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Gallade
Mega Gallade
Overview
"A master of courtesy and swordsmanship, it fights using extending swords on its elbows."
- Diamond/Pearl/Y/AlphaSapphire Pokedex entry
"When protecting someone, it extends its elbows as if they were swords and fights savagely."
- Platinum/Black/White Pokedex entry
"Because it can sense what its foe is thinking, its attacks burst out first, fast, and fierce."
-Heartgold/Soulsilver/X/OmegaRuby Pokedex Entry
Gallade is a dual-type Psychic/Fighting Pokemon that was introduced in the fourth generation of Pokemon. His name comes from the combination of the words "gallant" and "blade". He is part of the Ralts evolution line as one of its final evolved forms and is seen as the male counterpart to Gardevoir. He evolves from a male Kirlia when exposed to a Dawn Stone. Gallade has also gained a Mega Evolution in Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire, the most recently released main-series Pokemon games. He is also one of the two Fighting-types to have the highest special defense stat of all non-legendary Fighting-type Pokemon, and when Mega-Evolved, he has the highest attack stat of all non-legendary Psychic-type Pokemon.
As his Pokedex entries state, Gallade is particularly known for using his elbows as sword blades when fighting against his foes. He is also known for his design, being a cross between a heroic knight (based off his actions and stances) and a gladiator (going off the helmet). Gallade is a master of courtesy and swordsmanship that is capable of sensing the opponent's thoughts. When he Mega Evolves, plates emerge on Gallade's arms, and his helmet and cape-like protrusions on his head and back gives him a more knightly appearance. When necessary, Gallade can use his psychic powers to reshape his arms into blades and utilize a dual-wielding style. Combine all of this together and you see that Gallade is essentially a psychic knight.
Why support Gallade for Smash Bros?
Aside from being a popular Pokemon in the games, evident with the fact he gained a Mega Evolution in the most recent Pokemon games, Gallade perfectly fits into Smash Bros just by looking at him. Gallade would be one of, if not the most unique swordsman in the Smash Bros roster.
- None of the Smash Bros swordsmen are capable of growing swords from their elbows.
- None of them can change their blades to a different type for that matter (yes, there is Shulk and his Monado Arts, but in the end, the Monado remains an energy-based sword no matter what style you use it as).
- None of them can use psychic powers (except for Shulk and his visions, though his visions are powers from a god, not from psychic ability).
- All of the current Smash swordsmen are very limited with the use of physical-based attacks.
- Most convincing of all, none of the Smash swordsmen are capable of dual-wielding.
- Gallade can grow blades from his elbows.
- Through attacks like Night Slash, Leaf Blade, Psycho Cut, etc. Gallade can utilize blades of dark energy, leaf energy, psychic energy, etc. at will.
- As a psychic-type, Gallade is capable of using psychic powers. He can read his opponent's mind and could use teleportation for certain movement.
- As a fighting-type, Gallade can learn a wide array of punch-based attacks in the games such as the elemental punches, Drain Punch, Focus Punch, Power-Up Punch, etc (even some kick-based attacks like Low Kick). He could use some of those moves in Smash Bros in addition to attacks revolving around slashing. In that way, I can envision Gallade being a perfect mix between a sword fighter and a physical brawler, with some psychic powers thrown into the mix.
- Thanks to his elbow blades, Gallade is capable of fighting with a dual-wielding style.
Gallade's dual-wielding ability
Looking at these five bullet points, one can definitely see how unique of a fighter Gallade can really be. Gallade also has a very diverse move pool in the games. In addition to learning all of the slash-based attacks in the Pokemon games, Gallade can also learn moves like Stone Edge, Brick Break, Giga Impact, Wide Guard, Poison Jab, Knock Off, etc. With such a diverse move pool, Gallade can easily have a workable Smash Bros moveset.
I also see Gallade as being a good representative of the recent Ruby/Sapphire remakes. "Huh, that sounds a bit odd," you might reply. Luckily I'll provide a detailed explanation why I think this within the spoilers tag below.
Gallade is a Pokemon who debuted from the fourth generation, but compared to the other fourth generation evolution that were added to the Hoenn Pokedex in the remakes (added because they come from the evolution lines of Pokemon in the Hoenn dex), Gallade is the one that arguably had the freshest breath of air to the point he melded in a way that made him feel like a third generation Pokemon, arguably allowing him to represent a "fresh" take on the Ruby/Sapphire games.
The other fourth generation evolutions added to the Hoenn dex like Roserade, Froslass, Probopass, and Dusknoir didn't gain as much attention as Gallade did. Sure, Elite Four Phoebe's new signature Pokemon is Dusknoir, and Glacia of the Elite Four uses two Froslass... But here's the truth: the Froslasses are not the signature Pokemon on Glacia's team. Furthermore, both Froslass and Dusknoir didn't receive Mega Evolutions.
Gallade, on the other hand, actually has a major role in Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire. He is the signature Pokemon of Wally, one of your rivals in the game. Wally has a much bigger presence in the remakes compared to the originals. Though he is fought the same number of times during the story in both (if you take the post game into account, however, he is fought more frequently), he is encountered more often, and your final battle against him before facing the Elite Four is built up better in the remakes (so well done in a way that Wally is becoming a new fan-favorite character for many, and with that in mind, guess what does that mean for Gallade? More on that later in the OP).
Combining the facts that Gallade is the signature Pokemon of one of the game's most important characters, comes from a 3rd generation-introduced evolution line, and gained a Mega Evolution, you can see why I think Gallade represents OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire, two games that would be good to have some representation in Smash Bros. Gallade's recent fame also proves that he has relevancy again, another aspect worth considering when it comes to Smash Bros.
The other fourth generation evolutions added to the Hoenn dex like Roserade, Froslass, Probopass, and Dusknoir didn't gain as much attention as Gallade did. Sure, Elite Four Phoebe's new signature Pokemon is Dusknoir, and Glacia of the Elite Four uses two Froslass... But here's the truth: the Froslasses are not the signature Pokemon on Glacia's team. Furthermore, both Froslass and Dusknoir didn't receive Mega Evolutions.
Gallade, on the other hand, actually has a major role in Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire. He is the signature Pokemon of Wally, one of your rivals in the game. Wally has a much bigger presence in the remakes compared to the originals. Though he is fought the same number of times during the story in both (if you take the post game into account, however, he is fought more frequently), he is encountered more often, and your final battle against him before facing the Elite Four is built up better in the remakes (so well done in a way that Wally is becoming a new fan-favorite character for many, and with that in mind, guess what does that mean for Gallade? More on that later in the OP).
Combining the facts that Gallade is the signature Pokemon of one of the game's most important characters, comes from a 3rd generation-introduced evolution line, and gained a Mega Evolution, you can see why I think Gallade represents OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire, two games that would be good to have some representation in Smash Bros. Gallade's recent fame also proves that he has relevancy again, another aspect worth considering when it comes to Smash Bros.
Before we talk about Gallade's chances, I think it is best to counter the popular arguments against him when it comes to Smash Bros. You can read them in the spoilers tag below.
Arguments against Gallade
1) The current Smash Bros 4 roster has too many Pokemon reps.
Pokemon is the second best selling Nintendo franchise, only behind the Super Mario series. The Mario series already has seven reps while the Pokemon series currently has six, so the Pokemon series could use one more Pokemon rep to balance out with the Mario reps. Pokemon even has the potential to pick a Pokemon character that would be very unique to the Smash Bros roster that could make it a memorable addition, and so many Pokemon, like Gallade, are capable of filling that role.
2) We already have a Pokemon DLC character, and there's only going to be one DLC character per video game franchise.
Sakurai has never stated there will only be one DLC character per video game franchise. It is also worth mentioning that in the past, Pokemon has always received at least 2 newcomers with the past Smash Bros iterations (Pikachu and Jigglypuff in Smash 64, Pichu and Mewtwo in Melee, Lucario and Pokemon Trainer in Brawl). While this pattern might be broken in Smash 4 with Greninja being the only Pokemon newcomer at the moment, it's still possible for a second Pokemon newcomer to happen considering the ongoing pattern with the past Smash Bros titles.
3) Gallade has never had any important roles in the Pokemon franchise.
You'd be surprised to learn that Gallade has had his fair share of important roles in Pokemon. To name the most important ones:
Now, these are only the most important roles we just examined. Gallade has also made a few anime cameos, and he appears in a few prominent trainers' rematch teams (those being Gym Leader Sabrina in Heartgold/SoulSilver and Elite Four Caitlin in Black2/White2), but those two points aren't as important as the ones within the spoiler tag. Interpret Gallade's importance however you want after reading this third counter-argument; mentioning all of this was meant to counter the "never" aspect in that argument.
4) We don't need another swordsman in the Smash Bros roster.
To quote Robin from his reveal trailer, Gallade is "no ordinary swordsman." Refer to the first series of bullet points under the "Why support Gallade for Smash Bros?" section to see why Gallade would be a unique and interesting addition to the Smash Bros roster.
5) We already have Mewtwo as the Psychic-type rep and Lucario as the Fighting-type rep, so we don't need another Psychic/Fighting type added to the roster (not to mention Lucario already represents the fourth generation of Pokemon).
Type diversity is an understandable point as it the makes the roster look more appealing. However, Sakurai has never stated that only one Pokemon-type will be represented in the Smash Bros roster. Heck, there were two Electric-types on the roster back in the Melee days, and they were clones for that matter! In Smash Bros 4's case, Gallade would not be a clone of a previous fighter at all. Furthermore, Gallade would fight differently from the average Psychic and Fighting-types.
Gallade wouldn't use special-based psychic attacks or balls of energy like Mewtwo does, and he wouldn't focus too much on punching and kicking like Lucario does. Instead, Gallade would use some teleportation and mind-reading powers here and there to represent the Psychic-type, while he would focus largely on using slash-based attacks to highlight what he's designed to do, in addition to a limited number of moves relating to punching and kicking to represent his Fighting-type. This way, Gallade would be a different kind of Psychic and Fighting type on the Smash Bros roster.
As for the "Lucario already represents the fourth generation" part of the argument, there has never been a direct statement that there would be a limit to the Pokemon generation representation on the Smash Bros roster (in fact, we have four generation 1 reps on the current Smash Bros roster). Even then, I don't envision Gallade as a generation four representative. Rather, I envision Gallade as a third-generation rep that represents the Ruby/Sapphire remakes for reasons I previously mentioned in the "Why support Gallade for Smash Bros" section.
6) Gardevoir, his female counterpart, has the higher chance of becoming a Smash Bros fighter than Gallade.
Gardevoir is definitely the more popular and iconic Ralts evolution between her and Gallade, evident with the fact she gained a Mega Evolution first, had more appearances/major roles in the anime, and has even appeared as a playable fighter in the recently released Pokemon fighting game, Pokken Tournament. Thus, it is understandable why her chances are better than Gallade's when it comes to becoming a playable fighter in Smash Bros.
Except there is one problem... she already appears in Smash Bros 4 as a PokeBall Summon. PokeBall Summons already fall under the category of "predefined roles" in Smash Bros just like Assist Trophies, Stage Hazards/Bosses, and Final Smashes. When a video game character finds themselves in any of those four roles in a certain Smash Bros game, his/her chances of becoming a playable fighter for that game significantly diminish; the character is viewed as filling a role that somehow interacts with the playable fighters yet cannot be playable since the game has already established what he/she will do. Examples of popular characters that find themselves in this situation in the recent Smash Bros iteration are Waluigi (as an Assist Trophy), Ridley (as a Stage Hazard/Boss), and Chrom (as a Final Smash). Gardevoir finds herself in that very situation as well, but as a PokeBall Pokemon. Though there is a very small possibility that Sakurai could surprise us by making these characters playable for this game, the chances of that happening are still low at the moment.
Here, the aspect we are focusing on is Gallade as a potential Smash Bros 4 DLC fighter. With Gardevoir ending up as a PokeBall Summon with this iteration of Smash Bros, guess which of the two has the higher chance of becoming a playable fighter for Smash Bros 4 thanks to DLC? Yep, Gallade does. If this thread was examining Gallade as a potential Smash Bros 5 fighter, Gardevoir would definitely have the higher chance between the two since we do not know whether or not she'll end up as a PokeBall summon again.
As for the idea that Gallade will always be overshadowed by Gardevoir? That's likely for the reasons we previously stated in the first paragraph of this point, but hey, it is possible that Gallade could receive equal fame in the future considering Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire provided Gallade with quite the publicity. Only time will tell.
