Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL
Boxart of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Basic info
Platform:	Switch
Category:	Versus Fighting
Players:	1-8 players simultaneous
Connectivity:	Nintendo Switch Online
Developer:	Namco Bandai
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation VII spin off
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E10+
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	PG
PEGI:	12+
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	December 7, 2018
North America:	December 7, 2018
Australia:	December 7, 2018
Europe:	December 7, 2018
South Korea:	December 7, 2018
Hong Kong:	December 7, 2018
Taiwan:	December 7, 2018
Websites
Japanese:	Official site
English:	Official site

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Japanese: 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL Great Fray Smash Brothers Special) is the sixth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series. It was first teased March 8, 2018, and was then revealed in full on a Nintendo Direct on June 12, during E3. It is set to release worldwide on the Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018. The game will bring together all fighters from previous installments together in one game.

Playable characters

Bold denotes a Pokémon character. ^ε denotes an Echo Fighter. It was confirmed on Novemeber 1, 2018 that only the default roster from the first Super Smash Bros. is the starting roster, and the rest of the roster needs to be unlocked.

Much like with Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U DLC Characters will be added over time after this games' launch with six different characters. The first DLC character was revealed as Piranha Plant from the Super Mario series which will be available for free for anyone who purchases the game and registers it before January 31, 2019. The later five will come in DLC sets which will also have a stage and a set of music tracks.

Newcomers

• Inkling
• Daisy^ε
• Ridley
• Simon
  • Richter^ε
• Chrom^ε
• Dark Samus^ε
• King K. Rool
• Isabelle
• Ken^ε
• Incineroar

Returning characters

• Mario
• Donkey Kong
• Link
• Samus
• Yoshi
• Kirby
• Fox
• Pikachu (Pikachu Libre{tt|*|Alternate costume}})
• Luigi
• Ness
• Captain Falcon
• Jigglypuff
• Peach
• Bowser
• Ice Climbers
• Sheik
• Zelda
• Dr. Mario
• Pichu (Spiky-eared Pichu{tt|*|Alternate costume}}
• Falco
• Marth
  • Lucina^ε
• Young Link
• Ganondorf
• Mewtwo (Mega Mewtwo Y)
• Roy
• Mr. Game and Watch
• Meta Knight
• Pit
  • Dark Pit^ε
• Zero Suit Samus
• Wario
• Snake
• Ike
• Pokémon Trainer
  • Squirtle
  • Ivysaur
  • Charizard
• Diddy Kong
• Lucas
• Sonic
• King Dedede
• Olimar
  • Alph*
• Lucario (Mega Lucario)
• R.O.B
• Toon Link
• Wolf
• Villager
• Mega Man
• Wii Fit Trainer
• Rosalina & Luma
• Little Mac
• Greninja (Ash-Greninja)
• Mii Fighter
  • Mii Brawler
  • Mii Swordfighter
  • Mii Gunner
• Palutena
• Pac-Man
• Robin
• Shulk
• Bowser Jr.
  • Larry*
  • Morton*
  • Wendy*
  • Iggy*
  • Roy*
  • Lemmy*
  • Ludwig*
• Duck Hunt
• Ryu
• Cloud
• Corrin
• Bayonetta

Downloadable content

• Piranha Plant (released February, 2019)

Pokémon stages

• Saffron City
• Pokémon Stadium
• Pokémon Stadium 2
• Spear Pillar
• Prism Tower
• Unova Pokémon League
• Kalos Pokémon League

Pokémon Music

Music based on the Pokémon series can now be played on any Pokémon stage.

New

• Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire - Battle! (Steven)
• Pokémon Sun and Moon - Battle! (Wild Pokémon)
• Pokémon Sun and Moon - Battle! (Trainer Battle)
• Pokémon Sun and Moon - The Battle at the Summit!

Returning

• Pokémon Red and Blue - Pokémon Main Theme
• Pokémon Red and Blue - Road to Viridian City (From Pallet Town / Pewter City)
• Pokémon Red and Blue - Pokémon Center
• Pokémon Gold and Silver - Pokémon Stadium 2
• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire - Victory Road
• Pokémon X and Y - Battle! (Team Flare)
• Pokémon X and Y - Battle! (Trainer Battle)
• Super Smash Bros. Melee - Pokémon Red/Blue Melody*

Poké Ball and Master Ball Pokémon

The following Pokémon will appear from Poké Balls and Master Balls:

