Ranch Dubois
Smash Rookie
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2018
- Messages
- 4
I’m excited for the power put behind Pikachu in Smash Ultimate and I wanted to know if there would gain anything from being able to switch between Pikachu and Pichu. However, I don’t know why one would play Pichu over Pikachu. I know:
- Pichu has recoil damage. (Apparently, this can help build rage or to weasel out of the percentage ranges of kill confirms, but I don’t know how realistic this is.)
- Pichu has a tilt attack with a trip effect.
- Pichu’s Up-Special has no hitbox (bad).
- Pichu retained its N-Air from Smash Melee. (I don’t k ow how this would help Pichu. I would think that Pikachu’s new N-Air is a better move in general. If someone could explain how Pichu’s N-Air could be situationally better, that would be great.)
- Pichu can wear du-rags (top tier).
I think Pichu had a stronger Skull Bash in Melee that also traveled further compared to Pikachu, but I don’t know if he retained this in Ultimate. Also, somone told me that they heard that Pichu’s electric attacks are stronger and have more range than Pikachu. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Can anyone think of any other differences or reasons to play Pichu over Pikachu?
- Pichu has recoil damage. (Apparently, this can help build rage or to weasel out of the percentage ranges of kill confirms, but I don’t know how realistic this is.)
- Pichu has a tilt attack with a trip effect.
- Pichu’s Up-Special has no hitbox (bad).
- Pichu retained its N-Air from Smash Melee. (I don’t k ow how this would help Pichu. I would think that Pikachu’s new N-Air is a better move in general. If someone could explain how Pichu’s N-Air could be situationally better, that would be great.)
- Pichu can wear du-rags (top tier).
I think Pichu had a stronger Skull Bash in Melee that also traveled further compared to Pikachu, but I don’t know if he retained this in Ultimate. Also, somone told me that they heard that Pichu’s electric attacks are stronger and have more range than Pikachu. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Can anyone think of any other differences or reasons to play Pichu over Pikachu?