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Winner!!
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| The three Legendary Birds control Kanto's weather and are top-tier legendaries in Melee. Which feathered forecast-flounderer flaunts fan favour?
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Votes for Articuno
- Ew, not this fight. And how the fuck did Pichu win the last one? I have no faith in you guys. DoctorPain99 13:07, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- Ice, which is Articunos type, is the coolest type. BRAWLS
 OF FURY 13:16, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- It's Ice, I mean, it's cool, am I right? -- Conny
 13:46, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- I'm partial to the cold and Articuno freezes enemies like popsicles and sends them flying to oblivion. 67.166.229.4 16:59, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- Ice Ice Baby. Terrible is Terrible 10:49, 7 July 2013 (EDT)
- 75.31.4.16 16:37, 8 July 2013 (EDT)
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Votes for Zapdos
- Fire-flying and Ice-flying have double weaknesses to rock (making Stealth Rock hazards very dangerous), whereas Electric-Flying gives Zapdos immunity from ground and cancels out an electric weakness. Mr. Anon
 talk 13:15, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- Looks cooler imo. Scr7
 13:19, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- Stealth Rock, as Mr. Anon mentioned, is an extremely reliable move in competitive Pokémon. Articuno and Moltres would lose 50% health then because of double weakness to rock type attacks. Although Zapdos also has a weakness to rock type attacks, it only loses 25% of its health. In addition, I have to say its a pretty powerful special sweeper if you ask me. Dots
 The Saxaphone 13:23, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- It's a bird that doesn't get hurt by any electric types. Giratina 720
 13:36, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- I've always been partial to electric types, and I'd be shocked if Zapdos didn't win. He'd never give a cold shoulder, and he's right in the middle of this heated debate. Pun, pun, pun. --HavocReaper48 15:44, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- Now I was never hardcore about the 3 legendary birds, but just saying "Zapdos" just feels so metal. Plus, it's a thunderbird. THE Thunderbird.MegiBeelzebub
 17:07, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- Come on guys. This is the ELECTRIC LEGENDARY BIRD. Even someone who doesn't know a thing about pokemon knows that electricity is better and stronger than fire and ice.TheAtomicFire (talk) 20:10, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- Yay! Sonicmario22 (talk) 09:04, 8 July 2013 (EDT)
- Everybody Polkamon! ChuckNorris
 16:58, 9 July 2013 (EDT)
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Votes for Moltres
- Zapdos is by far my pokemon out of these three (and was my favorite overall before Tyranitar). But when it comes to being a pokeball pokemon in Smash, Moltres stomps the other two. Flaming OHKOs every single time, you just can't match that. Omega Tyrant
 13:53, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- Moltres is my favorite of these three. Only Lugia matches Moltres in terms of KO power.Boo Buddy (talk) 14:04, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- I like fire. Btw do Wii Fit Trainer Vs. PKMN Trainer. --Dinoboy411 (talk) 22:05, 6 July 2013 (EDT)
- Strongest of the three. Articuno does not have a one hit ko attack and Zapdos is unlikely to ko an opponent at all.71.118.254.198 20:44, 7 July 2013 (EDT)
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Dinoboy, you're supposed to suggest ideas here. Scr7 04:43, 7 July 2013 (EDT)
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Winner!!
Pichu
9 to 13
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| These two pals just can't get it together in Melee's tournament scene, having been fumbled around in the bottom quarter of characters for the game's entire lifespan. One of these two will move on to represent Melee in a future low-tier showdown - who will it be?
