Matchup Summary (Win Condition and Game Plan)
Pit can use arrows and multi-hit aerials to contest R.O.B.’s setups, but R.O.B. still tends to control the match whenever gyro and laser force Pit to pause before he gets those airborne routes started. The main structure is to place gyro so Pit’s jump drift becomes predictable, then punish the forced stop with fair, grab, or uair and push the hit toward the ledge. Jab strings, tilts, dash attack, smash attacks, nair, fair, uair, neutral B, and side B all leave real shield punish windows, so R.O.B. gains more from cashing in on those stops than from scrapping into every aerial sequence. The cleaner KO route is usually gyro-led ledge pressure into bair or up smash on high recovery, letting R.O.B. beat Pit’s strong recovery by managing the ledge instead of overchasing offstage.
Full Move Frame Quick Reference
| Opponent Move | Startup | On Shield | R.O.B. OOS Candidate Moves | Barely Missed Moves |
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| Jab 1 | 4 | -18 |
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| Jab 2 | 5 | -21 |
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| Jab 3 | 3 | -23 |
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| Rapid Jab | 6/8/10… | — | ||
| Rapid Jab Finisher | 4 | -40 |
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| Forward Tilt | 10 | -22/-19 |
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| Up Tilt | 6/15 | -23/-13 |
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| Down Tilt | 6 | -13 |
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| Dash Attack | 7 | -17 |
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| Forward Smash | 10/21 | -26 |
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| Up Smash | 6/7/10/18 | -27 |
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| Down Smash | 5/18 | -27/-28/-14/-15 |
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| Neutral Air | 4/7/10/13/16/19/22/25 | -12/-11 |
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| Forward Air | 11/14/18 | -10/-9 |
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| Back Air | 10 | -4/-3 |
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| Up Air | 10/13/16/19/22 | -12/-11 |
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| Down Air | 10 | -8 |
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| Neutral B | 16—76 | -23 to -20 |
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| Side B (1) | 18 | -37 |
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| Side B (2) | 21 | -40 |
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| Up B | — | — | ||
| Down B | 7 (Start of Reflect) | — | ||
| Grab | 6 | — | ||
| Dash Grab | 9 | — | ||
| Pivot Grab | 10 | — |
Win Condition Checklist
- Use gyro and laser to rush Pit’s arrow and jump timing, then punish the forced stop with fair or grab
- After shielding jab 1-3, rapid jab finisher, tilts, dash attack, smash attacks, nair, fair, uair, neutral B, or side B, take the guaranteed fair, uair, or up smash punish
- Once Pit is airborne, recycle gyro and keep locking down the landing route so uair and up smash cover the vertical escape
- At the ledge, keep the edgeguard contained and use held gyro to cover neutral getup, jump, and high recovery in order
- Do not swing into every multi-hit sequence; take the turns where Pit actually leaves himself negative and keep stage control
Actions to Avoid
- Fighting neutral without gyro and letting Pit enter freely through nair or fair lanes
- Letting punishable tilts or fair go unpunished and giving Pit another full landing-trap cycle
- Overcommitting during juggle sequences and letting air dodge or multi-hit drift reverse the position
- Chasing too deep offstage and abandoning the stronger gyro-led ledge control win condition
- Forcing sloppy center-stage kill attempts with laser or up smash and eating the whiff punish first