Template:SSB4 to SSBU changelist/Ivysaur: Difference between revisions

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Ivysaur's design and proportions have changed. Its flower bud now has multiple layers of petals and a smoother texture. Its pupils and ears are slightly larger, and its toes are much less pronounced. Its patches have also been re-positioned. It is more vibrantly colored overall, with its skin being a lighter shade of blue and its flower bud being a lighter shade of pink with its leaves being a lighter shade of green. In addition, Ivysaur's teeth and toes are white instead of beige. Due to these changes, it now matches match its appearance in more recent ''[[Pokémon]]'' games.}}

*{{change|Ivysaur always faces the screen regardless of which direction it turns, causing all of its animations to be mirrored.}}

*{{change|Ivysaur has a new air dodge animation, where it no longer twirls horizontally.}}

*{{change|Opponents now grab Ivysaur by its body, instead of its flower bud.}}

===Attributes===

**{{buff|Its [[fast falling]] speed is significantly higher (1.89 → 2.208), leaving it much less vulnerable to [[juggling]].}}

*{{change|Ivysaur's [[gravity]] is higher (0.07 → 0.082).}}

*{{buff|The [[Pokémon Change#Stamina|Stamina]] mechanic has been removed, eliminating the necessity of switching out Pokémon to restore their power.}}

**{{nerf|However, this also hinders Ivysaur's endurance against [[water]] based attacks (which are slightly more prevalent than in ''Brawl''), and reduces the power of its grass attacks against Squirtle.}}

*{{buff|The removal of [[edgehogging]] improves Ivysaur's [[tether]]-dependent recovery.}}

**{{change|The second hitbox is much larger (6u → 13u), matching the first hitbox, but due to its altered Y offset, both hitboxes now occupy the same space, the only difference being that the first one only affects grounded opponents and the second one only affects aerial opponents.}}

*[[Down aerial]]:

**{{buff|The sweetspot is larger (2.2u → 4u) and placed lower (-9u → -13.5u), improving its range.}}

**{{change|The move gives Ivysaur a weaker vertical boost (0.8 → 0.3). Combined with Ivysaur's higher gravity and faster falling speed, this allows it to land faster after using the move, but makes it riskier to use offstage.}}

===Throws and other attacks===

**{{nerf|It releases opponents later (frame 13 → 21) and has more ending lag (FAF 28 → 40).}}

**{{buff|The changes to hitstun canceling and Ivysaur's faster jumpsquat allow up throw to combo into a neutral or up aerial from low to mid percents, and [[Vine Whip]] even up to high percents, despite its increased ending lag.}}

*[[Down throw]]:

**{{nerf|Down throw deals less damage (10% → 7%).}}

**{{buff|Pokémon Change executes much faster, and no longer requires the game to load the next Pokémon with every switch. This significantly increases its safety, and allows it to potentially string into another Pokémon's moves.}}

**{{buff|It can now be used in the air. This allows the player to mix up their recovery between different Pokémon, and to utilize its intangibility frames as an alternative air dodge, with the notable advantage of coming out on frame 1. As a result, it poses much less of a risk than in ''Brawl'' as a defensive option.}}

**{{nerf|It no longer resets [[stale-move negation]], effectively weakening Charizard when Ivysaur switches.}}

**{{nerf|It can no longer [[Pokémon Change#Zero Switching|skip the ending lag of the switch]] if performed near the edge of a moving platform, although it still grants Ivysaur an extra midair jump.}}