Pokemon is the second best selling Nintendo franchise, only behind the Super Mario series. The Mario series already has seven reps while the Pokemon series currently has six, so the Pokemon series could use one more Pokemon rep to balance out with the Mario reps. Pokemon even has the potential to pick a Pokemon character that would be very unique to the Smash Bros roster that could make it a memorable addition, and so many Pokemon, like Gallade, are capable of filling that role.
2) We already have a Pokemon DLC character, and there's only going to be one DLC character per video game franchise.
Sakurai has never stated there will only be one DLC character per video game franchise. It is also worth mentioning that in the past, Pokemon has always received at least 2 newcomers with the past Smash Bros iterations (Pikachu and Jigglypuff in Smash 64, Pichu and Mewtwo in Melee, Lucario and Pokemon Trainer in Brawl). While this pattern might be broken in Smash 4 with Greninja being the only Pokemon newcomer at the moment, it's still possible for a second Pokemon newcomer to happen considering the ongoing pattern with the past Smash Bros titles.
3) Gallade has never had any important roles in the Pokemon franchise.
You'd be surprised to learn that Gallade has had his fair share of important roles in Pokemon. To name the most important ones:
1) Zoey, Dawn's first and main rival in the Pokemon Diamond & Pearl anime, used a Gallade against Dawn in the Grand Festival finals. The Grand Festival is the Pokemon Contest version of the Pokemon League in the anime. Now, how is Gallade memorable for this? Simply put, Gallade, along with his partner, Glameow, carried Zoey to victory! Thus, Gallade is remembered for being one of the Pokemon to defeat Dawn in Sinnoh's Pokemon Contest finale.
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Zoey (middle), her Gallade, and her Glameow shortly after she was declared the winner of the Sinnoh Grand Festival
2) In Pokemon Platinum, Gallade is the signature Pokemon of the Psychic-type specialist Lucian, the final Elite Four member you face before the fight against Champion Cynthia. In a way, Gallade in Pokemon Platinum can be seen as the "penultimate challenge" before the final battle in the main story.
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Elite Four Lucian and his signature Pokemon, Gallade
3) In Pokemon Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Gallade is also used by Castle Valet Darach, one of the Sinnoh/Johto Battle Frontier Brains. He uses Gallade during your second match against him (a.k.a, your 49th Battle Castle match in a row). In the Pokemon Adventures manga, the most popular Pokemon manga series, Darach also used a Gallade in his battle against Platinum.
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Castle Valet Darach (front) and his Gallade (farthest right) in the Pokemon Adventures manga
4) Perhaps Gallade's most recognized role in recent years that has helped him gain relevancy again is in the Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire games. There, he is the signature Pokemon of Wally, one of your rivals. Back in the original Ruby/Sapphire games, Gardevoir was Wally's original signature Pokemon, though in the remakes, Gallade fills that role instead. Throughout the games, Wally demonstrates a strong willpower to succeed in his Pokemon journey and follows in your footsteps to make his dream become a reality, but he has a frail body, and he needs to be physically strong to carry out his dream. Gallade represents physical strength; such an image reminds Wally to never give up and that positives come from strong motivations. I don't want to get too analytical about it, but I think you can understand where I'm going with this. Arguably, it's one of the main reasons why Wally has been gaining popularity recently, and with Wally gaining more attention, Gallade has been getting more recognition for being the signature Pokemon of a popular Pokemon trainer.
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Wally and his Mega Gallade
Zoey (middle), her Gallade, and her Glameow shortly after she was declared the winner of the Sinnoh Grand Festival
2) In Pokemon Platinum, Gallade is the signature Pokemon of the Psychic-type specialist Lucian, the final Elite Four member you face before the fight against Champion Cynthia. In a way, Gallade in Pokemon Platinum can be seen as the "penultimate challenge" before the final battle in the main story.
Elite Four Lucian and his signature Pokemon, Gallade
3) In Pokemon Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Gallade is also used by Castle Valet Darach, one of the Sinnoh/Johto Battle Frontier Brains. He uses Gallade during your second match against him (a.k.a, your 49th Battle Castle match in a row). In the Pokemon Adventures manga, the most popular Pokemon manga series, Darach also used a Gallade in his battle against Platinum.
Castle Valet Darach (front) and his Gallade (farthest right) in the Pokemon Adventures manga
4) Perhaps Gallade's most recognized role in recent years that has helped him gain relevancy again is in the Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire games. There, he is the signature Pokemon of Wally, one of your rivals. Back in the original Ruby/Sapphire games, Gardevoir was Wally's original signature Pokemon, though in the remakes, Gallade fills that role instead. Throughout the games, Wally demonstrates a strong willpower to succeed in his Pokemon journey and follows in your footsteps to make his dream become a reality, but he has a frail body, and he needs to be physically strong to carry out his dream. Gallade represents physical strength; such an image reminds Wally to never give up and that positives come from strong motivations. I don't want to get too analytical about it, but I think you can understand where I'm going with this. Arguably, it's one of the main reasons why Wally has been gaining popularity recently, and with Wally gaining more attention, Gallade has been getting more recognition for being the signature Pokemon of a popular Pokemon trainer.
Wally and his Mega Gallade
Now, these are only the most important roles we just examined. Gallade has also made a few anime cameos, and he appears in a few prominent trainers' rematch teams (those being Gym Leader Sabrina in Heartgold/SoulSilver and Elite Four Caitlin in Black2/White2), but those two points aren't as important as the ones within the spoiler tag. Interpret Gallade's importance however you want after reading this third counter-argument; mentioning all of this was meant to counter the "never" aspect in that argument.
4) We don't need another swordsman in the Smash Bros roster.
To quote Robin from his reveal trailer, Gallade is "no ordinary swordsman." Refer to the first series of bullet points under the "Why support Gallade for Smash Bros?" section to see why Gallade would be a unique and interesting addition to the Smash Bros roster.
5) We already have Mewtwo as the Psychic-type rep and Lucario as the Fighting-type rep, so we don't need another Psychic/Fighting type added to the roster (not to mention Lucario already represents the fourth generation of Pokemon).
Type diversity is an understandable point as it the makes the roster look more appealing. However, Sakurai has never stated that only one Pokemon-type will be represented in the Smash Bros roster. Heck, there were two Electric-types on the roster back in the Melee days, and they were clones for that matter! In Smash Bros 4's case, Gallade would not be a clone of a previous fighter at all. Furthermore, Gallade would fight differently from the average Psychic and Fighting-types.
Gallade wouldn't use special-based psychic attacks or balls of energy like Mewtwo does, and he wouldn't focus too much on punching and kicking like Lucario does. Instead, Gallade would use some teleportation and mind-reading powers here and there to represent the Psychic-type, while he would focus largely on using slash-based attacks to highlight what he's designed to do, in addition to a limited number of moves relating to punching and kicking to represent his Fighting-type. This way, Gallade would be a different kind of Psychic and Fighting type on the Smash Bros roster.
As for the "Lucario already represents the fourth generation" part of the argument, there has never been a direct statement that there would be a limit to the Pokemon generation representation on the Smash Bros roster (in fact, we have four generation 1 reps on the current Smash Bros roster). Even then, I don't envision Gallade as a generation four representative. Rather, I envision Gallade as a third-generation rep that represents the Ruby/Sapphire remakes for reasons I previously mentioned in the "Why support Gallade for Smash Bros" section.
6) Gardevoir, his female counterpart, has the higher chance of becoming a Smash Bros fighter than Gallade.
Gardevoir is definitely the more popular and iconic Ralts evolution between her and Gallade, evident with the fact she gained a Mega Evolution first, had more appearances/major roles in the anime, and has even appeared as a playable fighter in the recently released Pokemon fighting game, Pokken Tournament. Thus, it is understandable why her chances are better than Gallade's when it comes to becoming a playable fighter in Smash Bros.
Except there is one problem... she already appears in Smash Bros 4 as a PokeBall Summon. PokeBall Summons already fall under the category of "predefined roles" in Smash Bros just like Assist Trophies, Stage Hazards/Bosses, and Final Smashes. When a video game character finds themselves in any of those four roles in a certain Smash Bros game, his/her chances of becoming a playable fighter for that game significantly diminish; the character is viewed as filling a role that somehow interacts with the playable fighters yet cannot be playable since the game has already established what he/she will do. Examples of popular characters that find themselves in this situation in the recent Smash Bros iteration are Waluigi (as an Assist Trophy), Ridley (as a Stage Hazard/Boss), and Chrom (as a Final Smash). Gardevoir finds herself in that very situation as well, but as a PokeBall Pokemon. Though there is a very small possibility that Sakurai could surprise us by making these characters playable for this game, the chances of that happening are still low at the moment.
Here, the aspect we are focusing on is Gallade as a potential Smash Bros 4 DLC fighter. With Gardevoir ending up as a PokeBall Summon with this iteration of Smash Bros, guess which of the two has the higher chance of becoming a playable fighter for Smash Bros 4 thanks to DLC? Yep, Gallade does. If this thread was examining Gallade as a potential Smash Bros 5 fighter, Gardevoir would definitely have the higher chance between the two since we do not know whether or not she'll end up as a PokeBall summon again.
As for the idea that Gallade will always be overshadowed by Gardevoir? That's likely for the reasons we previously stated in the first paragraph of this point, but hey, it is possible that Gallade could receive equal fame in the future considering Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire provided Gallade with quite the publicity. Only time will tell.
Gallade's Chances for a Roster Inclusion
Despite the arguments we were able to counter, Gallade's chances for a Smash Bros 4 roster inclusion through DLC are slim. How come? For starters, Gallade lacks ballot support. Pokemon like Squirtle, Ivysaur, Pichu, and Sceptile have far more support for Smash Bros than Gallade has. All four of these Pokemon are even the strongest candidates for a 2nd Pokemon fighter to be added through DLC. Squirrel, Ivysaur, and Pichu even have the veteran status going for them, boosting their chances even further. Meanwhile, Sceptile can be viewed as the better candidate for a Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire rep since it is part of a starter evolution line and is a Pokemon that actually debuted in the original Ruby/Sapphire games.
What really hurts Gallade's chances the most is that he is drowned in competition when compared to the 711 Pokemon that are not playable fighters in all of the official Smash Bros rosters we've seen thus far. Practically all the Pokemon have moveset potential that could make them very unique additions in the Smash Bros roster. Many of these are either equal or higher in popularity compared to Gallade. These Pokemon include Absol, Blaziken, Weavile, Machamp, Gengar, Gothitelle, Sylveon, and so many more.
Gallade, and all of these Pokemon, are all in the same boat. Essentially, it's like each one is just a single grain of sand on a beach. While most of them are indeed popular and have some prominent roles in the Pokemon series, they are nowhere as popular and iconic as the current Pokemon on the Smash Bros 4 roster. What do I mean this? Let's take a look at all of the Pokemon on the current Smash 4 roster.
- Pikachu: In addition to its popularity for its cute design, Pikachu is the series mascot since the games were first released, and its even one of the most important Pokemon in the anime since it is Ash's signature Pokemon since the show's debut. To this day, Pikachu still has the same fame and publicity as it did around 20 years ago.
- Jigglypuff: Back in the Smash 64 days, Jigglypuff was a very popular Pokemon for its time, largely due to its role as a cute yet funny recurring character (and it filled that role throughout the Kanto and Johto arcs) in the anime. Though Jigglypuff may be losing prominence again since it hasn't had any major roles in the anime recently, its newly gained Fairy-typing has given it some spotlight again (not to mention its one of the few Pokemon to be catchable across all of the main series Pokemon games ever released).
- Charizard: Not only is it one of the most popular Pokemon in existence, it is also the most recognized starter evolution out there, being remembered as one of the first starter Pokemon. It also had an iconic role in the anime as one of Ash's main Pokemon on his team, and it even reappeared during the Black and White arc. Along with Mewtwo, It's also one of the only two Pokemon to receive more than one Mega Evolution.
- Mewtwo: Mewtwo is one of the first legendary Pokemon ever released, and was even one of the stars in the very first Pokemon movie. It was even remembered for being the strongest Pokemon at its time. To this day, it even remains one of, if not the most popular and iconic legendary in existence. Just like Charizard, it's also one of the only two Pokemon to receive more than one Mega Evolution.
- Lucario: Lucario was one of the first fourth generation Pokemon to be revealed, and it was even the star in its own Pokemon movie before his generation was released to the public. Lucario is also relevant again since he gained a Mega Evolution recently and had an important role in the "Mega Evolution arc" in the Pokemon X/Y games (takes place around the part when you obtain your third gym badge), and these two points of interest emerged thanks to Lucario's overwhelming popularity since he was first introduced.
