Pikachu (SSS)

:This article is strictly about how Pikachu appears in Super Smash Stadium. For information about it in general, see its article on Bulbapedia.
The first character to ever debut in the history of Super Smash Stadium, Pikachu is a playable character who still sees heavy play to this date. It debuted alongside Indigo Plateau and, as of the end of Season 48, made an estimated 4,025 lifetime appearances, making it the third most-played character to date behind Kirby (4,170) and Bowser (4,133). They are also the only three characters to be used more than 4,000 times, although DK (3,925 appearances) is catching up.
==In its own universe==
For better or for worse, Pikachu is the mascot of the Pokémon franchise. It evolves from Pichu if its Friendship is brought up high enough and it's leveled up, and can further evolve into Raichu with a Thunder Stone.
Pikachu is of the Electric type; naturally, this means that most of its moves involve electricity in some way. It is extremely fast, but is a glass cannon and has mediocre strength, the latter of which it can patch up using an exclusive item called the Light Ball.
==Attributes==
During the Smash 64 Era (Seasons 4 to 14), Pikachu was considered to be one of the best characters on the show, if not THE best. This was attributed to its high speed, the best recovery at the time (which had a whopping 20 frames, .3 seconds, of invincibility even if it was cancelled early), insane edge-guarding skills, good comboing skills, powerful Smashes, and a surprisingly powerful back throw. While Pikachu has been nerfed over the years, it still remains a potent threat.
===Changes===
...Yes.
===Moveset===
Entrance: Comes out of a Poké-Ball.
Move Name	Description
Neutral Special:
Thundershock	Pikachu shoots out a ball of electricity that, while weak, is spammable. Travels diagonally down and forward; if it hits a platform, it then snakes along that platform for five seconds. If it hit the bottom of a soft platform, it would stop, until Season 39.
Cannot kill.
Side Special:
Iron Tail	Pikachu spins horizontally with its tail out, doing metallic damage to anyone in its way. It can do as much as 22% if an opponent takes every hit.
Skull Bash was a head charge similar to Luigi's Green Missile. It couldn't misfire, however. It was changed because, by Season 36, Pikachu could no longer legally learn Skull Bash, although it regained the ability to learn the move in Generation 7 by way of the Generation 1 games being released on the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console.
Both moves kill at 85%.
Up Special:
Quick Attack	Pikachu teleports up to two times. Use the Control Stick to steer each time.
Cannot kill.
Down Special:
Thunder	Pikachu calls forth a mighty lightning strike that does heavy damage and knockback to opponents and, if it can reach Pikachu, make Pikachu itself hurt to touch. It's somewhat slow, though.
Kills at 70%.
Final Smash:
G-Max Volt Crash	Pikachu turns into a massive ball of electricity for 10 seconds and rockets around the battlefield, shocking anyone who gets in its way. Press to be a dick and give someone a bigger shock. You can control the move, but it's somewhat difficult.
G-Max Volt Crash and Volt Tackle are essentially the same move; the rename came as a result of Pikachu getting a Gigantamax form in the Generation 8 games and making Volt Tackle TM 24, thus no longer making it the Pikachu line's exclusive move (and most notably also making it available to Rotom, who, like the move, references Pulseman).
===Taunts===
*Up Taunt: Makes sparks fly from its cheeks.
*Side Taunt: Goes "Pi-ka pikaaaAa!" while waving.
*Down Taunt: Curls up and rolls on the ground.
===Victory===
*Pose: Flips, spins, and goes "Pi-ka pikaaaAa!"
*Theme: Team Pokémon's victory theme.
*"No Contest"/Loss Theme: Team Pokémon's loss theme.
==Costumes==
The first four are male Pikachu, while the last four are female.
*Default
*Shiny
*Alolan: A color scheme similar to that of Alolan Raichu.
*Ash Ketchum: Wears Ash's iconic original hat.
*Cosplay Pikachu: Her "Pikachu Libre" outfit from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
*Leaf Ketchum: Wears Leaf's hat from FireRed/LeafGreen.
*Detective Pikachu: Pikachu dressed as precisely that.
*Gigantamax Pikachu: Styled to look like her Gigantamax form from the Generation 8 games, but not actually in it.
Category:Electric Pokémon