Good for zoning and breaking shields, and especially good for ledge pressure. Side Special (Poison Breath)Ī charged special, Piranha Plant ends up spitting poison that deals continous damage to opponents. It is one of Plant's most useful moves, as it can restrict the opponent's movement in neutral, and can also be used to get KOs after an opponent is hit offstage. The ball is heavy and travels in a downward arc when fired, although it can be cancelled to try and trick the opponent. Piranha Plant Matchup Chart Matchup ChartĬalled Ptooie, this special shoots a metal ball above Piranha Plant and has him spitting it towards enemies, hence the name. ・Very powerful Out of Shield option in up smash See Our Tier List Here! Piranha Plant's Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths Overall, Piranha Plant is best played in a bait and punish type playstyle, where you use projectiles to trick opponents into picking a bad option, then punishing them for it. It's body is rather big and easy to combo, so it has a rather poor disadvantage state as well. It also has poor range, giving Piranha Plant a hard time against characters with large hitboxes.
Piranha Plant's main weaknesses are its poor mobility (speed), and mediocre frame data, with noticeable lag on most aerials. Their recovery also allows them to travel a very far distance, allowing them to safely make it back to the stage, and combined with their weight, gives thm good endurance.
It has some decent combos, as well as great grab follow ups, and even a kill throw (Up Throw). Piranha Plant can use their unique projectilesーPtooie (neutral B) and Poison Breath (side B)ーto limit the opponent's movent and bait out an option. A fighter that uses unique projectiles to limit the opponent's options