What Happened To Mega Evolution?
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2020
- Up until Pokemon Sword and Shield, Mega Evolution had become a new fan-favorite feature. Today we explore its slow decline and eventual disappearance.
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What's your favorite Mega Evolution? If you couldn't tell.....Mega Slowbro is my boy 😎
Mega Audino!..
@@bibarel5097 mega ray
Metagross
Mega Sableye
Mega Houndoom
Mega evolutions and regional variants felt like a natural *evolution" of the Pokemon franchise. Everything else since has felt like a cheap generational gimmick.
Ok ... magic stone plus pokemon bond but actually not since no friendship level is necessary very natural😂
@@detectiveshadow4171 mega evolution good zmoves and gigantamax bad
@@bidinga1480 disagree with you and that is where I will leave it
@@detectiveshadow4171 Execution might've been poor but the concept absolutely holds up. Mega evolution at least builds on major mechanics of the Pokémon franchise, that being evolution, while Z-moves and Dynamaxing come out of nowhere and relate to nothing previously built. Had they held on to Mega's and made some changes to how it functions I'm sure it would've been a very strong addition to the Pokémon battling system. After all, some staples in the series like abilities, held items, double battles, etc. all began as gimmicks but became massive contributors in making Pokémon gameplay much more nuanced.
@@handsoaphandsoap I mean it just a transformation and so is dynamax but I agree with the rest
Part of me really wants to see megas, z-moves, and dynamax all in one game just to watch the chaotic insanity that competitive play would become.
dynamax mega rayquaza uzing the dragon type z-move
That does not sound like a fun to play format, if that happens i might quit vgc
Showdown: *Am I Joke to you?*
What about in the anime why doesn’t anyone try that?
Just play pokemon showdown lol
You don’t evolve by putting armor on dummies!
Steelix and Scizor: ...
Rhyperior: *Am I a joke to you?*
*laughs in Escavalier*
Slowbro: *Breathes heavily*
Ampharos: "H-hair works...r-right?"
*Sweats in Donphan*
"You don't evolve by putting on armor!"
Escavalier would like to have a word...
Rhyperior, Steelix, and Scizor: are we a joke to you?
@@azelfdaboi5265 Nintendo even made a pokemon episode of the show specifically explaining and showing that Karrablast and Shellmont CAN ONLY EVOLVE by trading with each other as well.
Here is a simple solution to these problems. Only introduce new mega Pokémon in remakes. That way a bunch of Pokémon from that specific region get mega evolution. This makes the process of introducing new mega Pokémon slower, so they don’t run out of cool Pokémon. You don’t even need to have the rest of the mega evolutions in the game, just have the new ones.
Yea, like 5-7 new ones won’t hurt at all!
Or just 3 is fine too :(
I was thinking 15-20 new megas. Just from the new Pokémon in the region though. For example Gen 4 remakes would have mega evolution of just Gen 4 Pokémon.
@@cosmicspartan5091 not a bad idea tbh I can even see the elite 4 having their own megas (new ones that would be introduced)
I like this idea but there are problems that I'll get to. I think only 10 new megas should be introduced each remake- would be enough for the last gym leader (optional), elite four, champion, and evil team leader to all have a respective mega. If they did this in Sinnoh, Volkner's Luxray could get a mega (I know it doesn't need one but it could look so cool!), Aaron could use a mega Heracross or his Drapion could get a mega, Mega Golem for Bertha or Hippodon to keep it as a pokemon from that region, Infernape for Flint, Lucian could use a mega Alakazam/ Medicham or Bronzong could get a mega. Obviously, Cynthia has to use Mega Garchomp. I know people are against popular pokemon getting megas but if you add megas to a remake, the ace pokemon of those characters should get a mega. Also, both Kanto and Hoenn starters got megas so, Sinnoh should too. Now, the problems I was talking about is players would want to use these megas in other games or use past megas in them.
It feels like Pokemon is going down a similar path as Yu-Gi-Oh - as they introduce a new mechanic with every generation that only complicates things, as oppose to making the games more interesting.
Thank you, hopefully they don't make any more, Megas, Z moves, Dynamax that's enough
@@Alex-ur7gk I actually wouldn't mind more Megas, because there are a lot of Pokemon that needed one, but never got it.
@Königsblau That's true, but it also makes it much harder for new or causal fans to get into the game, and it will only drive them away.
But unlike pokemon yugioh at least makes an attempt to make most of their archetypes get a slice of something new, with pokemon if theres a new mechanic only the new region and the og pokemon will get some of it, besides in rare cases.
i think megas generly made it more intresting, z-moves where fine as status moves and some of exlcusive ones. Dynamax is just stupid for balance and design imo
I want Mega Evo. Back sooo bad. When it’d first came out I was so positive they’d continue on with it. I don’t like the whole Dynamax / G-Max concept at all.
