Mega Zangoose: Paulluxx & Sticky Fingaaa !!
Mega Zangoose
Type: Normal
Ability: Magic Guard
Stats:
HP: 73
Atk: 115 -> 145
Def: 60 -> 90
SpA: 60
SpD: 60 -> 90
Spe: 90 -> 100
New Moves: Recover
Concept:
“A powerful warrior, the Zangoose tracks its immortal opponent”
From the beginning we knew we wanted an ability that took advantage of Zangoose’s strengths as a Pokémon. Not anything that just followed its flavor, originally we had an idea about sharing chip damage but, then I thought about Magic Guard as, intrinsically the myth of the Mongoose and the Serpent isn’t only a myth but also. The mongoose is actually revered and sacred under the worship of the Mesopotamian Magic god who was specifically invoked for protection from snakes. So magic guard just like, fit. Magic guard Pokémon also consistently have Recovery, so we thought Recover as an addition made sense. Especially when we learned of its ability to heal itself naturally from things using its “Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor” Which I thought was very fascinating as it’s one of only 4 Mammals with such an ability
Competitive Design: (Written by one Sticky Fingaa)
So, me and Paul were brainstorming what our Zangoose should be, when we thought about Magic Guard, which not only fits really well with Zangoose's thematic, but also synergizes with Zangoose's toolkit perfectly. Zangoose can rely on Double-Edge's raw power without having to worry about recoil damage, while also not caring about hazards or any other type of residual damage such as poison, being an active threat to the opposing team with its huge attack allied to setup moves such as SD and Belly Drum and its incredible movepool. Zangoose also benefits a lot from the defensive utility it gets through Magic Guard and the additional bulk, being able to act as a Stallbreaker with Taunt + Recover, and possibly Facade to ignore potential burns
Mega Seviper: BlueRay !! Mega Solrock: Paulluxx & XtheGAMEmaster !!
Mega Solrock
Type: Rock/Fire
Ability: Levitate
Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 95 -> 125
Def: 85 -> 95
SpA: 55
SpD: 65 -> 90
Spe: 70 -> 105
New Moves: Corrosive Gas, Sacred Fire, U-Turn
Concept: "Mega Energy causes Solrock's dormant meteorite core to awaken, superheating it's body to the same degree as a small star. It streaks through the sky like a burning comet."
As the original embodiment of the sun, and thanks to it’s mystical psychic powers pre-mega, Solrock has been gifted an incredibly form of STAB in Sacred Fire. This more agile Solrock has also gained newfound access to U-Turn to pivot around it’s enemies, similarly to it’s meteorite cousin, Minior, being that suns are made of superheated gas it gains access to corrosive gas which melts away the items of its opponents.
Competitive Design:
Okay so as somebody who has been playing quite a bit of ADV UU recently, I took to my solrock in analyzing what made it good back then, and once XtGM brought up his concept in Discord I fell in love. A lot of people look at a pokemon like Solrock with its defensive typing and underrate it but, its a very interesting Pokemon in that, its on paper worse defensive typing is well suited for the Kalos metagame. Which is notably derelict of waters, and filled with Grounds and Steels which its new typing and carried over ability allow it benefit from. It is a strong physically oriented pivot with item removal and a lot of ability to burn things either with the guaranteed wisp or its new tool of Sacred Fire. It can run defensive or offensive sets, with no real mandatory moves. Its new speed tier allows it to threaten a large amount of the metagame, and from the beginning of the game make progress. Its also a great defensive mon as long as it can get its burns off. It is notably an excellent check to Weavile, as well as SD Gliscor and Scizor. But most importantly right now, its an excellent check to the newly introduced Mega Sylveon.
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Garchomp and 
Lando-T, but it also lets your Flying-type Defog more easily. Speaking of which,
Heavy-Duty Boots to avoid Stealth Rock damage. However, a well-timed Knock Off can remove Boots, which doesn't do much outside of stopping Rocks. Diamond Dust solves all of this, letting you not fear Knock on your HDB and even run different items like 
Leftovers or 
Rocky Helmet. But that's not all. More offensive Pokemon, like 
Volcarona and 
Weavile, can run items like Psychium Z or Choice Band more comfortably, becoming much more threatening.
Arctozolt can be especially strong with STAB pesudo-BoltBeam, whereas 
Arctovish hits like a truck with Fishous Rend. These two are also weak to Stealth Rock, which is why Diamond Dust works so well for them. In addition to this, Weather Ball can be run as Ice-type coverage on various other Pokemon.
Mega Garbodor currently outclasses this, with complete hazard removal that even powers up its own Body Press. There is also a Calm Mind set that can be very overwhelming in the right circumstances, but 
Mega Walrein and 
Mega Vanilluxe are more reliably strong Ice types. Currently, Aurorus is only really good in VGC, due to the supportive properties discussed earlier being much more prominent in a Doubles format. Now you might ask, how does that change in Kalos?
Mega Avalugg, which was scheduled for Slate 6, has been postponed (I doubt there would've been much overlap, but still worth taking into account). This means that Aurorus has virtually no competition. Without Walrein or Vanilluxe, it can explore the CM sets more, finally putting that STAB BoltBeam to good use.
Melmetal, for example, would require several Calm Minds to KO. Without Freeze Dry, it could also struggle with 
Gastrodon, but now it can choose to run other options.
Heatran could trap and eliminate Aurorus if it didn't have many Calm Minds up. Lando-T and 
Victini could make quick work of it. Even 
Rillaboom could hit hard enough with Wood Hammer to be a threat.
Zapdos and 
Moltres appreciate the Rock immunity heavily. On the offensive side, 
Volcanion pairs well with it, and can run Choice Specs freely. Other examples include 
Dragonite and 
Gyarados. 
Mega Mienshao, Mega Solrock, and Garchomp can keep it at bay. It also doesn't have any notable Slush Rush abusers to enable, with the only option being 
Beartic. Don't get me wrong, Aurorus is still be a force to be reckoned with, but it's also quite slow and manageable.
Amaura. Furthermore, Kalos is the birthplace of Mega Evolution, which is the main reason we're doing the M4A reboot here in the first place. All this is to say that it's definitely worth giving Mega Aurorus a home in the M4A Kalos meta.
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Mega Simisear Mega Lanturn Mega Aurorus / / slate 6 will be, we will open the slate on Sunday, March 26th. That way, the council can have time to get back on track from our various busy lives. Submissions will run until Friday, April 7th. The council will take the weekend for vetoes, and then we hope to be done with voting by the end of the next week, though that timetable will remain open for now! Thanks for being patient while we took an extra while to get back!
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