Squirtle (SSBU)
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| Squirtle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
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| Universe | Pokémon |
| Shares character slot with | Pokémon Trainer |
| Other playable appearance | in Brawl |
| Availability | Unlockable |
| Final Smash | Triple Finish |
Squirtle is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed on June 12th, 2018.
Changes from Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Aesthetics
Squirtle has a new dash animation that involves surfing on a water wave.- Squirtle has a more upright stance.
- Squirtle no longer leaps up during its up smash.
- Triple Finish has a different text box and animations.
Attributes
The Stamina mechanic has been removed, eliminating the necessity of switching out Pokémon to restore their power.- Squirtle has a much faster running speed.
Normal Moves
- Squirtle's forward aerial now has additional water effects alongside the kick.
- Squirtle's full jab combo does slightly more damage (9% → 9.4).
- Squirtle's forward tilt does slightly more damage (6% → 6.2%).
- Squirtle has a new down tilt. While it only hits once, has further reach and is much stronger (5% → 10.1%).
- Squirtle's up smash activates faster and reaches much higher, along with being slightly stronger.
- Squirtle's forward smash is much stronger, even when uncharged (14% -> 19.3%).
Special Moves
- Water Gun charges much faster and covers significantly more distance, able to reach the entirety of Battlefield when fully charged and having enough pushing force to KO off-stage opponents by pushing them into the blast zone.
- Withdraw is much faster and stronger (8% → 11%).
Withdraw now stops on impact, preventing it from racking up further damage.
- 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, or function somewhat as an alternative "air dodge". It also allows the user to essentially choose the recovery that suits a situation best.
- After taking any hitstun-inducing hit, Pokémon Change can only be used if the Pokémon lands first, preventing exploiting of the move's intangibility. Similarly, spamming Pokémon Change will grant no invincibility frames for a period of time.
