>>35264001>Is mega evolution a shit idea?No, not at all. It should be obvious by now that GAMEFREAK is the shit one. They simply cannot handle their gimmicks in a way that is at the same time fun for the player, balanced for their meta and efficient in numbers. They handle this shit so badly in fact, that they ditch it by the time it obviously gets old a generation later, go for a new one, and never touch the old one ever again, or at least that's the trend they seem to be following now. Mark my words, expect the same to apply to z-moves in gen 8.
Mega evolution had 3 major flaws:
1. It was used to pander in all the wrong ways. Mewtwo getting two megas, unnecessary megas for latios and latias, mega-fucking-fug, etc.
2. It was made with almost a null sense of balance in mind, with shit getting either too strong (megakhan, megafug) or too shitty (megachomp, megaudino). It is still surprising that they could get even a few just right, like mega absol and mega beedrill.
3. It was ditched as soon as the novelty disappeared, and instead we got z-moves, that did many fun things, maybe, but none of them particularly good when you think about it.
