Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.): Difference between revisions

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The '''Pokémon Trainer''' (Japanese: '''ポケモントレーナー''' ''Pokémon Trainer'') is a playable character in the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. He is playable in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and is a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]''. Althrough he only appears in ''Brawl'', his Pokémon [[Charizard (Super Smash Bros.)|Charizard]] is playable in subsequent installments.

Unlike any other character, Pokémon Trainer doesn't actually fight his opponents himself. Instead, he sends out his [[party|Pokémon team]] of {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Ivysaur}}, and {{p|Charizard}} to fight on his behalf, each with its own set of moves, strengths, and weaknesses. The Trainer is able to switch between the three Pokémon using the Down-Special move, Pokémon Change, which each Pokémon has access to. If a Pokémon fights for too long it will gradually weaken. The Pokémon Trainer's [[Final Smash]], {{DL|Final Smash|Triple Finish}}, is performed by all three Pokémon at once.

A {{sbw|type effectiveness|simplified form}} of [[type effectiveness]] is implemented for each of the three Pokémon: Squirtle is weak to grass and resists fire, Ivysaur is weak to fire and resists water, and Charizard is weak to water and resists grass. A resisted attack does 0.9x knockback, while a super-effective attack does 1.1x knockback. On the whole, this system has minimal effect, as no characters aside from another Pokémon Trainer (or a Kirby having copied one) have access to damaging grass and water attacks. However, several characters have KO-capable fire attacks, which overall gives Squirtle more survivability and cuts Ivysaur's noticably. It also heavily affects matches where one Pokémon Trainer faces another, as each player will try to switch to gain the advantage.

When sent out, each Pokémon is initially granted 100 points of energy called stamina. 0.5 points of stamina is deducted for every second a Pokémon is in battle, thus allowing for a maximum of approximately 3 minutes and 20 second of normal performance. Executing an attack also drains 0.5 stamina points. When a Pokémon's stamina reaches 40, their stance will change to signal oncoming fatigue. Once stamina reaches 0, the Pokémon's attacks drop in effectiveness to 0.7x damage. When any Pokémon is knocked out, the stamina of all three is increased by 1.3x.

Pokémon Change mimics {{pkmn|anime}}/{{pkmn|manga}}-style battling by [[Recall|switching out]] to the next available Pokémon to let the previously used one rest. This is reflected in that while not in battle, each Pokémon will regenerate 0.8 points of stamina per second until restored to 100.