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| Pichu in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
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| Universe | Pokémon |
| Other playable appearance | in Melee |
| Availability | Unlockable |
| Final Smash | Volt Tackle |
Pichu (ピチュー, Pichu) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was confirmed on June 12th, 2018.
Changes from Super Smash Bros. Melee
Like in Melee, Pichu damages itself when using electric attacks. It is not labeled as an Echo Fighter, but it is unknown as to whether or not it has been decloned.
Aesthetics
Pichu's design and proportions now match the latest games in the Pokémon franchise. Its colors are more subdued than they were in Melee.- Pichu is much more expressive. Like Pikachu, its eyes become swirls when dazed, a detail derived from the Pokémon anime.
- Pichu now has squash and stretch in its animations, giving it a bouncy feel.
- Many of Pichu's attacks now have new animations differing from its moveset in Melee.
- Pichu has a new taunt akin to Pikachu's up taunt, except it humorously becomes dizzy afterwards.
- Pichu has a taunt reminiscent to one of its Melee taunts where it jumps up happily but now only jumps once rather than four times.
Attributes
Pichu can now crawl. This allows for an easier approach while dodging projectiles.- With the implementation of rage, Pichu's self-inflicted damage can now gradually increase its launching power, similar to Lucario's Aura.
Ground attacks
- Forward tilt has a different animation, can trip opponents and has more range.
Forward tilt has an electric effect, thus causes 0.7% recoil damage to Pichu.- Dash attack is the same, but has noticeably less endlag.
Special moves
- Thunder meteor smashes targets hit high above Pichu and into the electric blast, akin to Pikachu's.
- Thunder now does 0.1% less recoil damage, bringing it down to 2.9%.
- Like with Pikachu's Thunder, the electricity discharged when the lightning strikes Pichu is now yellow rather than blue and has Pichu flash with a dark tint.
- Pichu now bounces back after connecting with Skull Bash. This makes it better for hit-and-run but worse for approach.
- Pichu now has a Final Smash, which is similar to Pikachu's: it has Pichu dash quickly around the stage at different angles while surrounded in a ball of electricity, then launching opponents with an electric blast at the end of the move as the ball disappears.
Gallery
Taunting in Great Bay.
Taunting on Green Greens.
Attacking Mewtwo on Spear Pillar.
Headbutting Wario on Pilotwings.
Using a Rocket Belt with Pikachu in Mario Galaxy.
Character Showcase Video
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Trivia
- Pichu and Young Link share the longest gap between playable appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series, with seventeen years between Melee and Ultimate.
- One of the poses Pichu strikes in its new taunt resembles its trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
- Pichu is the only veteran previously cut from SSB4 to not appear in the full group artwork version of the box cover.
