Pokémon Mega Pokémon, Z-crystals, or Dynamax/Gigantamax Pokémon
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DubiousDelphine
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i like mega evolutions.
unlike Gigantamax/Dynamax , when you mega evolve, the cries wont get distorted
unlike Gigantamax/Dynamax , when you mega evolve, the cries wont get distorted
MapleSilver
Frost Egg Collector
Mega Pok?mon were a fun way to make previously weak Pok?mon really powerful. If you decided to use a Mawile or Kangaskhan before, you would have been annihilated. Then in Gen 6, they became some of the most powerful in the game. Definitely my favorite out of these.
Z-Crystals have some great animations, but I wish the attacks were shorter in multiplayer. It gets old having to sit through such a long animation every time an attack is made. Not bad but nowhere near as good as mega evolutions.
Not much of an opinion on dynamax since I haven't played Gen 8. I don't really see why they couldn't have just been mega evolutions though. I guess each generation needs its own short-lived gimmick.
Z-Crystals have some great animations, but I wish the attacks were shorter in multiplayer. It gets old having to sit through such a long animation every time an attack is made. Not bad but nowhere near as good as mega evolutions.
Not much of an opinion on dynamax since I haven't played Gen 8. I don't really see why they couldn't have just been mega evolutions though. I guess each generation needs its own short-lived gimmick.
Gigantamax has been a lot of fun so far, especially with the nests and extra rewards. I really like the wild area as a whole, it really makes good use of the Gigantamax gimmick. Not sure about the other ones, I prefer size change over design change (even if some look really good), but I'm positive towards both.
Mega is still my favourite since I liked seeing new forms for Pokemon. Gigantimax second since it does the same but to a much lesser degree (seemingly not at all for most Pokemon actually).
A moves I liked, they went well alongside megas, but I think if I could only have one or the other I would always pick the option that gave new appearances.
A moves I liked, they went well alongside megas, but I think if I could only have one or the other I would always pick the option that gave new appearances.
Halloqueen
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My favorite of these is definitely Mega Evolution. Mega Evolution breathed new life into some Pok?mon, and a lot of them were pretty neat. It's disappointing that they didn't add more Mega Evolutions past Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, I feel that it was a concept worth continuing. Alas, my favorite, Cacturne, will forever be doomed to moving at a snail's pace.
My second favorite would be Z-Moves. Less interesting than Mega Evolutions, but I grew to appreciate them more in subsequent playthroughs of the Generation 7 games. It was nice that any Pok?mon could use a Z-Move so long as they were equipped with a Z-Crystal, whereas there were only so many Mega Evolutions and a lot of Pok?mon continued to wallow in obscurity.
Least favorite is Dynamax/Gigantimax. From the outset, I've never found it to be an interesting mechanic. It has always struck me as rather conceptually lazy, and I can't shake the feeling that they decided to sacrifice a complete Pok?dex at this juncture for the sake of this underwhelming gimmick. For me, it just sort of exists, and I would rather have either of the previous mechanics (or, ideally, both) or something else entirely.
My second favorite would be Z-Moves. Less interesting than Mega Evolutions, but I grew to appreciate them more in subsequent playthroughs of the Generation 7 games. It was nice that any Pok?mon could use a Z-Move so long as they were equipped with a Z-Crystal, whereas there were only so many Mega Evolutions and a lot of Pok?mon continued to wallow in obscurity.
Least favorite is Dynamax/Gigantimax. From the outset, I've never found it to be an interesting mechanic. It has always struck me as rather conceptually lazy, and I can't shake the feeling that they decided to sacrifice a complete Pok?dex at this juncture for the sake of this underwhelming gimmick. For me, it just sort of exists, and I would rather have either of the previous mechanics (or, ideally, both) or something else entirely.
Mega evolutions were really cool. Like... extremely cool. Lol they were the best. I really wish they were still the main focus and we got more of them instead of new gimmicks. I used z-moves whenever I was in a pinch but sitting through the animations was boring and I always dreaded it.
I’m very early in Pok?mon Sword but dynamaxing is alright. Dynamax Pokemon are basically totem Pok?mon but on a more powerful system. I guess the concept of teaming up against a giant boss is cool but why couldn’t we have both that and megas?
RIP Mega Diancie. You will be missed. Hope you return one day....
I’m very early in Pok?mon Sword but dynamaxing is alright. Dynamax Pokemon are basically totem Pok?mon but on a more powerful system. I guess the concept of teaming up against a giant boss is cool but why couldn’t we have both that and megas?
RIP Mega Diancie. You will be missed. Hope you return one day....
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-Apples-
Apple Imperialist
Unpopular opinion here, but I like Z-crystals the best. Mega Pok?mon are okay. Dynamaxing would be my least favorite.
An interesting fact is that they all have their advantages and disadvantages.
Mega Pok?mon - you can use Mega Pok?mon in any battle, and you have no turn limit. But only some Pok?mon have Mega stones.
Z-Crystals - any Pok?mon can use Z-crystals, and you can use them in any battle. But you can use a Z-move only once per battle.
Dynamax - you can Dynamax any Pok?mon, and you can stay dynamaxed for more than one turn. But you can only do this in some circumstances.
An interesting fact is that they all have their advantages and disadvantages.
Mega Pok?mon - you can use Mega Pok?mon in any battle, and you have no turn limit. But only some Pok?mon have Mega stones.
Z-Crystals - any Pok?mon can use Z-crystals, and you can use them in any battle. But you can use a Z-move only once per battle.
Dynamax - you can Dynamax any Pok?mon, and you can stay dynamaxed for more than one turn. But you can only do this in some circumstances.
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