Pikachu (SSBB)

This article is about Pikachu's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Pikachu.

Pikachu
Pikachu
Universe	Pokémon
Appears in	SSB SSBM SSBB
Availability	Starter
Tier	B (9)

Unveiled at E3 2006, Pikachu (ピカチュウ, Pikachū) is a character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In the E3 2006, Pikachu didn't show its Final Smash like Mario, Kirby, and Link did. Visually, Pikachu has barely changed at all from its Melee design, only being larger and touched up slightly. It has all of its moves from the first two games. It is currently in the A Tier and holds 9th position overall, making it much closer to its original Top Tier status in Super Smash Bros, where it was ranked first place; as opposed to its Low Tier status in Melee, where it is ranked sixteenth place. It is currently the highest tier character that has appeared in all three Super Smash Bros. games. Pikachu's decent killing power, quick overall speed, good recovery and edge guarding, good chain grab, and Brawl's new physics have helped it a lot; Pikachu can no longer be so easily combo'd, its grab range is no longer the shortest, its Thunder is not as laggy, and it's gained various new tactics such as Quick Attack Cancel.

Changes from Melee to Brawl

it has become more awesome

Attributes

Pikachu's most salient feature, as with its appearances in previous Smash Brothers games, is its awesomeness

In competitive play

it owns everyone

Role In The Subspace Emissary

an awesome role

Costume Gallery

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Pikachu's alternate costumes

Cheer

• "Pika Pika Pikachu!"

Trivia

• Pikachu's Wall Jump, Goggle costume and one of its taunts were features of Pichu in Melee. In addition, Pikachu in the Pokémon series can only know Volt Tackle if they learned the move as a Pichu. These coincidences have led to theories that the Pikachu in Brawl is the evolved Pichu from Melee.
• Pikachu could be male due to the fact that in the Generation IV Pokemon games, male Pikachu do not have dents in their tails, but it could be female because this gender difference does not apply to Pikachu outside of Generation IV.
• Pikachu holds the world record for Co-op Target Smash!! Level 3 with Fox (completed in 4.58 seconds), and Level 4 with Yoshi (completed in 4.81 seconds).
• When Pikachu gets a Dragoon or a Warpstar, Pikachu rides it as if it were surfing. This comes from certain Pikachus given away at events and/or for finishing certain Pokémon games, knowing the move Surf, which it usually could not learn; in the 3D Pokémon games, Pikachu rides a surfboard to use the move. (This in turn may come from the Pokémon anime.) This may also be from the game Pokémon Snap!, in which Pikachu is seen riding on a surfboard on several occasions, notably, on the first level, if led with apples.
• When Pikachu's Thunder is used in mid-air, it won't go through a falling block, yet when used on the ground it will.
• Interestingly, in the games, Pokémon were only allowed Four Special moves, but in Brawl, Pikachu, Jigglypuff and Lucario all have five special moves (including Final Smashes), thus breaking the limit of special moves, despite Jigglypuff's and Lucario's Final Smashes, and Pikachu's standard special, not being actual moves from the game.
• If Pikachu is standing at the end of a main platform (e.g. Final Destination) with its back to the edge, if its shield breaks, hold the opposite direction Pikachu is facing on the control stick; Pikachu grabs the ledge and cancels the dizzyness.
• Like all characters, Pikachu's eyes glow when it has a Smash Ball. However, if it has a Smash Ball and its costume color is red, its eyes become red because of the color tint of its model (and even then, the color of its eyes in its default costume are still red). This also happens with Sonic to a lesser extent.
• If Pikachu uses or charges its forward smash with a battering item, it will have a normal face. If it does so with a Smash Ball, its face takes on an evil expression.
• Thunder Jolt is not actually a move in the Pokemon game series, yet Pikachu uses it in the Super Smash Bros. series and atleast once in the original anime
• Pikachu is one of three one-type Pokémon in Brawl, the others being Squirtle and Jigglypuff. (in Melee it was Mewtwo and Jigglypuff).

External links

• Pikachu's page at Smash Bros. DOJO!!.
• Pikachu Character Guide at SWF