Mega Raichu Flies Around Like Superman, And It Rules

I’ve put perhaps 5 or 6 hours into Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Mega Dimension DLC, and I spent perhaps two of these hours desperately trying to find two gadgets: Raichunite X and Raichunite Y. These two Mega Stones would enable Raichu, my favourite Pokémon who has never gotten any respect, to Mega Evolve into one in every of two varieties. I had been begging Recreation Freak for Mega Raichu for thus lengthy, I had actually given up hope that my boy would get a superpowered transformation in Legends: Z-A, then they gave him two. I like them each, however I gravitated towards the X kind pre-launch, and now that I’ve seen the man in-game, I’m feeling very vindicated, as a result of my man is flying round like Superman.

Raichu by no means received a Mega kind when the mechanic was launched in Pokémon X and Y, which was simply one of many many examples of Recreation Freak and The Pokémon Firm giving my boy the shaft in favor of Pikachu, his way more widespread pre-evolution. Pikachu received the Gigantamax kaiju-style transformation in Sword and Defend, in addition to unique Z-Strikes in Solar and Moon. The one time Raichu’s ever gotten any “love” is when Recreation Freak turned him into one thing else solely by giving him a floating psychic model within the Alola area, and that imposter won’t stop following me around in each recreation. Now, nevertheless, the OG can float round, too, because of Mega Evolution.

In response to the Pokédex, Mega Raichu X is ready to float like this due to the electromagnetic repulsion from his two tails. Earlier than we noticed him in-game, I imagined this could manifest in Raichu floating with a vertical stance, virtually as if he had been ascending together with his tails pointed towards the bottom. This could’ve most likely seemed foolish, however I appreciated the design sufficient to let it go. What I wasn’t ready for was to see that my super-powered mouse pal pulls a Clark Kent and flies with an arm prolonged like he’s received a metropolis to save lots of. Y’all, I’m obsessed.

It’s a enjoyable stylistic alternative, but it surely truly has some fairly essential perks in battle, too. Mega Raichu X can fly as much as assault targets within the air, letting him knock Mega Shards off the edges of tall buildings and use bodily assaults on flying enemies. That is sort of his entire deal. Mega Raichu X is the bodily attacker, whereas the Y kind is concentrated on particular assaults. Now that he can fly, nobody is out of vary of a punch from his chonky paws. Neither Mega Raichu will get a sort change after remodeling, so whereas Mega Raichu X doesn’t turn into an Electrical/Flying-type, I’m pretty sure he’ll achieve the Levitate passive skill that makes him resistant to Floor-type assaults, although we gained’t know till a future recreation, as Legends: Z-A doesn’t embody skills. If that occurs, Mega Raichu X might be one of many few Pokémon with none weaknesses, as Electrical’s solely weak spot is Floor. That may be such a cool perk, and may make this transformation a drive to be reckoned with in aggressive play in Pokémon Champions subsequent yr.

Each Mega Raichus have gotten some flak for wanting too just like Pikachu, with X having its pre-evolution’s shade scheme and Y sustaining its physique form, however I couldn’t be happier with these two. I like seeing the entirety of a Pokémon’s lineage show up in its Mega kind, and Mega Raichu X’s flight-based motion is a very endearing new web page so as to add to that historical past. I hope this kind reveals up within the anime quickly so we are able to have sick clips of Mega Raichu X flying round and whooping ass. Till then, I’ll be utilizing mine to save lots of the residents of Lumiose City. It’s a Pidgey…it’s a Latias…no, it’s Mega Raichu X!