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Ranting & Raving!
From what I remember, when the Mega Kanto Starters were revealed, while some people felt it was odd they were pushing the Kanto Starters and not the Kalos Starters (this was the beginning of GF pushing of Gen I nostalgia so didn't has that much of a heavy backlash), all of them were generally liked. This includes MCY, since it looked like what an evolution of a Charizard would look like. But then when they revealed MCX via the Origins special, it received some backlash not only cause Charizard was being treated special (which was sort of a thing before then) but also because it didn't look that much different from a normal Charizard. Of course, when the games were released, MCX became the popular Charizard as it just generally played better while MCY was more a niche (sad for me as I like MCY more than MCX).You listed 3 Megas who I'm pretty sure all had very different reception. The Zards were considered shilling Charizard Marketing but also necessary/welcome for it from a gameplay standpoint, Lucario mostly has to do with being Korrina's Ace (which probably could have been any Fighting Mega), and I don't know anyone laying much praise on Mega Salamence from either direction.
M-Lucario's got some criticism as it looked like a Lucario going through an "edgy" phase, but it was one of the early Mega shown so got a pass. Salamence was the 2nd wave of Mega and it didn't really receive much buzz I think because it was "sorta" expected (then again we also expected a Mega Milotic but that never came to fruition).
Let's be honest, a lot of Mega Pokemon was mainly a popularity contest or they had a "good idea/cool design" for a Mega Pokemon (which is probably where the few odder choices came from). Absol, Charizard, Lucario, and Salamence were all popular with Absol and Charizard needing it to become competitive; and Absol alone to be relative.
Hm, that could be an interesting idea. And depending on what Regi is fuses with it can alter its stats too:In terms of buffing Regigigas, I keep imagining merged formes with the three original regis. Since Gigas had its power sealed, it makes sense to me to have the other regis contain compatible power that can be swapped in. The merged formes can then either have Clear Body or an ability that reflects the type of the merged regi (e.g. Regigigas-Rock gets Solid Rock) along with some stat adjustments.
Regigigas: 110/160/110/80/110/100//670
w/ Rock: 80/160/200/50/110/50//650
w/ Ice: 80/50/110/160/200/50//650
w/ Steel: 80/120/140/120/140/50//650
w/ Eleki: 80/135/50/135/50/200//650
w/ Draco: 200/135/50/135/50/80//650
Not sure what Ability it would have, I would agree the Hidden Abilities of the other titans but Steel would be getting the short end of the stick as they gave it Light Metal (yeah, because I'm sure Registeel was really worried about getting Low Kicked; which, BTW, would only decrease Low Kick from doing 120 Power to 100 Power, SO worth not having something like Filter or Bulletproof). Then again I guess it isn't any worse off than Regidraco who they gave 200 HP to but kept its defenses at 50 each; why?
Another idea with Slow Start. Honestly, 670 is just 10 one under the other uber Legendaries (and the same BST as Kyogre and Groudon). Yet they don't get a debilitating Ability, so if they're going to keep Slow Start on Regigigas I say buff it. Okay, so it starts with half Speed, Attack, and Special Attack. BUT, instead of it wearing off depending on the number of turns, it wears off if Regigigas is attacked. And that's where the fun begins, cause one attacked Regigigas wakes up and it's Speed, Attack, and Special Attack INCREASES by 50%. However it can be returned to its "Slow" state if switched out, put to Sleep, or Frozen.
Actually, to some, the Pikaclones would be a good example that slapping on an extra Type to a design for the sake of it doesn't always work. While each have their fans I'm sure, the extra Type doesn't really help rise them above mediocrity the Pikaclones are known for. Heck, the most notable Pikaclone in recent years was one of the pure Electric-types (and not for being an Electric-type; Pachirisu just so happened to fill the niche of being a bulky Follow Me user)!
I can't help but feel this might not be the best example to use.
And they might have taken that lesson to heart as Pawmi is a pure Electric-type
Let's agree to disagree.Where are you getting all of these? The fact that multiple protagonists can catch them? I maintain that in game canon almost all of these are one-of-a-kind, with the legendary birds, Arceus’s avatar, Diancie, Type: Null, Cosmog, Meltan, Kubfu, and Zarude the exceptions.
Remember when Pokemon mostly used berries as their fictional foods? How every berry had a description of an either unexpected taste or unusual feature, especially for a fruit/vegetable?
Remember when berries were also stand ins for vegetables?
now we have realistic apples and potatoes
woot -_-
I personally think its alright, if anything it makes the Berries more exotic. So the Pokemon world does have normal food, and it makes sense we really didn't see any of it because up till now the player had no need of them. Real food was only introduced in order to create different Curry flavors, and we still used the Berries as a flavor/effect enhancer (infact each Berry flavor has its own description).
