Editing PK Freeze

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'''PK Freeze''' ({{ja|ＰＫフリーズ|PK Furīzu}}, ''PK Freeze'') is [[Lucas]]'s [[neutral special move]] and one of {{SSB4|Ness}}'s custom neutral specials in ''SSB4''. As one would expect by the name, it [[freeze]]s opponents upon connecting.

When the player uses PK Freeze, Lucas fires a PSI-based snowflake into the air, charging up its power while the crystal hovers in the air. After the snowflake charges enough, it will explode, freezing anyone in the surrounding area, as well as harshly damaging the players who are hit. Lucas does not have to wait for the snowflake to charge completely, however, and can unleash its icy energy when the time seems right. Lucas will stop the attack if he gets hit, much like Ness will stop when attacked during his [[PK Flash]]. After using it in midair, Lucas will enter a [[helpless]] falling animation. Compared to PK Flash, PK Freeze has far more horizontal mobility and charges much faster. PK Freeze does gain slight power and the opponent stays frozen longer if PK Freeze is at its largest. At its smallest, the opponent is frozen for a shorter period of time.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', Ness can customize his standard [[neutral special]], [[PK Flash]], into PK Freeze. The move behaves similarly to PK Flash (and not Lucas's PK Freeze), with lower damage output and [[knockback]]. In return, the move freezes opponents. Ness's version does not take on the snowflake appearance of Lucas' version and instead looks like a blue PK Flash.

[[File:PK Freeze M3.png|thumb|right|Kumatora using PK Freeze in ''Mother 3''.]]

PK Freeze (localized as PSI Freeze in ''{{b|EarthBound|game}}'') first appeared in ''{{iw|wikibound|Mother|video game}}'' and has appeared in later {{uv|Mother}} games since. In all of three of the ''Mother'' games, the move involved using the character's psychic power to cause ice damage to enemies. However, in the ''Mother'' series, Lucas and Ness cannot learn the move; instead it is learned by some of their friends and party members, {{s|wikibound|Paula}} and {{s|wikibound|Poo}} in ''EarthBound'' and {{s|wikibound|Kumatora}} in ''Mother 3'' respectively.

In the description for the move in ''EarthBound'', it states that the player causes a very cold swirl to go around an enemy and could cause the enemy to freeze, but when in battle, it shows hexagons and squares circling on the enemy. The same is true for ''Mother 3''. Also, when Lucas performs the move, in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', a snowflake inside a hexagon can be seen before "exploding", which may be reference to the octagons that appear when PK Freeze is used in battle.

''Hit with this attack to freeze your opponent. Press and hold the B Button to extend the range.''

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