Sableye, Banette, and Dusclops are pretty much the iconic ghost types of Gen III. Wouldn't be surprised of Dusknoir had one as well, as unlikely as that would be. .__. Though hopefully not, I don't see what a mega for Dusknoir would really accomplish.
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Sableye, Banette, and Dusclops are pretty much the iconic ghost types of Gen III. Wouldn't be surprised of Dusknoir had one as well, as unlikely as that would be. .__. Though hopefully not, I don't see what a mega for Dusknoir would really accomplish.
I'm hoping to see these get a mega:
Kanto: Dragonite, Kabutops, Omastar, Rapidash, and Arbok.
Johto: Dunsparce, Steelix, Skarmory, Shuckle, and Kingdra.
Hoenn: Zangoose, Seviper, Gallade, Mightyena, and Flygon.
Sinnoh: Luxray, Gastrodon, Milotic, Drifblim, and Chimecho.
Edit: Some of these are already popular, while others I think "need the love." Especially Dunsparce.
Kanto: Dragonite, Kabutops, Omastar, Rapidash, and Arbok.
Johto: Dunsparce, Steelix, Skarmory, Shuckle, and Kingdra.
Hoenn: Zangoose, Seviper, Gallade, Mightyena, and Flygon.
Sinnoh: Luxray, Gastrodon, Milotic, Drifblim, and Chimecho.
Edit: Some of these are already popular, while others I think "need the love." Especially Dunsparce.
Milotic and Chimecho are from Hoenn
Fixed it. I'm all for all of these but Dragonite. He's plenty good as is, especially with multiscale.
Edit: Chimecho, too. Whoops. Greninjask'd anyway.
Hahaha, sorry, I derped on that one. :/
Kanto: Dragonite, Kabutops, Omastar, Rapidash, and Arbok.
Johto: Dunsparce, Steelix, Skarmory, Shuckle, and Kingdra.
Hoenn: Zangoose, Seviper, Gallade, Mightyena, Chimecho, Milotic, and Flygon.
Sinnoh: Luxray, Gastrodon, and Drifblim.
Fixed. You have a point, Odd. Kinda going on a "popular", "well known", and "needs the love" theme. XD
Kanto: Dragonite, Kabutops, Omastar, Rapidash, and Arbok.
Johto: Dunsparce, Steelix, Skarmory, Shuckle, and Kingdra.
Hoenn: Zangoose, Seviper, Gallade, Mightyena, Chimecho, Milotic, and Flygon.
Sinnoh: Luxray, Gastrodon, and Drifblim.
Fixed. You have a point, Odd. Kinda going on a "popular", "well known", and "needs the love" theme. XD
Actually, I like idea. We need a decent bulky ghost (that isn't weird as hell like Aegislash)
Also, Gallade is from Sinnoh. And would you mind being specific with your reasonings?
Personally, I'd get rid of the fossils, as only doing the two of them would be weird (Aerodactyl made sense cuz it was different)
And Rapidash and Arbok? Why
Dunsparce is one of those pokes that GF kinda wants us to forget about.
The other Gen 2's make sense, but no more than half the other fully evolved from Johto.
For Hoenn, you forgot the psuedos. Also, why Mightyena and flygon?
Sinnoh, I don't see why any of those would make it, except Milotic, who is from Hoenn.
Finally, where's Unova?
Why NOT Mightyena and Flygon? Johto's dog got a mega, why not Hoenn's? And Flygon is a Pokemon with bad-ass design and not much use. It'd be great if it could be more viable. (and maybe lose the 4x weakness to ice which is REALLY getting old, GF)
Actually, I find Dusknoir getting a Mega almost perfect.
XY gave us two version exclusive Megas from RSE - the Ruby-exclusive Mawile and the semi-Sapphire exclusive Banette.
Considering they gave Mawile's Sapphire-exclusive counterpart Sableye a Mega, and really they'd want to keep OR owners, on equal grounds with AS owners, it just makes sense to me that they'd give the Sapphire-'exclusive' Banette's Ruby-'exclusive' counterpart Dusknoir a Mega.
I know the whole "fairness" argument usually doesn't apply to Megas, but... it sure as heck always applies to paired versions.
But yeah, I'm not sure what giving Dusknoir a Mega would accomplish. it's three biggest downfalls are lack of recovery, lack of HP and it's outclassed by Dusclops. I can see the third being overcome, but... that doesn't really make it that great.
