I think that they actually just kept the main design of Emerald Brendan's hat's rim and applied it as a headband in order to not have a beanie/stocking cap cover Pikachu's ears, unless they planned on "cutting" ear holes out of the hat, which would make it look a fir bit different than Brendan's actual hat.
Im pretty sad that Ash Cap Pikachu wasent in Ultimate, especialy sence they took mon's from SM/USUM. It would have been a really good referance to go along with Ash Greninja (Greninja's FS)
I like the fact that unlike most characters (except for other pokémon and fighters like Bowser Jr. and Hero), this implies that it's not just the same Pikachu in different outfits, but several different individuals taking turns. Also the fact that recent character reveals have shown them actually recieving an invitation, this implies that at least five different Pikachus or the entire species were invited to Smash, and not like a specific one
I always like to think that the wizard's hat is a cheeky reference to Mickey Mouse. Both him and Pikachu are iconic mice and Mickey has also worn a similar looking wizard's hat in the Sorcerer's Apprentice segment of Fantasia.
Gold makes more sense though, why is Silver not renamed, it's like if Blue was called Blue still in the English dub of the anime, it would be weird since Ash isn't called Red, hopefully you understand what I'm trying to say.
Honestly I thought that the pikachu ash hat was going to be the first one made considering that’s why pickachu is so popular, and he finally became the very best Smash reference or not
Not gonna lie, for a while i never understood where ppl got the names for characters like ethan and alike and always assumed they were fan names for them because i stopped watching pokemon around master quest(?) But still played the games and TCG but story wise i only ever read the pokemon adventures manga so to me the names were gold, ruby, dai etc.
The manga use the names of the games because the manga writers assumed that the games would share the name of their protagonist (like many games) and also because the manga was just keeping up the trend from RBY. the canon names are usually found due to whatever the default names are pre-sun/moon, sun/moon onwards are found through promotional material. RGBY: Red FRLG: Red and Leaf (her name was later retconned to be Green instead) LGPE: Chase and Elaine Gold/Silver: Gold (later retconned to be Ethan) Crystal: Gold and Kris HGSS: Ethan and Lyra RSE+ORAS: Brenden and May DPPt+BDSP+Legends Arceus: Lucas and Dawn (contrary to popular belief, you don't play as Rei and Akari in PLA, you play as the protagonist from Platinum) BW: Hilbert and Hilda B2W2: Nate and Rosa XY: Calem and Serena SM+USUM: Elio and Selene SWSH: Victor and Gloria SV: Florian and Julia
I do want to see Pikachu with ash's hat from either the first season of the anime or from the Master Journeys Series. Also, it would be very nice if they added in a Sailor Captain's Hat in reference to Captain Pikachu from the new Horizons Series.
@@Arbolez no, I mean he’s in smash along side pikachu The pikafication has to have been after gen 7 cause of the gen 7 fem protag’s hat as a pikachu alt, and red is in gen 7, after returning from the mountain
Tbh, it’d probably not work as an echo, if it was a separate fighter, it’d work better as ‘Cosplay pikachu’ which would look like a normal pikachu (though she’d have the black marked tail) and would change form for different attacks, changing back after a few seconds of not using a form changing attack Though the base form would look too similar to pikachu for online players to tell from a quick glance If it were a separate or echo fighter, where’d the moves come from, not regular pikachu obviously, but the pokken moves er might be hard to replicate in SSBU
@@disneygamerdonut214 not to be rude or anything but i think you overcomplicate stuff. Libre pikachu would perhaps change out quick attack with flying press. And maybe have a backwards special similar to terry but in the form of an iron tail kinda like ashes pikachu. Just to further emphasis that is is a fighter. It would have higher defence stats and hit harder but with slightly less knockback to make it combo potential higher now that it is slightly slower with higher defence. Her down special could linger longer in the air making it more proficient as a zoning tool Or they could simply just make it slightly heavier then normal pikachu and call it a day.
When I see Pikachu, it made me realize how much i miss Pikachu in the Pokémon series with Ash Ketchum! He was a major character but now he's a minor character in Horizons!
I would have replaced Brendan and the Wizard hat with Lucas and Rosa hats, then have Pikachu libre represent Hoenn to get all the generations up to that point in there.
"Did you know that Pikachu Libre is a girl"
~Sakurai 2018
Yeah, it has a pu... let's say cat
Apparently, there's a male Pikachu Libre from an episode of Pokémon XY
And the internet ran with it. Doing what the internet does.
@@potatoguy5428don’t.
