Event 48: Pikachu and Pichu

Event 48 Pikachu and Pichu
Official description	These Pokémon are pals...but not with you!
Character(s) used	Choose (2 stocks)
Opponent(s)	Pikachu (infinite stocks) Pichu (1 stock) Pichu (1 stock)
Stage(s)	Dream Land
Music	Dream Land N64
Availability	Unlockable

Pikachu and Pichu is the 48th event match of the 51 event matches in Super Smash Bros. Melee. In this event match, the player may choose any character and will have two stocks. The player must fight 2 Pichu with one stock each and a Pikachu with infinite stocks; the two Pichu will not actively attack the player unless they're approached, while Pikachu will constantly hound the player. However, if one Pichu is KO'd, then the other Pichu will begin to attack the player as well. The player must KO both Pichu. The stage played on is Dream Land, even if the player has not unlocked it, as well as making it the only Melee event match set on a past stage.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ピカチュウ＆ピチュー	Pikachu & Pichu
French	PIKACHU et PICHU	Literal translation
German	Pikachu und Pichu	Literal translation
Spanish	Pikachu y Pichu	Literal translation
Italian	Pikachu e Pichu	Literal translation

Trivia

• The name and description of the event and the presence of two Pichu are references to the animated short Pikachu and Pichu, where in one scene, Pikachu has to protect the Pichu brothers and escape from an angry Houndour.