Super Smash Bros. Brawl/Pokémon Trainer
The trick to mastering the Pokémon Trainer is knowing when to switch Pokémon. When you are desperate for a KO, or your chance of being KOd is a little close for comfort, change to Charizard for an Offensive and defensive boost. You lose speed when you do but you get a triple jump as opposed to a double because Squirtle and Ivysaur's third jumps aren't all that reliable to escape from a dangerous situation.
- When your opponent's damage is low, switch to Squirtle to slowly build up damage.
- When their damage is getting higher, switch to Ivysaur for a slight damage boost and to relieve Squirtle's exhaustion.
- When their damage is soaring; switch to Charizard to finish them off.
- Repeat the process.
Finally, if time is running low and you think you can just squeeze in one last KO, switch to Charizard to try and land a good smash attack. However, Ivysaur's Up Smash attack will finish almost any character off, but it takes a while to execute.
How to select your starting Pokémon
In Tourney Mode or The Subspace Emissary:
Highlight the Pokémon Trainer on the character-selection screen and tap .
In all other game modes:
Select the Pokémon Trainer, and his and all the Pokémon's portraits appear at the bottom of the screen. The Trainer's portrait will be glowing. Click on one of the Pokémon's portrait with , and it will start glowing instead of the Trainer's. Also, the Trainer's name will be replaced with the chosen Pokémon's.
If the Trainer himself is selected, the Pokémon you start with will be randomly decided.
Squirtle
Squirtle is a lightweight character with incredible speed. Although his special attacks don't really stand out, most of his other moves are very useful. The Down smash shouldn't be used so much because Squirtle's Up smash is just better, and covers both sides. Another very important information is that you are close to invincible when using withdraw(Side B). You can even evade some final smashes if you timed it correctly!(eg. Samus' gigantic beam)
Special Attacks
Taunts
Ivysaur
Ivysaur is an odd pokémon with slightly above average weight and average speed. He is there to outrange his opponents with projectiles and high ranged and at the same time quick attacks. Despite his position in the pokemon swap order, Ivysaur actually has more knockout power than Charizard. Ivysaur has a mix of quick attacks which do little damage and slow attacks with incredible knockback. Because of the slowness of his knockout moves, Charizard usually still remains the best choice for knockout attempts. Ivysaur is also a good projectile spammer. His up smash has incredible power behind it and can get KOs if hit. His back and front ariels also have a lot of range to them, and his up and down airs are very strong.
Despite his many advantages, Ivysaur has terrible recovery, having average jumps and a tether for his up special.
Special Attacks
Taunts
Charizard
Charizard is a slow, heavy character with very strong attacks so use him to quickly polish off the perfect attack strategy. Charizard's front and side tilts are great and fast attacks. Side tilt has some knockback while up tilt can keep enemies in the air. His front smash is very strong but also very slow, so the front tilt will be useful when there is not enough time for a smash.
Special Attacks
Taunts
Wii Remote + Nunchuk | Wii Remote (sideways) | Wii Classic Controller | GameCube Controller | Taunt |
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He lifts his head and roars. | ||||
+ | ( or )+ | or | or | He turns to the camera and growls. |
+ | He stomps his feet. |
Statistics
- Weight:
- Squirtle: 2/10 (Very Light)
- Ivysaur: 4/10 (Medium-Light)
- Charizard: 8/10 (Heavy)
- Offense:
- Squirtle: 4/10
- Ivysaur: 7/10
- Charizard: 9/10
- Defense:
- Squirtle: 4/10
- Ivysaur: 5/10
- Charizard: 7/10
- Projectile:
- Squirtle: 3/10
- Ivysaur: 2/10
- Charizard: 5/10
- Final Smash: 8/10
- Throwing ability:
- Squirtle: 4/10
- Ivysaur: 6/10
- Charizard: 6/10
- Speed:
- Squirtle: 7/10
- Ivysaur: 6/10
- Charizard: 4/10
- Overall: 7/10
Final Smash
Triple Finish: When either Charizard, Ivysaur, or Squirtle take the Smash Ball, all three come out to fire heavy damage to the enemy. Charizard fires Fire Blast, Ivysaur fires Solarbeam, and Squirtle Hydro Pump. And, of course, it's Super Effective.