A Starter of a Gem

Mic_128 · Sep 20, 2007

Todays update is another Pokeball update bringing another 4th gen pokemon to the field. Piplup is the water starter of Diamond and Pearl.

<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/mball05_070920b-l.jpg" alt="Shiny" />

Piplup, when it pops up, uses it’s Surf attack and slides on the stage on a spray of water. Not threatening I hear you say. Wrong! If you get hit, you slip into the water and get carried along as it slides off stage.

<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/mball05_070920d-l.jpg" alt="What is it with Penguins and surfing lately?" />

Surfs up, indeed.

ShadowUltima · Sep 20, 2007

Yep. "Surf's Up!" Pokemons added in Brawl are getting better and better.

End Game · Sep 20, 2007

Eh...i guess not all updates can be good. I don't care much for pokemon, but i guess its still nice to see that they are bringing in new ones. Bring on the ATs!

quithas · Sep 20, 2007

A Piplup is so cute, Surfs up lil Piplup do your thing do some damage hell yeah.

ZenJestr · Sep 20, 2007

it looks like a kickass version of Marill...

o wellz...I kinda was expecting some kind of character or music update...

Vicious Delicious · Sep 20, 2007

So it is like Marill but cuter, and has some slippery power to back it up. I'm not too interested in that. What got me on this update was the fact that it isn't a "pre-released" 4th gen pokemon such as Munchlax or Lucario. So Lucario as a playable is up for grabs more then ever now, as well as 4th gens now confirmed in the game.

falcofuku69 · Sep 20, 2007

actually i dont think yhis poké does damage, kind of like F.L.U.D.D

Blazer · Sep 20, 2007

Yeah I'm thinking it's more like fludd personally. Still an interesting item.

IllidR · Sep 20, 2007

I personally loved this Pokemon and he looks pretty devastating. Sort of like an upgraded Marill. This probably makes it pretty safe to assume other 4th generation starters will appear as Pokeballs, maybe not in their first evolution though.

Homelessvagrant · Sep 20, 2007

Reminds me of fludd. Does it do damage I wonder.

Conformal_Invariance · Sep 20, 2007

Unsung Master said:
So it is like Marill but cuter, and has some slippery power to back it up. I'm not too interested in that. What got me on this update was the fact that it isn't a "pre-released" 4th gen pokemon such as Munchlax or Lucario. So Lucario as a playable is up for grabs more then ever now, as well as 4th gens now confirmed in the game.

Come now!

Marill evolves into the absolutely darling Azumarill!

Though I will admit Piplup is rather cute.

Icy_Eagle · Sep 20, 2007

I find the model rather bad, even considering that it's just an pokéball pokémon. But the water effects look as amazing as ever.

Lemon Drop · Sep 20, 2007

I knew we were getting a item update today :D

Piplup though... my least favorite 4th gen starter. Bring on the Chimchar!

Caleb Wolfbrand · Sep 20, 2007

I'm really interested at how the water element will work in Brawl. Mario's down B and Squirtle's moves in particular. I am excited at the addition of water : )

ShoDan · Sep 20, 2007

cool update, hes maril but better.
i knew this was gonna happen in melee hitmonlee got replaced by scizor and beedrill by unown
i hope they replace goldeen with magikarp, stil we already saw footage of goldeen but i hope they still change it

o and i can wait to kick piplups *** with squirtle, and then say owned

Link Sharingan · Sep 20, 2007

i hope he have his cute voice from the anime

LuigiKing_Pwns · Sep 20, 2007

DAMMIT SAKURAI, stop pronlonging this and show us SOLID SNAKE!!!!!!!!

Kelexo · Sep 20, 2007

LuigiKing_Pwns said:
DAMMIT SAKURAI, stop pronlonging this and show us SOLID SNAKE!!!!!!!!

I should probably inform you that he isn't going to put up a snake profile until the games release

MetaKnight'sSword · Sep 20, 2007

Awwww...........I was hoping for a new challenger....-_-U

Kelexo said:
I should probably inform you that he isn't going to put up a snake profile until the games release

and how do u kno this??????

nindgod · Sep 20, 2007

Pretty cool. One update to go before another weekend of no updates, so I hope the last one really counts. this update was a feasible one, however, and Piplup is a good addition to the game.

Shadow_Kirby · Sep 20, 2007

Piplup

I think Piplup is pretty good.
But I think her attack should have been Bubblebeam.
A good update tomorow.

Pieman0920 · Sep 20, 2007

....I'm a bit disapointed...if only because this is my birthday, and the update was just so regular. v_v

But, it seems that we are actually getting a increase in updates involving pokemon. We went for months without a single one, and suddenly, two in two weeks. Hopefully, another character is shown tomorrow.

Shadow_Kirby · Sep 20, 2007

Pieman0920 said:
....I'm a bit disapointed...if only because this is my birthday, and the update was just so regular. v_v

But, it seems that we are actually getting a increase in updates involving pokemon. We went for months without a single one, and suddenly, two in two weeks. Hopefully, another character is shown tomorrow.

True I say Lucario.

