>>44522097Yes. They had the most potential as they could be given to three stage pokemon(starters, Aggron, etc.), a pokemon could get more than one(Charizard+Mewtwo), a split evo could each get one(Gallade+Gardevoir), and it could provide a different playstyle for a pokemon(Heracross, Pinsir, Sableye, etc.). While some parts were botched in practice, mainly giving mega evolutions to pokemon that were already strong, there were enough exciting prospects on paper to justify the concept. They were also better distributed, as every gen at the time got a mega while only Gen 1 and 7 pokemon got signature Z-moves and Garbodor is the only non gen 1 or 8 to G-Max.
Signature Z-Moves and Gigantamax don't feel like meaningful buffs to a particular pokemon, generally speaking. Even the best ones like Clangorous Soulblaze and G-Max Resonance pale in comparison to the rags to riches stories of Mega Kangaskhan, Beedrill, and Mawile. The only Alola starter that really used their signature Z move was Decidueye and that's because physical ghost moves are underwhelming. The Tapus made frequent use of regular Z-Crystals since they meshed better with their playstyle and Guardian of Alola is the worst signature Z-move in the game. Corviknight's successes are largely separate from its Gigantamax and its G-max move is worse than Airstream. A lot of G-max moces also do the same thing, such as the gen 1 and 8 starters as well as damage over time moves like Centiscorch's and Sandaconda's.
