Pichu (SSBM): Difference between revisions

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{{cquote|''Compared with Pikachu, Pichu is a tad more nimble and a little more difficult to hit.''|cite=Description from Pichu's trophy.}}

Pichu is currently ranked 24th in the G tier, and is the lowest ranked clone and unlockable character in the game. Pichu possesses  a surprisingly good grab game, is very quick as most of its attacks have little to no start-up lag, and also has a decent air game with a slew of powerful attacks, some even more powerful than those of its counterpart, Pikachu.  

Pichu's defensive game is also poor, with short tech rolls and a slow, short ledge roll, making it far easier for enemies to punish Pichu for attempting to dodge. Its shield is rather large for its size, however, making shield stabbing less of a problem for it. Furthermore, despite being a lightweight, Pichu is also quite vulnerable to combos (some of which are either infinite or [[zero-death]], such as {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}'s chain throw) due to its abnormally high hitstun.

Pichu not only performs significantly worse than Pikachu, but is considered a bottom-tier character and sometimes even referred to as a joke character. Although Pichu is very small, this makes its range very low. It also has a somewhat below-average approach as its only option is Thunder Jolt to use as a projectile while Thunder isn't good either, due to being able to SDI out of the move for being multi-hit. It's also the lightest character in the game which makes it extremely easy to KO, although its small hurtbox makes this somewhat difficult. Arguably one of Pichu's biggest flaw is that it takes recoil damage from its electrical attacks, harming its survivability even more. As a result of its major flaws, it is considered to arguably be the worst clone in the game and overall one of the worst clones in the series.

====Grabs and throws====

====Special moves====

*{{buff|[[Skull Bash]] can be charged for a longer period of time, is more powerful when fully charged, and travels a longer distance than Pikachu's.}}

*{{nerf|Pichu's [[Agility]] is slower than Pikachu's [[Quick Attack]], cannot travel as far, and inflicts neither damage nor knockback.}}

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

|dsdesc=Shouts "PICHU!", then a large thunderbolt comes down on Pichu. The move in general is rather laggy. Hits multiple times and has greater vertical knockback, while Pikachu's Thunder hits once and has greater horizontal knockback. Pichu will suffer recoil damage only if the bolt hits Pichu. Has transcendent priority.

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===[[Taunt]]s===

''Note: Just like {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, Pichu's taunt will be different depending on which side it is facing, but both taunts finish at the same time and have the same [[IASA]] frames, like Captain Falcon (as both of his taunts have 60 frames apiece).''

====Active====

*{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}

====Inactive====

*{{Sm|ChuDat|USA}}

==In Single Player Modes==

===In {{SSBM|Classic Mode}}===

In Classic Mode, Pichu can appear as an ordinary fighter in one on one battles, as an ally or as an opponent alongside {{SSBM|Kirby}} or Pikachu, as the sole opponent in a multi-character battle or as a metal opponent in the second to last stage. Barring the metal fight, Pichu always appears on [[Pokémon Stadium]], with its alternate music ''Battle Theme'' playing; when fought with Kirby it will appear on [[Fountain of Dreams]] instead.

===In [[Event Match]]es===

Pichu appears in the following Event Matches:

*'''[[Event 48: Pikachu and Pichu]]''': In this match, the player must fight against a team of two Pichus and one Pikachu. The goal is for the player to KO the two Pichus in the shortest time possible; Pikachu has infinite lives, while the player has two and the Pichus have one. The stage used in {{SSB|Dream Land}}, making the event the only one in the game to take place on a Past Stage.

*'''[[Event 49: All-Star Match Deluxe]]''': Pichu is the third opponent fought in this series of staged battles. The selected character battles him on the [[Pokémon Stadium]] stage with a stock of 2 while Pichu has 1. With a timer of four minutes, the player must defeat it and the other five characters one-by-one with the overall time and damage: {{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}, {{SSBM|Falco}}, {{SSBM|Young Link}}, {{SSBM|Roy}} and {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}.

===Ending images===

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*Up & B: [[Agility]]

*Down & B: {{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}

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*Pichu falls asleep when it crouches, though this is merely an animation and not an actual effect.

*Pichu, {{SSBM|Roy}}, {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSBM|Link}}, {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSBM|Peach}}, {{SSBM|Young Link}} and {{SSBM|Kirby}} (via its copy ability) are the only characters in ''Melee'' to have at least one self-damaging attack.

*Pichu cannot learn {{s|bulbapedia|Skull Bash}} or {{s|bulbapedia|Agility}} in the ''Pokémon'' games.

==References==

==External links==

*[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=98282 Pichu Video List]

*[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=96978 Pichu Player List]

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