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gimmepie June 27th, 2016 5:59 AM

Make-a-Mega 4: Complete
 
Make-a-Mega

We all know that there’s a lot of Pokemon that just plain suck competitively. However, the introduction of mega-evolution as a mechanic allowed many Pokemon that would otherwise be very weak to suddenly become very usable. In the case of some Pokemon (ie. Lucario or Mawile), their mega-evolutions give them such a boost that they jump from lower tiers into Ubers.

So, for the Daily series Make-a-Mega, we’re going to take a Pokemon that is ordinarily quite weak and create a mega-evolution that will render it usable in a higher tier. In the last Make-a-Mega we took Lapras, a Pokemon with large but compromised bulk and mediocre offensive power and turned into an extremely sturdy wall that can also become a functional wallbreaker with Cure or Dragon Dance setup. Now it's time to again submit ideas for a Pokemon to create a Mega Evolution for. Once we have our chosen Pokemon, we'll develop its type, ability and stats here whilst over in A&D a design to match our changes is created.

Week-by-week breakdown

Week One: Pokemon is determined
Week Two: A&D work begins, type change (if any) is determined.
Week Three: Ability change (if any) is determined.
Week Four: Stat changes are determined. Featured design is selected.

Each week (excluding the artwork) is broken down into three days where ideas are suggested and then a four day poll to determine which idea we apply. The article is then written and published as the next polling process begins.

Guidelines
  1. The chosen Pokemon must be fully-evolved or have no evolutions.
  2. It should not already possess a mega-evolution.
  3. It must be from a tier below OU.

Previous Selections
  1. Roserade
  2. Luxray
  3. Lapras



shubham2207 June 27th, 2016 6:27 AM

RAPIDASH..!
People, please give it some love this time.. :(

Sirfetch’d June 27th, 2016 6:29 AM

Let's get Butterfree a mega please!

Kostas June 27th, 2016 12:01 PM

I vote for Shiftry/Ludicolo.

FireSnow June 27th, 2016 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rabinov (Post 9300403)
Again, I will be voting Weezing until it gets a Mega!

I'm with this guy! Weezing deserves the love!

I'm also going to throw Druddigon in there as a nominee as well, very underappreciated Pokemon.

Aurora June 27th, 2016 5:16 PM

I think Hydreigon is deserving of a Mega Evolution. The type chart alterations this generation really hurt its viability in OU, and its 98 Base Speed, while an issue since last generation, does it no favours in such a quick metagame. A Mega Evolution would be beneficial for it, as it would improve its Speed tier, increase its staying power by improving its bulk, and give it enough of a Special Attack increase to make not being able to run Life Orb less punishing.

gimmepie June 27th, 2016 8:48 PM

I'm going to throw Archeops out there because Defeatist is a crime.

Desert Stream~ June 27th, 2016 9:12 PM

I would like to nominate mudkip haxorus. A lot of people seem to forget about it as it's one of the few dragons that isn't a psuedo legendary.

punkysaur June 30th, 2016 12:54 AM

Well time for a completely forgotten psychic-hypno

gimmepie June 30th, 2016 7:13 AM

The poll is up!

shubham2207 June 30th, 2016 8:35 PM

Voted For Rapidash, Butterfree and Hypno cuz they need STAT buffs imo..

gimmepie July 1st, 2016 5:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rabinov (Post 9304355)
Voting for my boy Weezing!

So far so good, you might finally get it haha

Sirfetch’d July 1st, 2016 5:47 AM

Everyone should be like me and slide a vote to Butterfree!

punkysaur July 1st, 2016 6:39 AM

Vote Hypno or don't be awakened from sleep.

TheLegendaryGuy July 1st, 2016 8:41 AM

I vote for Haxorus. It is so awesome even without a mega-evo. Mega Haxorus would rock.

FireSnow July 1st, 2016 6:08 PM

Lets go Weezing!!!

I would take some solace if Weezing lost if Druddigon won.

Caaethil July 3rd, 2016 12:39 PM

Summoning my Pokemon friends to vote for Hax and keep the dream alive! But alas, they probably won't make accounts on this forum. And if they did, they'd obviously just vote for whatever they like instead. The dream is dead. DEAD I TELL YOU!

