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Antony Del Rio and {{iw|wikipedia|Minami Takayama}} reprise their roles as Pit's voice actors in the English and Japanese versions of ''Ultimate'' via recycled voice clips from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' along with some new voice clips. However, Del Rio remains uncredited for his role as in ''SSB4'', most likely because of him still being a union-based voice actor.

Pit is a [[weight|middleweight]] who has above-average [[walk]]ing and [[dash]]ing speeds, a fast initial dash, very high [[traction]] (being tied with [[Dark Pit (SSBU)|his Echo Fighter]] for the 2nd highest behind {{SSBU|Sonic}}), average [[air acceleration]] and [[falling speed]], and below-average [[air speed]] and [[gravity]]. Pit's [[jump]] and [[double jump]] are both low, although this flaw is largely offset by his [[Double jump#Multiple double jumps|3 double jumps]]. These attributes collectively render Pit's overall mobility as average, yet make him adept at adapting to most situations. Unlike most of his fellow middleweights, Pit also has above-average height.

Neutral attack's first two hits can [[jab lock]], while dash attack can punish landings and whiffed attacks very effectively, and down smash's back hit is a moderately strong [[semi-spike]]. Up tilt and especially up smash are useful anti-air moves, with the former being viable for setting up juggles even at higher percentages, while the latter also boasts enough power to score KOs. Lastly, forward smash is Pit's strongest KOing option, and also has among the fastest startup of any forward smash in the game.

Pit possesses a respectable grab game. Forward throw can combo into dash attack at low percentages or KO at high percentages while near the edge, while down throw can be used to combo into up smash or his aerials. Back throw can be used to setup edgeguards at higher percentages, but otherwise has limited utility. Finally, up throw is Pit's most damaging, yet least useful throw, since its only utility is to occasionally set up juggles or pressure.

Pit's air game is also useful, thanks to his aerial attacks' ability to all [[autocancel]] in a short hop and their particular strengths. Neutral aerial has the lowest amount of startup lag out of his entire moveset, a long duration, and an excellent autocancel window. Altogether, these traits make it a decent [[out of shield]] option, decent for edgeguarding and approaching, and similarly to {{SSBU|Palutena}}'s neutral aerial, it is also useful for pressure and combos. Forward and up aerials are reliable followups from down throw, the latter more so at mid to high percentages; in addition, the former is useful for approaching and edgeguarding, whereas the latter is excellent for juggling. Back aerial is Pit's strongest aerial attack when sweetspotted, making it ideal for spacing as well as for outright KOing. Lastly, down aerial is  has the lowest ending lag of Pit's aerials, and is useful for edgeguarding thanks to it being a [[meteor smash]] during its first frame, and its fairly large range also makes it decent for approaching; the inability to tech grounded meteor smashes in ''Ultimate'' also enables down aerial to serve as a combo starter at higher percents that can combo into an up smash for a reliable KO combo. It's also fast for a meteor smash, coming out on frame 10. Pit's aerial attacks also have low landing lag.

Pit's special moves are fairly versatile as well, reinforcing his ease of use. He has a great projectile in [[Palutena Bow]] which can be [[charge]]d and easily maneuvered makes it very useful for camping, edgeguarding, winning projectile wars against characters such as {{SSBU|Simon}}, and even [[mindgame]]s. [[Upperdash Arm]] functions very similarly to [[Raptor Boost]]: it propels Pit forward and, upon making contact with something, results in him throwing an uppercut that has a decent damage output and very high base knockback, and can KO at high percentages. Upperdash Arm also has utility outside of offense; it grants [[super armor]], can reflect projectiles, and can function as a horizontal recovery option. However, it is very punishable because of its dash's noticeable startup lag and extreme amount of ending lag, especially when it misses. Upperdash Arm's deflection property is also fairly inconsequential, since it reflects projectiles at an upward diagonal angle instead of directly back at the opponent. [[Power of Flight]] covers an impressive amount of distance, and be angled to propel Pit either vertically, diagonally, or almost horizontally; it also grants Pit brief [[intangibility]] on startup as well. Lastly, [[Guardian Orbitars]] protect Pit on his left and right sides with energy shields that [[reflect]] projectiles. They are also capable of [[Windbox#Pushing attacks|pushing]] opponents back, which makes them capable of edgeguarding. However, the Orbitars are not indestructible: should they end up being destroyed, they cannot be used again for 10 seconds. In addition, their high amount of ending lag makes them highly risky when used on the ground or when landing.

