Is Pichu a failed shillmon?
Smash saved it
>>58514518No that would be Marill
>>58514518pichu is pretty popular though
>>58514573tbf Smash also saved Jigglypuff and Mewtwo. The franchise far moved on beyond Gen I pandering by Brawl but the combination of Jigglypuff, Mewtwo and XY being the focus of the era basically was whiplash into Kanto being the only region that matters, especially through out the 2010s
>>58514620Mewtwo was popular before smash and even during Brawl which he wasn't in.
Nah, she's a successful shillmon, and she's my bro
>>58514620Brawl added the Pokemon Trainer Red in addition to Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard. Not to mention that of the 6 Pokemon in Brawl, 5 are from Generation 1, Smash 4 and Ultimate have proportionally less representation. Remember how Squirtle and Ivysaur were dropped in Smash 4?>>58514849There was severe outrage when Mewtwo got dropped from Brawl, no one expected it, and to add insult to injury, he was the only unique character from Melee to be dropped in Brawl. For the next 6 years, he was consistently at the top of popularity polls
>>58514620didn't they make a Hoenn remake around that time?
>>58514518reasons why Pichu was added in Melee:>The Pikachu and Pichu short>Melee needed more characters with its tight development cycle>joke characterThis was still back when generations were not a thing and in hindsight were a complete mistake because the fanbase now demands DEI for their favorite generation
>>58514518It was my favorite Pokemon before Mimikyu came out, that has to count for something, right? :( Suprised they don’t do stuff for Pichu anymore, because they did some stuff for Raichu
>>58514518yes
>>58514518I can’t name a single retroactive babymon that isn’t a failed shitmon. There’s a reason that GF abandoned the gimmick ages ago