The problem is that many people also hated it because they mainly gave megas to already good pokemon who didn't need them...
Understandable and even so with some of the pokemon who have already been around like butterfree machamp lapras etc they get gigantamax forms that basically make it look like it was a mega evolution idea but scrapped that idea out to make it into a gigantamax form instead
I like both as long as the designs are good. I didn't get to use mega evolution much in X/Y, ORAS, or Sun/Moon/UltraSM because I didn't use many pokemon that could mega and the ones I did, I didn't get the mega stones for them till late game
@@Andrewtr6 aww.....
Connor R I agree. I truly miss some mega’s I loved such as Mega Gallade, Mega Septile, and Mega Absol. Though if there was one mega I wish didn’t exist was Mega Audino, cause it served no justice for Unova and it was the only Unova Mega we ever got.
They could of just made a mega stone that works on all mega pokemon.
Good idea!
Like some sort of mega-ite?
Literally ALL they had to do.
That makes EXTRA good sense considering you can only Mega-Evolve a single Pokemon per battle.
They should at this point.
This is to go even further Beyond
Plus ultra?
Lol
NeppyNeppy Nepu no super saiyan 3
I guess you could call this, Super Saiyan 2
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just want my girl Mawile to be usable again. Either give back Mega-Evolution or just turn them all into regular/regional evolutions.
i really love mawile's concept of design (based on a Japanese folklore) and her mega is a literal MONSTER
Of all the Megas, Mawile and Sableye were the ones who felt the most like they should be just, well, evolutions.
Yeah Mawile's design has been one of my favorites for a while... but I also play competitive, that thing was so busted!
But funny enough, I name my Mawile in Sword: "Uber>NU" xD
Nohrian Scum I actually disagree to an extent especially with Sableye as they have elements that actually utilise aspects of their base forms in tandem with their mega evolutions which cannot be done as a regular evolution as with Sableye in particular, its prankster shenanigans plays completely differently from its megas bulky and bounce back opponents status shenanigans which gives it a two in one kinda play style and Mawile to a lesser extent can utilise its intimidate ability in a way to aid its megas survivability. But I do think that weaker three stage mons should get higher priority for the mega treatment if it ever returns in the future with new ones with the only reason to ever give it to two or single stage mons in particular is if their base has abilities that combo with the mega like how Sableye and Sharpedo were handled.
mawile without mega should get huge power as hidden ability or so. Would still be low tier but could atleast have a nich with hugepower + its amazing defensive type letting it be bulkier and much more of a threta then stats would imeadtly suggest.
"What happened to Mega Evolution?"
Pokémon Go.
@@Azurryu Nah.
Pokemon go killed pokemon by dabbing repeatedly on GF. It crushed masuda's spirit to the point that we got absolutely soulless crap like gen 8. It's retribuition from GF. A phone app beat them and it still does to this day. This is why pokemon will never be good ever again.
@@IlSentenza Gen 8?! Soul-less?! I BEG YOUR PARDON?! THOSE TWO WORDS SHOULD NEVER BE PUT IN THE SAME SENTENCE EVER.
Supreme Seregios Gen 8 is soulless and stupid.
@@Kivamusicchannel And where is your proof in that? Did you stare at the graphics for the Wild Area trees for a solid minute and assumed the rest of the game was bad?
Hoo boy... With the recent news... I can't wait for MEGAS to be BACK... POKEMON Z
Gamefreak: “Let’s give a gen 5 mon a mega! Any suggestions?”
Associate: “I dunno.”
Gamefreak: “PERFECT”
Genesect mega would be dope
Megas were so much more interesting than dynomaxing.
Facts.
There both equally stupid
Facts
Facts
Facts.
You know what would be a cool gimmick? A difficulty setting :D
Never gonna happen, plus I don't think that's a thing for Pokemon. Now, if they let Gym Leaders "level up" to match close to the player's current Pokemon team, that would give a better challenge. Just going to have to nuzlocke it.
Black 2 and White 2 have that... Hope they bring it back! And not after beating the entire game first...
@@remnantryku7112 Black 2 and White 2 have that... Hope they bring it back! And not after beating the entire game first...
@@remnantryku7112 But there's literally a mainline pokemon game that has it so...Definitely can be a thing for Pokemon
@@yummydragon8533 mild dementia
I hope they bring mega’s back in diamond and pearl remakes
I think a better idea is have normal evolutions of older Pokémon in the remakes since that was Sinnoh’s thing. And unlike megas the regular evolutions would be a permanent buff for Pokémon that need them.
I hope they actually don't. Sinnoh already had overpowered Pokemon evolutions (Probopass, Magmortar, Froslass, etc...), that'd be weird if Gallade got a mega and not the others.
@@Neevkl_7 imagine dunsparce getting an evolution
E. T. Would be better than a mega since most people would use megas like salamence over it. But an evo could do its own thing while also making eviolite dunsparce viable so its a win win.
mop plop non of the Pokemon ya said are overpowered
I feel like Mega Evolution was a bit underused in terms of Gen six, I don‘t think a single gen six pokemon got a Mega, not even the starters or the legendaries for gen six got one.
