One of the best and at the same time most feared parts of Pokemon champion' release and future updates will figure out what kind of abilities and move the new Mega Evolutions from Pokemon Legends: ZA stop getting The good part about the process is that it creates hype when new Megas become available after this first batch, as players are usually excited to learn what tools each Mega Evolution will have. The bad part is many of the Mega Evolutions now added Pokemon champion have subpar abilities, like the underwhelming Mold Breaker on Mega Emboar.
Some Mega Evolutions in Pokemon Legends: ZA gained amazing new abilities Pokemon championwith a prime example being Mega Meganium. The Gen 2 starter, which has historically been one of the worst starters of all time in competitive play, if not the worst, gets a new ability called Mega Sol that no other Pokemon has. This makes Mega Meganium act as if it is always under the influence of drought/sunny weather for its movements, but it does not affect the actual weather or other Pokémon's movements. Another Pokémon with a unique new ability that generated a lot of hype upon reveal is Mega Feraligatr, but it lands between Emboar and Meganium in terms of utility and power.
Pokemon Legends: ZA's biggest loss is Pokemon Champion's biggest gain
Pokemon Legends: ZA and Pokemon Champions experiment with the battle formula in different ways, which bodes well for the latter's upcoming release.
Pokemon Champions Mega Feraligatr is more disappointing than you think
One of the best parts of Mega Feraligatr's new kit is that its signature ability is Dragonize, which turns normal-type moves into dragon-type moves and also increases their power by 20%. On paper, this effect seems very exciting and powerful, as similar abilities have historically been great on Mega Evolutions. However, the tension can quickly decrease when watching Mega Feraligatr moves in Pokemon championas well as its overall statistics.
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Mega Feraligatr has the following stats:
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85 hp (160 before SP)
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160 Attack (180 before SP)
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125 defense (145 before SP)
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89 Special Attack (109 before SP)
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93 Special Defense (113 before SP)
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78 speeds (98 before SP)
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Mega Feraligatr's best normal-type moves, especially attacks, include:
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Body Slam, Physical, 85 BP, 100% accuracy, 102 BP with Dragonize
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Double Edge, Physical, 120 BP, 100% Accuracy, Recoil Damage, 144 BP with Dragonize
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Facade, physical, 70 BP, 100% accuracy, double damage if affected by status, 84/168 BP with Dragonize
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Giga Impact, Physical, 150 BP, 90% accuracy, cannot act next turn, 180 BP with Dragonize
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Hyper Beam, Special, 150 BP, 90% accuracy, cannot act next turn, 180 BP with Dragonize
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Mega Kick, Physical, 120 BP, 75% Accuracy, 144 BP with Dragonize
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Round, Special, 60 BP, 100% accuracy, double damage if used after another round, 72/144 BP with Dragonize
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Snoring, Special, 50 BP, 100% accuracy, only useful while sleeping, 60 BP with Dragonize
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Thrash, Physical, 120 BP, 100% accuracy, has to repeat the move two to three times in a row and gets confused afterwards, 144 BP with Dragonize
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Rebellion, Special, 90 BP, 100% accuracy, must repeat the move for three turns and prevents Pokemon from sleeping, 108 BP with Dragonize
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Why you shouldn't use Mega Feraligatr in Pokemon Champions
As such, the problem is that Mega Feraligatr's best moves to pair with Dragonize are only Facade and Double-Edge, but both have issues. The Facade is only really strong when it doubles its power, but to do that Mega Feraligatr must be affected by a status condition. You can achieve this yourself, perhaps by using Will-O-Wisp to burn the Pokemon or Toxic to poison it, but it's a waste of a Pokemon's turn to do this, and without Guts, burning also reduces Feraligatr's Attack. The other option is Double-Edge, but that allows Mega Feraligatr to take knockback damage, reducing its stamina. Neither option makes this Mega one of the best Pokemon in Pokemon championbut it gets worse when you look at the remaining stats.
Mega Feraligatr's Attack is great, and one of the highest in the series, but its speed is quite lacking. The main issue is that Mega Feraligatr is neither fast enough to excel under Tailwind nor slow enough to suit the best Trick Room teams in Pokemon champion. This seriously undermines the potential of this Pokemon, as there are better options overall in every speed tier. Then you'd probably need to support it with Sinistcha for some healing via Hospitality, all just to use Double-Edge for some extra Dragon damage.
Mega Feraligatr wants to be a powerful sweeper, but it lacks the speed and movement to achieve as much. Even if you use Dragon Dance on it, it still has to survive the turn and then speed up on the next turn to do more damage and have better speed levels accordingly. All these features do Pokemon Legends: ZAs Mega Feraligatr little disappointment i Pokemon championand while it's not the worst Mega out there, it's definitely not among the best. Time will tell if better strategies for it are found, but for now Mega Feraligatr is barely decent.