- Greninja: Greninja is so far the only exception regarding to how Pokemon are chosen in Smash Bros. Greninja was chosen for Smash Bros before Pokemon X/Y was released to the public. Due to this, Sakurai chose Greninja based off design. However, Greninja is already gaining quite an impressive résumé. It's becoming one of, if not the most popular sixth generation Pokemon, and it's very likely to become one of Ash's main Pokemon in his X/Y team.
Now let's look at Gallade's résumé. Despite the few prominent roles he has in the Pokemon franchise, his resume is nowhere as impressive as the Pokemon currently appearing in the Smash Bros 4 roster; these Pokemon have far more prominent roles that one may argue that may be more important to Pokemon's history than all other Pokemon. Even the top four strongest candidates for the next Pokemon DLC fighters have better resumes than he has. It's at this point we realize Gallade's resume is either about the same, better, or worse than all of the other Pokemon yet to be represented on the Smash Bros roster. This means that all these Pokemon do not have the highest priority of joining Smash Bros when compared to the Pokemon either currently or previously represented in Smash Bros, making it difficult to pick out the right Pokemon rep. Thus, just like all the 711 Pokemon yet to be represented on the roster, Gallade is a single grain of sand on a beach or a single star in the universe, where he could be viewed as a random pick just like other Pokemon.
Words of Encouragement
Although Gallade's chances aren't looking too good when it comes to Smash Bros, does that mean we should lose all hope and move on? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Gallade does have several traits going for him that still makes a roster inclusion in Smash Bros possible for him. Most of his advantages have been previously explained under the "Why support Gallade for Smash Bros" and "Counter-Arguments" sections respectively, but to summarize the best points.
- He is unique - A swordsman capable of dual-wielding, reading the opponent's mind, using psychic powers, changing his blade to a different type, and using some brawling moves thrown into the mix? Now that's pretty interesting! He even has a sort of gladiator-look to him, and we don't have any gladiator-looking fighters in Smash Bros at the moment.
- He is relevant - He gained some major spotlight in Pokemon OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire for reasons you should be well aware of by now. That previous bit under "Why support Gallade for Smash Bros?" regarding Gallade being a representative of those games was even meant to change your thinking that could make you look at Gallade a bit differently than you previously had.
I firmly believe I'm not the only one out there that wants Gallade in Smash Bros. Heck, I have even noticed there are Smashboard users who are interested in seeing Gallade in Smash to a certain degree. As such, the point of this thread is just like any other support thread: it's a place for all Gallade-supporters to gather together, lend their support, socialize, and offer some of their own ideas regarding how he/she would implement Gallade in Smash Bros with moveset ideas, costume ideas, etc. Perhaps even newer online users could end up joining Smashboards just to share their high interests in Gallade when it comes to Smash Bros (I know I've seen this happen with one of the character threads I'm actively involved in). All of this shows that even if a character's chances are slim, it is still possible to generate support.
You might be thinking, "isn't it a bit too late to make a thread like that at this point." My answer? It isn't. We still have time until the Smash Ballot closes, so no need to worry.
With all of this said, let's move on and examine how our heroic dual-wielding psychic knight of the Pokemon world would play out in Smash Bros.
If Gallade was in Smash Bros
Costume Ideas
You can find my costume ideas for Gallade in the spoilers tag below. If you have any alternate costume/coloring ideas for Gallade, fill free to share it and I'll post it in the OP.
- Costume #1: Default
- Costume #2: Shiny - I find it odd that most Pokemon in the playable Smash Bros roster do not have their shiny forms as one of their alternate colors, so I thought I'd give Gallade his shiny color from the games and make it his 2P color.
- Costume #3: Blaziken color - Blaziken is one of the Hoenn starters who was also one of the first Pokemon to gain a Mega Evolution; it is also generally seen as the most popular and iconic of the Hoenn starters. Like Gallade, it is also part Fighting-type.
- The red coloring matches Blaziken's red fur throughout its body
- The darkened yellow coloring matches Blaziken's yellow fur on its chest
- The light color on the helmet matches the fur coloring on Blaziken's head.
- Costume #4 - Gardevoir color - It makes obvious sense to give Gallade a color based on Gardevoir since the two are part of the same evolution line.
- Here, most of Gallade's colors are brighter than his normal color to match Gardevoir's colors.
- Costume #5 - Sableye color - One of the first Pokemon revealed to have a Mega Evolution in OR/AS, I thought a color based around Sableye would be interesting in order to give a purple coloring for Gallade.
- The purple coloring matches the same coloring throughout Sableye's body
- The hot pink colored protrusion coming from Gallade's chest matches the color of Mega Sableye's red jewel
- The blue color on the helmet matches the color of Sableye's eyes in its normal form.
- Costume #6: Metagross color - Metagross particularly stands out in OR/AS not only because of its pseudo-legendary status and its Mega Evolution but also because he is the signature Pokemon of the games' most important characters: Champion Steven.
- The dark blue coloring matches the same color throughout most of Metagross's body.
- The metallic colored protrusion from Gallade's chest matches the color of Mega Metagross's claws.
- The gold coloring on the helmet matches the color of Mega Metagross's X-shaped armor on its face.
- Costume #7: Lopunny color - Lopunny may not be in the updated Hoenn Pokedex, but she and Gallade were the only generation 4 Pokemon to receive Mega Evolutions in OR/AS, not to mention both are Fighting-types as Megas.
- The brown coloring matches the color of Lopunny's fur
- The black coloring on the chest protrusion matches the color of the black fur Lopunny gains in her Mega Evolution
- The light coloring on the helmet matches the fur coloring on Lopunny's ears.
- Costume #8: Froslass color - She may not have received a Mega Evolution in OR/AS, but she and Gallade share some major similarities. That is, both come from evolution lines introduced in generation 3, and they both evolve from the use of a Dawn Stone
- The color mix of light blue and white alludes to Froslass's Ice type.
- The orange colored chest protrusion has the same color as Froslass's ribbon on her waist.
- The purple coloring on the helmet references a similar coloring that is present under Froslass's helmet.
Moveset Ideas
Here is where various Smash Bros moveset ideas for Gallade will be posted. I already provided mine to give you an idea how I think Gallade could work. Fill free to share your own moveset ideas and I'll add it to the OP.
Basic Animations:
Entrance: Gallade is released out of a PokeBall and does his entrance animation from Pokemon Platinum/Heartgold/Soulsilver. Another idea for an entrance animation is that he teleports from the air and lands in a knightly manner, but the teleport would be more generic unlike Mewtwo’s.
Neutral Stance: Gallade stands like he does in the sixth generation games, but more aligned to his Mega Evolution stance (a.k.a, slightly bends his knees more). Much like Mario, Ryu, and Greninja’s neutral stances, Gallade’s front will always face towards the camera regardless of which side he is facing.
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Gallade's standing animation would end up looking a lot like his standing animation in Pokemon Battle Revolution. This picture should visualize that, except imagine Gallade in a Smash Bros 3D model.
Walk: He walks exactly like he does in Pokemon Battle Revolution, but a bit faster with slightly bigger steps. His walk speed is between Pit/Dark Pit's and Link/Mii Swordfighter’s walk speeds, at a max walk speed value of 1.194 to be exact.
Dash: His dashing animation matches that of Pokemon Battle Revolution (a.k.a, looks like normal running). Unlike in the actual Pokemon games, his running speed is relatively fast, between Bowser’s and Marth/Lucina’s at 1.789 max run speed value to be exact.
Jump: Gallade performs a generic-looking jump into the air, and his double jump is a generic flip for added height. Both jumps have a solid height to them, with the first jump having a height in between Palutena and Fox's first jumps.
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To better visualize Gallade's initial jump, here's Gallade jumping from tree to tree in the 10th Pokemon movie. Just imagine him jumping a little bit higher than what you are seeing.
Fall: His falling animation looks similar to his final leap after jumping from tree to tree in the 10th Pokemon movie. His falling speed is between Zero Suit Samus/Mii Brawler’s and Meta Knight’s falling speeds, at a max fall speed value of 1.68 to be exact.
Helpless: Gallade’s body is slightly curled while looking down with his arms and legs bent.
Crouch: Gallade kneels with one knee while both of his hands touching the ground. He does not have a crawling animation.
Shield: Gallade extends the blade on one of his elbows and tries to cover most of his body using it.
Roll: Gallade levitates around the opponent similar to Mewtwo’s rolling animation.
Side-step: Gallade steps behind the stage and moves his arm (with the elbow blade extended) over his body.
Dizzy: He stumbles from left to right while holding his head.
Sleep: He lies flat on the ground, belly-first, and uses one of his arms as if it were a pillow.
Idle animations:
Drowning: His about-to-drown animation is much like other fighters', and when he drowns, it looks similar to other characters' drowning animations (not like Lucario and Mewtwo’s drowning animations where they travel down the water headfirst).
KO Screams: His normal scream would be a simple “Guuuaaaa”, while his special scream (similar to Pit’s “I”m finished” scream) would be him saying his name but with a pained voice.
Screen KO: Gallade smashes onto the screen with one side of his face and both arms touching the screen while his legs are behind him but still visible.
Star KO Scream: Gallade screams “Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaa” with a fading voice as he travels through the sky.
Basic Attacks:
Jab: Gallade performs a quick punch which deals 2% damage.
Double Jab: Gallade performs another quick punch with his other hand that is a bit stronger than the first, dealing 3% damage.
Triple Jab: Slash - Gallade does a quick slash with one of his elbow blades, dealing 5% damage.
Multi-Jab: Fury Cutter - Normally, Fury Cutter in the Pokemon games is a move that only works once per turn, but with each successive use, the attack grows stronger. In Smash Bros's case, it works a bit differently. Here, Gallade slashes the opponent over and over with small but quick swipes with his elbow blades, each slash delivering 1% damage. Gallade furiously slashing the opponent over and over for this attack alludes to the "Fury" in Fury Cutter.
Dash Attack: Gallade lunges one of his elbow-bladed arms forward (the blade being completely extended) while slightly kneeling on one leg similar to one of his animated attacks as a Mega Evolution in the sixth generation games. It deals 9% damage.
Tilt Attacks:
Forward Tilt: Feint - Gallade performs a slash that travels from side to side, similar to one of his attack animations from Pokemon Battle Revolution. This move acts as a shield-breaker since it hits through shields twice similar to Ryu’s Collarbone Breaker. It’s because of this shield-breaking effect this attack is meant to be Feint from the games. The first hit deals 3% damage while the second hits for 6%.
Up Tilt: False Swipe - Gallade performs a light slash over him that creates a wind effect. This wind deals 5% damage and travels in an arc.
Down Tilt: Cut - While kneeling, Gallade performs a quick downward slash. The attack deals 2% damage, and it is also performed at fair speed. If you spam this attack, Gallade will switch between arms each time he slashes, further demonstrating his dual wielding ability.
The reason why I imagined Cut for this attack is because when I think of Gallade using Cut as an HM in the Pokemon games, I imagine him cutting at the base of the tree to ensure a passable path.
Aerial Attacks:
Neutral Aerial: Gallade spins around twice with both of his elbow blades extended and his arms straight out but bent at the elbows. It deals 6% damage with slightly lower than average knockback.
Forward Aerial: Gallade performs a psychic-powered slash in front of himself. It is one of his stronger aerial attacks and deals 15% damage. The speed of this attack is moderate.
Back Aerial: It is similar to his forward aerial, except he slashes backward and slightly turns his body when he does so. It deals the same amount of damage as his forward aerial.
Up Aerial: Gallade punches the air above him. It deals 7% damage with moderate knockback.
Down Aerial: Brick Break - Gallade moves his head towards the ground as he does a chopping motion with one of his arms. If this attack is used directly above an opponent, it has a meteor spike effect. The attack deals 12% damage.
Grabs:
Pummel: Gallade performs a small, uppercutting punch at the opponent’s chest, dealing 2% damage with each punch.
Forward Throw: Dual Chop - Upon releasing the opponent, Gallade uses his psychic powers to immediately trap the opponent. He then follows up with two slashes. The first slash is quick does 3% damage while the second slash is a tad bit longer and deals 6% damage. After the second slash, the opponent is launched at the same distance as Greninja’s forward throw is executed.
Back Throw: Aerial Ace - Gallade briefly traps the opponent using his psychic powers. He then performs a small somersault over the opponent, and as he is about to land, he performs a sudden stab using one of his elbow blades to damage and launch the opponent behind him, dealing 10% damage.