Despite his strengths, Pit does have some weaknesses. Like any all-around character, most characters are able to outperform him in various areas: as examples, {{SSBU|Mario}} himself has a significantly more versatile combo game, {{SSBU|Fox}} has better mobility, {{SSBU|Olimar}} and {{SSBU|Snake}} are better at [[camp]]ing, {{SSBU|Shulk}} has much greater range, and {{SSBU|R.O.B.}} has much stronger attacks. Pit's KO potential, however, is his most noticeable weakness, despite being buffed in the transition to ''Ultimate''. Despite possessing a serviceable amount of KOing options, only his forward smash and up smash are consistently effective, and even these are highly unsafe on shield due to their high ending lag. In comparison, his other KOing options are only effective when sweetspotted (forward tilt and back aerial), or above 130% (dash attack, down aerial, down smash, forward throw and [[Upperdash Arm]]). This, in turn, is further compounded by his lack of guaranteed KO setups outside of sweetspotted down aerial into up smash.

Pit's slow air speed, average falling speed and low gravity make him somewhat floaty and he noticeably struggles to both land and contest other aerial opponents due to neutral air and forward air's small looping hitboxes, with the former being only capable of hitting opponents very close to him, and the latter's first two hits don't fully cover the blade as it spins, and they are both poor defensively due to their lack of range. In the end, Pit's aerials are helpful in his advantage state and supplement his grounded neutral game, but are much less useful when he is disadvantaged. To make this issue even worse, he has only one aerial which comes out before frame 10, which is his frame 4 neutral aerial, while his back, up, and down aerials come out on frame 10, and his forward aerial at frame 11, being the slowest startup of his entire moveset. Due to aerials that are slow, are unable to properly cover him, and his floaty nature, Pit is vulnerable to pressure, as he lacks reliable ways to escape pressure or to defend himself from juggles. While his down aerial is overall fast, especially for a meteor smash, and has good range, he cannot be overly reliant on that to get out of disadvantage, and Palutena Bow, while versatile, needs a long time to be used effectively. This gives Pit a poor disadvantage state overall.

All in all, Pit's strengths are on par with his weaknesses. His moveset consists of many moves with long range (his grounded moves and back aerial), long durations (neutral/forward/up aerials and forward tilt), low ending lag (autocanceled neutral/forward aerials, down smash and Palutena Bow) or quick movement (dash attack, dash grab and Upperdash Arm). This combination of traits, along with his good grounded mobility, allows Pit to reliably keep opponents in a disadvantage state, either stuck trying to land or getting off the edge.

In the end, this is arguably Pit's saving grace: he can cover enough options and retain advantage long enough to rack up more damage than a character of his limited combo potential should. However, he suffers from unimpressive KO potential similarly to lightweights, yet lacks the extended combo options and safe pressuring options that they typically possess for damage-racking. Conversely, Pit also has a poor disadvantage state like many heavyweights, yet his overall damage output is considerably lower than most of theirs. As a result, Pit's pros are on par with his cons.

Pit has been [[buff]]ed overall in the transition from ''SSB4'' to ''Ultimate''. Almost all aspects of Pit's moveset have been improved overall: his aerial game has been significantly improved as a result of the universally decreased [[landing lag]], which puts his overall landing lag more in-line with the rest of the cast, making his [[aerial attack]]s safer to use against [[shield]]s (complemented further by [[out of shield]] options being weakened) and strengthening his already respectable [[neutral game]] as a result. Adding to this, his aerials themselves have also been buffed to varying degrees; his neutral, forward and up aerials deal more damage, with the former also connecting slightly more reliably, and his down aerial being easier to [[meteor smash]] with, due to its larger meteor hitbox. Pit has also received some useful buffs to his ground game, as his [[up tilt]] and [[down tilt]] have received less ending lag and more favorable angles that turn them into more reliable combo starters, and his [[neutral attack]]'s infinite -previously unreliable due to its poor linking- is much more effective for racking up damage due to the several tweaks it has received. Moreover, his special move kit has increased utility, with both [[Palutena Bow]] and [[Guardian Orbitars]] being sped up, improving his [[camping]] ability; and [[Power of Flight]] now being able to grab edges from behind, making it a much more useful recovery move.

