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Posted February 7th, 2015
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8.4 Years
First off, I'd like to apologize for not being active. My internet was down for a bit (though I'm sure nobody noticed).

I haven't gotten too into the mega evolved Pokemon yet, and being that I'm starting competitive play I'd like to have a standout member of my team.

So what would you guys rank as your Top 5 Favorite Mega Evolved Pokemon and why? Remember, base your choices on stats because while of course everybody wants an attractive Pokemon, they usually don't win in competitive play.

Once you're past the stats, feel free to add your opinion on the appearance.
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Age 27
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Seen March 29th, 2023
Posted July 14th, 2016
375 posts
13.8 Years
Elaborate more please. Mega Beedrill has horrible Defense.
Max speed, max attack, give it the following 4 moves:
Drill run, poison jab, twinneddles, protect.

When mega evolving (turn 1) use protect so you don't die. After that, you can take out a decent amount pf others. No, it is not the best, but it is decent.
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Age 28
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Seen September 24th, 2018
Posted July 3rd, 2018
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13.1 Years
There's Mega Rayquaza but that one is a legend...
Then there's the Hoenn pseudo pair Mega Metagross and Mega Salamence. Mega Metagross gains a boost in speed and it's defenses as well as it's special attack and a minor boost to it's attack plus it has a great ability that makes it's Meteor Smashes hit hard. Mega Salamence gains a boost in it's defenses I beleive and a minor boost in attack too but it's ability makes up for it.
Mega Blaziken is also good, it get's great boost in it's offenses plus it's speed is boosted every turn, so if one uses protect turn one it'll be ready to sweep upon next turn's notice. It's a good thing this thing lacks access to healing moves (as far as I'm aware) or it'll join Mega Rayquaza's tier...
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Posted May 30th, 2020
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12.7 Years
Max speed, max attack, give it the following 4 moves:
Drill run, poison jab, twinneddles, protect.

When mega evolving (turn 1) use protect so you don't die. After that, you can take out a decent amount pf others. No, it is not the best, but it is decent.
Twineedle is horribly weak, even with Adaptability taken in account. The poison chance isn't worth it either; Poison Jab does your poisoning for you anyways. U-turn is the preferred Bug STAB to scout for attacks.

Anyway, stat-wise, it's Gallade. Its Defense got buffed enough so it won't get KOed by virtually every decently-powered physical hit.

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Age 24
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Seen September 26th, 2016
Posted September 26th, 2016
3,318 posts
9.9 Years
Mega Rayquaza. What the hell were they thinking. It needed its own tier.

And all the noobs use it on Wi-Fi.
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Seen October 5th, 2015
Posted September 8th, 2015
54 posts
8.3 Years
Mega Salamence. I've seen people use dragon dance first turn and just sweep the next turns. Salamence already had great base stats.
Mega Metagross is also great based on stats.
A lot of people have also used Kangaskhan. Its mega hits twice with any attack. Which is amazing cuz you can get past focus sashed/sturdy pokemon.
Mega Lucario is still a great sweeper.
Mega Venusaur is a great bulky pokemon with good sp atk. Its thick fat ability makes it lose its weakness to fire and ice. Which is huge in the metagame.
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Mega Rayquaza. What the hell were they thinking. It needed its own tier.

And all the noobs use it on Wi-Fi.
it does: http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/tags/ag

Nothing else is in the same tier
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Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 3rd, 2021
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9.6 Years
Moved to PGC, as this deals with all Megas and not just ORAS ones.

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10.8 Years
I'm going to have to agree with everyone that have said Mega-Rayquaza is strongest.

Legendaries are generally powerful, but in comparison to mega-form of other legends--Mewtwo, for example, which has two--Mega-Rayquaza surpasses them all, in almost each and every way. Competitively, this Pokémon has majorly helped introducing a brand new tier, if I'm not mistaken, which would be Anything Goes.

Aside from that, I feel Mega-Mewtwo is going to have to be second on the list, with Mega-Charizard X being third (something else could take this position, though; I need to do a little more research on it to figure it all out). Honorable mentions go to Mega-Salamence, Mega-Gyarados, and Mega-Abomasnow.
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Posted March 27th, 2015
270 posts
9 Years
From a VGC perspective, I think the main threats are Mega Kangskhan (I don't think I have to explain this one), Mega Mawile (amazing in trick room, huge power, etc.), Mega Metagross (great offence and surprisingly fast), Mega Salamence (amazing stats, can go either physical or special) and Mega Gyarados (World Champion used it after all). Other strong ones are Venusaur for the bulk, Charizard Y for Sun teams, Swampert for Rain teams, Heracross is great with Trick room or Icy Wind support. Gardevoir has that powerful Hyper Voice. Mega Gengar can be good for trapping and perish song shenanigans too.

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Seen July 30th, 2021
Posted March 29th, 2021
6,263 posts
9.8 Years
A lot of people have already commented on the most notable ones I can think of, like the ones that were banned (Kangaskhan, Mawile and Salamence), and there's Mega Gyarados, and the two Mega Mewtwos alongside them. Not much to say other than them, to be blunt.
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