Triple Finish
- For the SSBB Event, seeEvent 8: Go! Triple Finish!.
| Triple Finish | |
|---|---|
   Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard team up to peform Triple Finish inUltimate. | |
| User | Pokémon Trainer |
| Universe | Pokémon |
Triple Finish (さんみいったい,Trinity) is thePokémon Trainer'sFinal Smash.
Overview[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Pokémon Trainer calls out all three of his Pokémon to perform a synchronized team attack.Squirtle usesHydro Pump, a multi-directional spray of water.Ivysaur usesSolar Beam, a narrow beam of concentrated light, to create a wide projectile that holds targets in place.Charizard usesFire Blast, firing six large flames in the shape of the Japanese character "大" that also act as the move's finishing blow. Once the attack has ended, Pokémon Trainer recalls the two inactive Pokémon, and the Final Smash ends.
During Triple Finish, Pokémon Trainer shouts, "Take this! Triple Finish!" with an accompanying dialogue box (which incorrectly reads "Takethat!" instead of "Takethis!") like in thePokémon games. A moment later, the text changes to "It's super effective!", even if it doesn't hit any opponents. The text box hidesdamage meters and appears inSnapshots. The camera zooms in on the trio at the start of the move, zooming out as it progresses.
The move does more damage to opponents that are closer to the Pokémon, where they can take up to 58% damage. However, if the opponent is too close, they will be sent straight up and out of the attack by a concentrated ball of energy in front of the Pokémon. It can also be used in mid-air.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
The move functions very similarly to how it worked inBrawl. The maximum damage dealt has decreased to 51.8%. Opponents now get properly trapped in the attack as long as it connects, fixing the issue of opponents being launched upwards when used point-blank.
The male Pokémon Trainer now properly says "Take that! Triple Finish!" to match the dialogue box and the new female Pokémon Trainer says "Go! Triple Finish!", with her own dialogue box reflecting this. Also, Squirtle's Hydro Pump has been reworked into a whirlpool, Ivysaur's Solar Beam is wider, and Charizard fires five Fire Blasts instead of six.
During the attack, all three Pokémon will have glowing yellow eyes, but only the active one will have the glowing Final Smash aura.
Instructional quotes[edit]
 instruction booklet |  | Charizard, Squirtle and Ivysaur team up to release a trio of powerful attacks consisting of Fire Blast, Hydro Pump and Solarbeam. |
 Move List |  | Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard perform a synchronized combo attack. The attack hits a wide range in front of the trio and deals damage to opponents caught in it, pushing them away. |
Trophy[edit]
- Triple Finish
- The Final Smash of the Pokémon Trainer. Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard join forces to simultaneously use Hydro Pump, SolarBeam, and Fire Blast. This is the only time all three of them appear on the screen together, so this move boasts the strength of three in one. A window will appear on the screen, but don't worry about it.
:Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Origin[edit]
The concept of Triple Finish is based on a common occurrence in thePokémon franchise outside the main series games, most notably thePokémon anime, in which multiple Pokémon are instructed to attack in tandem, usually to defeat a larger threat. Most pertinently, theEmerald chapter of thePokémon Adventures manga hasBlastoise,Venusaur, Charizard and the other starter Pokémon final forms from the first three generations use their ultimate attacks in tandem to defeat a monstrousKyogre.
All three of the attacks used in this Final Smash, Hydro Pump, Solar Beam and Fire Blast, have been featured in every main installment in thePokémon franchise, and have always been learnable by Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard, respectively. Prior to Generation III, these moves were known for being the strongest moves of their types (Water, Grass, and Fire respectively). They are each Special moves with a very high base power of 120 (prior to Generation VI nerfing both Hydro Pump and Fire Blast to 110), but Hydro Pump and Fire Blast have low accuracy values (80% and 85%, respectively), and Solar Beam requires a full turn to charge. Fire Blast originally had a 30.1% chance to inflict a burn on the opponent, but this was nerfed to 10% in Generation II. Squirtle can learn Hydro Pump at Level 42 inGeneration I and has been able to learn it since. Ivysaur learns Solar Beam at Level 54 in Generation I, but can also obtain it via TM22. Charizard and other Fire-types could not learn Fire Blast naturally in Generation I, but could learn it via TM38 after defeating Blaine, the seventh Gym Leader.
The concept of three Pokémon being active at once was not possible in thePokémon series at the time ofBrawl's release; the most legally allowed in a Pokémon battle wastwo. However,Triple Battles andRotation Battles were introduced in thePokémon series in Generation V, where each Trainer sends out three Pokémon at once; the former functioned similarly to a Double Battle, and the latter allowed trainers to switch between three active Pokémon without using up a turn to switch.An episode of thePokémon anime prior toBrawl additionally featured the first non-official Triple Battle in the series. Generation VI kept Triple Battles and Rotation Battles, though both were dropped in Generation VII.
The text box that appears resembles the ones that appear during battles in thePokémon series, describing what actions are taken and their effects. The style of the text box resembles the latest installment of the series in each game the move is featured in:Diamond andPearl (Generation IV) inBrawl andSun andMoon (Generation VII) inUltimate.
The phrase "It's super effective!" is used when the type of a move used by a Pokémon is strong against the type of the opposing Pokémon. In these instances, the attack will deal double (or quadruple if both of the target Pokémon's types are weak to the move) the normal amount of damage, and is accompanied by a different damage sound effect.
Hydro Pump inPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
Solar Beam inPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
Fire Blast inPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
Hydro Pump being used bySquirtle inPokémon Red.
Solar Beam being used byIvysaur inPokémon Red.
Gallery[edit]
Triple Finish dialogue box inBrawl.
Triple Finish as shown by the Move List inUltimate.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
 Japanese | さんみいったい |
 English | Triple Finish |
 French | Attaque Triple |
 German | Dreifach-Finish |
 Spanish | Remate Triple |
 Italian | Attacco triplo |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 三位一体 |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 三位一體 |
 Korean | 트리플피니시,Triple Finish |
 Dutch | Drievoudige Finish |
 Russian | Тройной Финал |
Trivia[edit]
- This Final Smash can be used to view off-camera pieces of scenery on stages without pausing and changing the angle. If one stands at the edge of the screen and faces away from any stage before activating the attack, the zooming effect will show graphics that one would not ordinarily see mid-match.
- InBrawl, the text box present when using this move is identical in appearance to those from the Generation IVPokémon games. InUltimate, the text box was updated to match the appearance of those in the Generation VII games.
- The star-like symbols fired by Charizard are the kanji "dai", meaning "great" or "large"; this aesthetic detail carries over from thePokémon series, as it references Fire Blast's Japanese name, "Daimonji". InUltimate, Charizard also uses Fire Blast five times, matching the move's base PP in thePokémon games.
- Hydro Pump is also used asGreninja'sup special move, with a completely different function and animation from Squirtle's use in Triple Finish.
- While the move is mostly functionally identical regardless of which Pokémon was in play at the time of activation, when gained through theFinal Smash Meter, Squirtle's variation deals a negligible amount less of knockback than Ivysaur or Charizard (1.009x knockback multiplier, as opposed to the other two's 1.01x, all compensated by an equal reduction in damage).
 |  | |
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| Neutral special | (differs between Pokémon) | |
| Side special | (differs between Pokémon) | |
| Up special | (differs between Pokémon) | |
| Down special | Pokémon Change | |
| Final Smash | Triple Finish | |
