Pikachu

Pikachu is a well-known Pokémon and a mascot of the Pokémon franchise. One in particular has appeared alongside Mario characters as a playable fighter in every game of the . Pikachu made only a few minor appearances in the Mario games, including a cameo as a usable stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio as well as a costume in Super Mario Maker.
==Profile==
Pikachu is an Electric-type Pokémon and known as the Mouse Pokémon. Pikachu is arguably the most well known Pokémon of all time, serving as the Pokémon series' overall mascot. Pikachu's popularity arguably comes from the anime where it serves as the signature Pokémon and best friend of protagonist Ash Ketchum.
===Biology===
Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent type specie. It is composed of thin yellow fur with two horizontal brown stripes on its back. It has a small mouth, long, pointed ears with black tips, and brown eyes. Each cheek is a red circle that contains a pouch for electricity storage. It has short forearms with five fingers on each paw, and its feet each have three toes. At the base of its lightning bolt-shaped tail is a patch of brown fur. A female will have a V-shaped notch at the end of its tail, which looks like the top of a heart. It is classified as a quadruped, but it has been known to stand and walk on its hind legs.
==In ==
===Super Smash Bros.===
Pikachu is one of the twelve playable characters in Super Smash Bros.. Pikachu has four alternate costumes. Just like in its home series, Pikachu is a small, fast character whose playstyle is prominently dependent on its speed and powerful electrical attacks.
Pikachu is considered the best character among the Super Smash Bros. competitive community and is ranked 1st on the tier list, placing it in the S tier.
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
Pikachu returns as a starter character in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Pikachu is the only Pokémon which is available from the start of the game.
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
Pikachu returns as a starter character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Visually, Pikachu has barely changed at all from its Melee design, only being touched up slightly.
Pikachu possesses a Final Smash, a new kind of special attack that debuted in Brawl. In Pikachu's case, its Final Smash is its signature move in the Pokémon series, Volt Tackle, which involves it generating a giant ball of electricity around itself that can be controlled by the player in order to slam into and/or shock the opponent.
===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U===
Pikachu returns as a starter character in the game, with its design having been updated to appear in line with its more recent appearances in the Pokémon series, namely being slimmed down somewhat.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Pikachu returns as a starter character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For the first time in the series, Pikachu now has female variants to choose from via alternate costumes, one of which is Cosplay Pikachu wearing the Pikachu Libre attire. Pikachu received several changes and buffs in the transition to Ultimate, including a new neutral aerial that acts similarly to Mewtwo's. It is considered to be one of the best characters in the game.
==Trivia==
*Because of Pokémon Yellow, Pikachu is technically the first playable starter Pokémon.
*Pikachu is the only playable Pokémon in the Super Smash Bros. series to have a visible gender difference.
*Pikachu was designed by Atsuko Nishida, making it the only one of the "original 8" to have been designed by a woman.
*"Pikachu" is one of the words displayed on the newspaper clippings in two levels of Yoshi's Story: Jelly Pipe and Torrential Maze. This marks the first instance of Pikachu's name appearing in a game outside of Japan.
==Gallery==
Pikachu Mario Artist graphic.png|Mario Artist: Paint Studio sprite
Pikachu SSBB artwork.jpg|Super Smash Bros. Brawl artwork
==External links==
*Pikachu on the Pokémon Wiki
*Pikachu's page on Smashpedia
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