It's not JUST Mega Evolution in Legends Z-A... here's why

[@meta13gaming]

Did you know that the contrast of natural verses Man Made is also a key plot point for the last four expansions of the XY TCG?

[@aaronlucas8105]

I think Dragon Ascent was an introduction to something that’ll exist here - mega Pokémon without mega stones.

[@dayvonlouis5187]

Maybe but I’d prefer that concept to be unique to Rayquaza given how it’s lore explains why it’s able to do that similar to how Ultra Burst is unique to Necrozma

[@Candle_eater7685]

Theory would be dope as sh!t but so unlikely

[@Johnny-Wilde-Productions]

Z was planned, and some ideas were implemented in USUM. I would like to see Battle Bond given to the other Kalos starters. Use the Battle Bond form as a base for us to cusomise the Pokemon. Battle Bond isn't artificial. It's more natural than Mega Evolution, as many Mega Stones could be artificial and emerged during the war. Battle Bond is something unlocked when a deep bond is created.

[@coltonxq2723]

This is a great theory and would be incredible if implemented in the games the way I interpreted it

[@jamaldavis2480]

Honestly, you are ignoring a lot of canon information to push your theory forward.

[@sudsyinc.953]

What information might you be referring to? Also, what might be a more popular or more likely theory for the new game? I'm just so hyped and am curious about what you have to say!

[@jamaldavis2480]

​@@sudsyinc.953 Well in this case Ash-Greninja aka Battle-Bond Greninja is not a fusion between Ash and Greninja. That is just how they look. The claims of how certain species came into existence and how they function somehow being manmade. That the tree seen in the Treasure of Area Zero DLC are in no way trees of life, but are just that way because of Terapagos' energy thus having nothing to Xerneas, The tree seen in the Crown Thunder DLC deal with Eternatus and thus have nothing to do with Xerneaas again. Dealing with Terastal and Dynamax Energy respectively. The life energy also being mentioned a lot has nothing to do with Xerneas. It is simply infinity energy, and it something all living Pokemon have. Bill's fusion with a Pokemon is nothing like Battle-Bond. They are two entirely separate things. There really hasn't been an artificial vs manmade thing going on. The exception to that would obviously be Scarlet vs Violet... but that isn't exactly artificial vs manmade as that is a version exclusive thing and has nothing to do with the story unless you specifically consider Violet and how Turo wanted have the Paradox Mon of come to live along side the Pokemon that currently exist. Which is you look at the games as a whole is actually an Invasive vs Native storyline. Especially when you learn that the Paradox Pokemon aren't from the past of the future, but at both from the present, Specfically the present of another timeline. As the alternate timeline Prof. Sada and Turo tell you directly they are working on a machine to pull Pokemon from other timelines present into their own. With there current present aligning with our current present. The disregard of Meowth learning how to talk when all Pokemon can learn to talk and there are multiple instances in the games and anime the prove it. Most Pokemon simply don't bother learning as they don't need to. That isn't even considering all the Pokemon who spoke through Telepathy instead.

[@sudsyinc.953]

@@jamaldavis2480 Thank you! That was highly informative and enjoyable. I especially agree with you about the talking pokemon bit

[@lightningstriker8884]

Battle bond ?

[@imstilljuju1239]

i hope

[@theinfernofficial]

Same

[@Johnny-Wilde-Productions]

There is potential for custom battle bond forms for each Kalos starter (to have put mark rather than Ash, Clemont, or Serena), a new Battle Bond like ability for Pikachu (Gorochu gains Fighting type.)

[@Manopat243]

My desperate XYZ fan inside is hoping that we'll be the other trainer from all those years ago with a Battle Bond Greninja that will morph to match our avatar (Something they probably couldn't do on the 3ds; at least not consistently) and that's why Ash-Greninja was retconned in SV but I'm probably grasping at straws tbh.

[@quacksandsnacksducks]

Battle boning in a bigger way sounds really exciting!!

[@apothecarymusic]

battle what?

