RE: How do you feel about the revealed Mega Pokémon and which new Mega Pokémon are you hoping to see?
Bogleech said:
PARASECT - pure grass type. The fungus has finally taken over and replaced the bug. Not sure how it could look, but with fewer weaknesses it'd be a great boost to one of my favorite pokemon, and they could up its defensive stats while they're at it.
Wouldn't Grass/Ghost also fit? It could be like the fungus has destroyed all life in the bug and it's an empty shell that the fungus possess.
Grass/Poison would also be a viable type, but Grass/Ghost is a lot more interesting.
J.D. said:
P.DelSlayer said:
It wouldn't.
Since the Pokemon has to be in battle to Mega Evolve, then Charizard would take 50% from Stealth Rock before it had the chance to Mega Evolve. It would still be good, unless Politoed switched in or something.
The only ways I can think of that would make it safe would be to lead with Charizard and Mega Evolve it there and switch out, or make sure that Stealth Rock had been Rapid Spinned away before Charizard.
And even then, switching Mega Charizard may not have that much impact, especially if Mega Pokemon revert back to their usual forms after being switched out.
Pretty sure it's been confirmed that they stay in their Mega Forms until the battle has concluded, not when they've swapped out.
That said, even if Mega Charizard got retyped Fire/Dragon like many hope, it'd still be weak to Stealth Rocks. Unless its Stealth Rock weakness was neutralized, and
all its stats got a serious raise, it's hard to see how even a Mega Evo would make Charizard a serious contender (by which I mean, put it in the standard tiers).
That's nice to know. (about the Mega form staying after switching out)
There are only a few ways the SR weakness could be neutralized with 'Zard, and I think that none of them are very viable :/
Magic Guard would protect it from SR, but that ability has no relation to Charizard whatsoever.
typings:
Fire/Steel - seems quite unlikely that a fire dragon could become part steel
Fire/Fighting - not really sure how they'd make Charizard part fighting
Fire/Ground - this is probably the most unlikely of them all
not to mention, any of these typings could open up a whole new can of problems for 'Zard.
Fire/Steel - it loses the handy EQ immunity for a 4x weakness and gains a Fighting weakness, plus Heatran would probably be more of a better option (depending on stats)
Fire/Fighting - well, this is probably one of the best dual typings it could get, although it would probably still be left in favor of Mega Blaziken and a hypothetical Mega Infernape
Fire/Ground - not the best defensive typing, 4x weak to water (Politoed would prove even more problematic for poor old 'Zard)
The only typings that it could logically become would be Fire/Dragon or just keep Fire/Flying.
The only real way it could deal with SR would be for a Fire ability equiviliant of Magic Guard to be introduced, and then for it to be given to Zard's Mega Form.
A couple more ideas on Mega Pokemon:
-Sableye should logically get one considering Mawile has one and they are considered counterparts (same location, version exclusives, basics that don't evolve, then there's thing with their typings = Mawile has the type that has weaknesses, but resists a lot, whereas Sableye has no weaknesses but not that much resistances)
-Camerupt/Sharpedo - these are cool Pokemon that need a bit more recognition (and lets not forget that Camerupt/Sharpedo - main Pokemon of Maxie/Archie - Aqua/Magma - Hoenn = GEN 3 REMAKEZ CONFURMED!!!!111!eleven)
-Mightyena - cool design, unfortunately doesn't have the best stats
