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Pokémon Trainer calls out all three of his Pokémon to perform a synchronized team attack. [[Squirtle]] uses [[Hydro Pump]], a multi-directional spray of water. [[Ivysaur]] uses {{iw|bulbapedia|Solar Beam|move}}, a narrow beam of concentrated light, to create a wide projectile that holds targets in place. [[Charizard]] uses {{iw|bulbapedia|Fire Blast|move}}, firing six large star-shaped flames that also act as the move's finishing blow. Once the attack has ended, Pokémon Trainer recalls the two inactive Pokémon, and the Final Smash ends.

During Triple Finish, Pokémon Trainer shouts, "Take this! Triple Finish!" with an accompanying dialogue box (that incorrectly reads "Take '''that!'''" instead of "Take '''this!'''") like in the Pokémon games. If the move successfully damages an opponent, the text changes to "It's super effective!" The text box hides [[damage meter]]s and appears in [[Snapshot]]s. The camera zooms in on the trio at the start of the move, zooming out as it progresses.

The move does more damage to opponents that are closer to the Pokémon, where they can take up to 57% damage. However, if the opponent is too close, they will be sent straight up and out of the attack by a concentrated ball of energy in front of the Pokémon. It can also be used in mid-air.

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the female Pokémon Trainer says "Go! Triple Finish!", while the male Pokémon Trainer now properly says "Take that! Triple Finish!". The second message, "It's super effective!", shows regardless of whether the attack hits any opponents. Also, Charizard fires five Fire Blasts instead of six. Squirtle's Hydro Pump has also been reworked into a whirlpool.

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[[File:Triple Finish - Brawl Trophy.png|left|thumb|100px|Triple Finish trophy in ''Brawl''.]]

''The Final Smash of the Pokémon Trainer. Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard join forces to simultaneously use Hydro Pump, SolarBeam, and Fire Blast. This is the only time all three of them appear on the screen together, so this move boasts the strength of three in one. A window will appear on the screen, but don't worry about it.''

The concept of Triple Finish is based on a common occurrence in the ''Pokémon'' franchise outside the main series games, most notably the {{S|bulbapedia|Pokémon anime}}, in which multiple Pokémon are instructed to attack in tandem, usually to defeat a larger threat. For example, groups of Squirtle have been seen in both [[bulbapedia:EP012|an early episode of the anime]] and the ''{{Iw|bulbapedia|Detective Pikachu|movie}}'' live-action film to use their Water-type attacks in synchronization to put out fires.

All three of the attacks used in this Final Smash, Hydro Pump, Solar Beam and Fire Blast, have featured in every main installment in the {{uv|Pokémon}} franchise. Prior to Generation III, these moves were known for being the strongest moves of their types (Water, Grass, and Fire respectively). They are each Special moves with a very high base power of 110 (120 for Solar Beam and prior to Generation VI), but Hydro Pump and Fire Blast have low accuracy values (80% and 85%, respectively), and Solar Beam requires a full turn to charge.  

The concept of three Pokémon being active at once was not possible in the ''Pokémon'' series at the time of ''Brawl''{{'}}s release. However, {{s|bulbapedia|Triple Battle}}s were introduced in the ''Pokémon'' series in Generation V, where each Trainer sends out three Pokémon at once. [[bulbapedia:EP063|An episode of the ''Pokémon'' anime]] prior to ''Brawl'' featured the first non-official Triple Battle in the series.

The text box that appears resembles the ones that appear during battles in the ''Pokémon'' series, describing what actions are taken and their effects. The style of the text box resembles the latest installment of the series in each game the move is featured in: ''Diamond & Pearl'' in ''Brawl'' and ''Sun & Moon'' in ''Ultimate''. However, as {{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl}} are gen 4 games while triple battles were introduced in gen 5 before being removed in {{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Sun and Moon}}, neither of those two sets of games features Triple Battles.

File:HydroPump.png|Hydro Pump in ''Pokémon Sun and Moon''.

File:SolarBeamOrigin.png|Solar Beam in ''Pokémon Sun and Moon''.

File:FireBlastORAS.png|Fire Blast in ''Pokémon Sun and Moon''.

Triple Finish.jpg|thumb|Triple Finish in ''[[Brawl]]''.

*The star-like symbols fired by Charizard are the kanji "dai", meaning "great" or "large".

*Triple Finish is one of five Final Smashes in ''Ultimate'' that removes the damage percentages during its duration, the other four being [[Team Star Fox]], [[Team Star Wolf]], [[All-Out Attack]], and [[Gigaslash]].

**Much like All-Out Attack and Gigaslash, the damage percentages are removed for the entire duration of the Final Smash, even upon start up.

*[[Hydro Pump]] is also used as [[Greninja]]’s [[up special move]], with a completely different function and animation from Squirtle’s use in Triple Finish.

*By adding up the base power of the three moves that make up Triple Finish, its total base power by the ''Pokémon'' series' standards can be calculated to be 340 (360 prior to Generation VI).

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