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{{Infobox Character
|name         = Pichu
|image        = [[Image:Pichu SSBU.png|250px|Pichu]]
|game         = SSBU
|ssbgame1     = SSBM
|availability = [[Unlockable character|Unlockable]]
}}
'''Pichu''' ({{ja|ピチュー|Pichū}}, ''Pichu'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. It was confirmed on June 12th, 2018.

==Changes from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
Like in ''Melee'', Pichu damages itself when using electric attacks. It is not labeled as an [[Clone|Echo Fighter]], but it is unknown as to whether or not it has been decloned.

===Aesthetics===
*{{change|Pichu's design and proportions now match the latest games in the ''Pokémon'' franchise. Its colors are more subdued than they were in ''Melee''.}}
*{{change|Pichu is much more expressive. Like {{SSBU|Pikachu}} its eyes become swirls when [[dazed]], a detail derived from the ''Pokémon'' anime.}}
*{{change|Pichu now has squash and stretch in its animations, giving it a bouncy feel.}}
*{{change|Many of Pichu's attacks now have new animations differing from its moveset in ''Melee''.}}
*{{change|Pichu has a new taunt akin to Pikachu's up taunt, except it humorously becomes dizzy afterwards.}}

===Attributes===
*{{buff|Pichu can now crawl. This allows for an easier approach while dodging projectiles.}}

===Ground attacks===
*{{buff|Forward tilt can [[trip]] opponents.}}
*{{nerf|Forward tilt has an [[electric]] effect, thus causes 0.7% [[recoil damage]] to Pichu.}}
*{{buff|Dash attack is the same, but has noticeably less endlag.}}

===Special moves===
*{{buff|{{b|Thunder|Pokémon}} [[meteor smash]]es targets hit high above Pichu and into the electric blast, akin to Pikachu's.}}
*{{buff|{{b|Thunder|Pokémon}} now does 0.1% less recoil damage, bringing it down to 2.9%.}}
*{{change|Like with Pikachu's Thunder, the electricity discharged when the lightning strikes Pichu is now yellow rather than blue and has Pichu flash with a dark tint.}}
*{{change|Pichu now bounces back after connecting with [[Skull Bash]]. This makes it better for hit-and-run but worse for approach.}}
*{{buff|Pichu now has a [[Final Smash]], which is similar to Pikachu's: it has Pichu dash quickly around the stage at different angles while surrounded in a ball of electricity, then launching opponents with an electric blast at the end of the move as the ball disappears.}}

==Gallery==

=== Character Showcase Video ===
<youtube>9ZD89yfBCyE</youtube>

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