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                           Super Smash Brothers Melee
                               Nintendo GameCube

                                 Pokmon Guide
                                  Version 0.3
                         Last Updated: December 28, 2001
                           Created December 7th, 2001

                                  Written By:				
                                 Basel Sabbagh
                              sk9volt@hotmail.com

                                     2001
                              All Rights Reserved

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                               Table Of Contents
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                             1.0        Introduction
                             2.0        Pokmon
                             2.1        Pokmon Abilities + Rarity
                             2.2        Pokmon Rumors
                             2.3        Secret Pokmon
                             3.0        Tips & Tricks
                             3.1        Pokmon Selection
                             3.2        FAQ
                             4.0        Credits
                             4.1        Contact Information
                             4.2        Version History
                             4.3        Copyright Information
                             4.4        Author's Note
                             4.5        Guide Info


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 1.0       Introducion
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    Arguably one of the most unique items in the game, the pokball comes from
the ever-so popular Pokmon game for the Gameboy. These little guys hold a
pocket monster (pokmon) varying in size and type. Each pokmon has special
abilities and moves, which is the main point of the Pokmon games. In the
Gameboy games, you capture and train the pokmon so you can battle other
pokmon and pokmon trainers. 
    In Super Smash Bro. for the N64, the pokmon were used as an item, and 
when thrown realese a random pokmon from a relatively small selection of 
pokmon compared to the new selection in Super Smash Bro. Melee for the
GameCube. This guide will take you through the list of pokmon and what they
do. There are quite a few, and this guide might miss a few so it would be
really appreciated if you contact me (check section 4.1 for contact info)
and inform me of any pokmon missed and it would be even more appreciated
if you include the ability of that pokmon. Now enough talk and more pokmon!

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 2.0       Pokmon
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    This section will take you through the list of pokmon alone. This was
designed for easy viewing. If you would like to see the pokmon along with
their abilities, please check out section 2.1 of this guide. The Pokmon are 
sorted alphabeticaly.

 - #144 Articuno
 - #182 Bellossom
 - #009 Blastoise
 - #113 Chansey
 - #006 Charizard
 - #152 Chikorita
 - #035 Clefairy
 - #155 Cyndaquil
 - #101 Electrode
 - #244 Entei
 - #118 Goldeen
 - #250 Ho-oh
 - #249 Lugia
 - #183 Marill
 - #151 Mew
 - #146 Moltres
 - #233 Porygon2
 - #243 Raikou
 - #212 Scizor
 - #143 Snorlax
 - #121 Starmie
 - #245 Suicune
 - #175 Togepi
 - #201 Unown
 - #003 Venusaur
 - #110 Weezing
 - #202 Wobbuffet
 - #145 Zapdos

    This is the list of pokmon that I have yet to see so if they aren't
in the game, please don't e-mail me about it. I will eventually see them,
and if I don't, I will remove them until I do or see proof that they are in.

 - #251 Celebi

    I still need a few more secrets to see Celebi.

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 2.1       Pokmon Abilities + Rarity
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    This section lists all the pokmon and what they do. If you're having
trouble finding a certain pokmon because of all the abilities and
descriptions, check out section 2.0 for the list of pokmon alone, then
come back here once you know the order.

    Note: All pokmon do not damage whomever released them unless 
otherwise stated. Also if enemies touch the pokmon directly, they will
get damaged.

