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Olimar
Last updated :Jun 29, 2021
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Olimar

Captain Olimar is a brave explorer for the Hocotate Freight, a deep-space long freighting company. He is also the owner of the S.S. Dolphin, his ship. Olimar is also a father of two lovely children, a husband, and has a Hocotate version of a dog called Bulbie.Know more

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Win rate

53%(199-178)

Pick rate

1%

Total players

377

Statistics

The chart shows this character's most frequent matchups, and also the most favorable ones based on win rate.

Olimar matchup chart

Win rate

0%100%
CharacterWin rateTotal usage
Fox52 %21
Pikachu95 %20
R.O.B.35 %20
Sonic30 %20
Ike41 %17
Inkling69 %16
Snake50 %16
Wolf80 %15
Palutena67 %15
Wario67 %15

Olimar matchups

Matchups based on at least on 50 games.

Most played vs:

Fox
Fox

Wins-losses:

11-10 (52%)

Best vs:

Mewtwo
Mewtwo

Wins-losses:

4-0 (100%)

Worst vs:

Roy
Roy

Wins-losses:

0-3 (0%)

top Olimar mains

PlayerGamesWinsLossesWin rate
1711665%
147750%

Character abilities

  • Survivability: 6

  • Range: 7

  • Specials: 8

  • Speed: 4

  • Aerials: 7

Patch Notes

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Biography

After a long day of work and on his way back to his home planet, Olimar's ship, the S.S. Dolphin, is struck by a meteorite and sent hurtling down planetside. After the crash, he assessed the situation. With his life systems failing and a toxic atmosphere made up of mostly oxygen, Olimar had to rebuild his ship within thirty days. While exploring the surface near his ship, he sees a peculiar lifeform. After interacting with it for a few moments, he quickly discovers their potential to help him gather every part he needs to get his ship back into shape. He would call these creatures Pikmin. Once the ship was back into action, he returned to Hocotate.

Soon after landing back on his home planet, Olimar is greeted by his employer from Hocotate Freight. As it turns out, a newly hired member of the company, Louie, had lost a major shipment and put the whole operation in such a large debt that the S.S. Dolphin was to be sold to pay for part of it. But after calculating the worth of a piece of a bottle cap that Olimar had brought in from his travel, his employer commands him to go back and gather as much as he and Louie can to pay off the debt. The two then come back to the earth-like planet and, with the help of the Pikmin, payoff Hocotate Freight's debt.

At the core of Olimar's gameplay is the utilization of his Pikmin, each having a different range, strength, and resistance. With Red, Yellow, Blue, and White, Pikmin can withstand attacks based on fire, electricity, water, and poison damage, respectively. The white Pikmin also deals poison damage. And the final Pikmin, Purple, is the strongest of all but will not cling to opponents. Instead, it applies a knockback.

In the world of competitive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Olimar is viewed as a specialist character with various powerful matchups but with a big-time investment. Even with a great grasp of the character player might fall prey to Olimar's weaknesses, such as his weak aerial presence and his punishable playstyle.

Key Information

First Appearance: 31 January 2008 (Super Smash Bros Brawl)

Availability: Base game

Universe: Pikmin

Occupation: Captain