Pichu (ピチュー, Pichū) is a Pokémon character in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Pichu is the "baby" form of Pikachu, and it is also recognized as being a smaller, lighter, and faster clone of Pikachu in Melee. Pichu is currently ranked 24th in the tier list, the lowest ranked clone character. This is due to the fact that it has poor range, most people can easily chain throw it despite it being small and being the lightest character in the game (which is another huge flaw), and it takes damage from its own attacks, resulting in having the worst matchup spread in the game (though it does have even matchups against Yoshi, Bowser, and Kirby).