Changes: Pac-Man (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U)

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This article is about Pac-Man's appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. For other uses, see Pac-Man.

Pac-Man (パックマン Pakkuman^?), stylized as PACMAN (Japanese) and PAC-MAN (all other languages) in-game, is the main character from Namco's eponymous series. He is the fourth non-Nintendo character to appear in the series, following Solid Snake, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Mega Man. He is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U.

He currently ranks 46th on the tier list. Pac-Man has a versatile projectile game and a combo game unlike any other, in addition to possessing a good recovery. Pac-Man lacks in range and kill power and some of his special moves can be used against him, placing him at the top of the F tier.

Attributes

Strengths

Low startup and ending lag on various attacks.
Great poking attacks, useful for interrupting enemies, making him unpredictable.
Quite agile on both air and ground.
Bonus Fruit can make his ranged approaches unpredictable.
Fire Hydrant is a great trap-move, constantly pushing enemies, being also very effective for edge-guarding. Pac-Man can also attack the Hydrant, launching it at his opponents.
Versatile recovering.
Can crawl.
Can Wall jump.
All the Ghosts that appear in his Smash Attacks count as disjointed hitboxes.

Weaknesses

Enemies can attack Fire Hydrant and launch it back at Pac-Man, causing damage to him.
Enemies can grab his Bonus Fruits and use them against him.
All Smash attacks have considerable high startup lag.
His Final Smash is relatively easy to dodge.

Summary

Pac-Man is a Trapper with decent tools that help with Zoning. He is a character that specializes in using unpredictable projectiles to rack up damage and setup for KO's. He has camping potential using his Down Special and Nuetral Special, a decent, fast poking tool with his Side Tilt and Forward Aerial, a good combo starter using Up Tilt, Dash Attack or Down Tilt, which can be followed up by an Up Aerial or Forward Aerial, reasonably strong smashes, and a far-reaching recovery Up Special. His Down Special is safe on shield, can punish jugglers, and can be launched into opponents as a late KO move. His Nuetral Special is very versatile and can be used as a combo starter, a follow-up, an edgeguarding tool, and sometimes a late KO move as well. His Side Special covers a lot of area and can be used as a horizontal or vertical recovery move. His grab also has utility, in his Back Throw, which can kill at a somewhat late percentage, and his Down Throw, which can be followed up by a Dash Attack.

Even though he has a somewhat versatile moveset, his fatal flaws are in his unreliable KO potential and his slow grab. Even though Pac-Man can rack up damage efficiently if used properly, his smashes have a lot of starting and ending lag, as well as not having very many reliable kill options/setups that exclude smash attacks. His grab could possibly be the slowest grab in the game, even though it has utility. This means that opponents do not have to be very wary of grabs when playing against Pac-Man. Overall, Pac-Man is a character that is not particularly a force to be reckoned with, but at least a small threat.

Moveset

Ground Attacks

Normal

Neutral Attack: Throws a slow punch.
Neutral Combo: Hits one time with his left hand, then the right hand, and ends with a flip kick.
Dash Attack: Turns into his classic form and rushes forward, repeatedly biting.
Side Tilt: Does a kick.
Up Tilt: Does a headbutt. Looks similar to Mario/Luigi/Dr. Mario's Up Smash.
Down Tilt: Turns into his classic form and goes forward a short distance.

Smash Attacks

Side Smash - He sends out an 8-Bit version of Blinky.
Up Smash - He sends up an 8-Bit version of Inky.
Down Smash - He pushes 8-Bit versions of Pinky and Clyde off to the left and right.

Other Attacks

To be added

Aerial Attacks

Neutral Aerial: Turns into his classic form and spins around.
Forward Aerial: Does a kick.
Back Aerial: Kicks backwards with both feet. Looks similar to Mario/Luigi/Dr. Mario's Back Aerial in Melee.
Up Aerial: Flips over and sweeps his feet upwards. Looks similar to Mario/Luigi/Dr. Mario's Up Aerial. Could also be based on the flipkick, a move Pac-Man could perform in the Pac-Man World series.
Down Aerial: Repeatedly kicks downward. Looks similar to Lucas' Down Aerial.

