Vine Whip
Vine Whip is Ivysaur's Up Special Move. With this move, Ivysaur lashes a pair of vines from it's flower, which functions as both an attack and a Tether Recovery. Ivysaur will also gain some slight ascension. There are two "forms" for Vine Whip. The first is when Ivysaur is on the ground, Vine Whip being an attack that attacks at a forty-five degree angle in front of and above Ivysaur, with a powerful sweetspot at the end of the whip. The second is when Ivysaur uses it as a recovery, in which Vine Whip gains a deceptively long range, capable of nabbing the edge with a length far beyond the ground-based Vine Whip. Unfortunately, Ivysaur can easily be edgehogged while attempting to use the Vine Whip to recover. This can, however, be prevented by shooting a Razor Leaf to clear the edge-hog off the stage.
Ivysaur's grab also involves using it's vines as arms.
Origins
In the Pokémon games, Vine Whip is a fairly standard grass type move. It is very frequently seen being used by Ivysaur and its evolutions (Bulbasaur and Venusaur), and other Grass Pokemon in the anime, but is considered one of the weaker grass type moves in-game as it is learned earlier on. These vines act as long arms to those with no hands.
Trivia
- Surprisingly, despite being a Grass-type move from the games, a small electric shock can sometimes be heard when the sweetspot of the vine hits something, similar to Captain Falcon's Knee.
- If used from far enough away, grabbing the front end of the Pirate Ship will cause Ivysaur to swing into the boat, rocketing downwards and resulting in a self-destruct.
- If left hanging on it's vine for long enough, Ivysaur will panic & automatically zip up to the ledge.
