Smash Bros. Newsbomb: Charizard Is Back! (alongside a weird frog)

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The Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct finished airing half a year ago and I didn’t cover it because, well, I… uh… I fell asleep… I’ll make up for it with this Smash Bros. Pokémon Extravaganza!

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First, we have a returning veteran. But this time he’s all on his own. Gamefreak can’t get enough of their Charizard wank and that’s probably why they tortured Sakurai in their Mystery dungeon to put him back in. Charizard now looks a bit toughened up, ready to wreak some havock.

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Next up, we have this thing. It’s apparently one of the new starters from those recently released Pokémon games on the DS3, and boy it looks totally inferior to all the Generation I designs which are all perfect and totally not influenced by nostalgia. But enough of this genwunning. If you thought Greninja wasn’t overused enough, here you go! I asked which Pokémon you thought we’d see in Smash and nobody said this guy. Or so I guess because Disqus doesn’t let me see my replies anymore. Anyway, nobody won, but I’m sure Sakurai surprised everyone by picking these two characters.

Mega Evolutions

Of course Mega Evolutions couldn’t stay behind and that’s why both Lucario and Charizard get access to their souped up forms. Once they break their Smash Ball they power up, giving them more powerful moves to add to their arsenal. For example, Mega Lucario’s Aura Sphere hits for maximum damage instead of going off on how much damage you’ve taken.

Poké Balls

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Smash Bros. wouldn’t be Smash Bros. without Poké Balls. A wide variety of old Pokémon return, like Goldeen and Electrode, but they added quite a bunch of Gen V/VI Pokémon. These include for example a rideable Gogoat, Fennekin, a cute Chespin, Dedenne and older Pokés like Eevee. A new addition is the Master Ball, from which legendary Pokémon emerge, such as Xerneas, Keldeo, Deoxys, Mew and more.

And that’s mostly all important Pokémon news! Smash Bros. 3DS is set to launch this summer while the Wii U version has to wait until winter. Rest assured some news will drop although I find it highly unlikely a new Pokémon fighter to get confirmed. In the meantime, you can discuss this in the comments and we’ll be back tomorrow with a Gen III article, if moving manages to start moving.

~Daedardus~

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  1. A bit short notice-
    I’m going on vacation starting Friday until Monday (my spring break). I might not be on for 4 days. But then I’ll be on with all you New Yorkers and etc over our spring break!

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  22. BREAKING DICIE NEWS:
    If it is alright with the rest of the community, I will be hosting a POKEJUNGLE TOURNAMENT THIS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY!
    Signups begin NOW, and go until Thursday at midnight, Pacific Time.

    This will be a bracket-style tournament hosted on Challonge, where players battle in twos, and the winner of one battle will go on to the next, similar to StarBits’ version.

    There will be a SHINY POKEMON alongside other Pokemon as prizes, for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th place.

    Attach your name to this post, and some rules:

    1. You may not use ANY legendary Pokemon.
    2. You may switch teams in the process.
    3. There will be a Judge to review your battle video for any cheating, etc.
    4. No constantly switching out Pokemon.
    5. You may only keep ONE Mega Evolution throughout your teams, so choose wisely.
    6. Extra points to whoever uses a Dedenne on their team (Just Kidding LOL)
    7. Spammy moves are allowed, just try not to abuse them (Double Team repediately, Protect, etc.)

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    • 4. No constantly switching out Pokemon.

      I don’t think you understand the biggest difference between single player and competitive battling.

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    • Additional Rules:
      7. Pokemon duplicated are not allowed. For example, you may not have two Mudkips or a Machop and Machamp on the same team. During the tournament, you may have those two Pokemon, just not at the same time.
      8. The battles will be full 6 on 6.
      9. Anyone who disconnects is given a SECOND CHANCE before being disqualified.
      10. This will be a 3-day competition.
      Depending on the number of players (minimum of 8)
      There will be a Preliminary Round, a Semifinal, and a Final.
      The first round will be set on Friday Night.
      The second round will be set on Saturday Night.
      The third round will be set on Sunday Night.

      Night means anywhere from 5 to 11:00, Pacific Time.

      With more players, there will be a Quarterfinal Round, and much more.

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  24. Random Thought: Flash should be replaced with a key-item like a Flash Light to be used in dark caves. Flash can still exist in battle 😛

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