Up Throw: Gallade performs a slightly more powerful, uppercutting punch. Immediately following that, he immediately inverts his punching arm so that the extended elbow blade stabs the opponent and launches him/her upward. The punch deals 2% damage, and the stab deals 6% damage.
Down Throw: Knock Off - Gallade uses his psychic powers to throw the opponent onto the ground. Then, he stomps on the opponent, delivering 6% damage and launching the opponent diagonally forward. This stomp looks similar to one of his attack animations from his Mega Evolution in the sixth generation games.
Smash Attacks:
Side Smash: Leaf Blade - Gallade readies a powerful stab as his arm starts to glow with a dark green color. Once released, Gallade shuffles one step forward and stabs the opponent. There is a strong sweetspot at the peak of the blade; otherwise, the stab creates a dual-damaging effect that can still deal good damage and knockback for a side smash. The sweetspot deals an impressive 18% damage, while the dual-damaging version hits for 5% damage on the first strike and 11% damage on the second hit.
Up Smash: Night Slash - Gallade bends low with one of his arms held low in preparation for the slash. Once released, Gallade slashes upward as dark energy is emitted from his arm. The attack has a very powerful sweetspot at the peak of the blade. Otherwise, the slash will carry the opponent upwards, but its knockback will be weaker. The sweetspot deals an impressive 20% damage, while the normal slash deals 4% damage with the first hit and 13% damage on the second hit.
Down Smash: X-Scissor - Gallade puts both elbows over his face as he charges the smash attack. Once released, he slashes towards the ground in a X-fashion, dealing very powerful damage on both sides. Unlike the other two final smashes, it doesn’t have a sweetspot, but it is still a strong attack (not to mention a bit more original for a sword-user considering most of the sword-users’ down smashes in Smash 4 involve slashing the ground on one side and then following up with a slash to the other side). It deals 15% damage with strong knockback.
Special Moveset:
Normal Special: Psycho Cut
This attack has two variants depending on your distance towards the opponent. In both versions, one of Gallade’s arms begins to emit a purple glow.
If Gallade is close to an opponent, he will slash the the opponent with a purple-glowing arm. If you press B again, Gallade’s other arm will glow purple and will slash the opponent with that arm while moving forward. Pressing B one more time makes Gallade move forward with one of his purple-glowing arms again, but this time, Gallade will strike the opponent with a powerful stab that temporarily freezes the opponent for one second before delivering strong knockback. You’ll need to press B rhythmically similar to Marth, Lucina, and Roy’s side specials, but here, it is easier to use since you don’t have to tilt the control stick at a certain direction. The first slash deals 2% damage, the second slash deals 3% damage, and the third slash deals 6% damage.
If Gallade is far away from an opponent, he will move his arm like he does with the close-ranged version, except this time, a blade of Psychic-energy is released as a projectile that is roughly Gallade’s size. It travels the same distance and speed as Greninja’s uncharged Water Shurikens, though Gallade’s version is much stronger and hits for 5.5% damage. This projectile is not chargeable, but it is still an excellent spacing tool.
Gallade readies a punch similar to one of his Pokemon Battle Revolution animations (a.k.a, when he uses Close Combat), and as he does so, his fist becomes surrounded with an orange aura. This attack isn’t chargeable, and Gallade readies the punch very quickly. When finished, Gallade punches the opponent and moves a small but decently forward, making it solid for horizontal recovery. The attack deals 7% damage. If Gallade uses the attack in succession and lands it on the opponent each time, the attack’s strength and knockback will increase. More specifically, the attack deals an additional 4% damage with each successful hit, capping at 19% damage.
Don't let the name fool you! This attack works differently from Mewtwo and Palutena’s up specials. Here, Gallade’s Teleport is similar to Pikachu and Greninja’s up specials where you can move up to two times, though Gallade’s version is just a tiny bit slower. As for the animation, Gallade will begin the attack by covering his face with one of his arms and slightly curl his body before vanishing. You can control where you want Gallade to appear with the control stick. When he reappears, Gallade will further curl his body and use the other arm to further cover the face before disappearing. If you use the control stick to input a direction for the second time in a row, Gallade will teleport again. When he reappears again, he will attack with both blades in an X-fashion, launching affected opponents horizontally, before being rendered into his helpless animation. This is different from Pikachu and Greninja’s up specials since those two do not finish their recovery with some sort of strong attack. The X-attack is also relatively strong, dealing 9% damage with moderate knockback, and can KO opponents at around 130%.
Down Special: Swords Dance
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Gallade using Swords Dance in the anime
Gallade closes his eyes and readies the blades on his elbows as they emit a metallic glow. He then proceeds to move them around in a circular, hypnotic fashion similar to the scene from the anime when Zoey’s Gallade used it in the Grand Festival. He also moves with graceful leg movements from where he stands. As he moves his arms, a holographic image of a shiny, fancy-looking sword appears on both of Gallade’s sides each time he completes a circle. Gallade will move his arms in circles four times, which means the swords will appear four times. If you press B the moment the swords appear, the swords will appear much brighter than they normally do. Doing so will also increase the power of all of Gallade’s attack for up to 3 seconds with each successful button press. Thus, if you successfully press B at the right moments for all four times the swords appear and you are not interrupted during the duration of the attack, you can have more power in Gallade’s attacks for up to 12 seconds. When the attack finishes, Gallade pauses and opens his eyes as a faint psychic aura is emitted from his body with the generic “healing” sound accompanying it. The entire duration of this attack lasts between 5-6 seconds.
If you break your rhythmic pattern of pressing B or you are interrupted by an enemy’s attack, it will cut the attack short but can still carry the amount of seconds of increased attack power. For example, you managed to get two successful button presses, but by the third time, you are attacked; thus, you will have 6 seconds of better attack power. It is also important to note that if you ruin your rhythmic pattern of pressing B at any point, Gallade will stop and open his eyes automatically, but unlike when you successfully execute press B all four times, Gallade will have a saddened expression that looks a lot like a face he makes in Pokemon Amie if you don’t follow his head movements. You also cannot use this attack during your time of increased power. If you try to do so, Gallade will simply change into an animation where he stands perfectly straight and closes his eyes for a single second.
From his neutral stance, Gallade leans forward and performs a quick swipe with one of his elbow blades. The blade is extended and glows red, and as it swipes, the blade emits an added red effect that extends as far as the mat Greninja uses for his Final Smash. If no opponent is caught within Gallade’s blade or the added red effect, the attack automatically ends. However, if Gallade catches anyone within the range, the screen suddenly turns bright. A cinematic Final Smash is about to take place!
In a POV camera angle, the opponent suddenly finds his/herself in the middle of a field of flowers that looks exactly like the battle location where you fought Wally in Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire. The opponent turns around and notices Gallade Mega-Evolving in the distance. The scene changes as we zoom in on Gallade’s Mega Evolution. Once the process is complete, Gallade releases his cape to the side much like the same animation in OR/AS. He then dashes toward the opponent at blinding speed as he extends the blades on both his arms. Once he reaches the opponent, he proceeds to furiously slash the opponent with all his might as red, psychic energy is emitted from each slash.
After about 3 second of slashing, Gallade performs a powerful uppercut that launches the opponent up to the sky. If multiple opponents have been caught in the Final Smash, each opponent will find themselves beneath the other opponent in a stack formation. Gallade then teleports to the sky and performs a kick that causes the opponent (or more) to bounce off the ground. Gallade then jumps very high, twirls, and performs a very powerful X-slash with both of his arms, finishing the cinematic attack as the opponent is launched incredibly far with very high damage (leading to a OHKO most of the time); the final attack Gallade performs looks similar to the final attack he uses in his Mega Evolution anime special (takes place between 0:43 and 0:46 in the video). Once the attack finishes, Gallade reverts back to his normal form.
Taunts:
Up Taunt: He stands straight and puts both hands of his hips and makes a proud grunt. This is meant to match one of his Mega Evolution animations from the games.
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Gallade's up taunt would look similar to this animation.
Side Taunt: He mimics one of his Mega Evolution animations where his eyes turn angrier as he changes to a sort of “Fight Me!” stance by curling his hands in front of him while making a determined sound.
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Gallade's side taunt would look something like this; just imagine the normal Gallade doing it instead of the Mega.
Down Taunt: He mimics his Diamond/Pearl entrance animation where he moves both arms at the same time (one arm is in front of his body, the other behind him) and extends the blades on his elbows before returning to his neutral stance.
Victory Animations:
1) He performs three slashes as he moves towards the camera. He kneels down in a knightly fashion on the third slash and stares at the camera with a heroic expression.
2) He reaches both of his hands towards the sky as he closes his eyes. Once his wrists intersect, he moves his arms toward his left side. Once his arms are at the level of his head, he performs a single slash and maintains that stance while staring at the camera.
3) He bows towards the camera with one arm by his side and the other on his chest; it looks similar to his bow before you play with him in Pokemon Amie. Upon finishing the bow, he stares at the camera with a smile on his face. If you look closely, you can see that he is holding Wally’s Mega Pendant from Pokemon OmegaRuby/Alpha Sapphire. Yes, this victory animation and his Final Smash is supposed to hint that this is Wally’s Gallade that is fighting in Smash Bros (similar to how it is hinted that the Smash Bros Lucario is the one from the 8th Pokemon movie).
For his losing animation, he claps with both hands in front of him with a happy expression on his face.
One idea I had for his victory theme, aside from a snipet of the Pokemon main theme like all the other Pokemon have, would be a small sample from Wally’s battle music in Victory Road. You can listen to it here. It's pretty epic, and it would further hint that the Gallade in Smash Bros is Wally's Gallade.
Entrance: Gallade is released out of a PokeBall and does his entrance animation from Pokemon Platinum/Heartgold/Soulsilver. Another idea for an entrance animation is that he teleports from the air and lands in a knightly manner, but the teleport would be more generic unlike Mewtwo’s.
Neutral Stance: Gallade stands like he does in the sixth generation games, but more aligned to his Mega Evolution stance (a.k.a, slightly bends his knees more). Much like Mario, Ryu, and Greninja’s neutral stances, Gallade’s front will always face towards the camera regardless of which side he is facing.
Gallade's standing animation would end up looking a lot like his standing animation in Pokemon Battle Revolution. This picture should visualize that, except imagine Gallade in a Smash Bros 3D model.
Walk: He walks exactly like he does in Pokemon Battle Revolution, but a bit faster with slightly bigger steps. His walk speed is between Pit/Dark Pit's and Link/Mii Swordfighter’s walk speeds, at a max walk speed value of 1.194 to be exact.
Dash: His dashing animation matches that of Pokemon Battle Revolution (a.k.a, looks like normal running). Unlike in the actual Pokemon games, his running speed is relatively fast, between Bowser’s and Marth/Lucina’s at 1.789 max run speed value to be exact.
Jump: Gallade performs a generic-looking jump into the air, and his double jump is a generic flip for added height. Both jumps have a solid height to them, with the first jump having a height in between Palutena and Fox's first jumps.
To better visualize Gallade's initial jump, here's Gallade jumping from tree to tree in the 10th Pokemon movie. Just imagine him jumping a little bit higher than what you are seeing.
Fall: His falling animation looks similar to his final leap after jumping from tree to tree in the 10th Pokemon movie. His falling speed is between Zero Suit Samus/Mii Brawler’s and Meta Knight’s falling speeds, at a max fall speed value of 1.68 to be exact.
Helpless: Gallade’s body is slightly curled while looking down with his arms and legs bent.
Crouch: Gallade kneels with one knee while both of his hands touching the ground. He does not have a crawling animation.
Shield: Gallade extends the blade on one of his elbows and tries to cover most of his body using it.
Roll: Gallade levitates around the opponent similar to Mewtwo’s rolling animation.
Side-step: Gallade steps behind the stage and moves his arm (with the elbow blade extended) over his body.
Dizzy: He stumbles from left to right while holding his head.
Sleep: He lies flat on the ground, belly-first, and uses one of his arms as if it were a pillow.
Idle animations:
- Gallade does one of his generic animations from the sixth generation games where he moves one of his arms over his head and extends the blade on the elbow.
- Gallade does his attack animation from Pokemon Battle Revolution when you are selecting a move.
- Gallade bends lower than he normally does as he extends the blades of his elbow. He moves his arms towards his back so that the two blades touch each other.
