This is the kind of Super Smash Bros. Brawl announcement that we like - a brand new character addition to ogle over in the form of a Pokémon Trainer. Who’d've thunk it, eh?

In a change from the traditional Smash Bros. formula, our generic Pokémon Trainer doesn’t get involved with the fighting directly. Instead he sends out his captured critters to do the dirty work for him, that way keeping his attire in perfect condition so that he doesn’t have to wash for a week - maybe? A trio of Pokémon at this disposal doesn’t mean three lots of energy, though. Instead, their life is combined. Balancing the abilities of your Pokémon is critical, we’d imagine, especially timing when to bring one in for a rest and sending another out.

No way! The Pokémon Trainer has finally arrived. And it looks like he doesn’t do his fighting directly. Instead, he uses the three Pokémon with him—Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard—to do the fighting for him.

He needs to use his three Pokémon to fight. So the only ones who fight directly are the Pokémon. I guess you could say using this character is like playing three for the price of one! And the Pokémon Trainer uses a special move called Pokémon Change to switch between them.

They all share the same damage meter, so they don’t recover from damage during Pokémon Change. But they also have another stat, which you might call stamina. If you keep fighting with the same Pokémon, or if you change them out too often, it’s not so good for the Pokémon. If you want to be a good Pokémon Trainer, you’ll need to learn these kinds of ins and outs.

Enjoy the screens above, why don’t'cha?