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Smash Ultimate · Mid Tier

Piranha Plant Balance Changes

A steerable poison cloud forces opponents to keep repositioning, paid for with a little less power on up smash.

Tier Mid Tier
Direction Mixed
Proposed changes 2 · 1 buff · 1 nerf

Balance Philosophy

Each mid-tier character receives a buff and a nerf: shave off the most unfair part of the kit while lessening the character's biggest weakness.

Proposed Changes

Each entry lists the move or ability affected, the adjustment itself, and — where the analysis states one — the problem it is meant to solve and the reasoning behind it.

  1. Poison Breath (down special)

    Buff
    Proposed adjustment
    The poison can be given a directional input on cast so that it moves forward, carrying it further across the screen.
    Reason
    Forces the opponent to reposition more often.

  2. Up smash

    Nerf
    Proposed adjustment
    Deals a little less knockback.

Where The Source Is Unclear

  • The source writes "can now direction input its poison to move forward on caste" without naming the special input; it is read here as Poison Breath.

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Piranha Plant is one of Smash Ultimate's entries — the full tier-by-tier breakdown covers the whole roster.

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