Drowning: His about-to-drown animation is much like other fighters', and when he drowns, it looks similar to other characters' drowning animations (not like Lucario and Mewtwo’s drowning animations where they travel down the water headfirst).
KO Screams: His normal scream would be a simple “Guuuaaaa”, while his special scream (similar to Pit’s “I”m finished” scream) would be him saying his name but with a pained voice.
Screen KO: Gallade smashes onto the screen with one side of his face and both arms touching the screen while his legs are behind him but still visible.
Star KO Scream: Gallade screams “Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaa” with a fading voice as he travels through the sky.
Basic Attacks:
Jab: Gallade performs a quick punch which deals 2% damage.
Double Jab: Gallade performs another quick punch with his other hand that is a bit stronger than the first, dealing 3% damage.
Triple Jab: Slash - Gallade does a quick slash with one of his elbow blades, dealing 5% damage.
Multi-Jab: Fury Cutter - Normally, Fury Cutter in the Pokemon games is a move that only works once per turn, but with each successive use, the attack grows stronger. In Smash Bros's case, it works a bit differently. Here, Gallade slashes the opponent over and over with small but quick swipes with his elbow blades, each slash delivering 1% damage. Gallade furiously slashing the opponent over and over for this attack alludes to the "Fury" in Fury Cutter.
Dash Attack: Gallade lunges one of his elbow-bladed arms forward (the blade being completely extended) while slightly kneeling on one leg similar to one of his animated attacks as a Mega Evolution in the sixth generation games. It deals 9% damage.
Tilt Attacks:
Forward Tilt: Feint - Gallade performs a slash that travels from side to side, similar to one of his attack animations from Pokemon Battle Revolution. This move acts as a shield-breaker since it hits through shields twice similar to Ryu’s Collarbone Breaker. It’s because of this shield-breaking effect this attack is meant to be Feint from the games. The first hit deals 3% damage while the second hits for 6%.
Up Tilt: False Swipe - Gallade performs a light slash over him that creates a wind effect. This wind deals 5% damage and travels in an arc.
Down Tilt: Cut - While kneeling, Gallade performs a quick downward slash. The attack deals 2% damage, and it is also performed at fair speed. If you spam this attack, Gallade will switch between arms each time he slashes, further demonstrating his dual wielding ability.
The reason why I imagined Cut for this attack is because when I think of Gallade using Cut as an HM in the Pokemon games, I imagine him cutting at the base of the tree to ensure a passable path.
Aerial Attacks:
Neutral Aerial: Gallade spins around twice with both of his elbow blades extended and his arms straight out but bent at the elbows. It deals 6% damage with slightly lower than average knockback.
Forward Aerial: Gallade performs a psychic-powered slash in front of himself. It is one of his stronger aerial attacks and deals 15% damage. The speed of this attack is moderate.
Back Aerial: It is similar to his forward aerial, except he slashes backward and slightly turns his body when he does so. It deals the same amount of damage as his forward aerial.
Up Aerial: Gallade punches the air above him. It deals 7% damage with moderate knockback.
Down Aerial: Brick Break - Gallade moves his head towards the ground as he does a chopping motion with one of his arms. If this attack is used directly above an opponent, it has a meteor spike effect. The attack deals 12% damage.
Grabs:
Pummel: Gallade performs a small, uppercutting punch at the opponent’s chest, dealing 2% damage with each punch.
Forward Throw: Dual Chop - Upon releasing the opponent, Gallade uses his psychic powers to immediately trap the opponent. He then follows up with two slashes. The first slash is quick does 3% damage while the second slash is a tad bit longer and deals 6% damage. After the second slash, the opponent is launched at the same distance as Greninja’s forward throw is executed.
Back Throw: Aerial Ace - Gallade briefly traps the opponent using his psychic powers. He then performs a small somersault over the opponent, and as he is about to land, he performs a sudden stab using one of his elbow blades to damage and launch the opponent behind him, dealing 10% damage.
Up Throw: Gallade performs a slightly more powerful, uppercutting punch. Immediately following that, he immediately inverts his punching arm so that the extended elbow blade stabs the opponent and launches him/her upward. The punch deals 2% damage, and the stab deals 6% damage.
Down Throw: Knock Off - Gallade uses his psychic powers to throw the opponent onto the ground. Then, he stomps on the opponent, delivering 6% damage and launching the opponent diagonally forward. This stomp looks similar to one of his attack animations from his Mega Evolution in the sixth generation games.
Smash Attacks:
Side Smash: Leaf Blade - Gallade readies a powerful stab as his arm starts to glow with a dark green color. Once released, Gallade shuffles one step forward and stabs the opponent. There is a strong sweetspot at the peak of the blade; otherwise, the stab creates a dual-damaging effect that can still deal good damage and knockback for a side smash. The sweetspot deals an impressive 18% damage, while the dual-damaging version hits for 5% damage on the first strike and 11% damage on the second hit.
Up Smash: Night Slash - Gallade bends low with one of his arms held low in preparation for the slash. Once released, Gallade slashes upward as dark energy is emitted from his arm. The attack has a very powerful sweetspot at the peak of the blade. Otherwise, the slash will carry the opponent upwards, but its knockback will be weaker. The sweetspot deals an impressive 20% damage, while the normal slash deals 4% damage with the first hit and 13% damage on the second hit.
Down Smash: X-Scissor - Gallade puts both elbows over his face as he charges the smash attack. Once released, he slashes towards the ground in a X-fashion, dealing very powerful damage on both sides. Unlike the other two final smashes, it doesn’t have a sweetspot, but it is still a strong attack (not to mention a bit more original for a sword-user considering most of the sword-users’ down smashes in Smash 4 involve slashing the ground on one side and then following up with a slash to the other side). It deals 15% damage with strong knockback.
Special Moveset:
Normal Special: Psycho Cut
This attack has two variants depending on your distance towards the opponent. In both versions, one of Gallade’s arms begins to emit a purple glow.
If Gallade is close to an opponent, he will slash the the opponent with a purple-glowing arm. If you press B again, Gallade’s other arm will glow purple and will slash the opponent with that arm while moving forward. Pressing B one more time makes Gallade move forward with one of his purple-glowing arms again, but this time, Gallade will strike the opponent with a powerful stab that temporarily freezes the opponent for one second before delivering strong knockback. You’ll need to press B rhythmically similar to Marth, Lucina, and Roy’s side specials, but here, it is easier to use since you don’t have to tilt the control stick at a certain direction. The first slash deals 2% damage, the second slash deals 3% damage, and the third slash deals 6% damage.
If Gallade is far away from an opponent, he will move his arm like he does with the close-ranged version, except this time, a blade of Psychic-energy is released as a projectile that is roughly Gallade’s size. It travels the same distance and speed as Greninja’s uncharged Water Shurikens, though Gallade’s version is much stronger and hits for 5.5% damage. This projectile is not chargeable, but it is still an excellent spacing tool.
- Custom 1: Honed Psycho Cut - This variant has a much stronger close-ranged Psycho Cut where all the slashes do more damage. The final slash will also freeze the opponent for two seconds to highlight the increased strength. However, each performed-slash is slower than the normal version, so it is harder to rhythmically press the B button to achieve the final, powerful slash. The first slash deals 3% damage, the second deals 4% damage, and the final one deals 8% damage. When used as a projectile, the blade is smaller and does 2% damage but travels much faster and farther.
- Custom 2: Ranged Psycho Cut - This variant has a weaker close-ranged Psycho Cut where each slash is performed very quickly and does less damage. The final slash doesn’t have the pause effect like the other two variants have, and you can easily achieve all three slashes by mashing the B button. The first slash deals 1% damage, the second deals 2% damage, and the third deals 4% damage. The projectile, however, is much stronger, dealing 10% damage. However, it travels slower and has much less distance, traveling as far as a fully charged Water Shuriken (the blade also doesn’t have the trap effect like the fully charged Water Shuriken).
Gallade readies a punch similar to one of his Pokemon Battle Revolution animations (a.k.a, when he uses Close Combat), and as he does so, his fist becomes surrounded with an orange aura. This attack isn’t chargeable, and Gallade readies the punch very quickly. When finished, Gallade punches the opponent and moves a small but decently forward, making it solid for horizontal recovery. The attack deals 7% damage. If Gallade uses the attack in succession and lands it on the opponent each time, the attack’s strength and knockback will increase. More specifically, the attack deals an additional 4% damage with each successful hit, capping at 19% damage.
- Custom 1: Focus Punch - This variant works exactly like Ryu’s Focus Attack, except the animation is different from Ryu's. Gallade will ready the punch just as long as Ryu prepares his attack, and the orange aura will grow much bigger. When he punches, the opponent will be stunned as he/she is briefly enveloped by an orange aura. Then, the opponent will collapse similar to the consequences of Ryu’s Focus Attack. You can also cancel the Focus Punch when Gallade prepares it similar to how you play Ryu in Smash Bros. Unfortunately, Focus Punch does not have the increasing damage that Power-Up Punch has. The attack can deal 11-16% damage depending on how long you charge it.
- Custom 2: Charged Power-Up Punch - This variant is similar to Ike’s Quick Draw since it is chargeable and can travel a certain distance. Here, by inputting the side special input and holding it, Gallade will charge the punch as the orange aura grows larger. The power of Gallade’s punch and the distance he will travel depends on the charge time. Unlike Ike’s Quick Draw, however, you cannot infinitely charge it. You can only charge this attack for up to 2 seconds. Once time’s up, Gallade will immediately attack. The attack is also weaker than Ike’s side special and travels less of a distance at peak power. Like Focus Punch, it doesn’t have the increasing damage effect that Power-Up Punch has. The attack deals 4% damage uncharged while the charged variant deals 11% damage.
Don't let the name fool you! This attack works differently from Mewtwo and Palutena’s up specials. Here, Gallade’s Teleport is similar to Pikachu and Greninja’s up specials where you can move up to two times, though Gallade’s version is just a tiny bit slower. As for the animation, Gallade will begin the attack by covering his face with one of his arms and slightly curl his body before vanishing. You can control where you want Gallade to appear with the control stick. When he reappears, Gallade will further curl his body and use the other arm to further cover the face before disappearing. If you use the control stick to input a direction for the second time in a row, Gallade will teleport again. When he reappears again, he will attack with both blades in an X-fashion, launching affected opponents horizontally, before being rendered into his helpless animation. This is different from Pikachu and Greninja’s up specials since those two do not finish their recovery with some sort of strong attack. The X-attack is also relatively strong, dealing 9% damage with moderate knockback, and can KO opponents at around 130%.
- Custom 1: Ambushing Teleport - This variant works exactly like Meta Knight’s Dimensional Cape. Gallade will do his first teleport animation to start the attack. If you hold B while inputting a direction similar to Meta Knight’s down special, Gallade will go straight to his X-Scissor animation. Unlike the normal variant, the X-attack is much stronger. If you simply press B and don’t hold it after inputing a direction, Gallade will go into his second animation before the X-attack, ending the attack. It deals 16% damage as a stationary slash on the ground, 12% damage as a retreating slash, and 14% damage as an advancing slash or a stationary slash in the air.
- Custom 2: Swift Teleport - This variant is closer to Pikachu and Greninja’s up specials. Gallade will teleport much faster and farther than the other two variants, but he will not attack on the 2nd reappearance. He will execute the X-attack so fast that it will do no damage at all.
Down Special: Swords Dance
Gallade using Swords Dance in the anime
Gallade closes his eyes and readies the blades on his elbows as they emit a metallic glow. He then proceeds to move them around in a circular, hypnotic fashion similar to the scene from the anime when Zoey’s Gallade used it in the Grand Festival. He also moves with graceful leg movements from where he stands. As he moves his arms, a holographic image of a shiny, fancy-looking sword appears on both of Gallade’s sides each time he completes a circle. Gallade will move his arms in circles four times, which means the swords will appear four times. If you press B the moment the swords appear, the swords will appear much brighter than they normally do. Doing so will also increase the power of all of Gallade’s attack for up to 3 seconds with each successful button press. Thus, if you successfully press B at the right moments for all four times the swords appear and you are not interrupted during the duration of the attack, you can have more power in Gallade’s attacks for up to 12 seconds. When the attack finishes, Gallade pauses and opens his eyes as a faint psychic aura is emitted from his body with the generic “healing” sound accompanying it. The entire duration of this attack lasts between 5-6 seconds.