Am I the only one who wants the Johto starters HAs released? I know it's sorta unrelated to the topic at hand, but it's the only gen without starter HAs. Doesn't help that TrollFreak has Flash Fire Tysplosion in the Battle Maison. Maybe it'll be the second starter like in X/Y with the Kanto Starters? (OMG MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE MEGA FERALIGATAR!)
In all seriousness, despite the fact this is a Hoenn remake, I would like to see some other region repersentation instead of just focusing ALL on Hoenn. Like with HG/SS and having other gen Pokemon in as well :3
(Also, Mega Diancie supports my case, 6th gen Pokemon possibly getting a mega in OR/AS)
Edit: okay, the Unova starters don't have their HAs either. I forgot that. Didn't play 5th gen
In all seriousness, despite the fact this is a Hoenn remake, I would like to see some other region repersentation instead of just focusing ALL on Hoenn. Like with HG/SS and having other gen Pokemon in as well :3
(Also, Mega Diancie supports my case, 6th gen Pokemon possibly getting a mega in OR/AS)
Edit: okay, the Unova starters don't have their HAs either. I forgot that. Didn't play 5th gen
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Sheer Force Fraligatre would have been a hit
Also, has anyone mentioned about the Abadnoned Ship on the Sea Route between Dewford Town and Slateport City?
Also, has anyone mentioned about the Abadnoned Ship on the Sea Route between Dewford Town and Slateport City?
If your start a sentence with "Am I the only one who...", then you are not. No one ever is the only one who.
And yes, I'd like to see more megas.
*heavy breathing* Mega Lopunny with Prankster....
Ehh..... You're right. That sentence is pretty dumb XD
I'd like to see some more Megas too (Mega Scrafty pls)
Wouldn't Mega Lopunny with Prankster ruin Klutz? You wouldn't be able to run Flame Orb. Or ANY item D:
Mega Flygon with Adapability would be nice to have
Ah, I see. But just wondering, doesn't Eviolite Dusclops accomplish the same task, or is it basically useless/bad? Just out of curiosity is all. See, my reasoning for that is if Dusknoir/clops accomplishes the role (albeit I'm not sure as to what extent, though I haven't been hearing too many good things about them as of late) of being a bulky ghost, then would a mega for them be pointless, or would it further enhance their bulky capabilities? If it turns out to bet he latter, then that's great! I can only hope it isn't the former.
I use an anti lead baton pass set.
PP Punch/ Substitute/ Encore/ Baton Pass
Don't squash my dreams. :<
Unova's starters don't have their HA's available either.
None of those reasons are good enough to give them megas over a dozen other good pokemon. Wish lists are fine, but since that's not what we do here, I'd prefer to hear why those 2 before say, Altaria.
My personal list of pokes that make sense is:
Kanto:
Machamp
Golem (other trade to evolve pokes got one)
Dragonite (cuz other psuedos got one)
Johto:
Starters (cuz other starters got one)
Skarmory
Hoenn:
Ludicolo
Shiftry (version exclusives like Pinsir and Heracross)
Milotic (cuz gyarados)
Salamence
Metagross (Psuedos)
Sinnoh:
Starters
Gallade (Gardevoir)
Unova:
Starters
ANYONE! (cuz it needs the rep)
Kalos:
none, at least until gen 7 (these pokemon haven't established their image yet, and giving them megas would completely erase the originals. Diancie was obviously always meant to have a mega, and that's her thing, but the rest I'd prefer not)
I'm sure most of these won't come with ORAS, and some others will, but these pokes are the ones that are most likely imo.
Dusknoir is one of few Pokémon outclassed by it's pre-evolution. Does that make Eviolite Dusclops good? ... no, but it's still better than the mess Dusknoir is.
But surely you'd want something better than Prankster on a Mega? The last Pokémon with mediocre stats that got a Mega with prankster ended up in RU.
45/140/155/65/155/65. Just to make sure Banette will never, EVER not be outclassed.
Besides that, I wonder if they would "fix" the turn order in ORAS. It's not a bug or an oversight per se, but I think they should add an exception for Megas; I don't care so much for pokémon that get a higher Speed, but at least help Banette, Game Freak, for fuck's sake.
