but one second if Pokemon don't mega evolve in the wild... how can the entries say things like a mega evolved Pokemon hunting for food... Rotom is at it again...

Pay close attention to the source of this information. The rotom pokedex and KUKUI. how much can we trust them being such large supporters of Z-power and all? In my opinion this is twisted info just to make mega evolution look bad rather than unbiased truth.

Gyarados: "EVERYTHING IN MY PATH WILL BURN... but lemme set up some dragon dances first..."

The anime depicts both sides. Korrina's lucario becomes savage and "heartless" after mega evolving, though later it learns to control itself

Mega Salamence: The blood-soaked croissant

"Desire to BURN everything to cinders" That's why Lysandre used Mega gyarados

X and Y: Mega evolution is caused by the bond between trainer and pokemon! ORAS: Mega evolution is caused by the bond between trainer and pokemon! Sun and Moon: Mega evolution hurts your pokemon! I bet in the next game they are going to say that Z-Moves give pokemon cancer or something.

Fact: Mega Alakzam has the same base attack as regular Alakzam.

They're telling us this so people stop requesting mega evolutions

Please tell me this is just Alolan propaganda against Mega Evolution.

That awkward moment when Gengar's entry is pretty tame compared to the rest.

I kinda have a theory on this, I know this is almost a year old now but I believe that these awful side effects happen because of a lack of a bond, like in the Pokemon anime where Korrina's Lucario goes Savage and attacks only a set few targets, destroying everything and everyone in his way. We see in the same episodes that korrina's father (or grandfather, I dunno) and his Lucario can work together fine because of their bond. On later episodes it is only after Korrina and her Lucario build a good enough bond is when they can control the mega evolution form, and it is the bond itself that is keeping the Pokemon from suffering so greatly.

Strange, in the Sun pokédex entry, it says that Mega Kangaskhan actually is happy seeing it's child grow strong, making the mother even stronger

I really don't see why alakazam losing its mussle strenght is all that bad, various pokedex entries state that Alakazam's mussles are so weak they move using their minds, so the mussles weren't doing anything useful anyways.

"Its bond with its Trainer is the source of its power. It boasts speed and maneuverability greater than that of a jet fighter." that's a good Pokemon Index Entry for Mega Charizard Y

"Heartless" Well, Mega Lucario was like that in the anime when fighting Pikachu. He bit him by the tail! Vicious!

I think this is why they drive home why a bond is important for Mega Evolution, these messed up entries are the consequences of using Mega Evolution irresponsibly.

It's easy to imagine trainers bonding over the ideal of battle. Think about it, why do you Mega evolve a pokemon? To SMASH the opponent into a pulp with overwhelming power. The pokemon shares your sentiment, and carries out your deepest desire: WIN, Win by any means necessary.

There seems to be some interesting takes on Mega Kangaskhan’s Dex entries. Sun: “Mega Kangaskhan’s strength derives from the mother’s happiness about her child’s growth. Watching it grow up keeps her spirits high.” Ultra Sun: “The explosive energy the child is bathed in causes temporary growth. The mother is beside herself with worry about it.” Ultra Moon: “When the mother sees the back of her Mega-Evolved child, it makes her think of the day when her child will inevitably leave her.” So… The mother is both proud and worried about the child?

Some nighmarish Poedex entries i found... *Spoink* "Spoink bounces around on its tail. The shock of its bouncing makes its heart pump. As a result, this Pokémon cannot afford to stop bouncing - if it stops, its heart will stop." *Drowzee* "If your nose becomes itchy while you are sleeping, it's a sure sign that one of these Pokémon is standing above your pillow and trying to eat you dream through your nostrils." *Pinsir* It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can’t tear, it tosses far." *Drifloon* It is whispered that any child who mistakes Drifloon for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing. It tugs on the hands of children to steal them away." *Phantump* "According to old tales, these Pokémon are stumps possessed by the spirits of children who died while lost in the forest." *Yamask* "These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves. Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry." *Gourgeist* It enwraps its prey in its hairlike arms. It sings joyfully as it observes the suffering of its prey."

