Trivia / DEATH BATTLE! S01E24 - Pikachu VS Blanka

• The sneak peek of Pikachu's DEATH BATTLE! analysis had one text reading 'Beat Lance's Dragonite with help' in the anime when it was actually Drake's. This error was corrected in the full version.
• Pikachu vs. Blanka is the most unbalanced duel in terms of size. Pikachu is only 1'4" and weighs only 13.2 pounds. Blanka is 217 pounds and 6'3.5". Pikachu is also one of the smallest fighters in Death Battle history.
  • Pikachu maybe the most physically weakest combatant in terms of strength Depending on the Writer. In The Path to the Pokémon League, Pikachu had trouble lifting a tiny barbell, thanks to its tiny arms. On the other hand, it is able to do this to a Milotic, which on average weighs 357 pounds (162 kg).
• A common complaint to the researchers was that they completely ignored Pikachu's pokedex entries, possibly due to being an anime specific pokemon and not a games specific pokemon. This was later rectified in the Kanto Starter Battle Royal, where all three (game specific) combatants had their pokedex information considered and analyzed.
• This battle marked the first time that a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series was defeated by a character who had not appeared in that series ^note both Ryu and Ken would later join Smash as playable characters while Blanka would later join as a collectable spirit, which can be given to any playable character, including his opponent.