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'''Pichu''' ({{ja|ピチュー|Pichū}}, ''Pichu'') is a [[Pokémon]] character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. It is unlocked by completing [[Event 37: Legendary Pokémon]] or by playing 200 vs. matches. Pichu is the "baby" pre-evolution of {{SSBM|Pikachu}}, and in ''Melee'', Pichu has a nearly identical moveset, making it a [[clone]]. | '''Pichu''' ({{ja|ピチュー|Pichū}}, ''Pichu'') is a [[Pokémon]] character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. It is unlocked by completing [[Event 37: Legendary Pokémon]] or by playing 200 vs. matches. Pichu is the "baby" pre-evolution of {{SSBM|Pikachu}}, and in ''Melee'', Pichu has a nearly identical moveset, making it a [[clone]]. | ||
Pichu is currently ranked 24th in the G tier, the lowest ranked clone character. This is due to its terrible range and that most characters can easily chain throw it despite its small size, due to the unusually high amounts of hitstun it sustains as a result of being the game's lightest character; the latter attribute also means that as the game's lightest character, all throws performed against it become very fast and short, meaning opponents recover very quickly. It takes [[recoil damage]] from its own electric attacks, hindering its KOing ability, as most of its finishing attacks involve electricity. Pichu does have strengths, such as a surprisingly good grab game; Pichu is very quick and most of its attacks have little to no start-up lag. Pichu also has a decent air game and a slew of powerful attacks, some even more powerful than those of its counterpart. Regardless, Pichu suffers from abysmal matchups, and it has the highest amount of very unfavorable matchups of any character in any ''Smash'' game, having a total of twelve. By comparison, {{SSBM|Kirby}}, the lowest on the tier list, has seven, and {{SSBM|Bowser}}, the | Pichu is currently ranked 24th in the G tier, the lowest ranked clone character. This is due to its terrible range and that most characters can easily chain throw it despite its small size, due to the unusually high amounts of hitstun it sustains as a result of being the game's lightest character; the latter attribute also means that as the game's lightest character, all throws performed against it become very fast and short, meaning opponents recover very quickly. It takes [[recoil damage]] from its own electric attacks, hindering its KOing ability, as most of its finishing attacks involve electricity. Pichu does have strengths, such as a surprisingly good grab game; Pichu is very quick and most of its attacks have little to no start-up lag. Pichu also has a decent air game and a slew of powerful attacks, some even more powerful than those of its counterpart. Regardless, Pichu suffers from abysmal matchups, and it has the highest amount of very unfavorable matchups of any character in any ''Smash'' game, having a total of twelve. By comparison, {{SSBM|Kirby}}, the lowest on the tier list, has seven, and {{SSBM|Bowser}}, the second lowest on the tier list, has six. Furthermore, Pichu has no advantageous matchups, with three being even (against {{SSBM|Yoshi}}, {{SSBM|Kirby}} and {{SSBM|Bowser}}). It appears that Pichu is intended to be a sub-par character since its trophy descriptions mention that it is "''top of the class in weakness''" and it is "''best suited for handicapped matches.''" | ||
==How to unlock== | ==How to unlock== | ||