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 {{Infobox Character General
 |name =  Pichu
-|image = {{tabber|title1=Pichu|tab1=[[File:PichuFRLG.png|x300px]]|title2=Spiky-eared Pichu|tab2=[[File:Spiky-eared Pichu DP 1.png|x300px]]}}
+|image = {{tabber|title1=Pichu|content1=[[File:PichuFRLG.png|x300px]]|title2=Spiky-eared Pichu|content2=[[File:Spiky-eared Pichu.png|x300px]]}}
 |caption = [[File:PokemonSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]<br>Official artwork of Pichu from [[bulbapedia:Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen Versions'']] and {{s|bulbapedia|Spiky-eared Pichu}} from [[bulbapedia:M12|''Arceus and the Jewel of Life'']].
 |universe = {{uv|Pokémon}}
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 |lastappearance = [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|''Pokémon Scarlet'' and ''Violet'']] (2022)
 |console = Game Boy Color
-|gender = Varies ''<br>'' Female (Spiky-eared)
+|gender = Varies <br> Female (Spiky-eared)
 |homeworld = {{iw|bulbapedia|Johto}}
 |species = Pichu
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 After a two-installment absence, Pichu returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. This marks its first playable appearance in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series in 17 years, a distinction shared with fellow ''Melee'' newcomer [[Young Link]]. In addition, {{s|bulbapedia|Spiky-eared Pichu}} appears in this game as a playable character via Pichu's alternate costumes. ''Ultimate'' also marks her first appearance in any form of official media (video games or otherwise) in nearly a decade. Oddly enough, unlike [[bulbapedia:Cosplay Pikachu|Pikachu Libre]], Spiky-eared Pichu does not have an obtainable Fighter Spirit.
-Pichu still functions as a lighter, polarized [[clone]] of Pikachu, yet it has nevertheless been somewhat de-cloned (though not to the same extent as previous clones due to it not receiving as many entirely original moves), thanks to several of its moves having received modified animations, functionality changes and/or frame data adjustments, as well as Pikachu gaining a new neutral aerial. Presumably due to its previous status as a "joke character" in ''Melee'', Pichu has been buffed greatly. Although several of Pichu's moves had their recoil damage increased in update 3.1.0, a few of these nerfs were undone in update 11.0.0. As a result, Pichu is considered by many to be a viable character, albeit not to same degree as before update 3.1.0.
+Pichu still functions as a lighter, polarized [[clone]] of Pikachu, yet it has nevertheless been somewhat de-cloned (though not to the same extent as previous clones due to it not receiving as many entirely original moves), thanks to several of its moves having received modified animations, functionality changes and/or frame data adjustments, as well as Pikachu gaining a new neutral aerial. Presumably due to its previous status as a "joke character" in ''Melee'', Pichu has been buffed greatly. Although several of Pichu's moves had their recoil damage increased in update 3.1.0, a few of these nerfs were undone in update 11.0.0. As a result, Pichu is considered by many to be a viable character, albeit not to same degree as before update 3.1.0, currently ranking in the C+ tier at the 53rd place out of 82.
 Despite the term "Echo Fighter" being used in ''Ultimate'' to denote clones, Pichu is not labeled as such, and no official reason has been given for this oddity. However, it is worth noting that clone characters introduced before ''SSB4'' are not labeled as Echo Fighters.
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 ==Trivia==
-*With it debuting in November 1999, Pichu was the most recently debuted fighter at the time of ''Melee''{{'}}s release (aside from [[Roy]], whose first appearance was in ''Melee'' itself).
-**Additionally, it is the newest playable fighter in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to debut in the 20th century.
 *Pichu is the only playable character in ''Smash'' whose console of origin is the Game Boy Color.
 *Pichu is the only playable {{s|bulbapedia|baby Pokémon}}.
-**It is also the only playable Pokémon to be part of the same evolutionary family as another [[Pikachu|earlier playable Pokémon]].
+*Despite Pichu using both {{iw|bulbapedia|Skull Bash|move}} and {{iw|bulbapedia|Agility|move}} as part of its moveset, Pichu cannot legitimately learn either move in the ''Pokémon'' {{s|bulbapedia|core series}}.
-**It is also the first playable Pokémon not to originate from {{s|bulbapedia|Generation I}}.
+**Additionally, both moves deal [[recoil damage]] to Pichu, even though neither of them are Electric-type moves.
-*The Pichu evolution family is one of three to have its entire family appear in one ''Super Smash Bros.'' game. In ''Ultimate'', Pichu and Pikachu are playable characters, and [[bulbapedia:Regional variant|Alolan]] [[Raichu]] appears as a [[Poké Ball]] Pokémon. The others are the {{pkmn|Riolu}} evolution family, as Riolu appears as a trophy in ''Brawl'' and [[Lucario]] debuted as a fighter in said installment, and the [[Munchlax]] evolution family, as both Munchlax and [[Snorlax]] appear as Poké Ball Pokémon in ''Brawl''.
+*Pichu is the only character in the series with non-special attacks that inflict recoil damage.
-*Pichu and [[Squirtle]] are the only playable Pokémon to be in their first stage of their evolutionary line. [[Pikachu]] and [[Jigglypuff]] also had this status in the first game, which was released before ''Pokémon Gold and Silver'', in which Pichu itself and Igglybuff displaced them from it.
-*Despite Pichu using both {{iw|bulbapedia|Skull Bash|move}} and {{iw|bulbapedia|Agility|move}} as part of its moveset, Pichu cannot legally learn either move in the ''Pokémon'' {{s|bulbapedia|core series}}. Interestingly, Pichu also receives recoil damage if it uses these moves, despite [[Agility]]'s lack of the [[electric]] [[effect]], and both moves' inability to cause {{s|bulbapedia|recoil}} in their home series.
-*In the ''Pokémon'' series, the only Electric-type moves that Pichu receives recoil damage from are [[Volt Tackle]] (which is also true for its Final Smash version unlike its clone Pikachu) and {{iw|bulbapedia|Wild Charge|move}}. This ''Super Smash Bros.''-specific attribute most likely derives from its [[bulbapedia:Pichu#Pokédex entries 2|Pokédex entries]], which state that Pichu are "unskilled at storing electric power". It could also be a reference to the {{s|bulbapedia|Pichu Brothers}} being overwhelmed by their own electricity, as shown in ''[[bulbapedia:PK07|Pikachu and Pichu]]''.
-*Pichu and [[Young Link]] are the only playable characters to skip more than one installment in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series prior to returning to the series in a playable capacity.
-*Pichu is the only character with non-special attacks which inflict [[recoil damage]].
 ==References==