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-Since its absence from previous installments, Pichu was infamous for being considered by far the worst [[clone]] in ''Melee'' due to its status as an intentional "joke character," largely due to its catastrophic endurance, recoil damage and vulnerability to chain grabbing, giving it among the worst matchups in the game and leading to its bottom-tier placement and low tournament representation. Most likely as a result of this, Pichu has been drastically buffed in its transition to ''Ultimate'', making it the most buffed among all characters transitioning from ''Melee''.
+Since its absence from previous installments, Pichu was infamous for being considered by far the worst [[clone]] in ''Melee'', largely due to its catastrophic endurance, recoil damage and vulnerability to chain grabbing, giving it among the worst matchups in the game, which was intentional due to being designed as an intentional "joke character". Most likely as a result of this, Pichu has been drastically buffed in its transition to ''Ultimate'', making it the most buffed among all characters transitioning from ''Melee''.
-Pichu's [[recoil damage]] has been somewhat toned down from ''Melee'', making its [[electric]]al attacks less of a detriment for usage. Its mobility has overall improved as well, as its [[walk]]ing, [[dash]]ing and [[air speed]]s have increased, and its [[air acceleration]] has increased substantially. It can also [[crawl]] now, enabling Pichu to approach more easily while being able to dodge certain projectiles. Pichu also benefits from the weakening of [[SDI]], as its multi-hitting attacks are much more reliable. On another note, while its endurance is still the worst in ''Ultimate'' as it is lighter than even {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}, its [[weight]] was nevertheless increased, allowing it to survive a little bit longer.
+Pichu's [[recoil damage]] has been somewhat toned down from ''Melee'', making its [[electric]]al attacks less of a detriment for usage. Its mobility has overall improved as well, as its [[walk]]ing, [[dash]]ing and [[air speed]]s have increased, and its [[air acceleration]] has increased substantially. It can also [[crawl]] now, enabling Pichu to approach more easily while being able to dodge certain projectiles. While its endurance is still the worst in ''Ultimate'' as it is lighter than even {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}, its [[weight]] was nevertheless increased, allowing it to survive a little bit longer.
-The changes to the engine's mechanics in ''Ultimate'' universally benefit Pichu as well. The aforementioned weakening of [[SDI]] makes its multi-hitting moves harder to escape and thus much more consistent, and the changes to [[air dodge]]ing mechanics make it safer to perform one to escape combos and give it one of the fastest in the game. The implementation of [[rage]], coupled with its small stature, allows Pichu to benefit from it thanks to its electric attacks' high knockback, in addition to said attacks' recoil damage indirectly putting it out of range of KO setups it would have otherwise suffered from.
+The changes to the engine's mechanics in ''Ultimate'' universally benefit Pichu as well. The weakening of [[SDI]] makes its multi-hitting moves harder to escape and thus much more consistent, and the changes to [[air dodge]]ing mechanics make it safer to perform one to escape combos and give it one of the fastest in the game. The implementation of [[rage]], coupled with its small stature, allows Pichu to benefit from it thanks to its electric attacks' high knockback, in addition to said attacks' recoil damage indirectly putting it out of range of KO setups it would have otherwise suffered from.
-Despite the several buffs it received, Pichu also received a few nerfs. Some of its strongest KO options, such as its forward and up smashes, have been significantly weakened in terms of knockback, while its neutral aerial, previously considered by most of the community to be its best move in Pichu's entire kit, has also been weakened in both its damage output and knockback. The removal of [[chain grab]]bing in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' removes Pichu's chain grab with its [[up throw]], greatly reducing its damage-racking potential against fast-fallers. Its grounded attacks are also less effective for [[edgeguarding]], as its down tilt, down smash and dash attack now send opponents at a much higher and undesirable angle.
+Despite the several buffs it received, Pichu also received a few nerfs. Some of its strongest KO options, such as its forward and up smashes, were significantly weakened in terms of knockback, while its neutral aerial, previously considered the best move in its entire kit, was weakened in both its damage output and knockback. Its grounded attacks are less effective for [[edgeguarding]], as its down tilt, down smash and dash attack now send opponents at a much higher and undesirable angle. Additionally, more of Pichu's attacks (examples being its forward tilt and back aerial) emit electricity, meaning that more of its moves cause recoil damage; while this allows Pichu to build up rage more easily in comparison to the other fighters, it allows Pichu to be knocked out even more quickly, which is further compounded by its atrocious weight and fast-falling speed making it vulnerable to combos, despite its small hurtbox.
-Additionally, more of Pichu's attacks (examples being its forward tilt and back aerial) emit electricity, meaning that more of its moves cause recoil damage; while this allows Pichu to build up rage more easily in comparison to the other fighters, it allows Pichu to be knocked out even more quickly, which is further compounded by its atrocious weight and fast-falling speed making it vulnerable to combos, despite its small hurtbox. Lastly, despite the benefits it gains from rage, the introduction of the aforementoned mechanic causes Pichu's survivability to be ironically slightly more prevelant than before, as heavily damaged characters can make usage of it to turn the tables on Pichu should it fail to KO its opponent at a relatively low percentage.
+A few of the gameplay mechanic changes have been injurious for Pichu. The removal of [[chain grab]]bing in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'' removes Pichu's chain grab with its [[up throw]], greatly reducing its damage-racking potential against fast-fallers. Lastly, despite the benefits it gains from rage, the introduction of the aforementioned mechanic causes Pichu's survivability to be ironically slightly more prevelant than before, as heavily damaged characters can make usage of it to turn the tables on Pichu should it fail to KO its opponent at a relatively low percentage.
 Overall, Pichu is no longer an intentional "joke character" like in ''Melee''; instead, it is now a quintessential and polarized glass cannon, akin to a min-maxed version of {{SSBU|Pikachu}}. It has a stronger punish and edgeguarding game, but less range on average, a less reliable recovery and more committal options; moreover, none of its buffs have alleviated some of its glaring weaknesses, with the biggest being its fragility. ''Ultimate''{{'}}s updates have also slightly nerfed Pichu overall, and various optimizations to several characters have resulted in it not performing as well as on release. Nevertheless, Pichu's buffs greatly outweigh its nerfs, and it has drastically improved compared to ''Melee'', being one of the most buffed characters in the transition to ''Ultimate''.