>>14388515>as they're not permanentDo they have a limitation duration? No? Will a Mega Pokemon always battle as a Mega Pokemon exclusively if you choose? Yes? Then what's the difference?
>no dex number.The game doesn't recognize them as new pokemon. We've established that. Move on. You're using "Only 70 new pokemon" as a complaint about the game, when reality there needs to be a whole lot of asterisks attached to that argument.
> to insist that they should count towards the new pokemon count is insane.I'm not saying that. That should be obvious. I'm saying 'Only 70 new pokemon" is not an argument. Because a Mega pokemon is as good as a new pokemon. Because which is better for the game? A new Mega pokemon, or another 3 new pokemon that nobody will use. Pic very fucking related. It's my favorite pokemon. And you know what might actually make people use it again? Mega forms.
To insist that they aren't as good as new pokemon is insane. The game doesn't need more pokemon. It needs more Mega Pokemon.