- This article is about Pikachu's appearance in Super Smash Flash. For the character in other contexts, see Pikachu.
Pikachu is a playable veteran starter character in Super Smash Flash coming from the Pokémon franchise. Most of his attacks come from the Super Smash Bros. series.
Pikachu is tied for 29th on the tier list, alongside Blade, in the bottom tier. He has a decent movement speed, and better finishers than Blade. However that's pretty much where his strengths end.
Pikachu has only four moves at his disposal, half of them possessing flaws that make them near-unusable. His standard attack has extremely poor range, combined with a very long duration that leaves him wide open to attacks if he misses. His Thunder is easily the worst projectile in the game, as it falls towards Pikachu, deals piddling damage, and has a long startup time that can be interrupted if Pikachu gets hit. These traits make it unsuitable for camping of any kind, as it leaves Pikachu wide open for a free punish. Because Thunder is also his down air, Pikachu has only one instant-kill attack, his up attack, while his other moves have little to no KO ability whatsoever. Pikachu has no way to deal with disjointed moves nor other projectile attacks.
These attributes give him awful matchups across the board (arguably worse than Blade), which is why he's ranked at the bottom of the tier list.
Moveset
| Attack | Description | Image |
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| Standard attack | Pikachu produces a bolt of electricity from its cheeks in front of it that damages opponents and knocks them backwards. | 
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| Side attack | Pikachu uses Skull Bash, propelling itself forward a fixed distance, delivering a headbutt. This attack offers momentum cancel, aiding in Pikachu's survivability when launched off the stage, and it also aids in its horizontal recovery. | 
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| Up attack | Pikachu flips itself, hitting opponents with its body and its tail. | 
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| Down attack | Pikachu uses Thunder where a large lightning bolt with infinite range spawns above Pikachu and travels from top to bottom, heavily launching opponents on contact. It is one of the best edgeguarding tools in the game. | 
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Trivia
- Because there is virtually no difference between Pikachu's down attack and down aerial, coupled with the fact it lacks a jump attack, this makes Pikachu the only character in SSF to have less than five attacks, with only four of them.
- Blade and Pikachu are the only two non-clone characters to share a spot on the tier list.
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