Mega evolution was a big mistake
Despite being one of the coolest things in the series, adding overpowered evolutions to already good Pokemon was a big mistake. The process of choosing which Pokemon got them was 99% favoritism and 1% balance (looking at you Charizard). Are you glad they stopped making megas or should of they kept going?
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Well luckily Game Freak agrees which is why they weren't in Gen 8 or Gen 9 (they even took out Ash-Greninja for Gen 9).
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I liked Megas, though some of them should've just been normal evolutions for things like Glalie, Sableye, and Mawile.
My favorite regional gimmick was probably Z-Moves; everything having an option for a one-time nuke, a much needed coverage move, or one of the dozens of creative status z-moves was awesome.
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They should have balanced them around weaker Pokemon.
But I suppose casual players wouldn't be interested in them since none of their favorite popular mons would get Mega Evolutions.
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I think that megas were fine but also that some of them were a bit overdesigned. Not sure about their viability or balance since I don't play competetive.
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They should keep making Megas, but keep it to stuff that needs the boost. Delcatty, Luvdisc, Huntail, that sort of thing.
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Something like 42 of the 48 Megas went to Pokemon that were bad before, like Kangaskhan and Lopunny and Mawile. Contrary to popular belief, Charizard is not a good Pokemon in competitive
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honestly their designs are neat but if you compare a mega gardevoir to a mega rayquaza’s design and say they share the same gimmick to a non pokemon fan that’s like giving a stranger a regular steak and an authentic wagyu steak and say they came from the same pile of cows
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I think Megas are nice in spirit (and haven't really cared for any other gimmicks since), but I think a lot of them could've either been actual evolutions or just form changes (similar to like Meloetta or Deoxys) where you had an option in battle to power a single one up which would unlock the changed stats/abilities while just type and appearance would change otherwise.
I think they'd also be more versatile then too.
It just kind of sucks to see some really neat designs get fully side-lined due to this which is my biggest disappoint with it.
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Mega Evolution was pretty great but I do feel like it led to Gamefreak needlessly trying to reinvent the concept again but different every gen, which I don't think any of them except maybe Z moves were able to really stand on their own.
Seriously gigantimax was basically just "not mega evolution"
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