One of Pit's most importantly buffed areas is his KO ability. Previously mediocre due to his lack of safe KO options (especially in comparison to the rest of the cast) in ''SSB4'', his [[dash attack]], front hit of down smash, back aerial, down aerial, and [[Upperdash Arm]] have all had their knockback increased to the point of KOing reliably at high percentages, while his neutral and forward aerials are much better for [[edgeguarding]] due to their slightly higher knockback; particularly, the latter has had some of its lost KO potential restored from ''Brawl''. This is complemented by Pit's already existing KO options, as well as his generally more effective damage racking ability due to his higher damage output and larger amount of combo starters.

Finally, and apart from the reduced landing lag, Pit largely benefits from many of the universal changes to ''Ultimate''. The changes to [[air dodge]]s significantly improve his edgeguarding game, which is further bolstered by his improved aerial game and more reliable projectile, while not hampering as much due to his multiple jumps and long-distanced recovery move. The faster mobility, along with the ability to use any attack out of a run also give him many more options in the neutral game, thanks to his more varied amount of combo starters. Altogether, Pit's buffs and the changes to the engine ultimately grant him a much stronger and reliable offensive game, which was a previously large weakness from ''SSB4''.

However, Pit has received a few, though minor, nerfs. The universal nerfs to grabs hinder Pit, as all of his grabs now have increased ending lag in addition to his dash grab and pivot grab's start-up lag being standardized. Combined with the universal nerfing of shields, this makes Pit's grab game less effective than it was in ''SSB4'', although it is still above average. Some of Pit's attacks have received minor nerfs as well - his up tilt has less range, Guardian Orbitars have less HP and shrink the more time they're held out, and Power of Flight now halts immediately at the end of the move's duration, slightly worsening Pit's recovery. Pit also carries some of the same weaknesses his previous incarnation suffered from: hitbox inconsistencies, trouble at landing in general due to being floaty, vulnerable recovery, and KOing issues despite the buffs made to his moveset's power.

Overall, Pit's moveset has been strengthened as a whole, now boasting an offensive game more comparable to other characters while keeping his defensive game relatively intact, and the universal changes allow him with far more opportunities to take the upper hand. However, he still lacks noteworthy attributes (outside of his edgeguarding ability) which, along with many veterans either being buffed to varying degrees and/or benefitting from the universal changes, means that while Pit fares much better than he did in ''SSB4'', he has not improved significantly relative to the cast. Though Pit was initially regarded as a solid upper mid-tier character with moderate success during ''Ultimate''{{'}}s early competitive metagame, his representation and results have remained minimal, while becoming notably worse as the metagame has evolved; {{Sm|Nairo}} has decidedly picked up other characters in favor of him, {{sm|Kuro}} has relegated him to a secondary, and {{Sm|Earth}} has become inactive altogether. This has lead to a significant downfall in tournament results despite the efforts of players, including {{sm|KiraFlax}} and {{sm|Chompy}}. His minimal tournament results, compounded with his status as an "all-rounder" and overly "honest" character, has lead to the same increasingly negative reception he had received during ''SSB4'', with some players viewing him as a lower mid-tier character. Updates 4.0.0 and 8.0.0 also brought Pit a number of buffs that, although worthwhile, somewhat alleviated only one of his primary flaws (his KO potential). As a result, Pit's true viability in competitive play remains to be seen.

Overall, Pit fares somewhat better than he did at the launch of ''Ultimate'', thanks to his buffs somewhat alleviating his mediocre KO potential, improving his already respectable combo and edgeguarding potentials, and bolstering his defense very mildly.

|neutraldesc=A reverse gripped downward slash, followed by a reverse gripped inward slash, then by an upward slash. If [[button mash]]ed, Pit will instead follow up the second slash with a flurry of slashes using both blades, which concludes with a lunging outward slash. Compared to ''SSB4'', Pit's new neutral infinite is a drastically more useful damage racking option, thanks to its much better hitbox consistency outweighing its slightly lower damage output.

