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Ill never see megaevolution in the same way

… This isn’t as new as people seem to think it is. Mega Lucario has always been relentless and brutal. Mega Glalie has always had a broken jaw. It was only in supplementary materials and stuff, so it was hard to find and relatively unknown, but the dangers of Mega Evolution have always been around.

AND THAT’S THE THING. That’s where the ‘love and trust’ from X and Y comes in.

Because Mega Evolution is psychotically dangerous for a lot of Pokemon. So they need a skilled trainer that they trust to see them safely through it. Because that love and trust lets them stay in control of themselves

Because if they have that, they can rise to ever higher heights. They can get closer to being the best. Because Pokemon are competitive by nature, and most of them want to be the strongest. To be a master, right?

If you Mega Evolve your Pokemon, you’re not being cruel to your Pokemon and forcing them through terrible pain for more power. You and your Pokemon are, together, making the decision to do something dangerous, because you trust each other to make it through safely, because you trust each other to make use of this terrifying power and come out on top.

Mega Evolution is scary as hell, but it’s not evil unless you make it so.

This.

Remember what happened to Korrina’s Lucario after it gained it’s Mega Evolution in the Anime?  

And how Korrina had to painstakingly bond with it again, despite being years soulmates with it?

I do.

I wonder if all pokemon go berserk like this when they mega evolve for the first time…

This is half the reason I have never been a fan of mega evolutions. Anyone who would dramatically hurt their pokemon just for a slight boost in stats is heartless.

Evolution in Pokemon has always had instances of physical and mental strain in individuals and throughout species. Mega Evolution is no different, just more temporary and comparatively noticeable because of it.  As for the boost in stats, adding 100 to the base stat total is far from a slight increase.

Regular evolution is a part of life for them, no different from the pain that people get when they hit their growth spurt. Mega evolution is more like breaking someones limbs and giving them PTSD to make them better at fighting, but you have to do it every time there’s a new fight.

Regular evolution is a part of life for Pokemon because, in general, they enjoy competition and fighting, and while it’s no different than a growth spurt for some it’s much more than that for other species.  Mega Evolution isn’t breaking their limbs to make them artificially better, Mega Evolution is a means of pushing past natural limits to tap into what’s already there and buried.  It’s the second wind, the runner’s high after a stitch, and it’s made beneficial through the bond between trainer and Pokemon.  The means that cause Mega Evolution are all naturally occurring, but the actual act only happens to a Pokemon that is close to its trainer.

If you don’t like it, don’t like it, but don’t try to make it into a travesty against nature when the games, anime, manga, etc. explicitly point it out as a heightening of the relationship between the Pokemon and the trainer.

Mega Glalie literally breaks its jaw

Depending on the entry it only dislocates it, and neither entry points towards the Pokemon actually being harmed by this.  Glalie also has the Ice Body ability, which allows it to recover from injuries merely by being in hail while its Mega Evolution entry states that the act of Mega Evolving causes it to constantly release blizzards which it uses to trap prey, even if it doesn’t eat them until it reverts back.

Sun and Moon have a number of discrepancies in their Pokedex entries, like Araquanid hunting for, and protecting Pokemon by trapping them in its bubble.  This is the same in the case of Mega Evolutions.  Case in point, Kangaskhan:

Sun: Mega Kangaskhan’s strength derives from the mother’s happiness about her child’s growth. Watching it grow up keeps her spirits high.
Moon:Thanks to Mega Evolution, its child grows. But as the child is good only at fighting and nothing else, its mother feels uneasy about its future.

There’s also Aerodactyl, which in one entry is in pain because it’s Mega Evolved, but in the other is not only fine, but in its natural state of being.

Sun: Part of its body has become stone. Some scholars claim that this is Aerodactyl’s true appearance.
Moon: When it Mega Evolves, it becomes more vicious than ever before. Some say that’s because its excess of power is causing it pain.

There’s nothing new about there being some messed up entries in Pokemon games.  Sun and Moon definitely upped the number and severity of these unusual entries, but that doesn’t mean that they’re any different from the past, just more apparent.

(via silver-tongues-blog)