Why Poké Floats Isn't In Smash Bros. Ultimate
There are quite a few iconic examples of Pokémon-inspired stages in the Super Smash Bros. series, and almost all of them appear in the latest game in the franchise, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. However, there's one notable exception. The stage Poké Floats, since its introduction in Super Smash Bros. Melee, has yet to reappear in the rest of the series. Though there's been no official word on why that might be the case, there are a few plausible theories as to why Poké Floats didn't make the cut for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate contains over 100 different stages, leaving out only around a dozen locations from previous Smash Bros. games. Among the included stages in Smash Ultimate is six Pokémon-themed battle arenas, such as Spear Pillar and Saffron City. It's also introduced several new stages with the addition of subsequent DLC Fighters to Smash Ultimate, like the Kingdom Hearts stage that accompanied Sora's entry to the game in late 2021. Though some fans believed that the missing Smash stages — including Poké Floats — would be released as part of an expansion pack, now that the apparent last DLC Fighter has been added to SSBU, it seems those hopes have been almost entirely dashed.
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The Poké Floats stage, as it appears inSuper Smash Bros. Melee, is exactly what the name implies. Neary 20 giant floats, each designed after a different Pokémon, gradually make their way across the screen, which sports a sky backdrop. Rather than acting like balloons, though, the floats are solid models of Pokémon characters in Super Smash Bros. that players need to balance their way across. Each Pokémon float demonstrates unique movement
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