Pikachu (Character)

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## **Character Info**

Pikachu is one of the most common and beloved Pokemon in the world. This is helped by the fact that Pikachus are natively found in almost every region of the world. Using their cheeks, Pikachus are capable of storing electricity inside their body for later use and at maximum strength it has the power of a lightning bolt. Pikachus are even capable of giving their fellow Pikachus a boost by hitting them with a weak electric shock which is quite helpful when a Pikachu is feeling weak. While the Kanto region usually only gives out Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle as starter Pokemon, there are a few trainers who have begun their journey with a Pikachu at their side.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

A Poke Ball is tossed onto the stage from the backstage which Pikachu emerges out of before emitting a ring of electricity around him.

### **Kirby Hat**

Kirby will wear a skin cap of the top of Pikachu’s head, complete with classic ears.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Pikachu will turn towards the screen a tad and duck his head down as sparks of electricity charge up around him. As this is happening Pikachu will say, “Piiiii” which trails off as the Taunt comes to an end.

**Down Taunt:** Pikachu will lie on the ground and roll around himself almost as if he was trying to scratch his back saying, “Pikaaaa” as he goes before getting back up on his feet.

**Side Taunt:** Pikachu will turn towards the screen and wave at it playfully saying, “Pika! Pika!”

### **Victory Poses**

1. Pikachu will leap into the air and perform a backflip. Upon landing on the ground, Pikachu will spin in place and end with himself facing back towards the screen. If playing as the Detective Pikachu alt, then this animation will end with Detective Pikachu holding a magnifying glass towards the screen.
2. Pikachu will have a shocked expression on his face as one of his ears perks up reacting to some nearby sound. Shortly after Pikachu will reach up with one of his paws to scratch his ear before smiling at the screen.
3. Pikachu will be seen having a restful sleep on the ground as he curls up a bit. Little sleep bubbles will come out of Pikachu’s nose as he mutters, “Piii… ka…”

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**Thunder Jolt:** Pikachu will fire out a small ball of electricity which can deal a small amount of damage on hit. If this jolt of electricity hits a platform it will bounce along the platform until it either hits something or phases out. If the jolt reaches the end of the platform instead of disappearing at the edge like most other ground-based projectiles it will instead go under the platform and continue to travel as it bounces along the platform. When used on the ground Pikachu will fire the jolt right against the platform, but if used in the air the jolt will be fired at a diagonal angle towards the ground.

### **Side Special**

**Zippy Zap:** Similar to Pikachu’s old Skull Bash move, this attack has Pikachu charging up electricity before launching himself forwards. Uncharged, this attack just has Pikachu making a quick short dash forwards as he’s surrounded by some electricity. It hits weakly, but with its speed it can be a good surprise for opponents. When charging up this attack, Pikachu will be surrounded by little motes of electricity indicating how charged up the attack is. Charging up the attack allows Pikachu to fly farther (and not just run across the ground) and deal more damage on hit with an opponent. When it’s charged up this move can even allow Pikachu to zippy zap his way through weaker projectiles and even allows slight homing ability for when Pikachu gets close to an opponent with this move, but isn’t quite dead on.

### **Up Special**

**Quick Attack:** Pikachu will zip upwards at lightning speed and if he makes contact with a fighter will deal a very light amount of damage. Using the control stick, the player is capable of angling what direction Pikachu uses this move in instead of just going straight up. Additionally, the player can angle the control stick a second time to use Quick Attack again immediately after the first one, however the angle must be somewhat different from the initial angle so you can’t just use Quick Attack in the same direction twice. This move can be great in covering a large distance, but it will unfortunately put Pikachu in a state of freefall once it’s over.

### **Down Special**

**Thunder:** With a cry, Pikachu will call down a bolt of lightning from the sky which will strike straight down towards Pikachu. The lightning starts from a thunder cloud that forms high above Pikachu in the air. If an opponent gets hit near the top of the bolt or at the cloud itself they will be carried down with the thunder bolt to the ground receiving additional damage. Pikachu is free to move after initiating this attack, however if Pikachu is struck by the lightning a small burst of electricity will explode out from Pikachu causing extra damage to anyone nearby. Pikachu is unharmed by this attack.

### **Final Smash**

**Volt Tackle:** Pikachu will surround itself in a sphere of blue electricity before zooming forward with great speed. If Pikachu makes contact with an opponent he’ll bump them up into the air and slam into them with electric force. Pikachu will end up dashing through the opponent several times as he comes at them from different angles in the air with each hit dealing more and more damage. Other opponents who get too close can get themselves caught up in the attacks as well, however only the character initially hit by Pikachu will be locked into the Final Smash and forced to take all of the damage. At the end of the Final Smash Pikachu will discharge one final burst of electricity from himself damaging anyone nearby.

### **Extra Skill**

**Charge:** Pikachu will sort of curl in on himself just a bit as little sparks of electricity surround him and he utters a low “Chuuuu.” Doing this gives Pikachu 1 stack of Charge and this is symbolized by a single small lightning bolt next to Pikachu’s damage %. While Pikachu can stack up to three Charges at a time, each consecutive Charge while you already have one stacked will cause the animation to take a little bit longer. These Charges are expended on the very next hit of electric damage that Pikachu deals to an opponent. This can come from a Smash Attack, Special Moves, or any other move that originates from Pikachu himself. This does not apply to any items that Pikachu utilizes. Having a stack of Charge makes the damage of the next Electric move be at 1.2x strength, a second stack of Charge raises that to 1.4x strength, and a third stack of Charge raises that to 1.6x strength.

## **Unique Traits**

Pikachu is capable of Wall Jumping as well as crawling against the stage.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Default**
2. **Red** - Pikachu will wear Red’s hat atop his head as well as have his colors darken slightly to match his Shiny colors.
3. **Detective Pikachu** - Pikachu will wear the Detective’s hat from Detective Pikachu.
4. **Swimmer** - Pikachu will wear a Swimmer’s goggles across his forehead.
5. **Ethan** - Pikachu will wear Ethan’s hat atop his head.
6. **Dawn** - Pikachu will wear Dawn’s hat atop her head as well as have a heart-shaped tail indicating that this Pikachu alt is female.
7. **Choice Band** - Pikachu will wear a Choice Band across her forehead, her colors will darken slightly to match her Shiny colors, and she will have a heart-shaped tail indicating that this Pikachu alt is female.
8. **Gloria** - Pikachu will wear Gloria’s hat atop her head as well as have a heart-shaped tail indicating that this Pikachu alt is female.
9. **Selene** - Pikachu will wear Selene’s hat atop her head as well as have a heart-shaped tail indicating that this Pikachu alt is female.
10. **Pikachu Libre** - Pikachu will wear their cosplay Libre Outfit as well as have a heart-shaped tail indicating that this Pikachu alt is female.Alt 2Alt 3Alt 4Alt 5Alt 6Alt 7Alt 8Alt 9Alt 10