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The '''Super Smash Bros. series''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドウオールスター!{{tt|大乱闘|だいらんとう}}スマッシュブラザーズ''' ''Nintendo All-Stars! Great Fray Smash Brothers'') is a series of cross-over fighting games, featuring characters from many Nintendo franchises, and several from non-Nintendo franchises. The series was originally developed by [[HAL Laboratory, Inc.|HAL Laboratory]], before series creator [[Masahiro Sakurai]] left the studio on August 5, 2003. Since then, Sakurai founded {{wp|Sora Ltd.}} in 2005 and has continued developing Smash Bros. games under that studio, with {{wp|Namco Bandai}} assisting in the development of the | The '''Super Smash Bros. series''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドウオールスター!{{tt|大乱闘|だいらんとう}}スマッシュブラザーズ''' ''Nintendo All-Stars! Great Fray Smash Brothers'') is a series of cross-over fighting games, featuring characters from many Nintendo franchises, and several from non-Nintendo franchises. The series was originally developed by [[HAL Laboratory, Inc.|HAL Laboratory]], before series creator [[Masahiro Sakurai]] left the studio on August 5, 2003. Since then, Sakurai founded {{wp|Sora Ltd.}} in 2005 and has continued developing Smash Bros. games under that studio, with {{wp|Namco Bandai}} assisting in the development of the recent entries. The series has appeared on every Nintendo home console since the [[Nintendo 64]], as well as a handheld entry on [[Nintendo 3DS]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The most recent entry is [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]], released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]] respectively in 2014. The 3DS game is the first handheld Smash Bros. entry. The games featured the same playable roster, but vary greatly when it comes to stages, trophies, modes, music, etc. Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Charizard and Lucario return in the base game. [[Greninja (Super Smash Bros.)|Greninja]] was added to the game's base roster. While Pokémon Trainer was cut (along with Squirtle and Ivysaur), Mewtwo returned from Melee as paid DLC in 2015. On the 3DS, [[Prism Tower (stage)|Prism Tower]] and [[Unova Pokémon League (stage)|Unova Pokémon League]] were playable stages, each containing 2 songs from their respective games. The Wii U version saw the return of Pokémon Stadium 2 and the addition of [[Kalos Pokémon League (stage)|Kalos Pokémon League]], each containing a large number of songs from the Pokémon series. A total of 24 songs from the core titles are available. A total of 42 Pokémon can appear from Poké Balls. These entries added [[Master Ball|Master Balls]], which are only capable of containing [[Legendary Pokémon]], [[Mythical Pokémon]], {{p|Zoroark}} and {{p|Goldeen}}. The 3DS introduced an exclusive mode called {{sbw|Smash Run}}, which features five Pokémon as enemies. There are 55 Pokémon-themed trophies that appear in both versions, 23 that only appear in the 3DS version and 34 that only appear in the Wii U version. | The most recent entry is [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]], released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]] respectively in 2014. The 3DS game is the first handheld Smash Bros. entry. The games featured the same playable roster, but vary greatly when it comes to stages, trophies, modes, music, etc. Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Charizard and Lucario return in the base game. [[Greninja (Super Smash Bros.)|Greninja]] was added to the game's base roster. While Pokémon Trainer was cut (along with Squirtle and Ivysaur), Mewtwo returned from Melee as paid DLC in 2015. On the 3DS, [[Prism Tower (stage)|Prism Tower]] and [[Unova Pokémon League (stage)|Unova Pokémon League]] were playable stages, each containing 2 songs from their respective games. The Wii U version saw the return of Pokémon Stadium 2 and the addition of [[Kalos Pokémon League (stage)|Kalos Pokémon League]], each containing a large number of songs from the Pokémon series. A total of 24 songs from the core titles are available. A total of 42 Pokémon can appear from Poké Balls. These entries added [[Master Ball|Master Balls]], which are only capable of containing [[Legendary Pokémon]], [[Mythical Pokémon]], {{p|Zoroark}} and {{p|Goldeen}}. The 3DS introduced an exclusive mode called {{sbw|Smash Run}}, which features five Pokémon as enemies. There are 55 Pokémon-themed trophies that appear in both versions, 23 that only appear in the 3DS version and 34 that only appear in the Wii U version. | ||
[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] | [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] worldwide on December 7, 2018. All previously playable characters have returned, which means that Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Pichu, Pokémon Trainer (with {{sbw|Squirtle (SSBU)|Squirtle}}, {{sbw|Ivysaur (SSBU)|Ivysaur}} and Charizard), Lucario and Greninja are back. [[Incineroar (Super Smash Bros.)|Incineroar]] is a new playable fighter. Every Pokémon stage from past games except for Poké Floats appears in the game, with stages originally appearing in Melee, Brawl and Smash 3DS receiving major graphical upgrades. This is the first Super Smash Bros. game to not introduce a new Pokémon stage. A total of 55 Pokémon can be summoned from Poké Balls, with the new additions being primarily from Generations I and VII. Master Balls return, functioning exactly as they have since their introduction. A total of 156 {{sbw|List of spirits (Pokémon series)|spirits}} feature Pokémon characters in the base game, with an additional two being added in post-launch updates. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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==Trivia== | |||
*The Pokémon franchise is the only franchise to add at least one new playable character in every Super Smash Bros. game. | |||
*When counting each of the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon as separate fighters, the Pokémon franchise has the most playable characters, being 10. | |||