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Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)
Pokémon Trainer in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
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Universe | Pokémon |
Shares character slot with | Charizard Ivysaur Squirtle |
Other playable appearance | in Brawl |
Availability | Unlockable |
Final Smash | Triple Finish |
“ | Pokémon Trainer returns with Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard. You can choose to play as a male or female trainer! | ” |
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site |
Pokémon Trainer (ポケモントレーナー, Pokémon Trainer) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Pokémon Trainer can use three interchangeable Pokémon in battle: Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard.
Changes from Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- The list below covers the general changes of the Pokémon Trainer and his party as a whole. For information about each individual Pokémon's moveset changes, see Squirtle (SSBU), Ivysaur (SSBU), and Charizard (SSBU).
Pokémon Trainer has received several key changes for his transition from Brawl to Ultimate. Notably, the Stamina mechanic has been completely removed, and Pokémon Change has been granted high utility due to the addition of aerial switching and significantly faster Pokémon switches. As such, switches between his three Pokémon have now become a unique advantage for the Pokémon Trainer alone, and his Pokémon are now free to fight indefinitely without being limited by Stamina during battle.
Aesthetics
- The Pokémon Trainer's model is significantly more detailed than it was in Brawl, having stylised body proportions and sharper, slimmer eyes. Additionally, the Trainer's Pokéballs have been resized to fit in his palm. Both these changes now make their designs similar to the style of more recent Pokémon titles.
- The female Pokémon Trainer from FireRed and LeafGreen appears as an alternate costume.
- The Pokémon Trainer now turns in battle to face the direction of the fight.
- The designs and proportions of Squirtle and Ivysaur now match their appearances in the more recent Pokémon titles. They are much more expressive than they were in Brawl.
- Triple Finish has a different text box and animations, making it identical to how they appear in the Generation VII games.
- The Trainer now claps on the results screen.
- On the results screen, the Pokémon Trainer himself is shown and announced as the winner of the fight rather than the Pokémon that was in battle. His face is also used as the stock icon for all three Pokémon.
Attributes
- The Stamina mechanic has been removed, eliminating the necessity of switching out Pokémon to restore their power.
Special Moves
- Pokémon Change can now be used in the air and is much quicker, due to no longer having to load each individual Pokémon for every switch. 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.
- Spamming Pokémon Change will grant no invincibility frames for a period of time.
- Pokémon Change will refresh ledge invincibility if used in the air. This even works if the move is spammed, as the new Pokemon is considered a different character grabbing the ledge. This gives Pokémon Trainer a unique stall option.
Alternate costumes
Only the starting Pokémon is shown on the character selection screen; it can be changed by hovering the cursor over it and selecting it. All of Pokémon Trainer's alternate costumes reference a protagonist from each generation of the Pokémon games.
Gallery
Charizard using Flare Blitz on Prism Tower.
Ivysaur taunting on Gaur Plain.
The Pokémon Trio running from a Burrowing Snagret on the Great Cave Offensive.
The female trainer throwing a Poké Ball.
Female Pokémon Trainer with a taunting Female Pikachu on Battlefield.
Character Showcase Video
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Trivia
- Now that Charizard has lost Rock Smash, all three Pokémon's moves consist of only STAB moves.
- As previous "dual character" pairings have been removed (such as Zelda and Sheik in Melee and Brawl, and Samus and Zero Suit Samus in Brawl), Pokémon Trainer’s ability to switch characters has now become a unique character attribute. Oddly, while both of those pairings consisted of a single individual who would change between alter-egos, the Pokémon Trainer character consists of four separate entities in battle (albeit three actively participating).
- Pokémon Trainer is the first composite character to have been separated in a sequel and later reformed back into a composite character.