@@definitelynotstalin4306"I know what I have to do, but I don't know if I have the strength to do it
..."
It’s a party hat, not a wizard’s hat! The little puff thing at the top proves it!
Wizards can have puffs if they want. Who's gonna stop them, some goblins?
@@BaslightBatekeepBoyboss Only party wizards has the puffs, that's the rules!
too busy pondering orb sorry :(
@@BaslightBatekeepBoybossgoblins will see you teleport and say "He can't afford a steed"
Who let you decide what we could wear?
Lmao the Smash producers think Brendan is wearing a headband. Rookie mistake
He wears one in Emerald artwork
@@StarlingKnight nope, the white part is part of his hat
I think that they actually just kept the main design of Emerald Brendan's hat's rim and applied it as a headband in order to not have a beanie/stocking cap cover Pikachu's ears, unless they planned on "cutting" ear holes out of the hat, which would make it look a fir bit different than Brendan's actual hat.
You have to admit that Brendan’s hat would look weird on Pikachu though
It’s not that, it was an intentional decision because Brendan’s actual hat would cover Pikachu’s ears, so they just kept the green rim
Interesting note on the Headband alt: Brendan has never worn a headband! It's always been a beanie
you can see that his hair is actually black or brown if you look at his sideburns, the white stuff is the beanie
It's a beanie with a headband.
That's exactly what he says
It's also specifically Emerald Brendan.
@@Hungryburgerenjoyer
Yup. He has green bandanna in Emerald
Pikachu Libre is also the only Pikachu to actually have a black mark at the end of its tail
And all the other cosplay pikachus
Kind of, there are other forms of pikachu with a black marked tail, but they are the same instance of a pikachu
No there are more I think
@@GrumpigFanThere's only 1 cosplay Pikachu
noo @@__Soya__
I like pikachus costume reference the most because you can actually tell what they are
Pikachu Libre was also in Pokken Tournament.
Yeah but it didn't originate in pokken tournament
i always thought it was an original in that game myself! it is its most iconic appearance at least
i believe it's also in Pokémon GO
Im pretty sad that Ash Cap Pikachu wasent in Ultimate, especialy sence they took mon's from SM/USUM. It would have been a really good referance to go along with Ash Greninja (Greninja's FS)
Isn't there a mod where you actually can have Ash Ketchum's Cap from the OG?
Nah, it's cool to have Pikachu with the hats of the protagonist of the games, we already have all Ash's hats in the games
its better to reference the pokemon games more than the anime smash is all about video games after all
Pikachu Has The Voice As Kirby.
All his alts are based on the games
I think its funnier to think that the first pikachu has Terry's hat and is darker for tanning
Pikachu Libre fucked with my head, because literally every other Pikachu doesn't have a black spot at the end of their tail
That’s because it’s cosplay Pikachu which does have a black tip on her tail
In some of the games Pikachu looks thick 😂
Finally, Nintendo gave some appreciation to Brendan and Calem's existence.
Pika has had that headband since Brawl bud
the existence of calem pikachu makes me so happy. ive played smash twice and am very bad at it but i played him both times
I like the fact that unlike most characters (except for other pokémon and fighters like Bowser Jr. and Hero), this implies that it's not just the same Pikachu in different outfits, but several different individuals taking turns. Also the fact that recent character reveals have shown them actually recieving an invitation, this implies that at least five different Pikachus or the entire species were invited to Smash, and not like a specific one
Who’s your favorite yellow rat thing?
A. Pikachu
B. Lakitu
Lakitu is more of a turtle not a rat.
how is lakitu a rat?
B, SCREW THE PISS RAT
A
b lol
I always like to think that the wizard's hat is a cheeky reference to Mickey Mouse. Both him and Pikachu are iconic mice and Mickey has also worn a similar looking wizard's hat in the Sorcerer's Apprentice segment of Fantasia.
I knew libre was female but not the sun and moon variant
"Ethan from HeartGold and Soul Silver"
Ah yes, my favorite protagonist next to Leon S Kennedy from Resident Evil 2 Remake.
His name is actually ethan everyone calls him gold tho
He wasn't given the name Ethan until HGSS
You tried to be funny but you failed
Doesn't matter when he was called Ethan, he's still the same dude in the original Gen 2s lol
Stay mad Mareep
@@Handleneeds3ormorecharacters9 My guy your comment was just wrong 🤡
Finally, someone who doesn't call Ethan "Gold"
Gold makes more sense though, why is Silver not renamed, it's like if Blue was called Blue still in the English dub of the anime, it would be weird since Ash isn't called Red, hopefully you understand what I'm trying to say.
