Oh damn, I totally didn't notice I forgot to add the +100 when making the Melting Melty Boi's stats xD. Yeah, 46/25/25/24/25/255 would be the spread.
That being said:
Spiky-Eared Pichu: BlueRay, abismal, KeroseneZanchu, jazzmat
Eternal Floette: Rosiario, KeroseneZanchu, Exilas, Ninjacid
Meltan: BitBitio, KeroseneZanchu, jazzmat, ChoiceScarfed
That being said:
Spiky-Eared Pichu: BlueRay, abismal, KeroseneZanchu, jazzmat
Eternal Floette: Rosiario, KeroseneZanchu, Exilas, Ninjacid
Meltan: BitBitio, KeroseneZanchu, jazzmat, ChoiceScarfed
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- PalpitoadChamp, Gekokeso, zxgzxg, BlueRay, Exilas
: Hematemesis, DrPumpkinz, Loukarya, Bitbitio, Voolpool
: Wheeveelution, okispokis, Kero, Exilas
Wishiwashi. The ability gives it more stats as time passes on. From the mechanic that triggers the form change alone, this one encourages a stally playstyle with moves like Protect to gain turns. The stats follow the same logic: It may hit hard in School form, but it's also extremely bulky and has the right tools to work defensively (including a powerful STAB Scald, even uninvested). Finally the new moves, specifically Wish, further enforce that playstyle by giving it good tools for the longevity that ability requires to work to it's fullest.
Falinks. Here, the trigger is completely different: Instead of activating as time passes, it activates when using one specific move for one form and attacking moves for the other: Already, this has a totally different implication from Ink's Wishiwashi. While the latter was a one-time change which in return made the Mega stronger as time went on to make it worth it, this one can change between the two freely to take advantage of their unique properties. Ausma took a very interesting approach here, which all comes back to the trigger: One form is entered when using an offensive move, the other when using King's Shield, a priority move with a Protect effect. Here, the one that needs the more power is clearly the one that will actually attack, but there's one big problem with just making "slow defensive form, fast offensive form" here: Stance Change activates when you move and not at the start of the turn. While that mean that the defensive form is very easy to access, it also means that if the defensive form is too slow, the higher speed of the offensive one won't matter as much because there will be a turn in which you will still be slow and take a hit. Ausma did exactly the opposite to counteract this, by makig the defensive form fast, and making the offensive form much slower: While this would also come with the problem of having to take a hit in the frailer, offensive one, ausma gave it incredible offenses, which often makes it unnecessary because you will most likely KO the opponent. Then, once you are in offensive form, you can get back to defensive freely by using King's Shield, and be fast again. Having a defensive form also allows for a great ease of set-up, so the offensive form being slow helps keeping that in check.
Cacturne (while it didn't win, it's still a good example and is still widely liked today). Sundown Switch was a totally new ability, based on Cacturne's well-known flavor of finishing of travelers exhausted by the desert's heat during the night. It played out like this: "When using a Grass type move, changes to Day form. When using a Dark type move, changes to Night form.". Here, what needed to be thought about isn't the trigger itself but what kind of moves it entails: For Grass moves, it includes moves such as Spiky Shield, Synthesis or Leech Seed, while Dark moves included Sucker Punch or Pursuit (it didn't already have Sucker Punch but i gave it). Thus, i made the Grass form be defensive and the Dark one be offensive with the defined role of the Grass one chipping down the opponent with Spiky Shield, Leech Seed and the likes while the faster and stronger Dark one could finish them with it's high Attack stat and STAB Sucker Punch and Pursuit. While i could've stopped here, as it already was interesting, i decided to make one last step in order to make the Grass form better while giving it new tools for both forms: Instead of keeping the defensive form Grass/Dark type, i changed it to Grass/Ground (let's face it, Grass/Dark is a really bad typing). While this did fit on Cacturne because of it's relation to deserts, i also used this as a justification to give it two new options: Earthquake and Scorching Sands. The former gave Night form a strong coverage option, while the latter allowed Day form to further be annoying to the opponent and chip it. Oh and it also stayed in Day form when under Sun, mostly for flavor but also because it plays well with Synthesis, and because Grass types are strongly connected to Sun already
Silvally conventionally requires a held item to change form, so there is not as much leeway to make multiple Mega Evolutions as there has been in the past.
