Pokémon Change: Difference between revisions

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', stamina no longer exists, allowing the use of one Pokémon without penalty. The move itself can also be done in mid-air and has a much faster switch time, now having a set time and not being subjected to load times. This greatly improves each Pokémon’s synergy with one another, as switching is far less committal and lets the player adjust to the situation accordingly. The ability to do it offstage also greatly improves recovery options, as Charizard maintains its extra midair jump, and Ivysaur's [[Vine Whip]] no longer causing [[helpless|helplessness]] allows it to switch into Charizard should Vine Whip miss the [[edge]]. However, to balance out its faster switch time, Pokémon Change now has a cooldown of approximately two seconds. This cooldown can be skipped by using another special move, which cancels the Pokemon Trainer's swap animation and allows another swap to performed immediately after the Pokemon Trainer animation for the inputted other special move. This technique is commonly referred to as 'Swede Swapping' for [[Leffen]], who popularized it.

Pokémon Change grants some invincibility frames upon usage like in ''Brawl'', but spamming the move will grant no invincibility frames for a period of time.