To be completely honest, I dislike the idea of Mega Evolutions in a Pokemon game. While there are limitations set in place to ensure that you can’t simply mega-evolve your entire party, I find that with only a small handful of Pokemon that can take advantage of the new forms you tend to focus on them more than others – even if it was Sylveon that managed to single-handedly take down the Pokemon League in X/Y for me.
But The Pokemon Company International are once again focusing on these new evolutions, but releasing a new trailer that highlights the new forms of all three starter Pokemon in addition to Mega Diancie.
Information on all the mega evolved forms are available below:
Mega Sceptile gains the Dragon type through Mega Evolution, making its Dragon-type moves more powerful. It also gains the Lightning Rod Ability, which absorbs the damage from Electric-type moves to raise its own Special Attack.
Through Mega Evolution, Mega Swampert gains an improved Attack stat which makes it even more formidable when using the Fighting-type move Hammer Arm. Additionally, Mega Swampert gains the Swift Swim Ability, which doubles its Speed when the weather is rainy.
Mega Blaziken, first discovered in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, gains some new tools through Mega Evolution, in addition to its increased Attack. It has the Speed Boost Ability, making it faster with each passing turn, making the incredibly powerful Flying-type move Brave Bird, extremely rare for a non-Flying-type Pokémon like Blaziken to have, even fiercer in Pokémon battles.
The question is however, if these evolutions are just based on stones, if there is much value in choosing Torchic as your starter if you can just transfer one over from Pokemon X / Y.
While The Pokemon Company International have yet to announce a way for players to acquire Diancie in Pokemon X / Y, they have confirmed that when players transfer Mythical Pokémon Diancie from Pokémon X or Pokémon Y into Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, it can Mega Evolve in battle after obtaining its Mega Stone. When Diancie Mega Evolves into Mega Diancie, the impurities on its body’s surface fall away, and it sparkles so brilliantly it’s impossible to look directly at it. Mega Diancie can make good use of the Fairy-type move Dazzling Gleam, which deals great damage to your opponent by unleashing powerful beams of light. In Double Battle, the move will strike both of the opposing Pokémon.