[@dynamic7351]

😳

[@xxo5294]

Great video! Love your voice over and editing 😁 am I the only one that could care less about mega evolution? I much prefer the Tera mechanic

[@kirarakidohara1423]

A few days ago I left a pointlessly mean and cruel comment about a minor mistake about Ash-Greninja in this video. I was having a bad day and selfishly took out my frustration here... I feel horrible about it. Having a bad day was no excuse to act like that. I am truly sorry. I deleted the comment because there's no reason to keep something so mean up where the person making this video may have to see it repeatedly. But, just deleting it wasn't enough. I wanted to apologize for my actions. You clearly put a lot of effort into your videos, and I was just being a petty asshole over a minor nitpick. I am truly sorry. You did not deserve that. I hope you continue to make wonderful videos and continue to enjoy making them.

[@icepug6311]

Wait until he finds out the battle style of Yo-Kai Watch 4

[@Mr.AM67]

Pokémon x-y was my first Pokémon game and I loved it, I even did a co-run through with my little sister and it was a lot of fun. Tbh I think expanding mega evolution or doing more on battle bond would be sick. But if they don’t do either I will never forgive them

[@Fluminox-]

I'd honestly prefer if they just kept it as mega evolution. Maybe battle bond but I'd like if they kept it as greninja's thing/the other kalos starters

[@shadowwizard2383]

They already redid battle bond in SV, it now has nothing to do with ash or transforming, it can now be given to any Pokémon it raises stats when you knock out a Pokémon. The kalos starters will most likely have megas in PLZA. They are erasing ash from the games like I wouldn’t be surprised if we have the ash hat z crystal be for any pikachu with a hat when we get them again.

[@emanuel585]

Hot take i would like it more if instead of bringing animal abuse back they just kept strong and agile style

[@Manopat243]

​​@@shadowwizard2383Nah, they're not after their golden boy; they're after his Greninja. Ever since the tone and art style shift from XY to SM there are still people complaining about problems with the anime. They're desperate to escape XY The Series' shadow; and simultaneously, the complaints about X&Y the games, which is why I honestly thought they would prolong referencing the name Kalos for as long as possible. Even when Greninja was voted Pokémon of the year they did nothing for him. The Legends Z-A announcement blew my mind. If they were just trying to erase Ash then they wouldn't let the Pikachu wearing his caps in Scarlet and Violet; but they did. Let me assure you, this Ash-Greninja retcon is targeted. It's up to us to make sure they don't get away with it. Don't let them forget his name!

[@shadowwizard2383]

@@Manopat243 you are talking to the wrong person I think anime, manga and games should not cross over and remain separated and I’m so happy ash is gone. They are finally allowed to do what I have wanted with the anime forever a anime only character cast no game characters leaving there roles if your a gym leader you should stay a gym leader. The only ones from the games I was okay with is may, dawn, Serena, Lillie and gladion because their roles didn’t change all that much from the games and while I love SM for finally being different from the games with the school and family and ultra guardians and JN with traveling the world and anime only characters and not following the game storyline, I still wanted what HZ is doing having adult cast where money is a constant issue and not doing the gyms but something else this is treasure hunting but there is so much they could do let me see a police officer/detective, Pokémon ranger, ninja, aura guardian, psychic school etc. The gym challenge was getting stale to watch not to mention ash losing and never having a concrete goal that he can reach. So glad we don’t have a talking Pokémon or motto in HZ and the villains are not for comedic relief. The only way I even want to see ash again is as an adult and they retcon what a Pokémon master is that its a title you get from winning a super PWC where only gym leaders, elite 4 and champions enter and now ash achieved his dream his new dream is traveling in a airship with some of his friends (goh, Gary, Horace, Brock or anime only character, lei and 2 other kids) to become the aura guardian of the world.