Grabs and Throws

Pummel: Throws himself at the opponent and hits them with his head.
Forward Throw: Slaps them forward. Is a considerably weak throw.
Back Throw: Spins around slowly and throws opponent backwards.
Up Throw: Hurls the opponent upward with one arm.
Down Throw: Gets on top of the opponent in his classic form and bites them.

Special Moves

Pac-Man's Special Moves
	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Bonus Fruit
Side Special	Power Pellet
Up Special	Pac-Jump
Down Special	Fire Hydrant
Final Smash	Super Pac-Man

Pac-Man's Custom Special Moves
	Custom 1	Custom 2
Standard Special	Freaky Fruit	Lazy Fruit
Side Special	Distant Power Pellet	Enticing Power Pellet
Up Special	Power Pac-Jump	Meteor Trampoline
Down Special	On-Fire Hydrant	Dire Hydrant

Taunts

Up: This taunt is known as Namco Roulette. Pac-Man randomly summons one of the following Namco character sprites, each making a sound from their game:
- Both versions: Clovis (Dragon Buster), Don (Taiko no Tatsujin), Fighter (Bosconian, sound: "Alert! Alert!"), Fighter (Galaga), Galaxip (Galaxian), Gilgamesh (The Tower of Druaga), Mappy (Mappy), My Car (Rally-X), Paccet (Baraduke, sound: "I'm your friend!"), Pooka (Dig Dug), Red Baron (Sky Kid), Secret Fighter (Gaplus), Solvalou (Xevious), Topcup (Libble Rabble)
- 3DS only: King (King & Balloon, sound: "Thank you!"), Ghost (Pac-Man)
- Wii U only: Andor Genesis (Xevious), Valkyrie (Valkyrie no Densetsu), Runner (Metro-Cross)
Side: Transforms into his ball form and bites on either side of him, making his iconic chomping sound.
Down: Lays down to relax briefly while musical notes appear above him and two Ghosts swirl around him.

In Competitive Play

To be added.

Trophies

PAC-MAN

The yellow, circular hero of the game PAC-MAN, which is recognized as the "Most Successful Coin-Operated Arcade Game" by Guinness World Records. In Smash Bros., he uses several moves inspired by the original PAC-MAN. Wakawaka your foes by charging up the Power Pellet move and aiming at them.

PAC-MAN (1980)
PAC-LAND (1984)

PAC-MAN (Alt.)

PAC-MAN's Fire Hydrant down special pushes opponents away with blasts of water. You can drop the hydrant on top of your opponents to damage them, but they can also attack it to damage you if you're standing on it! His Pac-Jump up special spawns a trampoline he can jump on three times—the third jump is especially high!

PAC-MAN (1980)
PAC-LAND (1984)

Super Pac-Man

PAC-MAN's Final Smash turns him into this huge form that appeared in SUPER PAC-MAN. In this form, SUPER PAC-MAN eats his foes to deal damage to them and reduce them just a pair of eyes. He can move freely in all four directions, loop around the screen, and... obtain a score of up to 7,650 points!

Alternate costumes

Gallery

Reveal trailer

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Gallery

Trivia

Pac-Man is the second-oldest character in all Super Smash Bros. history, with Mr. Game & Watch being older by just less than a month.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U marks the second time Pac-Man has appeared in a crossover fighting game with Mega Man (or a variation of Mega Man) and Ryu. The first time was the PlayStation version of Street Fighter X Tekken.
- It also marks the fourth time Pac-Man has appeared in a crossover game with Mario, the first three being the Mario Kart Arcade GP series.
The score 7650 is referenced three times in this game: the score during Pac-Man's Final Smash, the score sign in one of the victory animations, and an Event Match title. 7650 is a goroawase number which reads in Japanese as "na-mu-ko" (Namco).
At one point, Sakurai considered cutting Pac-Man from the roster if Namco made him use his recent design from Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.
Pac-Man and the Mii Fighters are the only characters who do not show panicked facial expressions when drowning. In Pac-Man's case, he grins when he drowns.
Sonic and Pac-Man are the only third-party characters to have two different home stages (Pac-Maze and Pac-Land in Pac-Man's case).