If you break your rhythmic pattern of pressing B or you are interrupted by an enemy’s attack, it will cut the attack short but can still carry the amount of seconds of increased attack power. For example, you managed to get two successful button presses, but by the third time, you are attacked; thus, you will have 6 seconds of better attack power. It is also important to note that if you ruin your rhythmic pattern of pressing B at any point, Gallade will stop and open his eyes automatically, but unlike when you successfully execute press B all four times, Gallade will have a saddened expression that looks a lot like a face he makes in Pokemon Amie if you don’t follow his head movements. You also cannot use this attack during your time of increased power. If you try to do so, Gallade will simply change into an animation where he stands perfectly straight and closes his eyes for a single second.
- Custom 1: Quick Guard - It has the same animation as Swords Dance, but it does not have the effect of strengthening your attacks. He will also move his arms only once. Much like the normal variant, the holographic swords appear when he completes a circle with his arms. After that, he opens his eyes and returns back to normal. If you press B when the circle completes, the swords will be brighter, Gallade opens his eyes, and a blast of psychic energy is released from his body that can reflect projectiles or turn opponent's around similar to Mario’s Cape. The blast can deal 4% damage if the opponent is up close.
- Custom 2: Stored Power - It has the same animation as Swords Dance, but here, it works as a counter. Like Quick Guard, Gallade will close his eyes, expand the blades on his elbows as they glow with a metallic color, and move his arms in a single circle, but the swords do not appear when the circle completes. Unlike the other two variants, however, you don’t press the B button at the right moment since this is a counter. When an attack hits Gallade during the animation, the holographic swords appear on both of Gallade’s sides as he automatically opens his eyes, initiating the counter. Then, a powerful blast of psychic energy is emitted from his body. It deals 1.2 times the damage he receives, hitting at 8% minimum much like Marth and Ike's counters.
From his neutral stance, Gallade leans forward and performs a quick swipe with one of his elbow blades. The blade is extended and glows red, and as it swipes, the blade emits an added red effect that extends as far as the mat Greninja uses for his Final Smash. If no opponent is caught within Gallade’s blade or the added red effect, the attack automatically ends. However, if Gallade catches anyone within the range, the screen suddenly turns bright. A cinematic Final Smash is about to take place!
In a POV camera angle, the opponent suddenly finds his/herself in the middle of a field of flowers that looks exactly like the battle location where you fought Wally in Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire. The opponent turns around and notices Gallade Mega-Evolving in the distance. The scene changes as we zoom in on Gallade’s Mega Evolution. Once the process is complete, Gallade releases his cape to the side much like the same animation in OR/AS. He then dashes toward the opponent at blinding speed as he extends the blades on both his arms. Once he reaches the opponent, he proceeds to furiously slash the opponent with all his might as red, psychic energy is emitted from each slash.
After about 3 second of slashing, Gallade performs a powerful uppercut that launches the opponent up to the sky. If multiple opponents have been caught in the Final Smash, each opponent will find themselves beneath the other opponent in a stack formation. Gallade then teleports to the sky and performs a kick that causes the opponent (or more) to bounce off the ground. Gallade then jumps very high, twirls, and performs a very powerful X-slash with both of his arms, finishing the cinematic attack as the opponent is launched incredibly far with very high damage (leading to a OHKO most of the time); the final attack Gallade performs looks similar to the final attack he uses in his Mega Evolution anime special (takes place between 0:43 and 0:46 in the video). Once the attack finishes, Gallade reverts back to his normal form.
The starting slash deals 0 damage, but when the cinematic Final Smashes takes place, the first series of slashes deal 1% damage, with the final slash dealing 10% damage. The kick deals 5% damage, and the following bounce delivers another 5% damage. The final X-slash deals 10% damage.Taunts:
Up Taunt: He stands straight and puts both hands of his hips and makes a proud grunt. This is meant to match one of his Mega Evolution animations from the games.
Gallade's up taunt would look similar to this animation.
Side Taunt: He mimics one of his Mega Evolution animations where his eyes turn angrier as he changes to a sort of “Fight Me!” stance by curling his hands in front of him while making a determined sound.
Gallade's side taunt would look something like this; just imagine the normal Gallade doing it instead of the Mega.
Down Taunt: He mimics his Diamond/Pearl entrance animation where he moves both arms at the same time (one arm is in front of his body, the other behind him) and extends the blades on his elbows before returning to his neutral stance.
Victory Animations:
1) He performs three slashes as he moves towards the camera. He kneels down in a knightly fashion on the third slash and stares at the camera with a heroic expression.
2) He reaches both of his hands towards the sky as he closes his eyes. Once his wrists intersect, he moves his arms toward his left side. Once his arms are at the level of his head, he performs a single slash and maintains that stance while staring at the camera.
3) He bows towards the camera with one arm by his side and the other on his chest; it looks similar to his bow before you play with him in Pokemon Amie. Upon finishing the bow, he stares at the camera with a smile on his face. If you look closely, you can see that he is holding Wally’s Mega Pendant from Pokemon OmegaRuby/Alpha Sapphire. Yes, this victory animation and his Final Smash is supposed to hint that this is Wally’s Gallade that is fighting in Smash Bros (similar to how it is hinted that the Smash Bros Lucario is the one from the 8th Pokemon movie).
For his losing animation, he claps with both hands in front of him with a happy expression on his face.
One idea I had for his victory theme, aside from a snipet of the Pokemon main theme like all the other Pokemon have, would be a small sample from Wally’s battle music in Victory Road. You can listen to it here. It's pretty epic, and it would further hint that the Gallade in Smash Bros is Wally's Gallade.
Standard Special: Psycho Cut: Gallade slices his arm in a quick downward motion. As he does this, a fast wave of psychic energy shoots out from his arm like the Psycho Cut animation from ORAS. The initial arm swing itself does 11-14 damage and starts KOing at around 130%, and the beam does 5-8 damage and doesn't KO until about 220%. The move itself is a high-priority move, coming out within two frames of use. Only one beam can be on the field at a time. The beam travels 1/2 the length of FD.
Side Special: Night Slash: Gallade shoots forward imbued with the restless energy of darkness to plow through and knock away any enemies he hits. The move travels fast, but slows down to deal repeated hits if Gallade was to come into contact with an enemy(Think Lucas's PK Headbutt.) The attack itself travels 1/2 the length of FD, and does 14-18 damage over repeated hits.
Up Special: Close Combat: Ascend steeply upward in a powerful series of punches. Travels far, does a lot of damage, and has big kill potential. The direction of the move can be changed via directional inputs. Gallade belts out 11 punches over the course of the move, each dealing 3 damage, so if an enemy gets caught in it right at the start, that's 33 damage! It travels about as long as Pit's Power of Flight.
Down Special: Detect: The most powerful counter in the game, but the hardest to use. Gallade takes up a defensive stance, and if struck, responds with a brutal, merciless sword slash that sends the opponent flying with double the damage the attack would have done to Gallade. However, if the move is used again in a short time after the last usage, the chance the move will backfire and inflict shield-break status on Gallade goes from 0 to 20%, and increases by 20% every usage, so it can be done a maximum of 5 times(This is a reference to Detect's 5 PP in all Pokemon games the move has been usable in). Depending on the attack Gallade is countering, it's possible to KO an opponent at 0%!
Side Special: Night Slash: Gallade shoots forward imbued with the restless energy of darkness to plow through and knock away any enemies he hits. The move travels fast, but slows down to deal repeated hits if Gallade was to come into contact with an enemy(Think Lucas's PK Headbutt.) The attack itself travels 1/2 the length of FD, and does 14-18 damage over repeated hits.
Up Special: Close Combat: Ascend steeply upward in a powerful series of punches. Travels far, does a lot of damage, and has big kill potential. The direction of the move can be changed via directional inputs. Gallade belts out 11 punches over the course of the move, each dealing 3 damage, so if an enemy gets caught in it right at the start, that's 33 damage! It travels about as long as Pit's Power of Flight.
Down Special: Detect: The most powerful counter in the game, but the hardest to use. Gallade takes up a defensive stance, and if struck, responds with a brutal, merciless sword slash that sends the opponent flying with double the damage the attack would have done to Gallade. However, if the move is used again in a short time after the last usage, the chance the move will backfire and inflict shield-break status on Gallade goes from 0 to 20%, and increases by 20% every usage, so it can be done a maximum of 5 times(This is a reference to Detect's 5 PP in all Pokemon games the move has been usable in). Depending on the attack Gallade is countering, it's possible to KO an opponent at 0%!
Additional Ideas
Here is where additional ideas regarding Gallade in Smash Bros will be posted. These ideas can include Boxing Ring titles, Palutena's Guidance conversations (while unlikely, it is still fun to toy with nonetheless), reveal trailer ideas, trophy descriptions, Kirby hat ideas, etc. You can find some of my ideas below to get you started. If more people provide ideas of own, I will be more than willing to split apart the additional ideas category to several categories of their own. Even I will contribute with some more ideas over time.
Gallade: The swordsman who can read your mind!
Accurately sums up Gallade in a nutshell.
Accurately sums up Gallade in a nutshell.
We first see the flaming Smash Bros logo like all of the other reveal trailers.
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The trailer uses the same 3D animation present in Villager's, Megaman's, Wii Fit Trainer's, Rosalina's, Greninja's, Duck Hunt's, and Bowser Jr.'s trailers. It begins with the front view of the Kalos Pokemon League from the outside. The setting is nighttime, complete with a scenic, starry sky similar to the nighttime background there in Pokemon X/Y. The camera then zooms into the building as we see a battle taking place between Ike, Lucas, and Ganondorf in the main room of the Pokemon League. The Smash Bros remix of Champion Cynthia's theme starts playing.
At 0:03 of Cynthia's theme, the camera spins around in a circle that mimics the angle and movement of the Hall of Fame presentation in the 6th generation games. Ike and Lucas have determined expressions on their faces, while Ganondorf chuckles villainously with an evil smile on his face. At 0:08 of the theme, Ike has the first move and uses his Dash Attack, but Ganondorf dodges it. Lucas uses PK Freeze, but Ganondorf crouches and rolls away to avoid the icy blast. Ganondorf tries to ambush Ike from behind, but Ike quickly perceives the incoming attack and uses a slash that is blocked by the armor on Ganondorf's wrist. Ganondorf manages to move the sword away from him with considerable force, causing Ike to jump back a certain distance. We then see Lucas running, and he jumps into the air and uses PK Fire. The fire hits Ganondorf and causes him to fall back.
At 0:28 of Cynthia's theme, we return to the front view of the Kalos Pokemon League as we see two shadowed figures standing in front of the Pokemon League. The doors at the front entrance are closed, but you can hear the noises from the battle taking place from the outside. At 0:33 of the theme, we see one of the shadowed figures up close from behind, but the figure is still shadowed. This figure is actually Wally with his OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire design, as you can tell just by looking at the hairstyle, and the figure standing next to him is his Gallade. Of course, the trailer doesn't reveal Wally yet; the same with Gallade. The unnamed trainer turns to the figure standing beside him and tells him to go inside.
?????: "It's time. Go in there and show the world what we are really capable of!"
The second shadowed figure (a.k.a. Gallade) jumps high into the air and follows with a quick teleport to reach the nearest roof. The second shadowed figure starts to run and vanishes behind the the roof (since the camera is showing this from a lower angle). Again, the figure is obscured in a way that doesn't make it too obvious who it is yet, though only the Pokemon fans will recognize it straight away.
At 0:38 of Cynthia's theme, we return to the battle taking place inside. We see where the battle left of as Ganondorf gets up and notices Ike charging towards him with Quick Draw. Ganondorf negates Ike's attack with a powerful kick, and the two proceed to clash with a series of brief ut fierce attacks against each other. Ganondorf uses a lot of shadowy, physical attacks, while Ike uses powerful sword movements. The fierce clashing stops when Ganondorf successfully uses his Up Tilt to hit Ike. Ike is then sent blasting out of the building, breaking the roof directly above Ganondorf and Lucas. Lucas looks up at the ceiling with concern and turns his attention to Ganondorf, who is also staring at Lucas while laughing evilly.
At 0:48 of Cynthia’s theme, we return to the shadowed figure that is running on top of the Kalos Pokemon League roof. We see the shadowed figure’s legs, followed with the back of the figure (still shadowed) as the camera turns in a way that follows the figure as it runs into the distance. At 0:51 of the theme, we have a POV shot from the shadowed figure’s perspective as we see Ike blasting out of the roof in the distance (you can hear his star KO scream during this scene as well). At 0:53 of Cynthia’s theme, the next clips shows the shadowed figure’s elbows extending, getting ready to intervene.
