Pikachu (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U)

This article is about Pikachu's appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. For other uses, see Pikachu.

Pikachu
Universe	Pokémon
Also appears in	Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. (Wii U and 3DS)
Availability	Starter
Tier	N/A (N/A)

Attributes

To be added

Differences from Brawl

Pikachu was overall balanced between nerfs and buffs.

Ground Attacks

• Forward Tilt causes less damage.
• Up Tilt has much less ending lag.
• Forward Smash causes less damage, even when sweetspotted.
• Down Smash traps opponent even further, making it harder to DI out of. However, it has increased ending lag.
• Dash Attack's sweetspot is much stronger.

Aerial Attacks

• Neutral Aerial's sweetspot cause less damage.
• Forward Aerial has much less ending lag and the final hit causes stronger knockback, enough to KO.
• Back Aerial's final hit causes stronger knockback, enough to KO. However, it causes less damage.
• Up Aerial has much less ending lag and lower knockback scaling. However, causes less damage.

Grabs and Throws

• Down Throw causes more knockback.

Special Attacks

• Skull Bash's total distance when fully charged is longer.
• Quick Attack cannot be cancelled on the ground anymore, removing's Pikachu QAC technique from Brawl.
• Thunder has shorter vertical range, and it is now capable of causing Meteor Smash if the opponent touches the upper part of the bolt near the cloud, at the start of the move.
• Volt Tackle is slower and causes less damage and knockback, but lasts longer. Additionally, a small sparkballl (that causes no damage) now indicates where Pikachu will move, aiding the player to control it.

Moveset

Ground Attacks

Normal

Headbutt

Smash Attacks

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Other attacks

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Aerial Attacks

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Grabs and Throws

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Special Moves

Pikachu's Special Moves
	64	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Thunder Jolt
Side Special	—	Skull Bash
Up Special	Quick Attack
Down Special	Thunder
Final Smash	—		Volt Tackle

Pikachu's Custom Special Moves
	Custom 1	Custom 2
Standard Special	Thunder Wave	Thunder Shock
Side Special	Shocking Skull Bash	Heavy Skull Bash
Up Special	Meteor Quick Attack	Quick Feet
Down Special	Thunder Burst	Distant Thunder

Taunts

Up taunt: small bolts come out while he is saying "Piiiii".

Side taunt: waves his hand, as if saying hello, while saying "Pika pika!"

Down taunt: rolls like a dog and says "Pikaaaaa~" while doing it.

In competitive play

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Trophy Description

Pikachu

Recognized the world over, Pikachu is an Electric-type Pokemon that stores energy in its cheeks for use in battle. In Smash Bros., Pikachu is a well-rounded fighter with speedy, powerful electric attacks. Quick Attack can be used twice in a row if two directions are input, one after another.

• Game Boy - Pokemon Red & Pokemon Blue (09/1998)
• Game Boy - Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (10/1999)

Pikachu (Alt)

Pikachu's Thunder Jolt fires off a ball of electricity that bounces across the stage, getting weaker as it travels. It does more damage to enemies in the air. The default down special, Thunder, causes a lightning strike that both shocks the opponents and turns Pikachu invincible for a split second.

Other features

To be added

Costume Gallery

Trivia

• Pikachu wears the hats of the male trainers from Red/Blue, Gold/Silver, Ruby/Sapphire, and X/Y as his alternate costumes.
• When Pikachu is wearing the trainer hat, he seems to be in shiny form.
• Pikachu is the only Pokémon in which all of his customized moves have the original move's name in it.
• While Pikachu is being hit while in a grab, it is shown that Pikachu has teeth
  • This is also true when edge grabbing

Gallery

External links

• Pikachu's page on the SSBWU/3DS Website