Pichu (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

This article is about Pichu's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Pichu.

“	Pichu is back after 17 years! Pichu's electric attacks have greater range and do more damage than its other attack types – but they also damage Pichu.	”
—Description from the Super Smash Blog.

Pichu
Universe	Pokémon
Also appears in	Melee
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Volt Tackle
Character Statistics
Number of Jumps	2
Can Crawl	Yes
Has a Tether	No

Pichu is a veteran fighter in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was confirmed to return on June 12, 2018 during E3 2018. It remains relatively unchanged from Melee; some of its attacks still cause itself damage.

Changes from Melee

Attributes

• Pichu's appearance has been updated to match its appearance in the more recent games in the Pokémon franchise.

Ground Attacks

• Down tilt now has an electric effect on opponents it hits.

Special Attacks

• As Pichu was absent from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, his final smash is now Volt Tackle, and its effects are the same as Pikachu's.

Moveset

Ground Attacks

Normal

• Neutral Attack:
• Forward Tilt:
• Up Tilt:
• Down Tilt:
• Dash Attack:

Smash Attacks

• Forward Smash:
• Up Smash:
• Down Smash:

Other attacks

• Floor Attack (Front):
• Floor Attack (Back):
• Floor Attack (Trip):
• Ledge Attack:

Aerial Attacks

• Neutral aerial:
• Forward aerial:
• Back aerial:
• Up aerial:
• Down aerial:

Grabs and Throws

• Pummel:
• Forward Throw:
• Back Throw:
• Up Throw:
• Down Throw:

Taunts

• Up Taunt:
• Down Taunt:
• Side Taunt:

In competitive play

To be added

Trivia

• Pichu and Young Link share the longest gap between playable appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series, with seventeen years between Melee and Ultimate.
• One of the poses Pichu strikes in its new taunt resembles its trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
• Pichu is the only veteran previously cut from SSB4 to not appear in the full group artwork version of the box cover.

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