At 0:55 of Cynthia’s theme, we revisit the battle taking place between Lucas and Ganondorf. Lucas uses PK Thunder, but Ganondorf shields himself by the time it reaches him. Immediately following the shield, Ganondorf begins to prepare his Wizard’s Foot attack. With little to no options left, Lucas looks with worry (but doesn’t cry like he does in the Subspace Emissary) and begins to prepare for the worst while Ganondorf evilly smirks.
At 1:08 of Cynthia’s theme, we have another POV shot from the shadowed figure as he closes in on the hole created from Ike launching out of the battlefield. Once the figure reaches the hole, it jumps inside as we now see a POV shot of the figure falling down, with Ganondorf and Lucas present on the bottom. When the figure gets close to Ganondorf, Ganondorf looks up with surprise as the camera suddenly changes to show Lucas closing his eyes in fear with gritted teeth as we hear powerful attacks being delivered onto Ganondorf. We then see Ganondorf getting smashed into the wall, knocked out and stuck within it, at the 1:14 of Cynthia’s theme.
It’s at this point the theme stops playing. With all of the powerful attacks finished, Lucas looks up as his expression turns into surprise. The camera zooms out as we now see the chest of the figure that defeated Ganondorf and saved Lucas. We then see the figure from behind as it stands up and turns around to face Lucas. It’s at this point the figure is revealed to be Gallade (specifically Wally’s)! With a smile on his face, Gallade nods to Lucas. The camera changes angles again as he turns around and run towards Ganondorf. Gallade’s arms begin to glow with purple energy as he dashes forward and delivers two powerful slashes. The moment the second slash is delivered, Gallade’s splash card comes into view!
It’s at this point the Team Flare Smash Bros remix starts playing.
We now begin to see gameplay footage of Gallade. We first see Gallade land from a teleport in the middle of the Pokemon Stadium 2 stage. Gallade dashes forward as we now see some footage of Gallade taking out fighters with a few of his attacks. At 0:13 of the Team Flare theme, we are introduced to Gallade’s special moveset. We first see his normal special, Psycho Cut, and its two variants. We first see the close-ranged variant as he uses three psychic slashes on Marth. Then, Gallade jumps back and uses the ranged variant as it releases a projectile consisting of a blade of psychic energy released from his arm.
We then see Gallade’s side special, Power-Up Punch. Gallade uses the move about three times in a row, each punch hitting different opponents with the next opponent being launched farther back to demonstrate its increasing power with each successful attack. After hitting the final opponent with third Power-Up Punch, Gallade does on of his taunts (when he stands perfectly straight and puts both hands on his hips).
At 0:24 of Team Flare’s theme, we see Gallade using his up special, Teleport. The first time we see it is Gallade using it to dodge Robin’s Final Smash (when Chrom charges in). We see Gallade teleport into the air above him before disappearing again. We then see Gallade using the attack from the up special as he ambushes Robin from behind. The next footage shows Gallade using his up special for recovery, revealing that his recovery move works similar to Pikachu and Greninja’s up specials.
At 0:29 of the theme, we learn about Gallade’s down special, Swords Dance. Gallade begins to move his arms around in a circular, hypnotic fashion as he also begins to gracefully move his legs from where he stands, with holographic swords appearing on both of his sides each time he completes a circle. The trailer assumes the player performed the attack perfectly, as the next footage shows Gallade rushing toward Zero Suit Samus with a series of attacks finishing with his side smash. All of the attacks used on her are meant to demonstrate the increase of strength created from the down special.
At 0:35 of Team Flare’s theme, we see more footage of Gallade’s attacks. We first see all of his smash attacks, followed with some of his aerial attacks, tilt attacks, and throws. At 0:46 of the The Team Flare theme, the track abruptly jumps to the 1:09 mark as we know see Gallade taking some of the big-shot Pokemon like Lucario, Greninja, and Mewtwo with some of his combos. At 1:19 of the theme, we see more gameplay footage of Gallade’s moveset, this time complete with some funny footage with his other taunts shown. One of the scenes shows Gallade dodging Samus’s normal special by rolling into a barrier created by Gardevoir, causing the energy ball to be reflected and KOing Samus.
At 1:40 of the Team Flare theme, we are introduced to Gallade’s Final Smash: Close Combat! Gallade performs a powerful swipe with an extended red-lining. The swipe catches Rosalina and Captain Falcon, and the camera suddenly brightens, revealing Gallade’s Final Smash is a cinematic one. We see a POV shot from one of the caught fighters finding themselves in the same flower field where you fought Wally in Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire. The camera turns to the side as we see Gallade Mega Evolving in the distance. The camera zooms in as we see Gallade complete his Mega Evolution and move his cape to the side just like that same animation from the games. The camera Gallade then charges forward with blinding speed as he begins to furiously slash at Rosalina and Captain Falcon (the camera no longer uses the POV shot at this point). Gallade then finishes his furious slashing with a slashing uppercut that sends Rosalina and Captain Falcon up to the sky. Gallade then teleports up to their location and uses a powerful kick to send them bouncing off the ground. After this, Gallade lands and jumps back with a small twirl. He then finishes off Rosalina and Captain Falcon with a powerful X-slash using both of his arms. At that point, the cinematic Final Smash ends as Captain Falcon and Rosalina are sent flying off the stage and getting KOd.
At 1:47 where the theme loops, the theme abruptly ends as we now see the Smash Bros title card similar to how some of the reveal trailers end.
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The final footage returns to the same 3D-style footage previously used for the battle between Ike, Lucas, and Ganondorf. We now have a complete change of scenes where we see an open meadow. Gallade can be seen walking up from behind and a hill and looking out on the horizon. He then thinks about Lucas as we see a faded-out flashback of Gallade saving him from Ganondorf’s attack. Gallade closes his eyes with a smile as we another faded-out flashback of a POV shot of Gallade, when he was a Ralts, looking up at Wally (with his OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire design) as he walks through the grass in Route 102.
Just as we are about to see Wally’s head, the flashback stops as we suddenly hear a voice cry out to him. Gallade opens his eyes, and the camera turns toward the direction of the voice as we learn it is coming from Wally, who is walking up towards Gallade. It is also revealed that Wally was the other shadowed figure that ordered Gallade to intervene in the battle at the Kalos Pokemon League during the trailer.
Wally: "Hey, Gallade, wait for me!”
Gallade turns around; he approaches Wally and pats him on the head with a happy expression on his face. Wally expresses his thanks.
Wally: “Aw shucks, you don’t have to do that. I know you did amazing yesterday!”
Wally and Gallade then stare out at the horizon as we see a shot of a scenic landscape ahead. Wally speaks one last time during this scene.
Wally: This is just the beginning. Even bigger challenges and wonders await us, but I believe we will come out on top in the end!"
The trailer finally ends with the typical ending screen.
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Additional notes
The trailer uses the same 3D animation present in Villager's, Megaman's, Wii Fit Trainer's, Rosalina's, Greninja's, Duck Hunt's, and Bowser Jr.'s trailers. It begins with the front view of the Kalos Pokemon League from the outside. The setting is nighttime, complete with a scenic, starry sky similar to the nighttime background there in Pokemon X/Y. The camera then zooms into the building as we see a battle taking place between Ike, Lucas, and Ganondorf in the main room of the Pokemon League. The Smash Bros remix of Champion Cynthia's theme starts playing.
At 0:03 of Cynthia's theme, the camera spins around in a circle that mimics the angle and movement of the Hall of Fame presentation in the 6th generation games. Ike and Lucas have determined expressions on their faces, while Ganondorf chuckles villainously with an evil smile on his face. At 0:08 of the theme, Ike has the first move and uses his Dash Attack, but Ganondorf dodges it. Lucas uses PK Freeze, but Ganondorf crouches and rolls away to avoid the icy blast. Ganondorf tries to ambush Ike from behind, but Ike quickly perceives the incoming attack and uses a slash that is blocked by the armor on Ganondorf's wrist. Ganondorf manages to move the sword away from him with considerable force, causing Ike to jump back a certain distance. We then see Lucas running, and he jumps into the air and uses PK Fire. The fire hits Ganondorf and causes him to fall back.
At 0:28 of Cynthia's theme, we return to the front view of the Kalos Pokemon League as we see two shadowed figures standing in front of the Pokemon League. The doors at the front entrance are closed, but you can hear the noises from the battle taking place from the outside. At 0:33 of the theme, we see one of the shadowed figures up close from behind, but the figure is still shadowed. This figure is actually Wally with his OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire design, as you can tell just by looking at the hairstyle, and the figure standing next to him is his Gallade. Of course, the trailer doesn't reveal Wally yet; the same with Gallade. The unnamed trainer turns to the figure standing beside him and tells him to go inside.
?????: "It's time. Go in there and show the world what we are really capable of!"
The second shadowed figure (a.k.a. Gallade) jumps high into the air and follows with a quick teleport to reach the nearest roof. The second shadowed figure starts to run and vanishes behind the the roof (since the camera is showing this from a lower angle). Again, the figure is obscured in a way that doesn't make it too obvious who it is yet, though only the Pokemon fans will recognize it straight away.
At 0:38 of Cynthia's theme, we return to the battle taking place inside. We see where the battle left of as Ganondorf gets up and notices Ike charging towards him with Quick Draw. Ganondorf negates Ike's attack with a powerful kick, and the two proceed to clash with a series of brief ut fierce attacks against each other. Ganondorf uses a lot of shadowy, physical attacks, while Ike uses powerful sword movements. The fierce clashing stops when Ganondorf successfully uses his Up Tilt to hit Ike. Ike is then sent blasting out of the building, breaking the roof directly above Ganondorf and Lucas. Lucas looks up at the ceiling with concern and turns his attention to Ganondorf, who is also staring at Lucas while laughing evilly.
At 0:48 of Cynthia’s theme, we return to the shadowed figure that is running on top of the Kalos Pokemon League roof. We see the shadowed figure’s legs, followed with the back of the figure (still shadowed) as the camera turns in a way that follows the figure as it runs into the distance. At 0:51 of the theme, we have a POV shot from the shadowed figure’s perspective as we see Ike blasting out of the roof in the distance (you can hear his star KO scream during this scene as well). At 0:53 of Cynthia’s theme, the next clips shows the shadowed figure’s elbows extending, getting ready to intervene.
At 0:55 of Cynthia’s theme, we revisit the battle taking place between Lucas and Ganondorf. Lucas uses PK Thunder, but Ganondorf shields himself by the time it reaches him. Immediately following the shield, Ganondorf begins to prepare his Wizard’s Foot attack. With little to no options left, Lucas looks with worry (but doesn’t cry like he does in the Subspace Emissary) and begins to prepare for the worst while Ganondorf evilly smirks.
At 1:08 of Cynthia’s theme, we have another POV shot from the shadowed figure as he closes in on the hole created from Ike launching out of the battlefield. Once the figure reaches the hole, it jumps inside as we now see a POV shot of the figure falling down, with Ganondorf and Lucas present on the bottom. When the figure gets close to Ganondorf, Ganondorf looks up with surprise as the camera suddenly changes to show Lucas closing his eyes in fear with gritted teeth as we hear powerful attacks being delivered onto Ganondorf. We then see Ganondorf getting smashed into the wall, knocked out and stuck within it, at the 1:14 of Cynthia’s theme.
It’s at this point the theme stops playing. With all of the powerful attacks finished, Lucas looks up as his expression turns into surprise. The camera zooms out as we now see the chest of the figure that defeated Ganondorf and saved Lucas. We then see the figure from behind as it stands up and turns around to face Lucas. It’s at this point the figure is revealed to be Gallade (specifically Wally’s)! With a smile on his face, Gallade nods to Lucas. The camera changes angles again as he turns around and run towards Ganondorf. Gallade’s arms begin to glow with purple energy as he dashes forward and delivers two powerful slashes. The moment the second slash is delivered, Gallade’s splash card comes into view!
Gallade
Tears into Battle!
Tears into Battle!
It’s at this point the Team Flare Smash Bros remix starts playing.
We now begin to see gameplay footage of Gallade. We first see Gallade land from a teleport in the middle of the Pokemon Stadium 2 stage. Gallade dashes forward as we now see some footage of Gallade taking out fighters with a few of his attacks. At 0:13 of the Team Flare theme, we are introduced to Gallade’s special moveset. We first see his normal special, Psycho Cut, and its two variants. We first see the close-ranged variant as he uses three psychic slashes on Marth. Then, Gallade jumps back and uses the ranged variant as it releases a projectile consisting of a blade of psychic energy released from his arm.
