Wii Fit Trainer (SSBU): Difference between revisions

Previously a near bottom tier character, Wii Fit Trainer has been significantly buffed from Smash 4 to Ultimate. They have received various improvements to their hitbox durations, hitbox placements, overall lag, mobility, projectiles, and damage output, making Wii Fit Trainer's moveset function more effectively overall.

Many of their notoriously inconsistent attacks have been improved: forward and up tilt both last longer, with the latter having intangibility on the arms and reaching farther upward than before, making it better for contesting aerials. Up tilt, dash attack, forward smash, down smash and forward aerial have lower ending lag, while up smash has a larger sourspot, making it less likely to whiff. Many of the Trainer's aerials' hitboxes have been improved so they connect more consistently, including forward aerial (which now has a small but useful body hitbox) and down aerial (whose large sourspot now comes out sooner and lasts longer). In addition, dash attack and down tilt deal more damage, up and down throws function as reliable combo throws, and neutral attack's finisher buries much more consistently. All these changes greatly improve the trainer's damage racking potential, while making it less likely for their moves to whiff.

Wii Fit Trainer's special moveset has also been buffed: [[Sun Salutation]] deals more damage and knockback when fully charged and can be canceled with a jump, much like other storable [[charge]] moves. [[Header]] functions significantly better as a projectile, as the ball is bigger, deals more damage, bounces faster and lower, has more variable angles if headbutted, and almost always keeps its hitbox while active, making ball setups significantly more viable. [[Super Hoop]] now deals multiple hits, which improves its damage if all hits land. Finally, [[Deep Breathing]] has been dramatically improved: it can be activated more easily and faster, has a lower recharge penalty if failed, and lasts significantly longer. It also grants faster fall speed, air speed, ground friction, initial dash speed and dash speed. This overall mobility increase coupled with both Deep Breathing's 25% damage increase and Wii Fit Trainer's already hard hitting attacks results in significant damage output during even a single Deep Breathing use, heavily improving its utility.

Finally, Wii Fit Trainer benefits from the game's universal changes. The standardized 3-frame jumpsquat allows them to use aerials more effectively, while the slower shield drop speed improves the safety of their projectiles and certain attacks such as down tilt. The limit to a single [[air dodge]] allows their projectiles to cover options better and catch landings with their high mobility, while the ability to cancel ground moves improves their ground game.  

The nerfs the Trainer received are relatively minor: Super Hoop has a shorter max distance, making their recovery slightly less flexible, the back hit of Forward tilt has less horizontal range, Neutral aerial links into its second hit less consistently, and neutral attack's second hit can now make opponents [[trip]] or even slide out of the neutral attack combo, causing the third hit's bury to miss. However, most of their weaknesses are recurring ones from ''Smash 4'': while the Trainer's overall moveset has been heavily improved, their neutral game is still lacking, due to the Trainer's lack of midrange options alongside very few ways to escape pressure, deal with projectiles, or get back onstage. This is further harmed by the nerfs to dodging and dodge intangibility, making them relatively easy to juggle or trap on the ledge. Due to this, their disadvantage state is still extremely lackluster. Short characters are also still a struggle to deal with due to blindspots on key moves such as Forward tilt.

*{{change|Much like other fighters, Wii Fit Trainer is more expressive. In particular, they smile while taunting and using [[Header]], and appear angry while using smash attacks.}}

*{{buff|Like all characters, Wii Fit Trainer's [[jumpsquat]] animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 5).}}

*{{buff|Wii Fit Trainer's [[initial dash]] is significantly faster (1.5 → 2.024)}}

*{{buff|Wii Fit Trainer [[run]]s much faster (1.696 → 1.866).}}

*{{buff|Wii Fit Trainer's [[air speed]] is slightly faster (0.97 → 1.019).}}

**{{buff|Dash attack has less startup (frame 7 → 6) and ending lag (FAF 43 → 39).}}

**{{buff|Up tilt has invulnerability on the arm for 10 frames (frames 3-12).}}

*{{buff|All aerials have less landing lag (Neutral: 14 frames → 8, Forward: 15 → 9, Back: 20 → 12, Up: 15 → 9, Down: 20 → 12).}}

**{{buff|Forward aerial's spike hitbox has slightly more base knockback (10 → 15) and knockback growth (62 → 68).}}

**{{buff|Down aerial has less startup lag (frame 20 → 15) with identical ending lag, shortening its duration (FAF 45 → 40).}}

*{{nerf|The introduction of the [[1v1 multiplier]] hinders Wii Fit Trainer's ability to heal herself, as recovered damage is not increased by the multiplier.}}

**{{buff|Super Hoop travels higher and requires less mashing for increased height. In addition, it is much easier to reach maximum height without the use of rhythmic tapping.}}

**{{buff|Super Hoop can hit up to three times, increasing its maximum damage output (5% → 15%).}}

***{{buff|Ground friction x1.1 ~ x1.13}}