>Gen 2: 10 new Pokemon learn Ancient Power
>Gen 3: 16 new Pokemon learn Ancient Power
>Gen 4: 20 new Pokemon learn Ancient Power and 3 now evolve because of it
>Gen 5: 7 new Pokemon learn Ancient Power
>Gen 6: 8 new Pokemon learn Ancient Power
Why was Gen 4 so fucking crazy about Ancient Power?
>>27349572
Game Freak found out it had magical evolving powers and they gave it to as many pokemon as they dared to see who it would work on
>>27349572
The region had a lot of archeology themes to it and ancient mythos and all that.