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Ranting & Raving!
I never bought that Mega Aerodactyl is what Aerodactyl was meant to look like. WHAT?! So in prehistoric times Aerodactyl just had random stone spikes sticking out of its body? And if this is true, does this mean all the other Fossil Pokemon are actually not what they're suppose to look like?I think that I read somewhere (maybe on the official Nintendo website) that its Mega form was what it looked like before it became a fossil, but honestly, that just raises more questions than answers...
If anything I would say that Mega Aerodactyl isn't really Aerodactyl's proper evolution. With all those stone spikes sticking out, I'm wondering if reviving it didn't do something to its DNA. Like I always thought a Fossil Pokemon was part Rock was because they were revived from a rock, originally they probably weren't Rock-types.
I imagine a Pokemon can Mega Evolve whenever it wants if its willing to spend the energy. While Salamence like to fly there are times it needs to land like to eat and rest, so honestly it doesn't need to be Mega Evolved all the time. Also being Salamence is able to fly on its own it probably would only Mega Evolve when it wants to "let loose".Didn't the mega evolution guru in X/Y say that mega evolution is only possible for Pokemon that have already gone as far as they can with normal evolution, a way for them to temporarily 'outdo' themselves in battle? This is also why I don't really get people complaining or being mystified as to how certain mega evolution form Pokemon can survive or eat in that form. They don't stay like that indefinitely, it's just for battle. (though I'd suspect that Salamence aren't entirely happy about it, returning to not being able to stay airborne indefinitely)
As for the mega stones themselves, I don't think there's one for every (fully evolved) Pokemon out there somewhere. Probably for many of them, but not for ones who wouldn't benefit from it in battle. Ditto transforms itself into a copy of what it sees, so it's not a 'Ditto' for long. And Shedinja probably can't make use of a mega stone when it faints to anything that slips past its Wonder Guard. To be sure, though, there's definitely a LOT more mega stones out there than have currently been discovered.
And while I can imagine some fully evolved Pokemon having a tough time getting a Mega Evolution, I think there's always a way if GameFreak really think outside the box. First off, Shedinja would probably keep its Ability though just get improved stats, it getting a Mega isn't a problem. But for Pokemon like Ditto I would imagine they need to be a bit more creative. For example I always imagined Mega Ditto getting a "Mega Imposter" Ability which has it transform as it usually does BUT if its opponent has a Mega Evolution for that opponent it'll turn to its Mega Evolution even if the opponent hasn't Mega Evolved yet. Other Pokemon who would have problems would be Pokemon with different forms or certain gimmicks (like Zoroark) but you just need to think a bit more outside the box for them.
I suppose there's a possible relation. For all we know some Mega Stones were transformed from evolutionary stones. What we know about evolutionary stones is that they force certain Pokemon to evolve by giving off radiation that Pokemon is sensitive to. For Mega Stones we know they came into creation after the Ultimate Weapon fired off and spread what would eventually be called Infinity Energy all over the Pokemon World, the radiation from this energy turning some stones into Mega Stones. So there's certainly a link and maybe for Pokemon who need an evolutionary stone to evolve if they got a Mega Evolution their Mega Stone could be a transformed evolutionary stone. However at that point it's a non issue as, at least for the player, the two have become two separate items. Unless they add in a way to turn an evolutionary stone into a Mega Stone I see this as a rather moot point on the player end.Would evolutionary stones be like the mega stones in a way? Let's look at Eevee for an example. Two Pokemon can have two different mega forms, and some normally branch off into two different lines. Eevee has eight evolutions, three of which are with stones. Depending on the stone, like the XY variant for megas, Eevee will evolve to a different Pokemon. Eevee obviously stays as the evolution chosen, but are they related? To compare the two, here are the similarities. Evolution stones change the form of the Pokemon, and can even split an evolution line (Oddish and Poliwag are good examples.) with them. Mega Stones similarly can split off as with Mewtwo and Charizard. Since the Pokemon universe is probably two, one with megas and one with none, the evolution stones could be there as a replacement. But why are they in XY/ORAS? Because they are like mega stones, but react to multiple Pokemon. Adding to this theory is welcome, what are your thoughts?
More like artistic license of what actually looks good overriding what the game is trying to say. Here are some bits from Ho-Oh's other Pokedex entries that may explain a few things:In each game, the Pokedex claims that Ho-oh has rainbow-coloured wings or wings of 7 different colours. However, as I see it, Ho-oh's wings are red, with a little white and green feathers at the tip of it's wings. Is it just Gameplay and Story Segregation or am I missing something here?
So its feathers seem to actually change color rather having layers of feather of different colors. Also since it creates a rainbow as it flies its possible the very few people who see it mistake it having rainbow colored feathers.Silver: A legend says that its body glows in seven colors. A rainbow is said to form behind it when it flies.
Ruby & Sapphire: Ho-Oh's feathers glow in seven colors depending on the angle at which they are struck by light.
Well we're not really peering into the crack on its back, just looking at it from afar. I think when they say peer into it I think they mean going right up to it and looking deep down into the crack. And it's also a legend, my guess is that if its able to steal souls (it is a Ghost-type so you have to assume it has some paranormal power) it not only has control over who stole it steals but/or there also needs to be some additional requirements to make the soul stealable (otherwise I'd imagine people would have hunted the Nincada family to extinction).Like this.
X: A discarded bug shell that came to life. Peering into the crack on its back is said to steal one's spirit. And... we are not dead? Good job Dex-writers.