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SSBB Character Update- Pokemon Trainer

gotenks992 | August 13, 2007 | News | Wii 
You're probably wondering what the heck we get to play as a Pokemon Trainer! Sound stupid? Well read before you make your full decision. First we get two updates today of the character and as well a few special moves. But before we get through let me tell you that you won't play as the actual trainer but three Pokemon...Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard. The classic starter Pokemon from years ago. But how do we play with all three? Easy we start off with one Pokemon like Squirtle and as if they are evolving to their second stage you can then switch to be an Ivysaur and then a Charizard. View one of the screenshots below to understand.
No way! The Pokémon Trainer has finally arrived. And it looks like he doesn’t do his fighting directly.

Instead, he uses the three Pokémon with him—Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard—to do the fighting for him.

The Pokémon Trainer watches from the background.

He needs to use his three Pokémon to fight. So the only ones who fight directly are the Pokémon.

I guess you could say using this character is like playing three for the price of one!

And the Pokémon Trainer uses a special move called Pokémon Change to switch between them.

They all share the same damage meter, so they don’t recover from damage during Pokémon Change. But they also have another stat, which you might call stamina.

If you keep fighting with the same Pokémon, or if you change them out too often, it’s not so good for the Pokémon.

If you want to be a good Pokémon Trainer, you’ll need to learn these kinds of ins and outs.

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    Catboy14 | August 13, 2007
    This is surprising and kind of odd, but it looks interesting. I can't wait to try it out.
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    Catboy14 | August 13, 2007
    Why is there no delete function!? I just refresh the page and it reposts! How can I delete this?
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    Play ISDF | August 13, 2007
    Heh, this is a great idea. Kudos to whoever at Nintendo said "Hey I got an idea for a new char...listen up!" and suggested that.
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      Riku31069 | August 13, 2007
      Agreed. It is a little strange though, but looks quite interesting.
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    black doom | August 13, 2007
    I wonder how strong they will be.
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    Solid Snake 4Life | August 13, 2007
    Maybe stronger then Chuck Norris. (Wait that's impossible)
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    JJBDude | August 13, 2007
    Squirtle is evolving... into Ivysaur wtf?!?!

    Bit strange this but it may well turn out to be a nice addition to the game, I wonder if the Pokemon Trainer will be visable in the background and able to be attacked?
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      Insanity Prevails | August 13, 2007
      Look at the screens. The trainer will be in the background, although nothing mentioned on how they intend to handle the scrolling stages. I doubt the trainer can be attacked since the Pokémon are the ones doing the brawling.

      And Squirtle doesn't evolve in Brawl. The Pokémon get switched out by the trainer. XP
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    BANDITO ATTACK | August 13, 2007
    Charizard better be able to fly, otherwise i'm disappointed it wasn't squirtle, charmeleon, and venusaur. We all venusaur was kimusabi back in the day.
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    Jaw Knee | August 13, 2007
    I lol'd.

    Well, i'll try anything once.
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    tallteen86 | August 13, 2007
    Lol, I doubt Charizard can FLY, but perhaps glide, or jump real high...would be really cheap if you can fly above everyone, and only attack when you want to...

    Not a bad idea, but a bit complex...well, so long as the switching doesn't entail a complex sequence of button presses, it should be alright...
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    black doom | August 13, 2007
    It is my brothers belief that Blastoise should be in.

    Although perhaps there will be three trainers, so all of the nine starter Pokemon forms are playable.

    Although it does seem unlikely.
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      Catboy14 | August 14, 2007
      That's a good idea, or maybe the other trainers will have completely different Pokemon, like Totodile, Bayleef, and Typhlosion.
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    tornjinx | August 13, 2007
    This took me by surprise when i first saw it, but hey, sounds interesting. Definitely something new to check out.
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    InnerDemon | August 13, 2007
    hey the more characters there are the merrirer it is, more variety of gamers and a more variety of different gaming styles.
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    Rinkydink | August 13, 2007
    It all seems very odd, but sure has the potential to work well. I am glad that Charizard will be controllable, my favourite out of the three final evolves. Hopefully they will be some way to kick the hell out of the trainer, haha.
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    Mudkiplover94 | August 13, 2007
    Wow this is new its kind of like playing 4 people in one
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    Tainted | August 13, 2007
    I really hope this doesn't turn out to be like Ice Climbers, where the idea is really cool and sounds awesome, but then it turns out really bad. The idea here is awesome, and I hope it works out, because I need a backup character.
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      Aeroflux | August 14, 2007
      What are you talking about? The Ice Climbers were incredible.
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    MJ12 L0rD | August 13, 2007
    I am sorry, but this idea may be interesting, but still incredibly dumb. I think they should give you a list of Pokemon to choose from, and you can choose the 3 that you want. That would be cooler.
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    Greeno | August 13, 2007
    I disagree with MJ12. First of all, they'd have to program all 400+ Pokémon into the game. Secondly, I like the 3 they chose. I think the 3 starts from the Kanto region were the best starters from any region. I like Squirtle, and Ivysaur, and Charizard has always been and still remains to be one of my favorite Pokémon. Anyway, I must say, this is an awesome idea for a new character. I can't wait to play as the Pokémon trainer.
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      Catboy14 | August 14, 2007
      Well not all of the Pokemon would be available. I mean, they can't have a Pokemon playing as a a character that is also from a Pokeball, that would just be weird... And it would take a LOT of work to learn all the moves. So yeah, I like the preset Pokemon idea better.
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    gameboy613 | August 14, 2007
    I'm really eager to find out how well Pokemon Trainer is going to be. There should have been Mudkips...
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      The Deathwind | August 14, 2007
      so i herd u liek mudkips?

      Yeah, a Mudkip would've been cool. Too bad it's the FR/LG trainer, so no Mudkips.
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    Glotnot | August 14, 2007
    The most original character so far, in my opinion.

    Much better then ZSS.
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    Mudkiplover94 | August 14, 2007
    The ice climbers sucked in the last game hope there not in this one
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    adamrpg | August 14, 2007
    its very odd and cool!can't wait for it to come out!
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    Estuve | August 14, 2007
    He seems to be a pretty average character to me - I reckon that Squirtle will be fairly speedy, but rubbish at jumping, Charizard will be slow but a good jumper, and Ivysaur in the middle.

    Hopefully there will be a girl trainer who uses the 4th gen pokes, only the other way round, ie. Chimchar, Grotle and Empoleon.

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