Super Smash Bros. Melee

Melee redirects here. For the game that was known in Japanese as "Melee! Pokémon Scramble", see Pokémon Rumble
Super Smash Bros. Melee (Japanese: スマッシュブラザーズＤＸ Great Fray Smash Brothers DX) is a fighting game for the Nintendo GameCube and the sequel to the Nintendo 64 title Super Smash Bros. It, like its predecessor, pits Nintendo's many mascots against one another, and this time includes four Pokémon as playable characters, as opposed to the two featured in the previous game. Only is available at the start, but eventually , , and can be unlocked.
==Playable characters==
Bold denotes a Pokémon character. Italics denotes a newcomer.
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==Poké Ball Pokémon==
One of the items that can be picked up in Super Smash Bros. Melee is the ; with it numerous Pokémon can be summoned to damage enemies. These Pokémon and their effects in the game are listed below:
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0003	 	 	 	Venusaur causes earthquakes that send opponents flying when they touch the ground around it. 	18% 	None
0006	 	 	 	Returning from Super Smash Bros., Charizard scorches opponents with , alternating left and right. 	2%20% 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0009	 	 	 	Returning from Super Smash Bros., Blastoise uses in one direction to forcefully push opponents away. The recoil pushes Blastoise backward a little with each blast, meaning it can fall off of platforms and the stage itself if summoned with its back too close to the edge.	8%24% 	None
0035	 	 	 	Returning from Super Smash Bros., Clefairy uses to do any one of four random attacks: trap opponents with for heavy damage, make a around itself, juggle opponents skyward with , or explode with . 	 	None
0101	 	 	 	Returning from Super Smash Bros., Electrode uses after three seconds, damaging any player caught in the blast, including the one who sent it out. With good timing, a player can pick up and throw Electrode at the last second. 	30% 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0110	 	 	 	Replacing from the previous game, Weezing uses and juggles any person that enters the gas cloud. 	3% 	None
0113	 	 	 	Returning from Super Smash Bros., Chansey uses to release eggs that may contain additional items, heal 7% of damage, or . It can be knocked off the screen with a strong attack. 	N/A 	None
0118	 	 	 	Returning from Super Smash Bros., Goldeen uses to no effect. 	N/A 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0120	 	 	 	Replacing from the original game, Staryu chases after the nearest opponent, locks itself into position, and shoots repeatedly, stunning players who are struck. 	1% 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0143	 	 	 	Returning from Super Smash Bros., Snorlax flies up into the air and descends over a large area of the screen using , sending opponents flying on contact. 	20% 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0144	 	 	 	Articuno uses , vertically launching any opponent in the attack range and freezing them for a time dependent on their damage. 	25% 	None
0145	 	 	 	Zapdos uses , stunning any opponent in range with several electric surges that inflict quite a bit of damage. 	up to 81% 	None
0146	 	 	 	Opponents struck by Moltres's wings are knocked around and launched vertically. 	40% 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0151	 	 	 	Returning from Super Smash Bros., Mew has no effect but gives bonus points in one-player and bonus modes. 	N/A 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0152	 	 	 	Chikorita faces one direction and unleashes a flurry of , hitting any opponent in its path. 	4% 	Brawl
0155	 	 	 	Cyndaquil faces one direction, jumps into the air, and fires from its backside. It can be hit off the screen with a strong attack. 	1-2% 	None
0175	 	 	 	Togepi uses to do any one of five random attacks: black out the screen with , drive opponents into the ground with , freeze with , cause sleep with , or plant on nearby foes. 	5%10%10%7%, 1%	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0182	 	 	 	Puts any nearby characters into a deep sleep with . The duration depends on their damage. 	3% 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0183	 	 	 	Runs across the stage using , stunning and pushing opponents for consecutive damage. Marill can be knocked off the screen if hit hard enough. 	1% 	None