• Alolan Raichu
• Vulpix
• Alolan Vulpix
• Meowth
• Abra
• Electrode
• Alolan Exeggutor
• Goldeen
• Staryu
• Ditto
• Eevee
• Snorlax
• Moltres
• Mew
• Togepi
• Bellossom
• Scizor
• Entei
• Suicune
• Lugia
• Gardevoir
• Metagross
• Latias and Latios
• Kyogre
• Deoxys
• Abomasnow
• Palkia
• Giratina
• Darkrai
• Arceus
• Victini
• Snivy
• Oshawott
• Zoroark
• Kyurem
• Keldeo
• Meloetta
• Genesect
• Chespin
• Fennekin
• Fletchling
• Spewpa
• Gogoat
• Swirlix
• Inkay
• Dedenne
• Xerneas
• Bewear
• Togedemaru
• Pyukumuku
• Mimikyu
• Tapu Koko
• Solgaleo
• Lunala
• Marshadow

Spirits (Pokémon)

The trophies which were part of the previous Super Smash Bros. games since Super Smash Bros. Melee have been removed. Instead, players can collect Spirits, which represent non-playable characters to provide power-ups for the playable characters, similar to Stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Subspace Emissary. This includes several Pokémon such as:

• Arbok
• Detective Pikachu
• Partner Pikachu
• Clefairy
• Vulpix - "Fire Flower Equipped"
• Geodude
• Slowpoke
• Alolan Exeggutor
• Staryu
• Gyarados
• Eevee - "Super Leaf Equipped"
• Partner Eevee
• Snorlax - "Strong-Wind Resist"
• Articuno, Zapdos, & Moltres
• Dragonite
• Ampharos
• Marill
• Wobbuffet
• Steelix
• Heracross
• Skarmory
• Houndoom
• Smeargle
• Lugia
• Absol
• Latios & Latias
• Primal Kyogre
• Groudon
• Primal Groudon
• Rayquaza
• Piplup
• Abomasnow
• Rotom
• Regigigas
• Manaphy
• Arceus
• Victini - "Hyper Smash Attacks"
• Oshawott
• Zoroark
• Kyurem
• White Kyurem
• Aegislash - "Killing Edge Equipped"
• Dedenne
• Xerneas
• Volcanion
• Bewear
• Mimikyu - "Death's Scythe Equipped"
• Magearna

Trivia

• This is the first Super Smash Bros. game to:
  • Have a planned worldwide simultaneous release.
  • Not introduce a new Pokémon stage.
  • Introduce a playable Pokémon character from an odd-numbered generation after Generation I.
  • Have less Pokémon than Assist Trophies.
• On the German cover of the game, Yoshi was removed to make room for the USK rating and Pikachu was moved further up due to popularity.
• All of the new Pokémon that come out of Poké Balls are from Generations I or VII.

References

Super Smash Bros. series Games: Super Smash Bros. • Super Smash Bros. Melee • Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Characters: Pikachu • Jigglypuff • Mewtwo • Pichu Pokémon Trainer (Squirtle • Ivysaur • Charizard) • Lucario • Greninja • Incineroar Stages: Saffron City • Pokémon Stadium • Poké Floats • Pokémon Stadium 2 • Spear Pillar Prism Tower • Unova Pokémon League • Kalos Pokémon League Poké Ball and Master Ball: Abomasnow • Abra • Alolan Exeggutor • Alolan Raichu • Alolan Vulpix • Arceus • Articuno • Beedrill Bellossom • Bewear • Blastoise • Bonsly • Celebi • Chansey • Charizard • Chespin • Chikorita • Clefairy Cyndaquil • Darkrai • Dedenne • Deoxys • Ditto • Eevee • Electrode • Entei • Fennekin Fletchling • Gardevoir • Genesect • Giratina • Gogoat • Goldeen • Groudon • Gulpin • Hitmonlee Ho-Oh • Inkay • Jirachi • Keldeo • Koffing • Kyogre • Kyurem • Latias and Latios Lugia • Lunala • Manaphy • Marill • Marshadow • Meloetta • Meowth • Mew • Metagross • Mimikyu Moltres • Munchlax • Onix • Oshawott • Palkia • Piplup • Porygon2 • Pyukumuku • Raikou • Scizor • Snivy Snorlax • Solgaleo • Spewpa • Staryu • Starmie • Suicune • Swirlix • Tapu Koko • Togedemaru • Togepi Torchic • Unown • Venusaur • Victini • Vulpix • Weavile • Weezing • Wobbuffet • Xerneas • Zapdos • Zoroark Collectables: Trophies (Melee • Brawl • for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U) Stickers Spirits Misc: The Subspace Emissary • My Music • Final Smash • Pokémon Change • Brawl cameos

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