Hi there. You know what this is about. You forgot these Pokemon existed, didn't you? In this article, I want to cover forgotten Pokemon that are never seen in competitive battling because, despite their unique traits and advantages, they are either bad in the metagames at large in which they appear or are overshadowed by other Pokemon that better perform their roles. Pokemon such as Mawile and Pinsir rose from the depths of obscurity to be top contenders in OU simply because of Mega Evolution; perhaps that could be the case for a few of these as well.
This will not be a theorymonning project. The Pokemon's unique traits and advantages will be talked about and followed by reasons for their lack of use and what kind of buffs they might need from a Mega Evolution to make them more viable if they were to get one. The information presented will be very straightforward, concrete, non-opinionated, and will be unlikely to receive backlash from the community.
Rapidash
Dewgong
Noctowl
Ledian
Sunflora
Octillery
Delcatty
Mothim
Lumineon
Beheeyem
Heatmor
I tried not to include any XY Pokemon, as those haven't exactly been around long enough to be forgotten yet. I am fine shortening this list if that's what Smog staff thinks should be done, but there isn't much to talk about for these, so I'd rather just keep them all and make the content shorter than what I usually do for each one if possible.
I want to write this with my newer mentee Felicette, who has shown a recent interest in writing for The Smog. She will need access to the workshop if this is approved. Thanks as always. :)
This will not be a theorymonning project. The Pokemon's unique traits and advantages will be talked about and followed by reasons for their lack of use and what kind of buffs they might need from a Mega Evolution to make them more viable if they were to get one. The information presented will be very straightforward, concrete, non-opinionated, and will be unlikely to receive backlash from the community.
Rapidash
Dewgong
Noctowl
Ledian
Sunflora
Octillery
Delcatty
Mothim
Lumineon
Beheeyem
Heatmor
I tried not to include any XY Pokemon, as those haven't exactly been around long enough to be forgotten yet. I am fine shortening this list if that's what Smog staff thinks should be done, but there isn't much to talk about for these, so I'd rather just keep them all and make the content shorter than what I usually do for each one if possible.
I want to write this with my newer mentee Felicette, who has shown a recent interest in writing for The Smog. She will need access to the workshop if this is approved. Thanks as always. :)
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