Ivysaur (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)


 * This article is about Ivysaur's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Ivysaur.  Also, for information about Ivysaur in regards to Pokémon Trainer, see Pokémon Trainer, Squirtle, and Charizard.

Ivysaur is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl in a sense; it is one of three Pokémon that are played through Pokémon Trainer, the other two being Squirtle and Charizard. Ivysaur originated from the original Pokémon game for Game Boy as the first evolved form of Bulbasaur, one of the initial monsters the player can start out with at the beginning of the adventure.

Attributes
Ivysaur is generally considered the most balanced of the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon, and boasts a moderately heavy weight. Its projectiles Razor Leaf and Bullet Seed are very useful; Razor Leaf goes through foes and Bullet Seed can trap foes for 30-50% damage, though Razor Leaf's random trajectory is a hindrance at longer distances. Ivysaur's aerial moves are also strong, all with high knockback and with its down-aerial causing a spike if it hits the opponent near the bud. Most of its attacks have good range because of the long vines, and all the vine based attacks have a useful disjointed hitbox. Ivysaur also boasts a large grab range. Vine Whip is a good tether recovery, but since Ivysaur has low air speed combined with short jumps and it has no normal recovery move, Ivysaur is easily edgeguarded and edgehogged. Ivysaur is also capable of crawling. Like all of Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon, Ivysaur can change places with another if need be. However, in Adventure Mode, Ivysaur must first be caught by Pokémon Trainer during the story of The Subspace Emissary before it is available for use.

Ground

 * Neutral attack - Whips a vine forward. The more the player presses/holds the normal attack button, the more times it does this, and it actually gets longer after the first few hits, maintaining the combo even if they get knocked away a little.
 * Dash attack - Charges and does a headbutt. Very quick and powerful.
 * Forward Tilt - Spins the leaves around the main bulb like a helicopter blade and leans forward, hitting multiple times. After attacking, Ivysaur returns to where it was before it leaned over, making it difficult to counterattack.
 * Up Tilt - Plants vines on the ground and launches body in to the air, hitting a fair distance above the ground. This also allows Ivysaur to dodge moves at the ground level.
 * Down Tilt - Whips a vine along the ground, hitting twice.

Smash

 * Forward Smash - Plants vines on the ground and launches the body forward. Good range, decent knockback, and returns to starting position afterwards.
 * Up Smash - Launches a burst of gas from the bulb. Incredible knockback, decent range, and a disjointed hitbox. The hitbox also covers Ivysaur's sides, to an extent. However, it is incredibly slow.
 * Down Smash - Quickly whips out vines from both sides along the ground. Very good range, but low damage and knockback.

Aerial

 * Neutral Aerial - Points head diagonally downwards and flattens leaves against body, spinning. Hits multiple times, the last hit having moderate knockback.
 * Forward Aerial - Slaps forward with a vine, with decent damage and knockback. Hits opponent either forward or upwards depending on where the vines strike.
 * Back Aerial - Turns its top towards the front of the screen, extends two vines far behind it, and spins. Very long range, but very low damage and knockback.
 * Up Aerial - Shoots a burst of gas out of the bulb with high knockback. Shoots Ivysaur downwards.
 * Down Aerial - Turns upside-down and uses the same basic attack as Up Aerial, shooting a burst of gas out of the bud with high knockback. It cancels aerial momentum entirely, and spikes if the opponent is touching the bud.

Grabs and Throws

 * Pummel - Vines squeeze opponent.
 * Forward Throw - Grabs opponent with vines and tosses them forward.
 * Back Throw - Grabs opponents with vines, does a full spin, and tosses them back.
 * Up Throw - Grabs opponent with vines and bounces them into the air with the bud on its back.
 * Down Throw - Grabs opponent with vines, does a flip, and smashes them to the ground.

Role in The Subspace Emissary
Main article: Pokémon Trainer (SSBB)

Trivia

 * Ivysaur is the only fighter in the SSB series that is solely quadrupedal.
 * Oddly enough, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Prima Official Strategy Guide states that for unknown reasons, Ivysaur is actually lightweight, while Squirtle is midweight. Ivysaur should be 13.5 lbs heavier.
 * Ivysaur is the only character that is not seen outside of its trophy form during cutscenes in The Subspace Emissary (not counting the credits).
 * Unlike other characters, when Ivysaur crouches repetitively, the animation doesn't completely finish, the bud on its back will stands up straight.
 * When Ike performs his up-smash attack, fully charged, there is a great deal of knockback. When Ivysaur performs its up-smash, without charging, it inflicts the same amount of knockback.  This could suggest that Ivysaur's up-smash one of the most powerful smash attacks in the game.