True u r correct not a single gen 6 pokemon got a mega it's like it's own mechanic for that gen ignored the region's pokemon that couldve had it
Diancie got one. Just it though. Besides, given that the goal of the mechanic was to breathe new life into OLD pokemon, this shouldn't be surprising. Maybe if gen VI got a conclusive game, just like every other gen, some of it's mons would have only then got a mega.
@@l-I-I__Iool 1 thx for reminding us about diancie I feel awful forgetting about that one and 2 yea I mean I liked how it transpired to other gens (especially the 1st....) it would've been much more appealing with a few gen 6 pokemon getting megas
@@l-I-I__Iool It wasn't only to breathe life into older mons, seeing as how many mons that didn't need one got it, like Garchomp, Metagross, Salamence, and Scizor
@@LoinkLoink the kanto starters didn't need it either
I think the reason flygon didn't get a mega is a lie. I think the actual reason is that they weren't sure if they were going to keep using the mechanic. If they were then they needed to save some fan favorites to help the sells of future titles. So they held out on flygon to save him for later but then ditched the mechanic
I don’t think flygon is a good example for what your trying to convey, first of all it’s gen 3 so why wouldn’t have a mega in the Gen 3 remakes, and plus think about all the Gen 4 and Gen 5 Pokémon that didn’t get one, at least one other Gen 5 Pokémon besides audino could have gotten a mega
@@helixhero7891 I mean if they cared about giving it to as many gen 3 mons as possible we wouldn't have gotten mega beedrill or slowbro. It looks like they really only cared about giving each of their major characters a mega and then the rest were given to random mons. Flygon doesn't really belong to a major character so they could get away with saving it for later
@@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093 Flygon did belong to a somewhat major character introduced in the remakes, though. The guy who teach you about secret bases and all that. It's possible he was going to have a somewhat bigger role (or a mobile secret base and you could fight him) but he ended up scrapped.
@@Ditidos I mean I guess but Wallace wasn't relevant enough to get mega milotic and I don't think he's more relevant that
@@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093 But Wallace in the remake was just a gym leader and nothing else. No more diferent than Alana or Norman. It wasn't like in Emerald were he was actually important.
Chunsoft took custody of it and actually improved upon it instead of moving on to a new gimmick.
what game are you talking about?
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon DX
Idea
Pokémon needs to keep refreshing and innovating
Why is that bad?
Madness Arcade
Because just deleting old good ideas and replacing them with similar but worse ideas every 3 years isn’t innovating
@@thecrobatman5080 + the games were the litterally the same for the past ever since
To me dynamax was just a way lazier version of megaevolution, because if they have a pokemon they don't want to give a specific new form for it they can just make the model bigger, unlike mega evolution where you could not half ass it. The reason mega evolution stopped is simply because Game Freak finds it too difficult, which is the exact reason I love it.
Megaevolutions are easily my favorite mechanic added into a pokemon game period, if they had simply streamlined the mechanic with getting one stone to mega evolve instead of one for each, of maybe making it a level requirement before you can use it, some kind of balance, it would've been the best new feature, but they just didn't wanna bother.
Im prob the only one that like dynamax. Gigantamax specifically, it is way cooler and way more creative than mega.
Well, with the mega evolutions, older and "useless"pokemon can turn good and cool
.
with the regional variations, the new version of the pokemon can be useful, but the old version will still bad and forgeted.
*forgotten
Farfetch’d for example. Now, nobody wants kantoan version when they can get Galarian one that can evolve, too
well it doesn't always work out, like Galarian linoone isn't as good as Hoennian linoone, but obstagoon is quite solid
@@Woopor to be fair, Kantonian farfetch'd was always really bad
they can just create a mega stone...for all....and name it..you know, MEGA STONE
Yes, but Charizard and Mewtwo would need to keep their unique mega stones since they have two. Also, as I said on another comment if they wanted it to be hard to use a specific mega, they could have it's mega-ite in the game that would have to be located. Maybe have 5 or 10 that you need to find and the others just use the mega stone. You get one early in the game and you can obtain more later- so the same one wouldn't have to be swapped back and forth between pokemon. Would only need 3 or 4 that you move around. I'm gonna make a comment that people can discuss how to re-implement mega evolution in a way that would be easy for game freak
Andrew Rossi honestly mega mewtwo X and mega charizard Y prob should be scrapped and make mega mewtwo Y and mega char X the “”definitive””(for a lack of a better term) mega evolution
@@SJrad i honestly don't remember which is which but I don't think that's a good idea. I'm sure most of the fandom likes one of the forms over the other, but it would still be salt on a wound for fans who like the other forms. If they bring back megas, all of them should return (not just the ones majority of the fans like).