_Phloat_ · Sep 20, 2007

Shadow_Kirby said:
I think Piplup is pretty good.
But I think her attack should have been Bubblebeam.
A good update tomorow.

o_0

Were you shooting for a haiku?

Anyways, I hope that the next update is.. better. But the fact that he says it was devastating makes me think of a maril you cant just walk away from -_-

Leobenmc · Sep 20, 2007

Pieman0920 said:
....I'm a bit disapointed...if only because this is my birthday, and the update was just so regular. v_v

But, it seems that we are actually getting a increase in updates involving pokemon. We went for months without a single one, and suddenly, two in two weeks. Hopefully, another character is shown tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Pieman!
Marill + Awesome water effects? Can only = WIN.
I think it's one of the better Pokémon released...better than Munchlax anyway...

NukeA6 · Sep 20, 2007

MetaKnight'sSword said:
and how do u kno this??????

Maybe because he's a secret character.

Shadow_Kirby · Sep 20, 2007

Pokemon

Maybe legendary a pokemon will be realaesed like Dialga or Palkia.
Why a Haiku.

T-major · Sep 20, 2007

I love the water effects in the game!

Piplup is my favorite starter in DP, so thats cool. it's also looks like a cool attack... I wounder what Chimchar and Turtwig would do though?

Puffs · Sep 20, 2007

What was wrong with Empoleon?

TenshiOni · Sep 20, 2007

Piplup was my starter for D/P so I'm happy it got in.

T-major said:
I love the water effects in the game!

Piplup is my favorite starter in DP, so thats cool. it's also looks like a cool attack... I wounder what Chimchar and Turtwig would do though?

Assuming both are in...

Well, Turtwig's most notable attack is Razor Leaf. But seeing as Chikarita already uses that attack, I'd have to guess that he bites the nearest enemy player near him, either doing minimal bite damage or causing the opponent to start a "Get off of me!!" animation that leaves them open to attack.

Chimchar, assuming Cyndaquil returns, might just shoot out a tiny flamethrower. But I also liked the idea of him jumping on someone and scratching them for minimal damage. Or possibly shooting ember sparks out in front of him.

Brawlmatt202 · Sep 20, 2007

Darnit! Show us a new character already!

I'm starting to get somewhat impatient.

Wii Wanderer · Sep 20, 2007

Awwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Wook at de cute wittle penguin. SHOW US A CHARACTER ALREADY!! I mean this is somewhat cool, but we need a new character.

silver777 · Sep 20, 2007

turtwig was my starter........i hope we get an update for him.........oh well..

Toologist · Sep 20, 2007

Is it just me, or do we seem to be getting an update from the Pokemon franchise so far every week?

X-x-Dyce-x-X · Sep 20, 2007

Two 4thGen pokemon in two weeks? Is Sakurai hinting towards something?

Lucario!

This update was rather small and a bit lackluster. It looks like a cool pokemon, like a more deadly Marill, but this update should have been coupled with something else. I kinda feel like we got a bit jipped today.

But you know what? It doesn't matter, because Tuesday's update was amazing and I'm still feeling so good about it! Huzzah Wi-Fi!

Falco_Phoenix · Sep 20, 2007

Look at the second screenshot. Where Piplup hits Nana, you can see an impact, um, thingy. Direct contact with Piplup=damage. You can't see one on Peach or Popo, so water just pushes you.

Now where's TURTWIG?!?

RicanThunder · Sep 20, 2007

Not a huge update, but hey its better than nothing. Alright we will see another pokeball pokemon, not bad. Seeing what will come out of the pokeballs is always fun right. It seems that water is incorporated into this game alot which is fricken awesome. The water attacks look amazing. I cannot wait to kick some a** with squirtle.

As for the alternate costumes go, does anyone think that they will throw some hats on them like in melee. Squirtle should totally have the glasses from the anime show when he was in the Squirtle Squad.

Eight Sage · Sep 20, 2007

Wow another 4 gen! However, this wasn't in a movie or something so any poke could appear.

This is supposed to be the Smash for 3 gen, but Sakurai don't like the idea of 4 gen passing Brawl. Anyways, this are big news for Lucario fans. It was "mentioned" with Munchlax, but with Piplup now they have a guarantee of a 4 gen making it as a character.

Princess Diana · Sep 20, 2007

Eight Sage said:
Wow another 4 gen! However, this wasn't in a movie or something so any poke could appear.

This is supposed to be the Smash for 3 gen, but Sakurai don't like the idea of 4 gen passing Brawl. Anyways, this are big news for Lucario fans. It was "mentioned" with Munchlax, but with Piplup now they have a guarantee of a 4 gen making it as a character.

There's no guarantee of anything. Maybe he will just represent the 4th gen as pokeballs. Not every generation needs a playable character as a rep. there's been Groudon and Deoxys so does that guarantee 3rd gen is going to get a rep?

maxpower1227 · Sep 20, 2007

Megadio26 said:
There's no guarantee of anything. Maybe he will just represent the 4th gen as pokeballs. Not every generation needs a playable character as a rep. there's been Groudon and Deoxys so does that guarantee 3rd gen is going to get a rep?

Every single pokémon-related update somehow makes it more likely that Lucario is a playable character :rolleyes:

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