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Alright, you guys are taking me too literally. Let me try going into detail.
Let's examine what a Mega-Pokémon is:
>Megas are not new Pokémon nor evolutions but are a different form of a pre-existing Pokémon
>Megas may change anything from type to stats to abilities of said Pokémon
>Megas are generally thought as being a way to make an older Pokémon feel fresh and new
>Megas require the Pokémon in question holding its Mega stone, therefore no other items can be held (with one exception)
>Megas do not change the base HP stat of the Pokémon
>Megas are only allowed one per team
>Megas are as of now only able to have single ability, never two or three
Those are all the traits of Megas. Now let's look at the traits of Alolan Forms:
>Alolan forms are not new Pokémon nor evolutions but are a different form of a pre-existing Pokémon
>Alolan forms may change anything from type to stats to abilities of said Pokémon
>Alolan forms are generally thought as being a way to make an older Pokémon feel fresh and new
Those are the traits of Alolans as far as we know. We can assume that they will indeed have unique stat distributions.
Now do you notice anything? All the negatives of Megas are absent from the Alolan forms.They can obviously hold items, they are permanent with no stone requirement, we can safely assume we wont be limited to one per team, etc.
My point being is obviously Megas were hot shit last generation but they had their drawbacks. Alolan forms may not be the same from a mechanical perspective but they accomplish the same things minus any of the problems that plagued Megas. Honestly? I think this is what GF is doing to circumvent those problems.
>pic related
If you didn't already know it was Mega Altaria would you have any trouble believing it was an Alolan Altaria?
