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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, alongside his [[Echo Fighter]] Dark Pit, are ranked 41st out of 82 on the current [[tier list]], placing them in the B- tier. This is higher than their 32nd out of 54 placement in ''SSB4''.

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.

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 his aerials being 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.

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 isn't helped by many veterans either being buffed to varying degrees and/or benefitting from the universal changes. That said, Pit has received buffs from game updates that have helped fix some inconsistencies or giving him new options, letting him moderately keep up with the rest of the cast. Altogether, Pit fares much better than he did in ''SSB4'', but has not improved significantly relative to the cast, leading him to remain in a similar position as he was in ''SSB4''.

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

|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 ≈120% from the center of Final Destination.

|nairdesc=While facing the screen, Pit twirls the Palutena Bow in front of himself to perform a buzzsaw-like series of slashes. 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; as a result, it is rather ineffective to use while Pit is in a disadvantaged state.

|fairdesc=Lunges forward and twirls the Palutena Bow in order to perform a buzzsaw-like series of slashes. The last hit has high knockback scaling, KOing middleweights at ≈175% from the center of Final Destination, and at ≈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. Its horizontal range is also rather unimpressive for a disjointed hitbox, with the first two hits not fully covering the Palutena Bow as it spins; this makes it ineffective to use while Pit is in a disadvantaged state.

|ssdesc=Wields the {{s|icaruspedia|Upperdash Arm}} to perform a dashing uppercut. The grounded version's decent damage output and high base knockback enable it to KOs middleweights at ≈115%, turning it into one of Pit's strongest KO moves. Upperdash Arm also grants super [[armor]] during the dash, and [[reflect]]s projectiles at 50°. 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 susceptible to [[self-destruct]]ing if it is used below ground-level. The aerial version is also significantly weaker, to the point that it KOs ground-level middleweights beginning at slightly over 150%. 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.

*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.