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| Topic | In retrospect, do you think the retcon to Mega Evolution was so we wouldn't... |
| Dark Young Link 07/04/20 8:31:45 AM #1: | want to have it again in the future? Like to scare us off from it? In X and Y(And ORAS) Mega Evolution was played up as a positive thing. You and the Pokemon forming a powerful bond to make the Pokemon even stronger. Giving new life to certain Pokemon was also nice(Beedril being viable?)... But then in Sun and Moon, Megas got Pokedex entries, many of them have less than comforting entries. Granted this could just be due to Sun and Moon having grimmer Pokedex entries in general(Being far less afraid to talk about Pokemon killing other Pokemon, or being deadly in general like Gengar.) A few examples... Mega Scizor It stores the excess energy from Mega Evolution, so after a long time passes, its body starts to melt. Mega Tyranitar Due to the colossal power poured into it, this Pokmon's back split right open. Its destructive instincts are the only thing keeping it moving. Mega Lucario It readies itself to face its enemies by focusing its mental energies. Its fighting style can be summed up in a single word: heartless. Mega Salamence Mega Evolution fuels its brutality, and it may even turn on the Trainer who raised it. It's been dubbed "the blood-soaked crescent." Mega Gengar It tries to take the lives of anyone and everyone. It will even try to curse the Trainer who is its master! Some of these entries would be more fitting for Shadow Pokemon, not Mega Evolution wouldn't it? At no point in X/Y/OR/AS are you told that Mega Evolution is hurting your Pokemon or driving it crazy or anything like that. Tyranitar has another entry that suggests it can't even hear your orders anymore. Glalie's jaw is broken, Houndoom's internal temperature is so high that it's hurting it. I will admit that I don't read the manga so if that's how it's always worked there then fine. I'm also aware that there was a plot point of Korrina's Lucario losing its mind during Mega Evolution in the anime, but that was implied to be because it wasn't strong enough to control it yet rather than it being what's supposed to happen(Gurkinn's Lucario is in full control during Mega Evolution). Z moves were dropped far more casually, but those aren't about the Pokemon itself. Was there ever an explanation over this change from "Deep bond with your Pokemon" to "Literally wants to murder people"? --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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