Olimar (SSB4): Difference between revisions

The most glaring nerf was the halving of his Pikmin count from six to three due to the limitations of the Nintendo 3DS' processing power. As a result, this hinders his general damage output, as well as his [[camp]]ing potential, especially since [[Pikmin Throw]] deals less damage (especially with White Pikmin). Both Olimar and his Pikmin's endurance is also worse as Olimar is lighter and his Pikmin (except for white Pikmin) have less HP and they die faster if they are separated from Olimar. The removal of [[meteor cancel]]ing also significantly hinders Olimar's endurance against meteor smashes. Olimar's smash attacks have seen various downgrades: they can all be reflected, forward smash has a shorter duration, and his down smash deals less knockback. Up smash, however, had the largest nerf out of all of Olimar's smash attacks. Not only is it much laggier, having increased startup lag and much higher ending lag, but it also has decreased range and power, significantly hindering its utility. Olimar's aerials also deal significantly less damage with forward and down aerial in particular being significantly weaker. Olimar's grab game was also weakened: his grabs have a shorter duration, considerably less range no longer being the longest reaching grabs in the game, and his standing and dash grabs are significantly laggier, making Olimar rely on his already nerfed pivot grab more often. His throws with Blue and especially Purple Pikmin are also weaker which hinders his ability to KO opponents with his throws, especially relative to the cast. Lastly, [[Pikmin Order]] has significantly decreased super [[armor]], hindering its both its safety and overall versatility.