User blog comment:TimeSoul/Ridley/@comment-5623885-20141104013714/@comment-860254-20141108152513

it wasn't hard to give either Zelda or Palutena moves for Smash Bros.

Zelda uses the spells from Ocarina of Time, which make tons of sense. If she hadn't been included in Melee, Brawl or 4, I would have suggested that either she use that or the Light Arrows from every game ever. And maybe something related to time travel? And for Palutena.... you say she doesn't actually use those powers in KI:U? You're right: she grants them to Pit and the fighters in multiplayer. Those are her powers, and I would have suggested she use those before her reveal.

Duck Hunt Dog is the only real exception. Though people suggested he use the NES Zapper and pigeons to attack, so everyone could have made him a moveset. Sakurai just took it a step more than the NES Zapper and pigeon idea: he included items from other games that used the zapper- Hogan's Alley, Duck Hunt, Wild Gunmen, Gumshoe and Tin-Star. I could have created something along those lines if I were in his shoes, and I'm not creative in the least.