Those "terrible things" That is why Mega Evolution truly works with a strong bond. The power of that bond and the competency of the trainer tend to overcome a lot. At least, that's how I look at it. That's why Keystones aren't handed out to new trainers. The bad guys who wielded Mega Evolution probably had little idea of what they were putting their pokemon through...or in the case of those who still could bond with their pokemon, their pokemon still loved them and could handle the power boost.

That Game Freak employee's childhood must've been harsh. Their child is probably scared to death.

"It stores the excess energy from Mega Evolution, so after a long time passes, its body starts to melt." Ironic, it's only weakness is FIRE, and it's a four times weakness. (Mega Scizor)

"Having traded away its muscles, Alakazam’s true power has been unleashed. With its psychic powers, it can foresee all things." Ironic, you get it in a trade

Well, the only thing that makes me turn down this theory personally is that whenever we see a Pokemon Mega Evolve in a controlled manor, they seem to revel in their power, to the point where I could say they looked more happy and more natural as Mega Pokemon. Also that Pokedex entries aren't that reliable... remember Magcargo anyone?

How did you miss Golbat in Moon. It drinks blood until it becomes so heavy it falls from the sky and becomes prey for other golbat.

Kangaskhan's thing is the funniest seeing how it's already bringing it to battle. :P Also: Theory Time! Kukui lost to Lance who was using a Mega Salamance and got really salty and wrote these out of spite.

*Watches this video* *_Me:_* Oh... *Immediately after uses Mega Evolution to win another 50+ battles*

Z-moves vs Mega Evolution..................................people are saying that Rotom is being biased........that may be true

Sun and Moon: MEGAS ARE EVIL Next Gen: Z MOVES ARE EVIL. You know that is were there going

hey why dragonite has no mega cause the mega-stone will be called dragon-ite

3:47 That explains why Korrina had trouble with her Lucario in the anime.

So... Mega Kangaskhan is Chichi? "Oh no, I don't want my child to be only good at fighting! Gohan, can't you focus on your schoolwork?!"

You have to remember: They're only temporary transformations, all these changes in these Pokemon are merely temporary.

"It tries to take the lives of anyone and everyone. It will even try to curse the Trainer who is its master!" (Mega Gengar)

It's probably Rotom trolling us. Remember. Rotom is a prankster.

More like the blood soaked croissant

Let's be honest, they only made these entries make Mega Evolution seem evil so they have an excuse not to make any more and to put focus on Z-moves. I guarantee that when the next big thing comes out they will make those things seem evil.

In the anime Korrina's Lucario when it mega evolves is brutal and it didn't listen to her commands when she wanted it to stop fighting with Pikachu.

Z-Moves are much more friendly I mean look at Pikachu's Z-Move he just dances and jumps onto his trainer's arms.

I think if anything this proves why mega evolution requires such a strong bond between trainer and Pokemon. If the two aren't in perfect sync then there's no way for the Pokemon to control the new power it was given. It's also why mega evolution is temporary because it takes so much out of a Pokemon to do it in the first place. It would probably make a lot more sense if there was a friendship requirement but I guess GameFreak didn't want to add another prerequisite to their big new game mechanic.

I hope there'll be a national dex with the Pokémon Bank. I NEED to know what does the PokéDex say about Mega-Altaria and Mega-Ampharos.

XY/ORAS: Mega Evolution is cool! SM: That's where your wrong kiddo

I would argue that these dark entries were to prepare us for the fact that they’ll cut mega evolutions in gen 8

At least Mega Slowbro ain't that dark. It mentions Slowbro being swallowed by it's Shellder and that we technically mega evolved the Shellder, not Slowbro

tbh, I think that Mega Evolution might be the Pokémon reverting to a primal form similar to Groudon and Kyogre

Mega evolution is just as you said, an artificial change brought on by alchemy. Processes like Battle Bond, Primal Reversion, Z-Moves and BREAK evolution(from the TCG) are natural changes. Hence why Z-Moves are given to you by Land Spirits (The Tapus). Ones a Pokémon/Trainer tapping into the power of Nature, the other's a forced change.

