Summary
One excitedPokemonplayer is making their own custom Mega Evolution concepts in preparation for the mechanic’s return in the upcomingPokemon Legends: Z-A. Mega Evolutions were introduced inPokemon X and Yand grant the Pokemon using them a powerful new form with special abilities that they normally can’t access. Unlike normalPokemonevolutions that are permanent and triggered by fulfilling various conditions, Mega Evolutions only last as long as a battle and require the Pokemon in question to be holding a specific item called a Mega Stone.
Mega Evolutions haven’t appeared in a mainlinePokemongame since Generation 7, but Game Freak recently confirmed that the mechanic will return in full force in theupcoming spin-offPokemon Legends: Z-A, a follow-up to 2022’sPokemon Legends: Arceusthat will launch on the Nintendo Switch sometime next year. This has naturally sparked the imaginations ofPokemonfans to come up with Mega Evolution concepts for Pokemon that haven’t gotten one yet, as there are currently only 48 official Mega forms among 46 Pokemon species as of this writing.
An artistic Reddit user by the handle of HertzBurst took this opportunity to share some of their own Mega Evolution concepts on r/pokemon, offering up some interesting ideas for new forms thatcould be introduced inPokemon Legends: Z-A. These impressive designs include a molecule-like Mega Electrode with smaller Voltorb-like spheres orbiting around it, a Mega Kleavor with double-bladed axes on its hands, a Mega Jumpluff surrounded by floating cotton balls, a Mega Crowbat with no less than six wings, a Mega Porygon Z with rings and spheres added to its digital form, and a Mega Wobbuffet whose tail has grown into a shadow of its owner.
Pokemon Z-A Spawns Impressive Mega Evolution Concepts
The rest of HertzBurst’s other custom Mega Evolution designs include a fully bloomed Mega Glimmora,a multi-colored Mega Minior, a multi-sectioned Mega Dudunsparce, a tower-like Mega Archaludon, and a Mega Flygon with an extra pair of diamond-shaped wings. There is also a Mega Azumarill covered in bubble-like spheres, a Mega Dragonite with Dragonair’s white head wings and blue crystal orbs, a slimy Mega Goodra, a multi-headed Mega Shuckle, and a Mega Slowking from the Galar region whose shell has taken over half its body.
Reactions to HertzBurst’s Mega Evolution concepts have been quite positive, with other Reddit users saying that they hope to see some of the featured Pokemonget official Mega forms inPokemon Legends: Z-A. The return of Mega Evolutions in the upcoming spin-off has opened the door for plenty of exciting newPokemondesigns, making the wait forPokemon Legends: Z-Anext year all the more nail-biting for fans of Nintendo’s seminal monster-collecting RPG series.
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