ZA Mega Evolution in Pokemon Champions has a great strategy

One of the benefits of playing Pokemon Legends: ZA for almost 700 hours is that I already have all the good Pokemon available now Pokemon championand I also have most of them blank. Which doesn't make them more powerful or anything, but if I can make a completely blank team that also performs well, then I'm even happier. One of my favorite Pokémon from the selection of Mega Evolutions i Pokemon Legends: ZAs DLC was Mega Meowstic, both because its boss fight was very frustrating and because its design is perfect, in my opinion. Also, I love cats, and I have three of my own. So, of course, I was very excited about it Pokemon champion.

The whole build-up to Pokemon champion' release was something I was very happy with, as some of the new abilities were gradually revealed to build up the hype. As soon as the three starting from Pokemon Legends: ZA officially got their abilities, but there was a sudden change in expectations – two Megas, Feraligatr and Meganium, got a nice and powerful ability, but Mega Emboar didn't. Some fans started to worry that their favorite Megas would get bad abilities, and unfortunately this was the case for several of them, including Mega Meowstic. However, it has a redemptive quality.

Pokemon Champions Mega Meowstic has an ace up its sleeve

One of the most common theories I've seen before Pokemon champion' release was that Mega Meowstic would get Psychic Surge. This ability is very powerful, as it allows the user to summon Psychic Terrain upon entering the field and immediately allow themselves or their partner to double battle in Pokemon champion to click Expanding Force and dish out ridiculous amounts of damage.

But this is likely the exact reason why Psychic Surge wasn't assigned to Mega Meowstic, to the point that Pokemon champion does not include Indeedee and Rillaboom, possibly to avoid terrain setting Pokemon for a while. Instead, Mega Meowstic got Trace, which is very mediocre at best. What it does is copy the opponent's ability in singles battles and one of the opponents Pokémon's abilities in doubles. Basically, it's very unreliable and sometimes downright useless, which is the same problem Mega Alakazam has had for a decade.

Mega Meowstic was immediately written off as useless, and while I don't blame anyone for doing so, given its stats and terrible ability, it could be quite a bit better than Mega Alakazam. This is due to a few reasons:

• Meowstic gets access to Fake Out, which is a very good priority move to make an opponent flinch on the first turn and miss some action.

• Base Meowstic can have Competitive as its ability, which completely counters Incineroar in Pokemon championas well as all other Intimidate users, as it raises the Pokemon's Special Attack stat by two stages when one of its stats is lowered.

• Meowstic can still set up Psychic Terrain and then go for hard-hitting Expanding Force, or it can let its partner do it instead.

• A very powerful Hisuian Pokemon to pair with Meowstic is Wyrdeer, as it has Intimidate and Skill Swap. What this means is that Wyrdeer not only lowers the opponents Attack stat when it enters the field, but it can also use Skill Swap on the first turn to Intimidate an opponent's Pokemon and rob them of a useful ability, all while letting Meowstics Competitive proc.

• Then, after using Protect or Fake Out on turn one, and after Wyrdeer's Skill Swap on the same turn, Meowstic can Mega Evolve and enjoy a two-stage Special Attack boost that can carry it for an entire game.

Why Wyrdeer Works in the Pokemon Champions Meta

Giving an opposing Pokemon Intimidate is very powerful for critters with Competitive or Defiant, and it could be all the better now that Incineroar's usage is falling in Pokemon champion due to Milotic's rise in the meta. Between Milotic and Kingambit, Intimidate can backfire a bit if used on Wyrdeer, but it can give Mega Meowstic the edge it needs.

In addition to that, some of the most used Pokemon in Pokemon champion are physical attackers, so Intimidate Wyrdeer also acts as insurance to make Meowstic have more stamina against the likes of Sneasler and Basculegion. Having Wyrdeer use Skill Swap on Kingambit can also be very good, despite the initial 1-step boost it can get with Defiant, as Wyrdeer gets Defiant on Intimidate, and Kingambit's newly acquired Intimidate runs both Meowstics Competitive and Wyrdeer's Defiant.

Then Skill Swap can be used to take Unburden from Sneasler to slow it down, it can be used to take Adaptability away from Basculegion to reduce its damage output, it can be used to control the weather by getting Drizzle or Drought, for example, and it can be used to steal Archaludon's Stamina. There are many applications for this combo, and on its own it makes Mega Meowstic quite strong, which I'm very grateful for.

It might not be the best Pokemon in Pokemon championbut Mega Meowstic can hold its own if used correctly. In addition to that, it's worth noting that it can trace scare when Wyrdeer sends it to an opponent with Skill Swap, further reducing any physical attacker's damage. If you haven't tried this strategy yet, I recommend that you do. At worst it's a fun combo to do, but it can also win you some games.

Pokemon champion

System

Released

April 8, 2026

ESRB

All / Mild Fantasy Violence

Publisher

Nintendo

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

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