This would mean making new designs for 850+ older Pokémon.
@@yeetymcspice5755 i think you're a little confused. We aren't sayint give every pokemon a mega, we are saying add one item that can mega evolve any pokemon who has or is given a future mega. Or maybe that's not what you're replying to but I'm not sure what else it would be
People love to praise Mega’s but a glaring issue comes to light if you look at the list of Pokémon with Mega Evolutions you’ll notice about half of them flat out DID NOT need the power boost. Looking at you Garchomp, Salamance, Mewtwo, Metagross, Scizor, Tyranitar, Mewtwo AGAIN, and the entire legendary weather trio.
That's the problem with popularity. It's more likely the popular kids will get first dibs.
yeah, I think Mega's should stay as the gimmick it was and not revisited because tbh a meta that had all the different gimmicks in it would be seriously unbalanced and likely cause a lot of frustration in team building and make many people quit VGC
@@bulborb8756 -_- screw the balance
In terms of the balancing, I agree the ones who didn't need the boost shouldn't return. (At least to the meta). Megas would bring a lot more diversity if they kept them localized to low bst pokemon. As it adds more pokemon with similar bst to higher teired pokes. If they revisit it, they should make adjustments for that. (Such as banning more of the mega stones for the pokemon that become over powered with them). In terms of creative design choice, since terrestrializing is a thing, and feels like a diet z move. My favorite battle mechanic is the megas still. It felt the most creative an interesting, while the following gimmicks felt more and more stale with each generation.
Mega evolution hyped me up so much when it was first announced. It fit in so well with the pokemon franchise. It felt natural and not too much. They should just stop with dynomax and z moves and all of these other pokemon power ups and just stick with mega evolution and focus on quality of the gameplay
And characters, story building too
I think either two things.
1. Gamefreak was to lazy to put megas in sword/shield.
2. They intended to not include megas to show that the story of this galar region is not in the mega evolution universe and therefore dynamxing and mega evolution are for now in separate universes
Mm I mean tbh the 1st could be ruled out since gamefreak wouldnt be that kind of lazy to remove a gimmick that was used in 2 gens previously to 8 but to add something new cus tbh adding megas with dynamaxing wat do u think would be used first? I definitely think megas would be the choice over dynamaxing so ofc they removed it for that reason I'm sure but as for the 2nd one mmmm that's a possibility however they need to explain that in either sequels or gen 9 if dynamaxing still becomes relevant to explain another universe called the dynamax universe where the weapon nvr fired but a different occurence happened causing the dynamax phenomenon (ofc it all connects to eternatus anyway so u know)
@@onepieceking1770 they specified in an interview that the dynamax phenomenon is exclusive to galar. Probably will be retconed into a remake game but I doubt it's coming back in future gens
They might just put em behind a paywall in the Crown tundra dlc I keep hearing about
@@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093 if it ever does dynamax will get the mega treatment
Onepiece King You mean like tripple battles that were there in gen 5 and 6 but not in 7? Suuure.
"You don't evolve by putting armor on"
*Scizor and Onix has entered the chat* lol
Rhyperior and Escavalier:
Flamdramon
*steelix
Karrablast?
(1:31) I would like to note that “artists block” doesn’t necessarily mean that someone CANT draw at that time, but can also mean that they feel nothing they draw is up to their standards in that time period. This part often gets forgotten, but as an artist, I totally get it.
Wasted potential
Thats what
Fax🔥
It had potential?
@@soulsil11 Was that supposed to be a rebuttal?
Megazords are always better than a glorified paint job.
I'm going through a ledian phase, and I'm just so disappointed it never got a mega.
I dislike Megas in LGPE. The argument of "well, they can't use hold items so they're limited in some way" is completely thrown off the window in a game where no there are no hold items. So they're just a +100 base stat powerup with the occasional type change, and since there aren't abilities either, the playstyle of the mon remains the same.
The main reason Megas made the game worse was not that the power boost was large, but more so that they were primarily given to already good pokemon who didn't need them (like legends and pseudos). Most of the pokemon who did who actually got them still weren't that competitive because of the loss of a held item and that base speed is used for turn order before transforming.
There’s no abilities or held items in LGPE??
I think what sets Megas apart from other battle mechanics is how unique they all are. Each Mega is sort of like its own character, with updated stat spreads, character designs, abilities, height/weight differences, etc. They're more like brand new Pokemon than just another gimmick. This is maybe why people miss them, but seldom rally around Z-Moves for instance.
Good video. Never thought about Regional Variants as a "replacement".
"You don't evolve by putting armor on"
Rhydon-
Scyther, Onix, Karrablast
Regional Variants was a Positive Progression in the series since the idea has been Floating around since the Orange Islands. It makes the Pokemon World more like ours and it's interesting how some became like that.
