From everything I've seen as a non-expert across the series, Hammer generally seems to be getting the shorter end of the stick, being largely slower and weaker than a lot of the competition, sometimes even failing to be the king of KO like is its entire job (thanks 4 CB).
So is there any game where the Hammer is actually a genuinely high tier, amazing weapon, standing out amongst the others?
Edit: What I'm reading in the comments is that it was great in gen 1, and otherwise, never that amazing, but reliable.
And yes, I am a hammer main, I do believe in the bonk and I'm not abandoning it now. I was just curious about its history