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Playable Characters
Blaziken
PWR: ★★★
RSH: ★★★★
END: ★★
ZON: ★★★
RSH: ★★★★
END: ★★
ZON: ★★★
- The Cameo: Some Torchics appear in one of it's victory animations.
- Playing with Fire: Most of Blaziken's Specials has it send out a projectile or engulf it's fists or foot with flames. One of it's victory animatons has it engulf it's entire body in a tower of fire
- Shotoclone: Blaziken has a projectile, a rush attack, and uppercut for it;'s specials.; all which are standards for a shotoclone.
Primape
PWR: ★★★
RSH: ★★★★★
END: ★★
ZON: ★
RSH: ★★★★★
END: ★★
ZON: ★
- Fragile Speedster: Primape is fast, but has the low health in the game.
- Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: It's Super, Rampage has it unleash a flurry of punches before ending with an uppercut.
Toxicroak
PWR: ★★★
RSH: ★★★
END: ★
ZON: ★★★★★
RSH: ★★★
END: ★
ZON: ★★★★★
- Long-Range Fighter: Toxicroak is best played at a distance as it struggles close up.
- Poisonous Person: It spits poison as projectiles for its special moves.
Bewear
PWR: ★★★★★
RSH: ★★
END: ★★★★★
ZON: ★
RSH: ★★
END: ★★★★★
ZON: ★
- The Grappler: It's playstyle revolves around it's command grabs, which is fitting as Bewear really likes to hug anyone it sees.
- Lightning Bruiser: It has the hightest health in the game along with being surprisingly fast, but struggles with projectiles.
Heracross
PWR: ★★★★
RSH: ★★★
END: ★★★★
ZON: ★★
RSH: ★★★
END: ★★★★
ZON: ★★
- Horn Attack: All of her attacks but her Neutral Normal involve her using her horn.
- Token Female: Heracross is currently the only confirmed female characters in the game, as seen with her horn.
Mienshao
PWR: ★★
RSH: ★★★★★
END: ★
ZON: ★★★★
RSH: ★★★★★
END: ★
ZON: ★★★★
- Fragile Speedster: It has multiple mobility options to get around the battlefirld, but has the lowest health.
- Glass Cannon: It is tied with Toxicroak for the lowest health in the game.
- Ki Manipulation: It's Super, Qi Blast has it launch a powerful projectile.
Chesnaught
PWR: ★★★
RSH: ★
END: ★★★★★
ZON: ★★★
RSH: ★
END: ★★★★★
ZON: ★★★
- Assist Character: Chesnaught is accompanied by Chespin that helps it with a few of it's attacks.
- Bullet Seed: It's Neutral Special (Bullet Seed) has Chesnaught feed Chespin a berry. Once B is pressed again, it spits the seeds out as projectiles.
- Shield Bash: A number of it's attacks such as Air Shield Smash and Shield Bash have it use the shield on it's back.
- Spike Shooter: It's Super, Spike Cannon has it launch spikes from it's back.
- Tough Spikes and Studs: It's shield and arms are covered in spikes, with are used for a number of it's attacks.
Falinks
PWR: ★
RSH: ★★
END: ★★★
ZON: ★★★★★
RSH: ★★
END: ★★★
ZON: ★★★★★
- Badass Adorable: They may appear cute, but are capable of fighting their opponents.
- Badass Cape: One appears for one of its victory animations.
- Difficult, but Awesome: Falinks is difficult to master but is very powerful in the right hands.
- Horn Attack: Some of their Normals use their helmet's horn.
Great Tusk
PWR: ★★★
RSH: ★
END: ★★★★★
ZON: ★★★
RSH: ★
END: ★★★★★
ZON: ★★★
- Charge Attack: Quaking Stomp is capable of being charged, which increases its area of effect.
- Dishing Out Dirt: Changing it's direction while it's rolling has it launch rocks in it's opposite direction.
- Spin Attack: Whirling Fortress has it spin on the ground.
- Rolling Attack: Dashing has it curl into a wheel, which allows for some attacks like Heavy Slam.
G. Zapdos
PWR: ★★★★
RSH: ★★★★★
END: ★★
ZON: ★★
RSH: ★★★★★
END: ★★
ZON: ★★
- Beak Attack: While most of it's attacks involve kicking, some of it's attacks have it peck the target.
- Kick Chick: Most of it's attacks have it use it's talons to kick the enemy.
- Olympus Mons: It's currently the only Legendary Pokemon to be playable.
- Shock and Awe: Thunderous Kick has it engulf it's body in electricity while kicking downwards.
Poliwrath
PWR: ★★
RSH: ★★
END: ★★★★
ZON: ★★★★
RSH: ★★
END: ★★★★
ZON: ★★★★
- Bubble Gun: Bubble Gun has it shoot out a bubble as a projectile.
- Making a Splash: It's Specials and back dash have it use water as part of it's attacks.
Scrafty
PWR: ★★
RSH: ★★
END: ★★★★
ZON: ★★★★
RSH: ★★
END: ★★★★
ZON: ★★★★
- Badass Fingersnap: When it uses it's Super, it snaps their fingers to summon a bunch of Scraggys to deliver a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown on the opponent.
- Combat Pragmatist: Scrafty has smuggled in a bunch of illegal items to use in battle as well as it's gang of Scraggys.
- Difficult, but Awesome: Scrafty's playstyle is complex, but very effective on what it can do.
- Extendo Boxing Glove: The Lucku Punch has a spring which allows it to extend for a long reach.
- Grievous Harm with a Body: Scraggy Swing has it throw one of it's Scraggys at the opponent.
- Heal Thyself: When Scrafty eats Leftovers, it gets a bit of health back.
- Improbable Weapon User: Air Balloon, Lucky Punch, Poison Barb, Eject Button, Iron Ball, Light Ball, Flame Orb, and a Scraggy.
- Mechanically Unusual Fighter: Contraband has it pull out an item from it's sack.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: It's Super, Beat Up has it summon it's gang of Scraggys to attack the target.
- Poisonous Person: While not a Poison type, it's grab can inflict poison if it ate Leftovers. It also has a Poison Barb.
- Shock and Awe: The Light Ball strikes lightning downward three times.
- Stuff Blowing Up: The Flame Orb explodes after a period of time.
- Use Your Head: A number of their moves has it headbutt the opponent.
NPCs
Wobuffet
- Counter-Attack: One of it's actions has it counter the plaer's attack.
- Training Dummy: It's role in Training Mode is this. Though it can fight back if you enable certain actions.
The Secret Boss (SPOILERS UNMARKED)
Gorochu
- Secret Boss: To challenge Gorochu, you have to win in The Path without getting a game over.
- Shock and Awe: It can use a lightingbolt that goes across the screen.