We then see Gallade’s side special, Power-Up Punch. Gallade uses the move about three times in a row, each punch hitting different opponents with the next opponent being launched farther back to demonstrate its increasing power with each successful attack. After hitting the final opponent with third Power-Up Punch, Gallade does on of his taunts (when he stands perfectly straight and puts both hands on his hips).
At 0:24 of Team Flare’s theme, we see Gallade using his up special, Teleport. The first time we see it is Gallade using it to dodge Robin’s Final Smash (when Chrom charges in). We see Gallade teleport into the air above him before disappearing again. We then see Gallade using the attack from the up special as he ambushes Robin from behind. The next footage shows Gallade using his up special for recovery, revealing that his recovery move works similar to Pikachu and Greninja’s up specials.
At 0:29 of the theme, we learn about Gallade’s down special, Swords Dance. Gallade begins to move his arms around in a circular, hypnotic fashion as he also begins to gracefully move his legs from where he stands, with holographic swords appearing on both of his sides each time he completes a circle. The trailer assumes the player performed the attack perfectly, as the next footage shows Gallade rushing toward Zero Suit Samus with a series of attacks finishing with his side smash. All of the attacks used on her are meant to demonstrate the increase of strength created from the down special.
At 0:35 of Team Flare’s theme, we see more footage of Gallade’s attacks. We first see all of his smash attacks, followed with some of his aerial attacks, tilt attacks, and throws. At 0:46 of the The Team Flare theme, the track abruptly jumps to the 1:09 mark as we know see Gallade taking some of the big-shot Pokemon like Lucario, Greninja, and Mewtwo with some of his combos. At 1:19 of the theme, we see more gameplay footage of Gallade’s moveset, this time complete with some funny footage with his other taunts shown. One of the scenes shows Gallade dodging Samus’s normal special by rolling into a barrier created by Gardevoir, causing the energy ball to be reflected and KOing Samus.
At 1:40 of the Team Flare theme, we are introduced to Gallade’s Final Smash: Close Combat! Gallade performs a powerful swipe with an extended red-lining. The swipe catches Rosalina and Captain Falcon, and the camera suddenly brightens, revealing Gallade’s Final Smash is a cinematic one. We see a POV shot from one of the caught fighters finding themselves in the same flower field where you fought Wally in Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire. The camera turns to the side as we see Gallade Mega Evolving in the distance. The camera zooms in as we see Gallade complete his Mega Evolution and move his cape to the side just like that same animation from the games. The camera Gallade then charges forward with blinding speed as he begins to furiously slash at Rosalina and Captain Falcon (the camera no longer uses the POV shot at this point). Gallade then finishes his furious slashing with a slashing uppercut that sends Rosalina and Captain Falcon up to the sky. Gallade then teleports up to their location and uses a powerful kick to send them bouncing off the ground. After this, Gallade lands and jumps back with a small twirl. He then finishes off Rosalina and Captain Falcon with a powerful X-slash using both of his arms. At that point, the cinematic Final Smash ends as Captain Falcon and Rosalina are sent flying off the stage and getting KOd.
At 1:47 where the theme loops, the theme abruptly ends as we now see the Smash Bros title card similar to how some of the reveal trailers end.
The final footage returns to the same 3D-style footage previously used for the battle between Ike, Lucas, and Ganondorf. We now have a complete change of scenes where we see an open meadow. Gallade can be seen walking up from behind and a hill and looking out on the horizon. He then thinks about Lucas as we see a faded-out flashback of Gallade saving him from Ganondorf’s attack. Gallade closes his eyes with a smile as we another faded-out flashback of a POV shot of Gallade, when he was a Ralts, looking up at Wally (with his OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire design) as he walks through the grass in Route 102.
Just as we are about to see Wally’s head, the flashback stops as we suddenly hear a voice cry out to him. Gallade opens his eyes, and the camera turns toward the direction of the voice as we learn it is coming from Wally, who is walking up towards Gallade. It is also revealed that Wally was the other shadowed figure that ordered Gallade to intervene in the battle at the Kalos Pokemon League during the trailer.
Wally: "Hey, Gallade, wait for me!”
Gallade turns around; he approaches Wally and pats him on the head with a happy expression on his face. Wally expresses his thanks.
Wally: “Aw shucks, you don’t have to do that. I know you did amazing yesterday!”
Wally and Gallade then stare out at the horizon as we see a shot of a scenic landscape ahead. Wally speaks one last time during this scene.
Wally: This is just the beginning. Even bigger challenges and wonders await us, but I believe we will come out on top in the end!"
The trailer finally ends with the typical ending screen.
Additional notes
- Ike, Lucas, and Ganondorf each represents the various aspects that make up Gallade. Ike represents the idea that Gallade is a sword-fighter; Lucas, with his psychic powers, represents Gallade's Psychic-typing, and Ganondorf, with his large array of physical attacks, represents Gallade's Fighting-type. Each of these characters also didn't have any prominent roles in past reveal trailers, hence why I picked each of them for Gallade's reveal trailer
- In this trailer, Wally would be voiced by Yuri Lowenthal. Keeping the Ricken (a character from Fire Emblem Awakening who is also voiced by Lowenthal) in mind, his voice fits Wally the most if you ask me.
- This trailer can also work without Wally. Just remove any of the dialogue and the closing segment following the Smash Bros title card.
- The point of Gallade thinking about Lucas and Wally in the final scene is supposed to indicate the similarities. Both initially start out as very timid individuals, but over the course of their adventures, they gain more confidence and bravery.
Pit: "Um, Lady Palutena, you didn't tell me there's a secret agent in your army."
Palutena: "What makes you think that, Pit?"
Pit: "My current opponent. He's got a different helmet on, and it looks like wings coming out on the sides of his head. He even looks like someone who handles a battle differently from all the Centurions."
Palutena: "Oh, him? We don't have any secret agents in my army, and that individual isn't one himself. That's Gallade, the Blade Pokemon, and a dual Psychic and Fighting type. Gallade is a master of courtesy and swordsmanship, and fights his foes by extending the swords on his elbows."
Pit: "You don't mean-"
Palutena: "Yes, Gallade is a dual-wielder who can use psychic powers such as teleportation and mind reading."
Pit: "Uh-oh! Anything else I should know about?"
Palutena: "Gallade has a wide array of moves he can utilize. He can attack you like you're in a sword duel, or he could fight you up close with physical-based moves. One of his signature attacks is Psycho Cut. He can either slash you up close with his arm blades powered by psychic energy, or he can use those same arm blades to release a blade of psychic energy as a projectile.
Viridi: "Are we talking about Gallade? Well, he does have a very cool Mega Evolution where he gains a more knightly appearance, complete with a set of capes and longer elbow blades! As you are swoon away by his radiant figure, he proceeds to demonstrate the psychic knight he really is to finish you off!"
Pit: "..."
Viridi: "Ah, I just wish I was a Gardevoir so that Gallade would pick me up by his arms and carry me away in the most romantic way possible."
Pit: "Seriously, Viridi?
Viridi: "What, don't you ever imagine yourself as a Pokemon, Pit?"
Pit: "Something tells me you're rooting for Gallade in this battle."
Viridi: "Am not!"
Pit: "Alright, whatever you say."
Palutena: "What makes you think that, Pit?"
Pit: "My current opponent. He's got a different helmet on, and it looks like wings coming out on the sides of his head. He even looks like someone who handles a battle differently from all the Centurions."
Palutena: "Oh, him? We don't have any secret agents in my army, and that individual isn't one himself. That's Gallade, the Blade Pokemon, and a dual Psychic and Fighting type. Gallade is a master of courtesy and swordsmanship, and fights his foes by extending the swords on his elbows."
Pit: "You don't mean-"
Palutena: "Yes, Gallade is a dual-wielder who can use psychic powers such as teleportation and mind reading."
Pit: "Uh-oh! Anything else I should know about?"
Palutena: "Gallade has a wide array of moves he can utilize. He can attack you like you're in a sword duel, or he could fight you up close with physical-based moves. One of his signature attacks is Psycho Cut. He can either slash you up close with his arm blades powered by psychic energy, or he can use those same arm blades to release a blade of psychic energy as a projectile.
Viridi: "Are we talking about Gallade? Well, he does have a very cool Mega Evolution where he gains a more knightly appearance, complete with a set of capes and longer elbow blades! As you are swoon away by his radiant figure, he proceeds to demonstrate the psychic knight he really is to finish you off!"
Pit: "..."
Viridi: "Ah, I just wish I was a Gardevoir so that Gallade would pick me up by his arms and carry me away in the most romantic way possible."
Pit: "Seriously, Viridi?
Viridi: "What, don't you ever imagine yourself as a Pokemon, Pit?"
Pit: "Something tells me you're rooting for Gallade in this battle."
Viridi: "Am not!"
Pit: "Alright, whatever you say."
Gallade:
The Psychic/Fighting-type Blade Pokemon makes his way into Smash Bros! Gallade is a master of courtesy and swordsmanship that fights by using his extendable elbow swords and can even sense what his foe is thinking. In Smash Bros, Gallade demonstrates this with various slash attacks and psychic abilities.
Appears in:
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (04/2007)
Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire (11/2014)
Gallade (Alt.):
Gallade's Psycho Cut move has two variants. When used at close range, Gallade will attack with three psychic-powered slashes w/ rhythmic button presses. At far range, he releases a blade of Psychic energy as a projectile. With its solid distance and surprise attack, Gallade's Teleport up special can work for both recovery and ambush.
Appears in:
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (04/2007)
Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire (11/2014)
Close Combat:
Gallade's Final Smash starts with Gallade performing a powerful psychic slash. Anyone caught within it suddenly themselves in a beautiful flower field... only to find Gallade Mega Evolving in the distance! Then, Gallade dashes forward and furiously slashes his opponents, finishing with a powerful X-Slash that will surely lead to a KO!
*Note: These trophy descriptions are based around Erureido's moveset idea for Gallade, with the release dates based around the North American releases of the listed games). Trophy art might be added later.
The Psychic/Fighting-type Blade Pokemon makes his way into Smash Bros! Gallade is a master of courtesy and swordsmanship that fights by using his extendable elbow swords and can even sense what his foe is thinking. In Smash Bros, Gallade demonstrates this with various slash attacks and psychic abilities.
Appears in:
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (04/2007)
Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire (11/2014)
Gallade (Alt.):
Gallade's Psycho Cut move has two variants. When used at close range, Gallade will attack with three psychic-powered slashes w/ rhythmic button presses. At far range, he releases a blade of Psychic energy as a projectile. With its solid distance and surprise attack, Gallade's Teleport up special can work for both recovery and ambush.
Appears in:
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (04/2007)
Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire (11/2014)
Close Combat:
Gallade's Final Smash starts with Gallade performing a powerful psychic slash. Anyone caught within it suddenly themselves in a beautiful flower field... only to find Gallade Mega Evolving in the distance! Then, Gallade dashes forward and furiously slashes his opponents, finishing with a powerful X-Slash that will surely lead to a KO!
*Note: These trophy descriptions are based around Erureido's moveset idea for Gallade, with the release dates based around the North American releases of the listed games). Trophy art might be added later.
Banners
If you want to show others that you are among Gallade's squires (or supporters in other words), you can go ahead and pick out a banner that you can add to your signature. I created one of my mine just to get this started. If you are wondering how I created it, I used Smash WiiU's art software that you can access in the album mode; then, I re-sized it on my computer so that it can fit into a signature space. Admittedly, it's not perfect, but hey, it still works! If you have any banner ideas of your own, fill free to share it in this thread and I'll add it to the OP.
Banner #1: Large size for the premium signature size
Banner #2: Small size for the normal signature size
Supporters
Here is a list of Gallade's current squires! It shall expand even further with additional support! Yes, you are invited to join Gallade's expanding group of squires, or "Gallade's Squires of the Round Table" I'd like to call it. Just say something like "I support" (or something close to those lines) and I'll happily add you!
Erureido
TriforceOfAura
oni333
BandanaWaddleDee
TriforceOfAura
oni333
BandanaWaddleDee
If you want to support Gallade's inclusion into Smash Bros even further, consider filling out your Smash Ballot if you haven't done so already.
I also want to give a huge shoutout to @
TriforceOfAura
for being the first to share ideas about Gallade in Smash Bros with the Pokemon DLC ideas thread. It was that thread and the several Gallade supporters within it that motivated me to create Gallade's own support thread.
Release your capes, draw your blades, and dash forward to join Gallade's Squires of the Round Table today!
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