Pokémon
Pokémon are a group of species with currently 493 members in the Pokémon Series that have unique abilities. There are different elemental types of Pokémon, each element affects what the Pokémon's attacks, abilities and weaknesses are. For example, Pikachu being an Electric Pokémon can use electrical attacks and is weak against Ground Pokémon. Another factor that separates Pokémon from traditional animals is that after meeting certain conditions, the Pokémon evolves into a new Pokémon. For example, Pichu evolves into Pikachu. Pokémon live in the wild, but are caught by Pokémon Trainers to have as pets or battle with other Pokémon for sport.
Some select Pokémon have interacted with characters in the Marioverse, most notably in the Super Smash Bros. competitions. Not only were some competitors, but if a player threw a Poké Ball, then a random Pokémon would come out and attack the other players. These Poké Ball Pokémon would not hurt the player who sent them out, except for Electrode, Wobbuffet and Clefairy (when using Electrode's move).
Super Smash Bros. Competitors
Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros.
Name | Attack | Description | |
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Charizard | Flamethrower | Breathes fire back and forth from both sides. | |
Blastoise | Hydro Pump | Shoots blasts of water. | |
Beedrill | Pin Needle | A huge swarm of Beedrill come out from the side of the stage. | |
Clefairy | Metronome | Does a random move that usually belongs to another Pokémon. | |
Meowth | Pay Day | Uses Pay Day after jumping in the air, which sends out coins near Meowth. The closer the target, the more coins hit him and the more damage he receives. | |
Onix | Rock Throw | Uses Rock Throw, sends boulders down from where it was sent out. | |
Hitmonlee | Hi Jump Kick | Uses a one-shot homing kick that if it hits, usually KOs target. | |
Koffing | Poison Gas | Makes Poison Gas come out around it. | |
Chansey | Softboiled | Throws Egg's, that can be used to heal a player. | |
Goldeen | Splash | Uses Splash, a move which does nothing. | |
Starmie | Swift | Shoots stars after homing in on a target. Before it attacks, if the target moves, it will keep firing in the original position. | |
Snorlax | Body Slam | Jumps out of screen only to come back down bigger attempting to crush opponents. | |
Mew | --- | Says "Mew!" and drifts into the sky. Nothing else happens, besides that the player who sent out Mew gets points. |
Saffron City Pokémon in Super Smash Bros.
Name | Attack | Description | |
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Venusaur | Razor Leaf | Shoots leaves at the opposing players. | |
Charmander | Flamethrower | Breathes fire at the players. | |
Electrode | Explosion | Just explodes. | |
Chansey | Softboiled | Throws Egg's, that can be used to heal a player. | |
Porygon | Tackle | Charges forward, resulting in an instant KO to any player it hits. |
Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Melee
Name | Attack | Description | |
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Venusaur | Earthquake | Makes an Earthquake, repeatedly damaging anyone in contact with the ground around it. | |
Charizard | Flamethrower | Breathes fire back and forth from both sides. | |
Blastoise | Hydro Pump | Shoots blasts of water, slowly slides backwards while doing it unlike in the original. | |
Clefairy | Metronome | Uses Metronome. All moves performed are exclusive to Clefairy. | |
Electrode | Explosion | Explodes. Can damage player who released it. When it is hit with attacks, the player can pick it up and throw it. | |
Weezing | Poison Gas | Explodes. Can damage player who released it. | |
Chansey | Softboiled | Throws eggs that can be broken to reveal a weapon or can heal the player. | |
Goldeen | Splash | Uses Splash, a move which does nothing. | |
Staryu | Swift | Shoots stars after homing in on a target. Before it attacks, if the target moves, it will keep firing in the original position. | |
Snorlax | Body Slam | Jumps out of screen only to come back down bigger attempting to crush opponents. | |
Articuno | Blizzard | Freezes anyone close to it. Sometimes sends foes flying off the top of the screen for a KO. | |
Zapdos | Thundershock | Shocks anyone close to it, while holding them in one place. | |
Moltres | Sky Attack | Burns anyone that touches it, usually KO-ing them. | |
