Perpetual Frowner: In contrast to the rest of his species, this Pikachu is usually frowning, only smiling if he wins a round.Pokémon Speak: Pikachu and its counterpart Pikachu Libre are the only playable Pokémon to clearly say their names in international versions while some other characters still use Pokémon Speak, they say their undubbed Japanese names.It's a pun in Japanese too, as its name in Japanese is Voltekken, a play on Tekken and "Volteccer" (Volt Tackle's name in Japanese, which comes from Pulseman).
Limit Break: Volt Shock Fist, a play on the Mishimas' fan-nicknamed "Electric Wind God Fist", and Pikachu's Signature Move Volt Tackle from the Pokémon core series Role Playing Games.4, and his biggest influence, the Mishima patriarch himself, from Tekken. Jack-of-All-Stats: Pikachu is classified as a Standard Fighter his stats lean towards Fragile Speedster, but the numbers do not tell the whole story: his versatile movement makes him an aggressive pressure-based all-arounder, similar to Ken from Street Fighter, the specific incarnation of Mario as portrayed in Super Smash Bros.Elemental Punch: Uses a massive electrically charged one for his Burst attack.series, albeit as a Fragile Speedster and depicted near-identically to Ash's Pikachu. note Oddly enough, considering that Pikachu also appears in the Smash Bros. As the Jack-of-All-Stats Series Mascot known for normally being cheery and adorable but depicted as more serious and competitive here, it also takes after the Super Smash Bros. Also, his super attack looks a bit like Lightning Blade. For instance, he can even do Heihachi's famous Electric Wind God Fist loop, and his lose pose, where he crosses his arms and shrugs, is reminiscent of one of Kazuya and Devil's early win poses. Expy: Pikachu in this game seems to take a lot of influence from the Mishimas, evident by certain moves and victory poses.Just look at his attempts to seem badass and intimidating during its post-round Victory Poses (which are based off Heihachi and Kazuya)! Badass Adorable: The "badass" part is emphasized in comparison to other Pikachu, while the "adorable" part is in comparison to his fellow fighters.However, this Pikachu is shown to be serious and competitive. Adaptational Personality Change: Pikachu are normally portrayed as being cheerful and easygoing.An Electric Pokémon from the first generation. The Mouse Pokémon and Franchise Mascot, Pikachu is a Standard character that mostly fights with his arsenal of electric attacks.