I’ve put possibly 5 or 6 hours into Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Mega Dimension DLC, and I spent possibly two of these hours desperately trying to find two objects: Raichunite X and Raichunite Y. These two Mega Stones would permit Raichu, my favourite Pokémon who has never gotten any respect, to Mega Evolve into one in every of two varieties. I had been begging Sport Freak for Mega Raichu for therefore lengthy, I had truthfully 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 bought a Mega kind when the mechanic was launched in Pokémon X and Y, which was simply one of many many examples of Sport Freak and The Pokémon Firm giving my boy the shaft in favor of Pikachu, his rather more fashionable pre-evolution. Pikachu bought 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 Sport Freak turned him into one thing else totally by giving him a floating psychic model within the Alola area, and that imposter won’t stop following me around in each recreation. Now, nonetheless, the OG can float round, too, because of Mega Evolution.
In accordance with 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, nearly as if he had been ascending along with his tails pointed towards the bottom. This may’ve in all probability appeared foolish, however I favored the design sufficient to let it go. What I wasn’t ready for was to see that my super-powered mouse good friend pulls a Clark Kent and flies with an arm prolonged like he’s bought a metropolis to save lots of. Y’all, I’m obsessed.
It’s a enjoyable stylistic selection, but it surely really has some fairly vital perks in battle, too. Mega Raichu X can fly as much as assault targets within the air, letting him knock Mega Shards off the perimeters 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 kind change after reworking, so whereas Mega Raichu X doesn’t grow to be an Electrical/Flying-type, I’m pretty sure he’ll achieve the Levitate passive means that makes him proof against Floor-type assaults, although we gained’t know till a future recreation, as Legends: Z-A doesn’t embrace skills. If that occurs, Mega Raichu X shall be one of many few Pokémon with none weaknesses, as Electrical’s solely weak spot is Floor. That will be such a cool perk, and may make this transformation a pressure to be reckoned with in aggressive play in Pokémon Champions subsequent 12 months.
Each Mega Raichus have gotten some flak for wanting too much 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 type exhibits up within the anime quickly so we will 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!
