My rankings #5 Super Smash Bros Melee characters

It's been about 14 months since I did my first rankings on the N64 characters characters of Smash. So I thought it's time to add the Melee ones into the mix and see where the N64 cast stands now. I also won't be posting on the weekends.

#26
Newcomer
Series: Pokemon



Key games
Pokemon Gold
Pokemon Sliver

Special Moves
Standard: Thunder Jolt
Side: Skull Bash
Up: Agility
Down: Thunder

Pichu was one of the many clone characters in Melee. The reason I never used him much is since his attacks hurt him and he's the lightest character in game. As for his attacks Thunder Jolt does not do much, Skull Bash is a nice decent attack, Agility kind of sucks of you can't pull it off right and his best move Thunder does not hit other players.

Weird that you're doing a list on Melee when Smash 4 has been out for half a year now. But it should still be a fun list. Pichu is a pointless character.

#25

Newcomer
Series: Pokemon


Key games
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Blue

Special Moves
Standard: Shadow Ball
Side: Confusion
Up: Teleport
Down: Disable

Mewtwo was one of the few unique newcomers in Melee. I never used Mewtwo much since his grabs and throws are his strong points and he is a light character. As for his attacks. Shadow Ball is a good move even if it hardly hits when it's at full power, I never used Confusion, Teleport is a nice recovery move and I also never used Disable much.

#24

Veteran
Series: Pokemon


Key games
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Green

Special Moves
Standard: Rollout
Side: Pound
Up: Sing
Down: Rest

Jigglypuff is one of the best characters if you know how to use her. I hardly used her though since I could never time Rest right and she can be KO'd easy. As for her attacks Rollout is a nice move, Pound is a nice option to have, Sing is only good in single battles for the most part and Rest pays off if you can time it right.

Yeah, I also rarely used Mewtwo or Jigglypuff. I still don't use Jigglypuff much in Smash Wii U, I'm not sure how much I'll use Mewtwo when he releases.

#23

Newcomer
Series: The Legend of Zelda


Key games
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Special Moves
Standard: Fire Bow
Side: Boomerang
Up: Spin Attack
Down: Bomb

Young Link is one of the other clone characters in the game. I never used him much since his range is bad and I would rather use regular Link. As for his attacks Fire Bow is a decent move since it burns the other fighter, Boomerang hardly has any range, Spin Attack is a decent move and Bomb hardly does much.

Young Link was kind of pointless, I never used him. I love how all of the characters you're putting at the bottom of your list haven't made it to Smash 4. XD

#22

Newcomer

Series: Star Fox


Key games

Star Fox
Star Fox 64

Special Moves
Standard: Blaster
Side: Falco Phantasm
Up: Fire Bird
Down: Reflector

Falco was one of the better clone characters. I never used him much though since he's not that different then Fox. as for his attacks Blaster is not the best attack, Falco Phantasm is a nice recovery move, Fire Bird is a decent recovery move and attack and Reflector has helpful in some spots.

I used him more than Fox in Melee. Although, I've used Fox more in Smash 4, strangely enough.

#21

Veteran

Series: Star Fox



Key games

Star Fox
Star Fox 64

Special Moves
Standard: Blaster
Side: Fox Phantasm
Up: Fire Fox
Down: Reflector

Fox is one of not the best character in the game if you know how to use him. I never used him much though since I'm not big on speed characters. As for his attacks Blaster can be real good if you use it a few times, Fox Phantasm is a good recovery move, Fire Fox is a decent attack and Reflector can be good at times.

#20

Newcomer

Series: The Legend of Zelda



Key games

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Special Moves
Standard: Needle Storm
Side: Chain
Up: Vanish
Down: Transform

Sheik is also one of the best characters in Melee. I just did not like how she was so fast and her moveset was a bit dull. As for her attacks Needle Storm is a decent move, Chain is alright, Vanish is a nice recovery move and I never used Transform since I focused on the Sheik for the battle.

#19

Newcomer
Series: Earthbound



Key games

Earthbound

Special Moves
Standard: PK Flash
Side: PK Fire
Up: PK Thunder
Down: PSI Magnet

Ness is a tricky character to use since his attacks are hard to time. As for his attacks PK Flash is a decent move, PK Fire is a good setup move, PK Thunder is a great move and a hard to use recovery and PSI Magnet is a nice defense move.

Ness was always hard to use, I still don't use him much in Smash Wii U.

#18

Newcomer
Series: Ice Climber



Key games

Ice Climber

Special Moves
Standard: Ice Shot
Side: Sequall
Up: Belay
Down: Blizzard

The Ice Climbers where the first team to join the battle. I never used them much though since they have bad range and Nana can't be controlled by the player. As for there moves Ice Shot is a decent attack, Sequall is a good chip move, Belay is a good recovery move and Blizzard is a strong move.