>>52753597A) I don't pay attention to what the internet thinks, by and large. The internet thinks megas were good and not just a shill mechanic to push toys at kids.
B) HOW is that not just spergy manchildren crying Game Freak ignored their 20+ years of fanwank headcanon on the creature to mald over not getting a badass dwagon?
It was a joke shitmon in Gen 2, it's a joke shitmon, with an amusing evolution and a party member of one of the best NPC trainers in the game in Gen 9, well redeemed in my eyes.