While all of the new mega's get increased stats/new typing/new ability, they have to forgo a hold item. For which Pokemon is mega evolving worth it?
Mega Venusaur may be worthwhile because of its defensive focus. Thick Fat removes two troubling weaknesses, and the +40 to Def and +20 to SpD don't hurt. It loses on leftovers recovery and Chlorophyll sweeping, but weather got nerfed this gen (yay!) so that set won't be Growing anytime soon (get it?). Also, Attack and Speed are both brought up to 103 and 100 respectively, so maybe this thing has some tanking potential.
Mega Charizard X...possibly. It really hinges on the benefits of Fire/Dragon typing.
Mega Alakazam: Maybe. I can't remember many Specs Alakazams, and Life Orb'd Alakazam has equal SpA. The 150 base Spe is what really makes him worth it.
Mega Gengar might be useful cause of Shadow Tag + Perish Song/Destiny Bond, and a higher SpA than normally obtainable through Life Orb.
Mega Khangaskahn is probably gonna be really good thanks to the parental bond ability.
Mega Gardevoir gets Pixilate, which might be helpful. Its SpA boost is greater than that of which it would've had without mega evolving. Also, 100 base Spe is much better than 80.
I can see Mega Mawile tanking like there's no tommorow cause of its impressive defensive stats and typing, and the highest attack stat in the game thanks to huge power. Its only letdown is its speed.
Mega Medicham was almost as high attack as Mega Mawile, but much higher speed. Definitely gonna be a threat.
Mega Absol may only have +20 to Attack when compared to normal, but it's almost twice as fast. Also, magic bounce makes it immune to crippling status.
Everything else seems to be better off unevolved.
All my info I got from here
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pokémon-xy-data-collection.3489182/
Mega Venusaur may be worthwhile because of its defensive focus. Thick Fat removes two troubling weaknesses, and the +40 to Def and +20 to SpD don't hurt. It loses on leftovers recovery and Chlorophyll sweeping, but weather got nerfed this gen (yay!) so that set won't be Growing anytime soon (get it?). Also, Attack and Speed are both brought up to 103 and 100 respectively, so maybe this thing has some tanking potential.
Mega Charizard X...possibly. It really hinges on the benefits of Fire/Dragon typing.
Mega Alakazam: Maybe. I can't remember many Specs Alakazams, and Life Orb'd Alakazam has equal SpA. The 150 base Spe is what really makes him worth it.
Mega Gengar might be useful cause of Shadow Tag + Perish Song/Destiny Bond, and a higher SpA than normally obtainable through Life Orb.
Mega Khangaskahn is probably gonna be really good thanks to the parental bond ability.
Mega Gardevoir gets Pixilate, which might be helpful. Its SpA boost is greater than that of which it would've had without mega evolving. Also, 100 base Spe is much better than 80.
I can see Mega Mawile tanking like there's no tommorow cause of its impressive defensive stats and typing, and the highest attack stat in the game thanks to huge power. Its only letdown is its speed.
Mega Medicham was almost as high attack as Mega Mawile, but much higher speed. Definitely gonna be a threat.
Mega Absol may only have +20 to Attack when compared to normal, but it's almost twice as fast. Also, magic bounce makes it immune to crippling status.
Everything else seems to be better off unevolved.
All my info I got from here
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pokémon-xy-data-collection.3489182/
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