Pichu is Worse Than You Think in Smash Ultimate

Pichu's model wasn't made bigger, it was that its hurtbox was increased to cover more of the character's ears.

Honesty, I miss the era where pichu was considered one of the best characters in the game. Probably the most fun I had with smash ultimate and watching the scene

Counterpoint: he's a good boy

It's a shame how bad Pichu got gutted. As someone who had a big attachment to Pichu as a little kid playing Melee, I was happy to see he was actually good very early on in Ultimate's life, and then this happens.

Pichu's mobility overall isn't still very good, but the funny thing is that Pichu's aerial mobility is actually much better than Pikachu's. And you might say that him being a fast faller might be a detriment, but that mostly goes for him being offstage. If anything, it helps him transition from the air to ground when he's mashing short-hop aerials with his non-electrical moves. And consider the fact that Pichu has more autocancelling opportunities as far as his frame data goes.

Why does this guy have so few views and subs like he has entertaining, well-edited, and informative content

I honestly didn't expect someone with such little subscribers to have Albino level edits but here we are. But I'm here to correct a thing from this video, as I used to main Pichu myself. 1. Loops are actually true, the old traditional ones aren't unless you're doing it on a character with a f4 airdodge or no disadvantage options. However there is use for Utilt, Slingshot IDJ delayed bair which actually makes the loops true from Pichu himself to Bowser. Although I still somewhat struggle to do it consitently. And I do heavily agree with what you said about the nerfs, they should've never nerfed Pichu in the first place, people SAY he was really broken in 1.0.0 but it was just a huge anti-Pichu circlejerk that would later be accepted as "Fact". 2018 December was the same era where mfs would literally say they couldn't ledge trap Chrom because his up b could suck you in and spike you, and it didn't help that Nintendo was going from Smash 4 to Ultimate so they decided to give Pichu by far the MOST Smash 4 nerfs I've ever seen in this game period.

I'd say "upper mid" is a pretty accurate placement in a game where many of its burgeoning cast of combatants fall somewhere in "mid". Yeah, he doesn't get away with the kinds of things the top tiers do, but most characters in the game don't. His damage is still high when not comparing him to Kazuya or Steve who get combos for free, and his mobility and frame data are still good compared to the more sluggish characters also sharing the mid tier with him.

I really liked the editing of this, but what really got me invested was the SpongeBob references, and of course Wario yelling every time he’s on screen. Thanks for making my day with this video!

Hey! I usually don't comment but just wanted to say that the editing in this video is excellent. You clearly put a lot of work into it and it shows. Looking forward to more content down the line :)

Good argument However: Nuh-uh

True, but no matter how hard Sakurai tries, he will never be able to nerf Pichu's cuteness.

I’m glad I came across this video. This is so well done! I can’t wait to see where this channel goes!

as someone getting back into smash after two years this is a great video for getting updated on pichus tier ranking, also i love your editing style it’s great

nice video bro good thing you have your brother who eloquently expresses their feelings on pichu

How'd you learn to edit so well?

Man as a Pichu main, I miss early Ultimate where he was considered one of the best characters, but regardless, I will always love the character, I really could care less what people think. I always had fun playing as this character and I even made my own Pichu oc cause of Smash, like I’m just careless lol.

Pre-patch Pichu was straight up better than Pikachu, but the nerfs made it worse. The minimal recoil damage and strong forward tilt carried it, as well as being the smallest character prior to the hurtbox increase.

The is editing is honestly really good and funny 😂 definitely subbing 👍❤

The editing and presentation of these videos is SUPER impressive for a new channel! I look forward to seeing you grow as a creator! 👀