Special:Badtitle/NS90:User talk:DocColress/Some more discussion/reply (22)

So who's putting up IO's entry, you or me? I suppose I could just look up the manga and read it myself, but if you want to I won't stop you.

In other news, I have more questions regarding any future Pokémon examples. I've listed characters like Archie, Maxie, Cyrus, and Xerosic as not qualifying due to having good relationships with their Golbats which is why they'd have Crobats (among other things)... but in Colosseum, Ein has a Crobat as well. I don't think this raises an issue with Ein seeing as how he's shown to be heartless in regards to Pokémon welfare (And given that his Golbat and Crobat have different genders, he may have disposed of his Golbat in favor of a new one for all we know), and Mega Evolution is in a similar boat. Should a villain having a Crobat or a Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution really be a disqualifying factor in the future?

What I mean is that especially in a final battle with a prominent organization member, the developers probably want to make their battle climactic by giving them a Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution, and Crobat is in a similar boat, an unevolved Pokémon in a big climactic showdown doesn't make sense from a developmental standpoint either. I know the lore says that Pokémon are only capable of mega evolving if they share a close bond with their trainer, but I'm pretty sure that the devs wouldn't pass on say, giving Ghetsis a Mega Hydreigon if we see Gen 5 remakes years from now, and it's obvious that Ghetsis doesn't give two shits about his Pokemon. I'm sorry about making a big deal over what's likely a non-issue, but I thought it was worth mentioning.