Thread 58114219

GF considers megas new pokemon and they do have new looks, stats, typing and abilities. I think the teraleak didn't clarify if they think the same about regional forms and mega-like forms but given all these also apply...
>Gen 1 = 151 pokemon
>Gen 2 = 100 pokemon
>Gen 3 = 135 pokemon
>Gen 4 = 107 pokemon
>Gen 5 = 156 pokemon
>Gen 6 = 72 pokemon + 48 mega evolutions (120 total)
>Gen 7 = 88 pokemon + 18 alolan forms (106 total)
>Gen 8 = 96 pokemon + 20 galarian forms + 16 hisuian forms (132 total)
>Gen 9 = 120 pokemon + 4 paldean forms + 26 megas (150 total)
How many proper new pokemon and regional forms do you think they will add in gen X considering it's the 30th anniversary of the franchise? Previous big anniversaries barely added a hundred mons (gen IV and VII)

>>58114219 (OP)
>Kanto's 10th anniversary gen, Kanto's 20th anniversary gen and west Kanto gen added about 100 pokemon
>Kanto, the original, Unova, the one trying to distance itself from the previous gens and Paldea that has pretty much no Kanto pandering whatsoever all added 150
>the rest added about 125
Really makes you think

Shouldn't he be a new pokemon too technically?

>>58114297
>paldea that has pretty much no kanto pandering
the megas aren't in paldea dumbass, that's around 125 again

>>58114219 (OP)
Outside of marketing, Megas aren't actually considered new forms. In the code they're listed under forms, which is where stuff like Rotom and gender differences go.

>>58115251
Z-A is Paldea's gen, retardo. Kitakami, Blueberry Academy, nuLumiose and Paldea are all gen 9

>>58115269
>Outside of marketing, Megas aren't actually considered new forms
Except we know that's not true. They literally wrote during XY development stage that the 649 pokemon would go up to 749 because they were planning 70 new ones plus 30 "super evolutions"
Vivillon patterns don't count, Flabebe, Floette and Florges flowers don't count, Meowstic dimorphism that actually tweaks their HA and moves don't count, Aegislash entire gimmick stances don't count, Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist sizes with changed stats don't count and Xerneas states don't count. But Megas? They are something else according to GF, even in internal documments never meant to be shared with the public.

>>58115476
Huh I see. Something must've changed in the final version then.

>>58115479
Nothing changed, they are alt forms in the code but different pokemon "in lore"

>>58115239
Same for Primals

>>58114219 (OP)
>GF considers megas new pokemon
well they're wrong

>>58116947
>Pokemon is wrong about Pokemon

>>58115239
>>58116602
Ultra Necrozma?

>>58118344
I would say Ultra Necrozma is more like a primal reversion considering it regresses to its former glory but GF treated primals pretty much like megas too anyway

>>58115251
It's the same gen, retard, if you want to divide them by games then
>RGB adds 151 pokemon
>GSC adds 100
>RS adds 135
>DP adds 107
>BW adds 156
>XY adds 102
>ORAS adds 18
>SM adds 81 (99 counting regionals)
>USUM adds 5
>LGPE adds 2
>SS adds 89 (109 counting regionals)
>LA adds 7 (23 counting regionals)
>SV adds 120 (124 counting regionals)
>LZ-A adds 26
And Blue, Yellow, Crystal, FRLG, Emerald, HGSS, Platinum, B2W2 and BDSP add nothing

>>58119055
Wait, mega salamence wings can fold like that?

>>58119094
Why the fuck couldn't they?

>>58119100
Never saw the guy actually in motion, neat.

>>58119105
Mega-Salamence is pretty damn cool, it's just ruined by the poorly made perpetual flying animation from ORAS

>>58119055
Primals are also said to be akin to megas in-game and they use the energy of nature, which is the same energy that forms the megastones that allow human-pokemon connection to undergo megaevolution.
Necrozma just uses light