Current Events > What do you think of Mega Evolution?

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It's ok to use them in battle. They're alright.
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Felt like jumping the shark
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Squall28 posted...

Felt like jumping the shark

xdd
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Like in Pokmon? Cool concept but they implemented it in the worst possible way.

Itd be cool if theyd used them to give focus to forgotten lines or, even better, to power up unevolved versions of Pokmon so that thered be a reason to keep a Wartortle or Quilava on hand.

Instead they choose to give them primarily to already powerful, popular final-stage Pokmon, some of which dont and now cant have evolutions. Not to mention, that almost all of the Pokmon they chose were already designed to be final forms, so adding random nonsense makes them feel extremely over-designed.

And to put the cherry on top, they immediately abandoned the gimmick the following gen in favor of z-moves (which also seem to be getting abandoned this gen), so Pokmon that should clearly have Mega forms likely never will.

Kami_no_Kami posted...

Instead they choose to give them primarily to already powerful, popular final-stage Pokmon, some of which dont and now cant have evolutions. Not to mention, that almost all of the Pokmon they chose were already designed to be final forms, so adding random nonsense makes them feel extremely over-designed.

And to put the cherry on top, they immediately abandoned the gimmick the following gen in favor of z-moves (which also seem to be getting abandoned this gen), so Pokmon that should clearly have Mega forms likely never will.

Megas and Z Moves were both a thing this gen. And who the fuck was using the staters competitively outside of Marshtomp and Speed boost blaziken? Granted they still aren't being used but at least they can take a hit or two now. Also it gave prescence to Beedrill, Pidgeot, Mawile, Sableye, etc.
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It was nice to give them to previously underappreciated Pokes. Understandable that they gave them to the starters for marketing purposes.

Dumb when they gave it to already popular Pokes like Salamence, Garchomp, and Gengar.
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One of their best features since STAB and double battles

However they should have limited it to 3 stage pokes, and allowed 2 stager to get another evo

Kami_no_Kami posted...

Like in Pokmon? Cool concept but they implemented it in the worst possible way.

Itd be cool if theyd used them to give focus to forgotten lines or, even better, to power up unevolved versions of Pokmon so that thered be a reason to keep a Wartortle or Quilava on hand.

Instead they choose to give them primarily to already powerful, popular final-stage Pokmon, some of which dont and now cant have evolutions. Not to mention, that almost all of the Pokmon they chose were already designed to be final forms, so adding random nonsense makes them feel extremely over-designed.

And to put the cherry on top, they immediately abandoned the gimmick the following gen in favor of z-moves (which also seem to be getting abandoned this gen), so Pokmon that should clearly have Mega forms likely never will.

Well said
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That was the best surprise of Gen 6. I especially appreciated the fact that the leaker who leaked basically everything else about Gen 6 left this intentionally vague and didn't spoil the surprise.
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Detest it with every fiber of my being.
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It gave Mawile viability. So I liked it.
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It gave Absol wings and extra fluff. So I liked it.

But I hated that, say, Garchomp got one. Stupid lizard was good enough, spread the love. Where's Mega Dunsparse? Mega Smeargle? Mega Stantler?
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PokeCris posted...

It gave Mawile viability. So I liked it.

Mega Mawile is a beast.
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