Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct - 11.1.2018

[Runa216]

Nuvendil said:
Was pretty good. Disappointed they went Incineroar over Decidueye but also kinda expected it due to Pokken. Also sad Rex didn't get to be a fighter but again, also kinda feared that due to timing. Glad the DLC is looking like one solid pass rather than Wii U's confusing and expensive mess of options.
World of Light seems like it was the big reveal for this one and I like what I see.
Overall the biggest issue was length. Feels like a 30 min presentation stretched to 40.
Oh and fake leaks are BS.

I was also a little disappointed in this but not because of my like or dislike for the pokemon in question. We already had Fire (Charizard), Normal/Fairy (Jigglypuff), Psychic (Mewtwo), Electric (Pikachu/Pichu), Fighting/steel (Lucario), and Water/Dark (Greninja). I think a Fire/Dark Type doesn't really add anything to the roster, especially a Fire/Dark pokemon with a heavy emphasis on fighting styles and techniques. 

Decidueye would add a much needed Grass/Ghost type combination to the table while also being unlike any other pokemon or fighter. 

I'm not saying Incineroar is a bad pokemon, I just think Decidueye would have fit better and brought some balance to the pokemon representation in the game. I also would LOVE to see Garchomp in the game if only for its shape and type combination (Ground/Dragon would be awesome and I imagine it being a tank with little to no recovery given its lack of wings). Then again, I know that: 1 - They were only looking at modern pokemon from the newest generation, and 2 - I'm pretty much alone in my love for Garchomp. 

They didn't do wrong by me and I don't think they made a bad choice, I just think that, for Gen VII's representative they could have done better.