Event 7: Pokémon Battle
| Event 7 Pokémon Battle | |
|---|---|
| |
| Official description | Use Poké Balls to duel with Pikachu. |
| Character(s) used | Choose (2 stocks) |
| Opponent(s) | Pikachu (2 stocks) |
| Stage(s) | Pokémon Stadium |
| Music | Battle Theme |
| Availability | Starter |
Pokémon Battle is the 7th event match of the 51 event matches in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
The player controls a fighter of their choice and must win a 2 stock match against a red CPU Pikachu on the Pokémon Stadium stage. The event match features no time limit. The CPU Pikachu is handicapped and his artificial intelligence is set at Level 5.
As the name implies, the selection of items is limited to Poké Balls, and both fighters can only take damage from Pokémon that appear from the Poké Balls. Attacks and thrown Poké Balls will pass through each character without causing any damage, hitstun, knockback, or hitlag. Poké Balls are the only items that appear. The CPU Pikachu uses the ITEM CPU mode, which allows it to frequently pursues Poké Balls that appear and rarely uses attacks.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ポケモンバトル！ | Pokémon Battle! |
 French |
Bataille Pokémon | Literal translation |
 German |
Pokémon-Kampf | Literal translation |
 Spanish |
Combate Pokémon | Literal translation |
 Italian |
Lotta Pokémon | Literal translation |
Trivia
- It is possible to block Pikachu from picking up Poké Balls by giving it a non-throwing item. This can only happen if the player, as Peach, spawns a Beam Sword or Mr. Saturn via Vegetable, then drops it close to a Poké Ball such that Pikachu unintentionally picks it up. Once Pikachu has the item, it will never throw or attack with it, even after more Poké Balls appear on the stage.
- Pikachu will still attempt to shield attacks, even though they are harmless. As such, it is possible to force Pikachu to break its shield by using a quick attack such as Fox's Blaster.
