I really would like to just hit Squirtle

[Cooper736]

...but I can't, because he's too fast. He has insane aerial combos, an excellent approach in Withdraw, and a killer Usmash that seems to be much harder to airdodge than Lucas'. I can somewhat keep him at bay with projectiles, but bombs and 'rangs will only rack up so much damage, and when I go in for the kill, I get beaten back by his amazing mostly lagless attacks. He's got jumps, speed, and power. How do I beat such a creature?

Similarly we've got Ivysaur, with his amazing Fsmash range and ability to deflect bombs dropped from above and the occasional Dair. Again, power Usmash, and enough mobility in the air to keep me at bay when I get a bit sloppy. Note that I'm playing Lv. 9 CPUs, so I'm up against faster-than-average shielding, but still, when I win, I'm at one stock and 70%.

Charizard gives me no trouble.

Anyway, I guess this is a general "How do I Beat Pokemon Trainer?" thread. Help?

[SD14]

camp him make him come to you and always keep a bomb in your hand and just spam arrows and boomerang and if he comes close just throw the bomb and go in for a some damage

[fusiongtxz]

I've had similar problems... I actually picked up squirtle as a side chara to play just because of his amazing awsomeness =]

[TriforceCore]

i have a hard *** time against cpu trainer too

[Cooper736]

camp him make him come to you and always keep a bomb in your hand and just spam arrows and boomerang and if he comes close just throw the bomb and go in for a some damage

The problem with this is that Withdraw is such an awesome approach move, 'rangs don't deal damage, and Squirtle is short enough that arrows won't hit. In short, he can approach without running the risk of taking damage. Spacing in general is difficult because of the turtle's aerial movement, and after reading Alex's post in Tactics, I'm much more hesitant about blindly rushing in for some Fair action.

[Crizthakidd]

counter pick pokemon trainer. always have a second main to pwn him. i suggest ike, marth , falco