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Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)

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Pokémon Trainer
in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Pokémon Trainer
PokemonSymbol.svg
Universe Pokémon
Shares character slot with Charizard
Ivysaur
Squirtle
Other playable appearance in Brawl


Availability Unlockable
Final Smash Triple Finish
Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)

Pokémon Trainer is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed on June 12th, 2018.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Aesthetics

  • Change Leaf, the female Pokémon Trainer from FireRed/LeafGreen, makes her first appearance as an alternate costume.
  • Change Squirtle appears to have a new dash animation that involves riding a water wave.
  • Change Squirtle has a more upright stance.
  • Change Triple Finish has a different text box and animations.

Attributes

  • Buff The Stamina mechanic has been removed, eliminating the necessity of switching out Pokémon to restore their power.

Normal Moves

  • Change Squirtle's forward aerial now has additional water effects alongside the kick.
  • Change Ivysaur's neutral aerial has a new animation where it points its plant towards the screen and spins its leaves. It hits 6 times.

Special moves

  • Buff Bullet Seed now has a finishing blow.
  • Buff Pokémon Change can now be used in the air, and is much quicker. Like in Brawl, it also offers brief invincibility upon switching out, though the quicker switch time allows it to potentially combo into another Pokémon's moves. It also allows the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon to essentially chose the recovery that suits a situation best.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

These changes only affect Charizard, who was a single fighter in the previous game.

  • Nerf Now that it is once again part of the Pokémon Trainer rotation, Charizard's down special, Rock Smash, has been replaced with Pokemon Change, effectively eliminating Rock Smash from its moveset.
  • Change Similarly, its Final Smash was reverted from Mega Charizard X to Triple Finish.
  • {{buff|Charizard's Flare Blitz is far stronger, from 19% -> 26%. It also deals much more knockback.