 - #144 Articuno
          Move/Ability:  Blizzard
          Description:   Freezes any enemies nearby.
          Rarity:        Rare
 - #182 Bellossom
          Move/Ability:  Sleep Powder
          Description:   Anyone who touches it will go to sleep.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #009 Blastoise
          Move/Ability:  Hydro Pump
          Description:   Shoots out water that travels across the screen 
                         after a brief pause to get out his guns. He will 
                         move backwards from the pressure of his Hydro Pump
                         so he will fall off the stage if he's near an edge.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #113 Chansey
          Move/Ability:  Soft Boil
          Description:   Releases 6 eggs that can be eaten or throwen to reveal
                         a new item.
          Rarity:        Uncommon
 - #006 Charizard
          Move/Ability:  Flame Thrower
          Description:   Will shoot out flames at both sides, one side at a time.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #152 Chikorita
          Move/Ability:  Razor Leaf
          Description:   Will shoot out leaves that travel across the screen
                         slightly damaging whoever gets hit.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #035 Clefairy
          Move/Ability:  Metronome
          Description:   Will execute a random move from a hand-picked selection.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #155 Cyndaquil
          Move/Ability:  Flame Thrower
          Description:   Will continuously shoot out flames in one direction.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #101 Electrode
          Move/Ability:  Self-Destruct
          Description:   Will blow itself up, damaging anyone nearby including
                         who released it. You can pick it up using A at various
                         times to throw it at someone.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #244 Entei
          Move/Ability:  Tall, Mysterious Column of Flame
          Description:   Will shoot out a blast of fire upwards, damaging
                         anyone up there and near it.
          Rarity:        Rare
 - #118 Goldeen
          Move/Ability:  Splash
          Description:   Simply the most useless pokmon that can possibly come
                         out. All it does it flop around doing nothing.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #250 Ho-oh
          Move/Ability:  Sacred Fire
          Description:   Will fly up into the background then wreck havoc on
                         whoever is unluckly enough to be where it's Sacred
                         Fire lands. It lands wherever Ho-oh was released.
          Rarity:        Very Rare
 - #249 Lugia
          Move/Ability:  Aeroblast
          Description:   Will fly up into the background and shoot out Aeroblast
                         (looks like a type of hurricane/wind) into the foregound 
                         that swirls around a bit.
          Rarity:        Very Rare
 - #183 Marill
          Move/Ability:  Tackle
          Description:   Will dash across the screen on the ground damaging
                         whomever it touches.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #151 Mew
          Move/Ability:  ???
          Description:   Will fly away in his bubble. He gives you a bonus worth 
                         10 000 points in 1P mode. Needs to be unlocked (section 2.3)
          Rarity:        Ultra Rare (1:251)
 - #146 Moltres
          Move/Ability:  Fire Blast
          Description:   Will burn whomever it touches then it will just fly
                         off upwards after a few seconds.
          Rarity:        Rare
 - #233 Porygon2
          Move/Ability:  Tackle
          Description:   Will immediatly jump forward on the enemy once 
                         it's released.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #243 Raikou
          Move/Ability:  Shock Wave
          Description:   Will fire off a shock wave around itself and it will
                         shock any opponents that touch it.
          Rarity:        Rare
 - #212 Scizor
          Move/Ability:  Fury Cutter
          Description:   Will run forward then jump up in the direction of an
                         opponent.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #143 Snorlax
          Move/Ability:  Body Slam
          Description:   Will pause for a second then jump up off the screen
                         and come back down at a much larger size damaging
                         anyone on the way up or down.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #121 Starmie
          Move/Ability:  Water Gun
          Description:   Will float around following an opponent then it 
                         unleashes a fury of water at an opponent.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #245 Suicune
          Move/Ability:  Hurricane
          Description:   A fairly large range of a wind storm swirls around 
                         Suicune catching anyone in it's range. It does
                         NOT freeze you.
          Rarity:        Rare
 - #175 Togepi
          Move/Ability:  Metronome
          Description:   Will executes a random move that can cause various
                         effects. It can use Night Shade which turns the
                         whole stage black for a few moments.
          Rarity:        Uncommon
 - #201 Unown
          Move/Ability:  Group Tackle
          Description:   Will fly off the screen then come back with many
                         other Unown and they travel across the screen
                         in a random direction for a short while.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #003 Venusaur
          Move/Ability:  Earthquake
          Description:   Will stomp on the ground damaging nearby 
                         opponents.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #110 Weezing
          Move/Ability:  Poison Gas
          Description:   Releases a poisonus gas damaging whoever 
                         touches it.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #202 Wobbuffet
          Move/Ability:  Counter
          Description:   Acts like a punching bag. If you touch it, it will
                         bounce back and forth damaging you. It hurts who
                         released it as well.
          Rarity:        Common
 - #145 Zapdos
          Move/Ability:  Thunder
          Description:   Shocks anyone nearby for a couple of seconds.
          Rarity:        Rare
                           