[@Manopat243]

@@shadowwizard2383 I haven't personally watch Horizons yet, but I've heard good things about it! Still, that wasn't my point. I was talking about the games and anime separately. This is all my personal belief; none of it is confirmed: They're not trying to erase Ash from the Pokémon universe; he's too important to the franchise. Many people love Ash, if not only just because they watched him on TV as a child. Now look, there's no debate that there are still a large group of fans who haven't moved on from XY, (Even if they claim to have) and still compare everything to it. The Pokémon Company wants each season to be judged separately (Which is fair); and I believe it's for this reason they intentionally avoid reminding you about XYZ or the X&Y games. Even when Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena made cameos they only got 1 episode each despite being heavily beloved characters. Clemont and Bonnie were bundled together too, meaning the XY cast only got 2 episodes! Misty and Brock got multiple cameos in the last two series and had several episodes. Similarly, Dawn made a comeback for several episodes due to the Gen 4 remakes and pre-makes. Now, I understand that doesn't confirm anything; perhaps they just had no good storyline ideas for any of them, and don't want to mess up characters that are know for being so well designed, so they decided to make them token cameos. Either way, I can't help but feel it was influenced by not wanting people to judge Journeys by comparing it to XY. They're (Understandably) trying to move on and create a new show. As for the games, X&Y were and, in some cases, still are, criticized. I could be biased, I admit that. But I feel that XY is seen by TPC as a problem either way. To many, they can't beat XY (The anime); and to another group, X&Y (The games) were seen as a failure. XY, as a generation, is a point of division among the community; you either loved it or you hated it. Kalos is a name rarely mentioned by TPC officially; almost as if they want us to forget it. Even when Greninja was voted Pokémon of the year, they held no celebration for it other than the article announcing it as such. Sound suspicious yet? Ash-Greninja is basically the mascot of XYZ. They want to cut ties with the past, so all they have to do is cut him. Regardless of whether or not you are fond of Ash-Greninja, he's a fan favorite of many, many people (He's my personal favorite Pokémon) and doesn't deserve to be cut. If TPC was trying to make you forget about Ash, then A) that would be a terrible business decision and B) they would have blocked the Pikachu wearing Ash's hats from transferring into SV just like Ash-Greninja. Ash is a recognizable part of their brand, they'll never make you forget about him, if not only just so they have something to fall back on in case the anime ever fell through (Nostalgia is a powerful thing). What they do want you to forget about is Ash-Greninja; as he's a remnant of a season that every new season remains in the shadow of. Instead, what we (As a community) need to do is make sure no one ever just goes along with it or says "It is what it is". Keep asking where Ash-Greninja is and why Battle Bond doesn't transform him in the new games. P.S. They're already having code promotions with Liko's Sprigatito, Roy's Fuecoco, etc. proving that they plan to continue the trend of the anime and games interacting. They're never going to fully split them; they advertise each other. That would also be a bad business decision.

[@NotABot86]

I do have an idea for expanding Megas: MEGA BURST! Basically, every Pokemon with a Mega Form has a Superpowered move known as a Mega Burst which becomes available after a certain condition is fulfilled (what it is, I do not know) Some Ideas I had for Mega Bursts include: Delta Dive (Rayquaza flies into orbit, barraging opponents with energy blasts, before crashing down in a fiery explosion) Briny Bombardment (Blastoise retreats into its shell, spinning up a hurricane, before pelting its airborne foe with rapid blasts from its hands as its shell cannon charges up one last shot) Blossom Blast (Venusaur jumps high into the air, increasing its absorbed sunlight, before unleashing a titanic Solar Beam) Kugelblitz Claw (Charizard X coats its claws in blue flame, before unleashing furious slashes that end in an azure flaming charge) Blazing Bomb (Charizard Y grabs the foe, flying to the atmosphere before smacking them back down with its tail) Astral Assault (Mewtwo X punches the foe all around the world, uppercuts them to space, then kicking them back down) Supreme Psyche (Mewtwo Y pushes the foe through multiple dimensions, ending in the distortion world to barrage them with stone before slamming them back down to the original world)

[@NeroThe2nd]

Megas are def unnatural because all their dex entries talk about how it hurts the pokémon, notably in gen SEVEN not six hinting that this was only recently discovered.

[@ljmax8693]

i just hope that synchro mechanic will turn into more battle update. Aiming, dodging and even counter attacking in battle. That would be the huge change from classic Pokemon but i think Legends are perfect games to experiment on these aspects. Battle Bond should be mixed with Mega Evolution for me. two different ways seem more complicated.