|ftiltdesc=Arcs his body forward to perform a scissoring slash with both blades. It has a sweetspot at the tip of the blades. It's decent for spacing and possesses above average power for a tilt attack, with its sweetspot KOing middleweights at around 150% from the center of {{SSBU|Final Destination}}. Due to it hitting on frame 10, however, it is Pit's slowest tilt attack, and its base hitboxes KO significantly later due to their lower damage output. Overall, it is one of Pit's most situational attacks.

|utiltdesc=A stretch kick followed by a high-level roundhouse kick. Compared to ''SSB4'', where it was nearly useless due to its short range, high ending lag, and lack of utility outside of dealing damage, its much more favorable ending lag and knockback in ''Ultimate'' allow it to set up juggles reliably as well as to combo into neutral aerial at low and mid percentages. At high percentages, it has a KO confirm into up aerial.

|dtiltdesc=A kneeling outward slash. Its minimal startup and low ending lag make it Pit's best grounded spacing option. Compared to ''SSB4'', it now launches at a vertical angle, which allows it to combo into a dashing up smash at low percentages, and a neutral, forward or up aerial from low to mid percentages. At high percentages, it can confirm into up aerial for a KO.

|dashdesc=A spinning inward slash. Its fast startup, long range and respectable damage output make it excellent for punishing landings. Its damage output and knockback also enable it to function as a situational KO option starting at around 160%. However, like other dash attacks, its moderate ending lag makes it punishable on shield.

|fsmashdesc=Performs a reverse gripped inward slash with a blade, then quickly reassembles the Palutena Bow in order to perform an outward slash with the {{s|icaruspedia|Palutena Bow}}. Its first hit has low set knockback to connect reliably into its second hit. Due to it coming out on frame 10, it is also one of the fastest forward smashes in the game. The second hit can KO middleweights at around 120% from the center of Final Destination.

|usmashdesc=Jumps to perform three upward slashes. It hits on frame 6, making it one of the fastest smash attacks overall. It is also a useful anti-air attack due to its long vertical range and [[disjointed hitbox]]es. However, it conversely possesses short horizontal range, resulting in it hitting grounded opponents only if they are at point-blank range in front of Pit. Although update 3.1.0 improved the consistency of its linking hits, it is still possible (albeit rarely) for the opponent to fall out of the attack after its first hit.

|dsmashdesc=Performs a kneeling outward slash with a blade, followed by a squatting reverse gripped thrust behind himself with the other blade. Its sweetspot is located at the base of each blade. Like Pit's other smash attacks, it is among the fastest of its kind, thanks to it coming out on frame 5. While the first hit has higher base knockback and both hits have equal knockback scaling, the back hit's sweetspot KOs earlier, thanks to its [[semi-spike]] angle.

|nairdesc=A buzzsaw-like series of slashes in front of himself. It hits multiple times, with its last hit having high knockback scaling. Due to it coming out on frame 4, its startup is by far the fastest out of Pit's aerials. It also has long-lasting hitboxes and the ability to [[autocancel]] in a short hop quickly after the hitboxes cease, making it useful for approaching, [[edgeguarding]], and canceling out weak projectiles. It can also combo into a neutral attack when autocanceled from a fast fall. However, it has meager range, with small hitboxes that are placed very close to Pit's body, and thus it is rather ineffective defensively.

|fairdesc=Lunges forward to perform a buzzsaw-like series of slashes that hit up to three times. The last hit has high knockback scaling, KOing middleweights at around 175% from the center of Final Destination, and at around 130% at the edge, making it useful for edgeguarding at high percentages. Like neutral aerial, it also autocancels quickly in a short hop, but has comparatively longer horizontal range, so it is a safe approach option. However, it has moderate startup (frame 11) and minimal vertical range. Also, its horizontal range rather unimpressive for a disjoint, with the first two hits not fully covering the blade as it spins, making it ineffective in disadvantage state, just like neutral aerial.

|bairdesc=A double reverse gripped thrust. It has a sourspot at the base of Pit's blades that launches vertically with weak knockback, allowing it to combo into several grounded moves and aerials (including another back aerial) from low to mid percentages on landing. Conversely, the tip of the blades possess a sweetspot that launches horizontally with the highest knockback out of Pit's aerials, KOing at around 135% from center stage, and making it one of Pit's most reliable KO options. However, the sweetspot can be difficult to land due to having lower priority than the sourspot, as well as the move's moderate startup (frame 10).

