What is it about Megas that kept them so popular all this time? Gamefreak has been trying for 2 gens now to pretend they don't exist, 3 if you want to count them sidelining them in SM. Despite that, they still have many fans wanting them back, and whenever they are put head to head with the gimmicks that came after in polls, Megas still win by a landslide. The Pokemon Company themselves see this and have continued putting Megas in other parts of the franchise Game Freak isn't involved in. Why do Megas have such staying power while the other gimmicks don't?