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{{Infobox Character
|name         = Pikachu
|image        = [[Image:Pikachu SSB4.png|250px|Pikachu]]
|game         = SSB4
|ssbgame1     = SSB
|ssbgame2     = SSBM
|ssbgame3     = SSBB
|availability = [[Starter character|Starter]]
}}
'''Pikachu''' ({{ja|ピカチュウ}}, ''Pikachū'')  is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. It retains its special moves of [[Thunder Jolt]], [[Quick Attack]], {{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}, and [[Skull Bash]]. Pikachu's appearance has been updated to match the most recent ''Pokémon'' games (such as the Generation V and VI main series games and ''{{s|bulbapedia|PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure}}'') and the Pokémon anime episodes; its model has been altered, and continues the trend of being gradually less chubby with each additional appearance. Pikachu is additionally significantly more brightly colored.

==Changes from ''Brawl''==
*{{buff|[[Skull Bash]] travels farther when charged.}}
*{{buff|[[Forward aerial]] has strengthened and has reduced [[landing lag]].}}
*{{buff|[[Neutral aerial]] deals much more damage when sweetspotted; it deals 16% as opposed to the 12% it dealt in ''Brawl''.}}
*{{buff|Up tilt and up aerial both have drastically less ending lag. The former also has much lower knockback scaling, making it more useful at lower percentages.}}
*{{buff|Down smash is much harder to [[SDI]] out of.}}
**{{nerf|Down smash has higher [[ending lag]].}}
*{{buff|Sweetspotted dash attack is much stronger.}}
*{{buff|{{b|Thunder|Pokémon}} can now [[meteor smash]] opponents who touch the upper part of the bolt near the cloud, quickly sending the opponent back down to Pikachu and allowing a [[tech-chase]] or followups such as an up smash.}}
**{{nerf|However, this renders Pikachu unable to score early vertical KOs, hindering [[Thunderspiking]] in general.}}
*{{nerf|[[Volt Tackle]] deals less damage and knockback.}}
**{{buff|It lasts slightly longer.}}
**{{change|It appears to be slower, though it is more controlled.}}
*{{nerf|[[Forward smash]], [[forward tilt]], [[up aerial]], and [[back aerial]] deal less damage.}}
*{{nerf|[[Down throw]] appears to have higher knockback growth, limiting Pikachu's followup options.}}
*{{nerf|Pikachu's [[Quick Attack]] can not be cancelled into the ground anymore, removing the possibility of the [[QAC]] technique.}}
The following moves are visually unchanged:
*Neutral attack
*Up tilt
*Forward tilt
*Dash attack
*Up smash
*Forward aerial
*Down aerial
*[[Thunder Jolt]]
*Down taunt
*Side taunt
*Up taunt
*Pikachu retains the ability to [[crawl]].

===Special Moves===
In ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', [[special move]]s can be swapped out for different variants, but a few of Pikachu's have been known. It retains its original special moves as well as its final smash. These are Pikachu's special moves:

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
!Special Move!!Basic!!Custom 1!!Custom 2
|-
|[[Neutral Special]]||[[Thunder Jolt]]||-||-
|-
|[[Side Special]]||[[Skull Bash]]||-||-
|-
|[[Up Special]]||[[Quick Attack]]||-||-
|-
|[[Down Special]]||{{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}||Self-Generation||Great Thunder
|-
|[[Final Smash]]||[[Volt Tackle]]||-||-
|}
</center>

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==Palette swaps==
[[File:Pikachu Palette (SSB4).png|framed|center]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pikachu Direct.png|Pikachu's appearance during the [[Smash Direct]].
PikachuWiiUSSB4E32013.png|Pikachu's appearance during [[E3 2013]].
Pikachu and Pit SSB4 Wii U.jpg|Pikachu using Thunder Jolt.
PikachuSkullBashWiiUSSB4.png|Pikachu uses [[Skull Bash]].
ThunderSSB4.png|Pikachu uses {{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}.
Pikachu3DS.jpg|Pikachu in the 3DS version of the game.
Mario Pikachu Bowser Pit On Pilotwing.jpg|{{SSB4|Mario}}, Pikachu, {{SSB4|Bowser}} and {{SSB4|Pit}} on a red plane in [[Wuhu Island]].
Pikachu On Mega Man.jpg|Pikachu behind {{SSB4|Mega Man}}.
Pikachu sit SSB4.jpg|Pikachu sitting.
StarfyLumaPikachu.jpg|Pikachu along with a [[Rosalina (SSB4)|Luma]], and [[Starfy]].
SSB4 Toon Link Screen-5.jpg|Pikachu with {{SSB4|Toon Link}} and {{SSB4|Kirby}}
Mega Man and Pikachu Dr Wily's Castle.jpg|Pikachu with {{SSB4|Mega Man}}.
Dazed.jpg|[[Footstool]]ing {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}.
DK Pikachu.jpg|Behind Donkey Kong.
Pikachu Thunder Combo SSB4.jpg|Pikachu using Thunder to meteor smash an aerial {{SSB4|Bowser}} and followup with an up smash.
SSB4 - First Four Playable Pokemon.png|{{SSB4|Lucario}}, {{SSB4|Charizard}}, {{SSB4|Greninja}}, and Pikachu.
</gallery>

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