>>29451049Well, first of all, caring so much about the sanctity of "evolutions" vs "forms" makes you an overly pedantic piece of human garbage.
Second of all, the "amount of change" that occurs between alternate forms can be just as big as the change between evolutionary stages. Look at Hoopa Unbound or Shaymin-Sky and tell me what, from a purely visual standpoint, marks those as forms rather than evolutions. The answer is fucking nothing.
Thirdly, the lore behind the change from Type:Null to Silvally makes it an evolution rather than a form. That's because it's based on the bonds of trust and friendship between it and its trainer - which is something that has been known to be a method by which Pokemon can evolve, and never has been a method by which Pokemon change forms. The actual physical change that takes place during the evolution really doesn't matter at all - only the reason behind it. Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro when a Shellder bites its tail - and barely physically changes otherwise during the process - but that's still an evolution too.
Lastly, Silvally's signature feature, the glowing blades on its head that indicate its current type, aren't present on Type-Null - they emerge when it evolves. The helmet is only the bronze part of its head when it's Type-Null - the grey parts are still there when it becomes Silvally, they just become white instead (look, another evolutionary change!). So it doesn't "just lose the helmet."
