PAC-MAN Amiibo Guide

PAC MAN

AVERAGE TIER

This amiibo has a lot of problems. Pac-Man is a difficult character to master, add that on to his wonky skills and combos and it makes for a meh amiibo. Pac Man amiibo doesn't do what you want him to do at all. You can teach him different fruit/key throws all day, and he will almost always throw the cherry. Trying to teach him to smash attack on the hydrant is pointless, he doesn't even know how to interact with it. Amiibos in general seem to not realize the hydrant is an object they can take advantage of, they will just walk into it or jump over it. I've been informed by a few people that the flame custom for the fire hydrant helps the amiibo quite a bit. Pac-Man amiibo seems to like using it as an attack from above. Whether they are on stage or off stage, his goal is to try to drop the hydrant on their head. Pac Man also has on of the worst grabs in the game, it's extremely slow and hard to land, especially on other amiibos. He does have a kill throw with his back throw but he struggles to land it unless they are recovering. He can get punished very easily trying to go for grabs. Typically Pac-Man amiibo just jumps around and does aerials no matter what you try to teach him. His aerials aren't terrible but they aren't good enough to make him viable. The AI just doesn't know how to handle this complicated character and it really shows in his poor performances. I think in some match ups he can do pretty well, but in most of them he falls flat, so Pac-Man Amiibo is an average tier pick imo.

PROS:

• Great Recovery
• Good Aerials
• Side B is Strong
• Hydrant Mechanic works in his favor sometimes
• Kill Throw
• Good in FFA/Team Matches
• Small Size Can Be An Advantage

CONS:

• Terrible Grab
• AI doesn't know what to do with the character
• Hydrant isn't recognized by the AI
• Complicated and difficult to train
• Struggles in 1v1s

TRAINING MUSTS:

• Teach him to kill with back throw
• Use the Hydrant, just don't over use it. Teaching him to smash the hydrant doesn't seem to work
• Teach him different fruit options, sometimes he will pick different ones but he typically throws the cherry all the time
• Utilize all aerials, I know his back air and neutral air kill, teach him to kill with those
• Utilize all smash attacks and show him he can kill with each of them
• Normally I would say grab and pummel often but his grab is so weak I'd only grab at high percents to kill with the kill throw
• Use side b often, it doesn't get punished too much and is a good way to get damage in