Editing PictoChat 2

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''Not to be confused with [[PictoChat]].''

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|name = PictoChat 2

|image = {{tabber|title1=Ultimate|content1=[[File:SSBU-PictoChat 2.png|300px|PictoChat 2]]|title2=3DS|content2=[[File:PictoChat 2 Seesaw.jpeg|300px]]}}

|caption = [[File:DSSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>PictoChat 2 across the series.

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|games = ''[[SSB4]]'' ([[SSB3DS|3DS]])<br>''[[Ultimate]]''

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|maxplayers = 4 (3DS)<br>[[8-Player Smash|8]] (''Ultimate'')

|for3dsmusic = Main: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Nintendo|PictoChat}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Dr. Mario}}''

|ultimatemusic = [[List of SSBU Music (Other series)|Other series music]]<br>Main: ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|PictoChat}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!}}''

'''PictoChat 2''' ({{ja|ピクトチャット2|Pikutochatto 2}}, ''PictoChat 2'') is a stage in {{for3ds}} and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' based on the PictoChat software for the [[Nintendo DS]]. It retains the same general layout as the [[PictoChat|previous PictoChat stage]], but has different drawings (with rivaling variety), each with different effects on gameplay. Two of the drawings include [[Pac-Man]]-like shapes that move around the screen (based on ''Pac-Pix'') and a street, which is designed to look like it has depth.  

 

===Variations===

There are 27 sketches that can be drawn in PictoChat 2, 26 in the normal form and one in the Ω form of the stage. Like in its predecessor, dark lines can be walked on or can affect the players depending on the sketch, and faint lines are intangible.  

|Two lines are drawn to the left and right blast lines, turning the main stage into a road. Occasionally, a car will drive through the stage from the left or right, or drop from the sky before driving off. If the car drops from the sky, it will immediately speed off in either direction upon landing (regardless of its orientation). Either way, the car deals heavy damage and launches players. Fighters can ride on top of the car, but this is not recommended, as the car's speed can easily cause an accidental [[self destruct]].

|Three clouds float by and act as platforms, moving to and fro at different speeds.

|Three escalators are drawn, two at the blast lines and one in the center of the stage. The escalator will pull players upward and drop them off at the base of the next escalator, as represented by sketches of humans riding them. The top of each escalator can set up for easy vertical KOs.

|A stage-wide line appears above the main platform, with part of the sun visible. Over time, the sun will slowly set on the horizon. There are two lines representing birds that can be used as very small platforms. The sun itself and the stage-wide line can also be used as platforms.

|A layout loosely based on [[mariowiki:25m|the first stage]] of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' appears, with the titular character throwing barrels down the stage. The barrels can either fall off the edge of a platform, or roll down. Both the Donkey Kong sketch and barrels deal moderate knockback and damage to players they touch.

|A layout resembling a part of World 1-2 of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' appears, with the girders on the left moving downward, the ones on the right moving upward. The area between the blocks and the main stage acts as a [[cave of life]].

|Two noses resembling [[Wario]]'s bounce around the stage. Players can stand atop the noses to ride them.

|Dolphins jump out of the main platform in both directions. They can be ridden, but one must be very careful, as their fast speed can quickly send them to the blast line.

|A jar of ink is first drawn, along with "paper." Then, a pen appears that draws lines that function as platforms. The bottom of the ink jar can be used to [[stage spike]] opponents by hitting them upwards.

|A tornado that functions similarly to [[Hyrule Castle]]'s will appear and sweep across the stage. Any players caught in it will be first sent to its center, then flung upwards, causing no damage but leaving them wide open to attacks, especially to those sucked into the tornado early (as they can act out first and deal an early vertical KO to other victims). The tornado has knockback growth, and can KO at high percentages. Characters with good recoveries, like [[R.O.B. (SSB4)|R.O.B.]], can simply float above the tornado and avoid it entirely.

|Two platforms are drawn, and two sparks orbit them, with another orbiting the main platform. They function similarly to [[Hothead|Hotheads]] and deal minor electrical damage. After a few seconds, the sparks pause before moving quickly, then disappear.

|Two intangible faces appear, and a large damaging spark will slide along a gray line. After a while, it will vanish, and another will appear. Sometimes, a heart appears instead of a spark, which heals the player when touched. This drawing is used in the image for PictoChat 2 on the stage selection screen in ''Smash 4''.

|An infinity symbol will appear at the center of the stage. Although the whole drawing is a thick line, viewing the drawing with the system's 3D active (or pausing and moving the camera) reveals that only one of the diagonals is a platform, with the other half in the background.

|Unlike the Clock from ''Brawl'', this clock is much, much larger, with only one quarter of it on the screen. The center of the clock can be on the left or right. The minute hand turns clockwise, whereas the hour hand does the same but far slower. The hour hand acts as a wall on either side of the stage and can block recoveries, though players can still stand on the small section of the minute hand that is exposed on that side.

|Pac-Pix<ref>{{cite web |url=https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAABnUYoNC5v79g |title=Director's Room |accessdate=2023-02-12 |author=Masahiro Sakurai |date=2014-23-09 |publisher=Miiverse |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409094918/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAABnUYoNC5v79g |archivedate=2016-04-09 |quote=Pic of the day. PAC-MAN makes an appearance on the PictoChat 2 stage. We've included this as an element from Pac-Pix, which was released in 2005. It was quite revolutionary. }}</ref>

|Drawings of [[Pac-Man]] in his ball form appear and move around the stage, damaging players on contact. The drawings deal vertical knockback and can KO at high percents, especially if hit near the top blast line. Based on the game of the same name.

|Multiple pipes appear, similar in design to those in [[Mushroom Kingdom (SSB)|Mushroom Kingdom]]. If a fighter stands on top of a pipe for long enough, they will be moved to another pipe. The paths are chosen at random, but they remain the same the entire time they are present.

|A running faucet appears. The water pushes players along the stage and off the edge. With careful movement, it is possible to remain stationary between the two flows of water by stationing the player's fighter directly under the faucet.

|The background is covered in black and a stick-figure policeman with a flashlight appears on the stage. Every so often, the policeman will shine a stationary, triangular beam from the flashlight, which deals high damage and knockback to any player it illuminates.

|The background is covered in black and a new moon appears above the stage, which then progresses through a full lunar cycle. Once the moon disappears, the whole stage goes dark for a short while, making the fighters invisible (apart from effects such as those caused by items and moves).

|A few pairs of boots walk across the stage, [[bury]]ing any fighter they walk over. Sometimes cleats will appear that damage fighters. Players hit in midair will be [[meteor smash]]ed diagonally.

|The weather in the background cycles through sun, approaching clouds, rain, receding clouds, and sun with rainbow. This form is purely aesthetic and does not affect the main stage.

[[Category:Past stages]]

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