When you throw a Poké Ball in Smash, a Pokémon
of some sort will appear and come to your aid.

Pick up and throw the Poké Ball…

A Pokémon appears!

Then it attacks anything in its path!

Mmm. They’re quite reliable. But you never know which Pokémon is inside a Poké Ball.

Of course, having this particular Pokémon appear at the most critical of times is in keeping with Murphy’s Law.

Goldeen, Goldeen, Goldeen, Goldeen, Goldeen…