    I have yet to see Celebi, but here is what it supposivly does:
                            
 - #251 Celebi            
          Move/Ability:  ???
          Description:   Just flies off like Mew. Apparently it gives you
                         a "Celebi Catcher" bonus. Needs to be unlocked (section 2.3)
          Rarity:        Ultra Rare (1:251)

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 2.2       Pokmon Rumors
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    Apparently, Ditto was supposed to be in the game but was taken out
due to unknown reasons. I suppose it would take up too much memory.
Read the description below:

 - #132 Ditto           
          Move/Ability:  Transform
          Description:   Transforms into who released it and joins up with
                         him/her for a while.
          Rarity:        Unknown

    I would be guessing that this would act like Nana acts to Popo,
it would just immitate whatever you do... I wonder if you can have
Ditto transform into BOTH Ice Climbers. Oh man, imaging 16 Ice Climbers
on the same screen! If it transformed into 1, it would be 12. For this
I believe Ditto was taken out. This might also prove that Super Smash
Bros. Melee doesn't have much free space, and that the majority of the
space was taken up to make one of best games for the GameCube!

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 2.3       Secret Pokmon
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    There are only 2 "secret" pokmon that really need unlocking.

 - #151 Mew
          Unlock all secret characters. Chances are 1:251 that Mew
          will appear after this.
 - #251 Celebi
          Unlock all secrets. Chances are 1:251 that Celebi will
          appear after this.

    I haven't personally goten all the secrets so I can't comment
on the secrets you need. I would probably guess getting all the characters, 
stages, trophies (you need all the bonuses to get all the trophies), and maybe
some other things.
    It took me a while after I got all the characters to see Mew,
and I didn't really see him, it just said that after I was in
Training mode, but after that, he appeared much more so I believe
that once you see Mew or Celebi once, you will see them more often.

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 3.0       Tips & Tricks
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    This sections should help your "Pokball Skills" in the game.
Pokballs are very powerful items and can get almost anyone out
of a tight spot. Here are some things to remember:

 - Spread Out
     When you're in control and have a lot of pokballs, spread them
     apart. This way, opponents can't retreat to another part of the
     level to get away.
 - #1 Priority
     Try and get pokballs first. Almost nothing else beats getting
     a good pokmon like the legendary ones except for maybe a
     hammer in a small arena but anyone can jump/fly away from that
     and there's a 30% chance that it may be broken.
 - Popup In The Face
     When you have an opponent in close enough range, pop the
     pokball at him. Not only will you damage him slightly, the 
     pokmon will pop open right in the face, narrowing down the 
     chances of escape.

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 3.1       Pokmon Selection
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    The selection is completly random, although the rare ones like
Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres tend to come out less often as the others.
Ho-oh and Lugia tend to come out at the same odds and are more rare than
the legendary birds and dogs. This is no suprise as most of the rare ones 
are very powerful and it doesn't seem right to them popup every now and 
then. Check out section 2.3 for the randomness of the secret pokmon.

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 3.2       FAQ
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    Please read the whole FAQ before you send in questions because chances
are someone already asked me the same question.

Q: Help! My whole screen turned black for a few moments!!! What happend!?
A: Relax, this is one of Togepi's attacks called NightShade

Q: I leave my game on all night to get the Celebi bonus but I didn't get 
it! Do you know how?
A: Indeed I do. Get ALL the secrets to get a 1:251 chance of seeing it.

Q: Why can't I see Mew? Everyone else can see him!
A: You need to get all the characters to see him.