Miscellaneous third-party universes
Characters	Boss	Rathalos
	Assist Trophies	Akira Yuki · Bomberman · Rathalos · Shovel Knight
	Mii Fighter Costumes	Akira Yuki · Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad · Arthur · Bomberman · Cuphead · Dante · Doom Slayer · Dragonborn · Felyne · Gil · Goemon · Iori Yagami · Jacky Bryant · Lloyd Irving · Monster Hunter · Nakoruru · Rabbids · Ryo Sakazaki · Sans · Shantae · Travis Touchdown · Vault Boy
	Background characters	Athena Asamiya · Chang Koehan & Choi Bounge · Goro Daimon · Iori Yagami · King · Kyo Kusanagi · Ralf Jones & Clark Still · Ryo Sakazaki · Yuri Sakazaki
	Enemies	Pooka · Bacura
Items	Boss Galaga · Special Flag
Music	Lists	List of Music (Namco games) · List of Music (SNK games) · List of Music (Monster Hunter / Undertale / Cuphead / Shantae)
Music	Songs	"MEGALOVANIA" · "Psycho Soldier Theme"
Collectibles	Trophies	3DS Trophies · Wii U Trophies
Collectibles	Spirits	List of spirits (Others)
Universe	List of minor universes

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 {{nihongo|'''Pac-Man'''|パックマン|Pakkuman}}, stylized as '''PACMAN''' (Japanese) and '''PAC-MAN''' (all other languages) in-game, is the main character from Namco's [[Pac-Man (universe)|eponymous series]]. He is the fourth non-Nintendo character to appear in the series, following [[Solid Snake (SSBB)|Solid Snake]], [[Sonic (SSBB)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], and [[Mega Man (SSBWU/3DS)|Mega Man]]. He is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]''.
+He currently ranks 46th on the [[tier list]]. Pac-Man has a versatile projectile game and a combo game unlike any other, in addition to possessing a good recovery. Pac-Man lacks in range and kill power and some of his special moves can be used against him, placing him at the top of the F tier.
-He currently ranks 38th on the [[tier list]].
 ==Attributes==
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 * Versatile recovering.
 * Can [[crawl]].
+*Can [[Wall jump]].
 * All the Ghosts that appear in his Smash Attacks count as [[disjointed hitbox]]es.
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 * His Final Smash is relatively easy to dodge.
-===Summary===
+== Summary ==
+Pac-Man is a Trapper with decent tools that help with Zoning. He is a character that specializes in using unpredictable projectiles to rack up damage and setup for KO's. He has camping potential using his Down Special and Nuetral Special, a decent, fast poking tool with his Side Tilt and Forward Aerial, a good combo starter using Up Tilt, Dash Attack or Down Tilt, which can be followed up by an Up Aerial or Forward Aerial, reasonably strong smashes, and a far-reaching recovery Up Special. His Down Special is safe on shield, can punish jugglers, and can be launched into opponents as a late KO move. His Nuetral Special is very versatile and can be used as a combo starter, a follow-up, an edgeguarding tool, and sometimes a late KO move as well. His Side Special covers a lot of area and can be used as a horizontal or vertical recovery move. His grab also has utility, in his Back Throw, which can kill at a somewhat late percentage, and his Down Throw, which can be followed up by a Dash Attack.
-In a way, some of Pac-Man animations look a bit similar to [[Mario (SSBWU/3DS)|Mario]]/[[Luigi (SSBWU/3DS)|Luigi]]/[[Dr. Mario (SSBWU/3DS)|Dr. Mario]] and [[Pikmin & Olimar (SSBWU/3DS)|Olimar]]'s. Many of his punches and kicks slightly resembles Mario's (Up Tilt notably resembles a faster version of Mario Up Smash), while his Smash Attacks are similar to Olimar's.
+Even though he has a somewhat versatile moveset, his fatal flaws are in his unreliable KO potential and his slow grab. Even though Pac-Man can rack up damage efficiently if used properly, his smashes have a lot of starting and ending lag, as well as not having very many reliable kill options/setups that exclude smash attacks. His grab could possibly be the slowest grab in the game, even though it has utility. This means that opponents do not have to be very wary of grabs when playing against Pac-Man. Overall, Pac-Man is a character that is not particularly a force to be reckoned with, but at least a small threat.
