Fantendo Smash Bros. Remix (Ragtag Refusal)/Pomponge

Pomponge 	Pomponge
 	
Franchise	Kotomo
Homestage	Heiwana Tropics
Credit To	
The Sponge Kotomo, from the very first Kotomo game, and amongst one of the last Kotomo to be added into said game. Its number is #154.
These Kotomo grow sponges on their back, which might be connected to their musculature; this serves as a way to store algae via scrubbing the sponge against rocks, which can result in untamed Pomponge having a slimy film all over them. Not just that, but the sponge it has contains enzymes for it to temporarily accelerate its regeneration.
==Playstyle==
Pomponge is a lightweight fighter that mostly specializes in using water attacks; that being said, it is capable of swimming faster and for longer periods of time compared to other fighters, with it needing to take lots of damage until it starts flailing upon reaching water.
Pomponge's gimmick is Scrubbing. If it hits a teammate with one of its attacks, that teammate will have one of their negative status effects removed one by one. Of course, since this has no use in non-team battles, if it hits an opponent, it'll instead make one of their status effects last 1 second longer, for up to 10 seconds longer.
==Moveset==
Neutral Technique: Water Darts	Neutral Technique: Water Darts
Water Darts 	Fire three water darts at different angles, one at a time; first middle, then up, then down.
Whirling Darts 	Fires all three water darts at once as they rotate. Slightly weaker.
Pushy Dart 	Fire a bigger dart that can push foes back. Does no damage.
Side Technique: Sudden Lock 	Side Technique: Sudden Lock
Sudden Lock 	Release a pulse of energy in front of you to temporarily lock enemies in place.
Lock Wave 	Covers more range, but the enemy is locked in place for shorter.
Hard Lock 	Locks yourself in place for a few seconds, but also locks others for longer. Good for stalling.
Up Technique: Aqua Blade 	Up Technique: Aqua Blade
Aqua Blade 	Different from the original, Pomponge creates two blades of water and ascends like a helicopter with it. Does rapid damage.
Typhoon Blade 	Pushes foes away from you while you ascend. Barely any damage.
Grimy Blade 	Use some green slime instead of water. Poisons and does more damage, but doesn't have much ascent and is disgusting.
Down Technique: Water Hazard 	Down Technique: Water Hazard
Water Hazard 	Spurt up a water globule that becomes a slippery puddle of tripping. Hold the Technique button to aim.
Chilly Waters 	The puddle is even more slippery and can freeze if it contacts with an enemy, but it's smaller than usual.
Foam Spray 	Spray foam into the foes' face. No puddles, but the foam will deal constant damage.
Block Technique: Healing Rain 	Block Technique: Healing Rain
Healing Rain 	Create a rain that heals anyone in its downpour. Don't let unwanted opponents get into it! Cooldown of twenty seconds.
Healing Drizzle 	Heals significantly less damage, but its cooldown is now fifteen seconds.
Pain Storm 	A downpour so heavy it pushes everyone downwards, and drenches them to the point they take more knockback. No healing.
Super Moves 	Super Moves
V-Form: Magic 	Pomponge enters its Magic V-Form temporarily. During this time, Pomponge's attacks have more magic added onto them, having larger hitting areas than usual, and doing more damage. Aqua Blade, for example, launches its blades on both sides, rotating furiously and chopping anything that gets hit by it. Sudden Lock also locks opponents in for longer and has a larger attack range.
Scrub Havoc 	Pomponge flips over and rapidly spins. During this period, Pomponge releases an eternal water stream from down below that hurts foes under it and creates slippery puddles of tripping for a temporary amount of time. This can be controlled in any direction. Lasts for ten seconds, but the puddles linger for quite a time.
V-X-Form: Bubble 	Pomponge enters its Magic V-Form. The powers of the Astro Rix, however, suddenly allows it to enter its Water V-Form at the same time, resulting in it slightly growing bigger and gaining a blue-orange aura. During this time, Pomponge's attacks are severely more powerful, such as Aqua Blade's launched blades homing in on foes for three seconds, Water Hazard creating four Water Globules on each side for added impact, Healing Rain healing only it and its teammates while also doing rapid damage to anyone else in it, recovering some damage, and Sudden Lock locking opponents, and then slashing them with blades of water.
===Master Gear Effects===
Pomponge's Master Gear is the Splendid Plankton. While unimpressive at first glance, this Splendid Plankton is, ahem, splendid. Since it's real small, it doesn't have much visual effect on Pomponge. But it does give it quite an impressive Technique, along with buffing its other Techniques.
Master Technique 	Master Technique
Big Splash 	Charge up, jump into the air, and slam into opponents with your sponge. Leaves a puddle behind.
Technique Reduxes	Technique Reduxes
Water Darts 	Darts do more damage than usual and move faster.
Whirling Darts 	Fires five darts to hit more foes.
Pushy Dart 	Dart moves slightly faster and pushes harder.
Sudden Lock 	Range of attack is increased and locks for longer.
Lock Wave 	Any enemies locked in place will take damage.
Hard Lock 	Locks you in place for a shorter period of time.
Aqua Blade 	Ascends a higher distance. Also, hitting a water globule with it will cause it to explode.
Typhoon Blade 	Pushes foes harder. Hitting a water globule with it will extend its upwards distance and damage.
Grimy Blade 	Poisons for a longer of period time. Goes slightly higher.
Water Hazard 	Water globules fall slower than usual. Puddle lasts for longer.
Chilly Waters 	Water globules fall slower than usual. Increases puddle size.
Foam Spray 	Sprays more foam for more damage, and at a longer range.
Healing Rain 	Heals slightly more damage than usual.
Healing Drizzle 	Shorter delay. (15s -> 12s)
Pain Storm 	Pain Storm now directs itself over the nearest opponent's head.
==Trivia==
*Pomponge's Scrubbing gimmick originally made it immune to all damage from teammates, but that was too disruptive and useless (outside of team games, that is) to Mr. Yokai.
*Water Darts is inspired from Agnimon's Fire Darts, which does the same thing.
*Like Pubble, Pomponge did not really have a moveset, so Mr. Yokai built one from the ground up via Kotomo: Elements of Life, Abandoned Tales, and Kotomo Beyond. Credit goes to for Healing Rain and for Sudden Lock and Aqua Blade.
*Heiwana Tropics wasn't actually supposed to be its homestage. It was supposed to be Poko Town, but Mr. Yokai had no concrete idea on how that would go.
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