So many conflicting opinions: "This is the result of using Mega Evolution irresponsibly." - I agree. Mega Evolution should not be used unless the trainer has a strong bond with their pokemon, so these things listed in the video will be less likely to occur. (Btw, excellent video, TheJWittz :D) "Gamefreak lied so people would use Z-rings more." - Well, I wouldn't say they 'lied', I'd say they are just encouraging use of Z-moves while disenheartening others from repeatedly spamming their emails and forums with 'I WANT MORE MEGA EVOLUTIONS!' "Mega Evolution is a man-made process that trainers use to force their Pokémon to become stronger." - It kinda is man-made, but the entire basis behind Mega Evolution is to have a strong bond with your trainer. This should be emphasized more often. "Z-moves are more peaceful. Like the Pikachu one where it jumps into the trainer's arms." - Yeah, it's adorable, and peaceful. Until the moment the trainer throws the Pikachu out of his arms like he just saw Mimikyu's true form. "Pokémon were never meant to Mega Evolve." - If they weren't meant to Mega Evolve, why is it included in the game? Even if it does harm the Pokemon (a reason it shouldn't be used) afterwards, the trainer will be there to comfort the Pokemon. It's OK to use it, as long as the trainer doesn't go power hungry and abuses the power of Mega Evolution. And since it can harm the Pokemon, that's why you don't see trainers using Mega Evolution right off the bat. Of course, that's a whole 'nother topic. "Pokémon seem to revel in the strength they receive when Mega Evolving while they have the right bond with their trainer." - I agree. Pokémon do seem to enjoy the strength they receive when Mega Evolving, since their trainer bears the Pokémon's pain along with them, lessening the strain. "This is just some Kukui propoganda." - Perhaps. "Can we even trust these entries? It is a ROTOM dex, after all." - Very suspicious. "Mega Kangaskhan doesn't seem worried, according to the Pokémon Sun entry." - Pokémon Sun and Moon are two different games, but they still happen in the same region, so most likely Mega Kangaskhan is still suffering... (Very harsh concept, sorry) "Blood Soaked Crescent, more like Blood Soaked Croissant." -Why is this mentioned so much? I don't want to eat a Blood Soaked Croissant... And here we are. I'll bet you are wondering why the heck I typed out this long list when I could have just commented when I found them. Well, I don't have an answer for that yet, so feel free to comment below if you disagree or agree with those ideals listed above.

Unpopular opinion: I think a dark Pokédex entry is cool every once in a while, maybe even funny. Like for Pokémon like Mewtwo or Sharpedo or Spiritomb. But Sun & Moon's Pokédex just take the cake. It almost makes me angry. Like, can I please enjoy the game? Can I have this one, imaginary bond with this collection of ones and zeroes without feeling bad every time I click a button? Christ's sake, its a kids game. Stop trying to edge-ify yourselves please, Game Freak.

I mainly use Mega Absol and Mega Gardevoir, and neither of them seem to be hurt too badly by it

Actually, Lucario's Mega Dex entry makes sense when taking the Anime into consideration.

Maybe this is why gen 7 switched to happy synchronized dances to power up you Pokemon.

This is honestly bs. What the heck gamefreak? You tell us that Mega Evolution is a great showing of friendship and personal bonds and then basically tell us that we're terrible for Mega Evolving because "psyche! Mega Evolution is actually bad!". This feels cheap. Like they just want to write Mega Evolution out because they realized they made big mistakes with how they did it.

Let's be honest everyone. This is ALL Gamefreak scrambling to get rid of Mega Evos. They say that mega evolving requires a bond to do but it doesn't. And guess what. Z-moves are the same way. They're just trying to phase out Megas so they don't have to make new designs and so the people in competitive stop whining about Megas being OP. Z-moves are just the easier alternative. Simple as that really.