[@TSHampter]

This would be really weird to code and test plus perform. But if done right, this would be beautiful.

[@RGBHD404]

I expect Mega evolutions to be reimplemented taking from tera mechanics, as well as roaming battles. Megas were always the cooler looking thing, but they (imo) kept making new gimmicks until they found the one mechanic that really works for it, and I think Tera might be the one that finally really clicks.

[@blaynegrayson5538]

I think Tera I’d great but like let’s be real, they gotta improve the designs of Tera’s. They’re kinda weird with the hats lol

[@ediakin4993]

They all great you insatiable piece of fan. Mega just was the first and the most simple, its basically legendary super sayan for pokemon, thats why it popular.

[@Valverde713]

​@@ediakin4993no mega is more popular not just because it was first but because it always looks the best. Tera has proven to be less popular because nobody likes the stupid hats

[@ediakin4993]

@@Valverde713 thats true

[@HadesOfOlympus]

I hate tera. I understand how it could be great for competitive. But i hate it. Not as much as gigantimaxing. But both i think are abysmal.

[@skistorm739]

Infinity energy a Powerful energy but more chaotic energy so civilization can't rapidly advance fast even if impressive has limits

[@alexandergordon8259]

Ttar had the same theory. Also, playing as your pokemon in battle would be cool for this game.

[@itsFnNeil]

this would be cool cuz mega hurts the mons but would make them stronger and battle bond is not hurtfull but not as strong

[@Octobris]

They will try to play with the formula some way. They always either do that or abandon a thing.

[@CyrusShameliOfficial]

The theory would be great but we will see

[@Rauldelgado98]

well, in fact pokemon legends is an spinoff, they can experiment as much as they want, at the end nothing can be canon like Ash´s Greninja

[@aidenbrenneman2302]

The Pokémon company said that legends are mainline games

[@Cody-ShinyNexus]

Megas will for sure be expanded tbh, there's just too much money to be made with megas.

[@guilhermepalladino6316]

Awesome theory, but unfortunately much complex for the pokémon Company to implement

[@Sinvallis]

With current power creep we will not need mega anymore soon😅

[@joltik8376]

The anime and games aren’t trying to become coherent with eachother they just promote eachother and coexist 😭 the anime literally does its own thing makes up characters random lore random unique monsters etc cuz it’s tv it’s not a limited medium so they can do whatever compared to the games

[@galariangold]

I mean with lore and being careful not to do anything that couldn't be achieved in the game universe. I think they are more coordinated and careful now, and games are drawing from ideas in early seasons of the anime to canonise things like Crystal Onix, which could now be explained by the tera phenomenon. What kind of lore have they done in the last few years that couldn't be reflected in the game universe?

[@jamaldavis2480]

Well Battle-Bond Greninja is not something exclusive to Ash. We have seen other Battle-Bond Greninja and they all have this appearance it has nothing to do with Ash in world.

[@stellathefoxgirl3648]

No we haven’t??? If you’re talking about the gifted battle bond greninja’s well, that’s a whole different thing, there’s a reason it becomes Ash-Greninja after battle bond… cuz it’s well, Ash’s Greninja, there being a million that can do that isn’t canon at all, it’s just for the fun of it

[@MysteryGuradian]

​@@stellathefoxgirl3648 there was a greninja 300 years Ago that also had battle bond it was shown in the xyz anime and that was the only other pokemon with battle bond aside from ashs greninja

[@jamaldavis2480]

@@stellathefoxgirl3648 Yes, we have. I don't say things for shits and giggles, and I'm not talking about the event one where it would make sense that its looks the way it does. I'm talk about other depictions in the anime and manga. In the manga Y's Greninja took on the Battle Bond Form. It looked exactly the same as Ash's... instead of taking on Traits of Y. If you diidn't know Y is Serena's manga counterpart. Likewise in the anime the the Ninja Village in Kalos has an old depiction of another Battle Bond Greninja. It looks exactly the same as the other two. Ash-Greninja isn't an Ash-Greninja that is just what Battle Bond looks like. So we have three canonically depictions of Battle Bond Greninja. It has nothing to do with Ash in-world. Obviously breaking the fourth wall it was designed to match Ash, but in world that is just what it looks like and any traits it has with Ash is just a coincidence.

