such as {{Sm|varun}}, {{Sm|Evy}}, {{Sm|Oolong}}, and more have ranked highly on their respective Power Rankings throughout ''Ultimate''{{'}}s lifetime. While her strongest performances have been at the regional level, she has achieved some breakout performances on the international stage; including a 9th place at major {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 6}} by {{Sm|Injelly}} and a 13th place at the super major {{Trn|Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024}} by {{Sm|Oolong}}. Despite her buffs, public opinion of Wii Fit Trainer's viability has remained mixed, ranking 57th on the first and current tier list. In particular, some are still dubious of Wii Fit Trainer's potential, owing to her retention of a few glaring weaknesses that sometimes result in extremely polarizing matchups.

*{{Sm|John Numbers|USA}} - Despite being regarded as the strongest  {{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}} in ''Smash 4'', it wasn't until the fall of 2019 that he began maining her in Ultimate. By early 2020 he had already put up a string of good placements at majors. He remains among the highest placing solo Wii Fit players at a super major placing 17th at {{Trn|Collision 2022}} where he defeated {{Sm|Peabnut}}. His greatest successes have been at locals and regionals, with his strongest performance being his 2nd place at {{Trn|Alpha 6}} where he took sets off {{Sm|Mr.E}}, {{Sm|Gen}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}}.

*Wii Fit Trainer, [[Dark Pit]], [[Lucas]], and [[Kazuya]] are the only playable characters in ''Ultimate'' that do not appear in a [[Nintendo Switch]] game outside of ''Ultimate''.