JPR: “They ran out of iconic Pokémon to make megas”
Me: Starters? All the other iconic legendaries, Dunsparce was a highly requested mega, etc
My biggest problem with mega evolutions is certain pokemon that didn't need it like metagross and salamence
Charizard doesn't need two.
Just keep Charizard Y and give it X's Typing.
@@Nosretep mewtwo and rayquaza don't need it
@@tallboiedd2846 Definitely not.
They never buffed Regigigas because of "balance" and never nerfed Mega Rayquazza. But no let's nerf Mega Kangashan. These are the same idoits who idiots who gave Inteleon Swords Dance and not Nasty Plot.
@Scp 939 He gets and SwSh thanfully. Took them over 10 years.
How about....
*AUDINO*
They’re letting me bring my boy Sceptile back once Crown Tundra drops but I won’t be able to Mega Evolve him 😭
A few years ago gamefreak said they would be open to bringing back mega evolutions if the story makes sense
They also said they wouldn't cut the dex. I wonder how that went?
@@IlSentenza It was definitely a public and LIVE discussion on why they explained themselves on why they explained themselves in advance what the pokedex was going to be for Sword and Shield as well.
Gamefreak also operates completely different than Nintendo does as a company as well. They were probably somewhere else when NINTENDO was telling the general public about the news as well.
5:18-6:02
As a game modder I don't agree with this whole section at all and believe it comes down to a lack of creativity.
Firstly, there doesn't NEED to be so many Mega Stones. A new game that introduces a single Mega Stone that works on everyting will do the trick and you can even base the story around it's discovery (maybe near the source of AZ's weapon) and it would make NPC's that have it feel like special trainers and add weight to their titles or skills.
Secondly, even if we kept all those stones, there's a ton of ways they could distribute them other than a scavenger hunt. They could be rewarded to the player in scripted story events or as gym rewards in addition to the badges. You could take them away from the main villian grunts who are using them for evil after you beat them, you can get them from a character that mines them and you run into and help them alot in the story etc.
Thirdly, putting them into a shop and locking it to a special mode is DUMB, but if you're going to do it they don't HAVE to be so damn expensive... Changing item prices isn't hard, nor is coming up with an excuse for their affordability which you also don't actually need to explain in the first place.
Tbh, I think the Pokemon Devs are taking Pokemon a bit too seriously and are creatively standing in their own way. They created a juggernaut of a series that evolved beyond their intentions and now they're afraid to treat it like a game because of the fanbase and are losing the creative spark that made it work in the first place. IMO
Facts...
You're smart ngl
As a gen 3-er I can attest, mega is just an embodiment of power creep.
Gen 2s biggest problem is they respected gen1 so much that they didn't want to add anything more powerful than gen 1's top
Gen 3 was similarly respectful but not too the same degree.
Gen4 + never cared that mew2 was the most powerful by design and started creeping away into absurd degrees
"Mega Evolution was a mistake."
-Masuda, probably
Also Masuda: (looks at the amount Mega Zard X and Mewtwo action figures made)
Hmm , maybe not that bad a mistake
Tbh it is quite inhumane, it makes most of the Mega Evolved Pokemon suffer and/or slowly kills them (melting Scizor's innards).
It’s the truth.
@ no I liked it
Well it did break the balance of the games so...
I don't know about most people, but I rather my video games be built on long lasting mechanics... not temporary gimmicks and one time use systems.
Maybe that's why Gen 6 was the last time I truly enjoyed Pokemon. After that, it became obvious what GameFreak was doing and I just wasn't paying for that.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) people I know keep buying Pokemon games FOR me. So... y'know. GameFreak still wins. But at least I can keep my conscience and sleep at night.
yea
a weak argument fans have for gamefreak is that "it doesn't fit the regional lore" or "i want to use something new"
when the problem was the additions to the previous teams i've bred for battles all became a waste
Gen 5 was the last good game for me, gen 6 was the beginning of the end.
That's basically why MH is my favorite game series, when it adds something and it's received well it stays.
I honestly bored through any of the ds game so not even 4 gym i stop. pokemon sw/sh are so much more enjoyable for me. And grinding suuuuuuuccckkk.
@@Vassilinia Funny how different people reacts to the same games. I HATE GEN 5 and I almost dropped Pokémon after playing BW. Thanks god XY came and brought me back to the franchise.
That's a really interesting anf practical breakdown thank you for that. I'll have to remember it if I ever make a game 😅
Yeah, part of the problem too is that competitively megas weren’t as balanced as z moves, and were no where near as balanced as dynamax.
this i can agree with....especially since some mega's where completely brainless as you could turn your brain onto autopilot for mega's like mawile and kangaskahn because they where OP
Fans: Where's Mega Evolution ?!
Gamefreak: *GiGaMax*
@Jonas Apostolakos I don't understand why people like GMax forms better than Mega Evolution when Mega Evolution made more Pokémon better and even gave them new, more effective abilities to work with.