Anyway, so, I was thinking. We've got a Showdown server, right? Wouldn't we be able to pull some smart people together and set up a format with these megas in? Smogon do the CAP project, so it doesn't seem too unreasonable.

gimmepie July 3rd, 2016 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caaethil (Post 9306858)
Summoning my Pokemon friends to vote for Hax and keep the dream alive! But alas, they probably won't make accounts on this forum. And if they did, they'd obviously just vote for whatever they like instead. The dream is dead. DEAD I TELL YOU!

Anyway, so, I was thinking. We've got a Showdown server, right? Wouldn't we be able to pull some smart people together and set up a format with these megas in? Smogon do the CAP project, so it doesn't seem too unreasonable.

I believe it's already being worked on :)

Caaethil July 4th, 2016 3:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimmepie (Post 9307352)
I believe it's already being worked on :)

Yay! Thanks for the response.

Come on, just 2 more votes for Haxorus and we can get the dream going. You can do it!

gimmepie July 5th, 2016 12:36 AM

Welp we had a tie once again. After a coin toss though, we will be creating a Mega Weezing. I'm thinking it'd be cool to add Fire as an additional type, what about you guys?

shubham2207 July 5th, 2016 1:48 AM

why coin toss, should have opened a poll btwn weez and butter for a day.... :/

gimmepie July 5th, 2016 4:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shubham2207 (Post 9308516)
why coin toss, should have opened a poll btwn weez and butter for a day.... :/

Because we're operating on a schedule. There's no point in opening another poll when it could easily end in another tie. This was quick and fair. :)

Kostas July 5th, 2016 5:51 AM

I think Poison/Dark is the best.

gimmepie July 5th, 2016 7:37 AM

I dunno, I mean apart from just looking like it's begging for a fire typing, I think Poison/Fire makes for a great anti-meta type considering it resists a lot of prominent types in the OU meta. Ground could be an issue, but not if we keep Levitate.

Desert Stream~ July 5th, 2016 9:10 AM

I think poison/fire would be good! Couldn't we keep levitate as an ability or does it always change?

shubham2207 July 5th, 2016 11:33 AM

Yeah Whatever..

Poison/Fire is what I am going for..Pretty obvious I guess

FireSnow July 5th, 2016 12:19 PM

Finally!!! Weezing is getting a mega!!!

Anyways, I also would like to see it become a Posion/Fire. If we allow it to keep Levitate, it becomes one of the more dangerous 'mons in the meta.

Plus, I have been begging for a Poison/Fire type for years and I can't let this opportunity pass me by.

Sonata July 7th, 2016 4:07 AM

Poison/Dark yo. Best typing for what it has to work with.

punkysaur July 7th, 2016 5:09 AM

poison/dark.Or to make it a great threat poi & steel with levitate!

gimmepie July 9th, 2016 7:42 AM

The poll is going up!

shubham2207 July 9th, 2016 10:48 PM

Voted fot poison/fire, obvious choice because of its design and movepool..

FireSnow July 9th, 2016 11:27 PM

I just can't say no to a Poison/Fire type for Weezing...It is just too right for me. I can only hope that it actually happens.

gimmepie July 14th, 2016 12:54 AM

Poison/Fire wins it! So what abilities should we consider?

Megan July 14th, 2016 1:15 PM

With Poison/Fire it basically begs to get Earthquake'd/Earthpower'd. At the same time, not having Black Sludge means its only recovery option is Painsplit. Add a weakness to Stealth Rock and it's going to be hell of a fun using it defensively. In that case both Levitate and Regenerator would be nice to have, preferably at the same time.

I suppose it could still go somewhat offensively, as a decent tank (can't really imagine it having a high base Speed stat). Adaptability, or maybe Sheer Force, sounds nice, since Poison/Fire looks like decent offensive coverage.

