Electricity, fire, poison

[HudnofskiBlue]

I've noticed that some characters' attacks have a lightning effect, fire effect, poison effect. I was wondering what exactly do these effects do. Are they cosmetic or not?

 

[Lag Chan]

They're essentially cosmetic, but they tend to go with certain attacks. For example, Poison attacks tend to be rather unique and they crossover with Darkness attacks, which are all rather powerful (Olimar's poison pikmin do high damage when latching, Robin's Nosferatu has the vampire effect and Ganon's darkness moves are insanely powerful)

On the other effects, Fire attacks are often damaging too and sometimes act as indicators, like the fire effect on Little Mac's up smash means you've sweetspotted it. Electric attacks tend to have more knockback than normal ones, as seen with Pikachu's and Robin's smash attacks and Ness' and Lucas' PK Thunder recovery.

 

[HudnofskiBlue]

They're essentially cosmetic, but they tend to go with certain attacks. For example, Poison attacks tend to be rather unique and they crossover with Darkness attacks, which are all rather powerful (Olimar's poison pikmin do high damage when latching, Robin's Nosferatu has the vampire effect and Ganon's darkness moves are insanely powerful)

On the other effects, Fire attacks are often damaging too and sometimes act as indicators, like the fire effect on Little Mac's up smash means you've sweetspotted it. Electric attacks tend to have more knockback than normal ones, as seen with Pikachu's and Robin's smash attacks and Ness' and Lucas' PK Thunder recovery.

Thank you for the info.

 

[Curious Villager]

They actually have their own effects. Fire for example can thaw ice, instantly blow up blast boxes, increase the power of hot heads quicker and having little to no effect on red Pikmin etc.

I'm not exactly sure what additional effect's electricity has but I'm fairly sure it has little to no effect on yellow Pikmin and also increase the power of hotheads quicker.

In Brawl, the Pokemon Trainer's Pokemon could also be effected by these elements if I recall correctly.

I'm fairly sure there is an article over at the Smash Bros Wiki that can provide more details in regards to this. ^^

 

[Wintropy]

Electricity increases hitstun, too. Next time you hit somebody with a move like Dark Pit's side-b or Olimar's yellow Pikmin, keep an eye out for the opponent's reaction: they flinch very briefly before they incur knockback!

In some cases, elements can overlap, since mechanical properties are shared even if it's different cosmetically: try use Mewtwo's smashes on the Chandelure in Smash Run (it counts as a fire-type move, it's just coloured purple to make it look dark and spookity), or remember how R.O.B.'s neutral-b does fire-type damage if it connects at the base (in other words, the hitbox connects from the initial zap from his eyes, rather than the physical beam).

 

[ChaikaBestGirl]

electric makes it so the hitstun is about 1.5X longer than usual or when you get hit it lasts longer

 

[Raijinken]

In Smash Run/playing with items it's more notable, but aside from that, it essentially just makes you have to think/avoid certain moves against certain Pikmin.

 

[1FC0]

http://www.ssbwiki.com/Effect

 

[Venus of the Desert Bloom]

http://www.ssbwiki.com/Effect

Lol that's all what was really needed to be said.

 

[HudnofskiBlue]

http://www.ssbwiki.com/Effect

Thanks!

 

[Dark Phazon]

I've noticed that some characters' attacks have a lightning effect, fire effect, poison effect. I was wondering what exactly do these effects do. Are they cosmetic or not?

Its not poison lmao its dark magic.
Or psychic.
Mewtwo and Ganon.

 

[Wintropy]

Its not poison lmao its dark magic.
Or psychic.
Mewtwo and Ganon.

White Pikmin uses it too, in which case it's clearly meant to represent poison.