-Overall, Pac-Man is an agile character, being capable to attack fast and lay traps with his Bonus Fruit and Fire Hydrant. His Down Tilt is notably fast, being a very powerful surprise attack with very little ending lag, while his Smash Attacks can both attack and protect him from opponents. He has good starting combo's from two Up-Tilts into a Up-Air. Or Down-tilt into dash attack into neutral B.
 ==Moveset==
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-pac man hungers for battle.png|Pac-Man Hungers for Battle!
+pac man hungers for battle.png|Pac-Man's splash screen. Pac-Man Hungers for Battle!
 Pac-Man Amiibo.png|Pac-Man's amiibo figure.
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 ==Trivia==
-*He is the second-oldest in all ''Super Smash Bros.'' history ([[Mr. Game and Watch]] is older by just less than a month).
+*Pac-Man is the second-oldest character in all ''Super Smash Bros.'' history, with [[Mr. Game & Watch (SSBWU/3DS)|Mr. Game & Watch]] being older by just less than a month.
-*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]'' marks the second time Pac-Man has appeared in a crossover fighting game with Mega Man (or a variation of Mega Man). The first time was the PlayStation version of ''Street Fighter X Tekken''.
+*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' marks the second time Pac-Man has appeared in a crossover fighting game with Mega Man (or a variation of Mega Man) and Ryu. The first time was the PlayStation version of ''Street Fighter X Tekken''.
 **It also marks the fourth time Pac-Man has appeared in a crossover game with Mario, the first three being the ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series.
-*There are "''765''" references (with a zero) throughout the game: the score during Pac-Man's final Smash, the score sign in one of the victory animations, and an Event Match title. "''765''" (read: seven-six-five) is a goroawase number which reads in Japanese as "na-mu-ko" (Namco)
+*The score ''7650'' is referenced three times in this game: the score during Pac-Man's Final Smash, the score sign in one of the victory animations, and an Event Match title. ''7650''  is a goroawase number which reads in Japanese as "na-mu-ko" (Namco).
+*At one point, Sakurai considered cutting Pac-Man from the roster if Namco made him use his recent design from ''Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures''.
-*Pac-Man is the fourth third-party character in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, right behind [[Snake (SSBB)|Snake]], [[Sonic (SSBWU/3DS)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], and [[Mega Man (SSBWU/3DS)|Mega Man]].
+*Pac-Man and the [[Mii Fighters (SSBWU/3DS)|Mii Fighters]] are the only characters who do not show panicked facial expressions when drowning. In Pac-Man's case, he grins when he drowns.
-*His character design is based on his second design rather than the recent ''Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures'' design. Sakurai was considering to cut Pac-Man from the roster if Namco made him use his recent design.
-*Pac-Man is the one of the only two characters who doesn't have the color green in his palette swap options, the other being [[Shulk]].
+*Sonic and Pac-Man are the only third-party characters to have two different home stages ([[Pac-Maze]] and [[Pac-Land]] in Pac-Man's case).
-*Pac-Man can perform a "trick" when paired with another Pac-Man that involves both using their Up Special, Pac-Jump, to ascend using the trampolines until they reach past the upper [[blast line]]. This is similar to the [[Luigi Ladder]], however they won't be KO'ed since the move doesn't cause damage. However, they will be constantly taking damage from being past the blast zones.
-*Pac-Man smiles when he drowns.
-*Pac-Man is the first character in the Super Smash Bros. series to be "Teased". During [[Greninja (SSBWU/3DS)|Greninja's]] reveal trailer, after it uses hydro-pump to jump off to tree branch it was standing on, a cloud shaped like Pac-Man is visible in the upper section of the screen.
-*<span>Smash Bros. marks the second time Pac-Man and Ryu fought together (after Street Fighter X Tekken).</span>
-** Sonic and Pac-man, so far, were the only third party characters to have 2 different stages; Green Hill Zone, Windy Hill Zone and Pac-Maze, Pac-Land.
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