I've never met a single person who swaps between any transformation character. Everyone I know picks a playstyle they like and sticks with it. That's how most people work. Additionally, Sakurai's stupid design choices don't mean you can't play a single Pokémon the whole match; I've done it many times, as have lots of other people.
This isn't OoT. You can play a whole match as Sheik without ever needing to transform. She does perfectly fine on her own.
I'm not talking about her Final Smash. You said you can transform without the Final Smash. You can only go one way. Without a Smash Ball, you can't put the Power Suit back on.
If we had this debate before, we clearly didn't decide anything then either. But the way I see it there are thirty-nine playable characters in the game, and that's all the matters. See it how you will; I don't care enough to continue this debate.
I always swap between Pokemon when I play as Pokemon Trainer. I start the game off with Ivysaur. When I get high in damage, if I can, I switch to Charizard. I use Squirtle after I do usually in a stock match, but I also moniter how long I've been the pokemon and swap out when I can. Squirtle stays when I am against a fast player. So you just met one, if a discussion on a forum about the video game counts as meeting someone. Pokemon Trainer is my secondary main.
You can play a whole match without using Fludd. You can fight a whole match without using bombs. That's my point. What's integral to character is usually, on some level, personal opinion. Sheik transforming into Zelda is integral to the character. Sheik makes the same amount of appearances in the Zelda series as Fludd does in the Super Mario series.
Yeah you're right about the power suit. But the transformation is key to Final Smash, which is undeniable part of Samus's moveset.
I saw this as more of a discussion rather than a debate. I'm not trying to persuade into my thinking per se; I'm explaining my rational. It's important to point at that I never said characters. I said reps. I've been referring to slots this whole time. I know there were 39 characters in Brawl. Recognizing the roster by slots and by characters is not mutual exclusive. Pokemon Trainer is a rep for the Pokemon series and has a slot in Brawl. Charizard is a character in Brawl.
No need to get frustrated. I completely understand how you see it, as I said above. "Deciding things" in a debate isn't always necessary. In fact, more often than not, nothing is decided in a debate.