Mew | --- | Says "Mew!" and drifts into the sky. The player is awarded 10,000 extra points at the end of the match. Has a 1 in 251 chance of appearing. | |
Chikorita | Razor Leaf | Uses Razor Leaf, an attack that sends out leaves in a shuriken-like fashion. | |
Cyndaquil | Flamethrower | Shoots out flames. Similiar to Charizard, but only does it in one direction. | |
Togepi | Metronome | Uses a random attack, but these attacks are unique to Togepi. | |
Bellossom | Sleep Powder | Makes opponent close to it fall asleep. Can sometimes cause small damage. | |
Marill | Rollout | Charges at opponent, pushing them backward. Can hit multiple times. | |
Unown | Hidden Power | Leaves screen only to return with many Unown charging in a random direction. | |
Wobbuffet | Counter | Counters all attacks, wobbling back on forth as it does so. The faster the wobble, the more damage it will do. Can hurt player that released it. | |
Scizor | Fury Cutter | Runs in one direction after an opponent. After a certain time, it will jump either in the same direction, or the other direction before falling offscreen. | |
Porygon2 | Tackle | Immediately charges out a few feet before disappearing, if it hits someone immediately as it comes out, they almost always get KOed. | |
Raikou | Spark | Makes a big electric circle around Raikou that does a lot of damage to anyone touching the ground inside the circle. | |
Entei | Fire Spin | Makes a vertical pillar of flame appear where Entei is. Does a lot of damage. | |
Suicune | Icy Wind | Makes a horizontal ice hurricane that starts where Suicune is. Does a lot of damage. | |
Lugia | Aeroblast | Goes into the background to make a huge moving whirlpool in the air that does massive damage. | |
Ho-oh | Sacred Fire | Goes into the background to make a huge vertical pillar of fire that appears where it was called from. Like Entei's attack, only does a massive amount of damage and the attack radius is much bigger. | |
Celebi | --- | Floats up to the sky. Player receives 8,000 extra points at the end of the match. According to the trophy, it has a 1 in 251 chance of appearing, like Mew. | |
Ditto | Transform | Turns into a copy of a random Pokémon and uses attacks on other players. Ditto can only be used with Action Replay. |
Trophy Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Articuno
- Bellossom
- Blastoise
- Bulbasaur
- Celebi
- Charizard
- Chikorita
- Clefairy
- Cleffa
- Crobat
- Cyndaquil
- Ditto
- Eevee
- Electrode
- Entei
- Heracross
- Ho-oh
- Igglybuff
- Lugia
- Marill
- Meowth
- Mew
- Moltres
- Poliwhirl
- Porygon2
- Raikou
- Scizor
- Snorlax
- Squirtle
- Staryu
- Steelix
- Suicune
- Togepi
- Totodile
- Unown
- Zapdos
- Venusaur
- Weezing
- Wobbuffet
Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Name | Attack | Description | |
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Goldeen | Splash | Uses Splash, which does nothing. | |
Chikorita | Razor Leaf | Attacks by flinging leaves at opponents. | |
Groudon | Overheat | Appears on the battlefield and begins to injure all opponents who touch it's flaming body. | |
Deoxys | Hyper Beam | Flies into the sky, and uses Hyper Beam, which shoots an incredibly powerful beam of light down onto the field. |
Pokémon Artwork
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Pikachu
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Pikachu
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Jigglypuff
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Jigglypuff
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Mewtwo
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Pichu
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Groudon
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Deoxys
Trivia
- Pokémon was one of the two series from the original Super Smash Bros., that were not included in Nintendo Monopoly. The other is the Earthbound series.
- In the opening cinema of Super Smash Bros. Melee, several Pokémon appear at the same time. Oddly, many of them do not appear in Pokéballs, nor do they have trophies. Also, Psyduck and Lickitung appear in Poké Floats, who are just like the aformentioned Pokémon.
- Additionally, Jigglypuff and Pichu appear in the Pokémon shot in the opening, despite being secret characters. This "honor" is shared with Ganondorf, whose arm appears in the opening sequence.
- Of all Nintendo series put into Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pokémon had the most unlockables: Jigglypuff, Pichu, and Mewtwo.