I mean his name is Gold in the manga so it’s fair to use either name.
@@chocov1233what in what dub the show he's gary and are two different characters
Fr tho, but i gotta say man, I'm dead 💀
I wish they had given Pikachu alternates inspired by Kris, Leaf and Rosa. They’re some of the best main character designs from Pokémon imo.
The male ones are more iconic in those game besides from rosa
They missed the chance to have blue Pikachu Libre as a costume.
Honestly I thought that the pikachu ash hat was going to be the first one made considering that’s why pickachu is so popular, and he finally became the very best Smash reference or not
Man, seeing that art of red from the 90s is one hell of a throwback. Miss those days so much.
Smash bros: hey, can we get a pikachu costume based off a trainer from gen 5?
Nintendo: no
Can you imagine that in a future Smash, Raichu would appear as an alternate costume for Pikachu?
I love how I share a name with a pokemon protagonist.
I knew some of the references but yeah those later ones you mentioned I had not realized
ethans at and the master ball, somethings gotta be connected
The Master Ball is purple
Ultra Ball my guy. Ultra Ball
"IT'S PIKACHU!"
Personally, I prefer Pikachu Libre.
Ps: Can you do Jigglypuff next?
YOU'RE TELLING ME HIS NAME IS ETHAN!?
GSC he is gold, HGSS he is ethan
I always assumed the wizard hat was because pokemon cards were owned by Wizards of the Coast at the time
female protagonist jumpscare
I've played this game for so many years and hours and never once noticed the tail being a heart
Not gonna lie, for a while i never understood where ppl got the names for characters like ethan and alike and always assumed they were fan names for them because i stopped watching pokemon around master quest(?) But still played the games and TCG but story wise i only ever read the pokemon adventures manga so to me the names were gold, ruby, dai etc.
The canon names are usually used as defaults, and/or in promotional material like trailers
The manga use the names of the games because the manga writers assumed that the games would share the name of their protagonist (like many games) and also because the manga was just keeping up the trend from RBY.
the canon names are usually found due to whatever the default names are pre-sun/moon, sun/moon onwards are found through promotional material.
RGBY: Red
FRLG: Red and Leaf (her name was later retconned to be Green instead)
LGPE: Chase and Elaine
Gold/Silver: Gold (later retconned to be Ethan)
Crystal: Gold and Kris
HGSS: Ethan and Lyra
RSE+ORAS: Brenden and May
DPPt+BDSP+Legends Arceus: Lucas and Dawn
(contrary to popular belief, you don't play as Rei and Akari in PLA, you play as the protagonist from Platinum)
BW: Hilbert and Hilda
B2W2: Nate and Rosa
XY: Calem and Serena
SM+USUM: Elio and Selene
SWSH: Victor and Gloria
SV: Florian and Julia
Pikachu with Red's hat is my favorite.
I'm sad that Pikachu doesn't have Ash's hat 😢
I need a black and white reference like the tennis visor
I do want to see Pikachu with ash's hat from either the first season of the anime or from the Master Journeys Series. Also, it would be very nice if they added in a Sailor Captain's Hat in reference to Captain Pikachu from the new Horizons Series.
Zinnia's boss battle music takes me back to Omega Ruby. Man, I had fun playing that game.
If i was one of the guys from smash bros i would have made a mandela pikachu with a black tip on his tail
I really like smash 64's Pikachu's design
All of the protagonist were turned into pikachus and thts why they never appeared
Except red
@@disneygamerdonut214 yeah i forgot about him
He got stuck in a mountain
@@Arbolez no, I mean he’s in smash along side pikachu
The pikafication has to have been after gen 7 cause of the gen 7 fem protag’s hat as a pikachu alt, and red is in gen 7, after returning from the mountain
Can you do young link and toon link
Speaking of pikachu libre, im pretty sure it's the reason the pikachu with a black tipped tail mandela effect exists
No I remember that people misremembered the black tip of Pikachu’s tail from before ORAS even came out.
ORAS is too recent for that to be the case
Protagonist
The manga's names :😊
The videogames names : 💀
Libre pikachu could honestly be a echo fighter.