[@stellathefoxgirl3648]

@@jamaldavis2480 huh, I didn’t actually know about that, thank you for elaborating on your point. In that case… that’s. Stupid for them to do. Like genuinely, it makes it sound more just like an alternative mega evolution if that’s the case, and will continue to be the case, wow that is incredibly disappointing to hear- that’s all I really have to comment, thank you for the correction

[@Loid-sd3vd]

Here i was lamenting this period of a new games cycle where we have only one trailer and nothing else to specuate with, turns out i just needed to search a bit to find gems like your video, it's really the only time where we can go wild with the speculation, tho im not one to like nonsensical theories that just go with the wildest fantasies (speaking of kalos, remember how we thought we'd have a Pokémon Z in every gen since Alola XD ?) I like your perception of things, as it's grounded in actual stuff related to XY, not just what we want to see I agree that Pokémon usually tests stuff at the end of a games life to then implement it in next game, but it still dosen't sit right with me that we're getting battle mechanics that last just one game, is it really a sustainable strategy ? Or are we going to get a rotation of a set choice of mechanics every few years with some additional content with the new games ? Either way i loved your video, looking forward to watch the other ones

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

I can't imagine the audience retention this guy has after getting 10k views now when we all know that everything he did in this video is so untrue.

[@Leonardovideogoes]

Ash-grenija does not exist, because only an alternative reality

[@Ghostify7]

Imagine alpha megas

[@CreepyJournals]

There are always crazy outlandish rumours and theories and “leaks” but we all know that game freak are gonna do the same old Cookie cutter stuff 😅

[@ScorbunGame]

Mega Evolution- Artificial, forcefully bringing out the power of your Pokemon, causing a at times horrific mutation and if your mon loses control it goes berserk. Battle Bond- Drawing out a Pokemon's power through training and a bond of trust between it's trainer. Starts weak not grows as you do. .

[@tibbittsaerospace201]

dude really just stole this whole idea from t-tar

[@stellathefoxgirl3648]

10:44 ok you’re way off here what? The Poni Wilds and the Wild Area are not even remotely similar? The Wild Area is divided into different biomes, or at least as is the intent, and has the whole different leveled pokemon gimmick, and dens. Yes they are both big open spaces but that’s really all they share in common? The Poni Wilds are really just another zone. I’d say the Safari Zones are closer to the precursor for the Wild Area than the Poni Wilds. 10:55 and this, Pokemon Go’s Raids,, they don’t really have much to do with the mainline games since well, Niantic isn’t Game Freak. Plus it’s a mobile game where the whole point is to interact with the world around you, it’s a no brainer to have raids, I mean they already had the way gyms work there and then the pokestop modules, both of which push a similar idea of having multiple Pokémon Go players in one place. Game Freak just saw it was working out there and tried it themselves, I don’t think they had any direct influence on it being in Pokémon Go itself. Tbh it’s not like they are… actually doing that well either, there’s a reason it works in Pokémon Go,, As for the idea of Battle Bond actually being a thing in Z-A that would be awesome but… mhm I think, depending on the customization options, could be a living nightmare for Game Freak. Not to mention, I think the removal of Ash-Greninja actually gives more credit to them not wanting to do it, rather than them not liking the implementation. After all, it’s just a gift Pokemon, made to relate to the anime without stepping on any lore toes. With how long it’s been, it always felt more like a removal cuz it was past its time, as now, with so many more kids having entered with the switch series… who’s really going to know the anime reference? The fact it was removed when making the jump speaks volumes too,, like they’re moving past it, then again you never know. I’d love to see Battle Bond but… I think it’s rather unlikely

[@galariangold]

Poni plains aesthetically feels like a mini wild area, it has a 'wild' and natural design, remote feel and has Pokémon like Fearow swooping down at you if you get close to a tree, which feels like a precursor to how they might interact in the overworld in the wild area. That's all I mean. As for raids, what you've said there doesn't really argue against my point. TPC saw it was successful in GO and then implemented a similar thing in the main series, that's for sure. As a solution to the potential logistical issues with battle bond, you could have a bunch of Pokémon, say 15 or so, that all get it based on important trainers in the game's story so the designs are consistent and not customisable. Maybe you complete a quest line with those characters and upon completing it either the trainer or a third party third party scientist character (like Bill) finds a way to for the player to help your version of the Pokémon achieve that state through a held item or changing its ability. Then maybe the Z-A starters get a design based off the non customised version of the protag.