|uairdesc=An overhead, buzzsaw-like series of slashes. It hits multiple times, with its last hit launching vertically. Combined with the long duration of its hitboxes, this allows it to function as a reliable [[juggling]] tool. With proper timing and spacing, it can also hit characters on the ground upon landing and start combos, much like his back aerial's sweetspot. However, it has a long total duration, which makes it punishable if used high up from the ground and missed. As of update 8.0.0., it is a reliable KO option, doing so against most characters at 120% in the air.

|dairdesc=A downward arcing reverse gripped slash. It has a sweetspot on the first hit frame that is a meteor smash, while its fairly long range and ability to autocancel in a short hop allows it to function as an approach option. It also has the fastest total duration out of Pit's aerials, and its non-meteor hitboxes launch opponents vertically, allowing it to combo into other aerials from low to mid percentages. While its meteor smash is relatively weak, it is among the fastest due to it coming out on frame 10, and has rather low ending lag.

|pummeldesc=A knee strike. A fairly fast pummel.

|fthrowdesc=An upward slash. The strongest forward throw in the game, it KOs middleweights at around 130% near edges. Although it is best suited for KOing, it is decent at setting up edgeguards, and even has minimal combo potential, leading into a dash attack at low percentages.

|bthrowdesc=Grabs the opponent by their head, spins around with them in tow, and then slams them onto the ground headfirst. Besides setting up edgeguards, it can combo into a dash attack at low percentages, or act as a setup into Palutena Bow at mid to high percentages.

|uthrowdesc=A handstand kick, similar to {{SSBU|Sheik}}'s up throw. It is Pit's most damaging throw, but its throw hitbox's average damage output, base knockback and knockback scaling make it unsuited for combos. While it can be used as a situational KO option, it essentially requires a platform in order to function as such. As a result, its primary utility is dealing damage and initiating aerial pressure alongside Palutena Bow.

|dthrowdesc=Pins the opponent to the ground and then slashes their back. It is Pit's best combo starter, with follow-ups including dashing up smash at low percentages, neutral, down and [[reverse aerial rush]]ed back aerials at low to mid percentages, and forward and up aerials at low to high percentages.

|ssdesc=Wields the {{s|icaruspedia|Upperdash Arm}} to perform a dashing uppercut. The grounded version's decent damage output and high knockback enable it to KOs middleweights at around 110%, turning it into one of Pit's strongest KO moves. The aerial version deals less damage and knockback, but is still strong enough to KO middleweights at around 150% from ground level. Upperdash Arm also grants super [[armor]] during the dash, and [[reflect]]s projectiles at ≈45°. However, it is an overall laggy attack, especially if missed; the aerial version in particular has a total duration of 104 frames (≈1.73 seconds), leaving Pit prone to [[self-destruct]]s if used below ground level. Nevertheless, the aerial version can aid Pit's [[recovery]], as it is capable of [[Edge sweet spot|sweetspotting edges]] and can still allow him to get back to the stage if he has enough jumps left.

|fsdesc=Calls for the {{s|icaruspedia|Lightning Chariot}}, then jumps aboard it and flies off-screen. Afterwards, Pit says "Phos! Lux! Let's go!", and a player-controlled reticle appears on-screen, similarly to the [[Dragoon]]'s. If the attack button is pressed, Pit will then command Phos and Lux to ram the Lightning Chariot into any opponents, which deals very high damage and knockback.}}

SSBUPitIdle1.gif|Pit's first idle pose

SSBUPitIdle2.gif|Pit's second idle pose

Pit's opponents are similar to the enemies he faces in ''Kid Icarus Uprising''.

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==In Spirit battles==

*Pit's pose in his official artwork resembles his side taunt.

*When Pit is [[star KO]]'d, he shouts, "I never learned how to read!" This is a reference to a line of dialogue he uses in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising''. This makes Pit the first character in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to speak a full sentence during a star KO. The second is {{SSBU|Byleth}} and the third is {{SSBU|Min Min}}.

**However, this is exclusive to the English version of the game; in the Japanese version, he reuses his star KO voice clip from ''SSB4''. On a related note, this also applies to Byleth.

*Pit can be unlocked by clearing Classic Mode as Samus, which may be a reference to the original ''Metroid'' and ''Kid Icarus'' NES games running on the same engine, and both being produced by Nintendo designer Gunpei Yokoi.