Tbh, it’d probably not work as an echo, if it was a separate fighter, it’d work better as ‘Cosplay pikachu’ which would look like a normal pikachu (though she’d have the black marked tail) and would change form for different attacks, changing back after a few seconds of not using a form changing attack
Though the base form would look too similar to pikachu for online players to tell from a quick glance
If it were a separate or echo fighter, where’d the moves come from, not regular pikachu obviously, but the pokken moves er might be hard to replicate in SSBU
@@disneygamerdonut214 not to be rude or anything but i think you overcomplicate stuff. Libre pikachu would perhaps change out quick attack with flying press. And maybe have a backwards special similar to terry but in the form of an iron tail kinda like ashes pikachu. Just to further emphasis that is is a fighter.
It would have higher defence stats and hit harder but with slightly less knockback to make it combo potential higher now that it is slightly slower with higher defence.
Her down special could linger longer in the air making it more proficient as a zoning tool
Or they could simply just make it slightly heavier then normal pikachu and call it a day.
Im so embarrassed that i just learned the correlation between the hats
I assumed the red hat with glasses was actually cappy wearing sun glasses lol
The fact you didn't mention Pokken is travesty
So Dang grateful you called him Ethan instead of gold.
man Pikachu killed a lot of trainers to take there head wear
Do either Jiggs or Pichu next!
Omg pika libre is the Mandela effect of people thinking he had black on the end of his tail he’s the only one
She**
And yes, it’s from ORAS’s cosplay pikachu, which had a black marked tail to indicate it as separate from regular pikachu
Oh yes sry she is the only one I forgot about female pikachew having the heart tail
We need one with ash’s hat
Nah not the wrestler Pikachu I've already something like that 😂😂
The dance at the start 👌🥶🥵🔥🗣🗿
When I see Pikachu, it made me realize how much i miss Pikachu in the Pokémon series with Ash Ketchum! He was a major character but now he's a minor character in Horizons!
BOXING PIKA HAS THE BLACK SPOT ON HIS TAIL
Anyone who calls it the party hat and not the wizard hat has L chakra
I now get the green pikachu joke from Jelloapocalypse
Rip to the people who thought Ethan's cap on Pikachu was one of the hats the male Pilgrims wore 😂😂💀💀🗿🗿☕️
That Pikachu actually has black tip on his tail
I was right all along
Yeah only the 5 Cosplay Pikachus have that though, all others never had it
It's not a headband in the game but a band ariund his hat
Pikachu libre on top 🔥 🔥
A black tipped tail, I knew i wasn't insane
PikaJuan has a video game appearance
Hmm... well, its weird hearing my name in a short.
Bruh don't forget Pikachu Libre was a fighter in Pokkén Tournament (separate from original pikachu - more melee focused with electroweb)
The blue wizard hat looks more like a birthday hat.
I never noticed these that’s actually so cool wtf
Bro said SoulSilver and HeartGold man did og pokemon gen 2 Gameboy dirty
The second hat is just sick pikachu admit it
I would aslo like to point out that in thevoriginal pokemon red, everything is tinted a shade of red, same for pokemon blue with the color blue.
No Ash hag, no detective hat. Missed opportunities
PIKA! PIKA! (Great short!)
I would have replaced Brendan and the Wizard hat with Lucas and Rosa hats, then have Pikachu libre represent Hoenn to get all the generations up to that point in there.
Something I actually didn't know
Pikachu libre: the coolest pikachu
Gen 2 protagonist being named gold Stan 😎💯🔥
I think the tints are just to match the hats/headband they have. I dont think its a separate reference
Do one for lucario
I learned the protagonists’ names and I’m not sure what to think
Gen 2 hat is the best.
I wish we had a gen 5 reference in the costumes
LIBRE HAS THE BLAKE ON THE TAIL
"I AM... DEAAADDD..."
WOODAPHUK IS THESE PIKACHUS AND ANTAGONISTS
smash gave us the mandela effect about pikachus tail
No it didnt
Pikachu has the most interesting
I never knew pikachu libre was from an actual mainline Pokémon, always assumed it was from Pokken tournament
Fun fact:cosplay Pikachu has a black taile end
In the next Smash they should have the Detective Pikachu hat and at least of the Ash caps from the Hat Pikachus.
Zinnia’s theme in the background
It's a crime thwt there isn't an Ash's hat pikachu. The most iconic of them all (probably, i dont even play smash OR pokemon)
Bring back fat pikachu😭
Sunglasses is also for vacay mario hat
Oh the cute Wizard hat from smash 64...
Shadow wizard money gang, we love casting thunder
The wizards hat is from a costume Pikachu can have in an older pokemon game
i’ve always used the party hat
More Pokemon characters had own outfits, until updates begins.