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Also, I don't think Link has a spike, but I could be wrong.
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===Thunder-Spiking=== | ===Thunder-Spiking=== | ||
Launching the opponent straight up (usually with an [[up smash]]) and using Thunder (Pikachu's [[down special move]]) is called "Thunder-Spiking." Thunder-Spiking is usually used as a combo finisher. Unlike Pikachu's Thunder in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Thunder in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' has infinite vertical range. This technique allows Pikachu to get a vertical kill at around 40% damage sooner than an ordinary up smash. This technique can be used in all three Smash Bros. games, but can be more difficult to pull off in Melee and Brawl, due to the fact that Pikachu's Thunder | Launching the opponent straight up (usually with an [[up smash]]) and using Thunder (Pikachu's [[down special move]]) is called "Thunder-Spiking." Thunder-Spiking is usually used as a combo finisher. Unlike Pikachu's Thunder in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Thunder in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' has infinite vertical range. This technique allows Pikachu to get a vertical kill at around 40% damage sooner than an ordinary up smash. | ||
This technique can be used in all three Smash Bros. games, but can be more difficult to pull off in Melee and Brawl, due to the fact that Pikachu's Thunder lacks infinite range in both games. | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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[[File:alt-pikachu.jpg|frame|center|Pikachu's changeable clothing in SSB]] | [[File:alt-pikachu.jpg|frame|center|Pikachu's changeable clothing in SSB]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Pikachu is | *Pikachu is one of the few in Smash history to not have a spike of any kind. | ||
*Pikachu, [[Link (SSB)|Link]], [[Kirby (SSB)|Kirby]], [[Yoshi (SSB)|Yoshi]], and [[Donkey Kong (SSB)|Donkey Kong]] are the only characters who move their mouths in ''SSB''. Link moves his mouth when hurt. Kirby moves his mouth with multiple animations. Yoshi and Pikachu do this when taunting. Donkey Kong does this while charging [[Giant Punch]] and when he taunts. | *Pikachu, [[Link (SSB)|Link]], [[Kirby (SSB)|Kirby]], [[Yoshi (SSB)|Yoshi]], and [[Donkey Kong (SSB)|Donkey Kong]] are the only characters who move their mouths in ''SSB''. Link moves his mouth when hurt. Kirby moves his mouth with multiple animations. Yoshi and Pikachu do this when taunting. Donkey Kong does this while charging [[Giant Punch]] and when he taunts. | ||
*Most of Pikachu's static and electric effects are rendered in 2-D due to limitations. | *Most of Pikachu's static and electric effects are rendered in 2-D due to limitations. | ||