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Pikachu, however, is not perfect. It is a lightweight character, allowing for it to be KOed earlier than most other characters, and can also be easily comboed by others. Pikachu also has limited options out of a [[tech]]. | Pikachu, however, is not perfect. It is a lightweight character, allowing for it to be KOed earlier than most other characters, and can also be easily comboed by others. Pikachu also has limited options out of a [[tech]]. | ||
Despite this, Pikachu's strengths exceed its weaknesses, and it has held the best tournament results in [[competitive play]], alongside good representation. Pikachu's prowess in ''Smash 64'' is considered undisputed to such a great extent that in the [[NTSC]] version of the game, it is considered to have the best matchup spread of any character in the series, with even its worst non-mirror matchup ({{SSB|Captain Falcon}}) being 55/45, meaning that it holds the distinction of being the only ''Super Smash Bros.'' character that is favored in every single non-mirror matchup. Even in the Japanese version of the game, it is still one of only | Despite this, Pikachu's strengths exceed its weaknesses, and it has held the best tournament results in [[competitive play]], alongside good representation. Pikachu's prowess in ''Smash 64'' is considered undisputed to such a great extent that in the [[NTSC]] version of the game, it is considered to have the best matchup spread of any character in the series, with even its worst non-mirror matchup ({{SSB|Captain Falcon}}) being 55/45, meaning that it holds the distinction of being the only ''Super Smash Bros.'' character that is favored in every single non-mirror matchup. Even in the Japanese version of the game, it is still one of only two characters in the series (the other one being {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} in ''Brawl'') to have no disadvantageous matchups, and some of its matchups are actually improved compared to on the NTSC version. | ||
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