One of the best and at the same time the most feared parts Pokemon Champions” release and future updates find out what abilities and moves the new Mega Evolutions are made of Pokemon Legends: ZA finally get A good part of the process is that it creates hype whenever new Megas become available after this first batch, as players are usually excited to find out what tools each Mega Evolution will have. The bad part is that many of the Mega Evolutions now added Pokemon Champions have subpar abilities like the disappointment of Mold Breaker on Mega Emboar.
Some Mega Evolutions in Pokemon Legends: ZA he gained great new abilities Pokemon Championswith Mega Meganium being a prime example. The Gen 2 starter, which has historically been one of the worst starters ever in competitive play, if not the worst, gets a new ability called Mega Sol that no other Pokémon has. This makes Mega Meganium act like it's always affected by dry/sunny weather for its moves, but it doesn't affect the actual weather or other Pokemon's moves. Another Pokemon with a unique new ability that got a lot of hype when it was revealed is Mega Feraligatr, but it lands between Emboar and Meganium in terms of utility and power.
Pokemon Legends: ZA's biggest loss is Pokemon Champions' biggest gain
Pokemon Legends: ZA and Pokemon Champions experiment with the battle formula differently, which bodes well for upcoming releases.
Pokémon Champions' Mega Feraligatr is more of a disappointment than you'd think
One of the best parts about the new Mega Feraligatr set is that its signature ability is Dragonize, which turns normal-type moves into dragon moves and also increases their power by 20%. On paper, this effect seems very exciting and powerful, as similar abilities have historically been amazing on Mega Evolutions. However, the excitement can wear off quickly at the sight Mega Feraligatr moves in Pokemon Championsas well as his overall stats.
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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 Feraligatra's best normal-type moves, specifically 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, Knockback 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 when used after next round, 72/144 BP with Dragonize
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Snore, Special, 50 BP, 100% accuracy, only usable while asleep, 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 then is confused, 144 BP with Dragonize
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Uproar, Special, 90 BP, 100% accuracy, must repeat 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 Pokémon Champions
As such, the problem is that Mega Feraligatra's best moves to pair with Dragonize are only Facade and Double-Edge, but both have problems. Facade is only really powerful when it doubles its power, but Mega Feraligatr must be affected by the condition to do so. You can achieve this yourself, maybe using Will-O-Wisp to burn the Pokemon or Toxic to poison it, but it's a waste of time for the Pokemon to do that, and without Guts, burning also lowers Feraligatr's attack. The other option is Double-Edge, but it allows Mega Feraligatr to take knockback, which lowers its stamina. Neither of these options make this Mega one of the best Pokemon Pokemon Championsbut it gets worse when looking at the remaining stats.
Mega Feraligatra's attack is amazing and one of the highest in the series, but its speed is quite lacking. The main problem is that Mega Feraligatr is neither fast enough to excel under Tailwind nor slow enough to fit into the best Trick Room teams. Pokemon Champions. This seriously undermines this Pokemon's potential, as there are overall better options at each speed level. Then you'd probably have to support her with Sinistch for some healing through Hospitality, all just to use Double-Edge for some extra dragon damage.
Mega Feraligatr wants to be a powerful sweeper, but lacks the speed and movement to achieve it. Even if you use Dragon Dance on him, he still has to survive a turn and then speed the next turn to deal more damage and have correspondingly better speed levels. All these properties do Pokemon Legends: ZAMega Feraligatr is a bit of a disappointment Pokemon Championsand while it's not the worst Mega out there, it's certainly not one of the best. Time will tell if there are better strategies for him, but so far Mega Feraligatr is barely decent.