FUN FACT I LEARNED TODAY:Fun fact: in Generation III, the Ganlon, Petaya, Apicot, and Salac Berries could only be found in Orre and were the most expensive Mt. Battle items.
My favorite, however, has to be the Starf Berry.
So, before Gen V, in addition to a generic bag description, Berries also have a Tag Description which gave a bit more flavor text about them. This is where those Legendary descriptions above came from. However, they stopped doing the Tag Descriptions in Gen V, so when they introduced new Berries in Gen VI (Roseli, Kee, and Maranga) we had no idea how they were like, used, or any other trivia about them.
... BUT I just learned that, to show just how bizarrely indepth they went with the Curry mechanic, GF had given all Berries an additional description during Curry making! Finally we now know a bit more about the Roseli (has a rich sweetness, elegant fragrance, & used to make herbal tea), Kee (it first starts out burning spicy, and then becomes extremely bitter), and Maranga (peel is very bitter but flesh tastes like a sweet drink); Granted it's mostly about their flavors but that's something. Of course all other Berries got a description, let's see what the Legendary Berries say:
Liechi: A slightly rare Berry. When you eat it, its spicy flavors clash in your mouth.
Ganlon: A slightly rare Berry with unique flavors. Its intense dry and bitter flavors are loved by some and hated by others.
Salac: A slightly rare Berry. The flesh underneath its bumpy skin is incredibly sweet and sour.
Petaya: A slightly rare Berry. It's eye-poppingly spicy and bitter, but it's packed with nutrients.
Apicot: A slightly rare Berry. Its blue part has a very dry flavor and its green part has a very sour flavor.
Starf: A Berry that's considered a myth. It's said to have extremely strong power. Its delicious flavor is otherworldly.
Hm, Petaya and Starf are interesting though sadly the others are generic. Oh well, some Berries do refer back to their old Tag Descriptions, it's a shame they didn't try with all of them.
Just gonna skip over the "A slightly rare Berry" part.
Liechi: Its clashing spicy and sweet flavors causes the mouth to salivate profusely.
Ganlon: Its intense dry and bitter flavors can cause dehydration so must be used carefully.
Salac: It's incredibly sweet and sour flesh numbs the tongue making it feel like you're chewing air.
Apicot: The dry blue half and sour green half cancel each other out so no on knows how to cook it.
Liechi: Its clashing spicy and sweet flavors causes the mouth to salivate profusely.
Ganlon: Its intense dry and bitter flavors can cause dehydration so must be used carefully.
Salac: It's incredibly sweet and sour flesh numbs the tongue making it feel like you're chewing air.
Apicot: The dry blue half and sour green half cancel each other out so no on knows how to cook it.
There, each Berry now references its old Tag Description to make a fun Curry Ingredient description!
Levitate as an ability should be scrapped.
Instead there should be an inbuilt mechanic like airborne/grounded which replaces it and works in conjunction with the ability of the mon.
Realistically speaking there is no practical solution to the "Levitate" problem.
I think the other issue with this hypothetical intrinsic approach is that, visually, it locks the design and animation of the Pokemon to appear a certain way if there is not a consistent mechanical label like an Ability suggests.
Or, instead of thinking how to give a "airborne" status to Pokemon which are capable of flying/floating, maybe we should re-think how Ground-type Moves work.I feel like The Levitate Debate is easier to resolve if you just think of Abilities as magic powers rather than natural expressions of a Pokemon's physical traits (which I think I've talked about before?).
Like, instead of it just them strictly using the ground & dirt to do damage, what they're actually doing is releasing tectonic particles into the air. Flying-type Pokemon can remain immune to them as they're naturally air/wind elementals so they have an air current circling around them which redirects the tectonic particles causing them to fall back down (meanwhile particles like powder, pollen, and spores, while still resisted, are light enough to remain airborne so eventually make their way through the air current).
That way we explain why Pokemon which fly and float can be hit by Ground-type moves, why Flying-types (and Levitate users, no reason we can't keep the Ability) aren't affected by the projectile Ground-type moves, and GF don't feel like they need to give a non-Flying-type winged Pokemon hovering in the air Levitate (and maybe can give Levitate users a second & Hidden Ability; also spread Levitate to other Pokemon they may have originally been hesitant too because they don't want it to be that Pokemon's sole Ability).
Oh, and they also won't feel like they have to make every Flying-type and Levitate user hovering in the air. "Hey, Charizard is standing there, use Earthquake! Huh? It didn't work? Oh, right, its Flying-type so has the air current around it protecting it from the tectonic particles, silly me!".
(TBC)