Project M

Squirtle (PM)

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Squirtle
in Project M and Project+
Squirtle SSBB.png
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Universe Pokémon
Base game appearance Brawl
Moveset inspiration Squirtle (SSBB)
Squirtle (SSBB)

Squirtle is a playable character in the Brawl mod Project M. Like Ivysaur and Charizard, it has been separated from the Pokémon Trainer and so fights alone.

Attributes

Changes from Brawl to PM

Squirtle's down special, Bubble.

Squirtle has been buffed noticeably from Brawl to Project M.

  • Buff Shellshifting has been retained and Squirtle now has even more follow up options, most notably a long jump canceled grab.
  • Buff Pivot now has a hitbox that deals 3% damage and weakly launches enemies away with high base knockback, leading better into shellshift techniques, most notably the Hydroplane for a KO.
  • Buff Down tilt now hits just twice, while dealing nearly the same damage, making it faster and harder to escape.
  • Buff All attacks involving Squirtle's shell have launch resistance. The stronger the attack, the heavier the armor.
  • Buff Neutral aerial is now a vertical shell spin with more gimping potential, having a better knockback scaling and a semi-spike angle.
  • Buff With the faster-paced physics and enhanced aerial combos, Squirtle's aerial attacks are generally more useful, with its up aerial easily juggling fastfallers and heavyweights, and its forward and back aerials having increased gimping potential and giving Squirtle a pseudo-wall of pain.
  • Buff Down aerial is better at damaging, and on grounded opponents it acts as a locking meteor smash akin to Jigglypuff's down air.
  • Buff Forward smash has its knockback increased.
  • Buff First hit of up smash is now on Squirtle's jump, with the pumps hitting just once, allowing the first hit to link better with the second.
  • Buff Down smash hits consecutively and deals more damage, with the first hits meteoring the foe.
  • Buff Water Gun now deals consecutive damage and can clash with other projectiles. The move now shoots a stream of water even when uncharged, has faster startup for shooting in all levels of charge, and retains its push effect so that Squirtle is left less vulnerable if the move whiffs.
  • Buff Withdraw is now completely immune to projectiles and can change directions, along with traveling faster and having a slightly extended duration. When hitting an opponent, Squirtle bounces and cancels the move, leading better into aerials.
  • Buff Waterfall travels faster and has increased KO potential.
  • Buff Pokémon Change has been replaced by a new move called Bubble; a fast, short-ranged projectile with multiple hits that trips grounded opponents (for tech-chases), and has an horizontal angle on aerial targets that can easily gimp them.
  • Buff Squirtle keeps momentum upon grabbing opponents, which when combined with shellshifting causes throws to KO more easily, especially down throw.
  • Buff Down throw is much stronger in terms of damage while keeping its powerful knockback from Brawl, with Squirtle now having the strongest throw of all lightweights in the game.
  • Nerf Neutral aerial has slightly slower startup.
  • Nerf Water Gun can now be absorbed.
  • Nerf Waterfall was given more startup lag, and its hits no longer link properly.
  • Change Down throw now has a water effect.
  • Change Withdraw can be canceled into a fast damaging jump called Aqua Jet by using the attack button, which has long range and is faster and stronger, but leaves Squirtle helpless, and therefore easily prone to self-destructs if used near edges.
  • Change New on-screen appearance: Squirtle comes on using Withdraw.
  • Change Like Ivysaur and Charizard, Squirtle has got more significant palette swaps, these being: a Red Team one with color scheme and eyes based on Charmander, a yellow one that gives it the color scheme of a Koopa Troopa, a Green Team one resembling a Turtwig, a pink one similar to a Lickitung, and finally a purple one. Squirtle now uses its default costume for the Blue Team.
  • Change Pokémon Trainer victory pose replaced: Squirtle squirts water in an arc and then poses.
  • Change Pressing a special button just before Squirtle lands from his up taunt results in it getting black sunglasses based on those wore by the leader of the Squirtle Squad in the Pokémon anime. The glasses shatter if Squirtle is attacked.

Moveset

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Up to date as of version 3.0.

Name Damage Description
Neutral attack Jab, Kick, Pound 3%, 2% then 6% (11% total)
Forward tilt Tail Flick 8%
Up tilt Hopping Headbutt 7%
Down tilt Rapid Spin 2% then 8% (10% total)
Crawl attack 3%
Dash attack Tackle 9% (clean), 7% (late)
Forward smash Shell Smash 16%
Up smash Hydro Pump 3% then 14% (17% total)
Down smash Water Sport 2 hits of 3%, then 6% (12% total)
Neutral aerial Aqua Wheel 11% (clean), 8% (late)
Forward aerial Jump Kick 13% (clean), 8% (late)
Back aerial Tail Poke 12% (clean), 8% (late)
Up aerial Turtle Flip 11% (body), 6% (tail)
Down aerial Whirlpool 4 hits of 2%, then 5% (13% total)
Grab
Pummel Head Rattle 3%
Forward throw Kick Toss 6%
Back throw Reverse Kick Toss 10%
Up throw Shell Shuttle 7%
Down throw Hydro Slam 14%
Floor attack (front) 6%
Floor attack (back) 6%
Floor attack (trip) 5%
Edge attack (fast) 8%
Edge attack (slow) 10%
Neutral special Water Gun 6%-14%
Side special Withdraw 8-9% (slide), 12%-9% (Aqua Jet)
Up special Waterfall 4%, 3% then 9% (16% total)
Down special Bubble 3 hits of 3% (9% total)
Final Smash None (yet) - Along with Charizard and Ivysaur, Squirtle doesn't have a Final Smash for the current version of Project M. Getting a Smash Ball with it will just cause it to shatter without any effect.

In competitive play

Notable players

Palette swaps

Squirtle's palette swaps in PM

Each of Squirtle's alternate costumes are based on different Pokémon:

  • The green is based on Turtwig.
  • The orange is based on Charmander.
  • The yellow is based on Numel, but it also resembles a Koopa Troopa.

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