Weavile (SSBV)
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| Universe | Pokemon | ||
| Other Super Smash Bros. Appearances | Newcomer | ||
| Availability | Starter | ||
| Final Smash | Punishment | ||
Weavile (マニューラ Manyula) appears as a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. V , revealed at the end of the third game in the 7th gen “Pokemon Mid” Direct on November 7, 2018.
“Weavile is a Dark/Ice type Pokemon. It is devious and intelligent. It usually lives in cold, icy areas where it forms small packs. A pack of Weavile uses teamwork to take down its prey. It can communicate in the form of carving patterns on trees, ice and boulders. Weavile evolves from Sneasel when leveled up at night holding a Razor Claw.”
Weavile is confirmed as being a female.
Weavile is confirmed to have no alternate costume. For her appearance in SSBV, Weavile retains her voice actor from Brawl, Bill Rogers. Bill Rogers had to record much more voice clips.
Attributes[]
Pros:[]
Strong
Very fast and agile character
Good air speed
Can crawl which allows her to avoid linear traveling projectiles.
Can wall cling and wall jump.
High jump
Fast fall speed
Cons: []
Top 5 in the lightest characters in the game meaning KOed easily and early
Easily comboed due to fast fall speed
- Low shield (Shield gets broken by a fully charged Charged Shot from Samus)
Summary
Weavile is a very fast character. She’s very agile and she’s pretty strong. She’s pretty quick in the air. She also has a high jump and a fast fall speed. Another thing to note is that she can wall cling and wall jump and she can also crawl. She has some very interesting special attacks like her Low Kick and False Swipe. Her Swords Dance is got for getting that extra KO potential and she can be very overwhelming.
Weavile is also one of the lightest characters in the game standing in the Top 5. You know what that means? Early KOs. She gets KOed to stronger regular attacks pretty early. She can also be comboed easily due to her fast fall speed which can be bad. Her shield also gets DECIMATED easily by few strong attacks.
Besides these flaws, Weavile put in the hands of an aggressive player can be something else.
Moveset
Ground Attacks[]
| Name | Damage | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Attack | Fury Swipes | 2%, 3%, 3.2%, 1% (loop), 3% (last swipe) | A three-hit slash combo, or a downpour of slashes AKA Fury Swipes. |
| Neutral Combo | |||
| Dash Attack | 11% | Slashes upwards in an uppercut like manner. Good for combos at lower percentage as it has good hitstun. | |
| Forward Tilt | 7% | Slashes with both claws. | |
| Up Tilt | 8% | Slashes overhead with claw. Can juggle at low percent. | |
| Down Tilt | 6% | Slashes downwards with claws. Can trip. | |
| Forward Smash | X-Scissor | 6% (hit 1), 10% (hit 2) | Double Hit. Slashes forward with both claws in an “X” like manner. Speed about the same as Pit’s Forward Smash. |
| Up Smash | 5% (hit 1), 11% (hit 2) | Double Hit. Slashes then slashes upwards in a uppercut-like manner. | |
| Down Smash | Dark Pulse | 14% | Weavile shrouds around herself with an aura of darkness. |
Aerial Attacks[]
| Name | Damage | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Aerial | 5% | Weavile rolls into a ball. | |
| Forward Aerial | 8% | Weavile slashes forward with her claws. Good string capability. | |
| Back Aerial | 11% | Weavile kicks backwards with both legs. Good kill move. | |
| Up Aerial | 5% (hit 1), 5% (hit 2) | Weavile slashes both claws upwards. Good knockback making it a good kill move at much higher percentages. | |
| Down Aerial | 8% (descent), 2% (landing) | Weavile slams downwards with hands together initiating a meteor smash on contact. Similar to the Mii Fighters Down Aerial. |
Grabs and Throws[]
| Name | Damage | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pummel | 2% | *Grabs with one hand, short range* Slashes opponent. | |
| Forward Throw | 2% (throw), 10% (slash) | Throws opponent slashing at them. Also kills lighter fighters at minimum of 118%. Good kill throw. | |
| Back Throw | 7% | Throws opponent underhand behind him. | |
| Up Throw | 2% (throw), 7% (slash) | Throws opponent upwards and slashes them. | |
| Down Throw | 6% | Slams opponent on ground with both hands. Good for combos. |
Other[]
| Name | Damage | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor Attack (front) | 6% | Slashes both sides with claws. | |
| Floor Attack (back) | 6% | Slashes both sides with claws. | |
| Floor Attack (trip) | 5% | Slashes with claws. | |
| Edge Attack | 6% | Gets up attacking with claws. |
Special Attacks[]
| Name | Damage | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Special | Swords Dance | Weavile begins to “power up” as 2 transparent swords lift from his sides going up. Similar to Wii Fit Trainer’s Deep Breathing, must be released on time to get a power boost (x1.5 damage and knockback) for a short period of time. After used once, charge speed decreased till next stock. | |
| Alternate 1 | Ice Beam | 5%-14% | Weavile charges a blast of ice and fires it. At full charge freezes opponents on the spot. During the charge a mist-like effect is shown on Weavile’s hands and gets larger the more its charged. Deals damage on a fully charged blast while freezing opponent on the spot for a good amount of time leading to a follow up. Cannot be reflected. |
| Alternate 2 | Screech | 7% (uncharged), 22% (fully charged) | Very, very similar to Marth’s shield breaker. A chargeable scream which breaks shields. |
| Side Special | Ice Shard | 3% (each) | Weavile chucks 3 mini ice knives forward. Stops every single move in the game, besides Final Smashes. Has a very special attribute that allows it to stop Super Armored moves, making it possibly the best projectile in the game due to its utility and speed. Can be reflected. |
