Board 8 > Favourite mega evolution of a 3-stage pokemon?

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Aside from the starters and pseudos, gen 6 introduced mega evolutions for 8 3-stage lines, and they're all here today.

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Basic early rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic early bird: Starly > Pidgey > Hoothoot
Middle bird: Pidgeotto > Fletchinder > Corvisquire
Fully evolved bird: Corviknight > Staraptor > Talonflame
Larval bug: Caterpie > Venipede > Sewaddle
Middle bug: Swadloon > Charjabug > Whirlipede
Fully evolved 3-stage bug: Scolipede > Butterfree > Beedrill
Basic early 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak > Combee
Evolved early 2-stage bug: Shedinja > Ribombee > Centiskorch
Pikaclone: Mimikyu >> Emolga > Pachirisu
Basic 2-stage primary ghost: Misdreavus > Drifloon > Pumpkaboo
Evolved 2-stage primary ghost: Mismagius > Trevenant > Cofagrigus
Basic 2-stage pure grass: Skiddo > Tangela >> Petilil
Evolved 2-stage pure grass: Lilligant > Gogoat > Lurantis
Basic 2-stage primary fire: Vulpix > Growlithe >>> Slugma
Evolved 2-stage primary fire: Arcanine > Ninetales >> Alolan Marowak
Basic crustacean: Dwebble > Krabby > Clauncher
Evolved crustacean: Clawitzer > Golisopod > Kingler
Basic 2-stage pure ground: Cubone > Sandshrew > Phanpy
Evolved 2-stage pure ground: Sandslash > Marowak > Mudsdale
2-stage baby: Riolu > Mantyke > Munchlax
3-stage baby: Elekid > Pichu > Togepi
Basic fossil: Tyrunt > Omanyte > Archen
Evolved fossil: Kabutops > Tyrantrum > Archeops
Chimeric fossil: Dracovish > Arctozolt > Dracozolt
Basic human-like: Abra > Ralts > Machop
Middle human-like: Kadabra > Electabuzz > Machoke
Fully evolved human-like: Gardevoir > Alakazam > Gallade
Basic 2-stage primary ice: Alolan Vulpix > Snom > Cubchoo
Evolved 2-stage primary ice: Froslass > Alolan Ninetales > Glalie
Basic mollusc: Shellos > Shellder > Inkay
Evolved mollusc: Cloyster > Gastrodon > Octillery
Basic 2-stage primary fighting: Pancham > Galarian Farfetch'd > Mienfoo
Evolved 2-stage primary fighting: Lucario > Pangoro > Mienshao/Sirfetch'd
Basic pseudo-legendary: Goomy > Dratini > Larvitar
Middle pseudo-legendary: Dragonair >>>> Drakloak > Gabite
Fully evolved pseudo-legendary: Tyranitar > Metagross > Garchomp
Basic pure poison: Koffing > Ekans > Trubbish
Evolved pure poison: Arbok > Garbodor > Muk
Basic 2-stage primary electric: Blitzle > Yamper > Voltorb
Evolved 2-stage primary electric: Toxtricity > Zebstrika > Electrode
Single stage rock: Shuckle > Corsola > Relicanth
Single stage flying: Hawlucha > Skarmory > Aerodactyl
Basic primary fairy: Flabb > Snubbull > Spritzee
Middle fairy: Jigglypuff >> Clefairy > Togetic
Fully evolved fairy: Togekiss > Alcremie > Clefable
Basic 2-stage pure normal: Meowth > Wooloo > Teddiursa
Evolved 2-stage pure normal: Snorlax >> Ursaring/Cinccino
Basic 2-stage primary dark: Houndour > Sneasel > Zorua
Evolved 2-stage primary dark: Houndoom > Weavile > Bisharp
Ultra Beast: Buzzwole > Guzzlord > Nihilego/Kartana
Basic 2-stage land-based water: Wooper > Slowpoke > Buizel
Evolved 2-stage land-based water: Araquanid > Quagsire > Dewgong
Basic primary steel: Aron > Honedge > Magnemite
Middle steel: Lairon > Magneton >> Doublade
Fully evolved steel: Aegislash > Aggron > Steelix
Basic 3-stage primary grass: Bellsprout > Oddish >> Hoppip
Middle primary grass: Roselia > Weepinbell > Steenee
Fully evolved 3-stage primary grass: Bellossom > Roserade > Shiftry
Version A cover legendary: Ho-Oh > Groudon > Zacian
Version B cover legendary: Lugia > Kyogre > Zekrom
3rd major legendary: Rayquaza >>

Going with Gengar here, but Gallade could've had it for having a duel disk

Beedrill > Gengar > Gardevoir > Alakazam > Aggron > Gallade > Fabio Ampharos > Pidgeot

much better batch of megas though im sure people will still rip on them

I'll give it to Beedrill just for their honest, legitimate attempt at fixing its stats with what little they had to work with.

But still no, I'll gladly get rid of Beedrill if it also gets rid of the rest of these.

thunder god

Beedrill > Pidgeot > Gallade > Aggron > Gardevoir > Ampharos > Gengar > Alakazam

Mega Beedrill is so cool.

Mega Gardevoir easily for me. Too bad its a form thats no longer in the games

These ones are all much better. I like the original designs more, but a lot of that is probably nostalgia, and some of these are decent in their own right. Except Gardevoir. I don't even understand what they're going for aside from just... a bigger dress. Ampharos with hair is hilarious, and Pidgeot and Gallade are both great. I don't mind Beedrill, but it's a little overboard with the spikes as per usual. Less pointless feeling than the pseudos, though.

Ampharos > Gallade > Pidgeot > Beedrill > Aggron > Alakazam > Gengar >> Gardevoir

Why is Gardevoir getting votes? It's the only one here that's not at least decent

Because Gardevoir was already really popular and the mega is an even better design? I like even standard Gardevoir more than the rest of these Megas combined.

Megabird

Gardevoir looks the least like a mega which is arguably the highest compliment you can give a mega evo

Alakazam's great and I'm glad they made Beedrill better

Think these are all decent to great, but I went with Gengar

Mega Beedrill - used it as a hornet 'hazard' on a board game

Y'know, I generally agree with people when they criticize GF for just dumping new mechanics like Mega Evolutions after one set of games, but seeing all these recent Megas I uh...kinda get it. I genuinely don't know who to vote for as I kinda hate all of them.

If they arent going to bring back Megas just let some of them have the mega be a real evolution or something because some of the actually needed the stats boosts to be worthwhile like Mawile for example

The ones yesterday were so dumb, but a lot of these are actually cool

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I like how they become pure steel type, they are at maximum metal

I didn't know M-Aggron is pure steel, that does make me like it more!

I think this group is generally alright, nothing atrocious and nothing that makes me furious that megas are gone. Beedrill feels more like a redesign than a pseudo-evo, but I like it (aside from the two extraneous stingers). Pidgeot, Gardevoir and Gallade do nothing to meaningfully distinguish themselves from their regular form, Amphy is hilarious, the others are fine. I know they would never do this but if megas aren't coming back I'd like if they simply replaced Beedrill with M-Beedrill altogether!

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