FireSnow July 14th, 2016 4:46 PM

I agree that either it should stick with Levitate or gain Regenerator as that ground weakness is major hole in its defense. Either of those abilities would help a lot to mitigating that problem and give it more longevity

gimmepie July 16th, 2016 12:42 AM

I think Levitate is the way to go myself. EQ/EP will wipe it out instantly otherwise. It's probably better to go with the need for good hazard removal support than to leave a big a weakness for the sake of losing one.

gimmepie July 16th, 2016 4:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Volpe Artica (Post 9323356)
And this is why Fire is bad........

We now have an inherit SR weakness and one-shot potential from a very common move. Therefore you're forced to run Levitate if you want to use it defensively.

Therefore i am actually going to along an offensive route, based on a fast killing machine. Weezing now has access to STAB Fire Blast which is great. In terms of ability? I'd love something such as Sheer Force; boosting all 4 of its offensive moves? Yes please!

In afterthought, you COULD run Filter.

It leaves you weak to SR and makes EQ even scarier sure but it also works pretty well vs a fair few other types/threats.

Filter and Sheer Force though, interesting ideas :D

punkysaur July 16th, 2016 7:26 AM

Levitate.Cause mold breaker would still daint it.

Earth Traveler July 17th, 2016 11:42 AM

*sighs for a million years at seeing Poison-Fire typing*

Well since a majority voted to pigeonhole the concept into basically needing Levitate, I'm not sure what to support besides the three abilities already suggested...

I don't know. The Create-a-Pokemon project over at Smogon made a Poison-Fire Pokemon and gave it Dry Skin, which might not be a horrible idea? anymore than Poison-Fire was a horrible idea. >.>

gimmepie July 18th, 2016 5:10 AM

Apologies for being late. The ability poll will be up shortly!

Edit: Doing it now!

FireSnow July 19th, 2016 9:36 PM

Ya know, the more I have thought about it, the more I understand Rab's point, so I actually decided to go with Sheer Force. I think this could be very interesting and I am quickly loving the idea of a fast, killing machine Mega Weezing.

Lycanthropy July 20th, 2016 3:03 AM

I voted for Levitate, it's going to die without it. Hard.

gimmepie July 27th, 2016 4:56 AM

Sorry for the massive delay guys, my internet completely died. Levitate wins the poll, so lets start throwing some stats out there.

FireSnow July 27th, 2016 2:31 PM

Alrighty, looking at Weezing's current stats and movepool, I thought it could use a bit of an upgrade in a few areas to help give it an overall balance that I think would fit it best.

So my idea is:

HP: 65 -> 65 (+0)
Attack: 90 -> 100 (+10)
Defense: 120 -> 120 (+0)
Sp. Attack: 85 ->105 (+20)
Sp. Defense: 70 -> 110 (+40)
Speed: 60 -> 90 (+30)


With this setup, it really allows Mega Weezing to be played in so many different ways, whether it be physically offensive/defensive, support, specially offensive/defensive, or even mixed. I really see this stat set-up maximizing the potential that Mega Weezing has and making it a 'mon that is awfully hard to prep for.

Earth Traveler July 28th, 2016 4:51 PM

I was looking over Weezing's movepool, and I noticed it has access to some good Special moves, such as Thunderbolt, Dark Pulse, and obviously both of its Megas STABs. So...

HP: 65
Atk: 90
Def: 120
SpA: 115 (+30)
SpD: 90 (+20)
Spe: 110 (+50)

Obviously going straight Special sweeper here, because lest we forget: this Mega is weak to Stealth Rock. Simply by virtue of its typing, it lacks survivability, so it, in my opinion, cannot function as any kind of wall. Since it already has base 120 Defense it doesn't need anymore there, and I put some in Special Defense to more bulk on that side.

gimmepie August 1st, 2016 3:24 AM

Alright, the poll is going up but first here's my own contribution - something hyper-defensive.

HP: 65 (+0)
Atk: 50 (-40)
Def: 160 (+40)
Sp. Atk: 95 (+10)
Sp. Def: 160 (+90)
Spe: 60 (+0)

gimmepie August 6th, 2016 6:25 AM

Sweeper Weezing has it! Stay tuned for the article and for the next poll which will be appearing soon.


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