Q: What does Goldeen do?
A: Nothing. Unless you count flopping around and distracting your opponent or
   making your opponents laugh at you that you take advantage.

Q: In Goldeen's trophy, it says that Goldeen sometimes does an instant KO move.
   I've heard that Goldeen sometimes does this in the game. Is it true and if
   it is, what are the chances?
A: Well unless its a super low chance that no one ever saw it do it, it's not
   true.

Q: Why is Goldeen IN the game!? It's so stupid!!!
A: Quite possibly to make the pokball have a negative point towards it.

Q: Is Goldeen...
A: ENOUGH GOLDEEN QUESTIONS!

Q: I finally saw Articuno but it didn't freeze my opponents! So are you...
   WRONG?
A: Don't get your hopes up! Anyway, Articuno must be near the opponent to freeze
   them.

Q: I once threw a pokball and nothing came out... help?
A: There's a very little chance that that might happen but it does happen.

Q: I see Mew much more than a 1:251 chance! Am I just very lucky?
A: I'm guessing that once you see a certain pokmon, the chances of seeing
   that same pokmon increases.

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 4.0       Credits
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    This section is dedecated to all who have helped make this guide what 
it is today. If I have somehow managed to miss you just contact me
(check out section 3.1 if you need the contact info) and I'll make sure
to add you.

    Myself:   - Wrote the guide
              - Recorded all the pokmon and their abilities
    NP Guide: - Chances of getting Mew and Celebi & some names of 
                moves/abilities
    Mike B.   - More proper names of some moves/abilities

    So far, this has been mainly a solo project where I wrote down all
the pokmon and their abilities. There aren't any (that I know of)
places that have a list of the pokmon for me to get any info off of 
except for the official guides.

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 4.1       Contact Information
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    Did I miss anything? Are there any spelling/grammer mistakes? Do you
just want to send in a comment or complaint? Just contact me, Basel
Sabbagh, at one of the following:

    - Email
        sk9volt@homtail.com
    - GameFAQS Message Boards
        Username: Diablo Defender

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 4.2       Version History
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    Here you can find the verion number, the date that version was made,
and what was done on that version.

07/12/01    Version 0.1    Guide made: All beggining sections done.
27/12/01    Version 0.2    Move/Abilities redone for some pokmon. Added
                           "Pokmon Rumors", "Tips & Tricks" and
                           "Secret Pokmon" sections.
28/12/01    Version 0.3    Updated names for moves/abilities along with some
                           minor guide corrections. Added the sections 
                           "FAQ" and "Guide Info". Added a "Rarity" rating
                           in the renamed "Pokmon Abilities + Rarity"

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 4.3       Copyright Information
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2001-2002	
All Rights Reserved

Any FAQS/Guides on GameFAQS are automatically protected by international
Copyright law.

Only the following sites may use this guide:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/

If you see any other site with this information (some of them are original
so don't immediatly think it's mine and mine alone), please contact me
(refer to section 3.1) and tell me where you saw it and what it contains
that I have made.

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 4.4       Author's Note
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    I'm not a Pokmon fan but a very big Super Smash Bro. Melee fan. I
own the game and the system and am also a big GameCube fan. I decided
to write this guide because I think that the pokballs in this game are
a very powerful tool and because of the uniqueness of the pokmon. There
aren't any guides on this kind of stuff in the game so I decided to make
one. It's also because I have seen many posts on message boards asking
for what pokmon come out in the game and no one that I know of has been
really able to answer that. 
    I know a fair amount on pokmon but I am not perfect, so if you see 
anything that I missed or you know a proper move name or description, 
please contact me (refer to section 3.1) and explain it to me if 
possible.
    I've played all pokmon games exept for Pokmon Crystal and beat all
of them exept for Pokmon Pinball (can it even be beaten?). I've played
Pokmon Stadium for a bit with my friend on his game and I was pretty
good too but no Pokmon Stadium 2.

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 4.5       Guide Info
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 Updated: Dec. 27, 2001 - 14:43:49
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