Saffron City

Saffron City
Saffron City File:Pokémon Icon.gif
Universe	Pokémon
Appears in	SSB
Availability	Starter
Tournament legality Super Smash Bros. Singles: Available Doubles: Available

Saffron City, known in Japan as Yamabuki City (ヤマブキシティ, Yamabuki Shiti), is a playable stage in Super Smash Bros.. The stage is named after a city in Pokémon. This stage is allowed in standard tournaments save for a few situations, particularly involving Ness, due his inability to recover with his third jump when in the gaps between buildings.

Layout

Saffron City has a main platform and a small one above the door. To the right is a narrow platform and to the left are two elevators (moving platforms). Between these and slightly lower than the others is yet another narrow platform. There are many holes in-between that character and items can fall into. It is this feature, as well as the fact that it is a stage upon the tops of tall buildings, that makes it similar to Fourside.

Pokémon appearances

The background has Butterfree, Pidgey, Fearow, Moltres, and other flying Pokemon. Charmander, Porygon, Chansey, Electrode, and Venusaur appear from the door of the Silph Building. Pokemon appear only out of the Silph building once a character approaches its open door. CPU's (Due to some odd glitch or programing problem) tend to sometimes just walk straight at the door even when it is closed. This can leave them vulnerable. It is worth noting that some Pokémon can be KO'd, while others are impervious.

• Venusaur is impervious. It cannot be KO'd by any means. It deals 14% if touched and will use Razor Leaf to shoot out sharp-edged leaves, each dealing 3% and stunning a character.
• Charmander can be KO'd with stronger attacks such as Kirby's Stone, Pikachu's Thunder, and Captain Falcon's Falcon Punch. Charmander causes 5% damage upon contact, and sometimes will use Flamethrower to shoot Fire Flower-like flames at anyone in its range dealing 3% per flame. If you are caught in the flames, there is a small chance of you getting out of their range of fire until Charmander discontinues his attack.
• Electrode is invincible and cannot be hurt by any attacks. After a short time it explodes and deals 30% damage, as well as KOing those with higher damage.
• Chansey is the easiest Pokemon to knock out. Unique to this Pokémon is the ability to heal 5% damage by touching it. Chansey spawns eggs, just like the Poké Ball version.
• Porygon is impervious and cannot be KO'd by any means. It lunges out very quickly, dealing 18% upon its appearance and 8% thereafter.

Origin

Saffron City is one of the largest cities in the Pokémon universe and the largest city in the Kanto region. The main building of Saffron, Silph Co., is a major producer of items to benefit Pokémon trainers, with items such as the Master Ball and the Up-Grade. The main platform of Saffron City in Super Smash Bros. is Silph Co.

Trivia

• In Brawl, the final section of the stage Glacial Peak features an area similar to this stage except that the building shapes are made of ice.
• On rare occasions, Moltres can be seen flying in the background. It is the only flying background Pokémon that is bright orange, making it easy to spot.
• In Brawl, many people have used the stage builder to re-create this classic stage.
• This stage is Ness's worst stage, since his Up and B Recovery can't reach him due to the narrow gaps between the buildings, making this stage banned from being played at random in tournaments, but ONLY while Ness is being used.