Wii Fit Trainer (SSBU): Difference between revisions

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|tier = C+

|ranking = 57

Wii Fit Trainer is ranked 57th out of 82 on the current tier list, placing her in 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.

Wii Fit Trainer has been significantly buffed from ''Smash 4'' to ''Ultimate''. Many of her moves have received various improvements, be it to their [[hitbox]] durations and/or placements, overall lag, mobility, projectiles, KO power, or damage output, making Wii Fit Trainer's moveset function more effectively overall.

Many of Wii Fit Trainer's notoriously inconsistent attacks have been improved: [[forward tilt|forward]] and [[up tilt]] both last longer, with the latter having [[intangibility]] on the attacking arm 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]] and [[down aerial]] come out faster. Up smash also has a larger [[sourspot]], making it less likely to whiff. Many of Wii Fit 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 spike hitbox is now much larger and lasts slightly longer). In addition, dash attack and [[down tilt]] deal more damage, [[up throw|up]], [[down throw]], and [[forward throw]] all possess combo potential, and [[neutral attack]]'s finisher [[buries]] much more consistently thanks to the universal changes to neutral attack angles as well as a larger [[sweetspot]] on the final hit. All these changes greatly improve her damage racking potential, while making it less likely for her moves to whiff. Down tilt has also received a lower launch angle, greatly increasing its [[KO]] ability.

Wii Fit Trainer's special moveset has been noticeably buffed as well. [[Sun Salutation]] deals significantly more damage and knockback when fully charged and can be [[charge-cancel]]ed with a jump, much like other storable chargeable 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 much 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 a few seconds longer. It also grants faster [[fall speed]], [[gravity]], [[air speed]], [[traction]], [[initial dash]] speed and [[dash]] speed alongside the move's original buffs to [[walk]] speed, damage output, and reduction of damage taken. This overall mobility increase, coupled with both Deep Breathing's improved 1.25× damage multiplier and Wii Fit Trainer's already hard hitting attacks, allows her to deal massive damage during each Deep Breathing use, heavily improving its utility.

Finally, Wii Fit Trainer benefits from the game's universal changes. The universal increase to mobility helps her close out the distance between the opponent more easily, and this is complemented by the ability to use any attack out of a run, somewhat alleviating her short range. The streamlined [[jumpsquat]] allows her to use aerials more effectively, while the increased [[shieldstun]] and slower shield drop speed improves the safety of her projectiles and certain attacks such as down tilt. The limit to a single [[air dodge]] also allows her projectiles to cover options better and catch landings with her high mobility, while the reintroduction of directional air dodges slightly improves her horizontal recovery and makes it easier to mix up. The generally lower landing lag on aerials makes all of Wii Fit Trainer's aerials safer to use as well, making neutral and forward air particularly safe on shield.

In spite of all this, Wii Fit Trainer is not without a few nerfs. The biggest nerf was to Super Hoop, which travels a shorter max distance even when mashed, making her recovery less flexible (although it is also easier to reach maximum height). In terms of her standard moveset, 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 slide out of the full combo, which can cause the third hit's bury to still miss. Wii Fit Trainer also retains most of her weaknesses from ''Smash 4''. While her overall moveset has been heavily improved, her neutral game is still somewhat lacking due to her lack of options at mid-range, and her disadvantage state is still extremely lackluster due to very few ways to escape pressure, deal with projectiles, or get back onstage, which is further harmed by the nerfs to dodging and dodge intangibility. Additionally, some of her moves such as forward tilt still have large blindspots, making small characters such as {{SSBU|Olimar}} and {{SSBU|Pichu}} a struggle to deal with.

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 properly function as a unique, projectile-based bait-and-punish character who relies on her unorthodox setups and options to pressure the opponent into making poor decisions, and then using her speed and massive damage output to capitalize. However, her weaknesses in approaching and landing consistent hits remain, making it important for her to keep opponents from rushing her down or camping her out, and her worse recovery distance has made her offstage disadvantage state harder to endure. Regardless, Wii Fit Trainer's buffs considerably outweigh the nerfs she received, and she has had surprising success in early competitive play, with notable players such as {{Sm|John Numbers}}, {{Sm|varun}} (both of who use her as a main), and {{Sm|WaDi}} (who has used her as a secondary) placing well at high-level tournaments. However, Wii Fit Trainer still has a relatively small playerbase, making it difficult to determine how well she will fare competitively in the long run, though she is generally agreed to be a solid upper-mid or even low-high tier character, in comparison to her low-mid to low tier status in ''Smash 4''.

|dthrowdesc=A [[wiktionary:vaulting table|vaulting horse]] jump. It can be used to start combos, but can easily be DIed out of.

SSBUWiiFitTrainerIdle1.gif|Wii Fit Trainer's first idle pose

SSBUWiiFitTrainerIdle2.gif|Wii Fit Trainer's second idle pose

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 17th place at the super major {{Trn|Collision 2022}} by {{Sm|John Numbers}}. 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|Injelly|Japan}} -  Injelly trimains Wii Fit Trainer,  {{SSBU|Mii Brawler}}, and {{SSBU|Young Link}}. His breakout performance was at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 4}} where he took a set off {{Sm|Yoshidora}}. He has continued to experience success and holds the record for the two highest placements of any Wii Fit players at majors, being 9th at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 6}} and 13th at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 7}}. Additionally, his win at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 33}}, where he defeated {{Sm|Luminous}} and double eliminated {{Sm|DIO}}, marked the first and to date only time a player solo maining Wii Fit Trainer won a B tier event.  

*{{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 the highest placing solo Wii Fit player 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}}.

*{{Sm|varun|USA}} - Varun has been one of the most successful and  consistent Wii Fit Trainer mains throughout the lifespan of Ultimate. Some of his strong performances include a 4th place at {{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2019}} with a win on {{Sm|Scend}}, 7th at {{Trn|Crown 2}} with a win on {{Sm|LeoN}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}} with sets over {{Sm|Etsuji}} and {{Sm|Myran}}.