Recovery

In Super Smash Bros., a character's recovery refers to their ability to make it back to the stage using their double jump and special moves, mainly their up special. Characters with multiple midair jumps, like Pit, Kirby, and King Dedede usually have a recovery that covers a lot of distance. Some characters, like Jigglypuff and Yoshi, must resort to mostly jumping in order to recover, since their up special covers very little to no distance at all.

Most characters with bad recoveries are labeled as low tiers, because it's rather easy to simply throw them offstage, making them unable to get back. However, characters like Cloud and Captain Falcon, are mid or even top tiers, even though they have a poor recovery.