>>58606172Either that or rework megas after PLZA to become an "upgrade" that you unlock by doing something.
Could be something like maxing out the friendship meter and taking your Pokemon to some lab that zaps them with Mega Energy so that every time you get into a fight, they ME turn one, or on turn one it says "Lopunny is brimming with Mega Energy!" and then mega evolves at the beginning of turn 2.
I've also had the thought that Pokemon should have a held item slot and an equipped item slot, and mega stones would be in the equipped item slot alongside things like choice specs and so on, that way people might actually start using shit like berries again. No clue about Knock Off though.
>>58606441Nah, should be the other way around, viable shit is already viable, they don't need the help. Megas should've been a way to help people's favorite shitmons become viable, and narratively it could've been a very "Pokemon" thing to do, having it be a way for your route 1 shitmon you love to push itself hard enough to make you proud regardless of the fact it's a route 1 shitmon.
Instead, nah, let's just give it to Tyranitar, and Charizard (twice), and Mewtwo (twice).
It was all just made worse by the fact that some Pokemon who legit DID need a Mega, like Lopunny, got shafted because it was just a gen gimmick and we never saw it again until PLZA.
