Ivysaur (Life & Death)

Ivysaur (フシギソウ, Fushigisou) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death. It is part of Pokémon Trainer's rotation along with Squirtle and Charizard.
Ivysaur is a dual Grass/Poison-type Pokémon and the evolved form of Bulbasaur, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #002 as the "Seed Pokémon". Ivysaur appears as a moderately large, teal, quadrupedal frog-like Pokémon. It evolves from Bulbasaur evolves at level 16 onward, and then evolves into Venusaur at level 32 onward. However, unlike in Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue Versions, Bulbasaur is obtainable alongside its fellow Kanto starters Squirtle and Charmander under special conditions in Pokémon Yellow Version, and relatively early on in Pokémon X and Y.
Ivysaur is voiced by Justin Anselmi in the Western versions of Life or Death while Inuko Inuyama voices Ivysaur in the Japanese versions of Life or Death. Both reprise their roles from Pokémon the Series: XY. 
==How to Unlock==
Ivysaur is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.
==Moveset==
* Ivysaur can crawl.
 	Name 	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	Whips its vine forwards, then another if the button is pressed again. If the button is pressed repeatedly or if the first two hits connect, it then begins a series of rapid vine slaps, with a finishing hit at the end.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	Leans forward and spins the leaves around its bulb like a helicopter blade, hitting multiple times. It has decent range in front of Ivysaur, but contrary to its looks, the move cannot hit behind Ivysaur.
Up Tilt 	N/A 	Handstands and thrusts its feet upwards.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	Whips its vine quickly along the ground forwards.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	Leaps forward in a sliding tackle.
Forward Smash 	N/A 	Plants its vines on the ground and launches itself forward to headbutt. The move can be angled up or down, though its power does not change.
Up Smash 	N/A 	Launches a burst of spores from its bulb above upwards. A very powerful move that does vertical knockback.
Down Smash 	N/A 	Quickly whips two vines across the ground in both sides of it.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Spins with its bud facing towards the screen, hitting with its leaves. The leaf hitboxes are disjointed. Hits 8 times, with the last hit dealing moderate knockback.
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	Swings its vine forwards.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	Backflips and swings its vines backwards.
Up Aerial 	N/A 	Expels a burst of spores upwards from its bulb, which causes Ivysaur to move downwards slightly.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	Turns upside-down and expels a burst of spores downwards from its bulb, similarly to up aerial.
Grab 	N/A 	Extends its vines forward to grab an opponent with them.
Pummel 	N/A 	Headbutts the opponent while holding them with its vines.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	Headbutts the opponent forwards. It can affect bystanders.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Spins around and tosses the opponent away. This causes Ivysaur to turn to face the other direction when it is used.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Holds the opponent upwards and hits them with its bud.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Frontflips and smashes the opponent against the ground.
Neutral Special	Bullet Seed 	Ivysaur sends a barrage of seeds ascending from its bulb. Ivysaur will continue to use the move as long the special button is held, it can be held for up to 2 seconds. The seeds deal less damage the further they travel before hitting. There is a hitbox on Ivysaur's body and at its sides when the move is started, to launch opponents into the seeds, and there is also a hitbox on Ivysaur's body during the move, for the same purpose. The last seed does greater knockback to launch opponents away.
Side Special 	Razor Leaf 	Ivysaur flings a single spinning leaf forward as a projectile, which can hit multiple opponents. The leaf has a random moderate curve to its trajectory, though this effect is significantly less noticeable than in Brawl. If the move is performed with a tap input, the leaf's distance and speed are increased. It deals low knockback.
Up Special 	Vine Whip 	Ivysaur whips a vine diagonally upwards. The move functions as a tether recovery, and does not cause helplessness. The vine can be angled diagonally forward by holding the directional input forward, and will otherwise aim upwards. Ivysaur will gain a slight upwards boost when the move is used in the air, but only once until it grabs an edge or lands. As an attack, the vine has moderate knockback, but there is a sweetspot at the tip of the vine which does powerful knockback.
Down Special 	Pokémon Change	The Pokémon Trainer calls Ivysaur back by throwing a Poké Ball at it, and then sends out Charizard.
Final Smash 	Triple Finish 	The Pokémon Trainer sends out both Squirtle and Charizard, and all three Pokémon perform a combination attack involving powerful trapping attacks with long horizontal range. For Ivysaur's contribution to the attack, it uses Solar Beam, a long beam of solar energy that traps opponents for repeated damage.
==Other Animations==
During Ivysaur's victory poses, the Pokémon Trainer says randomly either "You all did great!" (male)/"Everyone did great!" (female) or "Way to go, Ivysaur!" (がんばったな、フシギソウ！, while the female Trainer can say がんばったね、フシギソウ！, You did great, Ivysaur!).
Animation 	Description 	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	Pokémon Trainer releases Ivysaur from its Poké Ball while saying "Go!" or "Ivysaur!" 	
Taunt 1 	Shakes from side to side, spinning its bud and leaves. 	
Taunt 2 	Stands on its front legs and walks around while saying "Ivy, Ivy, Ivy." Ivysaur briefly falls over before the taunt ends.	
Taunt 3 	Extends its vines into the air and spins around in a dance, while saying "Saur, Ivy, Ivy." 	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	I choose you! 	
Victory Pose 1 	Runs forward, does a backflip, then strikes a pose. 	
Victory Pose 2 	Whips two vines forward, then poses with its vines extended. 	
Victory Pose 3 	Pokémon Trainer pets Ivysaur, and it jumps on him, but Pokémon Trainer puts it back down and continues to pet it. 	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Ivysaur appears in Classic Mode. Ivysaur's Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Ivysaur Ending===
==Role in The Kiss of Death==
==Alternate Costumes==
Image	Number	Color 	Notes 	Unlockable?
 	01 	Default	 	Default
 	02 	Red 	Ivysaur resembles its in-battle sprite from Gold, Silver, and Crystal, as well as its menu sprite from Generations III through V.	Default
 	03 	Green 	Ivysaur resembles its monochrome sprite from the Gen I games. 	Default
 	04 	Pink 	 	Default
 	05 	Yellow 	Ivysaur resembles its Shiny coloration. 	Default
 	06 	White 	Ivysaur resembles its in-battle sprite from the Japanese releases of Pokémon Red & Green. 	Default
 	07 	Blue 	 	Default
 	08 	Purple 	 	Default
 	09 	 	 	Unlockable
 	10 	 	 	Unlockable
 	11 	 	 	Unlockable
 	12 	 	 	Unlockable
 	13 	 	 	Unlockable
 	14 	 	 	Unlockable
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Ivysaur's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Ivysaur in The Kiss of Death allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Life & Death.
File:IvysaurDream.png
==Trivia==
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death