Why does it seem like there are less pokemon in Brawl than there was in Melee??

[Daft Pink]

It seems like it to me. It does seem like they have less pokemon. Is it because of how often certain pokemon come out, or do they really have less pokemon than in Melee?

[JrDude]

Point out that you mean Pok?ball Pok?mon, I thought you meant playable for a sec.

[Java]

It's because Chansey and Clefairy aren't in. ::)

I miss them. ;_;

[Gwen Khan]

It's because Chansey and Clefairy aren't in. ::)

I miss them. ;_;

also Articuno, Zapdos and Raikou

[Java]

It's because Chansey and Clefairy aren't in. ::)

I miss them. ;_;

also Articuno, Zapdos and Raikou

Doesn't Sakurai realize that you can't have one legendary with out the other?

[Avion-Finch]

It's because Chansey and Clefairy aren't in. ::)

I miss them. ;_;

also Articuno, Zapdos and Raikou

Doesn't Sakurai realize that you can't have one legendary with out the other?

and the regis got shafted too.

[Java]

It's because Chansey and Clefairy aren't in. ::)

I miss them. ;_;

also Articuno, Zapdos and Raikou

Doesn't Sakurai realize that you can't have one legendary with out the other?

and the regis got shafted too.

Aren't there 5 or 6?
o_O

[JrDude]

It's because Chansey and Clefairy aren't in. ::)

I miss them. ;_;

also Articuno, Zapdos and Raikou

Doesn't Sakurai realize that you can't have one legendary with out the other?

and the regis got shafted too.

Aren't there 5 or 6?
o_O

There were 3, but D/P added another, so it's actually 4.

[Kilroy]

It's because Chansey and Clefairy aren't in. ::)

I miss them. ;_;

I completely forgot about Chansey. Maybe it's because they got rid of the egg as an item >_>

[Java]

Now that I think about it, it really does feel like there are less Pokemon.

[SkyMyl]

I think that there are really common Pokemon that appear 95% if the time.

[tollhouse2006]

It could be because alot of the new Pokemon shouldn't have been put in like Munchlax, and I can't spell or remember the other names but you all know who I'm talking about.

[FruitFlow]

Most of them were removed and replaced w/new ones.

[Kaz]

I think it's partly because a lot of the newer ones have really high rates of appearance. There might be less, but if there is, it can't be by much. There may actually be more...it's just that you don't see several of them very often.

[Shujinco2]

Meelee pokemon:               Brawl pokemon

Articuno                              Piplup
Bellossom                           Munchlax
Blastoise                            Bonsly
Celebi                                Weavile
Chansey                            Torchic
Charizard                           Gulpin
Chikorita                            Metagross
Clefairy                              Gardevoir
Cyndaquil                          Meowth
Electrode                          Electrode
Entei                                 Staryu
Goldeen                            Goldeen
Ho-oh                               Snorlax
Lugia                                Chikorita
Marill                                Togepi
Mew                                 Bellossom
Moltres                             Wobbuffet
Porygon2                         Groudon
Raikou                              Kyogre
Scizor                               Moltres
Snorlax                            Entei
Staryu                             Ho-Oh
Suicune                           Suicune
Togepi                             Lugia
Unown                            Latias & Latios*
Venusaur                        Deoxys
Weezing                         Manaphy
Wobbuffet                      Mew
Zapdos                           Jirachi

*=Counts as one pokemon.


It seems that there is the exact same amount of pokemon in Meelee and in Brawl. I think the fact that it SEEMS like more pokemon are in Meelee is because there are only a few VERY rare pokemon, with a lot of mediocre-rarity and common pokemon making up most of the roster, while Brawl has quite a few of rare pokemon, with more Super Rare pokemon than Meelee, causing you to see MORE of certain pokemon, giving you the illusion that there are more pokemon in Meelee than in Brawl.

Hope that makes sence! ;)