Board Thread:Super Smash Bros. Discussion/@comment-5869183-20140913181328/@comment-26261279-20141116150456

Hylianhobbit wrote: The only part of the Brawl tier list I don't like is the fact that the Pokemon Trainer is treated as one character.

This was a really long time back, but I figure this is due to the fact that unlike with Shiek and Zelda you can't stick to one pokemon the entire battle. (KOing Pokemon Trainer's Pokemon will have him switch out, and then if you use one Pokemon for too long it will tire them out.)