With those entries, I can't imagine HOW DARK could be Mewtwo's Mega Evolutions entries... ... Pure evil...

I think that's why "the bond between Trainer and Pokémon needs to be strong". The Pokémon's gotta trust the trainer if it accepts to mega-evolve and still listen to its trainer despite the pain. We've seen something similar with Corrina's Lucario in the anime.

Fighting Style: Heartless... in a Pokémon that evolved through friendship...

What clip with Pikachu and Lucario fighting actually from the anime? That fight looks brutal.

4:09 Lucario's face describes how I currently feel.

You DO realize we only see those in the ALOLAN Pokedex,right?The people in Alola don't seem to like Mega Evolution.Have you ever heard of propaganda?There shouldn't be Mega Pokedex entries,they aren't in the wild. Edit:Seriously,if these came from the Kalos Dex,I might believe them.But the Alolans likely hate Mega Evolution,as they don't like that it was formed as a powerup by something other than their Tapus.

This is contradicting to what the anime and the game says about mega evolution, first of all it requires a good bond (even if you're a villain you can get this), the Pokedex is just not true, it even says you can't lose a battle if you have Victini on your side, if you want to believe in the Pokedex then you have to believe in all the entries no exceptions, and you'll find several ones that are unbelievable.

No wonder Alola region doesn't have Mega Stones till post game at the Battle Tree. Alola is a region that's a lot more focused on bonding with Pokemon and nature than other regions, so to use a tool that turns said pokemon into a more powerful being, but at the cost of their sanity and going berserk (like Korrina's Lucario in the anime), problemly not a good idea to give beginner trainers at age 11 Mega rings at the start of their island challenge.

Maybe that's what they mean when they say you need a powerful bond... Maybe it's not that Pokémon CAN'T Mega-Evolve without a trainer (we've seen that in at least a couple of cases, albeit both were legendaries); maybe it's just that Pokémon will only force themselves to Mega-Evolve if they believe the thing they're fighting for is worth it? And living things will do crazy things to protect the ones they love... Even risking unleashing a power like this inside themselves, knowing the harm it might do to their bodies and minds, because that sacrifice might save their dearest friend... But still, I never did like Mega Evolution, it always felt so empty.

Gamefreak should make a feature that in order to use mega evolution like helpfully you will need to max your pokémon's happiness if it isn't your pokemon will be confused and not listen to your command and will only use attacking moves that after they use it they get hurt

I wonder why they decided to make these entries so dark.

The pokedex is like that one uncle that tells you terrible things when you start to enjoy something

Wow. Mega Evolution sounds like it does what Pokerus SHOULD do: It makes Pokemon stronger in the short term, but it also corrupts and hurts them. I think I get what they were going for here with the Ultimate Weapon corrupting life to this day while also bestowing incredible power, but it seems overly cruel. Who are you, strange Gamefreak employee who likes to make children cry?

So basically, Mega Evolution is like giving your Pokemon Steroids or some other/similar harmfull drugs?

Lol. Alain even had a theory about Mega Evolution being a pain for Pokémon.

I thought it was a joke... But : *Nope*

WHY???? WHY THO????? WHY GAME FREAK?????/?? ISN'T ANXIETY ENOUGH FOR OUR LIFE, AND NOW WE NEED A CORRUPTED CHILD AND A DEPRESSED MOTHER? GOODNESS GAME FREAK.

Pinsir's mega dex is pretty fun. It describes how it becomes overwhelmed with happiness since its wings fully develop, allowing it to fly.

We have a Rotom, a pokemon known for being a troll, in our pokedex, it could be trolling us a bit.

Kanga's mega dex entries are rather contradictory, it's Moon entry talks about how she's worried about it's future, but the Sun entry says the exact opposite, saying she enjoys and encourages her child's growth.

