Pikachu
- For fighter info, see Pikachu (SSB), Pikachu (SSBM), and Pikachu (SSBB).
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| File:025Pikachu.png Official artwork of Pikachu. | |
| Universe | Pokémon |
| Debut | Pokémon (1998, Red/Blue)
(1999, Yellow) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | SSB SSBM SSBB |
| Console/platform of origin | Game Boy |
| Species | Pikachu |
| Gender | Varies |
| Place of origin | Kanto |
| Created by | Satoshi Tajiri |
| Designed by | Ken Sugimori |
| Voice actor | Ikue Outani |
| Japanese voice actor | Ikue Outani |
Template:Nihongo is a fictional creature in the Pokémon franchise of media. It is the most popular and well known Pokémon in the world, and is the main representative of the franchise. It appears as a playable fighter in all three Super Smash Bros. games.
Creature description
Pikachu is awesome
In Super Smash Bros.
As a playable character
- Main article: Pikachu (SSB)
Pikachu's debut to the Smash Bros series is as one of the eight Starter characters. Just like in the games that Pikachu originates from, it's a small, fast character whose play style is prominently dependent on its speed and powerful electric attacks. Pikachu is ranked number one on the tier list for the original SSB due to its edgeguarding capabilities, its fantastic recovery skills, and its high priority aerial attacks. Pikachu's B-move, Thunder Jolt, shoots a beam of electricity that bounces along the stage. Its B-up move is a fast recovery move dubbed the Quick Attack, and its B-down involves Pikachu striking itself with Thunder, which blasts anyone else standing in the way.
In Single-player
In the fifth level of the game's single-player mode, the player faces Pikachu on the Saffron City stage.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
As a playable character
- Main article: Pikachu (SSBM)
Pikachu returns to Melee, once again as a starter character. While its play style is still incredibly similar to its first appearance in the Smash series, Pikachu is not quite as deadly as it used to be. However, it's still a powerful, agile character and a force to be reckoned with. Pikachu gains Skull Bash as its new Side-B move.
In Single-player
In the game's single-player Adventure mode, a team of a total of ten Pikachu, Pichu, and Jigglypuff, face the player on the Pokémon Stadium stage, and the only items on the stage are Poké Balls. Pikachu is featured in the following Event Matches:
- Event 7: Pokémon Battle: The player faces Pikachu on the Pokémon Stadium stage. The only method either character can use to damage the other is by using Poké Balls.
- Event 13: Yoshi's Egg: The player, as Yoshi, must defend the Yoshi's Egg item from Pikachu, Fox, and Donkey Kong on the Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise stage.
- Event 30: All-Star Match 3: As a character of the player's choice, they must defeat Kirby, Pikachu, Ness, and the Ice Climbers, one after the other.
- Event 48: Pikachu and Pichu: This match takes place on the Past Stages: Dream Land stage, and the player is pitted against two Pichu and a Pikachu with infinite stock. The player must KO the two Pichu to win.
Trophies
By tradition, Pikachu as a playable character is featured on its personal 3 trophies. Its normal trophy is acquired by beating the Classic mode with Pikachu on any difficulty, and its Smash Red and Smash Blue trophies are acquired the same way by beating the Adventure and All-Star modes, respectively. Its Classic mode trophy reads:
- Pikachu
- It's safe to say that Pikachu is the most famous and popular of all Pokémon. It has electric pouches in both cheeks; when in danger, it shoots electricity at its enemies. Although Pikachu can evolve into Raichu by exposure to a Thunderstone, many trainers like Pikachu so much that they don't let it evolve.
- Pokémon Red & Blue, 9/98
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
As a playable character
- Main article: Pikachu (SSBB)
Visually, Pikachu has barely changed at all from its Melee design, only being touched up slightly. However, Pikachu was improved from Melee, becoming more powerful in the process. It has all of its moves from the first two games. Like the rest of Brawl's cast, Pikachu also has a Final Smash, a new kind of special attack that was added for Brawl. Pikachu's Final Smash is called Volt Tackle, which involves it turning into a giant ball of light than can be controlled by the player. One downside of Volt Tackle is that it can be considered hard to maneuver. This move operates absolutely nothing like Volt Tackle in the original Pokémon games, and is speculated to be based on a special ability in the Genesis/Mega Drive game Pulseman, Volteccer, which Volt Tackle was apparently based on and named after (in the Japanese versions of the Pokémon series).
Trophy Info
- A Mouse Pokémon. Its lightning-bolt tail and round cheeks are its trademarks. When danger draws near, it uses tiny electric pouches within its cheeks to discharge electricity. When it's really fired up, it unleashes thunderbolts on its rivals. It's said to recharge when it's sleeping. It evolves into Raichu.
- Pokémon Red/Blue
- Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
Trivia
- Pikachu is the only playable Pokémon in the Super Smash Bros. series to have a gender difference. Male Pikachu look like the one in Smash Bros, but females have a small indent in their tail, which vaguely looks like a heart. Therefore, although never specified or proven, it would suggest the Pikachu playable in Smash Bros is a male although Smash Bros. was created before gender differences.
- If you hold a Smoke Ball when you activate Pikachu's Final Smash, you simply fly around with rainbow smoke surrounding Volt Tackle.
