User:Scr7/Pikachu (SSBB) Guide

Scr7's SSBB Pikachu Guide

Note: I always refer to Pikachu as a he.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Good KOing power
• Quick overall speed
• Very good recovery
• Good at edgeguarding
• Useful throws
• Can combo well
• Two chaingrabs
• Fairly small target
• Projectile can be useful
• Can play mindgames with Quick Attack

Cons

• Relatively weak air game
• Subpar range in most attacks
• Most ranged attacks are much better right next to characters, especially f-smash
• Fifth lightest character (tied with Meta Knight)
• Smallest shield in the game - vulnerable to shield stabbing

Summary

Pikachu is, overall, a fast character, with fast walking and dashing speeds, attacks with mostly little lag (although there are some laggy ones), and moderate air and falling speeds. His attacks are powerful, especially his smashes, and he doesn't have much trouble KOing unless his best finishers are stale. He can also combo nicely, has two chaingrabs that work on a variety of characters. A new feature he's gained from Melee is Quick Attack Cancel, allowing him to approach quickly while attacking or set up a KO move such as an nair or Thunder. Another great thing about Pikachu is his unpredictable recovery - he can travel far and has many ways to return to the stage with Quick Attack, along with Skull Bash and an occasional wall jump being other options.

Pikachu's main problems are that his air game isn't particularly effective - while he does have an aerial KO move in his nair, it negates all of his momentum, and his second most powerful aerial move - dair - is laggy unless autocancelled. Uair can be okay for combos but does next to no damage and knockback, and the bair is laggy and not very useful. Pikachu also has below average range, with its finishers needing the opponent to be near Pikachu to be effective. F-smash is an example - a powerful finisher when the opponent is next to Pikachu, but very weak at the tip of the bolt.

Matchups

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Moveset

Coming in a very long time