Super Smash Bros 4 to Feature Playable Pokemon X and Y Character

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Friday, January 31, 2014

The upcoming Super Smash Bros 4 for the Wii U will feature a playable character from Pokemon X and Y.

Lucario, the bipedal dog-like Pokemon that can read energy to predict the movement of his opponent will make a first appearance in the famed fighting series. This pocket monster is also capable of manipulating energy if the form of explosive spheres.

Super Smash Bros 4 games for the 3DS and Wii U will also feature a Kid-Icarus-themed stage.

The game's director Masahiro Sakurai added a new screenshot to the MiiVerse that displays this level earlier this week.

The new Super Smash Bros games were first announced at E3 in 2011. There is no word on an official release date, however, they are expected to launch before the end of this year. Both versions of the game will boast different trophies so players who purchase both will have some variety while play the two.

Super Smash Bros 4 on the Wii U will also feature a revamped version of edge-hogging.

Sakurai released his pic of the day last week that revealed this technique previously found in past iterations of Smash Bros. It involves one player holding onto a ledge so that the other player who is trying to return to the stage after falling off cannot grab it. It will be slightly altered in the Wii U version.

"There are many changes being made to attack and defense options for grabbing ledges," said Sakurai. "In this picture Link is actually trumping Mario's grab."

Air time and accumulated damage will help to determine a player's period of invincibility while they are hanging on the edge and grab controls will no longer be affected by whether you have above or below 100 percent damage.