Just look at Mawile and Kangaskhan!
@@magicdreemurr3771 and mega beedrill is porygon z but physical and a lot of other stuff.
Why did I make this comment
@@eddiefernandez5052 Slight modifications? Please tell me what’s identical between them besides the ability? They have different types, every single stat is different and their movepools are nothing alike.
@@casanovatigo They both have very high attacking stats, tend to have 3 attacking moves with one self-buffing move.
They also tend to fill the same role within teams, being a frail and strong sweeper that can usually get by with just using one or two moves.
@@eddiefernandez5052 If that makes them almost the same pokemon, then there’s atleast 20 pokemons that are the same, since they all fill the same role.
maybe Mega Evolution could return one day, maybe instead of hunting or grinding, it's instead a Mega Dojo where you choose then face trainers who specialize in a type with a corresponding mega to earn the mega stone of the mega you fought. With this you both see and experience the mega and you don't have to grind (unless you can't beat it) or hunt (assuming the dojo isn't something like being multiple buildings across the region) allowing a quick and easy way to acquire all of them though how to get the challenges, daily change with rng on which one you grab or pay to challenge though tickets could be used to waiver the fee which can be acquired in other ways like the regions lottery system, either way if they decide to add mega's post launch they could be easily put in as new challenges assuming Game Freak even wants to design new ones
I mean neat idea but I'll put a halt to that quick cus that's the thing gamefreak gave us with the isle of armor dojo or just the whole DLC in general that with us having to grind for finding gigantamax pokemon from the dens (which if it weren't by any events done in game with an internet membership) then ur basically screwed by literally having hours spent into the game just to find the ones ur looking for but in the dlc tbh u still need to grind in the dens but afterwards u just grab mushrooms that spawn in a few locations then after collecting 3 (for each pokemon that can gigantamax) boom u basically beat the system cus gamefreak gave us a shortcut so with megas .... ehhh idk I mean who knows maybe a cave with an inscription might relate with it and start it up again who knows
Onepiece King The idea is basically a battle facility but beating the challenge awards a mega stone with one stationary building with little need to hunt unless you need money/tickets as described above. The whole thing isn’t just for sword and shield but also for future games if they decide to add the old megas in from the get go
@@Xeno-The-Wanderer mm alright fair enough but I mean I had this thought of the dp remakes we get an arceus episode where we can travel through 3 different universes 1 that is just plain sinnoh no megas no z moves just ordinary sinnoh then we have the z-moves universe (ofc its simple) and the same goes for the dynamax universe (again plain and simple) which would be a big game changer
@-Limit breaker tenkaichi SS4 fan- perhaps so
I know there were balancing issues with them, but mega evolution was so much fun. I miss it.
Something that is funny about Mega Flygon not being a thing is that they still made a character that was meant to use it.
In ORAS the character Aarune (the NPC that introduces the concept of Secret Bases) will battle you after certain number of flags have been collected from other bases, with his main Pokémon being a Flygon *which has to use a Normal Gem
to boost up its Secret Power* (Which with a Mega I could assume they ve would give it an ability similar to "Pixilate" but for Dragon-types)
This also makes him the only newly-added character in ORAS (Zinnia, Lisia and him) to not have access to Mega Evolution
You don’t evolve by putting armor on dummies!
Veemon, Armadillomon and Hawkmon: WHAT?
That’s honestly the problem I have with Mega Evolution. It’s too powergame-y.
@@pn2294 i still think it makes more sense than dynamax, i mean are dynamax real or holograms?
@@azure4622 they’re imbued with Legendary energy
That mega pelipper part made me laugh so hard 😂😂
omg i love ur tiktok
Question. Do you guys think Mega Evolved Fighting Pokemon would've be allowed in the P1 from season 1? For example, Lopunny is a Normal type only, unless it Mega Evolves. Or would Mega Evolution be considered cheating in the P1?
Speaking of Mega Evolution and Fighting types, shouldn't Mega Swampert be that second type?
i have a question, do you do your own trainer art or is there someone who does it for you? i would like to know .
Mega evolution was so cool when they removed it I was pretty sad
Dude there's no way programming 50 different things is a hard task for game freak. They literally program 500+ mons in each game. Yeah the line won't be crossed at 50
the use of pokken's synergy burst's theme as a background music was amazing.
I'm subscribed but the problem is that I was seeing your videos in my feed more when I wasn't subscribed
2:04 Rhyperior and Escavelier might disagree…
I still wish that every starter pokemon had a mega evolution. GF really blew their load with the best battle mechanic first. And I have personal issues with the regional form exclusive evolutions, like sirfetchd doesn't suddenly make farfetchd relevant because only the galarian form of farfetchd evolves I to it, so it might as well just be a completely new unrelated Pokemon
I wish they all had Z-Moves.
@@pn2294 Z-moves all take time to code and design, among them all likely NEEDING and probably UNFORTUNATELY requiring a physical crystal for the bracelet attachment that was released alongside the game as well.
