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==In ''Super Smash Bros.''==
==In ''Super Smash Bros.''==
===As a playable character===
Pikachu is awesome in super smash bros.
:''Main article: [[Pikachu (SSB)]]''
[[Image:PikachuSSB.gif|120px|right|thumb|Official artwork of Pikachu in ''Super Smash Bros.'']]Pikachu's debut to the Smash Bros series is as one of the eight [[Starter]] characters. Just like in the games that Pikachu originates from, it's a small, fast character whose play style is prominently dependent on its speed and powerful electric attacks. Pikachu is ranked number one on the [[tier list]] for the original SSB due to its [[edgeguarding]] capabilities, its fantastic [[recovery]] skills, and its high priority [[aerial attack]]s. Pikachu's B-move, [[Thunder Jolt]], shoots a beam of electricity that bounces along the stage. Its B-up move is a fast recovery move dubbed the [[Quick Attack]], and its B-down involves Pikachu striking itself with [[Thunder]], which blasts anyone else standing in the way and it is used for combos such as a follow up for Pikachu's up smash.
 
In-game description:
:Pikachu<br>
:Mouse PKMN<br>
:Height 1'4"<br>
:Weight 13lbs<br>
:When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity could cause lightning storms.<br>
:(Pokédex excerpt)<br>
:Works:
:*[[Pokémon universe|Pokémon]] ([[Game Boy|GB]])
 
===In Single-player===
In the fifth level of the game's single-player mode, the player faces Pikachu on the [[Saffron City]] stage.


==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==

Revision as of 10:54, May 20, 2011

For fighter info, see Pikachu (SSB), Pikachu (SSBM), and Pikachu (SSBB).
Template:FA-articlePikachu
File:025Pikachu.png
Official artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Universe Pokémon
Debut Pokémon (1998, Red/Blue)

(1999, Yellow)

Smash Bros. appearances SSB
SSBM
SSBB
Console/platform of origin Game Boy
Species Pikachu
Gender Varies
Place of origin Kanto
Created by Satoshi Tajiri
Designed by Ken Sugimori
Voice actor Ikue Outani
Japanese voice actor Ikue Outani

Template:Nihongo is a fictional creature in the Pokémon franchise of media. It is one of the most popular and well known Pokémon in the world, and is the main representative of the franchise. It appears as a playable fighter in all three Super Smash Bros. games.

Creature description

Pikachu is awesome

In Super Smash Bros.

Pikachu is awesome in super smash bros.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a playable character

Main article: Pikachu (SSBM)
File:Pikachumelee.jpg
Pikachu, as it appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Pikachu returns to Melee, once again as a starter character. While its play style is still incredibly similar to its first appearance in the Smash series, Pikachu is not quite as deadly as it used to be. However, it's still a powerful, agile character and a force to be reckoned with. Pikachu gains Skull Bash as its new Side-B move.

In Single-player

In the game's single-player Adventure mode, a team of a total of ten Pikachu, Pichu, and Jigglypuff, face the player on the Pokémon Stadium stage, and the only items on the stage are Poké Balls. Pikachu is featured in the following Event Matches:

Trophies

By tradition, Pikachu as a playable character is featured on its personal 3 trophies. Its normal trophy is acquired by beating the Classic mode with Pikachu on any difficulty, and its Smash Red and Smash Blue trophies are acquired the same way by beating the Adventure and All-Star modes, respectively. Its Classic mode trophy reads:

Pikachu
It's safe to say that Pikachu is the most famous and popular of all Pokémon. It has electric pouches in both cheeks; when in danger, it shoots electricity at its enemies. Although Pikachu can evolve into Raichu by exposure to a Thunderstone, many trainers like Pikachu so much that they don't let it evolve.
  • Pokémon Red & Blue 9/98

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a playable character

File:PikachuBrawl.jpg
Pikachu, as it appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Main article: Pikachu (SSBB)

Visually, Pikachu has barely changed at all from its Melee design, only being touched up slightly. However, Pikachu was improved from Melee, becoming more powerful in the process. It has all of its moves from the first two games. Like the rest of Brawl's cast, Pikachu also has a Final Smash, a new kind of special attack that was added for Brawl. Pikachu's Final Smash is called Volt Tackle, which involves it turning into a giant ball of light than can be controlled by the player. One downside of Volt Tackle is that it can be considered hard to maneuver. This move operates absolutely nothing like Volt Tackle in the original Pokémon games, and is speculated to be based on a special ability in the Genesis/Mega Drive game Pulseman, Volteccer, which Volt Tackle was apparently based on and named after (in the Japanese versions of the Pokémon series).

Pikachu trophy from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Trophy Info

A Mouse Pokémon. Its lightning-bolt tail and round cheeks are its trademarks. When danger draws near, it uses tiny electric pouches within its cheeks to discharge electricity. When it's really fired up, it unleashes thunderbolts on its rivals. It's said to recharge when it's sleeping. It evolves into Raichu.
Game Boy: Pokémon Red/Blue
Nintendo DS: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl


Trivia

  • Pikachu is the only playable Pokémon in the Super Smash Bros. series to have a gender difference. Male Pikachu look like the one in Smash Bros, but females have a small indent in their tail, which vaguely looks like a heart. However, gender differences in Pokémon were introduced in Generation IV, which came out well after Super Smash Bros. and Melee did. Therefore, though not proven, it can be assumed Brawl's Pikachu is male.