SUN: Anyone standing in its path gets sliced right in two, while this Pokémon continues its flight without interruption. MOON: Mega Evolution fuels its brutality, and it may even turn on the Trainer who raised it. It’s been dubbed “the blood-soaked crescent.” ULTRA SUN: The stress of its two proud wings becoming misshapen and stuck together because of strong energy makes it go on a rampage. ULTRA MOON: It puts its forelegs inside its shell to streamline itself for flight. Salamence flies at high speeds over all kinds of topographical features. I like how ULTRA MOON is about the beneffits and every thing else is about how it KILLS.

I’m gonna tell you, I’ve seen this video before. The new mega evolution battle royale video inspired me to come back. That video made every mega evolution look so horrific 😭

Anti-Mega propaganda to fuel the Gen 7 Z-move meta

To fair gyrados already has violent tendencies in its base form even stating that it has so much rage that it may not stop until it has destroyed an entire city.

TheJWittz, Mega Ampharos in USUM is surprisingly heartwarming. Also Rayquaza can just go Mega because it is just that awesome. Rotom is also a known troll.

I guess the point is that our Character in-game has such a powerful bond with his/her Pokemon they are able to overcome the negatives of Mega-Evolution. Hence why Salamence never turns on you etc etc.

I do not like how they implemented mega evolution. Mega evolution has no downside in battle,but the biggest insult for me are the pokemon they decided to give Megas to. Giving Megas to Beedrill,Lopunny,Audino,Absol,Mawile, Pidgeot,Kangaskhan (I might have forgotten some) and the starters was a great idea. Every other Mega can be divided into 3 categories:1.Pokemon had a lot of potential for a normal evolution 2.Pokemon was strong and popular enough without it 3.REALLY? FREAKING LEGENDARIES AND PSEUDO LEGENDARIES NEEDED A BOOST IN POWER AND/OR POPULARITY?

5:08 I just realized that mega khanghaskan child was dabbing So he's not just good at fighting >_>

The bond part probably refers about the pain and torment they know they'll go through, and they need the trust between trainer and pokemon to do it, knowing very well one could die.

Wow. When I heard Mega Lucario's entree the first thing that came to my mind was Darth Vader.

I think Rotom is playing with us, if Mega Alakazam loses all it's muscle power, than how does it still have 50 base Attack?

5:19 That gif is perfection. :3

Gen VI: Mega Evolution is generated by a special bond between Pokémon and Trainer! Gen VII: Quit having fun and don’t Mega Evolve your Pokémon!

"R.I.P. muscles, guess you don;t need those anymore." Mega Alakazam literally doesn't require its muscles to function, it can just use its telekinetic powers to force its body to do whatever it wants. Literally all it has done by going Mega is gain enough psychic power to destroy a small city.

Dear JWittz, No. Sincerely, No.

Now I feel bad for all the times I mega evolved my Sceptile, and then every time I get a Sceptile, I name it after the first one...

its similair what Kazarina says about forcing Dharak to evolve in Bakugan that it would EXTREMELY painfull that may cost him his life and you hear him screaming in pain

You missed Mega Garchomp seeing how his arms literally melt into giant scythes or Mega Gengar transcending reality and becoming this weird multi-dimensional being.

I think they are hinting something about pokemon mega evolution being bad in the future.

Why does this guy insist on making us feel guilty? It's not like we knew mega evolution caused our Pokémon pain.. Professor sycamore has some explaining to do....

inb4 Gen 8: Z-Moves are EVIL!

The Salamence entry doesn't mean it will betray the trainer, it means it can turn on the trainer. The trainer has to be a furry tho

This theory is probably supposed to be serious, but I can't stop laughing because it makes me think of the videos of pastors saying that Pokemon was "satanic" and taught kids about the "evils" of evolution.

I'm impressed with how far Pokémon has come. It started out as just catch em all and become the very best but now there's all kinds of lore within Pokémon it actually made it a lot better in my opinion.

Funny thing about lucario. Riolu was the first pokemon i ever caught in a pokemon game. I then saw the episode of the anime where riolu evolves during a fight in a stadium and spent the next 2 hours grinding to evolve him

I'd hate to see my what they did with my favourite Pokémon's Mega Evolution, Gardevoir