Pikachu is much stronger than he was before. His smashes are all very good. His down smash is perfect for setting up for juggles, and his front smash has range, priority and power. His aerials are all very fast. Pikachu can easily juggle opponents with thunders and fast aerials.
Pikachu's one disadvantage is that he is outranged in the air. Think of Marth's sword slashes against Pika's aerials. Marth has both priority and range advantages
Strategy: Pikachu's moves allow a wide variety of mind games to play with an opponent. Pikachu's recovery move is split into two, "Jumps." Start the recovery move, then angle where you want Pikachu to jump. When battling an opponent, stay at a distance. Use one, "Jump" to instantly appear next to the opponent. You can then execute another move right away. The downward smash is definitely a good choice. From there, the opponent will be released from Pikachu's spin into the air. Follow up with the Thunder attack for a K.O. Once mastered, Pikachu can instantly jump to an opponent from a distance, spin the opponent to rack up damage, and K.O. with Thunder in the air. In the end, it's so fast, your opponent will be unable to react to the speed.
Headbutts his opponent, it can be tapped to spam the headbutt.
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Side Kick
Sticks both feet forward damaging enemies in front.
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High Tail
Swings his tail in an arc upwards.
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Tail Whip
Swings his tail on the ground knocking and tripping enemies back.
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Tackle
Pikachu leaps and strikes his opponent with his head.
Smashes
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Smash Attacks
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Power Discharge
Pikachu discharges a small beam of electricity in front of him dealing heavy knockback to his opponents.
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Tail Flip
Pikachu does a flip knocking his opponents upwards.
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Spark Tackle
Pikachu spins on the ground while discharging electicity.
Pummels and Throws
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Pummel/Throw
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Discharge
Pikachu shocks the opponent.
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Electris Carry
Puts opponents on its back and electrocutes them. This can be used as a chaingrab.
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Submission
Tumbles backwards and throws its opponent out.
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Pika Headbutt
Headbutts its opponents upwards.
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Slam
Slams opponents on to the ground. This can chaingrab some characters, being a 0-death on Fox.
Air Attacks
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Air Attack
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Pika Ball
Spins into a ball.
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Electric Spin
Spins forward while emitting electricity.
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Pikacopter
Spins around backwards.
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Aerial Tail Flip
Flips its tail upwards. This move has very low knockback, which makes it a great juggler.
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Electric Twirl
Twirls downwards while emitting electricity.
Special Attacks
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Special Attack
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Thunder Jolt
He launches a spark that hops along the ground.
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Skull Bash
Pikachu shoots forward. The longer you charge this attack, the farther he'll go.
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Quick Attack
He dashes in any direction. Input another direction to make him dash again.
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Thunder
He calls down a thunderbolt. It's quite powerful, but will not pass through platforms right above Pikachu's head. If the platform is a good distance above Pikachu, the thunderbolt will travel through platforms and terrain. if the bolt hits Pikachu, it will use a powerful proximity attack that deals more damage than the standard bolt. Don't make yourself predictable and spam this though, as an opponent can easily wait to punish the cooldown lag.
Taunts
Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Wii Remote (sideways)
Wii Classic Controller
GameCube Controller
Taunt
He starts crackling with electricity.
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He waves to the camera, saying, "Pika, pikaaaa!"
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He rolls around on the ground.
Final Smash
Volt Tackle: Pikachu transforms into a huge sphere of electricity that you can move around the screen to hit anything in the path, plus Pikachu gains the power to go through platforms. Press to make Pikachu Spark, damaging anyone in the vicinity. This attack lasts about 15 seconds, and will do around a good 60-80% damage. However, this attack is hard to control, much like Sonic's Final Smash.