The Original Super Smash Bros Almost Had a Different Pokemon Fighter

The Original Super Smash Bros Almost Had a Different Pokemon Fighter

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Super Smash Bros. 64 let gamers play as Pikachu or Jigglypuff, but according to Masahiro Sakurai, Jigglypuff almost didn't make the cut. In the pink Pokemon's stead, a different pink Pokemon would have taken their Super Smash Bros. spot.

Super Smash Bros. has tons of Pokemon in it these days, with the games adding additional Pokemon starting with Melee. From the start, additional Pokemon have been present in the form of assists and stage hazards, but Pikachu and Jigglypuff were there from the get-go. Jigglypuff could be unlocked after playing the game and meeting certain requirements, and has been in the series ever since.

Pokemon playing a role in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's success could mean the next entry in the series taking a few things from Scarlet and Violet.

According to a recently rediscovered interview that was published in a Japanese magazine called 64Dream, history could have played out differently, with Pikachu and Clefairy being the two Pokemon featured in the original N64 game. In the May 1999 issue, the magazine published an interview with members of the development team behind the game. In it, Sakurai says that he was looking for popular characters he could add that...

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