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*'''The {{uv|Pokémon}} universe''': Also known as '''''Pocket Monsters'''''. One of video gaming's most lucrative franchises, this multi-genre franchise emphasizes handheld role-playing games that focus on the training and battling of at least 890 distinctive species of creatures called Pokémon, from which the series derives its name. Playable characters consist of electric mouse mascot [[Pikachu]] (since ''Smash 64'') and its younger form [[Pichu]] (''Melee'' and ''Ultimate''), the hypnotic pink puffball [[Jigglypuff]] (since ''Smash 64''), psychic feline humanoid [[Mewtwo]] (''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' onwards), the jackal-like [[Lucario]] (since ''Brawl''), a generic [[Pokémon Trainer]] (''Brawl'' and ''Ultimate'') who commands his three Pokémon ([[Squirtle]], [[Ivysaur]], and [[Charizard]], although Charizard [[Charizard (SSB4)|reappears by itself]] in ''Smash 4'') from the background to do battle in the foreground, the speedy ninja frog [[Greninja]] (''Smash 4'' onwards) and the pro-wrestler wildcat, [[Incineroar]] (''Ultimate'').