0201	 	 	 	Any one of the 26 Generation II varieties of Unown flies off-screen, returning with a large swarm of Unown moving in a random direction. Any opponent caught in the storm is damaged and juggled. 	5% 	None
0202	 	 	 	When hit by an attack or item, Wobbuffet uses , swings side to side, and damages any player it touches, even the one who released it. 	 	Brawl
0212	 	 	 	Scizor charges forward while flailing its claws, then leaps high into the air and falls off the screen. 	15%22% 	Ultimate
0233	 	 	 	Porygon2 immediately s in one direction, knocking opponents in the opposite direction instead of its own. 	25% 	None
0243	 	 	 	Raikou periodically uses to electrocute any opponent that touches the ground around it. 	20% 	None
0244	 	 	 	Entei uses to summon a large spiral of fire. Caught opponents are trapped and suffer continuous damage until the move ends. 	up to 72% 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0245	 	 	 	swirls around Suicune, trapping opponents for continuous damage. 	up to 36% 	BrawlSSB4Ultimate
0249	 	 	 	Lugia flies to the background and shoots at one section of the stage, tossing helpless opponents around for periodic damage. 	20% 	Brawl
0250	 	 	 	Flies to the background and unleashes a huge column of , dealing massive damage to caught opponents. 	2%13% 	Brawl
0251	 	 	 	Celebi has no effect but gives bonus points in one-player and bonus modes. The first time it is seen, a trophy is awarded. 	N/A 	Brawl
0132	 	(unused)	 	Ditto says and vanishes. It was originally meant to make a clone of the player who summoned it to aid them in battle. Sometimes it will stand in place instead of disappearing immediately, damaging opponents on contact. 	7-8% 	Ultimate
==Pokémon events==
Three of the 51 event matches in the one-player mode are Pokémon-themed; the first, called "Pokémon Battle", is set in (see below). The player must battle a Pikachu using only Poké Balls. The second, called "Legendary Pokémon", is set in the stage. The player must battle several and Jigglypuff. Poké Balls are the only item, and they only contain legendary Pokémon (with the exception of Wobbuffet who sometimes pops out annoyingly, a possible reference to Jessie's Wobbuffet in the ). The third event is called "Pikachu and Pichu"; the player must KO two evading Pichu while holding off a hostile Pikachu. This event is a reference to the animated short Pikachu and Pichu. Other events may include Yoshi's Egg and Target Acquired where the two Pokémon "Pikachu" and "Jigglypuff" appear in and fight against a player in a certain stage.
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* Professor Oak
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In addition, the four playable Pokémon each have three trophies, unlocked through completing the one-player modes with them.
==Pokémon stages==
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==Reception==
Gaming magazine gave Super Smash Bros. Melee a score of 37 out of 40.Famitsu Grades Super Smash Brothers Melee - News - Nintendo World Report rated the game an "Amazing" 9.6/10.Super Smash Bros. Melee - IGN It holds a rating of 92% on , based on 38 critic reviews.Super Smash Bros. Melee for GameCube Reviews - Metacritic
===Sales===
As of 2008, Super Smash Bros. Melee has sold 7.09 million copies worldwide, becoming Nintendo GameCube's best-selling game.At Long Last, Nintendo Proclaims: Let the Brawls Begin on Wii! at Nintendo :: What's New (archive)
====Japanese sales====
Super Smash Bros. Melee sold 327,815 units on its first week on the Japanese market, with a of 72.66%. By December 31, 2006, the end of its 267th week, it had sold 1,497,415 copies.
==Trivia==
* Usually, when a character in the Super Smash Bros. series is blasted upward off the screen, the character can be seen spinning off into the distance, disappearing with a winking star. Not only is this very similar to the way often blasts off, but the received for sending "all team enemies flying off the top of the screen" is named "Rocket KO."
* Some of the Poké Ball Pokémon, such as Marill and Cyndaquil, keep their Japanese voices, even though they have separate voice actors in the English dub of the .
* This is the only GameCube title not to fall under Generation III, being one of the final Pokémon-related titles to fall under Generation II.
* Sprout Tower was considered as a stage early in development.
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
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