I appreciate that you called me out for watching and not being subscribed lol, just subbed
Mega Evolution Wasn’t The First Generational Gimmick To Pokemon Battles. The First Was Actually DPPT With Ball Capsules.
I like Mega evolution as well as Gigantamax however my issue with mega evolution was it gave some pokemon a jump in base stats that wasn't needed while neglecting others that really could have used. For example after watching False Swipe gaming's video on how good was Tauros actually I thought to myself that is one pokemon that really would have benefited from a mega evolution
Yeh with megas they gave a lot of them to pokemon that didn't need them *mewtwo rayquaza and charizard fe*
Who’s here after Pokémon Legends:ZA?
me
I just realized, no gen 6 pokemon other than Diancie got a mega evolution. What the heck man?
Pelipper smirking at you from the OU bracket this season haha
Mega Pelliper could be awesome given a thunderbird treatment change its typing to water/Electric and give an ability that converts flying moves into electric type presto you have thunder but hurricane and electrical airslashes.
@@krackencrusader403 Pelliper is great. It should get another form.
Dude mega evolution was awesome idk how game freak thought z moves and gmax and dmax were gonna replace it
I really hope they bring back mega evolutions in the sinnoh remakes we need gen 4 megas
I'd be surprised if they didn't.
Fun fact: Mega latis were programmed into X and Y, but unless you use a device you cannot get their stones at all until Oras.
I didn’t even realize I wasn’t subbed! Great stuff dude!
The developers/writers could totally popularize pokemon by giving them cool mega evolutions and featuring them throughout the story. These definitely need to come back.
I just hope to see them again with the gen 6 remakes
Gen 6 remakes before gen 4 and I'm happy
@@thereflectedgordo4336 I just hope that a gen 6 remake (if one should ever be made) fixes the criminal amounts of neglection x and y had to face
@@valikoest7981 exactly. I love gen 6 but it could be so much better if they fixed/polished a couple things
@@thereflectedgordo4336 same. and they really neglected it. I mean, gen 1 to 4 had 3 games each, gen 5 and 7 have 4, gen 8 has dlcs and gen 6 has 2 games, with places that aren't accessible, but should be (power plant) and no love from the developers whatsoever
All they have to do is make all the mega evos that didn't evolve or had 1 stage evos to just become permanent evolutions
For some reason I never put it together that regional forms basically replaced megas as a better way to make new versions of old pokemon. That makes a lot of sense and it makes the loss of megas sting slightly less. I still love megas but the metastone system would be a pain to update for every gen and honestly I prefer new designs you can use all the time rather than new designs that are battle specific.
We ain’t gon mention how much Sirfetch’d weighs over 200 pounds which weighs more than duraludon 5:12
Gamefreak needs to bring back Super Training. Literally *THE* Easiest Wah to EV Train Pokeman.
They should’ve made a Pseudonite for the Pseudo Legendaries. (solves the dragonitenite stone thingy)
I really like the intro song, can you tell me what it is.
Mega evolution was a mega revolution
They did Herracross dirty with the mega evolution
Why?
Agreed bro I wanted a fast boy lol
rihasanat rofolo because mega Herracross is ugly.
And i love normal Herracross
Mega Herra looks badass, what?
I just wish they would do a Gen4 on us again and give every Pokemon that badly needs it a full Evolution line.
Not just regional because they will just cut them again
i've never even thought about the technical side of this, i've always wanted more gen 2-6 mega evos but after watching this video i really do not want to have to search the whole region for 100+ mega stones
They could always make it so that a single key item makes eligible pokemon mega evolve. Just say the mega stone is imbued with the energy of all mega Pokemon.
"You dont evolve by putting armor on!"
Escavalier: Am I a Joke to You?
Why is no one talking about how cool mega blaziken is.
We dont need to talk about it, its old and cool already
Mega sceptile looks better
looks like a superhero (as the anime made clear)
@@darkghostgamings22 I prefer mega blaziken with speed boost ❤
It’s nice to see someone who doesn’t use the American Pokémon intro and actually using a different one 😝
Galile was in pain so they listened
Personally Megas have been a take it or leave it kind of thing for me, I didn’t really care that it got cut. Maybe I’d care more if it was just for weaker Pokémon that gained viability from it, like Lopunny, instead of powerhouses like Garchomp getting it too.
Personally I liked the flexibility of Dynamax and Zmoves and the cinematics of ZMoves more than the power boos and design change of Megas. The Max Raids are fun and the Eternamax Eternatus Battle felt like an epic battle, too bad we can’t GMax Eternatus.
