Alakazam

Alakazam is a Psychic-type Pokémon from the Pokémon series. It is the final evolution of Abra, and has a Mega Evolution known as Mega Alakazam. It appears at #065 in both the Kanto and National Pokédexes.

Alakazam are known to be very powerful psychics, having IQ's that exceed 5000. However, due to their very weak, skeletal bodies, they are constantly using their psychic powers to move and sustain the weight of their constantly expanding brains. Due to their vast intelligence, they are able to remember everything they have experienced, even during their time as an Abra.

In M.U.G.E.N, Alakazam was made by Bakisimu. It uses sprites from the Pokémon games, but with its parts rotated through an image editing application, hence the prominent blur on its sprites. Its movelist involves attacks that make use of its spoons, its psychic powers and moves it can learn in the games.

Gameplay


Alakazam is a 4-button character, though only using as a form of power charge. While its regular attacks lack range, save perhaps its standing light punch, Alakazam is still able to deal large amounts of damage, though unfortunately not through racking up combos, which is something the player will have trouble doing. One of its specials (presumably Fire Punch) deals a fair amount of damage on contact and even more damage when the opponent falls down, which is something its AI likes to use often, typically after a racking up a small combo with a few hits of its light jab. Adding on to its high damage output, Alakazam's two hypers are both overpowered, though one is overpowered on a damage basis (as well as being unblockable), while the other based on the large amount of life it restores; presumably Recover, this hyper restores a large chunk of life immediately after use and then continues to restore more over time.

In regards to its AI, Alakazam can perform actions much easier than the player can, such as being able to combo three jabs into each other and then pulling off a Fire Punch, which already takes out a large portion of the opponent's life. It also appears to be able to recover from hitstun much faster than the average character, being able to retaliate before the opponent has a chance combo into another attack. The AI also likes using Alakazam's power charge once the opponent has been flung far away, which almost grants it 1000 power, which it will either use to restore its life or activate its unblockable hyper when the opponent gets close. It also has a tendency to block a lot of the time, which much like recovering from hitstun, it can stop as soon as it needs to, allowing it to retaliate instantly.

Stats

 * Life: 900
 * Power: 5000
 * Attack: 100
 * Defence: 100