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Votes for Kirby (SSBM)
- Kirby is my favorite fictional character ever. --Dinoboy411 (talk) 12:27, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- KIRBY IS THE BEST!!!!!!!! --Kirbyman (talk) 13:33, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- I have never been the biggest fan of Pichu (understatement), and still believe him to be the absolute worst in Melee, as well as the worst concept for a fighting game character ever conceived. DoctorPain99 14:33, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- 75.31.4.16 15:21, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- I'm a big Kirby fan, and I've secondary'd him in every Super Smash Bros. game. Kirby is a very bad character in Melee, but compared to Pichu, he has a better down smash, up smash, back air, down air, up air, and recovery. Plus, Kirby is a little heavier and has longer reach, though the differences in these areas are nearly unnoticeable. Kirby lasts longer against Pichu anyway given that Pichu hurts itself with its own electric attacks. Pichu only has better speed, throws and KO potential, but those don't redeem him enough to place him above Kirby. Pichu is probably the shittiest, stupidest, most uninspired character ever conceived for a Super Smash Bros. game (or conceived period). Pichu is also perhaps the second worst of all the baby Pokemon, the first being Azurill (though Azurill is easier on the eyes). blue ninjakoopa 20:08, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- Pink. Terrible is Ready for Summer 18:03, 30 June 2013 (EDT)
- Wether it be the original, melee, or brawl, Kirby wil always be my best Bulbaking (talk) 13:37, 2 July 2013 (EDT)
- I like Kirby more than Pichu. Not to much of an argument, but, Kirby still had some techniques that made him at least more useful than Pichu. -- Conny 09:40, 4 July 2013 (EDT)
Half-votes
- Kirbys #1 --98.253.244.168 22:13, 1 July 2013 (EDT)
- Hi!. Nutsbazooka —Preceding unsigned comment added by NutsBazooka (talk • contribs) {{{2}}}
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Votes for Pichu (SSBM)
- First vote :P Anyway Pichu is quite fun to use even though it's really hard to do well with him. Scr7 12:09, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- Pichu's probably my favourite character in the Smash series. Not to play as, just the character. Toast
 ltimatum 12:14, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- Pichu is the cutest thing ever! Also, finally mine got picked! Woo!Luke5176 (talk) 12:24, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- True Kirby is my third favorite Nintendo character but Pichu is the pre evolution of my favorite Nintendo character, Pikachu. Plus this is a sympathy vote, and the fact that Melee Kirby is completely outclassed by every character. Dots The Lamp 12:39, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- Though I do enjoy a good Kirby game every now and then, my favorite short film will always be the Pichu Brothers. --
 Fan275 13:49, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- Pichu for me, because it's a Pokémon who needs to win a battle. Plus, I wouldn't mind if it makes a return in the next Smash game. I could add more, but I won't.71.105.121.171 18:07, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- Kirby is supposed to have a good recovery, decent power and combo ability and functional grabs. But he has none of those things. He's a trash character who is much better in Brawl. LightningBlue
 19:49, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- Pichu has actual positives, such as good and fast mobility, a really good recovery, and has some sort of kill power. Melee Kirby is good at absolutely nothing, and only has a decent move or two at best. Omega Tyrant 20:19, 29 June 2013 (EDT)
- Sneaky lil' mofugga. - Ceci n’est pas un Smiddle. 17:58, 30 June 2013 (EDT)
- Yeah, a pity vote for the crappiest character in Melee. That's all. 67.166.229.4 18:18, 1 July 2013 (EDT)
- Pichu's my lil' bud. ChuckNorris 13:20, 2 July 2013 (EDT)
- Kirby is great as a character in brawl, 64, and as a character overall, but I had good childhood memories of playing a game with pichu(with my little brother) in training mode. Even though Kirby is slightly better, I'd go with the baby version of pikachu.(at least in this case) TheAtomicFire (talk) 09:10, 4 July 2013 (EDT)
- My sister does pretty well with pichu. 71.118.251.239 23:24, 5 July 2013 (EDT)
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Blue Ninjikoopa, I would say Pichu has a better recovery than Kirby. Kirby's recovery is really predictable in Melee, while Pichu does have quite a lot of ways to return to the stage, like Pikachu. Scr7 04:19, 30 June 2013 (EDT)
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