Pichu (SSBM): Difference between revisions

*{{nerf|All of Pichu's [[electric]]al attacks inflict [[recoil damage]].}}

*{{nerf|Pichu runs slower than Pikachu (1.8 → 1.72).}}

*{{nerf|Pichu's fastfall speed is lower (2.7 → 2.5).}}

*{{change|Pichu's traction is higher than Pikachu's (0.09 → 0.1). This makes it easier for Pichu to punish out of shield but it also gives Pichu a shorter [[wavedash]].}}

*{{nerf|Pichu is significantly lighter than Pikachu (80 → 55), giving it a much lower survivability.}}

*{{nerf|Pichu's jab, forward and down tilts have shorter reach than Pikachu's.}}

*{{nerf|All three of Pichu's smash attacks deal less damage and have less reach than Pikachu's.}}

**{{nerf|Up-tilt deals less damage (7%/6% → 6%) and has lower knockback (45 (base)/124 (scaling) → 25/120).}}

**{{nerf|Forward smash is a multi hitting move making it far less reliable than Pikachu's. It also deals less damage (21% (early), 19% (mid), 18% (late) → 2% (hits 1-5), 6% (hit 6), 14% (total)).}}

**{{change|The final hit of Pichu's forward smash has increased knockback values (25 (base)/92 (scaling) → 90/140). Combined with the lower damage value, this results in the move's knockback being more base-heavy, improving its KO potential near the horizontal blastline, while worsening its KO potential from further away.}}

**{{change|Pichu's up smash is completely different; it hits the opponent with its head. Similar to the Mario Brothers.}}

**{{buff|Up smash's sweetspot has a much larger hitbox than Pikachu's (2u/3.2u/4.8u → 5.6u).}}

**{{nerf|Up smash has more startup lag with a shorter duration due to it lacking a late hit (frames 8-17 → 9-11). It also deals less damage than Pikachu's clean hit (19%/18%/17% → 16%) and knockback (40 (base)/110/100 (scaling) → (50/40)/105).}}

**{{buff|Pichu's down smash is more reliable due to consisting of a single hit and it is a semi spike (70° → 160°, sending opponents behind it, like the first hit of Ganondorf's down smash). It also has intangibility on frames 7-10 and it deals more damage than the final hit of Pikachu's down smash (3% → 13%) making it stronger despite its decreased knockback (70 (base)/170 (scaling) → 30/70).}}

**{{change|Pichu's down smash has one hit and it's non-electrical.}}

**{{nerf|Down smash's new angle has removed its combo potential. It also deals slightly less damage than Pikachu's (13.83% → 13%).}}

*{{nerf|Forward aerial deals more recoil damage than its other attacks.}}

*[[Back aerial]]:{{nerf|Pichu's back aerial deals less damage (12% → 9%).}}

**{{nerf|Pichu's up aerial has a consistent angle throughout the entire attack (80°/0°/120° → 80°), slightly improving its combo ability against fast-fallers, but entirely removing its gimping ability due to not being able to [[semi-spike]].}}  

**{{nerf|Pichu's up aerial has slightly more start-up (frame 3 → 4).}}      

*{{buff|Grab range is slightly longer than Pikachu's, although it is still one of the shortest in the game.}}

**{{nerf|Skull Bash has more ending lag than Pikachu's.}}

**{{buff|Pichu's Agility can go in more directions than Pikachu's Quick Attack.}}

**{{nerf|Thunder does less damage than Pikachu's and is a multi-hit move (hitting up to 4 times), allowing opponents to [[Smash DI]] out of the move.}}

**{{change|Thunder has a vertical knockback angle unlike Pikachu's.}}