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In the early metagame, Olimar was widely considered a contender for the best character in ''Ultimate'', alongside others like {{SSBU|Peach}} and {{SSBU|Pichu}}. Olimar boasted several strengths, including stronger throws, a quick [[Pikmin Pluck]], and less lag on his smash attacks, especially his up smash. This, along with Olimar's increased | In the early metagame, Olimar was widely considered a contender for the best character in ''Ultimate'', alongside others like {{SSBU|Peach}} and {{SSBU|Pichu}}. Olimar boasted several strengths, including stronger throws, a quick [[Pikmin Pluck]], and less lag on his smash attacks, especially his up smash. This, along with Olimar's increased mobility, made him a rather campy character, overwhelming the opponent with his Pikmin and recover them quickly when they are killed. As a result of these strengths, players such as {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Shuton}}, and {{Sm|Myran}} performed spectacularly with Olimar and consistently placed in top 8 at several tournaments. | ||
Subsequent updates, especially patch 3.0.0 and 3.1.0, impaired Olimar both directly and indirectly. These patches nerfed Olimar's smash attacks and made them less safe on shield, while [[Pikmin Throw]] dealt less shield damage. The nerfs led to a decline in Olimar's playerbase, with Myran's results becoming weaker and Dabuz picking up {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}} as a secondary. Although Shuton continued to perform well with solo-Olimar up and into the online metagame, the introduction of new DLC characters harmed Olimar even further as several DLC characters that had tools to deal with Olimar became more prominent in the metagame. As such, Shuton eventually picked up {{SSBU|Pyra}} and {{SSBU|Mythra}} as a co-main and began using the character more in tournament. All of these events led to opinions on Olimar to decline significantly, which was reflected in the first tier list where he was ranked 28th; although he was a high tier, it was a far cry from his position in the early metagame. | Subsequent updates, especially patch 3.0.0 and 3.1.0, impaired Olimar both directly and indirectly. These patches nerfed Olimar's smash attacks and made them less safe on shield, while [[Pikmin Throw]] dealt less shield damage. The nerfs led to a decline in Olimar's playerbase, with Myran's results becoming weaker and Dabuz picking up {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}} as a secondary. Although Shuton continued to perform well with solo-Olimar up and into the online metagame, the introduction of new DLC characters harmed Olimar even further as several DLC characters that had tools to deal with Olimar became more prominent in the metagame. As such, Shuton eventually picked up {{SSBU|Pyra}} and {{SSBU|Mythra}} as a co-main and began using the character more in tournament. All of these events led to opinions on Olimar to decline significantly, which was reflected in the first tier list where he was ranked 28th; although he was a high tier, it was a far cry from his position in the early metagame. | ||