Regional variants are the absolute best though, especially since it gives new life to Pokémon. I wouldn’t have used Zigzagoon if it wasn’t for Obstagoon. Alolan Raichu is more appealing than classic Raichu. I just wish there was a way to evolve them since we can breed variants outside Ethelred regions
ok to be fair....it might be for the best we aren't able to use Eternamax Eternatus because it has the most broken stat spread ever having Blissey's HP and defensive stats higher then shuckle, combine that with 100+ in the offensive stats and speed for a total of 1125 is broken beyond repair
I like the fact might leave Pikachu in the shadows
Ngl, if they really wanted to make mega stones easier to use, simply make 16 mega stones, one for each type. Make it so only the stone of the corresponding Pokémon’s primary type would work, so only one stone works for each Pokémon. This would limit stuff like, two dragons capable of mega evolving in competitive, but also would mean megas can be expanded to almost every Pokémon, if that route was taken. The only other idea I have would be making it work like gigantamax, where only specific Pokémon of a species can do it, and they don’t require a held item. To balance this, the Pokémon’s held item would lose its effect when Mega evolution occurs. This way, only the mega ring and the evolutions themselves would have to be coded, and the mega rework could attract new players. If this didn’t work, a combination of the two, where there is a single type of mega stone, but multiple can be found or purchased around the region, and if a Pokémon capable of mega evolution held it, they could mega evolve. Of course, this would interact weirdly with the item clause for competitive, but those three ideas would make it easier to implement.
Mega altaria and mega gyarados changing types would like to have a word
Just in utra sun & moon after catch groundon & kyorger you can buy ther respective hold items which are can cause prima transformation so... Maybe make use of them or not in s&s ecpantion... Right!?!?☺️
I could think of abunch of new ways for them to bring back mega stones like a mini game where the prizes are different mega stones something like that or just have a special store where you get them for pokedollars
I wish they would have turned mega evolutions into gigantimax forms.
I miss Mega Evolutions ;-;...
Ya
Me too...
Alternate title for the video: “Game freak got lazy”
Honestly, the fact that the anime incorporates all the gimmicks is just salt in the wound. I can understand not introducing new Megas, but why scrap what we have? They could easily remedy getting mega stones (and Z crystals) with secondary currency, like armorite ore. They could also make them cheaper to obtain too. Story-wise, they could always argue that the various gimmicks don’t mix due to the environment that causes dynamax and gigantimax to occur. So, only certain parts of the region or conditions can allow them to be used at various times. No overpowering or anything like that. Finally, the programming aspect. DLC content was brought in to address (or exploit) things like this. Not enough time or room to put them in the core of the game? Fine. Put them in a post-game dlc and let people have them. People would pay for the features, despite being disgruntled about it. Also, the gimmick of he series can get its time to shine and then people can access features that they liked before.
Well, they were also competitively broken beyond belief lol.
Not always. Some of them were underwhelming. And i think GF balanced it really well
Maybe like 2 or 3 of them yes
AG. Lel.
I think Megas work well in spin-offs way better than in main line titles. G-Max is basically a hybrid of Megas and Z-Moves that (in my opinion) are more balanced.
I think if they ever return to the mainline it'll be when we get XY remakes
@@THGMR-ox7sd to me its the kinda the middle ground between the other 2. Megas were OP because they were always Mega, Giga is only 3 turns. Z-Moves could be instant win buttons, but other times they could be useless, but Max moves can be used 3 times. So to me we get the benefits of Megas (new forms and a buff) and made a better version of Z-Moves.
Gigantamax and Dynamax aren't perfect, but to me its a step in the right direction
I wonder can they all work in one game.
How’d they get banned to Ubers then? Megas remained fairly diverse, some being AG others being RU.
@@PKMNRangerDenton The whole Dynamax mechanic is banned in singles because the mechanic is to broken. And you call that balanced?
0:44 Quagsire standing there like a middle school kid watching all their friends hit puberty but they're still in their child body.
My favourite mon was Yzard, not just for the design, but it improves the way Charizard battles in every way. I could make a team around him and reach top ladder at Smogon last gen. Since GF decided to show Dynamax all the effort I put into that team went forever away.
To fix the mega evolution problem. I suggest we make them buyable in the middle of the game. Have each stone and the keystone be around 10,000 pokey dollars each. That way day still have some value to them.
Mega evolution is still the coolest “gimmick” in Pokémon. The Z-Crystal I think are the best overall. Dynamax/Gigamax are the most broken other than being limited to when you can use it there are no downsides since it doesn’t take up an item slot while have a lot the same benefits of Z Moves and Mega Evolution
I'm forever going to miss my mega shiny gardevoir... god the black dress looked so cool
5:35. They could have fixed that by having a regional mining fanatic that digs up mega stones. As you upgrade “whatever” he digs up and finds even more mega stones. They could have kept them going but they chose not to.
Such a shame how 46 Pokemon received mega evolutions but no more until the far future.
Absolute shame. They could have tied in Z-moves with mega evolutions so the poke gets the Z move when they mega evolve.
Pretty much the only reason I bought gen 6 was for megas.