Super Smash Bros. for WiiU & 3DS director Masahiro Sakurai said: "Pic of the day. The hero from Pikmin 3, Alph joins the battle!! He has pretty much the same set skills as Olimar since he's basically just his variation. He can't use Rock Pikmin either."
He also included a second picture saying "They are different characters, so they each get their own title treatment on the character-selection screen. See? It says Alph."
He also included a second picture saying "They are different characters, so they each get their own title treatment on the character-selection screen. See? It says Alph."