>Alola forms
>chiefly given to forgotten/semi-forgotten shitmons
>insignificant or non-existent stat increases, mostly shit typings
>Mega Evolution / Primal Reversion
>mostly given to already strong and popular Pokemon
>a whopping +100 BST stat increase
>typings and abilities out of wazoo
What did GameFreak mean by this?
A-Marowak is better than 90% of megas.
It's a mixed bag. Mega Evo saved some shitters as well.
>>30283452
Alola forms literally saved Ninetails and Marowak and made Persian/Muk VGC viable if not good in Smogon metas. Didn't do shit for Sandslash/Eggy though.
Are there even any new megas in this game?
>>30283519
>Alola forms
>saving anything
They are basically brand new Pokemon that violate species clause. You can't bring your bro that you've been transferring since Gen 3 and upgrade it to its Alolan Form, like you could with Megas.