Despite the number of Mega Evolutions that Pokémon from Gen III have relative to other generations, I would not be surprised in the slightest if the third generation got a few more. Mega Metagross is likely. Mega Milotic could happen ("Pairs" and depends on where Wallace will be in the game). Mega Sharpedo and Mega Camerupt are likely to happen (drawing precedent from Lysandre, alongside the fact that Maxie (glasses) and Archie (pendant) are suspected to have Mega Stones according to one of the screenshots in a trailer). Mega Lati@s could become official in ORAS. Not to mention the Mega Evolutions they are already getting. Primal Rayquaza is also pretty likely given Delta Emerald yadda yadda yadda but that is not a Mega technically.
I would also not be surprised if they got a few more but there would not be many. Dragon/Fairy Mega Altaria in particular is something that I would list as a nice to have but that is merely pure speculation and will probably not happen (I can only dream...). I have no idea if any other generations will gain a Mega Evolutions but they would be nice to have.
In other news, I am personally looking forward to listening to the remixed music in the game. The game had quite a few gems for themes (imho the Team Magma/Aqua Leader theme was one of the best) and I cannot wait to see if they are still good when updated for ORAS! :o
I would also not be surprised if they got a few more but there would not be many. Dragon/Fairy Mega Altaria in particular is something that I would list as a nice to have but that is merely pure speculation and will probably not happen (I can only dream...). I have no idea if any other generations will gain a Mega Evolutions but they would be nice to have.
In other news, I am personally looking forward to listening to the remixed music in the game. The game had quite a few gems for themes (imho the Team Magma/Aqua Leader theme was one of the best) and I cannot wait to see if they are still good when updated for ORAS! :o
It could always follow it's fellow rabbits and attain Huge Power.
The problem with Dusknoir is that it's HP stat is terrible, which a mega won't fix. I'd rather see Golurk or something.
Hmm... come to think of it, between them, Gen. I and Gen. III have around 73% of the Mega Evolutions that we know of (while only having 40 % of the total amount of Pokémon). Assuming GameFreak hasn't burned all their powder yet (and I see no reason to believe so), I think we're going to see a couple more Mega Evolutions in the months before launch. My money is on something from Unova being next. With Diancie getting a Mega, it seems like the rule of "no late-generation Pokémon unless they're really popular or have a typing we haven't used yet" is soundly broken, and Gen. V remains the only generation without a Mega Evolution.
With this in mind, I also think we shouldn't expect too many more Gen. III Mega Evolutions. Counting the Latis separately, Gen. III already has the most Mega Evolutions, with 13. I can see the number hitting 15 with Metagross and Salamence, that being the limit until Gen. VII comes around (with "Primal Devolution" circumventing the limit, in the case of Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza and possibly 2x Zygarde and/or Xerneas/Yveltal).
I saw this helpful little chart on Pokémemes today, which gives a nice visualization of how dominant Gen. I and III are in the Mega field:
Also, Gen. II seems a little under-represented. Then again, that might be because it's the only of the first three generations not to have Mega Evolutions for its starters. Which raises a few interesting possibilities...
This is a beautiful representation of how aware they are of the power creep that has happened until now.
For perspective, this is the percentage of Pokemon introduced each generation that have received a Mega Evolutions...
Generation 1: 7.95%
Generation 2: 5.00%
Generation 3: 9.63%
Generation 4: 2.80%
Generation 5: 0%
Generation 6: 1.43%
And by total of fully evolved Pokemon per generation (I think. I'm counting these by hand so I'll include how many fully evolved Pokemon I counted because I could be off by one or two)...
Generation 1: 17.939% (total 69)
Generation 2: 9.09% (total 55)
Generation 3: 17.81% (total 73)
Generation 4: 4.41% (total 68)
Generation 5: 0% (can't be fucked)
Generation 6: 2.86% (total 35)
So, yes. Gen 2 is actually rather under-represented as far as Mega Evolutions are concerned. If the Johto starters alone were to actually get Mega Evolutions in ORAS or the next game, the percentage would jump all the way to 14.55% for fully evolved Gen 2 Pokemon.
Of course, there are the obviously a few Mega Evolutions missing from ORAS as described by the site (but we are already counting Mega Lati@s and may be getting ahead of ourselves) but we have no idea what generation those will be from.
Since when is being in RU a bad thing?
Also, the problem with Dusknoir is it's sparse movepool and HP stat, both which wouldn't be fixed by giving it a Mega.
To be fair, Johto had the least pokemon introduced until Kalos. But still mega Johto starters would help massively. I mean look at Charizard FFS, NU to OU thanks to a mega.and do I even have to mention Kangaskahn? (Sure she's NU, but her Mega is ÜBER)
INB4 Mega Ho-oh/Lugia
Or maybe Mega Johto Starters :D
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