>>58410249A problem I’m noticing with Megas is some are designed as temporary power-ups, while some are designed as basically an evolution, and the two philosophies clash.
The temporary power-ups (Victreebel, Sableye, Pyroar, Slowbro, etc.) look a bit silly, but in the context that they’re just overflowing with energy and only in this form for a short while it’s understandable.
The basically evos (Lucario, Blastoise, Malamar, Chesnaught, etc.) are a lot less divisive, and by comparison, make the temporary power-up designs look bad.
Excadrill’s Mega more sense as a temporary power-up, with it gaining giant claws/a giant drill for a couple of big attacks, which makes it look bad when just giving it slightly bigger drill parts (and maybe the grooves) would’ve looked better and more neutral.
