With the announcement of the upcoming Sinnoh remakes, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, came speculations of what unique features it might bring, if any. The ones that seem to have reached the surface first are those indicating the return of Mega Evolutions.
Sinnoh Pokemon got a decent slice of the Mega Evolution pie when the concept was introduced, with Lopunny, Garchomp, Lucario, Abomasnow, and Gallade getting Mega Evolutions.
If ever they come back, it’d be nice to see Sinnoh Pokemon get the most love – especially if it gives a few of them popularity and competitive viability they otherwise didn’t have. After all, Mega Evolution is at its best when it shares the love to more underappreciated Pokemon rather than simply giving Dialga and Palkia Primal Forms.
10 Yanmega - A Fan Favorite Option
Just saying “Mega Yanmega” is kind of a meme, but there’s a legitimate prospect for something interesting with Yanmega gaining a Mega Evolution. Fans have wanted a Bug-Dragon Pokemon for quite a while now and giving Yanmega that typing for its Mega Evolution would be an incredibly fitting way to use the typing.
It would also help it out competitively, as Bug-Dragon seems much more formidable than Bug-Flying at least on paper. It rocks the Speed Boost ability which is very good, but, should Game Freak want to go a different route from a competitive standpoint, Multiscale would be an interesting ability to go along with the added Dragon-type.
9 Bronzong - A Potential Buff
Bronzong had a stint in top-tier competitive play, but it’s most recently been an afterthought. That mainly due to its typing as Steel-Psychic type Pokemon were heavily nerfed in Generation VI when Steel lost its resistance to the Dark-type. A makeover is due and that could come in the form of a Mega Evolution.
Having Levitate is nice, but an ability that could increase Bronzong’s potential as a wallbreaker would be really nice to have to go along with an all-around stat buff. Plus, a Mega Evolution could help give this otherwise unassuming Pokemon a bit more love in terms of popularity.
8 Honchkrow - The Dark (Wing) Horse
This evolution to Murkrow has garnered somewhat of a cult following thanks to its lowkey but intimidating design. That being said, it would be nice for it to get some more mainstream attention with a Mega Evolution.
Competitively speaking, it’s seen modest use thanks to its pretty good typing of Dark-Flying and an interesting stat spread that’s mediocre in the Speed department but massive in the Attack department. Giving it even more in both stats could make it one of the deadliest wallbreakers in the game. As for its ability, it could get a new one or stick to one of its best: Moxie.
7 Froslass - Fixes A Gap In Mega Evolutions
Glalie received a Mega Evolution in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, so it would only be fitting that Froslass, its counterpart evolution, gets one in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
There’s been precedent for both sides of a branched evolution getting Mega Evolutions before: Gardevoir and Gallade. Not only would giving Froslass one fix that glaring absence in the Mega pool, but it could give Froslass that last little push into becoming a true competitive threat. It has two interesting abilities, but Mega Glalie’s Refrigerate is better than both of them, and there’s potential to go either that route or give it an ability that leans more into its Ghost-type.
6 Drapion - A Sleeping Giant
Drapion’s seen some usage in competitive battling thanks to its excellent Poison-Dark typing, but it’s never fully reached top tiers. It’s also kind of a sleeper in terms of popularity, not really garnering any attention since Paul used his in the anime. Perhaps a Mega Evolution could be the last piece of the puzzle.
It’ll gain some much-needed popularity just by being a Mega, and the increase in stats could make it incredibly useful in battle, even more so than it already is. It could also use a new ability, since its best ability, Sniper, is a bit too RNG-reliant. Can you imagine having to face the Elite Four’s Aaron who now has this gigantic monster scorpion as his ace?
5 Rampardos & Bastiodon - More Fossil Pokemon Evolutions
So far, Aerodactyl has been the only fossil Pokemon to receive any kind of alternate form, Mega Evolution or Gigantamax. They deserve more love in that category, and it wouldn’t be so bad to start off with giving the Sinnoh fossils Mega Evolutions.
Neither are particularly good competitively, but both are pretty cool conceptually. A potential Mega Evolution for each could not only make them better for battling, but also expand on what they were prior to fossilization. For both aspects, either Mega form could play into Rampardos’s gigantic head and Bastiodon’s shield-like body, respectively, and it would be even better to give them new abilities based on those concepts.
4 Lickilicky - A Good Troll Opportunity
It’s possible that not a single person has talked about Lickilicky since its release, but that could change. Its pre-evolution, Lickitung, has been around since Generation I, so it wouldn’t be so bad to give it its flowers by creating a Mega Evolution for it.
As for what it could be based on, Game Freak could troll the Pokemon community by just giving it a really long tongue if they wanted. What matters is that competitively, it should get a substantial boost in its defenses and an ability that can actually make it stand out among the saturated market of healing specialists.
3 Carnivine - A Blank Slate
Carnivine could be called boring depending on who you ask – it’s literally just a Venus flytrap with eyes – but that’s kind of the reason why it makes this list. Similarly to Lickilicky, it’s kind of a blank slate conceptually, so there’s a ton of room to make it more interesting.
The main thing that’s probably in order for it is a secondary type. Dark-type could work for its generally evil-looking design, or you could even give it the Steel-type via making its teeth turn into metal or something like that. Regardless of how the design comes out, it desperately needs a buff to its underwhelming 454 base stat total.
2 Toxicroak - More Competitive Capabilities
What could be considered a pretty cool-looking Pokemon has surprisingly not gotten a lot of attention aside from maybe that of Galactic Commander Saturn. A Mega Evolution will rightfully make Toxicroak more popular, and there are certainly a lot of paths to make it look great.
Its competitive viability has been OK at best, but it does have a lot of things going for it that could make it formidable when added onto. That last little push to get it to the big leagues is definitely a superior ability, as the choices it has are far too situational, and it could use one that unlocks its potential as a sweeper.
1 Ambipom - Lopunny 2.0
Ambipom is the epitome of the kind of Pokemon that works best for this list: underappreciated in terms of popularity, competitively unviable, and in need of a buff. That said, there’s tons of potential for Ambipom to get the same treatment as Lopunny.
It’s a conceptually interesting Pokemon that could be added onto by its new form. Maybe it could become a Normal-Psychic type that leans more into its whole ambidexterity schtick? Maybe Game Freak could even give it extra arms, although that could be overkill if not done properly. Also, a better Attack stat could make Technician-boosted STAB Fake Out and Double Hit very formidable.
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