[@stellathefoxgirl3648]

@@galariangold I mean, if you’re counting the Poni Wild Area for just that… why even bring it up at all? There are plenty of areas with a “wild” aesthetic, especially in Alola as a whole, that’s just how the region is supposed to feel in some areas… besides they didn’t even implement the whole tree thing. I just don’t see how it adds to the point of GF trying to experiment when really compared to the rest of Alola, there is nothing particularly notable about the Poni Wilds, except for that very, very loose aesthetic connection you say it has. I bring up that about Pokemon Go because once again, it has nothing to do with what you’re saying in the vid. You can’t say that Game Freak likes to experiment with concepts at the end of a gen and then pull something not from any atypical generation of game and not even from Game Freak. It’s not that it’s against your point but it doesn’t exactly pertain to it. As for the Battle Sync idea,, I suppose that’s possible? Another commenter has brought up the possibility that it actually never had to do anything with Ash, seeing how there are 2 cases of Greninja receiving this power up and looking the same despite them not being well, Ash’s. So maybe they won’t have to do that at all? Then again if that’s the case, and then they do that, like… it kinda just becomes practically the same as mega evolution. Mhm, I think such an idea kinda undermines its uniqueness but, would be interesting to see regardless

[@gingergreeney]

New Video Lets GOOOOO

[@RubyCheetahCub]

Pokemon Legends: Zzzaaaaaaaahhh!!

[@GeneralZkar]

mega evolutions is the only one i like, the ones after is to fortnite for me

[@Jayden-of1wc]

Let Gooo

[@anugrahabadi8750]

GG theory

[@Vibetribe8]

Gigantimax and dynamax was def the worse gimmick ever for the franchise

[@JamiePokemonTrainer]

Mega evolution is a terrible gimmick. It favorite only fan favorite pokemon and broke several pokemon. Not to mention being limited to just a handful. I doubt there is another gimmick in Legends Z-A. They want their games to have one gimmick per generation or game because having multiple gimmicks would result in one being neglected for the other. Ash-Greninja is an abomination and I am glad that it is gone.

[@blackjackzygarde1404]

plot twist: legends z-a is gen 10

[@smokeyjoseph1790]

Z-A is gen 9

[@kubaignistry2910]

''The best game in the franchise'' Are we sure we played the same games?.... ORAS yet... but XY is my worst experience with Pokemon games... nothing makes sense here and nothing works... also your mega evolutions where they are too op, 3 NPCs have mega evo for the whole game and out of 28 mega pokemon you will only play 6

[@galariangold]

You literally put something I didn't say in quotation marks

[@dayvonlouis5187]

XY was your worst experience? I know people found it too easy but still what do you make of Scarlet and Violet?

[@tomnorton4277]

The sad thing about Mega Evolution is that GameFreak seems to resent how successful it was. This was made very clear in the Sun and Moon games when they tried to make Mega Evolution seem cruel, then erased it from all subsequent games, except the Let's Go ones. Why do they hate their own creation so much?

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

You're making stuff up too. By that logic, all the dark stuff in the dex entries for many pokemon would imply that GameFreak hates those Pokemon too

[@TheDarkOne1920]

​@@ElectroBlastLuigi They are not making stuff up, literally in the anime and games, they have stated that mega evolution was a sign of true bond between the trainer and their pokemon, then comes Sun and Moon and out of nowhere Mega evolutions cause horrific pain and make every single pokemon that mega evolved lose control, wich contradicts the lore of the games/anime. Is pretty clear that they hate the mechanic or at the very least, they were hoping that people will dislike it, by making it a form of animal abuse.