| Alternate 1 | Shadow Claw | 11%, 8% (late) | Weavile puts out a claw in which a Shadow aura shrouds it going forward for good range. Slashes at opponents with good knockback. Can be used to grab ledges. |
| Alternate 2 | False Swipe | 5% (throw), 1.3x (reflected projectiles) | Works just like Mewtwo’s Confusion in SSB4, the difference is that she makes physical contact. |
| Up Special | Night Slash | 11% | Slashes upward as a purple slash bar follows its claw. Travels a little less distance than Mario’s Up Special. Has a very high critical hit chance meaning it can KO pretty early. |
| Alternate 1 | Aerial Ace | 3% (total) | Weavile literally quickly “flies” upwards. The direction can be changed/angled similar to Pikachu’s Quick Attack. |
| Alternate 2 | Agility | Weaviles zips from left to right as he moves upwards-upwards-horizontally. Does not deal damage but Weavile cannot be hit during the animation. | |
| Down Special | Low Kick | 7%-12% | Slides low feet first attacking opponent. Works very similar to Falcon Kick without the fire effect. Does more damage to heavier fighters just like in the Pokemon games how the attack does more damage to heavier Pokemon. |
| Alternate 1 | Icicle Crash | 12% | Weavile rains down an onslaught of Ice from midair. Good damage and knockback. Good for defensive, keep away options. |
| Alternate 2 | Revenge | A counter. The only difference is that it doesn’t actually cancel the attacking move instead it has super armor and Weavile hits back much harder. Confirmed to be much stronger than a regular counter, but it does come out slower. | |
| Final Smash | Punishment | 48% | Trap Final Smash. Weavile grabs a nearby fighter and begins to literally punish them with slashes, slams, kicks, and all types of attacks. Then finishes it off with a very powerful spin throw sending them either forward or backwards. |
Animations and Misc.[]
Size[]
About the same height as Ness.
Taunts[]
SIDE - Weavile hisses as a hand in midair pops out signaling “Come on.” Based off the Pokemon Move, Taunt’s animation.
UP - Weaviles claws light up as she shakes them.
DOWN - Weavile folds its arms and laughs.
Character Selection Screen Animation[]
Weavile is seen slashing at the screen.
On Screen Appearance[]
Weavile pops out of a Dusk Ball.
Victory Animations[]
Weavile runs into view and jumps at the screen in a pose similar to her Pokemon official artwork and lands putting hand on hips.
Weavile slashes twice then gets in a pretty smug pose arm down, claws put out.
Weavile yawns for a bit then puts her hand on her hips looking in the distance.
Losing Animation[]
Weavile is seen rolling her eyes while clapping.
Crowd Cheer[]
“Wea - vile!”
Victory Theme[]
Flourished remix of the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl opening theme. Key point is 0:24 onwards.
Fighting Stance[]
Stands up straight with hands out slightly bouncing.
Idle Poses[]
Weavile jumps and lands.
Weavile grazes her arm’s fur with her claw.
Walk[]
Simply walks forward.
Dash[]
Dashes forward bent with hands flowing behind her.
Trophies[]
To be added.
Palette Swaps and Alternate Costume w/Palette Swap[]
| Color | Origin/Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Default | Fading Purple | Weavile's regular appearance. |
| Second | Pink | Weavile's shiny appearance. |
| Third | White | Based of a pokemon, a Female Meowstic's coloration. |
| Fourth | Blue | Based of the pokemon, a Male Mewostic's coloration. |
| Fifth | Yellow | Based of the pokemon Raichu's coloration. |
| Sixth | Red | Based of the Pokemon Zangoose's coloration. |
| Locked First | Choice Band | Weavile wearing a Choice Band |
| Locked Second | Muscle Band | An all Yellow coloraiton of Weavile wearing a Muscle Band |
Reveal Trailer[]
The Sly One and The Ultimate Creation
The Reveal Trailer Starts off in a snowy area. Pikachu is seen with Mario, Link, and Fox examining a patch of snow. At that moement, they notice a light of fire which is revealed to be Charizard along with Lucario and Greninja standing beside confirming all 3 to be returning. Mario, Link, and Fox then get into a ready position as Charizard signals at them to wait one second. Weavile then steps out looking smug, then comes the tagline "Weavile brings the Pressure!". Weavile then points at Pikachu apparently wanting a fight with Pikachu. Pikachu stares at Weavile as the others look on. Pikachu finally gets up then starts to walk past Mario, Link, and Fox, looks straight at Weavile then begins to chrage electricity. Weavile becomes fired up then the 2 charged at each other only to be stopped by a blast. Everyone looks in the direction of a blast to be greeted to a glowing red eye in the mist. The figure steps out as the camera is behind the figure showing the others. Weavile and Pikachu looking pretty frightened decide to retreat as the figure steps out. The figure is revealed to be Genesect who is glitching out. It then lets out a cry, straightens itself together and then looks right at the others, then comes the promo, "Genesect, The Great Creation?!?!" Genesect proceeds to walk forward as music from the background music from the 16th Pokemon movie plays. The others get ready as Genesect charges straight at them.
Now comes the gameplay. Various attacks, taunts, and palette swaps are shown from Genesect and Weavile. Their final smashes are both shown. Some of their colors are also shown as well. In the post-trailer scene, Genesect appears to have calmed down and is resting with Pikachu and Weavile. After the trailer, gameplay with Greninja, Charizard, Lucario, and Fox is shown on Pokemon Stadium III, confirming Pokemon Stadium III.